1. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of the New Delhi Based economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?
a. Rajiv Kumar
b. Amitabh Kant
c. Urjit Patel
d. Arvind Pangariya
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• Former governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Urjit Patel who resigned from his post in December 2018 has been appointed as the chairman of the New Delhi Based economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) for a period of four years.
• The governing body of NIPFP comprises of three representatives of the Ministry of Finance, one representative of the Niti Aayog, one representative of the Reserve Bank of India, three representatives of sponsoring state governments, three distinguished economists, three heads of sister research institutions, and members of other sponsoring agencies and invitees.
2. Who among the following was roped in by Ministry of Ayush to promote yoga?
a. Anushka Sharma
b. Shilpa Shetty
c. Akshay Kumar
d. Ajay Devgan
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The Ministry of Ayush has roped in Bollywood actress-producer Anushka Sharma to promote yoga among the masses ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21.
• They also shared a video where the actress, a yoga enthusiast, talks of the benefits of yoga.
• The first International Day of Yoga (IDY) was observed all over the world on June 21, 2015.
3. What is India’s target for National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP)?
a. 2025
b. 2030
c. 2028
d. 2031
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the annual TB Report 2020 through a virtual event.
• It was prepared by Central TB Division (CTD), MoHFW, and for the first time it has introduced a quarterly ranking on TB elimination efforts by all the states and UTs.
• To align with the ambitious goal, the programme has been renamed from Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) to National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in which India aims to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the Global Target.
4. Which of the following has launched Corona-Warn-App?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Israel
d. Italy
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Germany has launched Corona-Warn-App, which is a new smartphone app to help break the chain of coronavirus infections.
• It is based on technologies with a decentralised approach and notifies users if they have been exposed to the virus.
• It is one of several such apps that European governments hope will revive travel and tourism safely.
5. Which of the following has launched the SkillsBuild Reignite and the SkillsBuild Innovation Camp ?
a. IBM
b. Google
c. Facebook
d. Twitter
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• In its effort to address the current skills gap in the country, IBM and its partners launched the SkillsBuild Reignite and the SkillsBuild Innovation Camp.
• It tends to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs, with access to free online coursework and mentoring support designed to help them reinvent their careers and businesses.
• In November 2019, IBM India, in partnership with Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, and its implementation partners, made the SkillsBuild online learning platform available to Indian students through Bharatskills (https://bharatskills.gov.in) of DGT.
