Current Affairs Gk. The Indian Air Force has successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling the locusts attack.

Current Affairs Questions

Q 1) Recently, IAF has designs and mounts an Airborne Locust Control System on its ________ helicopters for tackling locust attack.

A.Chetak

B.Dhruv

C.Cheetah

D.Mi-17

●The Indian Air Force has successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling the locusts attack.

●The machine developed by the Air Force can help in spraying pesticides over 750 hectares of land in one mission.

●Mi-17 is a military transport variant in the Mi-8/17 family of helicopters.

●It is produced by Kazan Helicopters, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters.

●Designed to transport cargo inside the cabin and on an external sling, the Mi-17V-5 is one of the world’s most advanced transport helicopters.

●It can also be deployed in troop and arms transport, fire support, convoy escort, patrol, and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions.

●The Indian MoD had awarded a $1.3bn contract to Russian Helicopters for 80 helicopters in December 2008.

Deliveries to the Indian Air Force (IAF) began in 2011, with 36 helicopters delivered by early 2013.

Q 2) World Sports Journalists Day is observed every year on ________.

A.01 July

B.02 July

C.03 July

D.04 July

●World Sports Journalists Day is observedon July 2 every year to celebrate the services of sports journalists for the promotion of sports.

●The day was established in 1994 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of International Sports Press Association (ISPA).

Q 3) Recently, Defence Acquisition Council ( DAC) has cleared Defence acquisition worth _______.

A.Rs23,900 Cr

B.Rs11,500 Cr

C.Rs38,200 Cr

D.Rs45,400 Cr

●Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded approval for Capital acquisitions of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces.

●Proposals for an approximate cost of 38900 Crore rupees were approved.

●These approvals include acquisitions from Indian Industry amounting to 31130 Crore rupees.

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Q 4) Which of the following cities has become the first city to place a separate Yellow dustbin for the corona residual?

A.Aurangabad

B.Thane

C.Indore

D.Ghaziabad

 ●In Madhya Pradesh, to prevent corona infection, the Indore Municipal Corporation is placing Yellow colour dustbins at all major places in the city.

●This is the third dustbin a part from blue and green colours dustbins and being placed for only corona infected material.

●Indore is possibly the first city to place a separate dustbin for the corona residual.

Q 5) Which of the following state has announced a monthly Rs3,000 stipend for lawyers to overcome financial difficulties?

A.Karnataka

B.Tamil Nadu

C.Andhra Pradesh

D.Telangana

●Tamil Nadu government has announced a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees to junior lawyers for two years to help them overcome financial difficulties.

●The stipend has been along standing demand of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu.

Q 6) Which of the following states/UT has inaugurated India's Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients?

A.Uttar Pradesh

B.Delhi

C.Punjab

D.Chandigarh

●Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates the Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

●The facility has been setup at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi.

●Only those people can donate the plasma, who was earlier infected with the corona virus and now recovered.

Q 7) Which of the following banks has launched ''e-Kisaan Dhan'' app for farmers?

A.ICICI Bank

B.HDFC Bank

C.Axis Bank

D.IndusInd Bank 

●HDFC Bank launched ''e-Kisaan Dhan'' app for farmers across India to access a bouquet of agricultural and banking services on their mobile.

●The app, which serves as a repository of knowledge and information for any individual engaged in farming, helps meet needs of the rural ecosystem.

●The app will also provide value-added services, like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat and Kisan TV.

Q 8) Who among the following released a book titled “Future of Higher Education-Nine Mega Trends”?

A.Ram Nath Kovind

B.Pranab Mukherjee

C.M Venkaiah Naidu

D.Amit Shah

●Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a book titled “Future of Higher Education-Nine Mega Trends“.

●The book is authored by CA V Pattabhi Ram.

The Virtual event was hosted by ICT Academy.

●The book covers the new norms in the key areas of higher education such as Student-Teacher relationship, Learning methods, Laboratories & Examinations among others which has taken a paradigm shift

Q 9) Recently, Upa Rokamlov apassed away. he served as the legislative assembly speaker of ________.

A.Kerala

B.Himachal Pradesh

C.Mizoram

D.Tamil Nadu 

●Former speaker of the Mizoram state legislative assembly Upa Rokamlova died.

●He had played a key role in signing of the historic Mizo Peace Accord in 1986.

●He won the state assembly elections three times between 1984 and 1993.

●Rokamlova became the speaker of the Mizoram Assembly in 1990.

Q 10) Recently, 92 lakh tonneof commodities were transported by Northern Railway during two month of lockdown period.

A.Agra

B.New Delhi

C.Chandigarh

D.Prayagraj

●Northern Railway has transported 92 lakh tonnes commodities during the two month of lockdown period and earned over one thousand 418 crore rupees.

●This is an improvement of almost 14 percent as compared to the same period of last year.

Q 11) Recently, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. APEC was scheduled to take place in _______
A.Australia
B.Singapore
C.Cambodia
D.New Zealand
 ●New Zealand has cancelled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
●This summit was scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand.

Q 12) Recently, a “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated in ________.
A.Raipur
B.Narkanda
C.Ranchi
D.Mandi Gobindgarh

●The “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated by the Union Steel & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab.
●The newly launched facility will support the much awaited need of supplying galvanized rebar to the construction industry.
Galvanized Rebar
●Galvanized reinforcing steel is bare reinforcing steel coated with a protective layer of zinc metal. 
●The zinc coating serves as a barrier to corrosive elements that the rebar is exposed to when embedded in concrete.
●Galvanized coatings also possess other favorable corrosion characteristics when embedded in concrete, making it an effective coating material for corrosion resistance.

Q 13) Recently, Government of India has declared the entire ________ state as “disturbed area”.
A.Assam
B.Manipur
C.Nagaland
D.Arunachal Pradesh

●The Government of India has declared the entire Nagaland as “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) . 
●The declaration has been made for a further period of six months i.e. till end December.