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1 .

Centre has cleared how much advance payment to Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech without bank guarantee?

A)

Rs 4500 crore

B)

Rs 5000 crore

C)

Rs 5500 crore

D)

Rs 6000 crore

Correct Answer : Rs 4500 crore

The Union Government has reportedly decided to offer an advance payment of over Rs 4,500 crore to the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech to secure future supplies of Covid-19 vaccines.

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2 .

Who has announced the delivery of the first batch of Light Bullet Proof Vehicles to the IAF?

A)

Bajaj Auto

B)

Tata Motors

C)

Ashok Leyland

D)

Maruti Suzuki

Correct Answer : Ashok Leyland

The Ashok Leyland Ltd has announced the delivery of the first batch of light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

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3 .

Puglya film won the best foreign-language feature award at Moscow International Film Festival 2021. The film is based on which language?

A)

Hindi

B)

Tamil

C)

Marathi

D)

Telugu

Correct Answer : Marathi

The Marathi film Puglya directed by Vinod Sam Peter has won the best foreign language feature at the Moscow International Film Festival 2021, continuing its immensely successful international stint.

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4 .

What is the theme of this year's World Haemophilia Day 2021?

A)

Get plus involved

B)

Outreach and identification

C)

Sharing knowledge makes us Stronger

D)

Adapting to change-Sustaining care in a new World

Correct Answer : Adapting to change-Sustaining care in a new World

The theme of this year's World Haemaphilia Day 2021 is Adapting to change-Sustaining care in a new World.

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5 .

Who has been appointed as the CFO of L & T Infotech?

A)

A. M. Naik

B)

Anil Rander

C)

Sanjay Jalona

D)

Shankar Raman

Correct Answer : Anil Rander

The Global technology consulting and digital solutions company Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) has appointed Anil Rander as its chief financial officer (CFO).

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6 .

How many grants were assisted by India to Nepal for a new building of a secondary school in the Udaipur district?

A)

42.95 million

B)

43.50 million

C)

44.50 million

D)

45.50 million

Correct Answer : 42.95 million

The India has extended Nepali rupees 42.95 million (26.98 million INR) grant assistance to Nepal for a new building of a secondary school in Udaipur district.

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7 .

River Dhamra, on which a ROPAX Jetty Project is to be constructed in located in which state?

A)

West Bengal

B)

Gujarat

C)

Bihar

D)

Odisha

Correct Answer : Odisha

The Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that 110 crore rupees ROPAX Jetty project is to come up on the river Dhamra in Odisha.

Centre has approved over 50 crore rupees for developing the Roll-on/Roll-off Passenger (ROPAX) Jetty and allied infrastructure, under the Sagarmala initiative.

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8 .

Which country is to deliver the regimental set of S-400 Triumf ‘SA-21 Growler’ to India?

A)

USA

B)

Russia

C)

Israel

D)

France

Correct Answer : Russia

Russia is set to deliver the first regimental set of S-400 Triumf ‘SA-21 Growler’ air defence systems to India.

India and Russia have inked a USD 5.43 billion contract, for the S-400 Triumf ‘SA-21Growler’, which is long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. This system is for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will help in further enhancing the air defence (AD).

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9 .

Which is the first known species to be capable of both increasing and decreasing its brain size?

A)

Olive Ridley Turtle

B)

Indian jumping Ant

C)

Lion Tailed Macaque

D)

Great Indian Bustard

Correct Answer : Indian jumping Ant

Scientists have recently found that the Indian jumping ant can shrink its brain by nearly 20 per cent to prepare its body for reproduction.

As per the study, the ant can again increase its brain size over the following weeks. The Indian jumping ant is the first insect known to be capable of both increasing and decreasing its brain size. There are other insects including the honey bee which can increase their brain size.

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10 .

How many astronauts will be part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission to be launched?

A)

2

B)

3

C)

4

D)

5

Correct Answer : 4

The US space agency NASA has planned to launch its SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. The Crew-2 mission will have four astronauts on board SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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