1. Which technology company has recently entered into renewable energy project in India?

Answer – Facebook

Facebook has signed an agreement to buy renewable energy in India. This is Facebook's first deal in the country. Facebook and CleanMax are working together to supply renewable energy to India's electrical grid.

2. “Special Drawing Rights” is related to which organization?

Answer – IMF

Special Drawing Rights are an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement the official reserves of its member countries. Recently, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that the IMF will distribute a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to member countries by mid-August. IMF members agreed to support a new SDR allocation of $650 billion, the largest in IMF history.

3. Which organization has recently released a report titled “My Body is My Own”?

Answer – UNFPA

The State of World Population Report 2021 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has been released. According to this report titled 'My Body is My Own', only 55% of women are fully empowered for their choices. 57 Nearly half of women in developing countries do not have the right to make decisions about their bodies.

4. Which virus has been used in the basis of the Kovid-19 vaccine recently produced by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca?

Answer – adeno virus

Adenoviruses are a family of viruses that can cause a variety of diseases in humans, including the common cold, and gastrointestinal infections. There are 88 types of adenoviruses that can infect humans, and they are classified into seven different species. Recently, COVID-19 vaccines have been developed by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca with the help of adenovirus.

5. With reference to forests, the season between winter and monsoon is called?

Answer – Forest fire season

The season between winter and monsoon, called the 'forest fire season', is increasing due to climate change and less rainfall in the Himalayan regions in India. The forests of Uttarakhand have caught fire in the last six months. There have been 470 incidents of forest fires in Uttarakhand between November 2020 and January 2021.

6. Which Indian airport has recently won the Airport Council International (ACI) honor for Airport Service Quality?

Answer – Cochin International Airport

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has won the Airport Council International (ACI) Director General's Role of Excellence Award for Airport Service Quality.

7. Which country has recently launched the world's first exclusive 'Green Rating System for High Speed ​​Rail'?

North India

India has launched the world's first exclusive green rating system for high speed rail. The CII-Indian Green Building Council has launched the IGBC Green High-Speed ​​Rail Rating System. IGBC has collaborated with National High Speed ​​Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). This rating system will enable new high-speed rail stations to implement energy efficient concepts during operation.

8. Recently which scheme to provide additional food grains to NFSA beneficiaries has been extended till November?

Answer – PM Garib Kalyan Yojana

The Cabinet has approved the allocation of additional food grains till November to the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA) under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (Phase IV). Under this scheme, the government will provide free 5 kg food grains per person per month to a maximum of 81.35 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), including under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

9. In which country is the world's largest variety of butterflies found?

Answer – Colombia

According to a recent study published by the Natural History Museum, Colombia is home to the world's largest variety of butterflies. This South American country has about 20% of all known species. An international team of scientists prepared a document titled "Checklist of Colombian Butterflies". More than 200 butterfly species found only in Colombia

10. NASA's robotic helicopter Ingenuity is working on which celestial body?

Answer – Mars

As a part of the US space agency's Mars 2020 mission, NASA's small robotic helicopter Ingenuity is operating on Mars. The helicopter completed its eighth flight to land at another new location. In its latest flight, Ingenuity has flown to a new location 160 meters south.