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269. Name the renowned Sculptor and Padma shri awardee from Rajasthan who passed away recently
in Jaipur?
Answer: Arjun Prajapati. He was popularly known as the “Maharathi of Cloning”.
270. Mridula Sinha, first Woman Governor of Goa, has passed away at the age of 77 at a hospital. She
was born in ______________________.
Answer: Chhapra, Bihar
Mridula Sinha was a proficient Hindi writer who contributed to the field of literature and culture.
271. Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of _______________ passed away due to post covid-19
complications.
Answer: Assam
272. Who has been crowned as the winner of the first-ever ‘ITTF Women’s World Cup’ title?
Answer: Chen Meng, China
Chen Meng is the world’s No.1 women tennis player at present. She defeated her Chinese compatriot Sun
Yingsha by 11-13 11-6 11-9 11-6 11-8 to win the title.
273. MCX (Multi-Commodity Exchange of India) has recently launched India’s first real-time Base Metals
Index- ‘MCX METLDEX’ in the commodity derivatives segment. METLDEX is based on how many base
metals?
Answer: Five base metals – Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Aluminium.
274. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have
signed an MoU to share expertise for the _______________________________.
Answer: Betterment of Highway Infrastructure
275. NITI Aayog and Quality Council of India (QCI) launched the ‘National Program and Project
Management Policy Framework (NPMPF)’ to transform ____________________________.
Answer: Infrastructure Sector In India
276. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology has launched a scheme titled ‘SERB-
POWER’ is designed exclusively for women scientists. What does ‘P’ stand for in POWER?
Answer: SERB-POWER = Science and Engineering Research Board – Promoting Opportunities for Women
in Exploratory Research
The scheme has been initiated by SERB, a Statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST),
Government of India.
277. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) became the first Union Territory in India to operationalize Public
Financial Management System (PFMS) at the ______________________________.
Answer: District Level
278. 24th edition of MALABAR Exercise, 2020, saw the participation of which new country, thus making
24th edition of MALABAR the 1st “quadrilateral” naval exercise?
Answer: Australia
Rest three participants are: India, Japan, USA.
279. As per the Ministry of Tourism annual publication titled ‘India Tourism Statistics at a Glance – 2020’,
which state has topped the ‘Domestic Tourist Visits List 2019’?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
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