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september Flashcards

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Dr J Jayalalithaa University merged with _______

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Annamalai University

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An integrated apparel park in Virudhunagar district at a cost of ___, a future mobility park in Krishnagiri district at a cost of ______ and a SIPCOT Industrial Park in Tiruvallur district, costing ______, were among the major announcements made by the Tamil Nadu government in the Assembly on Tuesday

A

400 crore

300 crore

250 crore

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Chief Minister M K Stalin - announced that Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board will henceforth be known as _____

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Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board

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‘Housing for All’ scheme for the urban slum/poor families before __________

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2030

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________- has proposed to set up a ‘sponge park’ with artificial pond and rain gardens at the Kargil Nagar flood water pumping station in Manali zone.

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Greater Chennai Corporation

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Tamil Nadu government – is planning to provide a _____ to everyone in the state.

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unique health ID (UHID)

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The state has already commenced the pilot run of UHID projects in _________

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two blocks of Krishnagiri district

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Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation Limited (TANSIDCO) – is planning to establish four industrial estates at a cost of Rs. 218.22 crore for MSME units in _______

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Tiruvallur, Chengalpet, Trichy and Madurai district

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Through the Tamil Nadu Startup Seed Grant Fund (TANSEED), the state is also planning to provide a grant of___________ each to 50 startups this year

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Rs.10 lakh

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____________- to launch a ‘web-based GeoSpatial Services (GSS)’ portal to geo-tag industrial polluters in state.

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The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board

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The State government – to set up common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) in 10 locations in __________ districts to prevent discharge of effluents from industries into water bodies

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Erode and Namakkal

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The Tamil Nadu government - plans to spend ________ over the next five years to get the prestigious Blue Flag certification for the Marina and nine other beaches in the state.

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Rs.100 crore

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‘My Pad, My Right’ project in _____

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Tripura

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______– to Launch ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme to Help Unemployed Youth

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Punjab

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snow leopard - has been declared the state animal of the ______

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Union Territory of Ladakh

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state bird of the Ladakh

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black-necked crane

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________ has decided to deploy women as Gypsy drivers and nature guides across all tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries

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The state of Uttarakhand

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Two tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh —____ — have women guides who accompany tourists to core tiger-inhabited areas.

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Kanha Tiger Reserve-National Park and the Pench Tiger Reserve-National Park

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brand ambassador of the Samagra Sikhsha Abhiyan (SSA) in the state of Assam.

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Lovlina Borgohain

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_________– has started a trial run for delivering vaccines by drones on September

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Telangana

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____________ Government launches ‘Matra Bhumi Yojana’ for the improvement of rural infrastructure

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Uttar Pradesh

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state fish of Sikkim

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Katley’

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Indian Institute of Millet Research,

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Hyderabad

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_____________ - signed MoU with Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to launch the ‘Millet Mission’ in the state

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Government of Chhattisgarh

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Assam’s Rice Wine ‘______’ receives GI Tag

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Judima

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26
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most polluted country in the world

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India

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Air Quality Life Index report from

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University of Chicago

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most polluted state in india

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delhi - 1st

UP 2nd

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__________ inaugurated India’s first-ever smog tower at _____

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Arvind Kejriwal -

Baba Kharak Singh Marg, delhi

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world’s most polluted capital

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delhi

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31
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Centre, ____________ and five Karbi Anglong ultra groups – signed a tripartite peace accord on September

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Assam government

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Two teachers from Tamil Nadu, who received the award from the President,

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K Asha Devi and D Lalitha

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On September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi - launched the _________ which is likely to play a major role in eradicating inequality in education and its modernisation.

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National Digital Educational Architecture (N-DEAR),

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The National Mission for Clean Ganga – has celebrated ‘Himalaya Diwas’ recently under the theme ________

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‘Contribution of Himalayas and our responsibilities’

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PM Modi announced the setting up of the Subramania Bharati chair in the memory of Legendary Tamil Poet Subramania Bharati at ___________-

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the Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

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__________ a news channel combining the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV, was launched

A

Sansad TV,

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___________ % GST on services by cloud kitchens and food delivery platforms like Zomato and Swiggy

A

5%

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38
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NITI Aayog Partners _________ to educate children in 112 aspirational districts

A

Byju’s

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Niti Aayog tie-up with ISRO,CBSE launch ________ for school students

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‘Space Challenge’

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40
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(IRCTC) has joined hands and signed the agreement with ___________ being operated by M/s Waterways Leisure Tourism Pvt. Ltd for promotion and marketing of the first indigenous luxury cruise in India.

A

Cordelia Cruises

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41
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POSHAN Maah

A

September

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___________ - launched a digital platform for dairy farmers to provide real-time information on animal health, nutrition and breed development.

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National Dairy Development Board

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43
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Trans – Fat free by _______

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2022

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44
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which scheme has completed three years.

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Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)

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National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), which has been renamed as ______

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Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM

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Mid-Day Meal scheme will be renamed as the National Scheme for________

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The existing Mid-Day Meal scheme will be renamed as the National Scheme for PM Poshan Shakti Nirman.

