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Weekly Current Affairs: 04 - 10 October 2021
1. Which program was recently organized for senior
citizens by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment?
- VAYO NAMAN
- Recently 'The SACRED' portal has been launched to
provide employment opportunities for senior citizens.
- SACRED: 'Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in
Dignity'
- This portal 'SACRED' created by the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment was launched by Vice President Shri M.
Venkaiah Naidu.
- The theme of 'International Day of Older Persons'
2021: 'Digital Equity for All Ages'
- The 'Elder Line' has been launched by the Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment to help elderly people.
- Government to organize Vayu Naman program in honor
of senior citizens
- Under the 'Elder Line', now elderly persons can get
the solution of their problems by talking to the toll-free number 14567.
- Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment: Dr.
Virendra Kumar
- The International Day of Older Persons is observed
every year on 1 October to raise awareness of issues affecting the
elderly, such as aging and elder abuse, and to appreciate the
contributions made by older people to society.
- For the first time, it was decided by the United
Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1990 to celebrate 'International
Day of Elderly/Older Persons'.
2. With whom has the NABARD signed an agreement to
promote rural development projects in Rajasthan?
- AU Small Finance Bank
- AU Small Finance Bank
- Established: 1996
- HQ: Jaipur
- Chairman: Sharad Goklani
- :
- NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development
- Established: 12 July 1982
- HQ: Mumbai
- Chairman: Govinda Rajulu Chintala
3. Which small finance bank has recently decided to
close all its ATMs?
- Suryoday Small Finance Bank
1.
Suryoday Small Finance Bank has decided to close
all its ATMs with effect from 1 October 2021 due to operational reasons.
2.
However, the bank has clarified that all ATMs
issued by Suryoday Small Finance Bank will work on ATM machines of other banks.
- Suryoday Small Finance Bank
- Established: 2008
- HQ: Mumbai
4. On which day 'World Space Week' was celebrated
recently?
- 'October 4-10'
- The theme of 'World Space Week 2021: Women in Space'
- World Interior Week is observed every year from 4 to
10 October to appreciate the success of human beings in the world of space
and their contribution towards science and technology and the betterment
of the human condition.
5. On which day 'World Habitat Day was celebrated
recently?
- October 4
1.
The theme of 'World Habitat Day' 2021:
'Accelerating Urban Action for a Carbon-Free World' (WOW)
2.
World Habitat Day is celebrated on the first Monday
of October every year to highlight the fundamental right to adequate shelter
for all in rural and urban areas.
3.
For the first time on the initiative of the United
Nations, in the year 1986 'World Habitat Day was celebrated.
- United Nations (UN)
- Established: 24 October 1945
- HQ: New York
- Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres
6. Recently who has been selected for the 'Nobel
Prize 2021' in the field of medicine?
- David Julius and Ardem Patpoutian
1.
David Julius and Ardem Patpoutian have been jointly
awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of
receptors for temperature and touch.
2.
With this research, it is easy to understand how
our nervous system senses heat, cold and mechanical stimuli.
3.
David Julius is an American physiologist and
professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
4.
Ardem Patpoutian is a Lebanese-born
Armenian-American molecular biologist, a neuroscientist.
All important facts about Novel Prize:-
All important facts about Alfred Bernhard Nobel:
- Each year the Nobel Foundation honors "those
who, during the previous year, have provided the greatest benefit to
mankind" and who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in
the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and
peace" in accordance with the wish expressed by the Swedish scientist Alfred
Bernhard Nobel before his death in 1895.
- Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in
Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Italy at
the age of 63.
- Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer,
inventor, businessman, and a great philanthropist by profession.
- Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the year 1867.
All important facts about Novel Prize:-
- Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded 5 (Physics,
Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature) and 1 (Economics) in a
total of 6 fields.
- Every year the Nobel Prizes are announced in the
month of October and are awarded at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on 10
December, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize was not awarded during World War II
from 1940 to 1942.
- The Nobel Prize in Economics was instituted by the
Central Bank of Sweden in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary, and
the first prize for economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisk
(Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)} |
- The first Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Peace, and Literature was awarded in the year 1901 on the fifth
anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Literature, and Economics is awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, and
the Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
- The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a
certificate, and 10 million Swedish krona (approximately US$ 1,145,000).
- In each award, a maximum of three people can be
awarded in one year and if three people are selected for the same award,
then it is decided by the committee that how much amount is to be given as
a prize.
- In 1974, it was decided by the Awards Committee that
the Nobel Prize would not be awarded posthumously, and before that only
two posthumous awards have been awarded. The Nobel Prize posthumously has
been awarded to two persons, the first Nobel Prize in Literature to 'Erik
Axel Karlfeldt' in 1931 and the second time the Nobel Prize for
Peace to Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations. Given in 1961.
- The youngest Nobel laureate Pakistani social
activist 'Malala Yousafzai' became in the year 2014 at
the age of just 17. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest
woman as well as the youngest Nobel laureate in both women's and men's
categories. Talking about the youngest Nobel laureate only in the male
category, Australian-born British physicist 'William Lawrence
Bragg' (25 years old).
- The oldest Nobel Prize-winning American scientist
is 'John B. Goodenough' who achieved this feat in
chemistry in the year 2019 at the age of 97.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize is Madam
Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the
discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize twice
is Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year
1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics and in the
field of chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of the elements radium and
polonium. was done.
So far 4 people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice and one
organization has been awarded the Nobel Prize thrice:-
(a). Madame Curie, who was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1903 for "discovery of radioactivity"
in the field of physics and in 1911 for "discovery of the elements radium
and polonium" in the field of chemistry.
(b). Linus Pauling was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his contributions to the
"understanding of the nature of chemical bonds" and in 1962 for
"advocacy against nuclear weapons and war".
(c). John Bardeen was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for his "invention of the transistor"
and in 1972 for his "theory of superconductivity" in the field of
physics.
(d). Frederick Sanger was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for "the structure of the insulin
molecule" and in 1980 for "determination of the base sequence of
nucleic acids".
List of institutions/organizations who have received Nobel Prize more than
once:-
(a). The International Committee of the Red
Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the most three times
(1917, 1944, 1963).
(b). The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice
(1954, 1981).
List of first Nobel Prize recipients in the fields of Physics, Chemistry,
Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics:-
(a). The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded
to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901.
(b). The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded
in 1901 to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff'.
(c). The first Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded
to Emil von Behring in 1901.
(d). The first Nobel Prize in Literature was
awarded to Sully Prudhomme in 1901.
(e). The first Nobel Prize in Peace was awarded in
1901 to Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric
Passy (founder of the French Peace Society).
(f). The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded
in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands
(Dutch)}.
List of all Indians who won Nobel Prize:-
Indian citizens (born in India and represented
India for the award):
1. The first Nobel laureate of Asia and India
is Rabindra Nath Tagore, who was given in the field of literature
in 1913 for his book 'Gitanjali'.
2. In the field of physics in 1930, Indian
scientist C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work
and discovery on the "scattering of light".
3. In the field of economics in 1998, Amartya
Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in "welfare
economics".
4. In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the field of peace "for
his struggle against the oppression of children and youth and for the right of
all children to education".
Born in India (winners who are born in India and of
Indian origin but have represented another country for the award):
1. In the field of medicine in 1968, "Research
on the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis" was awarded
to Hargobind Khurana, who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
2. In the field of physics in 1983, Subramaniam
Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of physics for
"theoretical study of physical processes of the importance of the
evolution and structure of stars", who was a resident of the United States
of America (USA) and represented the same.
