1.West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced to provide how many lakhs of life cover
to journalists and frontline workers covering the Kovid-19 crisis?
a. 10 lakh rupees
b. 20 lakh rupees
c. 25 lakh rupees
d. 30 lakh rupees
ANSWER: a. 10 lakh rupees
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced health insurance of 10
lakh rupees for Corona warriors, which will also include
journalists. There is a continuous increase in the cases of corona virus
in West Bengal too. According to the government, so far there have been
1106 infected cases in Bengal, out of which 33 have died. 151 of these
people have been cured.
2. How many years has the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Indian discus thrower Sandeep Kumari for
failing the dope test?
a. 7 years
b. 5 years
c. 4 years
d. 2 years
ANSWER: c. 4
years The
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned
Indian discus thrower Sandeep Kumari for 4 years for failing the dope
test. This ban will be applicable to them from 26 June 2018 as the test
samples were taken on the same day. Earlier, the Indian Dope Testing
Laboratory did not find any banned substance in Sandeep’s blood.
3.The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) recently said that in what year would
the Commonwealth Youth Games be instead of 2021 to avoid a clash with the Tokyo
Olympic dates postponed for a year because of the Kovid-19 epidemic?
a. 2022
b. 2023
c. 2024
d. 2025
ANSWER: b. The
2023
Tokyo Olympics was scheduled to be held from
July 23 to August 8 this year, but was postponed for a year last
month. The Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board has decided to
consider options to hold the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games on another
date. The statement said that after positive discussion the CGF has agreed
to consider the best options and time-frame for its event in
future. Probably it will be organized in 2023. The seventh season of
the Commonwealth Youth Games was to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from August
1 to 7.
4.World Press Independence
Day is celebrated on which of the following days?
a. 25 March
b. 10 April
c. 18 June
d. 03 May
ANSWER: d. 03
May
Every year, 3 May is celebrated every year as
‘World Press Freedom Day’. World Press Freedom Day was declared by the
United Nations General Assembly in December 1993 following the recommendation
of the UNESCO General Conference. The main purpose of observing the World
Press Freedom Day is to celebrate the basic principles of press freedom and to
assess the state of press freedom around the world. The Guillermo Kano World
Press Freedom Award is given on World Press Freedom Day. This award is
given to the person of the institute who has done big work for the freedom of
the press.
5. Which of the following
countries will launch its first Arctic-M satellite by the end of this year to
monitor the Arctic climate and environment?
a. China
b. Nepal
c. Russia
d. Bangladesh
ANSWER: c. Russia
Russia’s Arctica-M remote-sensing and emergency
communication satellite will collect meteorological data in the Earth’s polar
regions. This will allow weather forecasts to be improved and will enable
scientists to study climate change better. This information was given by
news agency Sputnik by Vladimir Kolymkov, general director of Lavochin
Aerospace Company. Vladimir Kolymkov said that this is the number one
Arctic-M spacecraft ever developed and is being radio-electronically tested.
