General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Correct Answer :   UK

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India's chief hydrographer Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar was on 23-07-2021 conferred with the prestigious Alexander Dalrymple award by the British government in recognition of his works in areas of hydrography and nautical cartography. Vice Admiral Badhwar received the award from British High Commissioner Alex Ellis at a brief ceremony here.

Correct Answer :   Kerala

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Kerala Bank has launched a loan scheme titled ‘Kerala Bank Samagra’ for the infrastructure development of Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (PACS). Bank president Gopi Kottamurikkal released the brochure of the scheme by handing over a copy to Anil Kumar A, general manager, PACS development department, Kerala Bank.

Correct Answer :   Vinay Badhwar

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Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM, Chief Hydrographer recently received the Alexander Dalrymple award from the British High Commissioner, Mr Alex Ellis at a presentation ceremony. Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar was conferred with the prestigious award in 2019 but the award ceremony was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.

Correct Answer :   Union Ministry of Women and Child Development

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The Prime Minister of India Modi has paid tributes and expressed grief over the demise of respected Bhageerathi Amma. Bhageerathi Amma was an Indian woman living in the Kollam district of Kerala. She came to national attention when she returned to education at the age of 105. She was honoured with the Nari Shakti Puraskar and Narendra Modi singled her out for praise. Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment.

Correct Answer :   Amitabh Kant

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NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant at the book launch ceremony has said that iVEAIN is a consortium of some of India’s finest institutes. This book, which is a comprehensive guide for start-ups, is authored by some of the most prominent voices in the Indian start-up ecosystem.

Correct Answer :   Bengaluru

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Minister of State in Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 1st batch of UNNATI programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. UNNATI: Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly and Training programme. It has been launched by ISRO as part of initiative by United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE-50).

Correct Answer :   Israel

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The Kit 300 is made of thermal visual concealment material that reduces the detectability of soldiers. The technology has been procured by the Israel Defense Forces, and is now being tested in the US.

Correct Answer :   Vigraha

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The seventh offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), ”Vigraha” was formally unveiled at the Kattupalli port, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The vessel, built by Larsen and Toubro, is the last in the series of seven OPVs contracted to the company by the Ministry of Defence in 2015. It was the first time a private sector shipyard has undertaken the design and construction of offshore patrol vessel class of ships.

Correct Answer :   China

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The Pakistan Army has formally inducted the first batch of the China-made VT-4 battle tanks into its armoury. Produced by Chinese state-owned armoured vehicle manufacturer, Norinco, the delivery of VT-4 tanks from the manufacturer began in April 2020. Pakistan is the third country to have bought these tanks from China after Thailand and Nigeria.

Correct Answer :   Ravneet Singh

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The Vice-Admiral Ravneet Singh, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Nausena Medal holder assumed charge as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.