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10th-11th May
 Home Work (9th May)
Name the Integrated Geospatial SAHYOG
Platform that has been rolled out
by the Department of Science and
Technology to help in decision
making during the present
COVID-19 outbreak.
Name the person who represented Nirmala Sitharaman
India in the virtual session of the
2nd G20 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors (FMCBG)
meeting.
The 44th session of the World Fuzhou, China
Heritage Committee of UNESCO
has been postponed. The session
was scheduled to be held in?

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1. Which of the following ministry has set a target of construction of 15 lakh
crore worth of roads in the next two years?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस मं/ालय ने अगले दो वष8 म* 15 लाख करोड़ ;पये क= सड़क> के !नमा?ण

का लA रखा है?
a. MSME
b. MOSPI
c. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development
d. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
e. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers

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1. Which of the following ministry has set a target of construction of 15 lakh
crore worth of roads in the next two years?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस मं/ालय ने अगले दो वष8 म* 15 लाख करोड़ ;पये क= सड़क> के !नमा?ण

का लA रखा है?
a. MSME
b. MOSPI
c. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development
d. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
e. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers

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2. The 80 km link road constructed for Kailash Mansarovar links with which
of the following passes with Dharchula in Uttarakhand?
कैलाश मानसरोवर के $लए बनाई गई 80 !कलोमीटर क= $लJक सड़क उLराखंड म* धारचूला के

साथ !न#$ल&खत म* से !कसके साथ गुजरती है?

a. Zoji La
b. Lipulekh Pass
c. Nathu La
d. Kunzum Pass
e. Rohtang Pass

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2. The 80 km link road constructed for Kailash Mansarovar links with which
of the following passes with Dharchula in Uttarakhand?
कैलाश मानसरोवर के $लए बनाई गई 80 !कलोमीटर क= $लJक सड़क उLराखंड म* धारचूला के

साथ !न#$ल&खत म* से !कसके साथ गुजरती है?

a. Zoji La
b. Lipulekh Pass
c. Nathu La
d. Kunzum Pass
e. Rohtang Pass

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3. Which of the following organisation has provided $500 mn to India for

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness
Project’?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस संगठन ने भारत को COVID-19 इमरज*सी WरXांस और हेZ [स\म

तैयार करने क= पWरयोजना के $लए $ 500 ]म$लयन ^दान !कए ह_? '
a. ADB
b. AIIB
c. WB
d. IMF
e. BRICS

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3. Which of the following organisation has provided $500 mn to India for

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness
Project’?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस संगठन ने भारत को COVID-19 इमरज*सी WरXांस और हेZ [स\म

तैयार करने क= पWरयोजना के $लए $ 500 ]म$लयन ^दान !कए ह_? '
a. ADB
b. AIIB
c. WB
d. IMF
e. BRICS

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4. Which of the following rating agency has predicted Indian Economy to

grow by 0%?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस रे`टJग एज*सी ने भारतीय अथ?aवbा को 0% बढ़ने क= भ]वdवाणी क=

है?
a. Fitch
b. Goldman Sachs
c. Moody’s
d. IMF
e. WB

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4. Which of the following rating agency has predicted Indian Economy to

grow by 0%?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस रे`टJग एज*सी ने भारतीय अथ?aवbा को 0% बढ़ने क= भ]वdवाणी क=

है?
a. Fitch
b. Goldman Sachs
c. Moody’s
d. IMF
e. WB

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5. Vista Equity partners has acquired how much % in Jio Platforms
becoming the 3rd Highest Stakeholder in the platform?
]व\ा इefटी पाट?नस? ने जीयो gाट् फ़ोम? म* !कतनी % !हjेदारी क= है?
a. 9.99%
b. 1.15%
c. 2.32%
d. 11.2%
e. 15.6%

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5. Vista Equity partners has acquired how much % in Jio Platforms
becoming the 3rd Highest Stakeholder in the platform?
]व\ा इefटी पाट?नस? ने जीयो gाट् फ़ोम? म* !कतनी % !हjेदारी क= है?
a. 9.99%
b. 1.15%
c. 2.32%
d. 11.2%
e. 15.6%

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6. Which of the following institute has launched low-cost photo detector for
security?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस संbान ने सुरkा के $लए कम लागत वाला फोटो ]डटेmर लॉo !कया

है?
a. DST
b. CSIR-IGIB
c. DRDO
d. NIAB
e. JNCASR

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6. Which of the following institute has launched low-cost photo detector for
security?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस संbान ने सुरkा के $लए कम लागत वाला फोटो ]डटेmर लॉo !कया

