Q1. Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which small finance bank to work in cohesion in support of Bank Linkage?
Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
North East Small Finance Bank
Capital Small Finance Bank.
C. North East Small Finance Bank
Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB) on Saturday to work in cohesion in support of Bank Linkage of the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Producer Groups/ Enterprises under ASRLM. ASRLM is the first amongst all the State Livelihood Missions to initiate the signing of MoU with the new generation small finance banks.
Q2. Which country has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for the period 2021-2025?
US
India
Australia
UAE
B. India
Q3. India and which country signed an agreement for reciprocal provision of supplies and services between the armed forces?
China
Bangladesh
Japan
Sri Lanka
C. Japan
India and Japan signed an agreement for reciprocal provision of supplies and services between the armed forces. The agreement establishes the enabling framework for closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of India and Japan in reciprocal provision of supplies and services while engaged in bilateral training activities, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Humanitarian International Relief and other mutually agreed activities.
Q4. What is the rank of India in the Global Economic Freedom Index, 2020?
79th
105th
93rd
108th
B. 105th
The Economic Freedom of the World 2020 Annual Report by Canada’s Fraser Institute has been released in India in conjunction with the New Delhi-based think tank Centre For Civil Society. This is the 24th edition of Economic Freedom of the World.
The country was at the 79th spot in last year’s rankings. Hong Kong topped the rankings.
Q5. The government of which state has recently launched India’s Biggest “Piggery Mission”?
Nagaland
Assam
Meghalaya
Tripura
C. Meghalaya
The main objective of the Piggery Mission is to reduce the annual import of Pork worth Rs 150 Crore and make Meghalaya self-sufficient (“Aatma Nirbhar”) in pork production over the next 3 years.
Q6. According to the Living Planet Report 2020 released by the World Wide Fund for Nature what is the average decline in global vertebrate species populations, between 1970 and 2016?
68%
50%
34%
72%
A. 68%
World Wildlife Fund for Nature is the world’s leading conservation organization. It was established in 1961 and is headquartered at Gland, Switzerland. Its objective is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Q7. Which state topped the list of states counted for the well-being of children as per the ‘State of Young Child in India’ report released by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu recently?
Assam
Kerala
Tripura
Goa
B. Kerala
The Young Child Outcomes Index (YCOI) measures health, nutrition and cognitive growth with help of indicators such as infant mortality rate, stunting and net attendance at the primary school level. Kerala, Goa, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram are among the top five States.
Q8. Which among the following religious place was recently granted Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration?
Tirupati
Vaishno Devi
Konark
Golden Temple
D. Golden Temple
The Union government has granted a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence to Sri Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar in Punjab for five years. It will now enable the Golden Temple to receive foreign donations.
Q9. Who won the women’s singles title in US Open Tennis 2020?
Naomi Osaka
Victoria Azarenka
Jennifer Brady
Serena Williams
A. Naomi Osaka
Q10.India’s first integrated air ambulance service has been launched in which state?
Karnataka
Odisha
Gujarat
Uttarakhand
A. Karnataka
The Integrated Ambulance Service is India’s first air ambulance operating from South India to provide service for medical emergencies. It is combined with helicopter and land ambulance services which will offer last-mile connectivity.
