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| 4701. |
Govt. raises MSP (Minimum Support Price) for MFP (Minor Forest Produce) of how many items to benefit livelihoods of tribal gatherers in view of circumstance arising out of Covid 19? |
| A. | 59 items |
| B. | 49 items |
| C. | 79 items |
| D. | 69 items |
| Answer» C. 79 items | |
| 4702. |
Home Ministry announces extension of lockdown for a further period of how many weeks with effect from May 4? |
| A. | 1 weeks |
| B. | 3 weeks |
| C. | 2 weeks |
| D. | 6 weeks |
| Answer» D. 6 weeks | |
| 4703. |
What was the title of 12th session of Dekho Apna Desh of Tourism Ministry held on 30 April 2020? |
| A. | Celebrating the Citizens in Responsible Tourism |
| B. | Celebrating the Incredible Indian Women in Responsible Tourism |
| C. | Celebrating the Incredible India in Responsible Tourism |
| D. | Celebrating the Incredible Indian Men in Responsible Tourism |
| Answer» C. Celebrating the Incredible India in Responsible Tourism | |
| 4704. |
How many new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States on 1 may 2020? |
| A. | 150 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | 250 |
| Answer» C. 100 | |
| 4705. |
The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan approved the integration of how many more States and Union Territories (UTs) with the National Cluster under the "One Nation One Ration Card" plan? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4706. |
What is India's rank among 117 nations in terms of budget transparency and accountability by Open Budget Survey? |
| A. | 53rd |
| B. | 51rd |
| C. | 52rd |
| D. | 54rd |
| Answer» B. 51rd | |
| 4707. |
Output of eight core infrastructure industries grew how much percent in 2019-20? |
| A. | 1.6% |
| B. | 0.6% |
| C. | 2.6% |
| D. | 3.6% |
| Answer» C. 2.6% | |
| 4708. |
Which TV show creates world record for Highest Viewed Entertainment Programme Globally? |
| A. | Jai Hanuman |
| B. | Jai Shri Krishna |
| C. | Ramayan |
| D. | Mahabharat |
| Answer» D. Mahabharat | |
| 4709. |
The scientist from which institute has studied rivers in Ladakh Himalaya and found out the 35,000-year history of river erosion and identified hotspots of erosion and wide valleys that act as buffer zones? |
| A. | Ashoka Trust for Ecology and the Environment Royal Enclave, Srirampura |
| B. | ISRO |
| C. | The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) |
| D. | None of the Above |
| Answer» D. None of the Above | |
| 4710. |
Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day is celebrated on which date? |
| A. | 2 May |
| B. | 30 April |
| C. | 28 April |
| D. | 1 May |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4711. |
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) paid tribute to celebrate painter and artist Raja Ravi Varma on which birth anniversary on 29 April 2020? |
| A. | 171st |
| B. | 176th |
| C. | 177th |
| D. | 172nd |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4712. |
Which institute developed a generalized one-dimensional fluid simulation code capable of studying a wide spectrum of coherent electric field structures in near-earth plasma environment or earth's magnetosphere? |
| A. | IIT Kanpur |
| B. | Indian Institute of Geomagnetism |
| C. | IIT Delhi |
| D. | ISRO |
| Answer» C. IIT Delhi | |
| 4713. |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has identified the how many drugs/drug candidates for repurposing as they can be quickly deployed for treatment? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 34 |
| Answer» B. 35 | |
| 4714. |
Which organisation launched 'Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH)' a programme on health and risk communication with a focus on COVID-19? |
| A. | National Council for Science & Technology Communication |
| B. | RAKSHAK |
| C. | Cocare |
| D. | Life Care |
| Answer» B. RAKSHAK | |
| 4715. |
Which company will set up two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIITs) at Baramulla and Jammu? |
| A. | HCL Technologies Limited |
| B. | Tata Technologies |
| C. | Reliance Industries |
| D. | Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited |
| Answer» C. Reliance Industries | |
| 4716. |
ADB approves how much loan for enabling reliable power connection in rural areas of Maharashtra? |
| A. | USD 146 million |
| B. | USD 346 million |
| C. | USD 246 million |
| D. | USD 646 million |
| Answer» C. USD 246 million | |
| 4717. |
UGC releases guidelines for examinations and academic calendar for universities in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. When was UGC formed? |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» D. 1959 | |
| 4718. |
Which institute has modified the structure of Berberine into Ber-D to use as an Alzheimer's inhibitor? |
| A. | Translational Health Science and Technology Institute |
| B. | The Indian Institute of Science |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research |
| D. | Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali |
| Answer» D. Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali | |
| 4719. |