है?
a. DST
b. CSIR-IGIB
c. DRDO
d. NIAB
e. JNCASR

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7. International Committee of the Red Cross has observed World Red Cross
and Red Crescent Day on 8th May. Where are its HQs?
रेड pॉस क= अंतरा?qीय स]म]त ने 8 मई को ]वr रेड pॉस और रेड ]pस*ट !दवस मनाया है।

इसके मुtालय कहां ह_?

a. Paris
b. Hague
c. Washington
d. Geneva
e. New York

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7. International Committee of the Red Cross has observed World Red Cross
and Red Crescent Day on 8th May. Where are its HQs?
रेड pॉस क= अंतरा?qीय स]म]त ने 8 मई को ]वr रेड pॉस और रेड ]pस*ट !दवस मनाया है।

इसके मुtालय कहां ह_?

a. Paris
b. Hague
c. Washington
d. Geneva
e. New York

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8. Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those who Lost their Lives
during Second World War is observed on which of the following day?
]uतीय ]वr युv के दौरान अपनी जान गंवाने वाल> के $लए xरण और सामंजy का समय

!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस !दन मनाया जाता है?

a. May 9
b. May 4
c. May 15
d. May 21
e. May 7

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8. Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those who Lost their Lives
during Second World War is observed on which of the following day?
]uतीय ]वr युv के दौरान अपनी जान गंवाने वाल> के $लए xरण और सामंजy का समय

!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस !दन मनाया जाता है?

a. May 9
b. May 4
c. May 15
d. May 21
e. May 7

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9. ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ App has been launched by which of the following
state for migrant workers?
^वासी राहत ]म/ ऐप ^वासी {]मक> के $लए !न# म* से !कस रा| uारा शु} !कया गया है?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jharkhand
c. Delhi
d. Uttar Pradesh
e. Tripura

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9. ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ App has been launched by which of the following
state for migrant workers?
^वासी राहत ]म/ ऐप ^वासी {]मक> के $लए !न# म* से !कस रा| uारा शु} !कया गया है?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jharkhand
c. Delhi
d. Uttar Pradesh
e. Tripura

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10. Netravali Sanctuary is situated in which of the following state?
ने/ावली अभयार~ !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस रा| म* bत है?
a. Goa
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Delhi
d. Kerala
e. Andhra Pradesh

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10. Netravali Sanctuary is situated in which of the following state?
ने/ावली अभयार~ !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस रा| म* bत है?
a. Goa
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Delhi
d. Kerala
e. Andhra Pradesh

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9. Toman is the new currency of which of the following nation?
टोमन !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस देश क= नई मु€ा है?
a. China
b. Indonesia
c. Oman
d. Yemen
e. Iran

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11. How many new countries have been added to the Global Humanitarian
Response Plan By UN?
संयु राq uारा वै‚rक मानवीय ^]त]pया योजना म* !कतने नए देश जोड़े गए ह_?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 11
d. 12
e. 16

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11. How many new countries have been added to the Global Humanitarian
Response Plan By UN?
संयु राq uारा वै‚rक मानवीय ^]त]pया योजना म* !कतने नए देश जोड़े गए ह_?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 11
d. 12
e. 16

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12. Which of the following University has launched Stringency Index to how
strict a country’s measures were and at what stage of the Covid-19 spread?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस ]वr]वƒालय ने ि…†ंग इं डे‡ लॉo !कया है !क देश के उपाय !कतने

सˆ थे और COVID -19 !कस ‰र पर फैला था?

a. Cambridge
b. Oxford
c. MIT
d. Xinhuan
e. None of these

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12. Which of the following University has launched Stringency Index to how
strict a country’s measures were and at what stage of the Covid-19 spread?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस ]वr]वƒालय ने ि…†ंग इं डे‡ लॉo !कया है !क देश के उपाय !कतने

सˆ थे और COVID -19 !कस ‰र पर फैला था?

a. Cambridge
b. Oxford
c. MIT
d. Xinhuan
e. None of these

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13. Which of the following cities hospitals has been added to the WHO
Solidarity Trial?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस शहर के अXताल> को डLूएचओ सॉ$लडैWरटी †ायल म* जोड़ा गया है?
a. Ahmedabad
b. Jodhpur
c. Chennai
d. Bhopal
e. All of these

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13. Which of the following cities hospitals has been added to the WHO
Solidarity Trial?
!न#$ल&खत म* से !कस शहर के अXताल> को डLूएचओ सॉ$लडैWरटी †ायल म* जोड़ा गया है?
a. Ahmedabad
b. Jodhpur
c. Chennai
d. Bhopal
e. All of these