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In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme titled ‘Saath’ for ____________

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Self Help Group (SHG) women

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48
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SVAMITVA

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aimed to provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India leveraging property as a financial asset by the citizens with accurate land records for rural planning.

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NEP-2020 drafting committee chairperson

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K Kasturirangan

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National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) signed an MoU with __________ to create an academic platform to engage young students as well as develop a research and capacity building hub to support regional development in the eastern region.

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South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD)

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After two decades, the United States - has completed its withdrawal from __________

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Afghanistan

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52
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latest Country to legalise the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

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Ukraine

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53
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China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

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“Gaofen-5 02”

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1st country to adopt Bitcoin as National Currency

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El Salvador

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___________ launched the 10-year “golden visa”, aimed at welcoming rich residents and highly skilled workers into the country.

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UAE

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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) partners with _________

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ICRISAT

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_____________ has declared ,state emergency, the food crisis worsened after private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports

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The sri lankan govt

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(IMF) has made an allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ________ to India. (approx USD 17.86 billion). With this, the total SDR holding of India has gone upto SDR __________

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  1. 57 billion

13. 66 billion

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India and the __________- have signed an agreement for cooperation in the development of air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (ALUAVs)

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US

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‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue between India & ___________

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Australia

61
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_________ , India launch task forces on Hydrogen and Biofuels

A

US

62
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India is __________ second biggest trade partner

A

Dubai’s

63
Q

The India- ASEAN Engineering Partnership Summit 2021 - was inaugurated by _____________

partner state
focus state

A

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel

TN
haryana

64
Q

13th BRICS Summits- venue

theme

A

INDIA

‘BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus’.

65
Q

first-ever Global Buddhist Conference

venue

organised by

A

Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus, in Nalanda, Bihar.

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR

66
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______ hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC

chaired by

A

India

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education & Director General of ICAR

67
Q

6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), organised in

Indian delegation led by ______

A

Vladivostok, Russia

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri

68
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QUAD Countries

A

Australia, Japan, India, and the United States

69
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25th edition of the Malabar naval exercises

A

coast of Guam

70
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh – to meet his Australian counterpart _______________ in New Delhi to discuss specific measures to further expand the bilateral defence cooperation

A

Peter Dutton

71
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bilateral naval exercise ‘AUSINDEX’ off

A

Darwin.

72
Q

missile system handed over to IAF

A

MRSAM-Barak-8

73
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ZAPAD 2021’

A

17 countries are participating in ZAPAD including Mongolia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Russia, India and Belarus

74
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“KAZIND-21” a

A

training Node Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan

75
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SIMBEX

A

Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise’

fringes of the South China Sea.

76
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India’s GDP growth - rose ________ in the three months to June, the first quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year

A

20.1%

77
Q

_______ – signed a $300 million loan with the Union Government to expand rural connectivity in ______

A

The Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Maharashtra

78
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________ has opened a floating ATM

A

State Bank of India in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar

79
Q

Reserve Bank of India will conduct open market purchase of Government Securities under the G-Sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0) for _______

A

Rs 15000 crore

80
Q

The Reserve bank of India has set the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second half of the financial year 2021-22 i.e October 2021 to March 2022 at ___________

A

Rs. 50,000 crore.

81
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The Reserve Bank may trigger fresh floatation of market loans when the Government of India utilises _________ % of the WMA limit

A

75 per cent

82
Q

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the entry age for the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to ________.

A

70 year

83
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The crypto industry in India has the potential to add _________ of economic value, in the form of investments and cost savings, by 2030, according to a report.

A

$184 billion

84
Q

The report, entitled “Crypto Industry in India,” was published by the __________

A

National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in conjunction with Binance-owned crypto exchange WazirX.

85
Q

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has marginally lowered India’s growth projection for the ongoing fiscal to ______

A

9.7

86
Q

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised downwards India’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal, 2021-22 (FY22) to ____________

A

10 per cent

87
Q

India - has emerged as the ____ largest startup ecosystem in the world after the _______

A

third

US and China

88
Q

Gazelle”

A

a startup founded after 2000 with the potential to go unicorn in two years

89
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cheetah

A

may go unicorn in the next four years

90
Q

most valuable Gazelle

A

Zilingo

91
Q

most valuable Cheetah

A

Pepperfry

92
Q

India ranks ______in Global Innovation Index 2021

A

46th

93
Q

India will become 3rd largest importer by __________

A

2050

94
Q

Top States and UTs in Food Safety Index 2020-21

A

Gujarat was the top ranking state, followed by Kerala (2nd) and Tamil Nadu (3rd).

95
Q

Rabobank’s 2021 Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list

A

Amul, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) to rank 18th

96
Q

India is the ______ largest Unicorn/startup ecosystem in the world after _____

A

third

usa after china

97
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top unicorn in the ranking in India

A

Zilingo

98
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top in Global Innovation Index 2021

A

Switzerland

99
Q

Director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam.