Which institute has designed and developed Electrostatic Disinfection Machine, an innovative technology for effective disinfection and sanitization to fight against COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | CSIR-CCMB |
| B. | CSIR-CSIO |
| C. | CSIR-CFTRI |
| D. | CSIR-AMPRI |
| Answer» C. CSIR-CFTRI | |
| 4720. |
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) released a new list with the names of 169 tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) including Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The India Meteorology Department was established in which of the following year? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1890 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 4721. |
Which institute has developed HCARD (Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device)? |
| A. | CSIR-CCMB |
| B. | CSIR-CMERI |
| C. | CSIR-CFTRI |
| D. | CSIR-AMPRI |
| Answer» C. CSIR-CFTRI | |
| 4722. |
The Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) submitted its Final Report on the NIP for 2019-25 to the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman. What is target year for India of becoming a $5 trillion economy? |
| A. | 2025 |
| B. | 2022 |
| C. | 2024 |
| D. | 2023 |
| Answer» B. 2022 | |
| 4723. |
Axis Bank to increase its stake in Max Life Insurance to how much perccent? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 30% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» C. 15% | |
| 4724. |
Moody's Investors Service cuts India growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to how much percent from 2.5% projected in March? |
| A. | 1.2% |
| B. | 2.1% |
| C. | 1.5% |
| D. | 0.2% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4725. |
National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) under NTRO assessment states that India's critical sectors may fall prey to inimical forces that could use relaxations in geofencing restrictions granted to employees working from home to make cyber attacks. When was National Technical Research Organisation set up? |
| A. | 2007 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2008 |
| D. | 2002 |
| Answer» C. 2008 | |
| 4726. |
The Ministry of Finance has established the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) through a notification on 27 April. The headquarters of IFSCA will be located in which city? |
| A. | Vadodara |
| B. | Gandhinagar |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» C. Surat | |
| 4727. |
Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has issued guidelines on using the central air-conditioners in public buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic. CPWD was established in which year? |
| A. | 1851 |
| B. | 1852 |
| C. | 1853 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4728. |
A multi-disciplinary expert group COVIDActionCollab (CAC) is developing a protocol to test sewage for COVID-19 traces in selected densely populated urban residential areas of which cities? |
| A. | Bengaluru and Kolkata |
| B. | Bengaluru and Mumbai |
| C. | Mumbai and Kolkata |
| D. | Bengaluru and Delhi |
| Answer» B. Bengaluru and Mumbai | |
| 4729. |
India is set to produce indigenous rapid testing and RT-PCR diagnostic kits by the end of which month? |
| A. | July |
| B. | June |
| C. | May |
| D. | August |
| Answer» D. August | |
| 4730. |
A report by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat stated that the APEC region is expected to post how much percent economic decline in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19? |
| A. | 2.7% |
| B. | 3.7% |
| C. | 1.7% |
| D. | 4.7% |
| Answer» B. 3.7% | |
| 4731. |
Which City used a Mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk under the smart city mission? |
| A. | Agartala |
| B. | Madurai |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Vadodara |
| Answer» B. Madurai | |
| 4732. |
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change represented India in the first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue on 28 April. WHo is current Union Minister of Environment, Forest? |
| A. | Ramvilas Paswan |
| B. | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| C. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4733. |
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) revises its 2020-21 economic growth forecast to how much from 3.6% made on March 30? |
| A. | 2.9% |
| B. | 1.1% |
| C. | 1.9% |
| D. | 2.1% |
| Answer» D. 2.1% | |
| 4734. |
Which City used the spraying of sanitizer in the selected areas of City under Smart Cities Mission to contain COVID-19 spread? |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Jodhpur |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Bhopal |
| Answer» D. Bhopal | |
| 4735. |
Scientists from which institute reported that the largest hole in the Ozone layer spreading over 1 million square kilometers above the Arctic has closed due to unusual atmospheric conditions? |
| A. | Copernicus European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
| B. | World Meteorological Organization |
| C. | China Meteorological Administration |
| D. | European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites |
| Answer» B. World Meteorological Organization | |
| 4736. |
