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1 .
Pilot shopping festival will be celebrated in which city?
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
2 .
According to MHRD, the initiative ARPIT has been successfully implemented in the past two years.In which year ARPIT was launched?
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
3 .
Which state has cancelled reservation in promotion for state government employees?
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
4 .
Which among the following nations for the first time reported no new domestic cases of COVID-19 on March 19?
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
5 .
A Resolution to Remove which word from the preamble of the Constitution is to be placed in Rajya Sabha on 20 March?
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
6 .
Which Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha on 19 March 2020?
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
7 .
Which among the following states/UTs has started online registration for 'Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme'?
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
8 .
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Which of the following companies have collaborated to carry out joint research in industrial and infrastructure cybersecurity?
A)
L&T Technology
B)
TCS
C)
Reliance
D)
Tech Mahindera

Correct Answer :   L&T Technology

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and L&T Technology Services have collaborated to carry out joint research in industrial and infrastructure cybersecurity. They will jointly set up a Center of Excellence (CoE) at the IIT Kanpur campus and conduct research in the areas of Honeypot, intrusion detection systems, malware analysis, blockchain, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and provide cybersecurity awareness and training programs.

Published On : July 16, 2021
9 .
Which institute has developed a new hand-sanitizer as a preventive measure against Coronavirus?
A)
IIT DELHI
B)
CSIR-IHBT
C)
IIT ROORKEE
D)
IISC BANGALORE

Correct Answer :   CSIR-IHBT

Scientists of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, has developed a new hand-sanitizer as a preventive measure against Coronavirus.

Published On : July 16, 2021
10 .
My Encounters in Parliament has been authored by which politician?
A)
Rahul Gandhi
B)
Arun Jaitley
C)
Bhalchandra Mungekar
D)
Shashi Tharoor

Correct Answer :   Bhalchandra Mungekar

My Encounters in Parliament', book authored by Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Bhalchandra Mungekar, released.

Published On : July 16, 2021