1. The Eagle Act is related to which country?

North America

A law was introduced in the US House of Representatives to eliminate the per-country limit on employment-based green cards. This new law is called the EAGLE Act, 2021. Currently, the US cap on visa issuance is 7% per country. If this law is approved by the Senate, it will benefit many Indian professionals and their family members who want to move to the US.

2. What is the main objective of the recently developed 'Chip-off Technique'?

Answer – Data Retrieval

Scientists at Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Hyderabad have developed an indigenous chip-off technique. The main purpose of this technology is to retrieve the encrypted data from the locked and severely damaged smartphone. This will help the investigating agencies to present credible evidence against the criminals.

3. Recently SAGE (Senior-care Aging Growth Engine) is the initiative of which union ministry?

Answer – Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually launched the SAGE (Senior-care Aging Growth Engine) initiative. He also launched the SAGE portal, which can be used by elderly persons for products and services.

4. AmB is a nano-fibre based tablet developed by IIT-H to treat which disease?

Answer – Kala Azar

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad have developed nano-fiber based tablets of Amphotericin B, called AmB. This was the first attempt to make nanofiber tablets of amphotericin B to cure kala azar. Since Kala-Azar treatment is currently being used as a treatment for mucormycosis, it can be used to treat fungal infections after COVID treatment.

5. After the meeting of Monetary Policy Committee of RBI held in June, 2021, the repo rate has been fixed at …………?

Answer – 4.00 %

The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das has kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged. The repo rate has been kept at 4.00% and the reverse repo rate at 3.35%. With this, the repo rate has remained unchanged for the sixth time in a row. The decision has been taken amid coronavirus uncertainty and inflationary fears.

6. Recently the campaign 'Rabta Muhim' is being implemented in which state?

Answer – Punjab

Government teachers in Punjab have successfully completed a week long campaign 'Raabta Movement' organized by the State School Education Department. 12.71 lakh parents of primary students have been contacted through this campaign. The aim of the event was to facilitate phone contact between parents and teachers, to discuss about education, health and how to prevent children from getting infected with COVID.

7. Recently which country's largest warship Kharg has caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman?

Answer – Iran

Iran's largest warship caught fire and later sank in the Gulf of Oman. The warship Kharg was named after the island that serves as the main oil terminal for Iran. Although firefighters tried to douse the blaze, the ship sank near the port of Zask, southeast of Tehran, in the Gulf of Oman.

8. 'Red tourism' is associated with which country?

Answer – China

China launched 'Red Tourism' in 2004 to promote places of historical and cultural importance in the history of the Communist Party. It aims to promote tourism and local businesses in the country. Recently, a large number of people have come to historical places under Red Tourism. Among them is Nanhu Lake, where the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in 1921.

9. Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov are from which country?

Answer – Russia

Two Russian cosmonauts named Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov exited the International Space Station on a 7-hour spacewalk to prepare for the arrival of a new Russian module. This is the first spacewalk for the two astronauts who arrived at the space station in April. He did a number of technical tasks, including replacing old batteries, outside the International Space Station before the arrival of the new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.

10. ‘MadadMaps’ (Madad Maps), a real-time online map, has been developed for which purpose?

Answer – For information on vacant beds for COVID-19 patients

A group of doctors and professionals of US and Indian origin has launched a first of its kind online map called MadadMaps. This map has been prepared under Project Madad. The portal uses an algorithm to extract information from all the online aggregators on the availability of hospital beds in each state. Both government and private hospitals have been included in this map.