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1) The legal limit that a Lok Sabha candidate can spend towards election purpose is a) 50 lakhs b) 70 lakhs c) 10 crores d) 30 crores Answer: b • The Election Commission has informed the Government that it is not in favour of state funding of elections. • While the legal limit that a […]

1) Zero Discrimination Day is celebrated on a) 2nd April b) 2nd March c) 1st March d) None of the above Answer: c • On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life—and live it with dignity. Zero Discrimination Day highlights how people can become […]

1) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was created by a) Indian Council for Agricultural Research b) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) nor (b) Answer: a • The first KVK was established in the year 1974 in the Union Territory of Puducherry. KVKs are agricultural extension centres that […]

1) 2020 CD3, recently seen in news, orbits around a) Sun b) Moon c) Earth d) None of the above Answer: c • Astronomers have observed a small object orbiting Earth, which they have dubbed a 2020 CD3, “mini-moon” or the planet’s “second moon”.It is actually an asteroid, about the size of a car; its […]

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. […]