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The correct answer is 60 kg category.

Key Points

• Ankush Dahiya won the gold medal in the 60 kg weight category at the Ulaanbaatar Cup 2017 in Mongolia.
• He defeated Korean Man Choe Chol and clinched the gold medal in 60 kg weight category.
• This was his second international tournament since making the transition from youth to elite level from 2016.
• Achievements of Ankush Dahiya:
• 2019: 2^nd India Open International Tournament, Guwahati – Bronze
• 2019: 4^th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship, Himachal Pradesh – Bronze
• 2017: Ulaanbaatar Cup, Mongolia – Gold
• 2016: Asian Youth Championships – Silver

The correct answer is Sriharikota.

Key Points 

• Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
• It is an agency responsible for providing launch base infrastructure for the Indian space programme.
• It was established in 1971.
• It has two launch pads from where the rocket launching operations of PSLV and GSLV are carried out.
• It was formerly known as Sriharikota Range.
• Primer Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee renamed the centre as Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 5^th September 2002.
• Sriharikota Range was renamed after former ISRO chairman Satish Dhawan.

Additional Information 

• The headquarters of ISRO is in Bangalore.
• The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy which is headquartered in Visakhapatnam.

The correct answer is United Nation Peacebuilding Fund.

Key Points

• India contributed USD 500,000 to the UN Peacebuilding Fund, expressing hope that more funding by nations will boost efforts by the world body to build and sustain peace.
• India has been a member of the Peacebuilding Commission since its inception in December 2005 and has so far contributed USD 5 million to the Peacebuilding Fund.
• The fund was launched to support activities, actions, programmes, and organizations that seek to build lasting peace in countries emerging from conflict.

Additional Information

• The UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is the organization’s financial instrument of first resort to sustain peace in countries or situations at risk or affected by violent conflict.
• The PBF may invest with UN entities, governments, regional organizations, multilateral banks, national multi-donor trust funds, or civil society organizations.
• From 2006 to 2017, the PBF has allocated $772 million to 41 recipient countries.
• Since inception, 58 member states contributed to the Fund, 33 in the present 2017-2019 Investment Plan.
• The Fund works across pillars and supports integrated UN responses to fill critical gaps; respond quickly and with the flexibility to peacebuilding opportunities; and catalyze processes and resources in a risk-tolerant fashion$.

The correct answer is Odia.

Key Points

• Minaketan Das was a renowned actor in the Odia Film, Television, and Theatre industries.
• He was suffering from Pancreatic Cancer and was treated at Mumbai-based Asian Cancer Institute before being brought back to Bhubaneswar after the doctors there gave up.
• The actor, who made his debut in the Odia film ‘Gangasiuli’ was last seen in the play ‘Badmash Minaketan’, which was a big hit.
• The actor had been a recipient of many state-level awards and accolades throughout his career.
• He was celebrated as the 'bad man' of the Odia films and thus established a niche space for his film career.
• He has acted in over two dozen films and many TV shows.

                 Minaketan Das

The correct answer is $-250-million.

Key Points

• The World Bank has cleared a $250-million loan to aid the Skill India mission.
• The loan amount would be used for making Indian youth more employable through reskilling.
• Under the skill development programme, adults in 15-59 years of age, underemployed or unemployed, will get the skill training.
• It will also include the 1.2 crore youngsters in the age group of 15-29 years who are entering the labour market every year.
• The programme has the mandate to provide placement and entrepreneurship opportunities to women and increase their exposure to skill training.

Additional Information

• World Bank was founded in 1944 as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development later renamed the World Bank.
• It is headquartered in Washington, USA.
• It works to end extreme poverty and to promote shared prosperity.
• Together, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA) form the World Bank, which provides financing, policy advice, and technical assistance to governments of developing countries.

The correct answer is B Sai Praneeth.

Key Points

• Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth lifted his maiden Grand Prix gold title by defeating Indonesian Jonatan Christie in the men's singles final of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament.
• He defeated Indonesian Jonatan Christie by 17-21, 21-18, 21-19.
• This was his second title in 2017.
• He had previously won the Singapore Super Series.

Additional Information

• Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth is an Indian badminton player.
• He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983.
• Achievements:
• 2010 World Junior Championships (Boy's Singles ) - Bronze
• 2016 Asian Games (Men's Team) - Gold
• 2016 Asian Team Championships (Men's Team) - Bronze
• 2019 World Championships (Men's Singles) - Bronze
• 2020 Asian Team Championships (Men's Team) - Bronze
• He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2019.

The correct answer is India.

Key Points

• India produced about 60 percent of the world’s total production of mica.
• About 95% of mica reserves in India are located in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan state.
• The British Geological Survey reported that as of 2005, Koderma district in Jharkhand state in India had the largest deposits of mica in the world.
• Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of Mica in India.
• Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is famous for its mica (crude) production.
• Gudur mica mine is located in the Nellore.

Additional Information

• Mica is a naturally occurring element.
• It is optically flat, translucent, elastic in nature.
• Its composition is silicate, aluminium, potassium, manganese, water and iron.
• It contains the highest amount of silica and so is the most preferred mineral in industries and in other personal applications.
• Mica is a bad conductor of electricity and can endure high temperatures.

The correct answer is Ganges.

Key Points

• Devprayag is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
• It is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.
• "Devprayag" means "Godly Confluence" in Sanskrit.
• As per Hindu scriptures, Devprayag is the sacred event of merging two visible heavenly rivers, Alakananda and Bhagirathi, to form the holy Ganga.

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Additional Information

The correct answer is 49%.

Key Points

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his speech for Budget 2016-17 had indicated the intention of the government to further liberalize foreign investment into certain sectors, including the insurance sector.
• The drafts of the changes included permitting foreign investment up to 49% under the automatic route in the insurance sector.
• In this relation, the Finance Minister notified the Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Amendment Rules, 2016 on March 16, 2016 ("2016 Amendment Rules") which has increased the level of foreign investment to 49% under the automatic route.
• The extent of foreign investment permitted under the automatic route in the equity shares of an Indian insurance company shall be 49% compared to 26%  earlier.

Additional Information

• Insurance is considered a sensitive sector as it holds the long-term money of people.
• India first opened up the insurance sector in the year 2000 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government when it allowed private sector firms to set up insurance companies and allowed FDI of 26 percent.
• The current amendment is an enabling amendment that gives companies access to foreign capital if they need it.
• It is an important shift instance as the increase in the FDI cap means insurance companies can now be foreign-owned and -controlled as against the current situation wherein they are only Indian-owned and -controlled.

The correct answer is Mountbatten.

Key Points

• Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India who oversaw the creation of the independent states of India and Pakistan.
• He was an officer in the British Royal Navy, he was the last Viceroy of India and the first governor-general of independent India.
• He was appointed Viceroy of India in March 1947, he was the first Governor-General of India until June 1948.
• After independence, C. Rajagopalachari became the last and only Indian governor-general of India until India became a republic country in 1950.

Additional Information

• Warren Hastings was the first official  Governor-General of Bengal.
• Lord Irwin is known for the famous Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1930.
• It marked the end of a period of Civil Disobedience (satyagraha) in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt March (March–April 1930).
• Lord Curzon served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 6 January 1899 to 18 November 1905.
• The partition of Bengal was done under his tenure in 1905.