Daily Current Affairs August 12
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August 12 | Daily Current Affairs 2021
IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs August 12
1. International Youth Day is observed on which date?
A) August 10
B) August 12
C) August 9
D) August 8
E) August 7
Answer: B) August 12
- The theme of the day this year has been decided as “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.
- The reason behind choosing this theme is to highlight the impact of the effort that has been put in by young people in transformation of the food systems.
- The first International Youth Day was celebrated in 1999.
World Elephant Day 2021:
- Recognize the importance of elephants in our ecosystem, World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12.
- The theme for World Elephant Day 2020 was ‘Haathi Hamara Saathi’.
World Elephant Day 2021: History:
- On August 12, 2012, the first World Elephant Day was observed, highlighting the plight of Asian and African elephants.
- The Thai-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, in collaboration with Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims, organized the event for the day.
- And since 2012, The Sims has been a leader in World Elephant Day.
- The day also focuses on spreading awareness about their preservation and protection.
- Notably, various threats including, poaching, habitat loss, mistreatment in captivity hover over elephants, especially Asian and African.
World Elephant Day 2021: Theme:
- This theme for this year’s World Elephant Day has not been announced, however, last year it was ‘Haathi Hamara Saathi.’
SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs August 12
2. The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the formation of its India committee in collaboration with the Indian Boxing Council. World Boxing Council is founded in which year?
A) 1963
B) 1966
C) 1965
D) 1964
E) 1962
Answer: A) 1963
The World Boxing Council:
Founder: Adolfo López Mateos
Founded: 14 February 1963
President: Mauricio Sulaimán
Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico
RANKING – Daily Current Affairs August 12
3. Which state is topped in Quality of Life for Elderly Index as ‘aged’ — with an elderly population of more than 5 million?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Karnataka
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Rajasthan
- States as ‘aged’ — with an elderly population of more than 5 million.
| Rank | State |
| 1 | Rajasthan |
| 2 | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Bihar |
- Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Mizoram are among the top states and union territories in terms of quality of life of their elderly population, as per a report.
BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs August 12
4. Which Bank has signed a MoU with Paralympic Committee of India as one of the banking partners of the Paralympic Games scheduled to commence from August 24 in Tokyo, Japan?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: C) Indian Bank
Indian Bank:
Hq: Chennai, Tamilnadu
MD & CEO: Ms. Padmaja Chundru
Tagline: Your Own Bank
5. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has empanelled which bank as an ‘Agency Bank’ to facilitate banking and payment transactions for Centre and the state governments?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) DCB Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: B) DCB Bank
RBI:
Abbreviation: Reserve Bank of India
Act: Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Governor– Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors– 4 (T Rabi Sankar, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao)
DCB Bank:
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO: Murali M. Natrajan
Tagline: We Value You
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs August 12
6. WHO partners with which company and Praekelt.Org to provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable people?
A) TCS
B) Facebook
C) Cisco
D) Microsoft
E) HCL Technologies
Answer: B) Facebook
WHO:
Abbreviation: The World Health Organization
Director-General: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 7 April 1948
Facebook:
Founded: February 2004
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
CFO: David Wehner
Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States
7. SAP India and which company announced the launch of a joint skilling programme, TechSaksham, for empowering young women students from underserved communities to build careers in technology?
A) TCS
B) Facebook
C) Cisco
D) Microsoft
E) HCL Technologies
Answer: D) Microsoft
Microsoft:
Founded: 4 April 1975
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington D.C., United States of America
Chairman: Satya Nadella
APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs August 12
8. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was given a ____ year extension?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: E) 1
- Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was given a one year extension.
- Bhalla, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed as the Home Secretary in August 2019.
AWARDS – Daily Current Affairs August 12
9. The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2021 has been awarded to 152 Police personnel. This medal was constituted in ____?
A) 2013
B) 2014
C) 2015
D) 2016
E) 2018
Answer: E) 2018
- Among the personnel receiving these awards, 15 are from CBI, 11 each from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Police, 10 from Uttar Pradesh, 9 are from Kerala and Rajasthan Police, 8 are from Tamil Nadu Police, 7 are from Bihar, 6 each are from Gujarat, Karnataka and Delhi Police and the remaining from the other States/UTs.
- These include twenty-eight (28) women Police officials.
10. The Government of India announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards (PMSA) for the year 2018. How many persons won this award?
A) 63
B) 64
C) 65
D) 66
E) 69
Answer: E) 69
- The Government of India announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards (PMSA) for the year 2018.