A

Venkatraman,

100
Q

ASOSAI chairman

A

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India GC Murmu

101
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chairman of National Commission for Minorities

A

Iqbal Singh Lalpura

102
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first woman Secretary-General of UNCTAD

A

Rebecca Grynspan

103
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head of a 12-member steering committee responsible for developing a new National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

A

ISRO) chairman K. Kasturirangan

104
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate

A

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

105
Q

Ramon Magsaysay Awards

A Bangladeshi scientist who has been instrumental in discovering vaccines that have saved millions of lives.

A

Firdausi Qadri

106
Q

Ramon Magsaysay Awards :

A visionary who founded one of the largest microfinance institutions in Pakistan, servicing millions of families.

A

Muhammad Amjad Saqib

107
Q

Ramon Magsaysay Awards :

A humanitarian who has been helping the displaced refugees of Southeast Asia rebuild their lives

A

Steven Muncy

108
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_____ receives the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Awar

A

Namita Gokhale

109
Q

Children’s Climate Prize last year

A

Vinisha Umashankar, class X tiruvannamalai

110
Q

_______ gets prestigious UN Land for Life Award 2021 for concept _____

A

Rajasthani based Shyam Sundar Jyani

Familial Forestry

111
Q

who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020 at a ceremony on September?

A

Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily,

Tamil writer Imaiyam and poet Arundhathi Subramaniam

112
Q

who recived Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 2021
English author ____
Hindi writer ____
Malayalam literary critic ____

A

Ruskin Bond

Vinod Kumar Shukla

M Leelavathy

113
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_______ receives National Florence Nightingale Award 2020

A

Brigadier SV Sarasvati

114
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2021 Global Goalkeeper Awarded to _____ for fighting for gender equality and her continued advocacy to address the Covid-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women and girl

A

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

former UN sec general

115
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science & technology is awarded for _____ in ____ no. of fields

A

Indian scientists below age 45

7 fields

116
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Biological Sciences category:

A

Dr Amit Singh & Dr Arun Kumar Shukla

117
Q

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for chemical sciences category

A

Dr Kanishka & Dr T Govindaraju

118
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences category

A

Dr Binoy Kumar Saikia

119
Q

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Engineering sciences category:

A

Dr Debdeep Mukhopadhyay,

120
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Mathematical sciences category:

A

Dr Anish Ghosh & Dr Saket Saurabh

121
Q

The Florence Nightingale Award will be given to a nurse named ______ from Sir Sayajirao General Hospital, Gujarat.

A

Bhanumati Gheewala

122
Q

____________ has bagged 22nd National Award for Excellence in Energy Management from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

A

The Golden Rock Railway Workshop (GOC), Tiruchchirappalli

123
Q

Author of “Translating Myself and Others”

A

Jhumpa Lahiri

124
Q

Author of “The Fractured Himalaya”

A

Nirupama Rao

125
Q

Author of My Life in Full: Work, Family, and our Future.

A

Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo

126
Q

Author of “Jungle Nama”

A

Amitav Ghosh

127
Q

Amitav Ghosh’s “Jungle Nama” has now been released as an audiobook with music and voice of ______

A

US-based Ali Sethi

128
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who has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for G20.

A

Piyush Goyal

129
Q

Indians in 100 most influential people of 2021’

A

Narendra Modi
Mamata Banerjee
serum institute CEO Adar Poonawalla

130
Q

For the first time in the history of space tourism ______ launched the Inspiration4 mission on September

A

SpaceX

131
Q

QUAD ( Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) Leaders’ Summit held in

A

Washington D.C.

132
Q

Quad nation comprises of India, ______, the US and ______

A

Japan & Australia

133
Q

The theme of the ____th 2021 UN General Assembly session was ________

A

76th

“Building resilience through hope”

134
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_______ launches Landsat 9 satellite to monitor Earth’s landscape

A

NASA

135
Q

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – has launched a two-day ‘Lunar Science Workshop’ to commemorate the completion of _____ years of operation of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft

A

2 years

136
Q

The govt has a dedicated National Clean Air Programme that aims for a 20% to 30% reduction in particulate matter concentrations by____ in 122 cities

A

2024

137
Q

which IIT is working on developing an innovative digital model to address the problem of e-waste (electronic wastes)?

A

IIT madras

138
Q

which IIT launched ‘Project Udaan’, a language translator, to break the language barrier in education

A

IIT bombay

139
Q

Tokyo Paralympics India position

A

24th

140
Q

India finished their campaign at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 with an all-time high of _____ medals

A

19 (5G,8S and 6B)

141
Q

Indian Flag Bearers at Tokyo paralympics at opening ceremony

A

Javelin thrower Tek Chand

142
Q

Indian Flag Bearers at Tokyo paralympics at closing ceremony

A

Shooter Avani Lekhara

143
Q

The Indian theme song of Paralympics 2020 ______ by ________

A

“Kar de kamaal tu” by sanjeev singh

144
Q

US Open

mens

womens

A

Daniil Medvedev

Emma Raducanu

145
Q

Asian Snooker Championship

A

India’s Pankaj Advani

146
Q

india 70 th chess grandmaster

A

R Raja Rithvik

147
Q

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unveiled its official motto

A

“Together for a Shared Future

148
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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be Held in India in _————

A

October 2022

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