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1) Virat, Darmi and Heena awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation on the eve of Army day.
A) Virat is a horse with the President’s Bodyguard while Darmi and Heena are Army Dogs.
B) Army has 8 different trees of dogs: tracker, guard, Mine detection, explosive detection, Infantry patrol, avalanche rescue operations, search and rescue, assault and narcotic detection.
C) Darmi was pressed into service for a search and rescue operation at post on Siachen Glacier.
2) PM Modi Condoles demise of social worker and Padma shree awardee Shanti Devi.
A) She passed away at her residence in Gunupur in Rayagada district of Odisha.
B) She has made an immense contribution towards restoring peace in Maoist affected areas of State.
C) She headed the voluntary Organisation Seva Samaj.
3) Telangana government launches The Mana Ooru Mana Badi Programme.
A) Programme is to create school Infrastructure in the state.
B) The programme is being implemented at the cost of 7289 crore.
C) Programme is to be implemented by a management committee formed at respective schools.
4) Famous “The Collarwali Tigress” recently died in Pench Tiger Reserve.
A) Last rites were conducted by the Forest Department of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
B) She played an important role in increasing the tiger population in Pench Tiger Reserve.
C) Tigress earned popularity after it was featured in a BBC documentary called “Spy in the Jungle”.
5) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) to launch its first bi-monthly E-Newsletter.
A) It will be done during the inauguration of the main building of Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC), kozhikode.
B) The Government of Kerala allotted 3 acres of land at Chevayur in 2013 for establishment of CRC.
C) CRC in Kozhikode was established in 2012 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
6) PM Modi expressed deep grief over the passing away of Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj.
A) He was an Indian dancer, composer, singer.
B) He was an exponent of the Lucknow “Kalka-Bindadin” Gharana of Kathak dance in India.
C) He also practised Hindustani Classical Music and was a vocalist.
7) The Minister of Coal virtually launches New Rehabilitation and settlement policy applicable to landowners of NLCIL mines area.
A) NLC India Ltd. is a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Coal.
B) New policy has provisions for enhanced amenities to protect affected families.
C) NLCIL has signed MoU with Tamil Nadu govt to impart Skill Development to youth under Skill India Mission.
8) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the initiation of Open Data Week.
A) It is being done to encourage adoption of open data and promote innovation across India’s urban ecosystem.
B) Event will see participation from all 100 smart cities publishing high quality data sets and data blogs.
C) Open data week is part of a series of pre-event initiatives undertaken by MoHUA to promote awareness and use of Open data.
9) PM Modi delivers a “State of World” special address at World Economic Forum Davos Agenda.
A) PM Modi said more than 50 lakh software developers are working in India.
B) Davos Agenda virtual event offers the first global platform of 2022 for World leaders to come together to share their visions for the year ahead.
C) PM Modi said compared to 100 startups in 2014, India today had more than 60 thousand startups.
10) ILO releases a report titled “World Employment and Social Outlook”.
A) Report Projects Global Unemployment of 207 million in 2022.
B) Total hours worked in 2022 will be 2% below than pre pandemic level.
C) Developing Nations experience Higher levels of Inequality.
