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1 .

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said that Janaushadhi Sugam Mobile App is helping people to locate their nearest Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) amid nationwide lockdown. Who is current Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers?

A)

Shripad Yesso Naik

B)

D.V. Sadananda Gowda

C)

Hardeep Singh Puri

D)

Narendra Singh Tomar

Correct Answer : D.V. Sadananda Gowda

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said that Janaushadhi Sugam Mobile App is helping people to locate their nearest Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) amid nationwide lockdown. Over 3,25,000 people are using Janaushadhi Sugam Mobile App to avail of the host of benefits provided by it. The app also provides information for the availability of affordable generic medicine with its price.

Published On : July 17, 2021

2 .

Maharashtra's Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has recently launched a dashboard about the COVID-19 situation in the KDMC area. Who is the current Governor of Maharashtra?

A)

Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

B)

Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

C)

Shri Phagu Chauhan

D)

Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Correct Answer : Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Maharashtra's Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has recently launched a dashboard about the COVID-19 situation in the KDMC area. It is now available in the public domain. The page has been linked with the website of the municipal corporation, and other social media handles of city government including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and is open for viewing by the public. Bhagat Singh Koshyari is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttarakhand serving as the Governor of Maharashtra.

Published On : July 17, 2021

3 .

Who has been appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the UN?

A)

T. S. Tirumurti

B)

Rajiv Kumar

C)

Suresh N. Patel

D)

Santosh Kumar

Correct Answer : T. S. Tirumurti

IFS Officer T. S. Tirumurti appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the UN.

Published On : July 17, 2021

4 .

India loses hosting rights of the 2021 men's world boxing championship to which of the following countries?

A)

USA

B)

China

C)

Serbia

D)

France

Correct Answer : Serbia

India loses hosting rights of the 2021 men's world boxing championship to Serbia.

Published On : July 17, 2021

5 .

Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on 29 April?

A)

Suresh N. Patel

B)

Jitendra Patel

C)

Rajiv Kumar

D)

Santosh Kumar

Correct Answer : Rajiv Kumar

Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on 29 April. The appointment of Rajiv Kumar is approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will serve as the PESB chairperson for a period of three years.

Published On : July 17, 2021

6 .

Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Bombay HC on 28 April?

A)

Justice Vikram Nath

B)

Justice Dipankar Datta

C)

Justice Sanjay Karol

D)

Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi

Correct Answer : Justice Dipankar Datta

A senior judge of the Calcutta High Court (HC) Justice Dipankar Datta was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Bombay HC on 28 April. The oath of office was administered by Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. Justice Dipankar Datta will replace Justice Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari whose term as Chief Justice ended on 27 April 2020.

Published On : July 17, 2021

7 .

Who took oath as Vigilance Commissioner on 19 April?

A)

Rajiv Kumar

B)

Jitendra Patel

C)

Santosh Kumar

D)

Suresh N. Patel

Correct Answer : Suresh N. Patel

Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner on 19 April. He was administered the oath of office by Sanjay Kothari, Central Vigilance Commissioner on the video link, due to the social distancing norms. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Shri Sharad Kumar, Vigilance Commissioner, Secretary, and other senior officers of the Commission.

Published On : July 17, 2021

8 .

Moody's Investors Service cuts India growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to how much percent from 2.5% projected in March?

A)

0.2%

B)

1.2%

C)

1.5%

D)

2.1%

Correct Answer : 0.2%

Moody's Investors Service cuts India growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to 0.2% from 2.5% projected in March.

Published On : July 17, 2021

9 .

A multi-disciplinary expert group COVIDActionCollab (CAC) is developing a protocol to test sewage for COVID-19 traces in selected densely populated urban residential areas of which cities?

A)

Bengaluru and Kolkata

B)

Bengaluru and Delhi

C)

Mumbai and Kolkata

D)

Bengaluru and Mumbai

Correct Answer : Bengaluru and Kolkata

A multi-disciplinary expert group COVIDActionCollab (CAC) is developing a protocol to test sewage for COVID-19 traces in selected densely populated urban residential areas of Bengaluru and Kolkata. The idea was initiated by the social enterprise platform Catalyst Group.

Published On : July 17, 2021

10 .

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change represented India in the first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue on 28 April. WHo is current Union Minister of Environment, Forest?

A)

Ramvilas Paswan

B)

Ravi Shankar Prasad

C)

Prakash Javadekar

D)

Narendra Singh Tomar

Correct Answer : Prakash Javadekar

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar represented India in the first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue on 28 April. The first virtual Climate Dialogue was the eleventh session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue. It has been hosted by Germany since 2010.

Published On : July 17, 2021