3. In 2009, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was
awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who was a resident of the
United Kingdom (UK) and represented the same for "studying the structure
and function of the ribosome".
4. In the field of economics in 2019, Abhijit
Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of economics
"for his experimental work to remove global poverty" who lived and
represented the United States of America (USA).
Settled in India (Winners who are not citizens of
India were born in any other country but settled in India):
1. In 1989 Nobel Prize was awarded to the Dalai
Lama, who was born in Tkteser, Tibet, and settled in India, for "his
persistent non-violent resistance to reclaim the independence of his
people" in the field of peace.
Got Indian Citizenship (Winners who were born in
another country and got Indian citizenship):
1. Mother Teresa, born in Skopje (now
Macedonia), belonging to an Albanian family, who lived in India with Indian
citizenship from 1950 to 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for
her social service work.
Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (Winners whose
families belong to India but have themselves got foreign citizenship):
1. Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (V. S.
Naipaul), born in Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, who belongs to an
Indian family, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
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Note: From 1937 to
1948, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace
Prize 5 times but he was not selected for this award even once.
7. On which day 'National Wildlife Week' was
observed recently?
- 02 to 08 October
- The theme of 'National Wildlife Week' 2021:
"Forests and Livelihood: Sustaining People and Planet"
- National Wildlife Week is celebrated every year from
2 to 8 October with the aim of protecting and conserving the flora and
fauna of India.
- This year the 67th 'National Wildlife Week' is being
celebrated.
8. Which month is being observed as 'Breast Cancer
Awareness Month 2021'?
- October
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed every year
from 01st to 31st of October to create awareness about breast cancer and
to promote the importance of early detection of breast cancer treatment.
- According to a recently released report, more than
2.3 million women worldwide were diagnosed with breast cancer in the year
2020.
- India's first breast cancer helpline UBF HELP
(08046983383) was launched by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu during 'Breast
Cancer Awareness Month 2021'.
9. On which day 'World Animal Day was observed
recently?
- October 4
- World Animal Day is celebrated on 4 October every
year to highlight the sensitivity of animals to the world and the benefits
of animals to the environment, nature, and humans.
10. Recently which state has given the 'Lokpriya
Gopinath Bordoloi Award'?
- Assam
1.
The winners were felicitated with the 'Lokpriya
Gopinath Bordoloi Award' of the Government of Assam by Vice President Venkaiah
Naidu.
2.
in Assam
3.
Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, Assamese
litterateur Dr. Anirudh Kumar Barua, and Shillong Chamber Choir at Shrimata
Sankardeva Kalakshetra were awarded 'Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award'.
4.
Under the 'Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award', ₹ 5
lakh prize money, a citation, and an angavastra are given.
5.
The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award is the highest
civilian award of Assam.
- Assam
- Capital: Dispur
- CM: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
11. Which joint military exercise was recently
organized between India and Sri Lanka?
- 'Mitra Shakti 21'
1.
This is the eighth edition of 'Mitra Shakti 21'
between India and Sri Lanka.
2.
Joint military exercise 'Mitra Shakti 21' is being
organized at Combat Training School, Ampara, Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka
- Capital: 1. Colombo (Executive Capital) 2. Sri
Jayawardenepura Kotte (Legislative Capital)
- Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
- PM: Mahindra Rajapaksa
- President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
12. Which campaign was launched for the best
product and marketing from cow dung?
- Kamdhenu Deepawali 2021
- The 'Kamdhenu Deepawali 2021' campaign has been
launched with the aim of making more than 100 crore exquisite products
such as lamp lamps, Lakshmi Ganesh idols, etc. from cow dung.
- Along with this, steps will also be taken towards
making products made from cow dung, urine, and milk economically
profitable.
13. Where has the 'G-20 speakers Summit 2021' been
organized recently?
- Rome
- The 7th 'G-20 Presidential Summit 2021' has been
organized in Rome, the capital of Italy.
- In the 7th 'G-20 Chairman's Summit 2021', India was
represented by the current Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
14. Recently who has been appointed by the crypto
exchange company 'CoinDCX' as its brand ambassador?
- Amitabh Bachchan
- 'CoinDCX' is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in
India.
15. Where has
it been announced to organize the 'India-International Trade Fair 2021'?
- New Delhi
- The 40th edition of 'India-International Trade Fair
2021' has been announced to be organized at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from
14 to 27 November 2021.
- The theme of 'India International Trade Fair 2021':
"Self-reliant India"
16. Which
country has successfully test-fired 'Zirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile'
recently?
- Russia
- The speed of this 'Zircon hypersonic cruise missile'
tested by Russia can exceed 9 times the sound and can cover a range of
1000 km.
- Russia
- Capital: Moscow
- Currency: Russian Ruble
- Prime Minister: Mikhail Mishustin
- President: Vladimir Putin
17. On which
day 'Ganga River Dolphin Day' was celebrated recently?
- October 5
- 'Ganga River Dolphin Day' is celebrated every year
on 5 October to raise a voice for the conservation of the aquatic life of dolphin.
- Ganges dolphins are blind, capture their prey with
the help of ultrasonic sound waves, and can live only in freshwater.
18. On which
day 'International Teacher's Day' was celebrated recently?
- October 5
- The theme of 'International Teacher's Day' 2021:
"Teacher at the heart of education recovery"
- International Teachers' Day is celebrated every year
on 5 October to appreciate, evaluate and focus on improving the world's
teachers and provide an opportunity to reflect on issues related to
teachers and teaching.
19. Recently
who has been appointed as the interim President of Guinea?
- Colonel Mamady Doumbouya
- Guinea
- Capital: Conakry
- Currency: Guinean Franc
- Interim President: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya
20. Where was
the 'World Expo 2020' organized recently?
- Dubai
- 'World Expo 2020' is being organized in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
- The theme of 'World Expo 2020': "Connecting Minds,
Creating the Future"
- 'World Expo 2020' was postponed due to COVID-19, now
'World Expo 2020' is being organized in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates from 1
October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
- 192 countries are participating in 'World Expo
2020'.
- The Indian Pavilion at the 'World Expo 2020' was
inaugurated by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush
Goyal.
21. Recently
who has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
- Abiy Ahmed
- Abiy Ahmed will again serve as Prime Minister for
the next 5 years for his second term as Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia
- Capital: Addis Ababa
- Currency: Ethiopian Birr
- PM: Abiy Ahmed
22. Recently
which state's 'Kuttiattoor Mango and Edayur Chilli' has got GI Tag?
- Kerala
- GI Tag: GI Tag is given to those products which have
a specific geographical origin area. GI tag refers to the quality and
characteristics of that product.
- Some of the popular GI certified products from India
are as follows:-
- Kandhamal Turmeric: Odisha
- Rasgulla: Odisha
- Tirur Arecanut: Kerala
- Sirsi Supari: Karnataka
- Khola Chilli: Goa
- Dindigul lock: Tamil Nadu
- Kadangi Saree: Tamil Nadu
- Madhubani Painting: Bihar
- Sheared Rice: Bihar
- Maghai Pan: Bihar
- Shahi Litchi: Muzaffarpur, Bihar
- Jardalu Mango: Bihar
- Alphonso Mango: Maharashtra
- Gulbarga Rahar Dal: Karnataka
- Palani Panchamritam: Tamil Nadu
- Manipuri Black Rice: Manipur
- Kashmiri Saffron: Jammu and Kashmir
23. Recently
'Alibaug White Onion' of which state has got GI tag for its health benefits?
