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1 .
The Supreme Court of India has extended the tenure of which of the following Justices as the incumbent Chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal?
A)
R. Banumathi
B)
Jasti Chelameswar
C)
Shiva Kirti Singh
D)
V. Ramasubramanian

Correct Answer :   Shiva Kirti Singh

The Supreme Court of India has extended the tenure of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, as the incumbent Chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). The bench which took the decision to extend the tenure comprised of Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde along with Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjay Kishan Kaul. The supreme court bench has also directed the union government to expedite the process of appointment for TDSAT members.

Published On : July 17, 2021
2 .
Indian Railways has successfully converted how many coaches as Isolation Units to fight coronavirus outbreak?
A)
500
B)
1500
C)
2500
D)
3500

Correct Answer :   2500

Indian Railways has successfully converted 2500 coaches as Isolation Units with limited manpower amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.With the conversion of around 2500 coaches, 40000 isolation beds are now ready for contingency. On average, 375 coaches per day are being converted by Indian Railways. The conversion is being carried out at 133 locations in the country.

Published On : July 17, 2021
3 .
The Department of Science & Technology has funded which of the following healthcare startups to develop a rapid diagnosis of diseases to develop a product for detecting COVID 19 with a 10 to 15-minute test?
A)
C-MET
B)
MedCords
C)
Loop Health
D)
Module Innovations

Correct Answer :   Module Innovations

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) funded 'Module Innovations', a Pune based healthcare startup to develop a rapid diagnosis of diseases to develop a product for detecting COVID 19 with a 10 to 15-minute test.The startup is now developing nCoVSENSEs (TM) module. It is a rapid test device for the detection of antibodies that have been generated against the COVID-19 in the human body.

Published On : July 17, 2021
4 .
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allowed temporary employment of National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets under which of the following exercisese?
A)
Exercise Help
B)
Exercise NCC Yogdan
C)
Exercise Corona Care
D)
Exercise Fight Corona

Correct Answer :   Exercise NCC Yogdan

Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allowed temporary employment of National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets under 'Exercise NCC Yogdan'. The Ministry also provided guidelines in this regard. The exercise was launched as per the request of the Civil and police administration in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Published On : July 17, 2021
5 .
The Life Insurance council announced that the "Force Majeure" clause will apply to COVID-19 deaths. Where is the headquaters of LIC?
A)
Mumbai
B)
Delhi
C)
Kolkata
D)
Chennai

Correct Answer :   Mumbai

On April 6, 2020, the Life Insurance council announced that the "Force Majeure" clause will apply to COVID-19 deaths. Force Majeure clause was introduced for unforeseen circumstances. This includes natural disasters, accidents, epidemics, pandemics. Headquarters of LIC is in Mumbai, India

Published On : July 17, 2021
6 .
From which country the first case of a tiger tested positive of COVID-19 has been reported?
A)
USA
B)
India
C)
UK
D)
UAE

Correct Answer :   USA

On April 6, 2020, the Central Zoo Authority of the United States asked all the zoos to stay on high alert after a tiger tested positive of COVID-19. This is the first time COVID-19 infections are reported on an animal.

Published On : July 17, 2021
7 .
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has launched "MHRD AICTE COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal". Who is the union minister of MHRD?
A)
Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan
B)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
C)
Narendra Singh Tomar
D)
Ramesh Pokhriyal

Correct Answer :   Ramesh Pokhriyal

The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has launched "MHRD AICTE COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal". The portal aims to support students facing difficulties due to closure of hostel and colleges.

Published On : July 17, 2021
8 .
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) for the year 2020-21?
A)
Atul Sobti
B)
Vinod K. Dasari
C)
UB Pravin Rao
D)
Amitabh Chaudhry

Correct Answer :   UB Pravin Rao

Vice-Chairperson Infosys' chief operating officer, UB Pravin Rao, has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) for the year 2020-21.

Published On : July 17, 2021
9 .
The Department of Science and Technology has set up which centre to fight with COVID-19?
A)
COWACH
B)
CAWACH
C)
CAWAID
D)
COWAID

Correct Answer :   CAWACH

The Department of Science and Technology has set up a Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health crisis. The centre is to be established at Rs 56 crores. The The Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) is being established by the DST to support the start-ups. It is to be implemented by SINE, IIT Bombay. The initiative will help identify innovative solutions to address the country's need in diagnostics, ventilators and therapeutics.

Published On : July 17, 2021
10 .
Union Health Minister announced that over 50 crore vulnerable and poor citizens are eligible under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Who is the Union Health Minister?
A)
Harsha Vardhan
B)
Ramesh Pokhriyal
C)
Narendra Singh Tomar
D)
Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan

Correct Answer :   Harsha Vardhan

On April 5, 2020, Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan announced that over 50 crore vulnerable and poor citizens are eligible under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat).

Published On : July 17, 2021