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Recently, Anak Krakatau Volcano erupted.

Anak Krakatau Volcano is in ________.हाल ही में, अनक कै्रकटाऊ ज्वालामुखी फट गया।

अनक क्रकटाऊ ज्वालामुखी ________ में है।

a) Chile

b) Indonesia

c) Argentina

d) Madagascar

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Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano spewed a column of ash 500

meters into the sky in the longest eruption since its explosive

collapse in 2018.

Anak Krakatau, which means child of Kratakau, is the offspring of

the famous Krakatau volcano, whose monumental eruption in 1883

triggered a period of global cooling.

Anak Krakatau volcano is located in the Sunda Strait between the

Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

In 2018, the volcano’s eruption induced an underwater landslide

leading to a massive tsunami along the coasts of Sumatra and Java,

and killed 430 people.


Which of the following has launched 'Nearby Spot' to help users find local stores selling essentials?ननम्ननलखखत में से नकसने उपयोगकतााओं को आवश्यक

सामान बेचने वाले स्थानीय स्टोर खोजने में मदद करने के

नलए 'ननयर स्पॉट' लॉन्च नकया है?

a) Phone Pe

b) Paytm

c) Google Pay

d) Amazon India


Google has launched 'Nearby Spot' under Google Pay using which

users in Bengaluru can see local stores selling essentials like

groceries that are open, amid the lockdown.

The Nearby Spot will be launched in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai,

Pune, and Delhi soon.

The company has also launched the COVID-19 Spot on Google Pay

that aggregates all pertinent information on the topic, sourced

directly from the Health Ministry.

This Spot also helps users donate to the PM-CARES Fund or to NGOs

such as SEEDS, Give India, United Way and Charities Aid Foundation

that are working towards procurement of protective equipment for

medical workers and relief for lockdown-impacted daily wagers.


Recently, DRDO has developed a kiosk for COVID-19 sample collection named as ________.हाल ही में, DRDO ने COVID-19 नमूना संग्रह के नलए एकनकयोस्क नवकनसत नकया है नजसे ________ नाम नदया गया

है।

a) COVTEST

b) COVKIT

c) COVSACK

d) DRDOKIT


Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has added another product to the portfolio to combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) by developing COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK).

The COVSACK is a kiosk for use by healthcare workers for taking COVID-19 samples from suspected infected patients.

Patient under test walks into the Kiosk and a nasal or oral swab is taken by a healthcare professional from outside through the built in gloves.

The Kiosk is automatically disinfected without the need for human involvement, making the process free of infection spread.

The shielding screen of the kiosk cabin protects the health care worker from the aerosols/droplet transmission while taking the sample.

The DRDO has designed and developed two units and handed over these to ESIC Hospital, Hyderabad after successful testing.


The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has been postponed. This session was scheduled to take place in ________.यूनेस्को की नवश्व धरोहर सनमनत के 44 वें सत्र को स्थनगत कर

नदया गया है। यह सत्र ________ में होने वाला था।

a) China

b) India

c) France

d) Italy


China's Ministry of Education announced that the 44th session of the

World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, initially scheduled from 29th

of June to 9th of July, in Fuzhou of eastern China's Fujian Province,

has been postponed.

The decision to host the 44th session in China took place at the 43rd

session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku.

Also at the meeting, Chinese Vice Minister of Education Tian Xuejun

was elected as chairman of the 44th session of the committee.

The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as

UNESCO World Heritage Sites.


Recently, a decontamination, sanitizing tunnel has been

launched at PUSA Institute New Delhi. Which of the

following institutes is also known as PUSA Institute?हाल ही में, PUSA संस्थान नई नदल्ली में एक पररशोधन, सैननटाइनजंग

सुरंग शुरू की गई है। ननम्ननलखखत में से नकस संस्थान को पूसा संस्थान

के नाम से भी जाना जाता है?

a) Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural Institute

b) Central Arid Zone Research Institute

c) Central Institute for Arid Horticulture

d) Indian Agricultural Research Institute


Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary inaugurated a 'PUSA decontamination and sanitizing tunnel' developed by the government research body ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute in the national capital.

The sanitization protocol includes hand washing with foot operated soap and water dispenser and fogging in a sanitizing tunnel for 20 seconds.

In this tunnel, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QAC) are used at concentrations of 0.045 per cent, which is recommended by the health department.

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the PusaInstitute, is India's national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension.

