1. | Who won Brookwater Golf Club women's championship? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The top-ranked Women's Tennis Association (WTA) player in the world and a former professional cricket player, Ashleigh Barty has now added another feat in her sporting list by winning Brookwater Golf Club women's championship. |
2. | Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor to be commissioned in which year? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: On September 22, 2020, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Atomic Energy and Space Shri Jitendra Singh in a written reply said that the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor is to be commissioned by October 2022. |
3. | Arsenic affected habitations in India increase by what percent in the last five years? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The minister of state of Jal Shakti Shri RatanLalKataria recently provided a written reply about Arsenic affected habitations in the country. According to him, the arsenic affected habitations in the country has increased by 145 % in the last 5 years. |
4. | Which is the first state to unveil ethical AI, blockchain, cybersecurity policies in country? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Tamil Nadu becomes the first state to come out with Tamil Nadu Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies in the country. The policies were unveiled by Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami during the valedictory session of the 19th edition of Connect 2020. |
5. | Who launched "GharTak Fibre" scheme in Bihar? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine highway projects and Optical Fibre Internet Services in Bihar. The optical fibre services are being provided under the scheme "GharTak Fibre". These services are to be executed along with combined efforts of Common Service Centre. |
6. | Who is the author of the book titled "Kitchens of Gratitude"? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Star chef Vikas Khanna has authored a book titled "Kitchens of Gratitude" in which he has written about his Feed India initiative. Feed India initiative is one of the largest food drives in the world, serving meals to the underprivileged. The book will be released in 2021. He will also be honoured with the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award in October. |
7. | Who has been appointed as advisor to IMF Executive Director? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. He has been appointed for a period of three years. |
8. | Which State/UT launched National Generic Document Registration System? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha launched the National Generic Document Registration System for the union territory. The system was developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to address the diversity and variations that prevails across the states on account of formats, languages, processes and formulae. |