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Aerial Passenger Ropeway System between Dehradun and Mussoorie

The Union Cabinet recently gave approval to the transfer of land of Indo-Tibetan Border Police, ITBP to Government of Uttarakhand for development of Aerial Passenger Ropeway System between Dehradun and Mussoorie. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The proposed Ropeway is a mono-cable ropeway of 5580 meters length between Purkul Gaon, Dehradun and Library, Mussoorie being […]

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MCC turns down idea of bats made with bamboo instead of willow

The MCC has turned down the idea of bats made with bamboo instead of willow, saying that it would be “illegal” under current laws, which says bats must be made only of wood and also bans lamination of the blade in bats meant for senior cricketers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Currently, Law 5.3.2 states

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International Nurses and Midwives Day 2021

The International Nurses and Midwives Day is observed on May 12 every year to appreciate the nurses’ efforts. This day is also marked as the anniversary of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The celebration of International Nurses Day started in 1965 by the International Council of Nurses (ICN). She

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Epidemiologist Smarajit Jana passed away

A leader of the rights movement for sex workers in India and a public health expert known for his contribution to the prevention of HIV in the country, Smarajit Jana, passed away. He was also a member of the National Task Force on COVID-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Jana spearheaded the first rights-based HIV

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Wildlife forensics helps cause of pangolins

Researchers of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have now developed tools to tell apart the scales of Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) and Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), to enforce the appropriate national and international laws and to track the decline of the species. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Pangolins, despite being listed in Schedule I

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Green panel allows Great Nicobar plan to advance

The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has flagged serious concerns about NITI Aayog’s ambitious project for Great Nicobar Island (‘NITI Aayog vision for Great Nicobar ignores tribal, ecological concerns’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The committee has, however, removed the first hurdle faced

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13 May 2021 – Gkseries

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13 May 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.

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Which of the following country is not a member of the Group of Seven (G7) nations?

Which of the following country is not a member of the Group of Seven (G7) nations? A. UK B. India C. Canada D. France Explanation: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK next month to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation. The

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? A. It recently proposed to rationalise the definition of ‘promoter group’ and move to the concept of ‘person in control’ as well as lower the minimum lock-in periods for promoters and other shareholders after an IPO. B.

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Who among the following had been a minister in the first democratically elected Communist Government of 1957 in Kerala led by E M S Namboodiripad?

Who among the following had been a minister in the first democratically elected Communist Government of 1957 in Kerala led by E M S Namboodiripad? A. KR Gouri Amma B. AK Gopalan C. EK Nayanar D. None of these Explanation: Kerala’s Veteran Communist leader and the leader of Janadipathya Samrakshana Samiti (JSS), K.R. Gouri Amma

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