- Maharashtra
- GI Tag: GI Tag is given to those products which have
a specific geographical origin area. GI tag refers to the quality and
characteristics of that product.
- Maharashtra
- Capital: Mumbai
- Formation: 01 May 1960
- CM: Uddhav Thackeray
- Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
24. Which
drone-based vaccine delivery model of ICMR has been launched by the Union
Minister of Health and Family Welfare recently?
- 'i-Drone'
- This is the first such facility of its kind that
will deliver the vaccine through 'i-Drone' built on the basis of Make in
India.
- Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare: Shri
Mansukh Mandaviya
25. Recently
the Government of India has partnered with which country for the 'Tax Inspector
Without Borders' (TIWB) program?
- Seychelles
- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and
the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have
launched the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) program in Seychelles.
- India was selected as the partner administration and
has provided a tax expert for the program.
26. Recently
which card has been launched by the State Bank of India in association with the Indian
Navy?
- NAV-eCash
- State Bank of India in association with the Indian
Navy has launched 'NAV-eCash' to provide cash-related facilities on board INS Vikramaditya, India's largest naval aircraft carrier.
- SBI: State Bank of India
- HQ: Mumbai
- Established: 01 July 1955
- Chairman: Dinesh Kumar Khara
- :
- Indian Navy
- Established: 26 January 1950
- Navy Chief: Karambir Singh
- Deputy Chief: S.N. Ghormade
- Navy Day: 4 December
27. Which
football club has recently won the 'Durand Cup' title?
- FC Goa
- FC: Football Club
- In the Durand Cup Football 2021 held at Vivekananda
Yuva Bharati Sports Complex, Kolkata, FC Goa has won their maiden 'Durand
Cup' title by defeating Mohammedan Sporting.
- Durand Cup is related to a Football tournaments.
- This is the 130th edition of the Durand Cup football
tournament.
- Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in Asia
and the third oldest in the world.
- Durand Cup was played for the first time in 1888 in
Himachal Pradesh.
28. Recently
who has been announced to award the Nobel Prize 2021 in the field of Physics?
- Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio
Parisi
- Three people, Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and
Giorgio Parisi have been jointly selected for the 2021 Nobel Prize in
Physics.
- Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi
have jointly made unprecedented contributions to our understanding of
complex physical systems.
- Ciucuro Manabe (USA) and Klaus Hasselmann (Germany)
for physical modeling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and
making reliable predictions of climate change, and Giorgio Parisi (Italy)
for disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from nuclear to planets.
Awarded for discovering the interaction of the ups and downs.
All
important facts about Novel Prize:-
All
important facts about Alfred Bernhard Nobel:
- Each year the Nobel Foundation honors "those
who, during the previous year, have provided the greatest benefit to
mankind" and who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in
the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and
peace" in accordance with the wish expressed by the Swedish
scientist Alfred Bernhard Nobel before his death in 1895.
- Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in
Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Italy at
the age of 63.
- Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer,
inventor, businessman, and a great philanthropist by profession.
- Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the year 1867.
All
important facts about Novel Prize:-
- Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded 5 (Physics,
Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature) and 1 (Economics) in a
total of 6 fields.
- Every year the Nobel Prizes are announced in the
month of October and are awarded at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on 10
December, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize was not awarded during World War II
from 1940 to 1942.
- The Nobel Prize in Economics was instituted by the
Central Bank of Sweden in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary, and
the first prize for economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisk
(Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)} |
- The first Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Peace, and Literature was awarded in the year 1901 on the fifth
anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Literature, and Economics is awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, and the
Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
- The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a
certificate, and 10 million Swedish krona (approximately US$ 1,145,000).
- In each award, a maximum of three people can be
awarded in one year and if three people are selected for the same award,
then it is decided by the committee that how much amount is to be given as a prize.
- In 1974, it was decided by the Awards Committee that
the Nobel Prize would not be awarded posthumously, and before that only
two posthumous awards have been awarded. The Nobel Prize posthumously has
been awarded to two persons, the first Nobel Prize in Literature to 'Erik
Axel Karlfeldt' in 1931 and the second time the Nobel Prize for
Peace to Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations. Given in 1961.
- The youngest Nobel laureate Pakistani social
activist 'Malala Yousafzai' became in the year 2014 at
the age of just 17. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest
woman as well as the youngest Nobel laureate in both women's and men's
categories. Talking about the youngest Nobel laureate only in the male
category, Australian-born British physicist 'William Lawrence
Bragg' (25 years old).
- The oldest Nobel Prize-winning American scientist
is 'John B. Goodenough' who achieved this feat in
chemistry in the year 2019 at the age of 97.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize is Madam
Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the
discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize twice
is Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year
1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics and in the
field of chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of the elements radium and
polonium. was done.
So far 4
people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice and one organization has been
awarded the Nobel Prize thrice:-
(a). Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in the year 1903 for "discovery of radioactivity" in the
field of physics and in 1911 for "discovery of the elements radium and polonium"
in the field of chemistry.
(b). Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his contributions to the
"understanding of the nature of chemical bonds" and in 1962 for
"advocacy against nuclear weapons and war".
(c). John Bardeen was awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1956 for his "invention of the transistor" and in
1972 for his "theory of superconductivity" in the field of physics.
(d). Frederick Sanger was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for "the structure of the insulin
molecule" and in 1980 for "determination of the base sequence of
nucleic acids".
List of
institutions/organizations who have received Nobel Prize more than once:-
(a). The International Committee of the Red Cross has
been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the most three times (1917, 1944, 1963).
(b). The United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice (1954,
1981).
List of
first Nobel Prize recipients in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine,
Literature, Peace, and Economics:-
(a). The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded
to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901.
(b). The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in
1901 to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff'.
(c). The first Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded
to Emil von Behring in 1901.
(d). The first Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to
Sully Prudhomme in 1901.
(e). The first Nobel Prize in Peace was awarded in 1901
to Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric
Passy (founder of the French Peace Society).
(f). The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded in
1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands
(Dutch)}.
List of all
Indians who won Nobel Prize:-
Indian citizens (born in India and represented India for
the award):
1. The first Nobel laureate of Asia and India is Rabindra
Nath Tagore, who was given in the field of literature in 1913 for his
book 'Gitanjali'.
2. In the field of physics in 1930, Indian
scientist C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work and
discovery on the "scattering of light".
3. In the field of economics in 1998, Amartya Sen was
awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in "welfare economics".
4. In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the field of peace "for
his struggle against the oppression of children and youth and for the right of
all children to education".
Born in India (winners who are born in India and of
Indian origin but have represented another country for the award):
1. In the field of medicine in 1968, "Research on
the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis" was awarded
to Hargobind Khurana, who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
2. In the field of physics in 1983, Subramaniam
Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of physics for
"theoretical study of physical processes of the importance of the evolution
and structure of stars", who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
3. In 2009, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded
to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who was a resident of the United
Kingdom (UK) and represented the same for "studying the structure and
function of the ribosome".
4. In the field of economics in 2019, Abhijit
Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of economics
"for his experimental work to remove global poverty" who lived and
represented the United States of America (USA).
Settled in India (Winners who are not citizens of India
were born in any other country but settled in India):
1. In 1989 Nobel Prize was awarded to the Dalai
Lama, who was born in Tkteser, Tibet, and settled in India, for "his
persistent non-violent resistance to reclaim the independence of his
people" in the field of peace.
Got Indian Citizenship (Winners who were born in another
country and got Indian citizenship):
1. Mother Teresa, born in Skopje (now
Macedonia), belonging to an Albanian family, who lived in India with Indian
citizenship from 1950 to 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for
her social service work.
Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (Winners whose
families belong to India but have themselves got foreign citizenship):
1. Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (V. S. Naipaul),
born in Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, who belongs to an Indian family,
was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
:
Note: From 1937 to 1948, the Father of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5 times but he was not
selected for this award even once.
29. Recently
who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation
of India (LIC)?
- B C Patnaik
- LIC: Life Insurance Corporation of India
- Established: 01 September 1956
- HQ: Mumbai
- Chairman: M R Kumar
30. Recently
which state has become the first to start organized cultivation of cinnamon?
- Himachal Pradesh
- India has to import 45,318 tonnes of cinnamon every
year from Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, and Nepal due to the lack of
cinnamon in the variety of spices.
- Himachal Pradesh
- Capital: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter)
- CM: Jai Ram Thakur
- Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
31. Recently
which state government has launched 'Mission Vasundhara' for the people to
solve their land-related issues?
- Assam
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has
launched 'Mission Vasundhara' through an online system for the people of
the state to resolve their land-related issues easily.
- Assam
- Capital: Dispur
- CM: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
32. Which survey technology has been launched recently for groundwater
management?
- 'Heli-Borne'
- The 'Heli-Borne' survey technology for groundwater
management in the country was launched by the Minister of Earth Sciences,
Shri Jitendra Singh.
- Through 'Heli-Borne' survey technology, data related
to groundwater management will be collected up to 500 meters depth from
the earth.
33. Which bilateral maritime warfare exercise was recently organized between
India and Japan?
- 'JIMEX-21'
- 5th Bilateral warfare exercise 'JIMEX-21' between
India and Japan was conducted in the Arabian Sea from 6 to 8 October 2021.
- Japan
- Capital: Tokyo
- Currency: Japanese Yen
- PM: Fumio Kishida
34. Recently which state's 'Wada Kolam Rice' has got Geographical Indication
(GI Tag)?
- Maharashtra
1.
Geographical indication has been given to the
famous 'Wada Kolam Rice' of Palghar in Maharashtra.
2.
GI Tag: GI Tag is given to those products which
have a specific geographical origin area. GI tag refers to the quality and
characteristics of that product.
- Some of the popular GI certified products from India
are as follows:-
- Kandhamal Turmeric: Odisha
- Rasgulla: Odisha
- Tirur Arecanut: Kerala
- Sirsi Supari: Karnataka
- Khola Chilli: Goa
- Dindigul lock: Tamil Nadu
- Kadangi Saree: Tamil Nadu
- Madhubani Painting: Bihar
- Sheared Rice: Bihar
- Maghai Pan: Bihar
- Shahi Litchi: Muzaffarpur, Bihar
- Jardalu Mango: Bihar
- Alphonso Mango: Maharashtra
- Gulbarga Rahar Dal: Karnataka
- Palani Panchamritam: Tamil Nadu
- Manipuri Black Rice: Manipur
- Kashmiri Saffron: Jammu and Kashmir
35. Recently the Andhra Pradesh government has started which program to
provide sanitary napkins to girl students?
- Swechha
1.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
launched the 'SWECHA' program to provide branded sanitary napkins to girl students.
- Andhra Pradesh
- CM: Y. S. JaganMohan Reddy
- Capital: 1. Amaravati (Legislative: Legislative) 2.
Visakhapatnam (Executive: Executive) 3. Kurnool (Judicial: Judicial)
- Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
36. Recently who has become the first scheduled private sector bank to
collect direct, indirect taxes?
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Established: 2003
- HQ: Mumbai
- MD & CEO: Uday Kotak
- Tagline: Let's make money simple
- :
- CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
- Formation: 1944
- HQ: New Delhi
- Chairman: Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra
- :
- CBIC: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
- Established: 01 January 1964
- HQ: New Delhi
- Chairman: Pranab Kumar Das
37. Recently which state's Geographical Indication (GI Tag) 'Mihidana Sweets'
has been commercially exported to Bahrain?
- West Bengal
1.
GI Tag: GI Tag is given to those products which
have a specific geographical origin area. GI tag refers to the quality and
characteristics of that product.
- West Bengal
- Capital: Kolkata
- Formation: 26 January 1950
- CM: Mamata Banerjee
- Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
38. Recently, Indian Administrative Service officer and personal secretary of
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpai has passed away, what is his name?
- Shakti Sinha
- Shakti Sinha served as the personal secretary of
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpai from 1996 to 1999.
- Shakti Sinha has also authored a book titled
"Bajpai: The Years That Changed India" to share his experience
during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
39. Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize 2021 in the field of Chemistry
recently?
- Benjamin List and David W. C. Macmillan
In the field of chemistry, jointly Benjamin List
(Germany) and David W. C. Macmillan (United Kingdom) were awarded the Nobel
Prize 2021 "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis".
All important facts about Novel Prize:-
All important facts about Alfred Bernhard Nobel:
- Each year the Nobel Foundation honors "those
who, during the previous year, have provided the greatest benefit to
mankind" and who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in
the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and
peace" in accordance with the wish expressed by the Swedish scientist Alfred
Bernhard Nobel before his death in 1895.
- Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in
Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Italy at
the age of 63.
- Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer,
inventor, businessman, and a great philanthropist by profession.
- Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the year 1867.
All important facts about Novel Prize:-
- Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded 5 (Physics,
Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature) and 1 (Economics) in a
total of 6 fields.
- Every year the Nobel Prizes are announced in the
month of October and are awarded at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on 10
December, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize was not awarded during World War II
from 1940 to 1942.
- The Nobel Prize in Economics was instituted by the
Central Bank of Sweden in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary, and
the first prize for economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisk
(Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)} |
- The first Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Peace, and Literature was awarded in the year 1901 on the fifth
anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Literature, and Economics is awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, and the
Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
- The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a
certificate, and 10 million Swedish krona (approximately US$ 1,145,000).
- In each award, a maximum of three people can be
awarded in one year and if three people are selected for the same award,
then it is decided by the committee that how much amount is to be given as a prize.
- In 1974, it was decided by the Awards Committee that
the Nobel Prize would not be awarded posthumously, and before that only
two posthumous awards have been awarded. The Nobel Prize posthumously has
been awarded to two persons, the first Nobel Prize in Literature to 'Erik
Axel Karlfeldt' in 1931 and the second time the Nobel Prize for
Peace to Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations. Given in 1961.
- The youngest Nobel laureate Pakistani social
activist 'Malala Yousafzai' became in the year 2014 at
the age of just 17. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest
woman as well as the youngest Nobel laureate in both women's and men's categories.
Talking about the youngest Nobel laureate only in the male category,
Australian-born British physicist 'William Lawrence Bragg' (25
years old).
- The oldest Nobel Prize-winning American scientist
is 'John B. Goodenough' who achieved this feat in chemistry
in the year 2019 at the age of 97.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize is Madam
Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the
discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize twice
is Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year
1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics and in the
field of chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of the elements radium and
polonium. was done.
So far 4 people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice and one
organization has been awarded the Nobel Prize thrice:-
(a). Madame Curie, who was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1903 for "discovery of radioactivity"
in the field of physics and in 1911 for "discovery of the elements radium
and polonium" in the field of chemistry.
(b). Linus Pauling was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his contributions to the
"understanding of the nature of chemical bonds" and in 1962 for
"advocacy against nuclear weapons and war".
(c). John Bardeen was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for his "invention of the transistor"
and in 1972 for his "theory of superconductivity" in the field of
physics.
(d). Frederick Sanger was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for "the structure of the insulin
molecule" and in 1980 for "determination of the base sequence of
nucleic acids".
List of institutions/organizations who have received Nobel Prize more than
once:-
(a). The International Committee of the Red
Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the most three times
(1917, 1944, 1963).
(b). The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice
(1954, 1981).
List of first Nobel Prize recipients in the fields of Physics, Chemistry,
Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics:-
(a). The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded
to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901.
(b). The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded
in 1901 to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff'.
(c). The first Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded
to Emil von Behring in 1901.
(d). The first Nobel Prize in Literature was
awarded to Sully Prudhomme in 1901.
(e). The first Nobel Prize in Peace was awarded in
1901 to Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric
Passy (founder of the French Peace Society).
(f). The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded
in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands
(Dutch)}.
List of all Indians who won Nobel Prize:-
Indian citizens (born in India and represented
India for the award):
1. The first Nobel laureate of Asia and India
is Rabindra Nath Tagore, who was given in the field of literature
in 1913 for his book 'Gitanjali'.
2. In the field of physics in 1930, Indian scientist C.V.
Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work and discovery on the
"scattering of light".
3. In the field of economics in 1998, Amartya
Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in "welfare
economics".
4. In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the field of peace "for
his struggle against the oppression of children and youth and for the right of
all children to education".
Born in India (winners who are born in India and of
Indian origin but have represented another country for the award):
1. In the field of medicine in 1968, "Research
on the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis" was awarded
to Hargobind Khurana, who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
2. In the field of physics in 1983, Subramaniam
Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of physics for
"theoretical study of physical processes of the importance of the evolution
and structure of stars", who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
3. In 2009, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was
awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who was a resident of the
United Kingdom (UK) and represented the same for "studying the structure
and function of the ribosome".
4. In the field of economics in 2019, Abhijit
Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of economics
"for his experimental work to remove global poverty" who lived and
represented the United States of America (USA).
Settled in India (Winners who are not citizens of
India were born in any other country but settled in India):
1. In 1989 Nobel Prize was awarded to the Dalai
Lama, who was born in Tkteser, Tibet, and settled in India, for "his
persistent non-violent resistance to reclaim the independence of his
people" in the field of peace.
Got Indian Citizenship (Winners who were born in
another country and got Indian citizenship):
1. Mother Teresa, born in Skopje (now
Macedonia), belonging to an Albanian family, who lived in India with Indian
citizenship from 1950 to 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for
her social service work.
Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (Winners whose
families belong to India but have themselves got foreign citizenship):
1. Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (V. S.
Naipaul), born in Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, who belongs to an
Indian family, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
:
Note: From 1937 to
1948, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace
Prize 5 times but he was not selected for this award even once.
40. Where has the 'Mahababu Brahmaputra River Heritage Center' been
inaugurated recently?
- Assam
1.
Inauguration of 'Mahababu Brahmaputra River
Heritage Center' in the State of Assam by the Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu
- Assam
- Capital: Dispur
- CM: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
41. Where has it been announced to make India's first and the world's third
'ropeway public transport' recently?
- Varanasi
1.
It has been decided to build India's first and the
world's third 'ropeway public transport' in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
2.
A cost of Rs 400 crore has been proposed on this
'ropeway public transport' being built in Varanasi.
3.
This 'ropeway public transport', which runs at a
height of 45 meters, will be able to travel about 8000 people at a time.
- Uttar Pradesh
- Capital: Lucknow
- CM: Yogi Aditya Nath
- Governor: Anandiben Patel
42. The recently released book "The Economist Gandhi: The Roots and the
Relation of the Political Economy of the Mahatma" has been authored by?
- Jerry Rao
- This book throws light on Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts
on religion, morality, human nature, education, and society.
43. Recently the Ministry of Textiles has decided to continue the 'Comprehensive
Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme' (CHCDS) for how long?
- March 2026
- CHCDS: Comprehensive Handicraft Cluster Development
Scheme
- It has been decided to continue the 'Comprehensive
Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme' (CHCDS) with the objective of
upliftment and development of handicraft artisans.
- Infrastructural support, market access, design, and
technology up-gradation support is provided to handicraft artisans through
'Comprehensive Handicraft Cluster Development Scheme' (CHCDS).
- Union Minister of Textiles: Shri Piyush Goyal
- Shri Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and
Industry, Food and Consumer Affairs and Textiles.
44. Which initiative has been started by the Central Government to facilitate
the development of the textile sector in the economy?
- PM MITRA Parks
- In order to facilitate the development of the textile
sector in the economy and to place India firmly on the global textile map,
the central government has decided to set up 7 'PM MITRA Parks' in the
country.
- A total of ₹ 4445 crores is proposed to be spent in
the next 5 years on 7 'PM MITRA Parks' in the country.
45. Famous TV actor and the artist who played the character of Ravana in
Ramayana passed away. What is his name?
- Arvind Trivedi
- Actor Arvind Trivedi, who played Ravana in Ramanand
Sagar's famous TV serial 'Ramayana', passed away at the age of 82.
- Apart from making his mark as an actor, he also
served as an MP in Gujarat from 1991 to 1996.
- Arvind Trivedi also served as the Chairman of the
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) from 2002 to 2003.
46. On which day 'World Cotton Day' was observed recently?
- October 7
1.
Theme of 'World Cotton Day' 2021: "There's
More to Cotton Than You Think"
2.
World Cotton Day is celebrated every year on 7
October to highlight the cotton industry around the world and the communities
involved in it and its contribution to the global economy.
3.
In the year 2019, 'World Cotton Day' was celebrated
for the first time by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- WTO: World Trade Organization
- Established: 1 January 1995
- HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
- Director-General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
47. What is the name of the famous cartoonist who passed away recently?
- Chaklethu John Yesudasan
- Chakalethu John Yesudasan died at the age of 83 due
to COVID-19 related problems.
- Chaklethu John Yesudasan also worked as a cartoonist
in the Malayalam Manorama Group of Publications.
48. Recently the Central Government has announced to set up how many 'Science
Technology and Innovation Hubs' in the country?
- 75
- The Department of Science and Technology of the
Central Government has announced to set up 75 Science Technology and
Innovation Houses across the country, which will be set up especially for
the people of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST).
49. Which country has won the 'World Women's Chess Championship' title
recently?
- Russia
- Russia defeated India in the final of the 'World
Women's Chess Championship' to win the title.
- India got the bronze medal in the 'World Women's
Chess Championship', which is the first medal by India in the 'World
Women's Chess Championship'.
50. By what name will the 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' in schools now be known?
- 'PM Poshan'
- The 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' being given to the
children in schools during the interval will now be known as 'PM Poshan'
under 'PM Poshan Shakti Nirman'.
51. Who has been given the 'Men's Player of the Year Award' at the
International Hockey Federation (FIH) Awards?
- Gurjit Kaur
- The International Hockey
Federation (FIH) Awards 2021-21 are as follows:-
- Women's Player of the Year Award: Harmanpreet Singh
- Women's Goalkeeper of the Year: Savita Poonia
- Men's Goalkeeper of the Year: PR Sreejesh
- Best Coach in Women's Category: Sjoerd Marijne
- Best coach in men's category: Graham Reid
- :
- FIH: International Hockey Federation
- Established: 07 January 1924
- HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland
- President: Narinder Dhruv Batra
52. Which bank has been rewarded for the better implementation of the
government-run Atal Pension Yojana (APY)?
- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB)
- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank, sponsored by Canara
Bank, has been awarded the National Award by PFRDA for its superior
performance in Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana,
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, etc.
- PFRDA: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority
53. Which Indian shooter has won the gold medal in the ISSF Junior World
Championships?
- Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar
- Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal by
defeating Lucas Kryzs of France in the final.
- ISSF: The International Shooting Sport Federation
- Established: 1907
- HQ: Munich, Germany
- President: Vladimir Lisin
54. Recently who has been selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021?
- Abdulrazak Gurnah (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
- The Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 has been chosen
for Abdulrazak Gurnah, who belongs to a Tanzanian family and was born in
Zanzibar and active in England.
- Abdulrazak Gurnah has been selected for the 2021
Nobel Prize in Literature "for his steadfast and compassionate
penetration of the effects of colonialism and the refugee fate in the gulf
between cultures and continents".
All important facts about Novel Prize:-
All important facts about Alfred Bernhard Nobel:
- Each year the Nobel Foundation honors "those
who, during the previous year, have provided the greatest benefit to
mankind" and who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in
the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and
peace" in accordance with the wish expressed by the Swedish
scientist Alfred Bernhard Nobel before his death in 1895.
- Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in
Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Italy at
the age of 63.
- Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor,
businessman, and a great philanthropist by profession.
- Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the year 1867.
All important facts about Novel Prize:-
- Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded 5 (Physics,
Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature) and 1 (Economics) in a
total of 6 fields.
- Every year the Nobel Prizes are announced in the
month of October and are awarded at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on 10
December, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize was not awarded during World War II
from 1940 to 1942.
- The Nobel Prize in Economics was instituted by the
Central Bank of Sweden in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary, and
the first prize for economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisk
(Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)} |
- The first Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Peace, and Literature was awarded in the year 1901 on the fifth
anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Literature, and Economics is awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, and the
Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
- The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a
certificate, and 10 million Swedish krona (approximately US$ 1,145,000).
- In each award, a maximum of three people can be awarded
in one year and if three people are selected for the same award, then it
is decided by the committee that how much amount is to be given as a prize.
- In 1974, it was decided by the Awards Committee that
the Nobel Prize would not be awarded posthumously, and before that only
two posthumous awards have been awarded. The Nobel Prize posthumously has
been awarded to two persons, the first Nobel Prize in Literature to 'Erik
Axel Karlfeldt' in 1931 and the second time the Nobel Prize for
Peace to Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations. Given in 1961.
- The youngest Nobel laureate Pakistani social
activist 'Malala Yousafzai' became in the year 2014 at
the age of just 17. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest
woman as well as the youngest Nobel laureate in both women's and men's
categories. Talking about the youngest Nobel laureate only in the male
category, Australian-born British physicist 'William Lawrence
Bragg' (25 years old).
- The oldest Nobel Prize-winning American scientist is 'John
B. Goodenough' who achieved this feat in chemistry in the year
2019 at the age of 97.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize is Madam
Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the
discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize twice
is Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year
1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics and in the
field of chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of the elements radium and
polonium. was done.
So far 4 people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice and one
organization has been awarded the Nobel Prize thrice:-
(a). Madame Curie, who was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1903 for "discovery of radioactivity"
in the field of physics and in 1911 for "discovery of the elements radium
and polonium" in the field of chemistry.
(b). Linus Pauling was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his contributions to the
"understanding of the nature of chemical bonds" and in 1962 for
"advocacy against nuclear weapons and war".
(c). John Bardeen was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for his "invention of the transistor"
and in 1972 for his "theory of superconductivity" in the field of
physics.
(d). Frederick Sanger was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for "the structure of the insulin
molecule" and in 1980 for "determination of the base sequence of
nucleic acids".
List of institutions/organizations who have received Nobel Prize more than
once:-
(a). The International Committee of the Red
Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the most three times
(1917, 1944, 1963).
(b). The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice
(1954, 1981).
List of first Nobel Prize recipients in the fields of Physics, Chemistry,
Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics:-
(a). The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded
to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901.
(b). The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded
in 1901 to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff'.
(c). The first Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded
to Emil von Behring in 1901.
(d). The first Nobel Prize in Literature was
awarded to Sully Prudhomme in 1901.
(e). The first Nobel Prize in Peace was awarded in
1901 to Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric
Passy (founder of the French Peace Society).
(f). The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded
in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands
(Dutch)}.
List of all Indians who won Nobel Prize:-
Indian citizens (born in India and represented
India for the award):
1. The first Nobel laureate of Asia and India
is Rabindra Nath Tagore, who was given in the field of literature
in 1913 for his book 'Gitanjali'.
2. In the field of physics in 1930, Indian
scientist C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work
and discovery on the "scattering of light".
3. In the field of economics in 1998, Amartya
Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in "welfare
economics".
4. In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the field of peace "for
his struggle against the oppression of children and youth and for the right of
all children to education".
Born in India (winners who are born in India and of
Indian origin but have represented another country for the award):
1. In the field of medicine in 1968, "Research
on the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis" was awarded
to Hargobind Khurana, who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
2. In the field of physics in 1983, Subramaniam
Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of physics for
"theoretical study of physical processes of the importance of the evolution
and structure of stars", who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
3. In 2009, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was
awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who was a resident of the
United Kingdom (UK) and represented the same for "studying the structure
and function of the ribosome".
4. In the field of economics in 2019, Abhijit
Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of economics
"for his experimental work to remove global poverty" who lived and
represented the United States of America (USA).
Settled in India (Winners who are not citizens of
India were born in any other country but settled in India):
1. In 1989 Nobel Prize was awarded to the Dalai
Lama, who was born in Tkteser, Tibet, and settled in India, for "his
persistent non-violent resistance to reclaim the independence of his
people" in the field of peace.
Got Indian Citizenship (Winners who were born in
another country and got Indian citizenship):
1. Mother Teresa, born in Skopje (now
Macedonia), belonging to an Albanian family, who lived in India with Indian
citizenship from 1950 to 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for
her social service work.
Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (Winners whose
families belong to India but have themselves got foreign citizenship):
1. Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (V. S.
Naipaul), born in Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, who belongs to an
Indian family, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
:
Note: From 1937 to
1948, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace
Prize 5 times but he was not selected for this award even once.
55. Which fintech company has recently launched the "Buy Now Pay Later:
Postpay" facility?
- BharatPe
1.
Through the 'Buy Now Pay Later' facility, Fintech company
'BharatPe' will provide credit to its customers to shop now and pay later.
- BharatPe: BharatPe is a fintech company that serves
small merchants and kirana store owners in India. The company offers a
range of fintech products including interoperable QR codes for UPI
payments, Bharat Swipe (POS machines) for card acceptance and small
business financing. It facilitates small merchants to accept payments
through UPI (Unified Payments Interface) free of cost through BharatPe QR
code. It also provides 7 lakh merchant loans for a period of 3 to 12
months.
- Established: 20 March 2018
- HQ: New Delhi
- CEO: Suhail Sameer
56. To what level has the rating agency Moody's recently upgraded the rating
outlook of the Indian economy from 'negative'?
- Stable
- Along with this, the rating agency Moody's has also
described the Indian economy as the fastest growing economy.
- According to rating agency Moody's, the growth rate
of the Indian economy is estimated at 9.3% in the financial year 2021-22.
- Rating Agency Moody's is an American commercial and
service provider company.
57. Where has India's first e-fish market app 'FishWale' been launched
recently?
- Assam
1.
India's first e-fish market app 'FishWale' has been
launched by the Ministry of Fisheries, Environment, Forest, and Products of the
state of Assam.
