May 2021

GoM to examine GST exemption for Covid relief material

GoM to examine GST exemption for Covid relief material

Union Finance Ministry has constituted a Group of Ministers, GoM to look into the matter of concessions and exemptions from GST to COVID relief materials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 43rd GST Council which met recommended the constitution of a GoM to examine into the needs for further relief to COVID-19 related individual items. […]

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French President asked for forgiveness for Rwandan genocide

French President asked for forgiveness for Rwandan genocide

French President Emmanuel Macron recently asked for forgiveness for his country’s role in the 1994 Rwandan massacre in which about 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days,

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The last surviving member of Constituent Assembly Passed Away

The last surviving member of Constituent Assembly Passed Away

The last surviving former member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, T.M. Kalliannan Gounder, passed away at the age of 101 at Thiruchengode in western Tamil Nadu. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He joined the Indian National Congress at the age of 19 and participated in the Quit India movement. He was elected to the Indian

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IBF to be renamed as Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation

IBF to be renamed as Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation

The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters, is being renamed as Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 IBDF is in the process of forming a new wholly-owned subsidiary to handle all matters pertaining to digital media. IBDF will also form a Self-Regulatory Body (SRB), as per the

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Village rice from Kumbakonam exported to Ghana, Yemen

Village rice from Kumbakonam exported to Ghana, Yemen

A start-up firm has exported two consignments of 4.5 tonnes of patented “village rice” sourced from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district to Ghana and Yemen via air and sea routes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This development comes on the heels of APEDA helping in the shipments of “red rice” from Assam to the

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 30 May 2021

Who has been removed as ambassador of UN’s environmental treaty?

Who has been removed as ambassador of UN’s environmental treaty? A. Amir Khan B. Akshay Kumar C. Randeep Hooda D. Amitabh Bachchan Explanation: Actor Randeep Hooda has been removed as the ambassador of Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), United Nation’s environmental treaty. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 30 May 2021

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the 43rd GST Council meeting?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the 43rd GST Council meeting? A. The 43rd GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister B. Amphotericin B also have been recommended for full exemption from IGST. C. Both & B D. None of these Explanation: The 43rd GST

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 30 May 2021

The Power Ministry transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to

The Power Ministry transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to A. DRDO B. Adani Green Energy C. POWERGRID D. Tata Power Company Explanation: The Ministry of Power transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID). The transmission system was dedicated to the nation by Prime

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