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1 .

The Indian Navy inducted a landing craft utility ship L58, built by which organisation?

A)

HAL

B)

GRSE

C)

ISRO

D)

DRDO

Correct Answer : GRSE

The Indian Navy inducted a landing craft utility ship L58 at an event in Port Blair. It is the eighth and last of the landing craft utility (LCU) mark-IV class ship.

The ship was indigenously designed and built by state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. It will be used for several activities like transporting battle tanks and heavy weapons systems.

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2 .

NITI Aayog has partnered with which technology major to train students on Cloud Computing?

A)

HP

B)

Huawei

C)

Samsung

D)

Amazon

Correct Answer : Amazon

NITI Aayog has partnered with IT major Amazon Web Services (AWS) to train students on the fundamentals of cloud computing through Atal Tinkering Labs.

Under the program, AWS will introduce the concepts of cloud computing such as cloud storage, web hosting, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and virtual reality (VR) to students.

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3 .

India recently launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development initiative with which country?

A)

USA

B)

Japan

C)

France

D)

Finland

Correct Answer : USA

The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) launched the US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) initiative, in the presence of the Department of Science & Technology Secretary.

IUSSTF is a bilateral organisation established by the two countries in 2000, to promote Science, Technology and innovation through mutual interactions. Under the USIAI initiative, new R&D areas and opportunities will be identified.

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4 .

Which aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with a fatal accident and crashed in Central India?

A)

Rafale

B)

Sukhoi Su-30

C)

MiG-21 Bison

D)

Mirage 2000

Correct Answer : MiG-21 Bison

A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force was involved in a fatal accident, while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.

The IAF Group Captain Ashish Gupta died in the accident. The indigenously designed and manufactured Light Combat Aircraft Tejas were to replace the ageing fleet of the MiG 21. The MiG 21s have been continuously involved in accidents.

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5 .

Which country has ranked last in the United Nations World Happiness Report 2021?

A)

Afghanistan

B)

Zimbabwe

C)

Rwanda

D)

Iran

Correct Answer : Afghanistan

Finland, Iceland are the most happy nations, while Afghanistan and Zimbabwe are on the bottom in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021.

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6 .

The ISRO has tied up with which institute to set up an S-TIC in the institute to carry out research and product development in the space technology field?

A)

NIT Patna

B)

NIT Rourkela

C)

NIT Jalandhar

D)

NIT Mangalore

Correct Answer : NIT Rourkela

The ISRO will set up a Space Technology Incubation Centre at the NIT Rourkela to carry out research and product development in space technology field.

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7 .

Who has bagged the gold medal for India in the Women's 10 Meter Air Pistol in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup?

A)

Chinki Yadav

B)

Yashaswini Deswal

C)

Anjum Moudgil

D)

Tejaswini Sawant

Correct Answer : Yashaswini Deswal

Yashaswini Deswal has bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women's 10 Meter Air Pistol final of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range, Delhi.

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8 .

Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Yojana has been launched by the Chief Minister of which state?

A)

Assam

B)

Gujarat

C)

Haryana

D)

Rajasthan

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot has launched the much-anticipated Universal Health Scheme (UHS) called "Mukhya Mantri Chiranjeevi Yojana".

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9 .

Which of the following launched the 'Sahi Disha' campaign to celebrate women's livelihoods and entrepreneurship in rural India?

A)

International Organization for Migration

B)

United Nations Environment Programme

C)

United Nations Development Programme

D)

United Nations Capital Development Fund

Correct Answer : United Nations Development Programme

The UNDP has launched 'Sahi Disha' campaign to celebrate women's livelihoods and entrepreneurship in rural India.

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10 .

What is the name of the short video platform for workspaces launched by Google?

A)

LitLot

B)

Mitron

C)

Threadit

D)

Chingari

Correct Answer : Threadit

The Google has launched short video platform for workspaces called 'Threadit' to help make remote work more efficient.

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