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Q.1. Where has been India’s highest meteorological centre (MC) of the India Meteorological Department inaugurated by Harsh Vardhan?

हर्षवर्धन द्वारा “भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग” का भारत का सर्वोच्च मौसम विज्ञान केंद्र (MC) कहाँ स्थापित किया गया है?

(a) Porbandar / पोरबंदर

(b) Mumbai / मुंबई

(d) Vadodra / वडोदरा

(e) Shimla / शिमला

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the meteorological centre (MC) of the India Meteorological Department at Leh in Ladakh via video conferencing.

The centre would provide localised weather forecasts in the region, which would result in strengthening the weather-related early warning system for the region.

The meteorological centre at Leh is the second MC located in the Himalayas. The first such facility is based in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

Q.2. Who has to be conferred with the National Tansen Samman for 2020?

2020 के लिए राष्ट्रीय तानसेन सम्मान से किसे सम्मानित किया जाना है?

(a) Satish Vyas / सतीश व्यास

(b) Pavan Sukhdev / पवन सुखदेव

(d) Pratap Chauhan / प्रताप चौहान

(e) Nethra Kumanan / नेत्र कुमारन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Renowned Indian Santoor player, Pandit Satish Vyas would be conferred with the National Tansen Samman for 2020 by the State Government during the inaugural ceremony of the music extravaganza.

The festival is held every year to pay tributes to one of the greatest musicians in Indian history of classical music, Tansen, who was also one of the nine gems in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar.

Q.3. Who has been conferred on the prestigious “Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020’ by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)?

इंस्टीट्यूशन ऑफ इंजीनियरिंग एंड टेक्नोलॉजी (IET) द्वारा प्रतिष्ठित “2020 के लिए प्रतिष्ठित इंजीनियर पुरस्कार वर्ष ” किसे प्रदान किया गया है?

(a) T Krishnakumar / टी कृष्णकुमार

(b) V K Yadav / वी के यादव

(d) Usha Padhee / उषा पाढे

(e) Aveek Sarkar / अवीक सरकार

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. V K Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, has been conferred on the prestigious “Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020’ by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for his outstanding contribution towards modernisation and reforms over Indian Railways.

Every year Institution of Engineering and Technology, Delhi Local Network, celebrates Engineers’ Day on September 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya.

Q.4. Who has been nominated as the board member of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)?

टीके और टीकाकरण के लिए ग्लोबल अलायंस (GAVI) के बोर्ड सदस्य के रूप में किसे नामित किया गया है?

(a) Shripad Yesso Naik / श्रीपद येस्सो नाइक

(b) Harsh Vardhan / हर्ष वर्धन

(d) Ashwini Kumar Choubey / अश्विनी कुमार चौबे

(e) Rajiv Kumar / राजीव कुमार

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has been nominated as the board member of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI).

The seat is currently held by Myint Htwe of Myanmar. Dr Vardhan will represent the South East Area Regional Office (SEARO)/ Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) constituency on the GAVI Board. Dr Vardhan will assume the charge with effect from January 1, 2021, and serve till December 31, 2023.

Q.5. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of High Court of Uttarakhand?

उत्तराखंड उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

(a) Arup Kumar Goswami / अरूप कुमार गोस्वामी

(b) Mohammad Rafiq / मोहम्मद रफीक

(d) Sanjay Karol / संजय करोल

(e) Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari / जितेंद्र कुमार माहेश्वरी

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. The President of India in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India,and after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transferred the following Chief Justices/ Judges of High Courts.

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, Chief Justice, from Telangana to Uttarakhand.

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Chief Justice from Andhra Pradesh Sikkim.

Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice, from Orissa to Madhya Pradesh.

Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief Justice, from Sikkim to Andhra Pradesh

Q.6. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of High Court of Madhya Pradesh?

