1. Mahinda Rajapaksa is the Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
a. US
b. Sri Lanka
c. Australia
d. United Kingdom
S-b
2. Which Indian state has launched 'Rozgar Setu' scheme to provide employment to labourers?
a. Manipur
b. Mizoram
c. Assam
d. Madhya Pradesh
S-d
EXPLANATION-
• In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has launched a unique scheme 'Rozgar Setu' to provide employment to labourers.
• Under this scheme, labourers will be provided employment in industries, construction works and other activities according to their skills.
• Madhya Pradesh is the first state to launch such a scheme to harness the work efficiency of the labourers. AIR correspondent reports that under the 'Rozgar Setu' scheme, survey work of skilled migrant labourers has been started in every Gram Panchayat.
• The skills and other related information of migrant labourers are being compiled during the survey. On the other hand, information is being sought from industries, factories and other employment providers about their need.
8. How many additional Minor Forest Produce (MFP) items have been included in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) list by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
a. 23
b. 28
c. 29
d. 31
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced inclusion of 23 additional Minor Forest Produce (MFP) items in Minimum Support Price (MSP) list.
• They include Van Tulsi seeds, Van Jeera, Mushroom, Black Rice and Johar Rice among others. The decision enhancing the coverage from 50 to 73 items comes in view of the COVID-19 pandemic so that much needed support could be provided to the tribal MFP gatherers.
• 14 of the newly added items, otherwise agricultural produce, are not commercially grown in the North Eastern part of India but are found to grow in the wild in forests.
• Hence, the Ministry has favourably considered to include these specific items as MFP items for the North-East.
4. Where will be the Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha' established?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The foundation stone for a missile park “Agneeprastha” was laid at INS Kalinga, Naval base in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
• The park ”Agneeprastha”once completed will be dedicated to all the officers, sailors and support staff of INS Kalinga, who has served in this premier op-support Base of the ENC since its establishment in 1981.
• The park also commemorates the award of the prestigious Unit Citation to INS Kalinga for 2018-19 and aims to capture glimpses of missile history of Kalinga since 1981 till date. The park has been set up with a replica of missiles and ground support equipment (GSE) that showcase the evolution of missiles handled by the unit.
5. Which of the following has developed the National AI Portal of India- www.ai.gov.in?
a. DIKSHA
b. PARIKSHA
c. BHIKSHA
d. BHUMI
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• On the occasion of the first anniversary, 30 May of the second tenure of the government, the Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in
• This portal has been jointly developed by the Ministry of Electronics and IT and IT Industry. National e-Governance Division of Ministry of Electronics and IT and NASSCOM from the IT industry will jointly run this portal.
• This portal shall work as a one stop digital platform for AI related developments in India, sharing of resources such as articles, startups, investment funds in AI, resources, companies and educational institutions related to AI in India.
• It will also share documents, case studies, research reports etc. It has section about learning and new job roles related to AI.
