1. | Which of the following tribal-dominated districts has started Didi Vehicle Service for rural women for the safe delivery and other emergency services? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: In the tribal-dominated Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh , the women Rural Livelihood Mission started Didi Vehicle Service for rural women for the safe delivery and other emergency services. This vehicle service is completely free.Didi Vehicle Service: The women of Rural Livelihood Mission have started this service for 29 villages of 10 Gram Panchayats of Petlawad development block of Jhabua. |
2. | Which Vaccine manufacturer signed an exclusive deal with Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia to develop a new vaccine candidate for COVID-19? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech and Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia have signed an exclusive deal to develop a new vaccine candidate for COVID-19 at Jefferson with the support from the Department of Biotechnology, Bharat Biotech aims for human trials in early December 2020. This vaccine was developed in January 2020 at Infectious diseases expert Professor Matthias Schnell's lab and completed the preliminary tests in animal models. The mice which received the vaccine showed strong antibody response. |
3. | Which State govt. launched the 'Startup Fund' to promote entrepreneurship among the youths of the state? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Government of Uttar Pradesh launched the 'Uttar Pradesh Startup Fund' to promote entrepreneurship among the youths of the state and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed the MoU between the state and Small Industries Development Bank of India. At a function held in Lucknow Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath handed over the first installment of Rs.15 crore to Small Industries Development Bank of India. |
4. | The Federation of Indian Export Organisations, apex body of exporters informed that Indian exports are expected to fall by what percent in the current fiscal year? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Federation of Indian Export Organisations(FIEO), apex body of exporters informed that Indian exports are expected to fall by 20% in the current fiscal, in value terms it will be around USD 50 to 60 billion due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
5. | UNICEF partnered with which company to support the school children in the coronavirus affected areas and provide them access to remote learning in africa? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: United Nations Children's Fund partnered with Bharti Airtel's Africa Arm to support the school children in the coronavirus affected areas and provide them access to remote learning and financial assistance to their families through mobile cash transfer. |
6. | NTPC Ltd., the PSU under Ministry of Power, signed a MoU with which of the following companies on 22 May to set up a Joint Venture Company for the Renewable Energy business? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: NTPC Ltd., the PSU under Ministry of Power, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the PSU under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 22 May. The MoU aimed to set up a Joint Venture Company for the Renewable Energy business. |
7. | Which of the following institutes has discovered a new method to help prevent or reduce short-term memory losses associated with Alzheimer's disease? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have discovered a new method to help prevent or reduce short-term memory losses associated with Alzheimer's disease. In this method, the researchers used 'Trojan peptides' to arrest the aggregation of the neurotoxic molecules. |
8. | A team of scientists of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation jointly with which of the following countries institutes successfully discovered corals with increased heat tolerance? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: A team of scientists of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation )and Australia's national science agency, the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the University of Melbourne successfully discovered corals with increased heat tolerance which has potential to reduce the impacts of coral reef bleaching due to climatic change. |