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1 .

What is the name of the official YouTube channel of the National Cooperative Development Corporation?

NCDC Coop

NCDC Krishi Jagran

Sahakar Cooptube NCDC

Agri NCDC Sahayata

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sahakar Cooptube NCDC

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has recently launched the official YouTube channel of the National Cooperative Development Corporation.

It is called the ‘Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel and is a new initiative by NCDC, a statutory Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The Union Minister also launched instruction videos produced by NCDC on ‘Formation and Registration of a Cooperative’.

Published On : July 18, 2021

2 .

What is the name of the programme launched by the Health Minister to promote scientific temper among school students?

Vigyan hi Vikas

Science Bolta Hai

India studies Science

Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan launched a national- level programme named ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan’ 2020-21.

This initiative aims to promote scientific temper among school students of Class 6 to 11. It is jointly organised by Vijnana Bharati, in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation under Science and Technology Ministry and NCERT of Education Ministry. It identifies and trains bright students with interest in Science.

Published On : July 18, 2021

3 .

Name the state which will develop India's first snow leopard conservation centre.

Uttarakhand

Assam

Jharkhand

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Uttarakhand

Chief minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat chaired a meeting along with State forest minister Harak Singh Rawat and other officials to look into the setting up of the conservation centre. The conservation centre is set to come up at a place named Lanka, near Bhaironghati bridge in Uttarkashi district.

Published On : July 18, 2021

4 .

Who received the Karmaveer Chakra Award of United Nations and iCONGO at ReX ConcLIVE?

Sunil ydv SS

Deepak Gola

Manoj Kumar

Suresh Bajpayee

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sunil ydv SS

The Karmaveer Chakra Award instituted by the United Nations(UN) and International Confederation of NGO (iCONGO) was awarded to 23 years old Sunil Ydv SS, the founder and CEO of SS motivation channel on Telegram for his contribution to the society through "SS Motivation", at the ReX ConcLIVE hosted at Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi(IIT-D).

Published On : July 18, 2021

5 .

Name the minister who launched YouTube channel called "Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India".

Shri Narendra Modi

Shri Prakash Javadekar

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

The Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched YouTube channel of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) called "Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India". The channel will focus on encouraging youth and farmers to learn about the benefits of cooperatives. It will aim to bring in more youths in the cooperative sector. The videos in the channel are to be launched in Hindi and other regional languages. The channel has so far been covering 18 states and more states are to be added in the near future.

Published On : July 18, 2021

6 .

Who chaired the 1st General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme, recently?

Shri Narendra Modi

Shri Venkiah Naidu

Shri Kiren Rijiju

Shri Raj Nath Singh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shri Kiren Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju chaired the first General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme. The annual competitions like the Khelo India Youth Games and University Games, are being organized at the national level under the Khelo India Scheme. This has helped to identify sporting talent from all states.

Published On : July 18, 2021

7 .

Swachh Bharat Kranti is a Hindi version of which of the follwing book?

Clean India Mission

Swachh Survekshan

Swachh Bharat Urban

Swachh Bharat Revolution

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Swachh Bharat Revolution

"Swachh Bharat Kranti" is a translated copy of the book "Swachh Bharat Revolution". Swachh Bharat Kranti is a Hindi version and Swachh Bharat Revolutiolution is the English version. The Hindi version of Swachh Bharat Revolution was launched by the Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development Smt Smriti Irani and Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Published On : July 18, 2021

8 .

India has extended Line of Credit worth USD 18 million to which of the following country?

Vietnam

Maldives

Mauritius

Lebanon

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Maldives

The Indian government has extended the Line of Credit worth of 18 million US dollars to the Maldives government for the expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO).

Published On : July 18, 2021

9 .

Who Appointed Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of HDFC Bank?

RBI

Ministry of Finance

Government of India

Ministry of Home Affairs

Correct Answer : Option (A) - RBI

The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as the next Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of HDFC Bank for a period of 3 years, effective from October 27, 2020 under Section 35B of the Banking Regulation Act 1949.

Published On : July 18, 2021

10 .

Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission?

Narendra Singh Tomar

Radha Singh

Preeti Sudan

Sanjiv Puri

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Sanjiv Puri

The 15th Finance Commission had set up an eight-member High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports headed by the Chairman of ITC, Sanjiv Puri.

It was set up to recommend performance incentives for States to encourage agricultural exports. The group has recently submitted the report that recommended a State-led Export Plan for a crop Value chain cluster (VCC). It also suggested to focus on 22 crop value chains.

Published On : July 18, 2021