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1) NASAs Cassini spacecraft detects high concentrations of methane, Carbon di-oxide and di-hydrogen in moons of Saturn.
A) TITAN has methane in its atmosphere and Enceladus has a liquid ocean with erupting plumes of gas and water.
B) Saturn has 82 moons with confirmed orbits.
2) PM Sheikh Hasina sends consignment of Haribhanga Mangoes for President Kovind and PM Modi as a part of Mango Diplomacy.
A) She also sent Mangoes for CMs of neighbouring states.
B) These mangoes are round in shape and are grown in the northwest part of Bangladesh.
C) It is highly fleshy and typically weighs 200-400 gms.
3) Taliban captures major border crossing “Islam Qala” between Afghanistan and Iran.
A) It is one of the biggest trade gateways into Iran.
B)It generates an estimated USD 200 million monthly revenue for the government.
C) It is historically known as Kafir Qala.
4) National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA) conducts a Webinar to commemorate Launch of the Inclusive Cities Centre.
A) It aims to develop tools and frameworks for institutional strengthening of city authorities to promote inclusivity.
B) It will focus on the most vulnerable of the city residents including urban poor, pwd, women, Children, youth and elderly.
C) NIUA was established in 1976.
5) GIS enabled India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) gaining popularity.
A) It is a one stop repository of all industrial infrastructure related information.
B) IILB has 4000 industrial parks mapped across an area of 5.5 lakh hectare.
C) The system has integrated with Industry based GIS systems of 17 states.
6) PM Modi receives the first copy of the book “The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji”.
A) The book is written by Late Baljit Kaur tulsi ji.
B) Book has now been published by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
C) Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last Sikh guru in human form.
7) RBI issues advisory to banks and other Financial Institutions to stop LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) soon.
A) India’s exposure to borrowings linked to benchmark is estimated to be around $331 billion.
B) LIBOR is the interest rate average calculated on the basis of estimates submitted by leading banks in London.
C) The rate is used to price debt instruments and derivatives such as currency swaps and interest rate swaps.
8) UP govt to launch New Policy on Population control on World Population day.
A) CM Yogi urged for a community centric approach to population control to provide people better facilities.
B) Poverty and Illiteracy are major factors for population expansion.
C) Total Fertility rate in UP at 2.7%, UP has been tagged as most populous state in the 2011 census.
