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1. Recently Lt. General Baggavalli Somashekhar Raju has been appointed as the Vice chief of the Army Staff.
A) Lt. General Baggavalli Somashekhar Raju is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and belongs to JAT regiment.
B) He has been awarded Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Yudh Seva Medal.
2. Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 12 National highway projects and 7 CRIF projects in Hyderabad.
A) These National Highway Projects of a total length 460 KM with an investment of ₹ 8,000 Crore will boost the inter state connectivity by enabling seamless travel from Telangana to Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
B) Nitin Gadkari is the Union Minister for transport and Highways.
3. The Union Government has finalised disinvestment for state-owned helicopter service provider Pawan Hans Ltd.
A) Star 9 Mobility private Ltd. won the bid of Pawan Hans Ltd at a price of 211 crores rupees.
B) Pawan Hans was associated with ONGC to provide air transport services.
4. Shell plc signed an agreement to acquire Actis Llp’s Indian renewable energy platform Sprng Energy.
A) Shell plc is a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London.
B) Sprng energy was acquired at the value of $1.55 Billion.
5. Google blocked 1.2 million apps in Year 2021 from the Play store, according to recent data.
A) Data Safety Action of Google revealed the number of policies violating blocked apps.
B) Larry Page and Sergery Brin were the founders of Google.
6. Knowledge sharing agreement has been signed between Delhi and Punjab.
A) Arvind kejarival, the chief minister of Delhi and Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Punjab have signed an agreement related to the construction of mohalla clinics and schools in Punjab.
B) According to this agreement both states will cooperate to frame and implement various public welfare programmes across multiple sectors on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity.
7. Russia has offered India a dual payment system for trade oil and other products.
A) IIn the latest offer Indian oil imports can be paid in dollars while the rest of the trade will be settled using a rupee-ruble-denominated mechanism.
B) India is among the major importers of Russian defence equipment.
