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Static GK Test 206
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  • Question 1/10
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    According to UN Study, Online share of retail sales jumps to how much percent amid lockdowns?
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    • According to a study conducted by UN, the Online sales accounted for nearly a fifth of total retail turnover last year as lockdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic fuelled a boom in e-commerce.

    • Online sales accounted for 19% of overall retail sales in 2020, up from 16% a year earlier, according to estimates from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on national statistical offices in major economies.

    • South Korea reported the highest share at 25.9%, up from 20.8% the year before. China had a 24.9% share, Britain 23.3% and the United States 14.0%.

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    The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced a year-long celebrations to Mark birth centenary of which filmmaker?
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    • In a homage to Satyajit Ray, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday announced that it will organise year-long celebrations across India and abroad to mark the 100th birth anniversary of the legendary filmmaker.

    • Satyaji Ray (May 2, 1921-April 23, 1992) was a renowned filmmaker, writer, illustrator, graphic designer and music composer.

    • He started his career in advertising and found inspiration for his first film, Pather Panchali, while illustrating the children's version of the novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.

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    Who has been honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statue, at the 93rd Academy Awards 2021 Ceremony?
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    • American Actor Tyler Perry received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statue, at the 93rd Academy Awards 2021 Ceremony.

    • He was honoured for his contribution towards the recovery of the entertainment industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is presented to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.

    • The award is named after Danish actor and translator Jean Pierre Carl Buron, professionally known as ‘Jean Hersholt’, who was a philanthropist.

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    Which bank has been selected as the digital payments partner by the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to facilitate online transactions for all stakeholders on the eNAM platform?
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    • Kotak Mahindra Bank was selected as a digital payments partner by the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to facilitate online transactions for all stakeholders on the eNAM platform, including farmers, traders and farmer producer organisations (FPOs)

    • Under this partnership, the bank will provide payment, clearing and settlement services by integrating its payment system and portal directly with the payment interface of the eNAM platform to enable a trade facility between a buyer and seller (of agri produce).

    • The eNAM online ecosystem will enable farmers with more power over pricing decisions, greater transparency and availability of financial support.

    • Kotak became one of the first banks to join eNAM, as an online payments and transactions partner.

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    2021 G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting was held in which country that was attended by the Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (I/c) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel virtually?
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    • Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture Prahlad Singh Patel virtually participated in 2021 G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held in Italy.

    • Mr Massimo Garavaglia, Minister of Tourism,Government of Italy Chaired the meeting.

    India will support the Principles for the transition to a green travel and tourism economy submitted by United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as a further contribution to the policy area “Green Transformation” to embrace sustainability in tourism.

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    Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) of which IIT has launched ‘Mission Bharat O2’ challenge to develop indigenous solutions for solving India’s oxygen crisis?
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    • Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, has launched ‘Mission Bharat O2’ challenge to develop indigenous solutions for solving India’s oxygen crisis.

    • SIIC aims to support innovative minds of India to set up more than 20,000 oxygen generation units and work with a set of manufacturers in different regions of India with a target production capacity of 100 units per day.

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    With which entity the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote efficient renewable technologies in the dairy industry?
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    • The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) virtually to promote efficient renewable technologies in the dairy industry.

    • NDDB and EESL will work to design and develop innovative energy-efficient business solutions (innovative business models) for dairy cooperative institutions.

    • They collaborate with different agencies for adopting non-conventional energy-generating facilities for the disposal of crop residues/agricultural waste and bio waste in an environment-friendly manner.

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    World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has decided to make a debt investment of $150 million in which Non-Banking Financial Company in India?
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    Bajaj Finance Limited, a non-bank lender has received a debt investment of $150 million/ INR 1,132 crore from World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). This will make it its third funding deal with the consumer finance company.

    The loan is sanctioned for five years to essentially support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

    Bajaj Finance will direct 3 times of its IFC’s loan towards the MSME segment thus enabling combined funding of $600 million/INR 4,530 crore towards MSME.

  • Question 9/10
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    Who won the 2021 World Snooker Championship?
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    Mark Selby, an English professional Snooker Player won the 2021 World Snooker Championship by defeating Shaun Murphy (English professional snooker player).

    This is his 4th World Championship. The Championship held in Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England.

    The Championship was organized by the World Snooker Tour, a subsidiary of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).

    Selby gets 500000 Pound (around Rs.5 crore) prize money and secured the 2nd spot in the world ranking.

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    Which state government has declared working journalists as Frontline Covid Warriors and have been covered under Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana?
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    • The Odisha government has declared working journalists as Frontline Covid Warriors.

    • This announcement was made under the Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana.

    • With these more than 6,500 journalists are to be benefitted in the state.

    • Launched in 2018, Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a health insurance scheme that was introduced for the journalists by the Odisha state government.

    • The scheme provides two lakh rupees of health insurance cover to all the working journalists of the state.

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