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1 .
India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition will be held in which state?
A)
Gujarat
B)
Telangana
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Gujarat

India Pharma 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition has been scheduled to be held at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat from 5-7 March 2020. The conference will be inaugurated by the Chemicals & Fertilizers Minister Shri Sadananda Gowda. The fifth edition is organized for the first time in Gujarat.

Published On : July 16, 2021
2 .
The 35th edition of AAHAR, Food, and Hospitality fair recently began in which city?
A)
Hyderabad
B)
Kolkata
C)
Mumbai
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer :   New Delhi

The 35th edition of AAHAR-the Food and Hospitality fair began in New Delhi on 3 March. The fair will be held from 3-7 March 2020. The exhibition AAHAR will be open for business visitors from 10 am to 6 pm.

Published On : July 16, 2021
3 .
Which of the following has become the first country to make all forms of public transport free?
A)
Andorra
B)
Luxembourg
C)
Monaco
D)
Liechtenstein

Correct Answer :   Luxembourg

Luxembourg in Europe has become the first country to make all forms of public transport free. It is the second smallest country in the European Union.

Published On : July 16, 2021
4 .
Who has been appointed as President and CEO of telecom equipment maker Nokia?
A)
Rajeev Suri
B)
Dinesh Paliwal
C)
Risto Siilasmaa
D)
Pekka Lundmark

Correct Answer :   Pekka Lundmark

Telecom gear maker Nokia said its board of directors has appointed Pekka Lundmark as President and CEO to succeed Rajeev Suri. Lundmark is expected to start in his new role on September 1, 2020 and will be based in Espoo, Finland.

Published On : July 16, 2021
5 .
Which sanctuary in MP has been declared as eco-sensitive zone by the government?
A)
Ratapani Tiger Reserve
B)
Kheoni wild life Sanctuary
C)
National Chambal Sanctuary
D)
Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary

Correct Answer :   National Chambal Sanctuary

The Centre declared the National Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, home to gangetic dolphins and 75 per cent population of critically endangered species gharial, as eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). It is home to naturally living population of 75 per cent of gharial.

Published On : July 16, 2021
6 .
Who has been appointed as an advisor to chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy?
A)
Subhash Chandra Garg
B)
Hasmukh Adhia
C)
Bimal Jalan
D)
Ajay Narayan Jha

Correct Answer :   Subhash Chandra Garg

Andhra Pradesh government appoints retired former Union finance secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg, as an advisor to chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to help the cash-strapped state mobilize resources. Garg has been given the rank of a cabinet minister in the state government and tenure of two years. Andhra Pradesh has a debt to GDP ratio of 31.6%, one of the highest among Indian states, junior finance minister in the Union government.

Published On : July 16, 2021
7 .
Virendra Singh Sirohi, who recently died at 74, was a BJP MLA from which state?
A)
Gujarat
B)
Haryana
C)
Uttar Pradesh
D)
Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh

BJP MLA from Sadar seat in Bulandshahr (UP) Virendra Singh Sirohi dies aged 74.

Published On : July 16, 2021
8 .
Which state recently ordered the prohibition of online supply of food without hygiene rating from food business operators (FBOs)?
A)
Odisha
B)
Punjab
C)
Kerala
D)
Rajasthan

Correct Answer :   Punjab

The Punjab Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) recently announced that the state has prohibited the online supply of food without hygiene rating from food business operators (FBOs).
The state government has also prohibited the online food supply aggregators (OFSAs) from sourcing the food without rating, from FBOs. It was also announced that the prohibition orders would be effective in the state from April 30, for the period of one year.

Published On : July 16, 2021
9 .
The proposed ‘Chair of Excellence’ at Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, is to be named after which Indian Air Chief Marshal?
A)
Pratap Chandra Lal
B)
RKS Bhadauria
C)
Norman Browne
D)
Arjan Singh

Correct Answer :   Arjan Singh

The Indian Air Force and Savitribai Phule Pune University recently collaborated by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a ‘Chair of Excellence’ at Department of Defence & Strategic Studies.
To commemorate the centenary birth year of the only five-star rank IAF officer Arjan Singh, the chair has been named as ‘Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Chair of Excellence’. The Chair will facilitate IAF officers to pursue higher studies and Doctoral Research in the area of Defence & Strategic Studies and allied fields.

Published On : July 16, 2021
10 .
What is ‘RaIDer-X’, which was recently developed by HEMRL, the lab of DRDO and Indian Institute of Science?
A)
Artillery Gun
B)
Gun-shot Locator
C)
Bullet-proof jacket
D)
Explosive Detection Device

Correct Answer :   Explosive Detection Device

RaIDer-X is a new explosive detection device, which was recently unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) in Pune. It has been co-developed by the laboratory of DRDO-High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
It is claimed that the device can detect explosives from a stand-off distance and even bulk explosive in concealed condition. The device can be engineered to detect a number of explosives even with contaminants.

Published On : July 16, 2021