1. Indian navy launched operation Vanilla for which of the following countries?
a. Madagascar
b. Maldives
c. Malaysia
d. Qatar
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ on January 28 to provide relief and assistance to the cyclone-hit population of Madagascar.
• Whilst mission deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean has been diverted to Antsiranana based on request recieved from Madagascar.
• The ship will undertake Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission as part of 'Operation Vanilla' which has been launched to provide assistance to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.
• The Indian naval ship carried relief material comprising blankets, food, clothing and medicines. The material was handed over to local Madagascar authorities on February 1, 2020.
2. India conducted exercise Sahyog Kaijin with which of the following countries?
a. Japan
b. Australia
c. China
d. Russia
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Coast Guards of India and Japan took part in a joint exercise 'Sahyog-Kaijin' off the Chennai coast on 16 Jan 2020 as part of strengthening the bond of the two countries.
• One ship of the Japanese Coast Guard, and four ships and an aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard took part in the exercise.
• The exercise marked demonstrations of search and rescue and external fire-fighting.
3. Who was the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade ?
a. Tania Shergill
b. Tanya Sharma
c. Bhavana Kasturi
d. Shivangi Joshi
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Captain Tania Shergill, an officer with Army's Corps of Signals, will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade.
• A parade adjutant is responsible for the parade.
• In the 2019 Republic Day parade, Captain Bhavna Kasturi was the first woman officer to lead an all-men contingent
4. Where was India’s first turtle rehabilitation Centre established?
a. Bihar
b. Goa
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Gujarat
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• In January 2020, a turtle rehabilitation Centre is to be set up in Bihar’s Bhagalpur forest.
• The centre will shelter more than 500 turtles and is to be spread over half a hectare.
• The rehab centre will act as home to sick and severely injured turtles that are being rescued from smugglers.
• Prior to the rehab, the forest officials were not able to monitor the rescued turtles before releasing them into rivers.
• The rehab centre will help in solving this problem.
5. Where are India's first ever Model Sports Village?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Punjab
d. Himachal Pradesh
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Bahadurpur and Kheri Viran are set to become India's first 'Model Sports Villages' as part of Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad's plan to evolve a sports culture in the country.
• Under the 'Adarsh Khel Gram' program, IMT in association with NGO 'Sports: A Way of Life', will evolve sports culture and increase sports literacy in the twin villages.
• This will be carried out by distributing free booklets, sports magazines and books that will provide the villagers with basic knowledge. All verandahs, courtyards will be developed as primary sports ground management.
• One hour everyday from 4pm-5pm will be the designated time to play sports.
• IMT will also provide all Olympic related sports equipment to every child in every house and talent hunt will be carried with the help of several inter and intra village tournaments among other things.
