1. Exercise AL NAJAH-IV is a military exercise between India and which one of the following country?

  1. Oman
  2. Iran
  3. USA
  4. Russia

Answer: (a) Oman

Explanation:

In NEWS: India and Oman to carry out 13-day military exercise in Rajasthan

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-and-oman-to-carry-out-13-day-military-exercise-in-rajasthan/article65706768.ece

2. Consider the following statements regarding Lumpy skin disease (LSD)

  1. It is a viral disease that is spread by mosquitoes
  2. Lumpy skin disease virus has origins in Africa
  3. It affects mostly cows of both indigenous breeds as well as the exotic.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Answer: (d) 1,2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: Lumpy skin disease spreads to 25,000 bovines in Rajasthan

About Lumpy skin disease (LSD)

What virus causes LSD? Where did it originate from?

How does LSDV spread?

Can an animal survive LSD without treatment?

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/lumpy-skin-disease-not-endemic-yet-can-be-controlled-via-vaccination-prof-j-b-kathiriya-8060068/

3. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding SWAYAM?

  1. It is an open online courses platform
  2. It is a mentorship programme to train young authors.
  3. It is a Comprehensive pension management system for pensioners
  4. It is a telemedicine service platform

Answer: (a) It is an open online courses platform

Explanation:

In NEWS: Language as barrier

SWAYAM

Source: TH

4. Consider the following statements regarding One-Health project

  1. It is an initiative of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
  2. It is aimed at bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common platform

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: Working towards animal health

About One-Health approach

Source: TH

5. Which of the following entities will be eligible under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund?

  1. Farmer Producer Organization
  2. Private companies
  3. Individual entrepreneurs
  4. Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

Select the correct option from the codes given below

  1. 1 and 4 only
  2. 2, 3 and 4 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation:

In NEWS: Working towards animal health

To incentivise the growth of the animal health industry in India, companies can now avail incentives for setting up or expansion of animal vaccine and related infrastructure under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Fund.

About Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

OBJECTIVES

Source: TH

6. Consider the following statements regarding AlphaFold

  1. It is an AI-based protein structure prediction tool.
  2. It is developed by Google’s DeepMind

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: AlphaFold: A tour de force in science

DeepMind, a company based in London and owned by Google, announced this week that it had predicted the three-dimensional structures of more than 200 million proteins using AlphaFold. Hence statement 2 is correct

What is AlphaFold?

Source: TH

7. Consider the following statements regarding Lingaraj Temple

  1. It is a classic example of the Kalinga School of Temple Architecture.
  2. It is constructed of sandstone and laterite
  3. The Bindusagar Lake is located in the north side of the temple.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Answer: (d) 1,2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: Devotees were seen queuing up inside the Lingaraj temple to offer holy water.

Source: TH

8. Consider the following statements regarding Electoral bonds

  1. They are issued by SBI in denominations of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore.
  2. A citizen of India or a body incorporated in India will be eligible to purchase this bond.
  3. The donor’s name is not mentioned on the bond

Which of the above statements are correct?

Answer: (d) 1,2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: Electoral bonds: Parties mop up over Rs 10,000 crore since 2018

About Electoral bonds

Why have electoral bonds attracted criticism?

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/banking-and-finance/electoral-bonds-parties-mop-up-over-rs-10000-crore-since-2018-8062883/

9. Consider the following statements regarding African Swine Fever

  1. Unlike Swine Flu, it does not transmit to humans
  2. It is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease affects both domestic and wild pigs

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: African swine fever confirmed in Kannur; Pigs to be culled through electrical stunning

After Wayanad, African swine fever has been confirmed at a private pig farm in Kanichar Panchayat in Kannur district, after more than 15 pigs on the farm had died due to the disease in the last ten days.

About African Swine Fever

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/african-swine-fever-confirmed-in-kannur-pigs-to-be-culled-through-electrical-stunning/article65710122.ece

10. The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of

Answer: (b) Lead Bank Scheme

Explanation: