1. Recently which two Indian cricketers have retired from international cricket?
a. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina
b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli
c. Yuvraj Singh and Ravindra Jadeja
d. Rohit Sharma and Kedar Jadhav
ANSWER: a. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina have retired from international cricket. Dhoni also made India a world champion in cricket in 2011 under his captaincy. Apart from this, in the year 2007, under the captaincy of Dhoni, Team India had named the T20 World Cup. Dhoni started his cricket career in the year 2004 against Bangladesh. Suresh Raina played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals for India in his 16-year career. Meanwhile, he has scored more than 7000 runs in international cricket.
2. Which cabinet minister and former cricketer has died due to corona in UP government?
a. Sunil Joshi
b. Chetan Chauhan
c. Invention Salvi
d. Arun Lal
ANSWER: b. Chetan Chauhan
Chetan Chauhan was India’s opener batsman. Chetan Chauhan played 40 Tests for Team India between 1969 and 1978. In this, he scored 2084 runs at an average of 31.54. His best score was 97 runs. Chetan Chauhan was born on 21 July 1947. He contested elections in 1991 in Amroha on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket and was elected an MP from there.
3. Indian Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has imposed a fine of 10-10 lakh rupees on how many public sector financial institutions for violation of mutual fund rules?
a. Ten
b. Five
c. Three
d. Four
ANSWER: c. The three
institutions that have been fined by SEBI include State Bank of India (SBI), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Bank of Baroda (BoB). SEBI in its investigation found that SBI, LIC and BoB are sponsors of SBI Mutual Fund, LIC Mutual Fund and Baroda Mutual Fund respectively. He holds more than 10-10 percent stake in these mutual funds.
4. Union Minister Smriti Irani recently inaugurated which app through video conference for 151 Anganwadi centers developed as Utkarsh Anganwadi Centers?
a. Utkarsh App
b. Sneh app
c. Moti App
d. Sakhi App
ANSWER: d. Sakhi App
Union Minister Smriti Irani has released Sakhi app for Anganwadi. He said that the effort made by the district administration to make Anganwadi centers to be excellent Anganwadi centers is commendable. In the next one year, 500 more Anganwadi centers should be developed as Utkarsh Anganwadi centers. Through the Sakhi application, he will give necessary instructions to all Utkarsh Anganwadi centers. Apart from this, online education of children living in Anganwadi will also be done through this application.
5.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced what percentage of exemption on property tax to religious education institutions and hospitals in the state?
a. 50 percent
b. 100 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 60 percent
ANSWER: b. 100 percent
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a 100 percent exemption on property tax to religious institutions and hospitals in the state on the eve of Independence Day. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar recently announced a waiver of electricity bills for all religious places including surcharge on April-June. Also announced a one-time 50 percent exemption in property tax for residential properties located in Lal Dora village under the municipal bodies.
