1) Which Institution releases Global Electric Vehicle Outlook report?

A) International Energy agency

B) World Economic forum

C) International Monetary Fund

D) None of the above

Answer : A

Global Electric Vehicle Outlook report is released by International Energy agency.

2021 REPORT HAS NOTED FOLLOWIN POINTS ABOUT INDIA

• According to the report, around 30% of new vehicle sales in 2030 will be Electric in India.

• The Electric Vehicle penetration in the country will be led by electric three-wheelers and electric two-wheelers.

• The report also says that the electrification of buses will be lower. It will be 15% of total sale of vehicles by 2030. This is mainly because of easier registration of two-wheelers and three-wheelers under the FAME II scheme.

• The report also says that only 3% of allocated funds under the FAME II scheme has so far been used for 30,000 vehicles.

2) Which of the following does not constitute CHARDHAM?

A) Yamunotri

B) Badrinath

C) Vaishno Devi

D) Kedarnath

Answer: C

The Char Dham Yatra is visiting four holy places in Uttarakhand. They are Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. 2021 Char dham yaatra is suspended due to COVID

3) Who is the present chairman or Codex  committee on spices and culinary herbs?

A) Narendra Modi

B) K Vijayaraghavan

C) Dr Mr Sudarshan

D) Dr G Satish Reddy

Answer: C

Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs is mandated to elaborate worldwide, science-based quality standards for spices and culinary herbs, in accordance with the Codex principles of consumer protection and fair trade practices.Dr M.R. Sudharshan is the current Chairman of the Committee

4) In which year was MNREGA ACT passed?

A)2001

B)2003

C)2005

D)2009

Answer: C

The MGNREGA stands for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005.This is labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the ‘Right to Work’.

5) Which is the implementing agency of Smart Cities mission?

1. Ministry of Housing and urban affairs

2. Ministry of Rural Development

3. Ministry of Finance

4. Niti Aayog

Answer: A

About SMART CITIES MISSION

• By : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India

• Objective will be to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of Smart Solutions

• A special purpose vehicle will be set up to implement the scheme (example: Belgaum Smart City Limited )

• Financing : As it is a centrally sponsored scheme, the financing will be shared by centre and States

6) Which country hosts "River Litani"?

A) Lebanon

B) Uruguay

C) Japan

D) Israel

Answer : A

River Litani is the longest river in Lebanon. It has an artificial lake called the Qaraoun lake created by the Litani river dam. Around forty tonnes of fish were recently washed on the banks of the lake due to excessive pollution. The pollution was mainly due to sewage dumping.

7) "Global forest goal report" 2021 was recently released by which institution?

A) United Nations

B) World Economic forum

C) World Bank

D) None of the above

Answer: A

The "Global forest goal report" 2021 was released by United Nations. The report says during COVID-19 the forest dependent population faced reduced income, job losses, diminished access to markets and information. Most of the forest dependent population faced difficulty in accessing healthcare and basic services.

8) Which institution developed MACS variety of Soybean?

A) Agharkar Research Institute

B) IIT Delhi

C) IISC

D) Agricultural research institution of India

Answer: A

Agharkar Research Institute of Pune along with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has developed MACS variety of Soybean.

9) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Guru Tej Bahadur?

1. He was the ninth guru of Sikh religion

2. Guru Gobind Singh was his son

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) None of the above

Answer: C

GURU TEGH BAHADUR

• Was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion

• Was born at Amritsar in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind.His term as Guru ran from 1665 to 1675.

• One hundred and fifteen of his hymns are in Guru Granth Sahib.

• Was assassinated on Aurangzeb’s orders.

• Stood up for the rights of Kashmiri Pandits who approached him against religious persecution by Aurangzeb.

• Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi mark the places of execution and cremation of his body.

10) In which year was Indian red cross society formed?

A) 1920

B) 1921

C) 1922

D) 1923

Answer: A

INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (IRCS)

• Is a voluntary humanitarian organization providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promoting health and care for vulnerable people and communities.

• Was established in 1920 under the Indian Red Cross Society Act and incorporated under Parliament Act XV of 1920. The act was last amended in 1992 and of rules were formed in 1994.

• Has 36 State / Union Territories Branches with their more than 1100 districts and sub district branches.

• Honourable President of India is the President & Health minister is Chairman

• The Vice Chairman is elected by the members of the Managing Body

• The National Managing Body consists of 19 members

• The Chairman of National Managing Body and 6 members are nominated by the President. The remaining 12 are elected by the state and union territory branches through an electoral college

• The Managing Body is responsible for governance and supervision of the functions of the society through a number of committees

• The Secretary General is the Chief Executive of the Society

• Headquarters : Delhi