- These awards are to be awarded to 69 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performance, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind.
- This year the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards are given in three categories namely Shram Bhushan Awards which carry a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/- each, Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana Awards which carry a cash prize of Rs. 60,000/- each and Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards which carry a cash prize of Rs.40,000/- each.
- For the year 2018, four (4) nominations for the Shram Bhushan Awards, twelve (12) nominations for Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana awards and seventeen (17) nominations for Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards have been selected.
Shram Bhushan:
| S. No. | Name(s) of awardee(s) | Name of organizaiton |
| 1
|
Shri M. Balamurugan
Artisan-II |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), High Pressure Boiler Plant, Tiruchirapalli-14 (Tamil Nadu) |
| Shri M. Gurunathan
Deputy Engineer |
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| 2
|
Shri Devaraja Sarangi
Senior Technician |
Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL), Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela – 769001
(Odisha) |
| Shri Tapas Kumar Jena
Assistant Roller |
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| Shri Gopal Krushna Sahu
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Subrat Kumar Jena
Assistant Roller |
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| Shri Prafulla Kumar Patra
Assistant Roller |
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| Shri Ranjan Kumar Das
Senior Technician |
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| 3 | Shri Mukesh Kumar
Senior Associate |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur – 831001 (Jharkhand) |
| 4 | Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh
Senior Associate |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur – 831001 (Jharkhand) |
Shram Vir / Veerangana:
| S. No. | Name(s) of awardee(s) | Name of organizaiton |
| 1.
|
Shri Om Sharan Gupta
Artisan Grade – II |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), HEEP, Ranipur, Haridwar-249403 (Uttarakhand) |
| 2.
|
Shri Sangram Kishor Swain
Assistant Roller |
Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL), Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela – 769011
(Odisha) |
| Shri Chandan Kumar Mazumdar
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Pravas Chandra Behera
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Raghunath Prasad Padhy
Assistant Roller |
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| Shri Susanta Kumar Mishra
Assistant Roller |
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| Smt. Chari Oram
Senior Semi-Skilled Worker |
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| 3. | Shri A. Madhusudhan
Semi Skilled Worker |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), High Pressure Boiler Plant, Tiruchirapalli-620014 (Tamil Nadu) |
| Shri M. Senthilkumar
Artisan – II (Worker) |
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| Shri K. Balamurugan
Artisan – II (Worker) |
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| 4. | Mohd. Iftekar Ahsan
Artisan Grade-I |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., (BHEL), HEEP, Ranipur, Haridwar-249403, (Uttarakhand) |
| Shri Jeevan Chander
Artisan Grade-I |
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| Shri Jay Prakash Singh
Artisan Grade-II |
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| 5. | Shri Mungara Dhana Raju
Artisan II (Worker Category) |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), High Pressure Boiler Plant, Tiruchirappalli – 620014 (Tamil Nadu) |
| 6. | Shri Nawab Ali
Artisan Grade I |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), HEEP, Ranipur, Haridwar-249403, (Uttarakhand) |
| 7. | Shri Hitesh Kumar Patel
Senior Associate |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand) |
| 8. | Shri Manas Bhattacharya
Senior Associate |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand) |
| 9. | Shri Jitendra Kumar Singh
Foreman |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand) |
| 10. | Shri Brij Lal
Associate |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand) |
| 11. | Shri Dipak Kumar Singh
Foreman |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand) |
| 12. | Shri Chinmoy Bhattacharyya
Foreman |
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001, (Jharkhand) |
Shram Shree/Devi:
| S. No. | Name(s) of awardee(s) | Name of organizaiton |
| 1.