The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was originally located in Pusa Bihar as the Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute HQ: New Delhi


According to the International Monetary Fund,

Asia is expected to witness a growth rate of

________in 2020.अंतरााष्ट्र ीय मुद्रा कोष के अनुसार, एनशया में ________

की वृखि दर रहने की उम्मीद है।

a) 0.6%

b) 0.8%

c) 0%

d) 1.2%


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Asia is expected to witness zero percent growth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It will be its worst growth performance in almost 60 years

The IMF in a blog titled 'COVID-19 Pandemic and the Asia-Pacific Region: Lowest Growth Since the 1960s' further said the impact of the coronavirus on the region will be "severe and unprecedented".

This is the worst growth performance in almost 60 years, including during the Global Financial Crisis, when the growth stood at 4.7 percent; and the Asian Financial Crisis when it stood at 1.3 percent."

It further noted that "Asia still looks to fare better than other regions in terms of activity".


Indian Tricolour projected onto Matterhorn

mountain to send a message of hope.

Matterhorn mountain is in ________.भारतीय नतरंगा आशा का संदेश भेजने के नलए

मैटरहॉना पवात पर प्रोजेक्ट नकया गया। मैटरहॉना पवात

________ में है।

a) Switzerland

b) Canada

c) Germany

d) Australia


The Indian flag has been projected onto the Matterhorn mountain in

the Swiss Alps as part of a breathtaking light illumination series as

part of an effort to spread hope amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Renowned Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter has been lighting up the

14,690 feet mountain with spectacular displays of country flags and

messages of hope to inspire solidarity as people face up to the

alarming spread of the deadly pandemic.

The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main

watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy.


Which of the following space agency is planning to launch a ‘Demo-2’ mission with two astronauts on board to the International Space Station?ननम्ननलखखत में से कौन सी अंतररक्ष एजेंसी अंतरराष्ट्र ीय अंतररक्ष

से्टशन पर दो अंतररक्ष यानत्रयो ं के साथ ‘डेमो -2’ नमशन लााँच

करने की योजना बना रही है?

a) NASA

b) CNES

c) JAXA

d) Indian Space Research Organisation


NASA and SpaceX are targeting May 27 for the launch of Demo-2, the

first launch of NASA astronauts from the U.S. since 2011 and the first

crewed launch for Elon Musk’s space company.

As its name implies, Demo-2 will be the second time SpaceX launches

its Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. But, unlike

Demo-1 last year, this time two astronauts will be on board.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be strapped into a

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that is sitting on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.

The Demo-2 mission will represent a major milestone for Musk’s SpaceX

in its goal to begin regularly flying people to space. The company has

been launching spacecraft, satellites and cargo since its founding in

2002 but never humans.


Recently, CSIR-CFTRI’s protein-enriched biscuits reached COVID-

19 patients. These biscuits have a protein content of ________

as compared to 8-9% of normal biscuits?हाल ही में, CSIR-CFTRI के प्रोटीन युक्त नबसु्कट COVID-19 रोनगयो ं तक

पहंचे। इन नबसु्कट में सामान्य नबसु्कट के 8-9% की तुलना में ________

की प्रोटीन है?

a) 14%

b) 18%

c) 20%

d) 24%

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The Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CRTRI) has made available high-protein biscuits to the COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment in the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi.

CFTRI supplied 500 kg of high-protein biscuits and 500 kg of high-protein rusks to the Dietetics department of AIIMS to supply to the patients.

The biscuits contain 14% of protein while usual biscuits contain around 8-9% protein.

A 100-g packet of biscuits clearly pack a punch with its energy quotient of 400 kcal and its nutritional value: carbohydrate (63.2 g), protein (14 g), fat (17.1 g) and minerals (1.2 g).

The biscuits are being manufactured in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, by Seven Seas Private Limited based on the formulation developed by CSIR-CFTRI.


Recently, Facebook has launched a third

party fact check in Bangladesh in

partnership with whom?हाल ही में, फेसबुक ने नकसके साथ साझेदारी में

बांग्लादेश में एक तृतीय पक्ष तथ्य जााँच शुरू की है?

a) Bill Fact check

b) Boom Fact check

c) Insta Fact check

d) Indiatoday Fact check


Facebook announced the launch of its third party fact checking system in Bangladesh to discourage the spread of fake news in the country.

Facebook in partnership with Boom Fact check will review and rate the stories.

It will debunk misinformation on topics from health and medicine to current affairs so that Facebook users in Bangladesh are able to identify factual information and news online.

