Unacademy learning app special classes

19 July 2020

7 am- current affairs related to ict science & tech higher education

9 am- 2019 PYQs solved paper.

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Who among the following has

released White paper on Focused

Interventions for Make in India

Post COVID 19?

A. Prakash Javadekar

B. Jagat Prakash Nadda

C. Harsh Vardhan

D. Smriti Irani

निम्ननिखितमें से निसिे पोस्ट

COVID-19 िे निए मेि इि इंनिया

िें नित हस्तके्षप पर शे्वत पत्र जारी

निया है?

A. प्रिाशजावडेिर

B. जगत प्रिाश िड्डा

C. हर्षवर्षि

D. सृ्मनत ईरािी

● Science and Technology Minister Dr HarshVardhan released a white paper on “FocusedInterventions for ‘Make in India’: Post COVID19” and “Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients:Status, Issues, Technology Readiness andChallenges at a virtual function, in New Delhi.

● The White Paper has highlighted five sectorsthat would be critical for India’s economicgrowth, using technology stimulus andcharted out sector specific as well asaggregate policy and technologicalrecommendations.

Which of the following institute has developed UV sanitizing device ‘Smartphone operated Handy Ultraviolet Disinfection Helper’ SHUDH?

A. IIT Madras B. IIT GuwahatiC. IIT MumbaiD. IIT Kanpur

निम्ननिखितमें से निस संस्थाि िे

यूवी सैनिटाइनजंग निवाइस

‘स्माटषफोि संचानित हैंिी

अल्ट्र ावॉयिेट िीटाणुशोर्ि हेल्पर’

SHUDH नविनसतिी है?

A. आईआईटी मिास

B. आईआईटी गुवाहाटी

C. आईआईटी मंुबई

D. आईआईटी िािपुर

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● Due to Covid Pandemic People are nowadays afraid of touchinganything around, specifically in the areas where masses have to come.

● To solve this problem Imagineering Laboratory department of IITKanpur has developed an Ultraviolet (UV) sanitizing product namedSHUDH.

● Smartphone operated Handy Ultraviolet Disinfection Helper that isSHUDH has six UV lights of 15 Watts each that can be individuallymonitored from a distance.

Malala Day is observed every year on

________.

A. 09 July

B. 10 July

C. 11 July

D. 12 July

मिािा निवस हर साि ________ पर

मिाया जाता है।

A. 09 जुिाई

B. 10 जुिाई

C. 11 जुिाई

D. 12 जुिाई

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● Malala Yousafzai, one of the most prominent education activists, was born on 12 July 1997.

● The date is annually observed as Malala Day, to commemorate her struggle against Taliban and inspire scores of other girls across the world.

Malala Yousafzai

1. Malala was born on 12 July 1997 in Mingora city in Swat province of Pakistan.

2. At the age of 11 she had caught international attention as female education activist after writing for the BBC about life under the Taliban in Pakistan under pseudonym Gul Makai.

3. Her campaign had led to Taliban assassination attempt near that left her severely wounded after she was shot in head in 2012.

4. In 2014, at the age of 17 she was awarded Nobel peace prize, becoming youngest Nobel Laureate in the history of Nobel award. She had shared this award with Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi.

5. She also has been honoured with National Youth Peace Prize (2011), Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice (2012), Simon de Beauvoir Prize (2013), Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (2013), Anna Politkovskaya Award (2013).

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Rajasthan state government has

launched the 'Pure for Sure'' campaign

to ensure purity of________.

A. Oilseeds

B. Pulses

C. Cereals

D. Milk, dairy products

राजस्थाि राज्यसरिार िे ________ िी

शुद्धता सुनिनित िरिे िे निए ‘प्योर

फॉरश्योर’ अनियाि शुरू निया है।

A. नतिहि

B. ििहि

C. अिाज

D. िूर्, िेयरी उत्पाि

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The Rajasthan state government has launched a week-long campaign ”Pure for Sure” to ensure purity of milk and its products.

The campaign will run from July 8-July 14, 2020. Information related to samples will be provided

by the food safety officers on the FSSAI app.

Rajasthan

• Statehood: 30 March 1949• Capital: Jaipur• Number of District : 33• Governor: Kalraj Mishra• Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot • Members of the Legislative Assembly:

200• Lok Sabha Seats : 25• Rajya Sabha Seats : 10

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Major Dams ● Bisalpur Dam: Bisalpur Dam on the Banas river in Tonk

district is a gravity dam and major source of drinking water supply to capital city of Jaipur.

● Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam: Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam across the Mahi river.

