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A)
India
B)
Britain
C)
Europe
D)
Germany

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Britain


The Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF) supports international projects to trial innovative ways of stopping modern slavery, It is in news recently because Britain has pledged £4 million to support global anti-slavery projects. Six organizations - Anti-Slavery International and the United Nations University, Stronger Together, The Freedom Fund , Retrak and Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) - will share the aid money from MSIF. The funding will also be used to run workshops on modern slavery in South Africa, improve support for survivors in India, and develop an online data hub to boost anti-slavery policies. The MSIF was announced in 2016 and previously gave £6 million to schemes such as awareness-raising campaigns in Nigeria, the Philippines and Vietnam. The Freedom Fund will work in India and Nepal to enhance victim care of frontline workers.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Tripura
B)
Mizoram
C)
Telangana
D)
Manipur

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mizoram


A six-year-old boy from Mizoram Derek C Lalchhanhima,who saved life of a chicken he accidentally ran over, has been awarded the 'Compassionate Kid' award 2019 by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) India. Derek accidentally ran over his neighbour's chicken. He took the chicken, ran to a nearby hospital in Sairang and with all the money he had and asked for help. A photo of Derek in which he was holding the chicken in one hand and a note of Rs 10 in the other went viral on social media recently which was snapped by a nurse at the primary health centre (PHC) in Sairang in Aizawl district of Mizoram.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Dena Bank
B)
Canara Bank
C)
Reserve Bank of India
D)
State Bank of India

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Reserve Bank of India


According to a report by The Economic Times, India's Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would tighten rules on opening and operating current accounts of corporate borrowers to prevent the diversion of funds. sRBI had notified that the banks with collection accounts will have to transfer funds to the current account and the current accounts could be opened only with the lead bank of a lending association. The rules would be applicable to corporates who have borrowed and used credit facilities of more than Rs 50 crore from the banking system.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
NITI Aayog
B)
Ministry of Home Affairs
C)
National Development Council
D)
Ministry of Human Resource Development

Correct Answer : Option (A) - NITI Aayog


Recently, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) India and NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to provide an open platform to promote participation, skill and empowerment among young children across different communities. The plan will be implemented through Atal Tinkering Lab which established under Atal Innovation Mission.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Ministry of External Affairs
B)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
C)
National Human Rights Commission of India
D)
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change


The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC) notified that a committee will be formed to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which was launched to handle the major issue of air-pollution in India. Overall guidance would be provided by the committee to implement and review the progress of NCAP for each financial year. The committee would be headed by its Secretary, C K Mishra, and will comprise of one chief secretary each from around 20 states and union territories, an additional secretary and joint secretary, the chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board, the director general of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and an IIT Kanpur professor as its members.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Hubble Space Telescope
B)
Keck Observatory
C)
Galileo National Telescope
D)
Spitzer Space Telescope

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Hubble Space Telescope


The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Hubble Space Telescope ejected measurements validate that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected based on its trajectory seen shortly after the big bang. It was published in Astrophysical Journal Letters on April 25.The researchers using Hubble as a "point-and-shoot" camera to look at groups of Cepheids using a new method called DASH (Drift And Shift), while Hubble can observe one star for every 90-minute orbit around Earth.Adam Riess, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, Nobel Laureate and the project's leader,is the first author of the research.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Manoj Kapoor
B)
M K Sharma
C)
S C Khuntia
D)
Mayur Srivastava

Correct Answer : Option (B) - M K Sharma


The Central Works Public Department (CPWD) has constituted an expert committee to formulate a design policy for building construction and infrastructure development. The committee, under the chairmanship of CPWD's Additional Director General M K Sharma, is aimed at reviving building construction and infrastructure development at all levels in the CPWD which comes under the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. The committee has been asked to submit its report to Director General Prabhakar Singh within 30 days. The CPWD is the largest construction agency of the central government. It constructs most of the government's buildings across the country, erects fences on the country's international borders, among others. The agency also carries out projects in foreign countries under friendship programmes with India.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Anirban Lahiri
B)
Gaganjeet Bhullar
C)
Jeev Milkha Singh
D)
Shubhankar Sharma

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gaganjeet Bhullar


Indian Professional Golfer, Gaganjeet Bhullar has been awarded outstanding achievement as a player award at the 4th Edition of the annual India Golf Industry Association (GIA) award for the year 2019 at the Delhi Golf Club. The GIA awards were held along with 8th edition of South Asia's largest trade show, India Golf & Turf Expo (IGTE). 31-year-old Bhullar was awarded Arjuna Award in 2013. Bhullar became the youngest golfer on the Asian Tour to achieve nine career victories on tour. He had won Fiji international in 2018. Vijay Divech and former Arjuna Awardee Nonita Lal Qureshi received for their contribution to Golf coaching. Best New Nine-Hole Golf course' awards, was given to Eco Park, Kolkata.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Daniil Medvedev
B)
Yoshihito Nishioka
C)
Dominic Thiem
D)
Mackenzie McDonald

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Dominic Thiem


Dominic Thiem clinched the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2019 title held at Barcelona, Spain which was held from April 22 through April 28, 2019. He secured 6-4, 6-0. The Austrian became just the fourth player in the past 15 years to lift the title in Barcelona, joining Rafael Nadal, Kei Nishikori, and Fernando Verdasco. He's also the first Austrian winner at this event since Thomas Muster in 1996. Thiem now has 13 ATP Tour titles, nine of which have come on clay.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
New Delhi, India
B)
Beijing, China
C)
Jakarta, Indonesia
D)
Bangkok, Thailand

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Bangkok, Thailand


The Asian Boxing Championship 2019 was held in Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time women and men boxing championship held together. This event was organized by International Boxing Association or AIBA.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48