|
Smt. Khilanjali Temre
Senior Technician |
Steel Authority of India Ltd., (SAIL), Bhilai Steel Plant, Rail & Structural Mill, Mill Zone, Bhilai(Chhattisgarh) |
| Smt. Bloomy Sanyal
Senior Technician |
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| Smt. Leena Warathe
Senior Technician |
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| Smt. Smriti Singh
Senior Technician |
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| Shri C. P. Pradeep
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Chaitu Ram Dewangan
Senior Technician |
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| 2. | Shri Korivi Ramesh
Artisan Grade – I |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad- 500032 (Telangana) |
| Shri Patluri Raja Sekhar
Artisan Gade – II |
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| Shri Kotte Raju
Artisan Grade – II |
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| 3. | Shri Raj Kumar Dhurandhar
Chargeman-cum-Master Technician |
Steel Authority of India Ltd., (SAIL), Bhilai Steel Plant, Steel Melting Shop-1, Bhilai, Durg (Chhattisgarh) |
| Shri E. Noe Das
Chargeman-cum-Senior Technician |
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| Shri Manoj Kumar Meshram
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Lalit Kumar
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Bharat Lal Thakur
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Arun Kumar
Senior Technician |
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| Shri Baliram
Technician |
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| 4. | Shri L.B. Singh
Assistant Engineer Grade-2 (Working Supervisor) |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.,(BHEL), P.O. Piplani, Bhopal – 462022 (Madhya Pradesh) |
| 5. | Shri Govind Prasad Vishwakarma
Deputy Engineer (Assistant Engineer Grade – 2 upto 24th June 17 |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., (BHEL), P.O. Piplani, Bhopal – 462022 (Madhya Pradesh) |
| 6. | Shri Ravi.N
Artisan Grade II |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., (BHEL), Electronics Division, Mysore road, Bangalore-560026 (Karnataka) |
| 7. | Shri Manoj Kumar Pradhan
Senior Technician |
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela-769011(Odisha) |
| Shri Badal Kumarkar
Senior Technician/Operator |
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| Shri Sujit Kumar Mishra
Senior Technician/Operator |
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| 8. | Smt. Shobha N C
Executive Additional Engineer Grade – II |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., (BHEL), Electronics Division, Mysore road, Bangalore-560026(Karnataka) |
| 9. | Shri Faganlal Pawar
Chargeman-cum-Master Technician |
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), Bhilai Steel Plant, Rail & Structural Mill, Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) |
| Shri Chowa Ram Verma
Senior Technician (M) |
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| Shri Ashok Kumar
Senior Operative(R/T) |
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| 10. | Shri Birbal Ram Janghel
Assistant Foreman |
Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd.,. Raipur (Chhattisgarh) |
| Shri Bharat Lal Dewangan
Assistant Foreman |
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| Shri Rajkumar Sakulkar
Assistant Foreman |
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| Shri Damodar Behera
Master Welder |
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| Shri Ishwar Lal Verma
Master Technician |
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| 11. | Shri Patel Rohitkumar Purusottambhai
Plant Operator |
Navin Fluorine International Ltd., Surat (Gujarat) |
| 12. | Smt. Y. Maheswary
Worker |
M/s KDHP Co. (P) Ltd., Munnar (Kerala) |
| 13. | Shri Chada Surender Reddy
Senior Technician Grade-II |
BrahoMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (Telangana) |
| 14. | Shri Poosa Ramu
Senior Technician Grade-II |
BrahoMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (Telangana) |
| 15. | Shri Rajendra Gohil
Senior Fitter |
Piramal Glass Pvt. Ltd., Surat (Gujarat) |
| 16. | Smt. Rajakumari
Worker |
M/s KDHP Co. Pvt Ltd., Munnar (Kerala) |
| 17. | Shri Prasant Kumar Mohanty
Senior Associate |
Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur-831001 (Jharkhand) |
11. Who confers the National Youth Awards 2017-18 and 2018-19 to 22 awardees on International Youth Day?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Arjun Munda
D) Anurag Singh Thakur
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: D) Anurag Singh Thakur
- Total 14 awards for NYA 2017-18 and 8 awards for NYA 2018-19 were given.
- The award comprises of a medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000/- to individual and a cash prize of Rs. 3,00,000/- to organization respectively.
- Total 22 National Youth awards were given in individual and organisations categories.
- Total 14 awards were given for NYA 2017-18, which includes 10 awards in individual category and 4 awards in Organization category.
