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1 .
Which state's Chief Minister has asked the centre to do away with age restrictions for COVID-19 vaccination?
A)
Delhi
B)
Punjab
C)
Rajasthan
D)
Uttrakhand

Correct Answer :   Delhi

The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the centre urging the government to do away with age restrictions so that all adults can be inoculated.

Published On : April 7, 2021
2 .
Which ministry has approved the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021?
A)
Health Ministry
B)
AYUSH Ministry
C)
Culture Ministry
D)
Tourism Ministry

Correct Answer :   Health Ministry

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, The Union Health & Family Welfare Minister has approved the "National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021".

Published On : April 6, 2021
3 .
Which program was launched by the NITI Aayog to promote and support deep science-based startups?
A)
AIM HIGH
B)
AIM PRIME
C)
AIM MASTER
D)
AIM SCIENCE

Correct Answer :   AIM PRIME

The NITI Aayog has launched AIM-PRIME (Atal Innovation Mission) programme to promote and support science-based deep-tech startups & ventures across India.

Published On : April 6, 2021
4 .
Who has been appointed as chairman of Capacity Building Commission/Mission Karmayogi?
A)
Taraknath Banerjee
B)
Praveen Pardeshi
C)
Adil Zainulbhai
D)
Shivam Dubey

Correct Answer :   Adil Zainulbhai

The government has approved a commission under National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building, also known as 'Mission Karmayogi', to train civil servants at all levels.

Published On : April 6, 2021
5 .
‘La Pérouse’ is a Defence Exercise to be conducted by which country?
A)
UAE
B)
Italy
C)
Israel
D)
France

Correct Answer :   France

France is set to conduct the joint naval exercise, La Pérouse, in the Bay of Bengal from April 5 to 7. India is set to join its Quad partners — Australia, Japan, and the United States in the exercise.
Two French Navy ships will be joined by ships from India, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. to promote multilateralism at sea and create free and open Indo-Pacific. India and France will also hold the bilateral naval exercise, Varuna later this month.

Published On : April 6, 2021
6 .
‘CACTus and CIISCO’ are the software launched by the Department of Science and Technology, associated with which field?
A)
Sustainable Agriculture
B)
Himalayan Ecosystem
C)
Water Mission
D)
Solar Mission

Correct Answer :   Solar Mission

The Department of Science and Technology announced that Scientists have developed a new technique to track the huge bubbles of gas, which are ejected from the Sun.
This new technique will be used in India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1. A software named Computer Aided CME Tracking Software (CACTus) and CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona (CIISCO) algorithm have been developed.

Published On : April 6, 2021
7 .
Which organisation released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report?
A)
FAO
B)
ADB
C)
World Bank
D)
Germanwatch

Correct Answer :   FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report recently.
As per the report, deforestation rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are significantly lower in Indigenous and Tribal territories. The report was jointly released by Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).

Published On : April 6, 2021
8 .
The Government of India has declared April 14 as a public holiday from now on. The day marks the birth anniversary of which leader?
A)
Swami Vivekananda
B)
BR Ambedkar
C)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D)
Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer :   BR Ambedkar

The government has declared Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar which falls on 14 April every year, as a public holiday with effect from 2021.

Published On : April 5, 2021
9 .
NBBL is a newly set up entity formed on April 01, 2021, to run the Bharat Bill Payment System business. The NBBL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of which bank?
A)
RBI
B)
NPCI
C)
IDRBT
D)
State Bank of India

Correct Answer :   NPCI

The National Payments Corporation of India has transferred all its BBPS transaction business to NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI.

Published On : April 5, 2021
10 .
What is the theme of the 2021 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action?
A)
Safe Ground
B)
Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
C)
Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress
D)
Advancing Protection, Peace and Development

Correct Answer :   Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress

The theme of the 2021 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is "Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress".

Published On : April 5, 2021