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| 9. | Between which two states, the first direct flight Kalaburagi to Tirupati was flagged off? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The direct daily flight operations between Kalaburagi in Karnataka to Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh were flagged off under the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN). |
| 10. | The President has promulgated an ordinance to merge the officers of which cadre with AGMUT cadre? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir the Centre has merged J&K cadre for all India Services Viz; IAS, IPS and IFS officers with that of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) through an ordinance. |
| 11. | The Government of India recently formed a committee to protect language, land and the culture of Ladakh. Who is the head of the committee? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Committee will be headed by the Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and will include elected representatives from Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, central government, and the Ladakh administration. |
| 12. | Virander Kumar Paul has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Virander Kumar Paul has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Somalia. |
| 13. | Which ministry has launched the Freight Business Development Portal? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has recently launched the Freight Business Development Portal to reduce the costs for logistics providers, provide online tracking facility for suppliers and to simplify the process of goods transportation. |
| 14. | For the year 2020, what is the food price index? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The World Food Price index averaged 97.9 points for the whole of 2020, which is a three-year high and a 3.1 percent increase from 2019. |
| 15. | Who has taken over as the MD and CEO of India Post Payment Bank? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: J. Venkatramu has taken up charge as the new managing director and chief executive officer of the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). |
| 16. | The Pioneers is a program of which country's space agency? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Pioneers Program was started by US space agency NASA in 2020 which aims to research on astrophysics science using smaller hardware. |