1.The Statue of Unity has been included in 8 wonders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The statue is related to whom?
a. Subhash Chandra Bose
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
d. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
S-d
EXPLANATION-
• The Statue of Unity is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of independent India.
• The 182-meter tall statue is the world’s tallest statue that was inaugurated by PM Modi on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in October 2018.
• The statue was inaugurated on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 2018.
2.According to Henley and Partners Index, which country has topped the index?
a. Japan
b. Germany
c. Russia
d. Switzerland
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• According to the report, Japan ranks first in the list as the passport allows visa free access to 191 countries.
• Japan continues to retain the top rank for the third consecutive year and is followed closely by Singapore, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg and Denmark.
• India is ranked 84th along with Tajikistan and Mauritania. Indian passport holders can go visa free to Bhutan, Macao, Tunisia, Qatar, Kenya, Fiji, and the British Virgin Islands, among countries.
3. Who will head the panel to create tougher law against sexual harassment at work?
a. Rajnath Singh
b. Amit Shah
c. Nirmala Sitharaman
d. Ravi Shankar
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• The Group of Ministers(GoM) headed by Union Minister of Home Affairs(MoHA) Shri Amit Shah was constituted to further strengthen legal frameworks to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace.
• The GoM was first constituted in October 2018 after the #MeToo movement in which women from all around India as well as other countries shared their ordeal using the hashtag ‘#MeToo’ in social media.
• The GoM was reconstituted in July 2019.
• The panel members include Union Minister of Finance(MoF) Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman; Union Minister of Human Resource and Development(MHRD) Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal and Union Minister for Women and Child Development (MoWCD) Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani.
4. Whose autobiography is known as the ‘Mind Master’?
a. Smriti Irani
b. Vishwanathan Anand
c. Narendra Modi
d. Rohit Sharma
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Viswanathan Anand has launched his autobiography ‘Mind Master’.
• Anand’s autobiography is co-authored by sports journalist Susan Ninann.
• It has been published by THG Publishing Private Limited
5. Where was the world’s largest meditation centre inaugurated?
a. Hyderabad
b. Lucknow
c. New Delhi
d. Pune
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• World’s largest meditation centre was inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• It was inaugurated at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• This centre is built to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) and Heartfulness Institute. The meditation centre with a central hall and eight peripheral halls to accommodat
