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1 .

Indo-US Joint Military Exercise 'Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021' organised in â€“

A)

Texas

B)

Alaska

C)

Florida

D)

California

Correct Answer : Alaska

The 17th edition of the Joint Military Training Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” between the Indian Army and the United States Army, is scheduled to take place from 15th October 2021 to 29th October 2021 at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska in USA.

* The Indian contingent will comprise of 350 personnel of an Infantry Battalion Group.

* The exercise will further enhance understanding, cooperation and inter-operability between the two Armies.

* The previous version of the exercise was held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Bikaner, Rajasthan in February 2021.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

2 .

RBI has recently granted small finance bank licence to Unity Small Finance Bank. It is a consortium of which entities?

A)

Centrum and BharatPe

B)

LIC and L&T Finance

C)

PFC Ltd and Aditya Birla

D)

Tata Capital and Bandhan

Correct Answer : Centrum and BharatPe

The Reserve Bank of India has granted a banking licence to Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd (USFBL), which was established jointly by the Centrum Financial Services Ltd (CFSL) and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe), to carry on a SFB business in India. It is the first time ever that two partners are uniting equally to build a Bank. The proposed business model is one of collaboration and open architecture, uniting all its stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital experience.

RBI had accorded “in-principle” approval to CFSL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrum Capital, on June 18 to set up a small finance bank (SFB). Centrum’s MSME and Micro Finance businesses shall be merged into Unity Small Finance Bank.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

3 .

Which is the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation?

A)

Shimla

B)

Dehradun

C)

Kerala

D)

Varanasi

Correct Answer : Varanasi

Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation. Overall, Varanasi will be the third city in the world after Bolivia and Mexico City to use ropeway in public transportation.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

4 .

Which ministry has launched the scheme of 'Good Samaritan'?

A)

Ministry of Finance

B)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

C)

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)

D)

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Correct Answer : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a “Rewarding Scheme for Grant of Award to the Good Samaritan”.The scheme aims to motivate the general public to help the victims of road accident in emergency situation, as well as inspire and motivate others to save innocent lives on road. Under this Good Samaritan scheme, a cash award of Rs. 5,000 per incident will be given to those who save the life of a road accident victim.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

5 .

Which company has won the bid to acquire Air India?

A)

Adani Group

B)

Mahindra Group

C)

Tata Sons

D)

Larsen and Toubro

Correct Answer : Tata Sons

Tata group has emerged as the successful bidder of the divestment process of the national carrier Air India. The Tata group’s holding company, Tata Sons through its wholly-owned subsidiary Talace Pvt Ltd submitted a winning bid of Rs 18,000 Crore as the Enterprise Value of Air India.

Consequent to the acquisition, the Tatas will own a 100% stake in Air India (a full-service airline operating in domestic and international markets) as also 100% in its subsidiary Air India Express (a low-cost carrier airline that focusses on short-haul international operations especially in the Middle East market) and 50% in the joint venture Air India SATS (airport services on ground and cargo handling). The total permanent and contractual employee strength of Air India & AIXL is 13,500.

Commenting on the development, N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons Pvt Ltd said, “At the Tata group, we are delighted to be declared as the winner of the bid for AIR INDIA. This is a historic moment, and it will be a rare privilege for our group to own and operate the country’s flag bearer airline. It will be our endeavour to build a world-class airline that makes every Indian proud. On this occasion, I would like to pay tribute to JRD Tata, pioneer of Indian aviation, whose memory we cherish.”

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

6 .

Government has launched India's first first mega consortium on 'One Health', in post-COVID times. The consortium will be led by which institution?

A)

AIIMS Delhi

B)

National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad

C)

Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam

D)

Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali

Correct Answer : National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched India’s first mega consortium on ‘One Health’, in post-COVID times.. The ‘One Health’ project was launched by Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT through video conferencing. The Consortium comprise of 27 organisations, and will be led by DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

7 .

The mobile App Fishwaale is launched by which state as India's first e-fish market?

A)

Assam

B)

Kerala

C)

Telangana

D)

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Assam

App named Fishwaale has been launched in Assam and it is India's first e-fish market. The launch was done by Minister for Fisheries, Environment and Forest and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

8 .

India's first 5G network trial in a rural location has been undertaken by which company?

A)

BSNL

B)

Reliance Jio

C)

Vodafone Group

D)

Bharti Airtel

Correct Answer : Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have conducted India’s first 5G network demonstration in a rural geography. The demonstration took place in Bhaipur Bramanan village on the outskirts of Delhi/NCR using 5G trial spectrum allocated to Airtel by the Department of Telecom.

The trial showcases the massive potential offered by 5G towards bridging the digital divide by enabling access to high speed broadband through solutions such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services.

The highlight of the trial was the demonstration of over 200 Mbps throughput on 3GPP-compliant 5G FWA device at distance of over 10 Km from the site. This translated into an inter-site (between two 5G sites) coverage of approximately 20 kms, thus offering the ability to provide high-speed broadband coverage even in the remotest of geographies. As part of the trial, even a commercially available 3GPP-based 5G smartphone was able to connect to the 5G test network and record 100+ Mbps speeds at a distance of over 10 Km from the site.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

9 .

Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?

A)

Ritesh Chauhan

B)

Tushar Mehta

C)

Sanjay Kothari

D)

Pradeep Kumar

Correct Answer : Ritesh Chauhan

Senior bureaucrat Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.

* Chauhan will have a combined tenure of seven years up to September 22, 2023.

* He is a 2005-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

* He will succeed Ashish Kumar Bhutani, who was appointed in 2018.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03

10 .

When is World Standards Day observed?

A)

11th October

B)

13th October

C)

14th October

D)

15th October

Correct Answer : 14th October

World Standards Day or International Standards Day is observed globally on 14th October every year. The day aims to raise awareness about the importance of standardisation to the global economy among consumers, regulators and industry.

World Standards Day 2021 theme is “Standards for sustainable development goals – shared vision for a better world”.

History of the day : The date was chosen to mark the first gathering of delegates in 1956 from 25 countries in London who decided to create an international organisation for facilitating standardisation. The ISO was formed a year later in 1947. However, the first World Standards Day was celebrated in 1970.

Published On : 10/01/2021 16:58:03