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1 .
Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, was organised in which city?
A)
Panaji
B)
Kochi
C)
Chennai
D)
Puducherry

Correct Answer :   Panaji

Difficult Dialogues (DD) is an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia. Difficult Dialogues 2020 will focus on the "State of Law".Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, being organised in Panaji, Goa on February 14-15.

Published On : July 16, 2021
2 .
World Pangolin Day 2020 was observed on which date?
A)
15th February
B)
16th February
C)
17th February
D)
18th February

Correct Answer :   15th February

The unofficial holiday of World Pangolin Day falls on third Saturday of February which was on February 15 this year and comes at an interesting as the animal has been linked to the ongoing coronavirus.

Published On : July 16, 2021
3 .
Who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics in women's 20 km race walk after winning at National Race Walk Championships?
A)
Lalita Babar
B)
Khushbir Kaur
C)
Bhawna Jat
D)
Deepmala Devi

Correct Answer :   Bhawna Jat

Bhawna Jat became the second Indian race walker to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after setting a new national record in 20km race walk at the National Championships in Ranchi on February 15. The athlete from Rajasthan clocked 1:29.54, which is inside the Olympic qualification time of 1:31.00.

Published On : July 16, 2021
4 .
What is the name of the third corporate passenger train of India?
A)
Kashi Vishwanath Express
B)
Kashi Indore Express
C)
Tejas Express
D)
Kashi Mahakal Express

Correct Answer :   Kashi Mahakal Express

The subsidiary of Indian Railways, IRCTC is set to launch its third corporate passenger train Kashi Mahakal Express on the Varanasi-Indore Route. It is a premium train to be run by IRCTC, that will connect three temples namely Omkareshwar temple near Indore, Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain and Kashi Vishwanath temple of Varanasi.
After Tejas Express trains, which are being run on the Lucknow-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes, this is the third private train which will be operated to connect religious places of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Published On : July 16, 2021
5 .
Which is the first and only private firm to build and deliver research ships in India?
A)
Goa Shipyard
B)
Titagarh Wagons Ltd
C)
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
D)
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

Correct Answer :   Titagarh Wagons Ltd

Indian private firm Titagarh Wagons Ltd has recently commissioned the second coastal research vessel ‘Sagar Anveshika’, for Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology.
The ship has been delivered four months ahead of the schedule. The firm had received the order for the ship in 2017. The first research ship named ‘Sagar Tara’ was delivered to the institute in the month of August 2019. By commissioning both the vessels, it has become the first and only private firm to build and deliver research ships in the country.

Published On : July 16, 2021
6 .
Satyaraujan Dharmadhikari, who recently resigned was a judge in which court?
A)
Madras High Court
B)
Bombay High Court
C)
Allahabad High Court
D)
Chandigarh High Court

Correct Answer :   Bombay High Court

The second senior-most judge of the Bombay High Court (HC), Justice Satyaraujan Dharmadhikari, has bid his resignation. He did not mention the reason. Justice Dharmadhikari was born in 1960. He gained his LLB from Bombay University. He enrolled as an Advocate in June 1983.

Published On : July 16, 2021
7 .
Which state has recently launched 'Pyaar ka Paudha' campaign to encourage planting trees?
A)
Bihar
B)
Odisha
C)
West Bengal
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Bihar

Ahead of Valentine's day, 'Pyaar ka Paudha' (a plant of love) campaign has been launched by the Bihar government's Department of Environment and Forest in Patna, to encourage the practice of planting trees in the state.

Published On : July 16, 2021
8 .
Which country has recently been removed from the developing countries list by USTR?
A)
South Africa
B)
Indonesia
C)
India
D)
Brazil

Correct Answer :   India

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has changed an administrative rule to impose countervailing duties (CVDs) on goods from India and certain other countries. Until 10 February 2020, India was on the developing country list and therefore eligible for the more relaxed standards. India has now been taken off of that list.

Published On : July 16, 2021
9 .
National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance and Risk Transfer was held in which city?
A)
Lucknow
B)
Kanpur
C)
Nashik
D)
Mumbai

Correct Answer :   Mumbai

National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer was held at the Insurance Institute of India in Mumbai on 13 February.

Published On : July 16, 2021
10 .
Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi is to be renamed after which politician?
A)
Sushma Swaraj
B)
Arun Jaitley
C)
Digvijay Singh
D)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Answer :   Sushma Swaraj

Government has decided to rename Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan. Also, it has decided to rename the Foreign Service Institute to Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service. It was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the birth anniversary of Mrs. Swaraj. The aim is to honour the legacy and decades of public service of the former External Affairs Minister.

Published On : July 16, 2021