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14. The Government has raised its borrowings for FY21 to ____ ?
सरकार ने ]वL वष? 2021 के $लए अपनी उधारी ____ तक बढ़ा दी है? (Lakh crore)
a. 7.8
b. 4.2
c. 11
d. 12
e. 10

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14. The Government has raised its borrowings for FY21 to ____ ?
सरकार ने ]वL वष? 2021 के $लए अपनी उधारी ____ तक बढ़ा दी है? (Lakh crore)
a. 7.8
b. 4.2
c. 11
d. 12
e. 10

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15. Phagu Chauhan is the Governor of which of the following state?
फागू चौहान !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस रा| के रा|पाल ह_?
a. Jharkhand
b. Bihar
c. Uttarakhand
d. Uttar Pradesh
e. Madhya Pradesh

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15. Phagu Chauhan is the Governor of which of the following state?
फागू चौहान !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस रा| के रा|पाल ह_?
a. Jharkhand
b. Bihar
c. Uttarakhand
d. Uttar Pradesh
e. Madhya Pradesh

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16. Pratap Chandra Sarangi is the Minister of State for which of the
following ministries?
^ताप चं€ सारंगी !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस मं/ालय के रा| मं/ी ह_?
a. MSME
b. Minister of Finance
c. Minister of Home Affairs
d. AYUSH Ministry
e. Ministry of Food Processing

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16. Pratap Chandra Sarangi is the Minister of State for which of the
following ministries?
^ताप चं€ सारंगी !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस मं/ालय के रा| मं/ी ह_?
a. MSME
b. Minister of Finance
c. Minister of Home Affairs
d. AYUSH Ministry
e. Ministry of Food Processing

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17. AIIB has approved $500 mn loan to India in collaboration with which of
the following organisation?
एआईआईबी ने !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस संगठन के सहयोग से भारत को $ 500 ]म$लयन ऋण

Žीकृत !कया है?

a. WB
b. UN
c. IMF
d. ADB
e. AIIB

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17. AIIB has approved $500 mn loan to India in collaboration with which of
the following organisation?
एआईआईबी ने !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस संगठन के सहयोग से भारत को $ 500 ]म$लयन ऋण

Žीकृत !कया है?

a. WB
b. UN
c. IMF
d. ADB
e. AIIB

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18. India has been given a rating of “Baa2” by which of the following
agencies?
भारत को !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस एज*सी uारा "Baa2" क= रे`टJग दी गई है?
a. CRISIL
b. Moody’s
c. Fitch
d. S&P
e. CARE

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18. India has been given a rating of “Baa2” by which of the following
agencies?
भारत को !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस एज*सी uारा "Baa2" क= रे`टJग दी गई है?
a. CRISIL
b. Moody’s
c. Fitch
d. S&P
e. CARE

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19. What is the rapid response time for the detection by photo detector
invented by JNCASR?
JNCASR uारा आ]वार फोटो ]डटेmर uारा पता लगाने के $लए ती‘ ^]त]pया समय ’ा

है? (Micro Seconds)

a. 30
b. 40
c. 50
d. 67
e. 12

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19. What is the rapid response time for the detection by photo detector
invented by JNCASR?
JNCASR uारा आ]वार फोटो ]डटेmर uारा पता लगाने के $लए ती‘ ^]त]pया समय ’ा

है? (Micro Seconds)

a. 30
b. 40
c. 50
d. 67
e. 12

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20. Which has become the first state to provide facility of beds with
ventilators in each district?
^“ेक $जले म* व*`टलेटर के साथ बेड क= सु]वधा ^दान करने वाला पहला रा| कौन सा बन

गया है?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Odisha
e. Uttar Pradesh

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20. Which has become the first state to provide facility of beds with
ventilators in each district?
^“ेक $जले म* व*`टलेटर के साथ बेड क= सु]वधा ^दान करने वाला पहला रा| कौन सा बन

गया है?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Odisha
e. Uttar Pradesh

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9. Toman is the new currency of which of the following nation?
टोमन !न#$ल&खत म* से !कस देश क= नई मु€ा है?
a. China
b. Indonesia
c. Oman
d. Yemen
e. Iran

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Current Affairs Analysis

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National Current Affairs

 Economic Times

Defence Ministry signs Contract with Tata Power

(रkा मं/ालय टाटा पावर के साथ अनुबंध पर ह‰ाkर)

Contract Phase-II of Modernisation of AirField

Infrastructure

MAFI 37 airfield

Amount 1200 crore

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PMRF Scheme modified

(PMRF योजना संशो[धत)

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship direct admission to such students in

the Ph.D programmes

Ammedments Students from Any University = GATE

Score = 600
New Division "Research and Innovation Division".

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International
 News On Air

UN Releases Commemorative Stamp on Small Pox

(संयु संयु राq लघु चेचक पर xारक डाक `टकट जारी)

WHO and UN 40th anniversary of the eradication of

smallpox.

Stamp Made Atul Khare

Small Pox nly human disease to be eradicated

globally
WHO Geneva, Tedros Adhanom

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“Mission Sagar”

“Mission Sagar” an outreach programme amidst

COVID-19 pandemic

food items, Ayurvedic medicines Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and

related to COVID-19 Comoros.
Ship Kesari

“SAGAR” Security and Growth for All in the

Region

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Business & Economy

 Business Standard

Nomura and Goldman Sachs cut India’s Growth Rate

(नोमुरा और गो•मैन सै‡ ने भारत क= ]वकास दर म* कटौती क=)

Goldman Sachs Group -0.4%

Nomura Holdings –5.2%, 7.9 % (2021)

Nomura Holdings Tokyo, Kentaro Okuda

Goldman Sachs New York, David M. Solomon

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GlaxoSmithKline sells 5.7 % stake in Hindustan Unilever

(GlaxoSmithKline !हJद‰
ु ान यू!नलीवर म* 5.7% !हjेदारी बेची)

GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) $3.35 billion

Societe Generale S.A 1.29 crore shares in Hindustan

Unilever Limited
GlaxoSmithKline Brentford, United Kingdom, Emma
Walmsley
Hindustan Unilever Mumbai, Sanjiv Mehta

Societe Generale S.A Paris, Frederic Oudea

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Awards and Honours

 Indian Express

“Startup India- Animal Husbandry Grand Challenge”

("\ाट?अप इं ]डया- पशुपालन –_ड चैल*ज")

“Startup India-Animal Husbandry Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal

Grand Challenge”. Husbandry and Dairying, Giriraj
Singh
Launched by Department of Animal Husbandry and
Dairying
Award 10 lakh, Runner Up - 7 lakhs

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Books and Authors

 DNA

“Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a

Modern Royal Family”
("फाइं ]डJग —=डम: हैरी एं ड मेघन एं ड द मे!कJग ऑफ ए मॉडन? रॉयल

फै]मली")

“Finding Freedom: Harry and Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand

Meghan and the Making of A Modern
Royal Family”
Harry and Meghan The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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Important Days
 First Post

World Migratory Bird Day 2020 (]वr ^वासी पkी !दवस 2020)

World Migratory Bird Day 9TH MAY

Theme “Birds Connect Our World”.

Organisation United Nations Environment

Programme
Observed Since 2005

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Science And Technology

 CSIR approves project to develop human monoclonal
antibodies
(CSIR मानव मोनो™ोनल एं टीबॉडी ]वक[सत करने के $लए पWरयोजना को

मंजूरी देता है)

New Millennium Indian Technology human monoclonal antibodies

Leadership Initiative

NMITLI largest PPP (Public-private

partnership) model of Research and
Development programme

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NIV develops test to detect antibodies

(एनआईवी : एं टीबॉडी का पता लगाने के $लए परीkण)
National Institute of Virology (NIV), ELISA Test
Pune
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

ELISA to detect antibodies that the body

develops in response to infection by
the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus

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KNOW YOUR STATE

Chhattisgarh
 Capital Raipur
Districts 28
Governor Anusuiya Uikey
C.M. Bhupesh Baghel

Art Forms Dance - Chandaini Gonda, Sonha

Bihan, Saila Dance
GI Tags Dhokra, Bastar Wooden Craft &
Iron Craft
State Symbols Animal - Asian Water Buffalo,
Bird- Hill Myna, Tree - Sal
Biosphere Reserve Achanakamar

Minerals Coal, Iron Ore, Dolomite

National Park Indravati, Kanger Valley, Guru

Ghasi Das
Tiger Reserve Indravati

Elephant Reserve Lemru, Badalkhol

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Name the Algerian writer who has
won the 13th International Arab
fiction prize 2020 for his novel ‘The
Spartan Court’.
The Pusa Decontamination and
Sanitizing Tunnel was inaugurated
recently. It is developed by?

What will be the mascot for

Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games,
China?

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