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(1) Who will be
the first state to implement the National Education Policy (NEP)?
A - Delhi
B - Madhya Pradesh
C - Karnataka
D - KN
Explanation: Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Dr. C. N.
Ashwnath Narayan announced that Karnataka would be the first state to implement
the National Education Policy (NEP). Necessary steps such as administrative
reforms and amendment of laws are being taken by the Karnataka State Government
to implement the National Education Policy. The announcement has been made by
the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka addressing the inaugural session of five
Divine Offline workshops organized on the theme and implementation of the
National Education Policy. National Education Policy - It is an all-inclusive framework to guide the development of education in the country. It was first
introduced in 1964 and revised in 1986 and 2020.
(2) …………. Has the
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) been committed to provide
national skills training?
A - NDRF
B - ISRO
C - SBI
D - IBM
Explanation: IBM (disk) computer hardware company International
Business Machines Corp (IBM) and National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC)
launched a free digital education platform focused on new government and
professional skills development. Under this partnership, IBM will create
offline courses from the Open P-Tech platform and will be offered through
NSDC's e-Skill India portal. This initiative will help the youth of the country
to learn various skills to make their future. Under this initiative, youth will
be given free training on emerging technologies like cybersecurity blockchain
artificial intelligence and machine learning MP Internet of Things.
(3) South Korea's
steel-making company is negotiating with RINL to form a joint working group for
the steel project in which state? The
A - Delhi
B - Gujarat
C - Maharashtra
D - Andhra
Pradesh
Explanation: South Korean steel-making company Posco is in talks with National Steel
Corporation of India Limited (RINL) to form a joint working group for the
Andhra Pradesh Steel Project. This initiative has been taken by the Indian
Steel Ministry to oversee their plans to set up a green-field project in Andhra
Pradesh. Both steel companies are focusing on setting up joint ventures (JVs)
for manufacturing value-added special grade steel. They will form a Joint
Working Group (JWG) consisting of representatives/spokespersons of POSCO and
RINL to facilitate the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (between
the two companies) on investment on land owned by RINL.
(4) Which state
government has introduced a new policy to promote biofloc technology?
A - Delhi
B - Kerala
C - Assam
D - Odisha
Explanation: The Government of Odisha has launched a new scheme to promote fisheries
through bioflox technology. The scheme has been launched to promote fisheries
through biofloc technology in fisheries. Bioflox based fish farming is a
technique in which fish farming is possible only in a limited area and it does
not traditionally require a large amount of water and more land. In this
technique, the waste organic matter in the tank is digested using probiotics
and carbon sources such as molasses and converted into fish meal. The scheme
will increase fish production in the state and provide livelihood support to
entrepreneurs, unemployed youth, and aspiring progressive fish farmers. The
state government will provide a 40 percent subsidy to entrepreneurs who want to
start a new bio-system to produce fish.
(5) ……………… .. has
launched the fifth Gaofen-9 series Earth observation satellite?
A - India
B - China
C - France
D - America
Explanation: China has launched the fifth Gaofen-9 series Earth observation
satellite and two small payloads from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Inner
Mongolia China. The Long March 2D rocket carrying the satellites took off from
Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert. The launch was established by China Aerospace
Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). A multidimensional test satellite
and a small satellite developed by the National University of Defense
Technology, TianTuo-5 were also sent into orbit. Tiano is an experimental
satellite-carrying remote sensing and other payloads.
6) …………………. Has
tied up with Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and FICCI Ladies
Organization (FLO)?
A - Ministry
of Tourism
B - Ministry of
Railways
C - Ministry of
Transport
D - Ministry of
Defense
Explanation: The Ministry of Tourism has signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for Empowerment of Women with Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI)
and FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO). Through this initiative the FLO and TAAI
will emphasize personal and hospitality skills to provide a more flexible work
balance and more options for entrepreneurship with very little capital. This collaboration will aim to increase women's participation in tourism and enable
them to become a fundamental part of India's tourism workforce. Awareness can
be generated through state tourism departments and state tourism corporations
as well as state groups of FLOs and TAAIs thereby highlighting the important role
it plays as a model for sustainable livelihoods for women in the tourism
industry Can function and ensure their economic upliftment.
(7) …………… has
discovered the largest natural gas reserve in the Black Sea?
A - Saudi
Arabia
B - Turkey
C - Ukraine
D - Iran
Explanation: Turkey has discovered the largest natural gas reserve in the Tuna-1
region of the Black Sea with the help of a drilling ship named Fateh. The
Tuna-1 zone is located near the Neptune block, which is Romania's gas reserve. The
volume of natural gas reserves discovered is 320 billion cubic meters. Russia
can cut its dependence from Iran and Azerbaijan on Turkish natural gas imports
from recently discovered gas reserves and meet its energy requirements. Turkey
aims to become a net exporter of energy in the future.
(8) Which
countries along with India will participate in military exercises to be held in
Russia?
A - Bangladesh,
Pakistan
B - Pakistan,
China
C - China,
America
D - America,
France
Explanation: Along with India, Pakistan and China will also participate in next
month's military exercise in Russia. The strategic command-post exercise is
named Kawkaz 2020 (Caucasus 2020) in which various countries including Pakistan
and China will participate, along with the Indian Army contingent. About 180
soldiers and officers will be involved in the exercise along with a legion of
Indian Army artillery armored trains. In this, Air Force and Signal Corps
personnel from India will also participate in the military exercise. The
exercise will involve 19 county countries including host Russia. More than
12500 soldiers will participate in this exercise.
(9) Which of the
following insurance company has announced a merger with ICICI Lombard?
A - Bharti
AXA
B - Life
Insurance Corporation
C-Max Life
Insurance
D - Tata
Insurance Company
Explanation: Bharti AXA General Insurance Company and ICICI Lombard General
Insurance Company have announced the merger of their businesses. After this
merger, the annual premium of this unit will be Rs 16447 crore and market share
will be around 8.7%. Following its merger, it will become the largest private
non-life insurer in the general insurance industry as well as the third-largest
non-life insurer. As per the agreement, the shareholders of the demerged
company (ie Bharti and AXA) will be allotted equity shares of Rs 10 each joint
entity where AXA will receive 17.52 million shares, Bharti will receive 18.23
million shares amounting to EUR 521 million.
(10) ………………………
State Government has launched India's longest river ropeway service on
Brahmaputra river?
A - Assam
B - Bihar
C - Uttar
Pradesh
D - Himachal
Pradesh
Explanation: The Assam government has launched India's longest river ropeway service
on the Brahmaputra river which was inaugurated by senior state minister Hemant
Biswa Sarma. He considers it to be one of the advanced and longest river
crossing air systems in India. It is the longest ropeway in the country that
will connect Guwahati and northern Guwahati. The total length of the ropeway
will be 2 km which can be around 8-9 minutes. The Assam government has invested
a total of Rs 56 crore in the project. This ropeway can carry about 32
passengers at a time.
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