What is AEG12, recently seen in news? A. Asteroid B. Mosquito protein C. Space craft D. Viral disease Explanation: A mosquito protein, called AEG12, strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika, and also weakly inhibits coronaviruses, according to scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) […]
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the U.K’s Turing scheme for students? A. The scheme will enable schools, colleges and universities in the UK to apply for government funding to allow students to study and work across the globe, including in India. B. The scheme would be a global programme in
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Index Monitoring Cell (IMC)? A. The Index Monitoring Cell (IMC) was set up by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry with stakeholders to improve India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index and to evolve an objective yardstick to gauge media freedom. B. The panel
The Commission for Air Quality Management was headed by A. Mukesh Khare B. M.M. Kutty C. Arvind Kumar Nautiyal D. Ramesh K J Explanation: Members who were part of the Commission for Air Quality Management said they were taken aback by the sudden dissolution of the body, constituted last October and via an ordinance. The
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The reconstitution of the Advisory Committee for the Multidisciplinary Study of the River Sarasvati would continue to be chaired by A. Home Minister B. Finance Minister C. Culture Minister D. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Explanation: The Centre has reconstituted an advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati river
Who was Lachit Borphukan, recently seen in news? A. A king of Ahom Kingdom B. A commander of Ahom Kingdom C. A king of Mughal Empire D. A commander of Mughal Empire Explanation: The opposition parties in poll-bound Assam have slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to 17th century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan as
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Which of the following is a Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) of Government of India? A. Space X B. Skyroot Aerospace C. NewSpace India D. None of these Explanation: The NewSpace India Limited, a subsidiary company under the Department of Space will own and operate capital intensive space assets of ISRO as part of the space
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The Comoros is an island country in which of the following ocean? A. Atlantic Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. Indian Ocean D. Arctic Ocean Explanation: Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa arrived at port of Anjouan in Comoros with one thousand metric tonnes of rice. It will be received by Foreign Minister of Comoros Dhoihir Dhoulkamal in
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The new set of rules “All India Tourist Vehicles Authorization and Permit Rules, 2021” will be applicable from A. 1 April 2021 B. 1 May 2021 C. 1 June 2021 D. 1 July 2021 Explanation: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced a new scheme, under which any tourist vehicle operator may apply
DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of which of the following Ministry? A. Ministry of Finance B. Ministry of Science and Technology C. Ministry of Electronics and IT D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Explanation: Education Minister announces linking of OTPRMS certificates with DigiLocker with complete waiver of registration fees in order to ensure hassle-free access
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