1. Recently Delhi Police has started a vehicle helpline for senior citizens by what name?

Answer: 'COVI VAN'

The Delhi Police has started a helpline service COVI Van Helpline (012- 26241077) for senior citizens, struggling with their essential needs among Kovid-19. The commencement of the COVI van has been circulated through the Beat Officers and Residents Welfare Association (RWA) in the Greater Kailash-1 area. All precautions - sanitization, gloves, masks and social distancing - will be followed during and after every visit. After receiving any call from the COVI van, the police officers stationed on the COVI van along with a beat officer will visit the seniors' home and help them meet their needs including any essential items, vaccinations and medicines.

2. Recently Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given authorization to which company to operate as a prepaid payment instrument (PPI) company?

Answer - Eroute Technologies

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given authorization to Eroute Technologies to operate as a prepaid payment instrument (PPI) company. RBI has issued authorization to Eroot Technologies Private Limited with permanent validity to issue and start operation of semi-closed pre-paid devices in the country. PPIs are instruments that facilitate the purchase of goods and services, including financial services, remittances and money transfers, against the value stored in such devices.

3. Recently who has been included in the Executive Committee of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation-ICAS?

Answer- Manisha Kapoor

Manisha Kapoor has been included in the Executive Committee of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation-ICAS. has been appointed. Manisha Kapoor will be one of the four global vice presidents of the executive committee.

4. Who was V. Chandrasekar?

Answer - National table tennis champion and former international paddler

V. Chandrasekar (V. Chandrasekar) was the national table tennis champion and former international paddler V. Chandrasekhar. He was the current president of the Tamizhaga Table Tennis Association-TTTA. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in the year 1982. He has died recently.

5. Recently who has been awarded the "World Food Award"?

Answer- Dr. Shakuntala Harak Singh Thilstad

World Food Award ”has been conferred on Dr. Shakuntala Hark Singh Thilstad, a global nutritionist of Indian origin, Dr. Shakuntala Hark Singh Thilstad. These awards have been developed for his research and developed a holistic and nutritionally sensitive approach to seafood and food systems. The award is also known as the Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture.

6. Who was Anup Bhattacharya?

Answer: Freedom fighter and composer of independent Bungalow Bettar Center

Anup Bhattacharya was a freedom fighter and composer of the independent Bangla Betar Center. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he worked as a musician and music director at Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. He was also a founding member of Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha. Salvation songs of his time include "Arrow hara e dheu-r sagor", "Rokto diye na lamechi," "Poorbo digonte surjo utche," and "Nangor tolo tolo".

7. Recently which bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with Geojit Financial Services?

Answer: Punjab National Bank

Geojit Financial Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with Punjab National Bank. This new service is for customers who have savings account with PNB, Punjab National Bank demat account and Geojit trading account. Savings and demat accounts can be opened online at Punjab National Bank with a barrier-free approach.

8. Who was Homen Borgohain?

Answer: Famous Assamese litterateur and journalist

He was a famous Assamese language writer and journalist. He served as the editor of the head of the Assamese daily Neomiya Varta (Niyomiya Barta). He was also the president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for the Assamese language for his novel 'Father Putra'. He has written many novels, short stories and poems. He has died recently.

9. Recently who has been appointed as the chairman of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd-BPCL?

Answer- Arun Kumar Singh

Arun Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chairman of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd-BPCL. At present, Arun Kumar Singh is the Director of Marketing at BPCL and holds the additional charge of Director, Refineries.

10. What is Hamas?

Answer- A Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist organization

Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist organizationis. It is active in the Gaza Strip region of the West Bank and Palestine. It opposes the secular approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hamas was founded in the year 1987. Recently Israeli forces have bombed Gaza in various areas with rockets. It is the most intense airstrike in Gaza since 2014. Hamas fired hundreds of rockets towards Israel on Monday. After that, Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza. The Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas, fired red rockets at Israel in protest against the clash between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Al-Aqsa Mosque is located in Jerusalem. It is the third holiest place for Muslims.