Consider the following statements regarding Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: India boosts child vaccinations but lags in access to pneumonia & diarrhoea treatment — report

Pneumonia continues to kill more children under five worldwide than any other single infectious disease while diarrheal diseases which is the second leading infectious cause of death of children under 5, claimed the lives of 437,000 young children.

India’s performance in Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report 2020

Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report

Source: https://theprint.in/health/india-boosts-child-vaccinations-but-lags-in-access-to-pneumonia-diarrhoea-treatment-report/542305/


Consider the following statements regardingInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Answer: (b) 2 only

Explanation:

In NEWS: International Crops Research Institute permitted to use drones

About International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

Source: http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=International-Crops-Research-Institute-permitted-to-use-drones&id=404351


Recently, DIPAM signs pact with which of the following international organization for advising on Central Public Sector Enterprises asset monetization?

Answer: (d) World Bank

Explanation:

In NEWS: World Bank to advise DIPAM on CPSE asset monetisation

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/world-bank-to-advise-dipam-on-cpse-asset-monetisation-7053953/


Consider the following statements regardingMission Covid Suraksha.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: FM Nirmala Sitharman announces Rs 900 crore grant for COVID-19 vaccine research

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/atmanirbhar-bharat-fm-grants-rs-900-cr-for-covid-19-vaccine-research-11605172686255.html


Puerto Rico, officially the commonwealth of Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of:

Answer: a) United States of America

Explanation:

In NEWS: Why Americans disagree over granting statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-americans-disagree-over-granting-statehood-to-puerto-rico-and-washington-dc-7051976/


Consider the following statements regarding Central Information Commission (CIC)

Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?

Answer: d)1,2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: Newly appointed CIC, Shri Y.K. Sinha calls on Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1673045


With reference to Leonid meteor showers, consider the following statements

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: What is the Leonid meteor shower, when can Indians best watch it?

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-is-the-leonid-meteor-shower-when-can-indians-best-watch-it-7052602/


Consider the following statements

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: Lonar lake in Maharashtra and keetham lake in UP added to the Ramsar sites

Source: http://newsonair.com/News?title=Lonar-lake-in-Maharashtra-and-Keetham-lake-in-UP-added-to-Ramsar-sites&id=404299


It is the country lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. It is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the peaks of the Andes Mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. The above mentioned country is:

Answer: (a) Peru

Explanation:

In News: After 5 Presidents in 5 years, Peru without a leader: what led to this crisis?

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-perus-new-president-has-been-forced-out-7053728/


Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporate protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination?

Answer: (d) Right to Equality

Explanation: