1. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the ‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme‘?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the ‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme‘ in Dehradun. The scheme is aimed to provide incentives benefiting around 53,000 people of Uttarakhand. The state government is targeting to spend INR 444.62 crore to open 500 milk sales centres in Uttarakhand.
2. Bharti Airtel has partnered with which organization to launch ‘Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge’ for startups to develop solutions in 5G, IoT?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Bharti Airtel and Invest India, National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency jointly launched ‘Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge’ for Startups to develop solutions in 5G, IoT.
3. Who among the following has ranked first in Fortune India’s list of most powerful women in India 2021?
Answers With Explanation : (A) Fortune India released the list of most powerful women in India 2021 in which Union Minister, Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 1st.
4. India has won 41 medals at 4th Asian Youth Para Games 2021, held at _________________.
Answers With Explanation : (D) India claimed 41 medals at 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa city, Bahrain.
5. Which river basin is associated with the haiderpur wetland?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The Haiderpur Wetland abutting the Madhya Ganga barrage, about 10 km from Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, bringing the total number of such designated areas in the country to 47. Uttar Pradesh is now home to 9 Ramsar wetlands.
6. International Mountain Day is observed globally on ________ every year.
Answers With Explanation : (D) International Mountain Day is observed globally on December 11 every year. The day is celebrated to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.
7. Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that Indian architect _________ will be the recipient of the 2022 Royal Gold Medal.
Answers With Explanation : (A) Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi will be the recipient of the 2022 Royal Gold Medal.
8. Which state has topped the 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by Wheebox, Maharashtra has retained the top position in the list of states with the highest poll of employable talent followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.
9. Which of the following bank has entered into a Bancassurance partnership with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd?
Answers With Explanation : (C) Federal Bank has entered into a Bancassurance partnership with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd as a corporate agent to provide health insurance products for the Bank’s 8.90 million customers across India.
10. The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is ____________.
Answers With Explanation : (D) The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December will be sustainable mountain tourism.
