Q1. Which is the first city from Northeast to get a manhole cleaning robot ‘BANDICOOT’ to ensure minimal human involvement to clean the sewers?
Agartala
Guwahati
Itanagar
Aizawl
B. Guwahati
The automatic sewer cleaning device has been procured by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC). The device was developed by a Start-up India company called Genrobotics under the Make in India initiative, funded by CSR of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
Q2. Which state government recently deployed drone and anti-depredation quick response vehicle to guard forest areas?
West Bengal
Assam
Bihar
Kerala
B. Assam
This drone would be able to narrow-cast any purported movement of the poachers and would delve a blow to poaching in the national parks, wild life sanctuaries and other reserve forests.
Q3. As per the National Education Policy 2020, the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to be raised to what percent by 2035?
35%
25%
50%
60%
C. 50%
New Policy aims for universalization of education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education by 2030. Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to be raised to 50% by 2035, with addition of 3.5 crore seats.
Q4. The book “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” authored by
Venkaiah Naidu
Rajdeep Sardesai
S Jaishankar
Amartya Sen
C. S Jaishankar
Q5. Name the mobile application launched by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recently?
Weather
Climate
Megha
Mausam
D. Mausam
This app is designed to communicate the weather information and forecasts to the general public. The app will forecast weather conditions of around 450 cities, which will show the weather conditions of the past 24 hours and seven days. It will also help to show radar images
Q6. Government of India recently inaugurated ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ in which state?
Tripura
Gujarat
Nagaland
Andhra Pradesh
B. Gujarat
The testing lab was established by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Anand, Gujarat with support of NBB (National Bee Board).
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now notified new standards of Honey, Bee Wax and Royal Jelly.
Q7. Which institute has recently developed medical bed isolation system named ‘Aashray’?
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT)
Christian Medical College (CMC)
Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL)
Madra Medical College (MMC)
A. Defence Institute of Advanced Techology (DIAT)
Medical bed isolation system is a low cost, reusable solution to maintain proper isolation of COVID-19 patients. The product is modular and portable in design and can be suitable for different requirements.
Q8. Green-Agriculture, a project funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF) was launched in which state recently?
Telangana
Mizoram
Odisha
Sikkim
B. Mizoram
Mizoram is first among the five states where the project is to be implemented. The other four states are Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
Q9. Who represents India in 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting through video conference?
Prakash Javadekar
Nirmala Sitharaman
Ramvilas Paswan
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
A. Prakash Jaadekar
BRICS is the acronym for the combined economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The first BRIC Summit took place in 2009 in the Russian Federation and focused on issues such as reform of the global financial architecture. South Africa was invited to join BRIC in December 2010, after which the group adopted the acronym BRICS.
Q10. Who has won the Lifetime Excellence Award 2020 in Earth System Science for his major contribution in the field of Biostratigraphy, Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology?
Anil Prakash Joshi
Usha Chaumar
Trinity Saioo
Professor Ashok Sahni
D. Professor Ashok Sahni
Earth system science (ESS) is the application of systems science to the Earth. It focuses on the operation of the whole Earth, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere.
