Economic Nobel Topic: Awards and Honours In News: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, popularly called the...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. HIV attacks CD4, a type of White Blood Cell (T cells) in the body’s immune system. 2. T cells are those cells that move around...
India – China Informal Summit Topic: International Relations In News: The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and the President of the People’s Republic of China Mr Xi Jinping held their Second Informal...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. Mamallapuram was a port town even during the Sangam era about 2000 years ago. 2. The mighty Pallavas, whose flourishing sea port was Mamallapuram for...
Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (Suman) Topic: Government Schemes In News: The Union Government has launched Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) to provide quality healthcare at zero cost to pregnant women, new mothers and newborns. More on...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. SANKALP is a Centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). 2. It is an outcome focused scheme marking shift in government’s...
Turkish Incursion into Syria Topic: International Affairs In News: Turkey has launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, attacking the YPG militia positions. More on the Topic: The Syrian Kurdish region,...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) is systematic and periodic transmission of “bulk” taxpayer information by the source country to the residence country. 2. It aims...
NITI Aayog’s Water Resources Strategy Topic: Resource Management In News: The strategy for ‘water resources’ under NITI Aayog’s ‘Strategy for New India @75’ is criticized as unrealistic by various stakeholders as it didn’t make...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. Children and adolescents residing in urban areas have a higher prevalence of iron deficiency compared to their rural counterparts. 2. The rural children lag in...
