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| 4651. |
Which of the following institutes through the New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) program approved a project towards the development of human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs) that can neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in coronavirus infected patients? |
| A. | CSIR |
| B. | ISRO |
| C. | DRDO |
| D. | IIT |
| Answer» B. ISRO | |
| 4652. |
Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with which company for Modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for the Indian Air Force(IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on 8 May? |
| A. | HAL |
| B. | RIL |
| C. | Tata Power |
| D. | NTPC |
| Answer» D. NTPC | |
| 4653. |
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Giriraj Singh awarded the winners of "Startup India-Animal Husbandry Grand Challenge" on 8 May. Who won first prize in Value-added products? |
| A. | EmerTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai |
| B. | Adis Technologies, Belagavi, Karnataka |
| C. | White Gold Technologies LLP, Mumbai |
| D. | Krushak Mitra Agro Services Pvt. Ltd. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4654. |
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) approved how many laboratories for testing prototype samples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) coveralls required for protection from coronavirus? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 4655. |
Which startup has launched an antimicrobial and washable face mask that can be reused up to 50 launderings? |
| A. | Nanosafe Solutions |
| B. | Nineleaps Solutions |
| C. | InCred Solutions |
| D. | Jumbotail Solutions |
| Answer» B. Nineleaps Solutions | |
| 4656. |
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health & Family Welfare Minister launched which mobile application related to COVID-19 situation? |
| A. | AYUSH Covid Care |
| B. | AYUSH Sanjivani |
| C. | AYUSH Care |
| D. | AYUSH Help |
| Answer» C. AYUSH Care | |
| 4657. |
Indian Navy recently designed and produced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which was tested and approved by which of the following institutes? |
| A. | Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences |
| B. | Indian Council of Medical Research |
| C. | Military Engineering Service |
| D. | AIIMS |
| Answer» B. Indian Council of Medical Research | |
| 4658. |
According to 'Digital in India' report by the Internet & Mobile Association of India(IAMAI) & Nielsen shows that rural India have more internet users than urban India by how much percent? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» C. 5% | |
| 4659. |
Which board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-Madras) on 7 May to establish a Centre of Excellence? |
| A. | Rubber Board |
| B. | National Dairy Development Board |
| C. | Coir Board |
| D. | Spices Board |
| Answer» D. Spices Board | |
| 4660. |
Which of the following institutes in association with the Gujarat Council of Science & Technology (GUJCOST) has announced to organize a Citizen's Science Webinar Series on "Science Communication in the Time of COVID-19"? |
| A. | National Council for Science & Technology Communication |
| B. | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing |
| C. | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| D. | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Answer» B. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing | |
| 4661. |
Who inaugurated the road link from Dharchula (Uttarakhand) to Lipulekh (China Border) on 8 May? |
| A. | Rajnath Singh |
| B. | Nitin Gadkari |
| C. | Manoj MukundNarvane |
| D. | Bipin Rawat |
| Answer» B. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 4662. |
Which institute has fabricated an economical and energy-efficient wafer-scale photodetector using gold-silicon interface? |
| A. | SreeChitraTirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research |
| C. | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| D. | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Answer» C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | |
| 4663. |
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has announced its target to construct roads of how much worth in the next two years? |
| A. | Rs.15 lakh crore |
| B. | Rs.18 lakh crore |
| C. | Rs.12 lakh crore |
| D. | Rs.10 lakh crore |
| Answer» B. Rs.18 lakh crore | |
| 4664. |
The Time of remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the Second World War is observed on which date every year? |
| A. | 6-7 May |
| B. | 5-6 May |
| C. | 8-9 May |
| D. | 9-10 May |
| Answer» D. 9-10 May | |
| 4665. |
AYUSH Minister and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan jointly launched three AYUSH based studies related to COVID-19 situation at New Delhi on 7 May. Who is current Ayush Minister? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| C. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| D. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Answer» C. Mahendra Nath Pandey | |
