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1 .
Who flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen and Turbo Armoured System Complex in Gujarat?
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Narendra Modi
C)
Nirmala Sitharaman
D)
Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer :   Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured System Complex at Hazira, Gujarat on 16 January 2020. The participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing is toward fulfilling the government's commitment to make India an arms manufacturing hub and net defence exporter.

Published On : July 16, 2021
2 .
With which bank Assam has signed $88 mn loan agreement to implement the Inland Water Transport Project?
A)
World Bank
B)
Bank of China
C)
Standard Chartered
D)
Asian Development Bank

Correct Answer :   World Bank

World Bank signed an $88 million loan agreement with the Government of India and the Government of Assam on 16 January 2020. The loan is to help modernize Assam's passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers including the Brahmaputra and implement Inland Water Transport Project.

Published On : July 16, 2021
3 .
Who has been elected as a bureau member of IUPAC?
A)
CNR Rao
B)
Bipul Behari Saha
C)
Ajay K. Sood
D)
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

Correct Answer :   Bipul Behari Saha

A noted chemist Bipul Behari Saha has been elected as a bureau member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). He will serve for a period of 2020-23. Currently, he is serving as the Director-R&D, L.R. Research Laboratories Pvt Ltd, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NACL Industries Limited, Hyderabad.

Published On : July 16, 2021
4 .
How many Indian astronauts have been selected for India’s first human space mission?
A)
3
B)
4
C)
5
D)
6

Correct Answer :   4

Four astronauts, who are from Indian Air Force were selected for the first human space mission of India. Recently it was announced that the four astronauts will undergo a training in Russia for 11 months, which is to be started this month.
After the training phase in Russia, the astronauts will be trained in operation and simulation of the crew and service module in India, which has been designed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Before the first manned mission, ISRO will send a humanoid to space by the end of 2020.

Published On : July 16, 2021
5 .
The country’s first-of-its-kind exhibition on ‘Indian Heritage in Digital Space’ was inaugurated in which city?
A)
Puri
B)
Jaipur
C)
New Delhi
D)
Varanasi

Correct Answer :   New Delhi

Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the country’s first of its kind special exhibition on ‘Indian Heritage in Digital Space’ and a two-day-long first international heritage symposium in New Delhi.
The exhibition was organised in association with Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and it will be made open to the general public for one month. Digital installations of Indian monuments were showcased, which were created under the Indian Digital Heritage (IDH) initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Published On : July 16, 2021
6 .
Central Adoption Resource Authority celebrated its ________ Annual Day?
A)
5th
B)
6th
C)
15th
D)
16th

Correct Answer :   5th

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) celebrated its 5th Annual Day in New Delhi on 15 January 2020. Secretary WCD, Rabindra Panwar along with other senior officials of the Ministry, its associated Statutory/Autonomous Bodies and representatives from the States and Union Territories participated in the function.

Published On : July 16, 2021
7 .
ISRO to launch GSAT-30 on 17 January from which place?
A)
Sriharikota
B)
Devil's Island
C)
Cape Canaveral
D)
French Guiana

Correct Answer :   French Guiana

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is to launch a communication satellite (geosynchronous satellites) GSAT-30 onboard the Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana, northeastern coast of South America on 17 January 2020.

Published On : July 16, 2021
8 .
Which country has announced to open a new research base in Antarctica?
A)
Brazil
B)
Canada
C)
North Korea
D)
Switzerland

Correct Answer :   Brazil

Brazil has announced that it is to open a new research base in Antarctica. Brazil's original scientific outpost was destroyed by fire 8 years ago. The Brazilian government has invested nearly $100 million in the reconstruction of the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.

Published On : July 16, 2021
9 .
Which state has signed MoU with IUCN to red List Orchids?
A)
Nagaland
B)
Arunachal Pradesh
C)
Mizoram
D)
Assam

Correct Answer :   Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IUCN on 13 January in Arunachal Pradesh.According to the MoU, the Arunachal Pradesh state government will collaborate with the IUCN and carry out a red-list assessment of the orchids in the state.The state has become the first state to initiate the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red listing at the state level.

Published On : July 16, 2021
10 .
Army Day is observed on which date?
A)
14th January
B)
15th January
C)
16th January
D)
17th January

Correct Answer :   15th January

Army Day is observed on 15 January every year. India celebrates 72nd Army Day on 15 January 2020. The special event was organized on this day in the national capital, Delhi. Army Command headquarters in the national capital, as well as in other parts of the country, celebrate the occasion by organizing military parades and other shows of strength.

Published On : July 16, 2021