1.Who is the Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)?
[A] G Rohini
[B] Bhagwan Lal Sahni
[C] Banwari Lal Purohit
[D] A K Sikri
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Explanation: The Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) is Bhagwan Lal Sahni. He was seen in the news as he said that the commission is in favour of roughly four categories of OBCs as being suggested by the Justice Rohini Commission. The Justice Rohini Commission has been studying sub-categorisation of OBCs. The Committee is expected to submit its report to the Central Government in July, this year. ©navclasses
2.Which state/UT announced that all departments of the government will use only electric vehicles?
[A] Odisha
[B] Delhi
[C] West Bengal
[D] Telangana
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Explanation: The Delhi Government announced all its departments would use only electric vehicles, transitioning over 2000 cars to EVs. The announcement was made a day after the government launched a campaign, ‘Switch Delhi’, to motivate private vehicle owners to shift to electric vehicles. The campaign also urges them to install a charging point within their premises in the next three years. ©navclasses
3.Which strategy has recently been launched with the objective of revamping the Indian maritime sector?
[A] Maritime India Vision 2030
[B] Maritime India Vision 2032
[C] Maritime India Vision 2035
[D] Maritime India Vision 2040
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Explanation: Maritime India Vision 2030 is a 10-year strategy with the objective of revamping the Indian maritime sector. It seeks to attract Rs.3 lakh crore investment and generate employment for 20 lakh individuals. The plan also seeks to augment the annual revenue potential worth Rs.20,000 crore from major ports. ©navclasses
4.Which Indian state/UT has approved to constitute its own school education board?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Odisha
[D] New Delhi
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Explanation: The Delhi Cabinet gave approval to the constitution of Delhi’s own school education board. As per the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, 20-25 schools will be included in the ‘Delhi Board of School Education’, in the academic session 2021-22. There are around 1,000 government schools and 1,700 private schools in Delhi. ©navclasses
5.Who presented the budget of the Delhi Government for the seventh consecutive term?
[A] Arvind Kejriwal
[B] Manish Sisodia
[C] Aman Arora
[D] Sushil Kumar Gupta
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Explanation: The Delhi government presented a Rs 69,000-crore budget themed on patriotism, for financial year 2021-22. Deputy Chief Minister and state’s Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presented the budget for the seventh consecutive time in the Assembly. It was proposed to allocate one-fourth of the total budget. ©navclasses
6.Which Ministry has launched the convergence of the ESI scheme with PM JAY?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[C] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[D] Ministry of Social Justice
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Explanation: The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched the convergence of ESI Scheme with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM JAY) in 113 districts of Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. With this convergence, 1.35 crore ESI beneficiaries can avail the benefits of cashless treatments under PM JAY scheme. ©navclasses
7.Which body has stated that Physics, Chemistry and Maths will not be mandatory for admission to Engineering courses?
[A] CBSE
[B] ICSE
[C] AICTE
[D] NITI Aayog
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Explanation: In line with the principles of New Education Policy (NEP) AICTE has stated that Physics, Chemistry and Maths will not be mandatory for admission in Engineering courses. AICTE has stated that these subjects will continue to be important engineering courses but students who opt for Biotechnology, Textile or Agriculture Engineering etc will have an option not to study Maths, Physics and Chemistry in Engineering. ©navclasses
8.OTPRMS certificates, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[C] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Explanation: Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System (OTPRMS) enable the candidates who have passed or undergoing any of the courses under National Council for Teacher Education, to register themselves, in order to be recruited as teachers. The Ministry of Education has decided to link the OTPRMS certificates with DigiLocker service, to facilitate free access to the certificates. ©navclasses
9.Which constitutional body has intervened on the issue related to the death of Great Indian Bustards in collision with power lines?
[A] National Green Tribunal
[B] National Human Rights Commission
[C] Supreme Court of India
[D] National commission for Birds
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Explanation: The country’s apex judicial body – The Supreme Court of India has intervened on deaths of Great Indian Bustards, due to collision with power lines running in their habitat. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde would examine the presence of overhead power lines in habitats of Great Indian Bustards and find possibilities for converting them into underground cables. ©navclasses
10.NITI Aayog has partnered with which technology major to train students on Cloud Computing?
[A] HP
[B] Amazon
[C] Samsung
[D] Huawei
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Explanation: NITI Aayog has partnered with IT major Amazon Web Services (AWS) to train students on the fundamentals of cloud computing through Atal Tinkering Labs. Under the program, AWS will introduce the concepts of cloud computing such as cloud storage, web hosting, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and virtual reality (VR) to students. ©navclasses