2.
India's first e-fish market app 'FishWale' will
help the fish farming community to get a fair prices for their products and
eliminate middlemen.
- Assam
- Capital: Dispur
- CM: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
58. Recently who has been appointed by Amrutanjan Health Care Limited as its
brand ambassador?
- Bajrang Punia and Mirabai Chanu
- Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu
(weightlifting) and bronze medalist Bajrang Punia (wrestler) have been appointed
as brand ambassadors by Amrutanjan Health Care Ltd.
59. Recently who has become the first Airbus operator in the world to launch
Taxibot services?
- Air Asia India
60. On which day 'National Voluntary Blood Donation Day' was celebrated
recently?
- October 1
- National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is celebrated
every year on 1 October with the objective of spreading awareness about
blood donation and promoting voluntary blood donation across India.
61. Recently Hockey India has decided to withdraw its name from which sport
due to COVID-19 concerns?
- Commonwealth Games 2022
1.
Hockey India has decided to withdraw from the
Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom due to
COVID-19 concerns.
- 'Hockey India' replaced 'Indian Hockey Federation'
(1925-2008)
- Hockey India Established: 2009
- HQ: New Delhi
- President: Gyanandro Nigombam
- :
- Commonwealth Game 2022
- Venue: Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK)
- Mascot: Perry
- Motto: Games for Everyone
62. Recently,
under which fund, 35 oxygen plants have been dedicated to the country by Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi?
- 'PM Cares'
- PM Cares: 'Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and
Relief in Emergency Situation'
- In the first wave of epidemics like COVID-19, the
'PM Cares' fund was created in which from the common people of the country
to the capitalists, big industrialists, on their own volition, donated to
this fund for the support of the country.
- Under the 'PM Cares' fund, 1,100 oxygen plants have
already been set up in the country.
63. What is
the rank of India in the recently released 'Henley Passport Index 2021'?
- 90th
- The 'Henley Passport Index 2021', based on a survey
of data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), lists the
most travel-friendly passports in the world.
- India has slipped 6 places from last year to 90th in
the 'Henley Passport Index 2021'.
- In the 'Henley Passport Index 2021', Japan and
Singapore are in the first place and Germany and South Korea are in second
place.
64. Recently
who has been selected for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize?
- Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
- Maria Ressa, a native of the Philippines, was
arrested for exposing the abuse of power, use of violence and growing
authoritarianism in the Philippines, and Dmitry Muratov, a Russian
resident, for decades in Russia. The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 has been
jointly selected for raising a voice to defend freedom of expression in
increasingly challenging circumstances.
All
important facts about Novel Prize:-
All
important facts about Alfred Bernhard Nobel:
- Each year the Nobel Foundation honors "those
who, during the previous year, have provided the greatest benefit to
mankind" and who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in
the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and
peace" following the wish expressed by the Swedish scientist Alfred
Bernhard Nobel before his death in 1895.
- Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in
Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Italy at
the age of 63.
- Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer,
inventor, businessman, and a great philanthropist by profession.
- Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the year 1867.
All
important facts about Novel Prize:-
- Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded 5 (Physics,
Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature) and 1 (Economics) in a
total of 6 fields.
- Every year the Nobel Prizes are announced in October
and are awarded at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on 10 December, the death
anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize was not awarded during World War II
from 1940 to 1942.
- The Nobel Prize in Economics was instituted by the
Central Bank of Sweden in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary, and
the first prize for economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisk
(Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)} |
- The first Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Peace, and Literature was awarded in the year 1901 on the fifth
anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
- The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical
Sciences, Literature, and Economics is awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, and
the Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
- The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a
certificate, and 10 million Swedish krona (approximately US$ 1,145,000).
- In each award, a maximum of three people can be
awarded in one year and if three people are selected for the same award,
then it is decided by the committee that how much amount is to be given as
a prize.
- In 1974, it was decided by the Awards Committee that
the Nobel Prize would not be awarded posthumously, and before that only
two posthumous awards have been awarded. The Nobel Prize posthumously has
been awarded to two persons, the first Nobel Prize in Literature to 'Erik
Axel Karlfeldt' in 1931 and the second time the Nobel Prize for
Peace to Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations. Given in 1961.
- The youngest Nobel laureate Pakistani social
activist 'Malala Yousafzai' became in the year 2014 at
the age of just 17. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest
woman as well as the youngest Nobel laureate in both women's and men's
categories. Talking about the youngest Nobel laureate only in the male
category, Australian-born British physicist 'William Lawrence
Bragg' (25 years old).
- The oldest Nobel Prize-winning American scientist
is 'John B. Goodenough' who achieved this feat in
chemistry in the year 2019 at the age of 97.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize is Madam
Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the
discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics.
- The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize twice
is Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year
1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics and in the
field of chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of the elements radium and
polonium. was done.
So far 4
people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice and one organization has been
awarded the Nobel Prize thrice:-
(a). Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in the year 1903 for "discovery of radioactivity" in the
field of physics and in 1911 for "discovery of the elements radium and
polonium" in the field of chemistry.
(b). Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his contributions to the
"understanding of the nature of chemical bonds" and in 1962 for
"advocacy against nuclear weapons and war".
(c). John Bardeen was awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1956 for his "invention of the transistor" and in
1972 for his "theory of superconductivity" in the field of physics.
(d). Frederick Sanger was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for "the structure of the insulin
molecule" and in 1980 for "determination of the base sequence of
nucleic acids".
List of
institutions/organizations who have received Nobel Prize more than once:-
(a). The International Committee of the Red Cross has
been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the most three times (1917, 1944, 1963).
(b). The United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice (1954,
1981).
List of
first Nobel Prize recipients in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine,
Literature, Peace, and Economics:-
(a). The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded
to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901.
(b). The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in
1901 to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff'.
(c). The first Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded
to Emil von Behring in 1901.
(d). The first Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to
Sully Prudhomme in 1901.
(e). The first Nobel Prize in Peace was awarded in 1901
to Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric
Passy (founder of the French Peace Society).
(f). The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded in
1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands
(Dutch)}.
List of all
Indians who won Nobel Prize:-
Indian citizens (born in India and represented India for
the award):
1. The first Nobel laureate of Asia and India is Rabindra
Nath Tagore, who was given in the field of literature in 1913 for his
book 'Gitanjali'.
2. In the field of physics in 1930, Indian
scientist C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work
and discovery on the "scattering of light".
3. In the field of economics in 1998, Amartya Sen was
awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in "welfare economics".
4. In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the field of peace "for
his struggle against the oppression of children and youth and for the right of
all children to education".
Born in India (winners who are born in India and of
Indian origin but have represented another country for the award):
1. In the field of medicine in 1968, "Research on
the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis" was awarded
to Hargobind Khurana, who was a resident of the United States of
America (USA) and represented the same.
2. In the field of physics in 1983, Subramaniam
Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of physics for
"theoretical study of physical processes of the importance of the
evolution and structure of stars", who was a resident of the United States
of America (USA) and represented the same.
3. In 2009, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded
to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who was a resident of the United
Kingdom (UK) and represented the same for "studying the structure and
function of the ribosome".
4. In the field of economics in 2019, Abhijit
Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of economics
"for his experimental work to remove global poverty" who lived and
represented the United States of America (USA).
Settled in India (Winners who are not citizens of India
were born in any other country but settled in India):
1. In 1989 Nobel Prize was awarded to the Dalai
Lama, who was born in Tkteser, Tibet, and settled in India, for "his
persistent non-violent resistance to reclaim the independence of his
people" in the field of peace.
