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1. Which Day is celebrated as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International)?

a. 9th June.

b. 10th June.

c. 17th June.

d. none of these.

[The World Day to Combat desertification and Drought (International) is celebrated on 17th June, since 1994, to create awareness about the repercussions of droughts and ways to combat desertification.]

2. Who has become the 1st observant Sikh to graduate from the distinguished United States (US) Military Academy at West Point, recently?

a. Sruti Chawla.

b. Anmol Narang.

c. Shruti Hassan

d. none of these.

[Anmol Narang has becomes the 1st observant Sikh to graduate from the distinguished United States (US) Military Academy at West Point. She was born in Roswell, Georgia.]

3. Who has launches "Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances", recently?

a. Viru Shahasre Buddhe.

b. Dr. Jitendra Singh.

c. Jagmohan Singh.

d. none of these.

[Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State for Personnel and Public Grievances and Pensions has been launched the "Feedback Call Centers on Public Grievances". These service has been launched in the collaboration with (BSNL). ]

4. Which Payment bank has launches 'Suraksha Salary Account" for MSMEs, recently?

a. Bandhan Payment Bank.

b. Paytm Payments Bank.

c. Airtel Payments Bank.

d. none of these.

[Airtel Payments Bank has launched the "Suraksha Salary Account" for the MSMEs. By this innovative account construct, MSMEs and other organizations will be able to make cashless payments and also provide a financial security blanket to their employees.]

• Headquarters of Airtel Payments Bank: New Delhi.
• Airtel Payments Bank MD and CEO: Anubrata Biswas.
• Mastercard Headquarters: New York, U.S.
• Mastercard President and CEO: Ajaypal Singh Banga.

5. The winner of QualityNZ Culinary Cup 2020-

a. Angad Bedi.

b. Chef Angad Singh Rana.

c. Sivaji Singh.

d. none of these.

[Chef Angad Singh Rana has won Quality Culinary Cup 2020. This award was announced by Cricket legend and Chennai Super kings Coach Stephen Fleming. This award is the New Zealand's First 'Virtual' Chef competition - the 'Quality NZ Culinary Cup' held in India.]

6. 'GermiBAN' has been launched by-

a. Bangladesh.

b. G. Kishan Reddy.

c. Anmol Narang.

d. none of these.

[Union Minister of state for home affairs G.Kishan Reddy has been launched a device named 'GermiBAN'. This device has been developed by Atal Incubation Centre & Association of lady Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP) Women Entrepreneurs (WE) HUB. It has the capability of killing 99.9% of surface and air microbes. It is very useful in quarantine centres, isolation wards, hospitals and all general places for killing viruses like coronavirus.]

7. Who has launched "e-office" application-

a. Neeta Verma.

b. Sunita Chowhan.

c. Ajit Kumar.

d. none of these.

["e-office" application has been launched by the Chairman of Central Coard of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIS), M. Ajit Kumar. With this application, CBIC has become one of the largest Government Departments to automates its internal office procedures. This "e-office" has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) and supported by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)]

• Director-General of National Informatics Centre (NIC): Neeta Verma.

8. Recently, Which country has joined Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence?

a. Shi Lanka.

b. India.

c. Pakistan.

d. none of these.

[India has joined the global partnership on Artificial intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay) as a founding member.]

9. COVID-19 Workplace Readiness Indicator tool has been developed by-

a. IIT Mumbai.

b. IIT Kharagpur.

c. IISc Bangalore.

d. none of these. 

[' COVID-19 Workplace Readiness Indicator,' tool has been developed by a team of IISc researchers in collaboration with the Karnataka State Management Authority (KSDMA). This tool has been developed to save the workplace of IISc.]

10. Who has started the "Multi-Location Claim Settlement" facility?

a. MOU.

b. EPFO.

c.NIC.

d. none of these.

[Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a "Multi-Location Claim Settlement" facility. The "Multi-Location Claim Settlement" Facility will cover claims such as Provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal and claims, and transfer claims.]

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