Details of the Awardees:
NYA 2017-18:
| Sr No | Name | State |
|
INDIVIDUAL |
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| 1 | Shri Saurabh Navande | Maharashtra |
| 2 | Shri Himanshu Kumar Gupta | Madhya Pradesh |
| 3 | Shri Anil Pradhan | Odisha |
| 4 | Ms. Devika Malik | Haryana |
| 5 | Ms. Neha Kushwaha | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Shri Chetan MahaduPardeshi | Maharashtra |
| 7 | Shri RanjitsingSanjaysing Rajput | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Shri Mahammad Azam | Telengana |
| 9 | Shri Manish kumardave | Rajasthan |
| 10 | Shri Pardeep Mahala | Haryana |
|
ORGANIZATION |
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| 11 | Mana Vuru Mana Badhyatha | Andhra Pradesh |
| 12 | Yuva Disha Kendra | Gujarat |
| 13 | Thozhan | Tamilnadu |
| 14 | Synergy Sansthan | Madhya Pradesh |
NYA 2018-19:
| Sr No | Name | State |
|
INDIVIDUAL |
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| 1 | Shri Shubham chouhan | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2 | Shri GunajiMandrekar | Goa |
| 3 | Shri Ajay oli | Uttarakhand |
| 4 | Shri Siddharth Roy | Maharashtra |
| 5 | Shri Praharsh Mohanlal Patel | Gujarat |
| 6 | Ms. Divya Kumari Jain | Rajasthan |
| 7 | Shri Yashveer Goyal | Punjab |
|
ORGANIZATION |
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| 8 | Ladli Foundation Trust | New Delhi |
S.O.L.V.E.D Challenge awardees
| S. No. | Name |
| 1 | Sh. Nikky Kumar Jha |
| 2 | Sh. Utkarsh Vatsa |
| 3 | Sh. Divyarajsinhzala |
| 4 | Sh. Vinoj P A Raj |
| 5 | Ms. Kiran Tripathi |
| 6 | Sh. Vinod Kumar Sahu |
| 7 | Sh. Halak Vishal Shah |
| 8 | Sh. BuddalaRushikesh |
| 9 | Sh. Ahmer Bashir Shah |
| 10 | Sh. Aman Jain |
Information and Broadcasting; and Youth Affairs and Sports:
Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
Constituency: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – Daily Current Affairs August 12
12. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV-F10) lifted off successfully from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota by which organisation, But later failed to fire fully?
A) JAXA
B) ESA
C) SpaceX
D) NASA
E) ISRO
Answer: E) ISRO
ISRO:
Abbreviation: Indian Space Research Organisation
Founded: 1969
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Chairman: Kailasavadivoo Sivan
NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 12
13. Which organisation releases Handbook for EV Charging Infrastructure Implementation?
A) NITI Aayog
B) NHAI
C) CII
D) CCI
E) NABARD
Answer: A) NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog:
Abbreviation: National Institution for Transforming India Aayog
Founded: 2015
Hq: New Delhi, Delhi
CEO: Amitabh Kant
12. Who participated in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’ and interacted with women SHG members/community resource persons promoted under DAY-NRLM via video conferencing?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: B) Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’ and interacted with women Self Help Group (SHG) members/community resource persons promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) via video conferencing.
- The Prime Minister also released capitalization support funds to the tune of Rs. 1625 Crore to over 4 lakh SHGs.
Prime Minister and also in-charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister:
Minister: Narendra Modi
Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
13. Aadi Pooram celebrated in which state?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Manipur
Answer: D) Tamil Nadu
- Aadi Pooram is celebrated in Tamil Nadu albeit in a subdued manner due to the Pandemic Restrictions. Aadi Pooram is also celebrated as the birth day of Andal, a famous Tamil Poet of Vaishnavite sect.
- Andal also known as Godadevi, Nachiyar and Kothai, is the only female Aalvaar among the 12 Aalvaar saints of South India.
- The Aalvaar saints are known for their affiliation to the Srivaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
Tamil Nadu:
Capital: Chennai
CM: Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
14. Which state become sixth state in country to introduce ration card facility in ‘Digilocker’ app?
A) Haryana
B) Bihar
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Manipur
Answer: B) Bihar
- Around 1.7 crore ration cards with 8.1 crore members in Bihar are now linked with the Digilocker App to avail the direct benefits of the ration card scheme.
- With this kind of digital facility made available with the citizenry, Bihar has become the country’s sixth state after Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Kerala and Karnataka to add “Ration Cards” to the list of integrated documents, issued by the government, in the Digilocker app wallet.
Bihar:
Capital: Patna
CM: Nitish Kumar
Governor: Phagu Chauhan
15. Which state announces 1% quota for Covid orphans in education, govt jobs?
A) Maharashtra
B) Bihar
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Manipur
Answer: A) Maharashtra
- The Maharashtra cabinet announced 1% reservations in education and government jobs for Covid orphans.
- The Minister for Women and Child Development and Welfare Yashomati Thakur had mooted this proposal of giving 1% reservations in education and government jobs for children whose parents died due to Covid.
- As per the government records, Maharashtra has 401 Covid orphans.
Maharashtra:
Capital: Mumbai
CM: Udhav Thackarey
Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
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