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1) Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda launches TRIFED Vandhan Chronicle.
A) It is a resource of Van Dhan Yojana and gives in depth illustrations of activities undertaken by TRIFED.
B) It includes introduction of Minimum Support Price for selected forest producers.
C) Mechanism for marketing of minor forest produce through MSP has impacted the tribal ecosystem in a major way.
2) First indigenously built Missile Corvette INS KHUKRI decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service.
A) Ship was affiliated with the Gorkha brigade of the Indian Army.
B) Corvette was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and served in both Eastern and Western Fleets.
C) The ship was commanded by 28 Commanding Officers.
3) Prime Minister Modi chairs the first meeting of the High Level Committee constituted to commemorate the 150th Birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo.
A) Committee comprises 53 members from various spheres of life.
B) The PM proposes to launch commemoration celebrations from Puducherry coinciding with National Youth Day.
C) Sri Aurobindo was an Indian Philosopher, Yoga Guru, Maharishi, poet and Indian Nationalist.
4) Government of India notifies order to declare “Soya Meal” as an Essential Commodity upto June 30, 2022.
A) It is being done to cool down domestic prices of Soya Meal.
B) It will be done by amending the Schedule of Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
C) It will stop unfair market practices and enhance availability for consumers like poultry farms and cattle feed manufacturers.
5) Defence Minister launches first GIS based “Automatic Water Supply System” for citizens of cantonment board.
A) It is being launched on the occasion of Defence Estates Day 2021.
B) It provides a facility to identify location of water supply connection.
C) It has been developed by Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo Informatics.
6) Defence State Minister Ajay Bhatt visited DRDOs Defence Institute of Bio Energy Research (DIBER) laboratory.
A) He inaugurated the first Container based BSL-III facility of Uttarakhand at Haldwani.
B) DIBER is to transfer advanced technologies for cultivation of native and exotic vegetables to farmers located in remote border villages.
C) Biodiesel prepared by DIBER matches IS 15607 standards.
7) MoHUA launches “Azadi@75 Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities -Toolkit 2022”.
A) It is the most important governance tool of waste management- the Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities.
B) PM Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 with the overall vision of creating “Garbage Free Cities(GFC)”.
C) Key objective under SBM-U 2.0 is to are every urban local body at least 3 Star Garbage free as per Star rating Protocol.
8) CSIRO of Australia identifies rare pink handfish near Tasmanian Coast.
A) The fish was last spotted 22 years before in 1999.
B) Handfish are any anglerfish belonging to the family Brachionichthyidae.
C) Family is a group of five genera and 14 extant species.
9) NMCG and TERI launch the Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse at TERI headquarters in New Delhi.
A) It is a first of its kind facility established through a collaboration between NMCG and TERI.
B) It will be meeting the objectives of Ganga Knowledge Centre to design and foster research and innovation to treat water for reuse.
10) Harbhajan Singh, often referred to as “The Turbanator”, retires from all forms of cricket.
A) Bhajji made his debut in March 1998 in a Test match against Australia in Bengaluru.
B) His overall tally of 707 international wickets is second highest for India after Kumble.
C) His greatest performance was in the series against Australia in 2001 where he bagged 32 wickets in three tests.
