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1) India-USA Navies set to conduct Passage Naval Exercise.
A) Passex is a part of regular exercise between India and US Navies.
B) Indian Navy conducted Passex Exercise with USS Ronald Reagan in October 2020.
C) It is a two day exercise which aims to strengthen bilateral relationship and cooperation.
2) 120 Eklavya Model Registration Schools teachers and principals from 3 states completed a 40 days NISHTHA program.
A) It is being done to fulfil the long standing vision of MOTA to achieve academic excellence in EMRS.
B) NISHTHA is the world’s largest teachers training programme.
C) Objective is to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students.
3) Olympic Day celebrated on 23 June.
A) Introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of modern Olympic Games at Sorbonne in Paris.
B) Formation of the International Olympic Committee happened on this day.
C) Goal was to promote participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.
4) PM Modi paid tributes to Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on his Punya Tithi.
A) He joined Hindu Mahasabha in Bengal in 1939.
B) He founded Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951.
C) In 1946 he was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.
5) NIOS diploma course in Yogic Science launched on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
A) NIOS was formerly known as National Open School.
B) It is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of HRD.
C) Its HQ is located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
6) Cabinet approves merger of Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited with Central Warehouse Corporation.
A) CWC is a mini Ratna Category-1 CPSE.
B) It is a statutory body established under “The warehousing Corporations Act, 1962”.
C) CRWC is a Mini Ratna Category -2 CPSE.
7) Bhutan’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders(TIWB) programme launched in Partnership with India.
A) It is a joint initiative of UNDP and OECD.
B) India was chosen as the partner jurisdiction and has provided the tax expert for the same.
C) Focus of the programme will be in the area of International Taxation and Transfer Pricing.
8) LIC launches Centralized web based IT platform called “e-PGS”.
A) LIC launched the programme for Rs group business operations.
B) It was inaugurated by its chairman MR Kumar.
