Correct Answer : Option (A) - YUVA
Note : The Department of Higher Education under Ministry of Education, has launched a new initiative called 'YUVA- Prime Minister's Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors'.
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation
Note : The Indian Broadcasting Foundation, the apex body of broadcasters in India, is being renamed as Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation.
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jagjit Pavadia
Note : Jagjit Pavadia, the former Narcotics Commissioner of India, has been elected as the President of the International Narcotics Control Board.
Correct Answer : Option (C) - ICICI Bank
Note : The Private sector lender ICICI Bank has launched a unique facility, which allows linking a UPI ID with its digital wallet, 'Pockets'.
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Amnesty International
Note : The Amnesty International Day is observed every year on May 28, because it was on this day in 1961 that this non-governmental organization was founded in London.
Correct Answer : Option (A) - Aashritha V Olety
Note : Another first for women in the Indian military Aashritha V Olety an officer of the IAF has become the first woman flight test engineer in the country.
Correct Answer : Option (A) - PayCore
Note : The National Payments Corporation of India has partnered with PayCore, a Turkish global payment solutions company to develop SoftPoS solutions for its card network RuPay.
Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1.3%
Note : The country's GDP is likely to grow at 1.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020-21, according to an SBI research report 'Ecowrap'.
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Karnataka
Note : A portal that provides comprehensive details on all the CSR activities in Karnataka was launched by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in Bengaluru.
Correct Answer : Option (B) - D Nageshwar Reddy
Note : The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has honoured India's Padma Bhushan awardee Dr D Nageshwar Reddy with the prestigious Rudolf V Schindler Award.