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A)
ICICI
B)
HDFC
C)
SBI
D)
RBI

Correct Answer :   ICICI


ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India ) Lombard, a private sector non-life insurance company has introduced a 1 year-long "COVID-19 Protection Cover" at a premium of Rs. 149. Launched in group insurance mode, this policy will pay 100% of the sum insured to the COVID-19 positive individual, irrespective of hospitalization expenses.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Crew Fast
B)
Dragon white
C)
Crew Dragon
D)
Crew Machine

Correct Answer :   Crew Dragon


SpaceX has announced that it is to launch its first manned flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2020. The announcement comes despite the COVID-19 epidemic. SpaceX' Falcon 9 rocket is to launch the Crew Dragon. It will carry NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to space from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Kerala
B)
Bihar
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Karnataka

Correct Answer :   Tamil Nadu


In Tamil Nadu, Sanitary personnel employed by urban and rural civic bodies to be called 'cleanliness workers'.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
New Delhi
B)
Patna
C)
Dehradun
D)
Bengaluru

Correct Answer :   Bengaluru


Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani has proposed a pilot shopping festival at Bengaluru. The fest will be organized in 2020-21. It will be organized in other cities. The festival will focus on various sectors, including gems & jewellery, textiles, handicrafts, and Yoga and Ayurvedic products.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
2018
B)
2019
C)
2020
D)
2021

Correct Answer :   2018


Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced that the initiative Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) is successfully implemented in the past two years for the professional development of higher education faculty. ARPIT program was launched in 2018 to fulfill the government's commitment to quality education.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Bihar
B)
Uttarakhand
C)
Uttar Pradesh
D)
Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Uttarakhand


Uttarakhand government cancelled reservation in promotion for state government employees. It issued orders relating to the departmental promotion committee (DPC).

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
India
B)
China
C)
Italy
D)
USA

Correct Answer :   China


China reported no new domestic case of COVID-19 virus on March 19, 2020. This is the first time since the virus broke out in Wuhan, China in December 2019.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Integrity
B)
Fraternity
C)
Socialism
D)
Economic

Correct Answer :   Socialism


A resolution that seeks the removal of the phrase "socialism" from the preamble of the Constitution is to be placed in Rajya Sabha on 20 March. The resolution argued that the word is "redundant" in the current scenario, and hence it should be dropped to create space for economic thinking without a particular thought.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Jagdish Singh Khehar
B)
Dipak Misra
C)
T. S. Thakur
D)
Ranjan Gogoi

Correct Answer :   Ranjan Gogoi


Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha on 19 March 2020. He was nominated by President Ram Nath Kovind. His nomination to the upper house was made against the vacancy created due to the retirement of senior lawyer KTS Tulsi.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Delhi
B)
Ladahk
C)
Haryana
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Delhi


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has recently started the 'Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme' for lawyers. The state will initiate the online registration for the scheme from March 21. The budget for the plan has been fixed at about 50 crores.

Published On : July 16, 2021