Got Indian Citizenship (Winners who were born in another
country and got Indian citizenship):
1. Mother Teresa, born in Skopje (now
Macedonia), belonging to an Albanian family, who lived in India with Indian
citizenship from 1950 to 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for
her social service work.
Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (Winners whose families
belong to India but have themselves got foreign citizenship):
1. Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (V. S. Naipaul),
born in Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, who belongs to an Indian family,
was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
:
Note: From 1937 to 1948, the Father of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5 times but he was not
selected for this award even once.
65. How long
was the 'World Investor Week' observed recently?
- October 4 to 10
- The theme of 'World Investors Week' 2021: 1.
Sustainable Finance 2. Frauds and scams prevention
- It is celebrated from 4th to 10th October every year
to highlight the knowledge, understanding, and safety of investors
globally.
66. Who has
topped the recently released 'Forbes India Rich List 2021'?
- Mukesh Ambani
- Mukesh Ambani remains India's richest person in
'Forbes India's Rich List 2021' with $92.7 billion.
- Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani is second and HCL
Technologies Chairman Shiv Nadar is third in the Forbes India Rich List
2021.
67. On which
day "Indian Air Force Day" was celebrated recently?
- October 8
- Indian Air Force celebrated its 89th Raising Day on
8 October 2021.
- It was established on 8 October 1932 by the British
Empire as 'Royal Indian Air Force' which was renamed as Indian Air Force
in 1950.
- IAF: Indian Air Force
- Established: 8 October 1932
- IAF Chief/Air Chief Marshal: Vivek Ram Chaudhari
- IAF Vice-Chief: Sandeep Singh
- Air Force Day: 8 October
- IAF Motto: Touch the Sky with Glory
68. Recently
what percentage of India's growth rate has been estimated by the World Bank for
the financial year 2021-22?
- 8.3%
- World Bank
- Established: July 1944
- HQ: Washington, D.C., United States
- President: David Malpass
69. Recently
in which state India's new Tiger Reserve has been recognized?
- Chhattisgarh
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has
approved the proposal of the Chhattisgarh government to declare the
combined areas of 'Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife
Sanctuary' as Tiger Reserve.
- With this, there have been a total of 4 tiger
reserves in Chhattisgarh.
- Chhattisgarh
- Capital: Raipur
- Formation: 01 November 2000
- CM: Bhupesh Baghel
- Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
70. Which
joint military exercise was recently conducted between India and United
Kingdom?
- Ajeya Warrior
- The sixth edition of the joint military exercise
between India and the United Kingdom, held annually, was held in
Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.
- United Kingdom
- Capital: London
- Currency: Pound Sterling
- PM: Boris Johnson
71. Who has
become the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in the recently held World
Wrestling Championships?
- Anshu Malik
- The 'World Wrestling Championship' was organized in
Oslo, Norway.
72. On which
day 'World Egg Day 2021' was celebrated recently?
- October 8
- The theme of 'World Egg Day' 2021: "Egg for
all: Nature's perfect package"
- World Egg Day is celebrated every year on the second
Friday of October to promote the benefits and importance of eggs in human
nutrition.
73. Which
company has recently won the bid to buy the state-owned national airline 'Air
India'?
- Tata Group
- State-owned national airline 'Air India' has been
bid for 180 billion rupees by the Tata Group to buy a 100% stake.
- Tata Airlines was founded by JRD Tata in the year 1932
but in 1953 it was nationalized by the government to Air India and now Air
India is going to come in the hands of the Tata group.
74. Recently
what percentage of India's growth rate has been estimated by rating agency
'Fitch' for the financial year 2021-22?
- 8.7%
- Fitch Ratings Inc. is an American credit rating
agency.
75. Recently
in the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of Reserve Bank of India it has
been decided to keep key rates unchanged, what is the 'SLR' rate at present?
- 18%
- India's growth rate has been estimated at 9.5% by
RBI for the financial year 2021-22.
The key
rates as per the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India are as follows:-
- Repo Rate: 4%
- Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35%
- Bank Rate & MSF (Marginal Standing Facility) :
4.25%
- CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio): 4%
- SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio): 18%
- :
- RBI HQ: Mumbai
- Established: 1 April 1935
- Nationalization: 01 January 1949
- Governor : Shaktikanta Das(25th)
- Deputy Governor: 1. Mahesh Kumar Jain 2. Michael
Devvrat Patra 3. M Rajeshwar Rao 4. T Rabi Sankar
76. Recently
who has been appointed as the first Director-General of the Directorate of
Ordnance?
- E.R. Sheikh
- Ordnance Directorate is the successor organization
of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
77. Which company
has recently appointed Indian cricketer Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador?
- 'Fire-Boltt'
- 'Fire-Boltt' is one of the wearable brand companies
in India.
78. Who has
been honored with the Global Leadership Humanitarian Award 2021 by the US-India
Business Council (USIBC) recently?
- Arvind Krishna
- The Global Leadership Humanitarian Award 2021 by the
US-India Business Council (USIBC) has been awarded to Julie Sweet, CEO of
'Accenture', Arvind Krishna, President and CEO of IBM, and Brad Smith,
Chief and Vice President of Microsoft.
79. On which day was "World Migratory Bird Day" was observed
recently?
- October 9
- The theme of 'World Migratory Bird Day' 2021:
Single, Fly, Soar - Like a Bird!
- World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated every year on
the second Saturday of May and the second Saturday of October to spread
awareness about the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats.
80. Recently the Union Ministry of Textiles has signed an agreement with
which country to promote sustainable cotton production?
- Germany
1.
On the occasion of 'World Cotton Day' on 7 October
2021, the Ministry of Textiles signed an agreement with Germany to promote
sustainable cotton production.
2.
Union Minister of Textiles: Shri Piyush Goyal
- Piyush Goyal is currently handling the following
ministry:-
- Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Minister of Consumer Affairs
- Minister of Food and Public Distribution
- Minister of Textiles
81. Recently which actor has been appointed by the crypto platform 'CoinSwitch
KUBER' as its brand ambassador?
- Ranveer Singh
82. Recently which mobile app has been launched by the Union Minister of
Ports Shipping and Waterways to promote easy access and information related to
the port?
- MyPortApp
- Union Minister for Ports Shipping and Waterways:
Sarbananda Sonewal
83. Recently which state government has launched 'Mission Kavach Kundal'?
- Maharashtra
1.
'Mission Kavach Kundal' has been launched by the
Maharashtra government with an aim to vaccinate over 15 lakh people for
COVID-19 every day.
- Maharashtra
- Capital: Mumbai
- Formation: 01 May 1960
- CM: Uddhav Thackeray
- Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
84. On which day 'World Post Day' was celebrated recently?
- October 9
- The theme of 'World Post Day' 2021: 'Innovate to recover'
- World Post Day was celebrated for the first time in
the year 1969.
85. Which state has recently launched India's first smartphone-based e-voting
solution?
- Telangana
- India's first smartphone-based e-voting solution has
been launched in Telangana, which is still under testing.
- This solution will help people with COVID-19 or
physically challenged.
86. In which state 'Bathukamma Utsav' was celebrated recently?
- Telangana
1.
The 'Bathukamma festival' is celebrated every year
in parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh which is a part of the Dussehra
festival.
2.
The 'Bathukamma festival' is believed to be a
connection between earth, water, and humans.
3.
The meaning of 'Bathukamma' is 'Goddess of Life'.
- Telangana
- Capital: Hyderabad
- Formation: 02 June 2014
- CM: K. Chandrasekhar Rao
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