When third party fact-Checkers rate a post as false or fake, it will appear less or at the bottom of the news feed. This will reduce the spread of the post.

Boom is an Indian fact checking website which is available in English, Hindi and Bengali.

Facebook started its fact-checking programme in 2016 and now it covers 60 partners in 50 languages.


Recently, researchers at the Indian Institute of

Astrophysics (IIA) have discovered giant stars

containing ________.हाल ही में, इंनडयन इंस्टीटू्यट ऑफ एस्टरोनफनजक्स

(IIA) के शोधकतााओं ने ________ युक्त नवशाल

नसतारो ं की खोज की है।a) Lithium

b) Iridium

c) Platinum

d) None of these


Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have discovered hundreds of Li-rich giant stars indicating that Li is being produced in the stars and accounts for its abundance in the interstellar medium.

They have also associated such Li enhancement with central He-burning stars, also known as red clump giants, thereby opening up new vistas in the evolution of the red giant stars.

Lithium (Li), is one of the three primordial elements, apart from Hydrogen and Helium (He), produced in the big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN).

However, the present measurement of Li in the interstellar medium and very young stars is about 4 times more than the primordial value.


Which of the following state government has

become the first state to geotag community

kitchens?ननम्ननलखखत में से कौन सी राज्य सरकार सामुदानयक

रसोई को नजओटैग करने वाला पहला राज्य बन गया

है?

a) Maharashtra

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Jharkhand

d) Telangana


Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to geotag its

7,368 community kitchens and community shelters across 75 districts

which produce 12 lakh food packets a day.

The state government has also tied up with Google to 'Geo-map' the

locations of all these establishments on the Google Maps app for

ease of beneficiaries.

Out of these 7,368 community kitchens, 668 are being run by NGOs

and religious institutions.

More than two crore food packets have been distributed in Uttar

Pradesh since March 25.


Which of the following country’s parliament has

prepared for virtual debates amid the COVID-

19 lockdown?COVID-19 लॉकडाउन के बीच वचुाअल बहस के नलए

ननम्ननलखखत में से नकस देश की संसद ने तैयारी की है?

a) Australia

b) Iran

c) Italy

d) Britain


Britain's Parliament is preparing for MPs to return to the House of

Commons to hold virtual debates and pave the way for a historic hybrid

parliamentary setting amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Unprecedented changes to the main House of Commons chamber will

be rolled out to let politicians tune into statements and question sessions

via video link.

Screens have been installed in the chamber to allow MPs to speak

remotely while the limited number attending in person will be signposted

where to sit.

The new practices will initially operate until May 12, although could

remain in place for longer.


Which of the following state government has

launched the third edition of ''Sujalam

Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan''?ननम्ननलखखत में से नकस राज्य सरकार ने 'सुजलम

सुफलाम जलसंचय अनभयान' का तीसरा संस्करण लॉन्च

नकया है?a) Maharashtra

b) Telangana

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Gujarat


Amid the lockdown for the coronavirus outbreak, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani gave the green signal for the third edition of his government''s ''Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan''.

This is a conservation plan to deepen water bodies in the state before monsoon.

The scheme, which will continue till June 10, will see the deepening of lakes, check dams and rivers by removing silt, and it will be done with people''s participation as well as under MGNREGA.

Apart from maintaining social distancing, local authorities need to provide masks and sanitizers to the workers.

The scheme was started in 2018 after a weak monsoon, and till date, the state''s water storage capacity has increased by 23,000 lakh cubic feet due to deepening of lakes, check-dams, rivers and reservoirs.


According to a recent report by the World Bank,

Remittances are likely to fall by ________ amid

COVID-19 pandemic.नवश्व बैंक की हानलया ररपोटा के अनुसार, COVID-19

महामारी के कारण रेनमटेंस/पे्रषण के ________ के

नगरने की संभावना है।

a) 15%

b) 20%

c) 25%

d) 30%


The World Bank said that the remittances are expected to plunge by

about 20 percent globally this year due to Covid-19 pandemic.

In its report, the Bank said the biggest decline in recent history, as

closures cause a global recession and job losses that prevent

workers from sending money to their families back home.

Developing countries are losing a key source of revenue as the

coronavirus pandemic causes worldwide shutdowns, sharply

reducing payments from workers living abroad.

The report mentioned that total remittances, which comprise up to

one-third of the economies of some poor countries, are expected to

fall to 445 billion dollar from 554 billion dollar in 2019.



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