1. Rodrigo Duterte is the President of which of the following countries?
a. Maldives
b. Philippines
c. Vietnam
d. Taiwan
S-b
2. Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
a. Maldives
b. Iran
c. Italy
d. Israel
S-d
3. Which of the following has floated a tender inviting agencies to provide “solution and services” related to “fact verification and disinformation detection” on social media platforms?
a. BECIL
b. SEBI
c. OIL
d. CAIT
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), has floated a tender inviting agencies to provide “solution and services” related to “fact verification and disinformation detection” on social media platforms.
• It is a Mini Ratna and Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is also working on the final contours of the Information Technology Intermediary Guidelines and Guidelines for use of Social Media Regulations 2020. Its final draft of the rules is yet to be made public.
4. Which Indian states has renamed 1000 districts and cities?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Punjab
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• In a surprise announcement, the government of Tamil Nadu has changed the names of over a thousand cities and districts in the state to make their spellings closer to their Tamil pronunciation.
• A total of 1018 places have been renamed.
• The names of some places were reverted to their original Tamil names, others underwent a spelling change.
• Under the new rules, Coimbatore is set to by Koyampuththoor, Mylapore is now Mayilaappor and Vellore is now Veeloor.
• VOC Nagar is now Va.OO.Si. Nagar, Puducherry is Puthucherry, Dharmapuri is Tharumapuri.
5. Which of the following states has launched the Jagananna Chedodu scheme?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the Jagananna Chedodu scheme.
• It will benefit a total of 2.47 lakh beneficiaries who will be helped with this scheme.
• A one-time financial aid of Rs. 10,000 each will be provided to Nayee Brahmins, Laundry men and Tailors as a financial aid.
• They should be under the age of 60 years.
