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1) Russian Defence forces unveil new Tupolev Tu-160M missile bomber also known as White Swan.
A) It can fly at an altitude of 600 meters.
B) Bomber can deliver 24 cruise missiles and can carry 34 tonnes of load.
C) It is a supersonic bomber and built by Kazan Aircraft Production Association.
2) India confirms a 400 million dollar currency swap with Sri Lanka for settlement to Asian Clearing Union.
A) Move is aimed at helping island nations witnessing an unprecedented economic crisis.
B) Sri Lanka is facing a severe dollar crunch that may lead to external debt and create food shortage.
C) RBIs assistance includes deferring the payment of 500 dollars that Sri Lanka owes to ACU.
3) MoEFCC releases “India State of Forest Report 2021”.
A) The report is prepared by the Forest Survey of India(FSI).
B) It has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country.
C) Total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectare.
4) NATO and Russia discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine in the NRC (NATO-RUSSIA Council).
A) The talks took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
B) NRC is a forum for consultation with Russia on security issues and cooperation.
C) Practical Civil and military cooperation under NRC with Russia has been suspended since 2014.
5) S. Somnath appointed as new chairman of ISRO.
A) Samantha is to succeed K Sivan.
B) Somnath was nominated for the post in 2019 based on his seniority.
C) Before being appointed as the Chairman of ISRO Somnath was director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
6) Supreme Court directs High Courts to provide manpower to create the Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre Scheme (VWDC).
A) Supreme Court includes sexually assaulted victims in the vulnerable witnesses.
B) High Courts should establish a VWDC committee under the Scheme.
C) Supreme Court defines Vulnerable victims as those under the age of 18 years, witnesses suffering from mental illness and serial assault victims.
7) Maharashtra Government introduced a new rule to display Marathi signboards in Devanagari script by small shops and establishments.
A) Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Marathi people in Maharashtra.
B) It is the official language of Maharashtra and Co official language in Goa and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
C) It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.
8) India and UK launch Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Negotiations.
A) Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal along with UK secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Travelyan launched free trade agreement negotiations.
B) FTA is targeted at doubling bilateral trade between India and UK by 2030.
C) It is expected to increase our exports in leather, textile, jewellery and processed Agri products.
9) Vinisha Umashankar from Tamil Nadu chosen as Changemaker and Batonbearer for ongoing 16th official Queens Batons relay in India.
A) She is a student turned environmentalist from Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu.
B) The relay started at Buckingham Palace in London.
C) India will be 27th Nation in the route of relay.
10) Senior Officers meeting of India-US Homeland Security Dialogue held in virtual mode.
A) Meeting was co-chaired by Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and Robert Silver, Secretary for strategy, USA.
B) Two sides look forward to holding the Ministerial Level Homeland Security Dialogue later this year.
