1. | Which of the following states govt. announces exemptions for new projects from provisions of labour laws? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Gujarat govt announces exemptions for new projects from provisions of labour laws. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the relaxation will be applicable only to the new projects on the condition that they work for 1200 days. |
2. | Two exchanges at International Financial Services Centre in Gift City, India INX and NSE IFSC, launch trading in rupee-USD derivative contracts. Gift city is in which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Two exchanges at International Financial Services Centre in Gift City, India INX and NSE IFSC, launch trading in rupee-USD derivative contracts. |
3. | Which state government increased the retirement age of its employees, including teachers and PSU workers, from 58 years to 59? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: At a time when its finances are precarious with almost empty coffers, the Tamil Nadu government seems to have decided to 'postpone' its financial burden. The Tamil Nadu government increased the retirement age of its employees, including teachers and PSU workers, from 58 years to 59. |
4. | Scientists from which institute have found a seasonal advancement in 220 surge-type glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Ladakh through a detailed assessment of some major surging glaciers of the Karakoram range using satellite images and thermal data? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have found a seasonal advancement in 220 surge-type glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Ladakh through a detailed assessment of some major surging glaciers of the Karakoram range using satellite images and thermal data. The scientist carried out a detailed assessment of some major surging glaciers of the Karakoram range using multi-temporal and multi-sensor satellite images including Landsat 8 OLI, ASTER and Sentinel-2, Digital Elevation Models (DEM) and thermal data. |
5. | The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) alumni council launched a COVID-19 test bus to carry out affordable and rapid testing in the dense urban areas of the which city? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)Mumbai alumni council launched a COVID-19 test bus to carry out affordable and rapid testing in the dense urban areas of the city. |
6. | National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) approved how many laboratories for testing prototype samples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) coveralls required for protection from coronavirus? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) approved 8 laboratories. These labs are now testing prototype samples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) coveralls required for protection from coronavirus. |
7. | According to International Organization for Migration Migrants stranded all over world at heightened risk of COVID-19. Who is Director-General of IOM? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Migrants stranded all over world at heightened risk of COVID-19. International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General Antonio Vitorino said that more onerous health-related travel restrictions might discriminate disproportionately against migrant workers in future. |
8. | Which of the following states bans manufacture, sale and storage of 11 brands of pan masala for a year? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Jharkhand bans manufacture, sale and storage of 11 brands of pan masala for a year. |