● Rana Pratap Sagar Dam: Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is one of the major dams built on India’s Chambal river, located in Rawatbhata in Rajasthan.

● Jawai Dam: Jawai Dam is constructed over the Jawai river near Sumerpur town in Pali district.

Important Lakes of Rajasthan

● Lake Pichola : Udaipur● Fateh Sagar Lake: Udaipur● Ana Sagar Lake: Ajmer● Anand Sagar Lake: Banswara● Gadsisar Lake: Jaisalmer● Kaylana Lake: Jodhpur● Lake Foy Sagar: Ajmer● Nakki Lake: Mount Abu● Sambhar Lake: Jaipur

Rajasthan in recent News

● Baba Ramdev's controversial medicine 'coronil' for coronavirus patients has run into serious trouble in Rajasthan as the state health department has called the trials 'illegal' and served a notice to Jaipur's NIMS Hospital which reportedly collaborated in this.

● Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced that his government will soon launch the Indira Rasoi Yojna for the poor to ensure that ‘‘no one sleeps hungry’‘ in the state.

● Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently launched the Raj Kaushal Portal and Online Shramik Employment Exchange through video conferencing.

World Paper Bag Day is observed every year on ________.

A. 09 July B. 10 JulyC. 11 JulyD. 12 July

नवश्व पेपर बैग निवस हर साि________

पर मिाया जाता है।

A. 09 जुिाई

B. 10 जुिाई

C. 11 जुिाई

D. 12 जुिाई

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World Paper Bag Day is held on July 12 every year, allaround the globe.

Paper bags are made of natural and biodegradablematerials.

The World Paper Bag Day is celebrated in order tospread awareness about the need for the usage ofpaper bags.

विश्व पेपर बैग वििस हर साल 12 जुलाई को िुविया भर में

आयोवजत वकया जाता है।

पेपर बैग प्राकृवतक और बायोविगे्रिेबल सामग्री से बिे

होते हैं।

विश्व पेपर बैग वििस को पेपर बैग के उपयोग की

आिश्यकता के बारे में जागरूकता फैलािे के वलए मिाया

जाता है।

Recently, Tropical Storm ‘Fay’ made landfall in which of the following countries?

A. Indonesia

B. US C. Japan D. Australia

हाि ही में, टर ॉनपििस्टॉमष ‘फे’ िे

निम्ननिखित में से निस िेश में िैंिफॉि

निया है?

A. इंिोिेनशया

B. अमेररिा

C. जापाि

D. ऑस्टरेनिया

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● Tropical Storm Fay made landfall inNew Jerseystate of the United statesamid heavy, lashing rains that closedbeaches and flooded shore townstreets, before weakening as itmoved over New Jersey.

● उष्णकविबंधीय तूफाि फे िे अमेररका के

नू्य जसी राज्य केऊपर चले जािे से पहले

समुद्र तिों और बंि शहर की सड़कों पर

बाढ़ और बीच भारी बाररश के बीच नू्य

जसी में लैंिफॉल वकया।

World Population Day is observed

every year on _________.

A. 08 July

B. 09 July

C. 10 July

D. 11 July

नवश्व जिसंख्या निवस हर साि

_________ पर मिाया जाता है।

A. 08 जुिाई

B. 09 जुिाई

C. 10 जुिाई

D. 11 जुिाई

1. World Population Day is an annual event observed every year onJuly 11 every year.

2. The day is observed in order to spread and raise awareness ofthe rising global population issues.

3. Day aims to increase people's awareness on various populationissues such as the importance of family planning, genderequality, poverty, maternal health and human rights.

World Youth Skills Day is observed

every year on ________

A. 12 July

B. 13 July

C. 14 July

D. 15 July

नवश्व युवा िौशि निवस हर साि

________ पर मिाया जाता है

A. 12 जुिाई

B. 13 जुिाई

C. 14 जुिाई

D. 15 जुिाई

● The United Nations celebrates World YouthSkills Day globally on 15 July every year.

● The day aims to aim to raise awareness aboutthe importance of technical, vocationaleducation training and the development ofother skills relevant to both local and globaleconomies.

● This day also marks the fifth anniversary ofthe launch of Skill India Mission.

● The theme of World Youth Skills Day 2020 is“Skills for a Resilient Youth”.

Skill India Mission

• Skill India Mission is an initiative of the Government of India, launched by the Prime Minister on the 16th of July 2015 with an aim to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.

• It includes various initiatives of the government like– National Skill Development Mission,– National Policy for Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship, 2015,– Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and– Skill Loan scheme.

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