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- Name the female IAF officer who has become the first woman flight test engineer of India?
A) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
B) Mitali Madhumita
C) Aashritha V Olety
D) Sophia Qureshi
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Option C
Explanation:In yet another first for women in the Indian military, Aashritha V Olety, an officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), has graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School to become the first woman flight test engineer in the country.
- The May 28 is dedicated to commemorate the formation of which of the these international organisations?
A) Transparency International
B) Amnesty International
C) World Health Organisation
D) United Nations
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Option B
Explanation: Amnesty International Day is observed every year on May 28, because it was on this day in 1961 that this non-governmental organization was founded in London.
- Bashar al-Assad is the President of which country, who has been re-appointed for fourth straight term recently?
A) Syria
B) Mali
C) The Bahamas
D) Oman
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Option A
Explanation: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected for the fourth straight 7-year term in a landslide victory, winning 95.1 percent of the total votes cast.
- Government has constituted a panel of state ministers for better valuation of services of casinos, online gaming portal and race courses companies for GST. Who is the head of this panel?
A) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
B) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister
C) West Bengal Deputy Chief Minister
D) Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister
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Option B
Explanation:The government has set up a seven-member panel of state ministers for better valuation of services of casinos, online gaming portal and race courses companies, to levy goods and services tax (GST). The group of ministers (GoM) will be headed by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel.
- Which Indian bank has joined hands with NPCI to link its digital wallet Pockets with UPI ID?
A) Canara Bank
B) SBI
C) HDFC Bank
D) ICICI Bank
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Option D
Explanation:Private sector lender ICICI Bank has launched a unique facility, which allows linking a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ID with its digital wallet, ‘Pockets’. ICICI Bank has collaborated with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to link the UPI network with ‘Pockets’.
- TRIFED has collaborated with NITI Aayog to implement Van Dhan Yojana scheme in the Tribal Aspirational Districts identified by Niti Aayog. How many Tribal Aspirational Districts are there presently?
A) 29
B) 41
C) 39
D) 18
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Option C
Explanation:The Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) has now partnered with NITI Aayog to implement the Van Dhan Yojana scheme in the districts that have been identified as aspirational districts by NITI Aayog. A dedicated team of TRIFED will work together with the NITI Aayog team to prepare the follow-up-plan for the implementation of the Van Dhan Yojana in each of the 39 Tribal Aspirational Districts.
- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, who has been appointed as the new President of International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), from India?
A) Sachin Jain
B) Jagjit Pavadia
C) Mutha Ashok Jain
D) Gyaneshwar Singh
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Option B
Explanation: Jagjit Pavadia, the former Narcotics Commissioner of India, has been elected as the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) [Headquarter-Vienna, Austria].
- Which day of the year is observed as the World Digestive Health Day?
A) 29 May
B) 30 May
C) 28 May
D) 27 May
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Option A
Explanation:Every year, the World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is observed on 29 May. It is organised by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in collaboration with the WGO Foundation (WGOF).
- Name the women mountaineer who has recently created historic record of world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman
A) Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
B) Oh Eun-sun
C) Moni Mulepati
D) Tsang Yin-hung
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Option D
Explanation: Tsang Yin-hung, a Hong Kong-based mountaineer, has created the record of world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman, within the time of just under 26 hours.
- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed on ___________
A) 26 May
B) 27 May
C) 29 May
D) 28 May
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Option C
Explanation:The “International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers” is observed on May 29 annually to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.
- International Everest Day is marked on which day?
A) 27 May
B) 29 May
C) 28 May
D) 26 May
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Option B
Explanation: International Everest Day is observed on 29 May every year.
- What is the theme of the 2021 World Digestive Health Day (WDHD)?
A) Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic
B) Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective
C) Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive Cancers
D) Viral Hepatitis, B and C: Lifting the Global Burden
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Option A
Explanation:The theme of WDHD 2021 is “Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic.”
- What is the theme of the 2021 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers?
A) 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice
B) Investing in Peace Around the World
C) Women in Peacekeeping – A Key to Peace
D) The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security
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Option D
Explanation:The 2021 Theme: “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security.”
