Page-31 of GKToday Archives: 2020
Amma Mini Clinics
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edapadi K Palaniswami recently inaugurated 2000 Amma Mini covid-19 clinic in Tamil Nadu. The state of Tamil Nadu is the fourth most affected in the country with more than 8 lakh people infected with ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What are CAATSA Sanctions?
The United States recently imposed sanctions on Turkey under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, CAATSA. The sanctions were imposed for buying Russian made S400 anti-Missile system. What is in it for India? The United States ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – Top 10 Terms in News [16 Dec. 2020]
Current Affairs Top 10 Terms in News (December 15, 2020) is a compilation of important terms, jargons and lexicons in news in recent days. The Presidential Years It is an upcoming book authored by the late former President of India ..
Amazon Quiz Answers – 16 December, 2020
1.Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2 is a retired British ocean liner that was recently converted into what? A hotel 2.Which batsman scored centuries in each of the first 2 ODI matches between India and Australia in November 2020? Steve Smith ..
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 649
12345 1. At the time of commencement of Indian constitution, the all states of Union of India were put in four parts A, B, C, D, later reorganized and reduced to 2 categories ‘states and union territories’ in 1956. Which ..
Operational Guidelines for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently published the COVID-19 Vaccine Operational Guidelines. The Ministry had detailed its plan to carry out the administration of COVID-19 vaccine in the country. Key Highlights In Phase I of the COVID-19 Vaccination ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is KV Kamath Committee?
The Reserve Bank of India had constituted a five-member expert committee under KV Kamath. He was the former CEO of ICICI Bank. The apex bank recently notified that it is to cover twenty-six stressed sectors under the TLTRO (Targeted Long-Term ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
The user trials of indigenously built Advanced Towed Artillery Gun system (ATAGS) is to be resumed by December 2020. The trials of ATAGS were paused in September 2020 as the gun suffered a barrel burst. After the barrel burst, a ..