| 4666. |
Which institute has come up with plant data of the Northern Western Ghats which indicates that plateaus should be prioritized for the conservation of the Northern Western Ghats? |
| A. | Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding |
| B. | Arid Forest Research Institute |
| C. | Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) |
| D. | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research |
| Answer» D. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | |
| 4667. |
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, released Advisories to the Fisheries sector in how many languages? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4668. |
Where was the incident of Styrene gas leakage occurred in a chemical plant LG Polymers industry on 7 May? |
| A. | Visakhapatnam |
| B. | Thanjavur |
| C. | Coimbatore |
| D. | Amaravati |
| Answer» B. Thanjavur | |
| 4669. |
The Government of India is to conduct one of the largest evacuation exercises with an aim to bring Indians stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. What is the name of this exercise? |
| A. | Jai Bharat Mission |
| B. | Vande Bharat Mission |
| C. | Jai Hind Mission |
| D. | Vande Matram Mission |
| Answer» C. Jai Hind Mission | |
| 4670. |
Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) the feature has been implemented in the Aarogya Setu mobile application. What is toll free number for Aarogya Setu IVRS? |
| A. | 1035 |
| B. | 1026 |
| C. | 1056 |
| D. | 1075 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4671. |
The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act was extended by how many months? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 4672. |
Trade unions have asked the centre to provide cash support of how much Rs. for each poor and vulnerable households to get through the economic crisis led by the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Rs 5000 |
| B. | Rs 3500 |
| C. | Rs 10000 |
| D. | Rs 7500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4673. |
DGCA launches which portal to fast-track approval to COVID-19 related drone operations? |
| A. | Jatayu |
| B. | GARUD |
| C. | Drone Udaan |
| D. | Sampati |
| Answer» C. Drone Udaan | |
| 4674. |
According to 'Lost at Home' report by UNICEF how many people were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict and violence in 2019? |
| A. | 2 million |
| B. | 1 million |
| C. | 4 million |
| D. | 5 million |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4675. |
Govt announces to operate how many flights to repatriate stranded Indians abroad from May 7 to May 13? |
| A. | 51 |
| B. | 54 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 67 |
| Answer» D. 67 | |
| 4676. |
TATA Sons signed an MoU with which of the following organisations for licensing of KNOWHOW for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay (FELUDA) for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19? |
| A. | IIT-Patna |
| B. | THSTI-Faridabad |
| C. | INST-Mohali |
| D. | CSIR-IGIB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4677. |
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad has partnered with which Bengaluru-based company to take up research activities on COVID-19? |
| A. | Infiniti Research Private Limited |
| B. | Delphi Research Services Private Limited |
| C. | Eyestem Research Private Limited |
| D. | Einfolge Technologies |
| Answer» D. Einfolge Technologies | |
| 4678. |
According to Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE) data what is the current unemployment rate in India? |
| A. | 22.1% |
| B. | 27.1% |
| C. | 25.1% |
| D. | 21.1% |
| Answer» C. 25.1% | |
| 4679. |
Ministry of Finance stated that around 39 crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs.34,800 crore under PMGKP as of 5 May 2020. What is the full form of G in PMGKP? |
| A. | GST |
| B. | Government |
| C. | Garib |
| D. | Gaushala |
| Answer» D. Gaushala | |
| 4680. |
According to Google, it had blocked and removed how many 'bad advertisements' globally in 2019? |
| A. | 1.7 billion |
| B. | 3.7 billion |
| C. | 6.7 billion |
| D. | 2.7 billion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4681. |
Which of the following US based companies buys 1.15% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 5,656 cr? |
| A. | Silver Lake |
| B. | Apple |
| C. | Walmart |
| D. | General Motors |
| Answer» B. Apple | |
| 4682. |
The US President Donald Trump has nominated which Indian-American lawyer as a representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development? |
| A. | Ashok Michael Pinto |
| B. | Raj Mukherji |
| C. | Nimi McConigley |
| D. | Rachel Paulose |
| Answer» B. Raj Mukherji | |
| 4683. |
Government suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holders. What is full form of O in OCI? |
| A. | Outstanding |
| B. | Overseas |
| C. | Outer |
| D. | Outsider |
| Answer» C. Outer | |
| 4684. |
The Union Minister of Food Processing Industries held a video conference with the promoters of the completed Integrated Cold Chain Projects. Who is current Union Minister of Food Processing Industries? |
