1.Recently which former Australian fast bowler has been appointed by SportsAdda as its new brand ambassador?
a. Pat Cummins
b. Brett Lee
c. Josh Hazlewood
d. John hastings
ANSWER: b. Brett Lee
SportsAdda is an Indian news and information platform, which provides all the latest information, updates and statistics related to cricket, football and kabaddi. He became the second bowler for Australia after Glenn McGrath, who has taken more than 300 wickets in both the Test and ODI editions. Brett Lee started his cricket career against Pakistan in the year 1999. For Australia, Brett Lee has taken 310 wickets in 76 Tests, while 380 wickets in 221 ODIs. Brett Lee has 28 wickets in 25 T20 matches.
2.World Snake Day is observed on which of the following days?
a. 10 March
b. 15 April
c. 15 June
d. 16 July
ANSWER: d. July 16
is celebrated as World Snake Day every year around the world. Globally, World Snake Day is organized mainly to raise awareness about the various species of snakes found around the world. On the occasion of World Snake Day, common people are motivated to know these reptiles and their contribution to the world. Significantly, the snake is considered to be one of the oldest living creatures in the world and it is mentioned in most civilizations of the world. Significantly, there are many species of snakes found in the world.
3.Former IS officer and the first woman Election Commissioner of which state Neela Satyanarayana passed away recently?
a. Bihar
b. Punjab
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
ANSWER: c. Maharashtra
Nila Satyanarayana, who created history by becoming the first woman Election Commissioner of Maharashtra, died due to corona in a private hospital. Nila Satyanarayan, a 1972 batch IAS officer, held several important positions in the state government. In 2014, Nila Satyanarayan retired. Apart from the Election Commissioner, she was a proficient poetess, writer, singer, composer and music director who composed several Marathi films and some Bollywood songs.
4.For how many years has the Delhi government banned the sale and storage of aromatic tobacco and mixed tobacco products in the capital under the Food Safety and Standards Act?
a. One year
b. Three years
c. Four years
d. Five years
ANSWER: a.
This order is considered to be very important in view of one year corona infection. Gutkha is already banned in Delhi. According to Dr. BS Charan, in-charge of the State Tobacco Control Cell, these days, tobacco is sold in betel nut mixed. Apart from this, tobacco is also being sold by mixing it with pan masala, cloves and cardamom, which people use a lot, while all these are harmful to health. This decision will ban the use of these products in Delhi.
5.Recently an agreement has been signed between Pakistan and which country for the 700 MW ‘Azad Pattan Hydroelectric Project’ in Sudhoti district of ‘Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’?
a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. India
d. China
ANSWER: d. The
Azad Pattan hydropower project on the China Jhelum River is a $ 2.4 billion hydro power project. The project is to be constructed under the ‘China Pakistan Economic Corridor’ which is part of China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’. This is the second project to be built in PoK under the ‘China Pakistan Economic Corridor’. Azad Pattan Hydroelectric Project is one of the five hydroelectric projects of Jhelum.
