1. How many places has
India been placed in the latest Test rankings released by ICC?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. The fourth
ANSWER: c. Third
India has lost its top position in the ICC Test
rankings and has now come in third place. Australia has secured the first
position in the latest Test and T20 rankings released by the ICC. The ICC
released the annual ranking on 01 May 2020 in which the 2016-17 season ranking
has been removed. India has lost this place for the first time since the year
2016. In the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, the current world winner England
is at first place with 127 points.
2. Recently which veteran
batsman has been voted New Zealand’s best cricketer of the year?
a. Ross Taylor
b. Kayle Jamieson
c. Mitchell Santner
d. Tim Saudi
ANSWER: a. Ross
Taylor
Ross Taylor has received the Sir Richard Hadley
Medal for the third time for outstanding performance in all three
formats. Taylor became the highest run-scorer for New Zealand in Test
cricket this season, surpassing Stephen Fleming. In addition, he is also
the first player in the world to play 100 matches in all three formats of
international cricket. Ross Taylor has played a total of 232 ODIs, 100 T20
and 101 Test matches for New Zealand.
3. Recently which state’s
Chak-Hao ie Black Rice was given the tag of ‘Geographical Indicator’ (GI)?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Punjab
d. Manipur
ANSWER: d. An
application was filed by ‘Chalk-Hao Producers
Association’ to provide GI tag to Manipur Chak-Hao. Chalk-hao
is a fragrant glutinous rice that has been cultivated in Manipur for
centuries. This variety of rice has a special aroma. It is commonly
used in community feasts and chalk-hao kheer is made in these
banquets. Chalk-hao is also used in traditional medical systems.
4. Recently which state
government has launched the Mukhyamantri Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
guaranteeing at least 120 days of employment to people living in urban areas?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Punjab
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
ANSWER: a. In
view of the Himachal Pradesh Corona epidemic,
120 days of employment will be provided to the urban people under the Chief
Minister Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme to revive the economy in the
state. For this, if necessary, adequate training will be provided to
upgrade their skills. During this epidemic, thousands of people have come
back from outside states in the state, who have skills in different fields,
they will be trained to provide employment and self-employment according to
their efficiency. The government has decided to provide another Rs 2000
per worker to these workers. Due to the Kovid-19 epidemic, farmers and
gardeners of the state are suffering heavy losses.
5. How many states have
been linked with ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme by the Central Government
till 04 May 2020?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 17
d. 30
ANSWER: c. 17
Central Government has recently added five more
states of the country to this scheme. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
Himachal Pradesh and Daman-Diu will also be able to avail the benefit of ‘One
Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister
Ram Vilas Paswan has recently announced this. On 01 January 2020, the
central government had connected a total of 12 states with this
scheme. Now there are total 17 states in the country which will be
interlinked with this scheme. These included Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana etc.
