Q1. Recently, who among the following has been elected as the new President of Hockey India?
Gyanendro Ningombam
Tapan Kumar Das
Rajinder Singh
Pradyum Reddy
A. Gyanendro Ningombam
Gyanendro Ningombam is a resident of Imphal East district. He has been associated with hockey for several years. He was CEO of Manipur Hockey before being elected as Vice President of the association.
Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009. It is now the governing body with exclusive mandate to direct and conduct all activities for both men and women’s hockey in India.
Q2. Union Food Processing Minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal has virtually inaugurated the “Zoram Mega Food Park” in which state recently?
Uttarakhand
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Mizoram
D. Mizoram
This is the first Mega Food Park operationalized in the State of Mizoram. The mega food park will generate huge job opportunities for the youth and boost farmers’ income and reduce food wastage in the country.
Q3. As per the Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav, the capital cities of all North-East states in the country will be connected via the rail network by the year?
2024
2023
2025
2022
B. 2023
Except Sikkim, all northeastern states are connected to the rail network. Capitals of Assam, Tripura and Arunachal are already connected. In Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the capital connectivity work is in progress.
Q4. Recently, NITI Aayog has recommended the Government of India to use what per cent use of recycled products in large infrastructure projects?
10%
50%
25%
35%
C. 25%
Using recycled products by up to 25 per cent may reduce raw material cost of the project by nearly 10-15 per cent.
Q5. Fampay launched India’s first numberless card ‘FamCard’ in partnership with which bank?
ICICI Bank
State Bank of India
IDBI Bank
IDFC Bank
D. IDFC Bank
Using this numberless card, minors can finally make online and offline payments without the need to set up a bank account. Every transaction is protected with device locks like fingerprint, Face ID, pattern lock or PIN.
Q6. Government of which state has recently launched ”Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for an all-round development of the Scheduled Castes?
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
West Bengal
B. Uttar Pradesh
The aim of the scheme is to provide financial assistant to support people to become self-dependent.
Q7. Who has been recently appointed as Vice-President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
Ashok Lavasa
TC Venkat Subramanian
David Rasquinha
Tarun Bajaj
A. Ashok Lavasa
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966. Its Headquarter is in Metro Manila, Philippines. From 31 members at its establishment it now has 68 members. Masatsugu Asakawa is the current President.
Q8. Who has been recently appointed as the First Woman Prime Minister of Gabon?
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda
Dame Marguerite Pindling
Adrienne Louise Clarkson
Monica Dacon
A. Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda
She became the first woman to be elected mayor of the capital Libreville in 2014.
Gabon is located on the west coast of Central Africa. Its capital and largest city is Libreville. The official language is French.
Q9. What is the rank of India in Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020?
3rd
2nd
5th
1st
A. 3rd
India ranked 3rd among 48 countries in in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions. The Index was released by the US-based property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. China and the United States retain the top two positions.
Q10. Recently, in which country India planned to create its first ever overseas oil stockpile?
Russia
US
Austria
Iran
B. US
India and the US have signed an MoU to develop a strategic petroleum reserve to store crude oil in America to increase India’s stockpile.
