- The Union Government has made it mandatory to put a color strip on all vehicles of BS-VI category?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Green
d. rose
ANSWER: c. The green
central government has issued a new guideline for BS-6 vehicles. Accordingly, a 1 cm green sticker will be installed in the vehicle, on which the registration details of the vehicle will be written. This order of the government will come into effect from 01 October 2020. This order has been issued by amendment in the Motor Vehicles (High Security Registration Plate) Order, 2018.
2.How recently did India rank among 180 countries in the ‘Environmental Performance Index’ released biennially by ‘Yale University’?
a. 168
b. 175
c. 140
d. 120
ANSWER: a. The 168
‘Environmental Performance Index’ is a joint initiative of Yale University’s ‘Center for Environmental Law and Policy’ and Columbia University’s ‘Center for International Earth Science Information Network’. The Environmental Performance Index is prepared in collaboration with the ‘World Economic Forum’. The ‘Environmental Performance Index’ assesses the continuous status of different countries of the world based on various performance statistics. The ‘Environmental Performance Index’ is prepared on the basis of 11 categories related to various issues and 32 performance indicators.
3.Recently who has been appointed the new Ambassador of India to Switzerland?
a. Monica Kapil Mohta
b. Monica Sethi
c. Komal Sachdeva
d. Sheetal Aggarwal
ANSWER: a. Monica Kapil Mohta
Monica Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland. He is currently serving as India’s Ambassador to Sweden. She is a 1985 batch IFS officer. Monica Kapil Mohta will replace Sibi George, the current Ambassador of India to Switzerland. Sibi George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Kuwait.
4.World Food Safety Day is observed on which of the following days?
a. 15 May
b. 20 June
c. 25 July
d. 7 June
ANSWER: d. 7 June
Every year, World Food Safety Day (World Food Safety Day) is celebrated on 7 June. It was started by the United Nations in the year 2018. The main purpose of celebrating this day is to draw people’s attention towards safe and nutritious food. Actually, many people are falling victim to serious diseases due to eating bad food. In such a situation, World Food Security Day has been started to make people aware about food security.
5.Recently which state government started the first online waste exchange program?
a. Bihar
b. Punjab
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: c. Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy started the first online waste exchange program. This program was initiated to promote safe disposal of toxic wastes and recycling and reuse of toxic wastes. The online waste exchange program was launched on the occasion of World Environment Day. The platforms are to be tracked, audited, scrutinized and encouraged the proper use of waste.
