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Q1. Omega Healthcare Management Services has signed a pact with ______ for advanced use of the latest technology in providing healthcare solutions.
(a) IIT Roorkee
(b) IISc-Bangalore
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIIT-Bangalore
(e) IIIT- Hyderabad
Q2. Name India’s premier container port that got listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally, as per the latest Lloyds Report.
(a) Tuticorin Port
(b) Panambur Port
(c) Marmagao Port Trust
(d) Cochin Port
(e) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
Q3. Who among the following was named the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Emerging Player Of The Year?
(a) Prithvi Shaw
(b) Kuldeep Yadav
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Rishabh Pant
(e) Yuzvendra Chahal
Q4. Raghbir Singh Bhola has passed away aged 92. He was a well-known _________.
(a) Poet
(b) Cricketer
(c) Hockey player
(d) Activist
(e) Wrestler
Q5. India ranks _____ on the global talent competitive index?
(a) 80th
(b) 82nd
(c) 75th
(d) 61st
(e) 77th
Q6. Which of the following firm has announced that it will create an independent Institute for Ethics in Artificial intelligence (AI) with an initial investment of $7.5 million over a period of five years?
(a) Google
(b) Facebook
(c) Infosys
(d) Apple
(e) Microsoft
Q7. Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets?
(a) Bhubaneshwar Kumar
(b) R Ashwin
(c) Kuldeep Yadav
(d) Yuzvendra Chahal
(e) Mohammed Shami
Q8. Which state government has declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) as the “State Festival”?
(a) Tripura
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Manipur
Q9. Which state government has decided to cater 5% reservation each for Kapu community and the economically backward classes (EBCs) among the forward castes?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Telangana
(e) Uttarakhand
Q10. The government has constituted a high power committee to monitor the pricing of medicines and healthcare products. The committee will be headed by a ___________.
(a) Niti Aayog vice chairman
(b) Niti Aayog Member (Health)
(c) Minister of Health and Family Welfare
(d) Home Secretary
(e) None of the above option is the right answer
Solutions
Ans.1.(d)
Exp. Omega Healthcare Management Services has signed a pact with IIIT-Bangalore for advanced use of the latest technology in providing healthcare solutions.
Ans.2.(e)
Exp. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port got listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally, as per the latest Lloyds Report. JNPT notched up five spots, to be 28th on the list, compared to its previous ranking.
Ans.3.(d)
Exp. Rishabh Pant was named the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Emerging Player Of The Year following an impressive show in India’s first-ever Test series win in Australia. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored 350 runs in the four-match Test series that India won 2-1 to script history in 71 years and 11 attempts.
Ans.4.(c)
Exp. Former Indian hockey player Raghbir Singh Bhola, a two-time Olympic medallist, has passed away aged 92. In 2000, he was honored with the Arjuna Award for his achievements in hockey.
Ans.5.(a)
Exp. India has moved up one position to rank 80th on the global talent competitive index, but remains a laggard among the BRICS nations. Switzerland continues to top the list.
Ans.6.(b)
Exp. Social media giant Facebook announced that it will create an independent Institute for Ethics in Artificial intelligence (AI) with an initial investment of $7.5 million over a period of five years.
Ans.7.(e)
Exp. Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets, during the first one-dayer against New Zealand at Napier. Shami reached the milestone in his 56th match, with the wicket of opener Martin Guptill.
Ans.8.(b)
Exp. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Pema Khandu declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) as the “State Festival” at Seijosa in East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) is only conservation festival of Arunachal Pradesh.
Ans.9.(a)
Exp. Andhra Pradesh cabinet has decided to cater 5% reservation each for Kapu community and the economically backward classes (EBCs) among the forward castes. The cabinet approved the decision of doubling the welfare pensions given under the NTR Bharosa Scheme.
Ans.10.(b)
Exp. The government has constituted a high power committee to monitor the pricing of medicines and healthcare products. The committee will be headed by a Niti Aayog member (Health). It will be tasked with recommending price controls and monitoring the prices of specific drugs and health products to ensure their affordability.
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