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- Where is Indian Oil Corporation planning to set-up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant?
1) Panipat, Haryana
2) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
3) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
4) Nashik, Maharashtra
5) Durgapur, West BengalAnswer-1) Panipat, Haryana
Explanation:
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant with an outlay of Rs 3,681 crore to manufacture value-added chemical products at its Panipat refinery and petroleum complex (PRPC) in Haryana. - Who will Chair the 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) that was recently (in Nov’21) set-up to look after the implementation of ‘PM Gati Shakti’ programme?
1) Prime Minister
2) Secretary of Road Transport & Highways
3) Cabinet Secretary
4) Chairman of Railway Board
5) Union Minister of TourismAnswer-3) Cabinet Secretary
Explanation:
In October 2021, the Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi launched ‘PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity’ during an event at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
• He announced a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) to look after the implementation of ‘PM Gati Shakti’, which will be Chaired by the Cabinet Secretary (Currently Rajiv Gauba). - Where did Sarbananda Sonowal recently (in Oct’21) inaugurated 5 new vessels including 3 Floating Border Outposts & 2 Fully Electric Ferries?
1) Goa Shipyard Ltd
2) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd
3) Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
4) Cochin Shipyard Ltd
5) Shipping Corporation of IndiaAnswer-4) Cochin Shipyard Ltd
Explanation:
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the simultaneous launching of 5 new vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
• 3 Floating Border Outposts for the Border Security Force
• 2 Fully Electric Autonomous Ferries
i.He also launched new Radars and VTMS (Vessel Traffic Management System) of Cochin Port Trust for enhancing the safety of navigation in the port by monitoring and regulating the shipping movements. - What are the points that are correctly related to ‘Bhasha Sangam’ & other new initiatives of the Ministry of Education?
A) Education Ministry launched the Bhasha Sangam Initiative’ for school & a Mobile App to make School Students acquire basic conversational proficiency in Indian languages
B) Under the initiative, 100 sentences in 22 scheduled languages are presented in audio and video form with Indian Sign Language
C) NCERT along with MyGov, launched ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Quiz App to test language proficiency
1) All A, B & C
2) Only B & C
3) Only C
4) Only A & B
5) Only BAnswer-1) All A, B & C
Explanation:
The Education Ministry launched the ‘Bhasha Sangam Initiative’ for school, ‘Bhasha Sangam Mobile App’ and ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Quiz App’.
i. To make Students to acquire basic conversational proficiency in Indian Languages, other than their Mother tongue, as per the agenda of National Education Policy 2020
ii. 100 sentences in 22 scheduled languages are presented in audio and video form with Indian Sign Language
iii. EBSB Quiz App, is an initiative by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell & the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). - What is the discount offered by the Indian Government (as of Nov’21) on purchase of Sovereign Gold Bonds through Digital Mode?
1) Rs 100 per gram
2) Rs 500 per gram
3) Rs 250 per gram
4) Rs 25 per gram
5) Rs 50 per gramAnswer-5) Rs 50 per gram
Explanation:
Govt. of India (GoI) decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) for 2021-22 in 4 tranches of Series VII, VIII, IX and X from October 2021 to March 2022.
i.The Ministry of Finance has fixed the nominal value for SGB at Rs 4,761 per gram of gold.
ii.GoI offers a discount of Rs 50 per gram on the nominal value to those investors who are applying online and making payments through digital mode. - What is the minimum raw gold deposit limit set by the Central Govt. in the Revamped Gold Monetisation Scheme (R-GMS)?
1) 10 grams
2) 20 grams
3) 1 gram
4) 5 grams
5) 8 gramsAnswer-1) 10 grams
Explanation:
The Union government made certain amendments to the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) and announced a Revamped GMS (R-GMS). The minimum deposit amount under R-GMS was reduced to just 10 gram of raw gold (bars, coins, jewellery excluding stones and other metals) from 30 gram.
• There is no maximum limit set for deposits under R-GMS - Who authored the Children’s book, “The Story of the First Civilizations: From Mesopotamia to the Aztecs”?
1) Shashi Deshpande
2) Anuja Chauhan
3) Subhadra Sen Gupta
4) Indu Sundaresan
5) Preeti ShenoyAnswer-3) Subhadra Sen Gupta
Explanation:
A book titled “The Story of the First Civilizations: From Mesopotamia to the Aztecs” written by Subhadra Sen Gupta. This is the last book authored by Subhadra Sen Gupta and published posthumously by Talking Cub, an imprint of Speaking Tiger. - When is World Vegan Day annually observed?
1) 1st November
2) 2nd November
3) 3rd November
4) 4th November
5) 5th NovemberAnswer-1) 1st November
Explanation:
World Vegan Day is annually observed by vegans across the globe on November 1st to encourage people to follow a vegan lifestyle which is beneficial to one’s health as well as good for the environment. - What are the points that are correctly related to Ayurveda Day?
A) Ayurveda Day is observed annually across the globe on Dhanwantri Jayanthi (2nd November 2021)
B) 2021’s Ayurveda day is observed under the theme “Ayurveda for Covid-19”
C) The Ministry of AYUSH celebrated the first National Ayurveda Day on 28th October 2016
1) All A, B & C
2) Only B & C
3) Only C
4) Only A & C
5) Only BAnswer-4) Only A & C
Explanation:
Ayurveda Day is observed annually across the globe on Dhanwantri Jayanthi (2nd November 2021) or Dhanteras, the festival of Dhanvantari, the Hindu god of Ayurveda to create awareness about the significance of Ayurveda and to promote Ayurvedic principles of healing in society.
i.The theme of Ayurveda Day 2021 is “Ayurveda for Poshan”.
ii.The Ministry of AYUSH celebrated the first National Ayurveda Day on 28th October 2016. - When was the ‘Sovereign Gold Bond’ scheme launched by the Government of India?
1) 2011
2) 2012
3) 2015
4) 2018
5) 2017Answer-3) 2015
Explanation:
The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was launched by the Government of India in November 2015.