1) 'Ooru Keri' is a autobiography of which of the following ?
A) Chandrashekar Kambar
B) U R Anantamoorty
C) Girish Karnad
D) T Siddalingaiah
Answer: D
Noted Kannada poet,Popularly known as "Dalita Kavi", Siddalingaiah passed away due to Covid-19 related ailments. His Ooru Keri, an autobiography, had won him the Sahitya Akademi Award.
2) Where is 'Seema Sadak Bhavan' located?
A) Bihar
B) Sikkim
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) New Delhi
Answer : D
Seema Sadak Bhavan is headquarter of Border Road Organization. It is located in New Delhi
3) Which country is providing Iran with Kanopus-V satellite?
A) Russia
B) China
C) USA
D) Japan
Answer : A
Russia is set to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities. It is named Kanopus-V . It will help monitor facilities of its adversaries across the West Asia
4)'AKHAR' is a app developed by which of the following state?
A) Punjab
B) Haryana
C) Chandigarh
D) Rajasthan
Answer : A
Punjabi University, Patiala, is all set to roll out upgraded version of its flagship software ‘Akhar’, which means ‘word’ in Punjabi, with advanced features like multilingual search, spell check with an emphasis on nouns, Punjabi grammar check and transliteration of Gurmukhi text to Shahmukhi (Punjabi script used in West Punjab in Pakistan), Devanagri and Roman scripts and reverse.
5)Which of the following is not a member of G7 countries grouping?
A) Canada
B) France
C) India
D) Germany
Answer : C
G7 countries include US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan , United Kingdom
6) Which of the following has partnered with Telangana government to lead 'Medicines from Sky' project?
A) Flipkart
B) Amazon
C) Myntra
D) Microsoft
Answer: A
E-commerce giant, Flipkart, has partnered with Telangana government to lead “Medicines from the Sky” project using the Beyond Visual Line of Sight technology
7) What is the name of the app launched by 'Ayush Ministry' to create awareness about Yoga?
A) Yoga
B) Namaste Yoga
C) Hello Yoga
D) Jeevana Yoga
Answer : B
Ayush Ministry launched 'NAMASTE YOGA' app.Namaste Yoga app is designed as an information platform for public. It was launched with the aim of raising awareness about yoga and make it accessible for larger community.
8) Which is the parent company of 'Blue origin' space agency?
A) Amazon
B) Flipkart
C) NASA
D) Microsoft
Answer : A
Amazon is the home company of Blue origin space
9) A species called 'Pyrostria Lalji' was in news.Where was it recently found?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Andaman
D) Lakshadweep
Answer : C
Pyrostria Lalji species of coffee, native to Madagascar,was recently found in Andamn
10) Famous writer P. Kesavadev, belonged to which of the following States?
A) Kerala
B) Bengal
C) Andhra
D) Tamilnadu
Answer : A
P Kesavadev was famous Malayalam writer hailing from Kerala
11) When is World blood Donor day celebrated every year?
A) June 14
B) August 14
C) July 14
D) None of the above
Answer : A
World Blood Donor Day is observed every year on June 14 with the aim of creating awareness about need for safe blood and life-saving components of blood which is required for transfusion.World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14th June to mark birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who was born on June 14, 1868.
12) Which is the institution carrying out 'Operation Olivia'?
A) Indian Army
B) MoEFCC
C) Niti Aayog
D) Indian Coast Guard
Answer : D
Operation Olivia was started by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), first in early 1980s. This operation helps in protecting Olive Ridley turtles every year when they start nesting along Odisha coast for breeding in months of November to December. Under it, round-the-clock surveillance is conducted from November till May through Coast Guard assets like Fast patrol vessels, Interceptor craft, Air cushion vessels and Dornier aircraft.
13)'Shenzhou-19' is a spacecraft of which country?
A) Russia
B) Japan
C) China
D) None of the above
Answer : C
Chinese spacecraft, Shenzhou-19, will blast off from Gobi Desert on a Long March rocket soon. Spacecraft will ferry three men to an orbiting space module where they will stay for three-month. This will be the first time China will send humans into space since 2016.
14) JIVAN VAYU device is being developed by __
A) IIT ROPAR
B) IIT BOMBAY
C) IIT DELHI
D) IIT MADRAS
Answer : A
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a device ‘Jivan Vayu’ which can be used as a substitute of CPAP machine.
15) Who is the present chairman of Parliamentary standing comittee on Information technology?
A) Om Birla
B) Supriya Sule
C) Shashi Taroor
D) Meenakshi Leki
Answer : C
Shashi Taroor is the present chairman of Parliamentary standing committee on Information technology
