Which of the following are the important winter crops in India? A. Wheat B. Barley C. Mustard D. All of these Explanation: With severe groundwater depletion, the cropping intensity or the amount of land planted in the winter season may decrease by up to 20% by 2025 in India. India is the second-largest producer of […]
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Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the National Payments Corporation of India? A. It is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems under the ownership of Reserve Bank of India in India. B. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had laid down a framework for a more even
Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, recently seen in news, is an initiative of A. NASA B. ISRO C. JAXA D. SpaceX Explanation: NASA has logged another extra-terrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen. The unprecedented extraction of oxygen on Mars was achieved
What is Unicorn, recently seen in news? A. Asteroid B. Black hole C. Malware D. Virus Explanation: Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system – an object so curious that they nicknamed it ‘the Unicorn.’ Nicknamed ‘Unicorn’ the researchers said
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the oxygen concentrator? A. It is a device that used by Astronaut. B. It is a device that usually used in Submarine. C. It is a medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air. D. It is a highly advanced device that can used to
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG)? A. It consists of ten laboratories of the Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHF&W). B. It’s overall aim is monitoring the
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Virafin? A. Virafin is a pegylated interferon alpha-2b(PegIFN), which when subcutaneously injected to the Covid- 19 patient in the early stages of infection, resulted in their faster recovery. B. Cadila Healthcare Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. C. Both
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Exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ is conducted between Indian Navy and A. Germany Navy B. UK Navy C. US Navy D. France Navy Explanation: The 19th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ is scheduled to be conducted in the Arabian Sea from 25th to 27th April 2021. From the Indian Navy’s side, guided missile
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Current Affairs Quiz 25 April 2021 are very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC etc. We gkseries team compose these Current Affairs Quiz from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.
Who Manikant Thakur, recently seen in news? A. IAS officer B. IIS officer C. IPS officer D. IFS officer Explanation: Senior IIS officer Manikant Thakur passed away following COVID-19 infection. Mr Thakur was serving as Chief of Media in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In his illustrious career of 30 years in IIS,
