The mobile app “Namaste Yoga”, devoted to Yoga, has been launched by which Ministry?
- Ministry of AYUSH
- Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Ministry of Women & Child Development
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Ministry of AYUSH.
A mobile application devoted to Yoga named as “Namaste Yoga”, has been laucnhed by Ministry of AYUSH. The Namaste Yoga” app has been designed as an information platform for the public, with the aim to raise awareness about yoga and make it accessible for the larger community.
Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the UNCTAD?
- Maria Eugenia Casar
- Enrique Iglesias
- Arnoldo Lopez Echandi
- Rebeca Grynspan
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Rebeca Grynspan.
The U.N. General Assembly has approved the appointment of Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She will serve a four-year term of office. Grynspan is the first woman and Central American to head UNCTAD.
The Mission ‘EnVision’, to study the planet Venus, has been launched by which space agency?
- ISRO
- European Space Agency
- NASA
- ROSCOSMOS
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European Space Agency.
European Space Agency (ESA), is now developing its own probe to study Venus, for holistic view of planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere. The mission dubbed as EnVision, will probably be launched to the planet in the early 2030.
The International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is marked every year on __________.
- 11 June
- 13 June
- 14 June
- 10 June
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13 June.
The International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is celebrated annually on June 13 to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism worldwide.
Which of the following bank has recently announced the launch of ‘GharGhar Ration’ Program, an employee-funded program for its low-income customers whose livelihoods are affected by COVID-19?
- ICICI Bank
- HDFC Bank
- IDFC FIRST Bank
- IDBI Bank
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IDFC FIRST Bank.
IDFC FIRST Bank has announced the launch of ‘GharGhar Ration’ Program, an employee-funded program for its low-income customers whose livelihoods are affected by COVID-19.
IIT Roorkee, Prof. Shailesh Ganpule, has received the ‘NSG Counter-IED & Counter-Terrorism Innovator Award 2021' for his design of________________.
- A blast-resistant Jacket
- A blast-resistant Camera
- A blast-resistant Powder
- A blast-resistant helmet
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A blast-resistant helmet.
A professor from IIT Roorkee, Prof. Shailesh Ganpule, has received the ‘NSG Counter-IED & Counter-Terrorism Innovator Award 2021' for his design of a blast-resistant helmet.
India’s forex reserves crossed $600 mark for the first time. India is now ____________ largest Forex Reserves holder.
- 4th
- 1st
- 3rd
- 6th
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4th.
India’s forex reserves crossed $600 mark for the first time and as on June 4, it stood at $605 billion. With this, India equals Russia as the fourth largest reserve holder worldwide.
‘Home in the World’ Book is the memoir of ________.
- Esther Duflo
- Abhijit Banerjee
- Amartya Sen
- Raghuram Rajan
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Amartya Sen.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has penned his memoir ‘Home in the World’. The book will be published in July by Penguin Random House.
Name the first village in India, where the entire population above 18 years has been vaccinated.
- Malawa
- Wyen
- Mandawa
- Nako
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Wyen.
Weyan, a village in district Bandipora (J&K) has become the first village in the country, where the entire population above 18 years has been vaccinated.
World blood donor day is observed globally on _______ every year.
- June 14th
- June13th
- June 15th
- June 12th
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June 14th.
World blood donor day is observed globally on June 14th every year. The aim is to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion and of the critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to national health systems.