2020

1) Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2020 is awarded to a) M. V. Devan b) A. Ramachandran c) Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri d) Vasudev Kamath Answer: d • The Raja Ravi Varma State Award was conferred to Vasudev Kamath for the year 2020 at a programme organized in the institute premises located […]

1) Bhitarkanika National Park is located in a) West Bengal b) Bangladesh c) Odisha d) None of the above Answer: c • Bhitarkanika National Park is a 145 km² large national park in the northeast Kendrapara district in Odisha in eastern India. It was designated on 16 September 1998 and obtained the status of a […]

1) Chairperson of Law Commission of India is usually a a) retired Supreme Court judge b) retired chief justice of a high court c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) nor (b) Answer: c • It is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time. • The chairperson usually […]

1) Which among the following is/will not be a leap year according to the Gregorian calendar? a) 2000 b) 2100 c) 2020 d) None of the above Answer: b • The time required by the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun is approximately 365.242 days. • In the Gregorian calendar, a century year […]

1) Which among the following institute was ranked top in Nature Index 2020? a) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) b) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore c) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR-Mumbai) d) None of the above Answer a • The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has ranked first in […]

1) Which among the following became Assam’s first zero-waste town? a) Titabor b) Dispur c) Guwahati d) None of the above Answer: c • Titabor has become Assam’s first “zero waste town” by setting high standards in effective integrated waste management. Titabor has revolutionized municipal solid waste management than any other town in the state. […]

1) In International Intellectual Property Index 2020, India was ranked a) 101 b) 80 c) 60 d) 40 Answer: d • It is released by Global Innovation Policy Center. • India has been ranked 40th out of 53 countries on global intellectual property index 2020. 2) Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED), may be constructed enclosing […]

1) SUTRA PIC, a scheme aiming for complete characterisation of milk and milk products derived from Indian indigenous cows, is led by a) Department of Science and Technology (DST) b) Department of Biotechnology (DBT) c) Department of Animal Husbandry d) None of the above Answer: a • It is led by the Department of Science […]

1) Mughal prince Dara Shikoh was buried in 1. He was the eldest son of Aurangzeb. 2. He is believed to be buried in the Humayun’s Tomb complex in Delhi. Choose the correct answer using the codes given below a) Hazira Maqbara b) Humayun’s Tomb c) Bibi Ka Maqbara d) None of the above Answer: […]

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