Which institute has started the trial of Mycobacterium w (Mw), an anti-leprosy drug on COVID-19 patients? |
| A. | The Indian Institute of Technology |
| B. | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| C. | Indian Council of Medical Research |
| D. | All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
| Answer» C. Indian Council of Medical Research | |
| 4737. |
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed the Common Service Centre (CSCs), an SPV under the Ministry of IT and Electronics, to begin the Aadhaar updation facility at its CSCs facility which operates as Banking Correspondents (BCs). Who is current Minister for Communications? |
| A. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| B. | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| C. | Anurag Thakur |
| D. | Harsh Vardhan |
| Answer» C. Anurag Thakur | |
| 4738. |
Which institute has explored the neuroinvasive nature of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2? |
| A. | The Indian Institute of Science |
| B. | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research -Guwahati |
| C. | National Innovation Foundation India |
| D. | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4739. |
A team from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, NIT Srinagar and Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir has developed a low-cost ventilator using locally available materials. What is its name? |
| A. | Udhaar |
| B. | Ruhdaar |
| C. | Upkaar |
| D. | Sakaar |
| Answer» C. Upkaar | |
| 4740. |
Which institute developed scientifically proven two herbal products namely 'CIM-Paushak' and 'Herbal Cough Syrup' that can boost the immunity of the persons? |
| A. | The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru |
| B. | The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow |
| C. | National Innovation Foundation India |
| D. | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology |
| Answer» C. National Innovation Foundation India | |
| 4741. |
According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report titled "Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019", what is India's rank in military spender in the world? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 4742. |
Which institute under the DST Nano Mission has developed organic-inorganic hybrid nanocoatings for disposable masks? |
| A. | The Indian Institute of Science |
| B. | Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru |
| C. | National Innovation Foundation India |
| D. | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology |
| Answer» C. National Innovation Foundation India | |
| 4743. |
India's largest power producer, NTPC Ltd, has invited Global Expression of Interest (EoI) to provide how many Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» B. 15 | |
| 4744. |
Which hospital became the first government hospital in the country to successfully launch the plasma therapy treatment for COVID-19 patients? |
| A. | The King George Medical University |
| B. | Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital |
| C. | Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital |
| D. | Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital |
| Answer» B. Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital | |
| 4745. |
BRO (Border Roads Organization) opens Rohtang Pass of Himachal Pradesh. It connects which of the following valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh? |
| A. | Barot Valley |
| B. | Parvati Valley |
| C. | Kullu Valley |
| D. | Kangra Valley |
| Answer» D. Kangra Valley | |
| 4746. |
Which institute has developed carbon nitride quantum dots (g-CNQDs), a low-cost metal-free nanomaterial for visible light microbial disinfection? |
| A. | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research |
| C. | Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI),Faridabad |
| D. | Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4747. |
Which institute has developed a herbal decongestant spray? |
| A. | CSIR-National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi |
| B. | CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow |
| C. | CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani |
| D. | CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai |
| Answer» C. CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani | |
| 4748. |
Which of the following institutes has collaborated with Hyderabad-based integrated pharmaceutical company, LAXAI Life Sciences, to develop and manufacture Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug intermediates? |
| A. | IIT-Patna |
| B. | IICT-Hyderabad |
| C. | INST-Mohali |
| D. | THSTI-Faridabad |
| Answer» C. INST-Mohali | |
| 4749. |
Government to set up how much fund to repay outstanding payments to MSMEs owed by govt. and private industries? |
| A. | Rs 1 trillion |
| B. | Rs 2 trillion |
| C. | Rs 4 trillion |
| D. | Rs 5 trillion |
| Answer» B. Rs 2 trillion | |
| 4750. |
What is the name of application launched in CISF to enable movement of files and documents without physical touch? |
| A. | E-Office |
| B. | E-Files |
| C. | E-CISF |
| D. | E-karyalay |
| Answer» E. | |