Quizes
1) Country’s first ever multi-modal logistic park will be built in a) Assam b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Maharashtra Answer: a • India’s first Multimodal Logistics Park (MMLP) that will come up at Jogighopa, about 155 kilometres west of Guwahati, is poised to be a game-changer for the entire Northeast, as well as neighbours Bhutan, […]
1) Pakistan and Nepal were recently re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council. It is headquartered in a) Geneva b) Venice c) New York d) London Answer: a • UNHRC was reconstituted from its predecessor organisation, the UN Commission on Human Rights to help overcome the “credibility deficit” of the previous organisation.Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. […]
1) Mahila Kisan Diwas is celebrated on the same day as and when UN celebrates ‘International Day of Rural Women’. When is it celebrated? a) October 2nd b) October 15th c) October 30th d) June 5th Answer: b • Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, organised a webinar on “Role of […]
1) By signing Ship Recycling Act, 2019, India has acceded to Hong Kong Convention for Ship Recycling under a) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration b) International Maritime Organization c) Permanent Court of Arbitration d) International Seabed Authority Answer: b • Under Ship Recycling Act, 2019, India has acceded to Hong Kong Convention for Ship Recycling […]
1) ‘Sujal – Drink from Tap Mission’ is aimed to provide quality drinking water, fit for direct consumption from the pipe, to over 15 lakh people in 15 towns. It is an initiative by the government of a) Kerala b) Bihar c) Odisha d) Maharashtra Answer: c • Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches Drink from […]
1) Chushul valley, often heard in news, is located in a) Sikkim b) Meghalaya c) Ladakh d) Nagaland Answer: c • It is a village in Leh, Ladakh. It is close to Rezang La and Panggong Lake at a height of 4,360 metres. 2) Earthshot Prizeoffers £50m (US$65m) in funding for solutions to the environmental […]
1) Which among the following countries hold the highest shareholding in Asian Development Bank (ADB)? a) China b) India c) Japan d) Australia Answer: c • As of 31 December 2019, ADB’s five largest shareholders are Japan and the United States (each with 15.6% of total shares), the People’s Republic of China (6.4%), India (6.3%), […]
1) “Beaten or Broken? Informality and COVID-19 in South Asia” report is released by a) World Food Programme b) World Bank c) World Economic Forum d) World Health Organisation Answer: b • The report analyses the impact of school closures because of Covid on children. 2) Which among the following is the first beach to […]
1) Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2020 is awarded to a) World Food Programme (WFP) b) Abiy Ahmed Ali c) Denis Mukwege d) None of the above Answer: a • The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger around the world and improve […]
1) Rapid Action Force (RAF), raised to deal with riots, riot like situations, crowd control, rescue and relief operations, and related unrest, is a specialised wing of a) Telangana Police b) Indian Army c) CRPF d) BSF Answer: c • It is a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).RAF stands for ‘Rapid […]