मध्य प्रदेश के उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

(a) Mohammad Rafiq / मुहम्मद रफीक

(b) Indrajit Mahanty / इन्द्रजीत महंती

(d) Dipankar Datta / दीपंकर दत्ता

(e) Sanjay Karol / संजय करोल

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. The President of India in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, and after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transferred the following Chief Justices/ Judges of High Courts.

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, Chief Justice, from Telangana to Uttarakhand.

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Chief Justice from Andhra Pradesh Sikkim.

Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice, from Orissa to Madhya Pradesh.

Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief Justice, from Sikkim to Andhra Pradesh

Q.7. With which organization, Indian Navy has conducted maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ (India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container) from IL 38SD aircraft?

किस संगठन के साथ भारतीय नौसेना ने IL 38SD विमान से “SAHAYAK-NG” (भारत का पहला स्वदेशी रूप से डिजाइन और विकसित एयर ड्रोप्ड कंटेनर) का पहला परीक्षण परीक्षण किया है?

(a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) / भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन

(b) Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) / रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास प्रयोगशाला

(d) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) / रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास संगठन

(e) National Space Informatics Centre (NSIC) / राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष सूचना केंद्र (NSIC)

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Indian Navy carried a successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft (Indian Navy) off the coast of Goa.

The trial was conducted by Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2000 km from the coast. It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores.

Q.8. SL Dharme Gowda passed away recently. He was the deputy chairman of which state council?

एस एल धर्मे गौड़ा का हाल ही में निधन हो गया। वह किस राज्य परिषद के उपाध्यक्ष थे?

(a) Telangana / तेलंगाना

(b) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश

(d) Assam / असम

(e) Odisha / ओडिशा

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. The body of Karnataka Legislative Council deputy chairman S L Dharme Gowda was recovered from a railway track at Gunasagar village of Kadur Taluk in Chikmagalur district of the state.

Suspected to have died by suicide. The police are examining an alleged death note found near his body.

Q.9. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) which comes under Ministry of Earth Sciences was founded in ____________.

भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग (IMD) जो कि पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत आता है, ____________ में स्थापित किया गया था।

(a) 1969

(b) 1958

(d) 1875

(e) 1975

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. About IMD

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founded: 1875

Parent organization: Ministry of Earth Sciences

Q.10. Where is the headquarters of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास संगठन (DRDO) का मुख्यालय कहाँ है?

(a) Mumbai / मुंबई

(b) Bengaluru / बेंगलुरु

(d) Hyderabad / हैदराबाद

(e) Chennai / चेन्नई

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Headquarters: New Delhi

Established: 1958

Q.11. Who is the current Governor of Karnataka?

कर्नाटक के वर्तमान राज्यपाल कौन हैं?

(a) Baby Rani Maurya / बेबी रानी मौर्य

(b) Bandaru Dattatreya / बंडारू दत्तात्रेय

(d) Najma Heptulla / नजमा हेपतुल्ला

(e) Vajubhai Vala / वजुभाई वाला

Answer & Explanation

Ans.11.(e)

Exp: Governor: Vajubhai Vala

Q.12. Where is the headquarters of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)?

वैक्सीन एंड इम्यूनाइजेशन के लिए ग्लोबल अलायंस (GAVI) का मुख्यालय कहाँ है?

(a) Beijing, China / बीजिंग, चीन

(b) Geneva, Switzerland / जिनेवा, स्विट्जरलैंड

(d) Mandaluyong, Philippines / मांडलुयांग, फिलीपींस

(e) Shanghai, China / शंघाई, चीन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.12.(b)

Exp. Headquarters location: Geneva, Switzerland

Founded: January 2000

Q.13. Where is the Headquarters of World Trade Organisation?

विश्व व्यापार संगठन का मुख्यालय कहाँ है?

(a) New Delhi / नई दिल्ली

(b) New York / न्यूयॉर्क

(d) Rome / रोम

(e) None of these / इनमें से कोई नहीं

Answer & Explanation

Ans.13.(c)

Exp. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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