1. | India's largest piggery mission was launched in which state? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Meghalaya government launched Piggery Mission with an outlay of Rs 200 Crore. The mission will reduce the annual import of pork worth Rs 150 Crore. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday launched the 200 Crore plus biggest piggery project in India for Meghalaya in presence of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhury and Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong at National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) Hqs in New Delhi. |
2. | Who launched the website of Aero India 2021? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the website of Aero India 2021 -- https://aeroindia.gov.in -- in Delhi on Friday. The 13th edition of Aero India-21 will be held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru in Karnataka from February 3 to February 7 next year. |
3. | Who virtually participates in The 17th SCO Culture Ministers' meeting? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism, participated in the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers' Meeting held on September 10, 2020. Discussion was held on the role and place of culture during the global epidemiological crisis and on the prospects for developing multilateral cultural cooperation within the SCO. Patel addressed participants of the meeting and presented India's perspective to strengthen the cultural cooperation within SCO by using digital technology as an effective medium for dissemination and awakening with regard to customs, culture and traditions in the prevailing conditions. |
4. | Which state Government govt bag WSIS award for its Sabuj Sathi scheme? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: After Kanyashree scheme, another West Bengal government project has received a global prize. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on Monday handed over the winner prize 2020 to the state government for Sabuj Sathi project through a virtual ceremony, a state government official said. |
5. | Which company launch AI Classroom Series to skill India's future workforce with AI capabilities in partnership with NASSCOM? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: s part of its ongoing efforts to promote skilling as a national priority, NASSCOM FutureSkills and Microsoft have joined hands to launch a nation-wide AI skilling initiative. The initiative aims to skill 1 million students in AI by 2021. The collaboration will provide Microsoft's AI, machine learning and data science expertise to students through easy to consume modules including live demos, hands on workshops and assignments. These introductory sessions on AI will be available for undergraduate students at no cost and will cover the basics of data science, machine learning models on Azure, and understanding of cognitive services to build intelligent solutions. |
6. | Which department has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Department of Posts has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country. The Five Star Villages Scheme sounds typically among the most commons types say, Swachh Bharat, Financial Inclusion and Literacy or Infrastructure amenities. |
7. | Which university research team discovers Unique Supernova Explosion? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: One-hundred million light-years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star -- which is known as "Supernova LSQ14fmg" -- was the faraway object discovered by a 37-member international research team led by Florida State University (FSU) Assistant Professor of Physics Eric Hsiao. |
8. | Which bank planning to launch loan product 'SAFAL' for organic cotton growers? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: State Bank of India is planning to launch a loan product, SAFAL, primarily focused on organic cotton growers who don't have any credit history, said a top official of the country's largest lender. The bank is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in a big way for generating business, SBI managing director C S Setty said speaking at a Fintech conference organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). |