| A. | Prahalad Singh Patel |
| B. | Harsimrat Kaur Badal |
| C. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| D. | Giriraj Singh |
| Answer» C. Mahendra Nath Pandey | |
| 4685. |
Who assumed command of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC)on 1 May 2020? |
| A. | Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon |
| B. | S K Shrivastava |
| C. | Raj Shukla |
| D. | Madhuri Kanitkar |
| Answer» D. Madhuri Kanitkar | |
| 4686. |
Which initiative is launched for free tele-consultation to those who have COVID-19 like symptoms? |
| A. | Arogya Setu dost |
| B. | Arogya Setu help |
| C. | Arogya Setu Mitr |
| D. | Arogya Setu Care |
| Answer» D. Arogya Setu Care | |
| 4687. |
The National Mission for Clean Ganga operating (NMCG) under Ministry of Jal Shakti launched "IDEAthon" titled "The future of River Management". Who is current Jal Shakti Minister? |
| A. | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
| B. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| C. | Raj Kumar Singh |
| D. | Jitendra Singh |
| Answer» B. Shripad Yesso Naik | |
| 4688. |
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to valiant soldiers and security personnel martyred in Handwara in Jammu & Kashmir. Who is current lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir? |
| A. | Girish Chandra Murmu |
| B. | Radha Krishna Mathur |
| C. | Anil Baijal |
| D. | Kiran Bedi |
| Answer» B. Radha Krishna Mathur | |
| 4689. |
The government of India has constituted how many Central Public Health Teams to support the States in the implementation of containment measures for COVID-19 in the affected areas within these districts? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 4690. |
What is India's ranks among countries in scientific publication according to survey conducted by the National Science and Technology Management Information? |
| A. | 7th |
| B. | 3rd |
| C. | 2nd |
| D. | 5th |
| Answer» C. 2nd | |
| 4691. |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER),addressed the Bamboo Conclave through Video Conference. Who is current Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region? |
| A. | Kiren Rijiju |
| B. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| C. | Raj Kumar Singh |
| D. | Jitendra Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4692. |
Which institute developed a portable device 'eCovSens' that can be used as a diagnostic tool for the detection of COVID-19 antigens? |
| A. | National Technical Research Organisation |
| B. | National Institute of Animal Biotechnology |
| C. | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| D. | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Answer» C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | |
| 4693. |
According to IHS Markit India what is the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of the manufacturing sector activity of the country in April? |
| A. | 17.4 |
| B. | 27.4 |
| C. | 67.4 |
| D. | 57.4 |
| Answer» C. 67.4 | |
| 4694. |
Which organisation developed 'UV blaster,' an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower for rapid and chemical-free disinfection of high infection-prone areas? |
| A. | National Technical Research Organisation |
| B. | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing |
| C. | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| D. | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4695. |
The Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched which collection that will showcase daily utility products made by rural self-help groups? |
| A. | The Farmer Collection |
| B. | The SHG Collection |
| C. | The Saras Collection |
| D. | The Rural Collection |
| Answer» D. The Rural Collection | |
| 4696. |
The United States Food and Drug Authority (USFDA) has allowed emergency use of which antiviral drug, for treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients? |
| A. | Peramivir |
| B. | Maraviroc |
| C. | Saquinavir |
| D. | Remdesivir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4697. |
Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced to launch a national e-commerce marketplace. What is its name? |
| A. | Indiamarket |
| B. | Bharatmarket |
| C. | Apnamarket |
| D. | Sabkamarket |
| Answer» C. Apnamarket | |
| 4698. |
Government of India has released the second installment of how much rs. under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) for fighting lockdown due to COVID-19? |
| A. | Rs.1500 |
| B. | Rs.750 |
| C. | Rs.500 |
| D. | Rs.1000 |
| Answer» D. Rs.1000 | |
| 4699. |
What is name of special trains started by Indian Govt. for stranded migrant labourers? |
| A. | Covid Special |
| B. | Shramik Special |
| C. | Migrant Special |
| D. | Raksha Special |
| Answer» C. Migrant Special | |
| 4700. |
In which of the following zones the e-commerce companies are allowed to sell only essential commodities? |
| A. | Red |
| B. | Green |
| C. | Oranges |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» B. Green | |