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MHES -Daily Newspaper Quiz Questions and Answers-(9/4/2021) 1. Expand NEGVAC Ans. National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid 2. Covid-19 vaccines are ……….. vaccines Ans. Disease-modifier vaccines 3. Who is the longest serving royal consort in British history? Ans. Prince Philip 4. Expand KWA Ans. Kerala Water Authority 5. Expand WTP Ans. Water Treatment Plant 6. The two new species in the genus have been Christened as …….. and …… Ans. Rajathelphusaala and Rajathelphusa muni

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
1. Fourth phase of West Bengal polls The electoral fates of Union Minister Babul Supriyo and West Bengal ministers Partha Chatterjee and Arup Biswas will be decided today when votes will be cast for the fourth phase of the high-octane poll in West Bengal. 2. Protesting farmers to block KMP-KGP expressway for 24 hours from Saturday morning Intensifying their protest against the three farm laws, the farmers protesting at Delhi borders will block the key Kundali-Manesar-Palwal highway for 24 hours starting Saturday morning. 3. Uddhav to hold all-party meet to discuss COVID-19 Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold an all-party meeting on April 10 to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the State, a BJP leader said on Friday. 4. Karnataka government bans RTC employees strike as stalemate continues Citing inconvenience caused to the public and the strike being against the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, the Labour department issued the ban orders. 5. Mamata asked to respond to EC notice by 11 a.m. The Election Commission has issued a notice to Mamata Banerjee for her "completely false, provocative and intemperate statements" against central forces performing election duty in West Bengal, provoking a defiant TMC boss to declare she will continue doing so until "the CRPF stops working for BJP". 6. Puducherry clamps night curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases Amid increasing coronavirus cases here, a night curfew would be enforced from April 10, said Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. 7. Punjab prepared for wheat procurement from today To ensure seamless wheat procurement commencing from Saturday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab government has set up COVID-19 vaccination camps in all 154 market committees across the state for inoculating persons above the age of 45 years visiting grain markets during the current rabi marketing season. 8. Indian Premier League | It's MSD vs Pant as CSK take on DC It will be a battle between 'young apprentice and his master' when Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings square off each other in an IPL match here on Saturday, with both sides aiming for a winning start to their campaign. 9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,29,054, taking the tally in the country to1,31,89,071, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,69,730.

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
1. Indian Premier League 2021 from today Formidable MI aim for hat-trick, Kohli aims to break RCB deadlock behind "closed doors". 2. India, China to hold 11th round of corps commander-level talks today China says India's proposal of restoring status quo of April 2020 in eastern Ladakh could be discussed. 3. Modi to hold virtual summit with his Dutch counterpart today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with his counterpart from the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on Friday with a focus on finding new ways to further strengthen bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. 4. CBI seeks access to Ambani bomb scare case papers to quiz Waze A special court kept the matter for hearing on Friday. 5. Jal Shakti Ministry to start annual planning exercise of JJM with states from today The Ministry in a statement on Thursday said this is a month-long exercise by a committee chaired by Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), with members from different central ministries, departments and NITI Aayog. 6. Night curfew in urban areas of 8 districts in J&K The night curfew will come into effect from Friday, the office of the Lt Governor said. 7. 60-hour weekend lockdown in all M.P. cities: Chouhan A lockdown will be enforced in all cities of Madhya Pradesh from 6 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Monday to check the spread of the coronavirus infection, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday. 8. RTC employees strike continues in Karnataka, bus services hit With the stalemate between the government and RTC workers over the implementation of the sixth pay commission report not coming to an end, the strike is likely to continue for the third consecutive day on Friday. 9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,34,287, taking the tally in the country to 1,30,60,017, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,69,072.

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
1. PM Modi to inaugurate Fast Petrol Vessel for Seychelles during a bilateral event Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over a Fast Petrol Vessel to the Seychelles Coast Guard on Thursday. The handing over will be part of a high-level virtual interaction between the Indian leader and the President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan. This is the first interaction between the two leaders since Mr Ramkalawan won the October 2020 elections in Seychelles. 2. SC to hear pleas of Maharashtra govt, Anil Deshmukh against HC order The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the pleas filed by Maharashtra government and its former home minister Anil Deshmukh who has challenged the Bombay High Court order directing a CBI probe into the allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh. 3. PM to chair meet for the commemoration of Guru Tegh Bahadur's 400th birth anniversary Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the high-level committee to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur on Thursday through video conference. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also attend the meeting, and it will discuss the year-long calendar of events planned to mark this special occasion 4. HC to hear plea on action against leaders for not wearing masks during polls The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on Thursday a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission to take action against leaders, campaigners and candidates not following the mandatory use of face mask in the ongoing Assembly elections in various States and Union Territories. 5. SC to pronounce order on a plea seeking the release of Rohingyas detained in Jammu The Supreme Court will pronounce the order on Thursday on a plea seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and direction to restrain the Centre from deporting them to Myanmar. 6. Amid standoff over DBT payment to farmers, Goyal to meet Punjab food minister Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal will meet his Punjab counterpart Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Thursday in a bid to resolve the ongoing deadlock between the Centre and Punjab over direct online MSP payments to farmers. 7. Indian women's football team gets ready for Belarus challenge Seeking to perform as one cohesive unit, the Indian women's football is set to lock horns with Belarus in an international friendly in Tashkent on Thursday. 8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,30,894, taking the tally in the country to 1,29,25,730, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,68,267.

MHES -Daily Newspaper Quiz Questions and Answers-(8/4/2021) 1. Expand MHRA Ans. Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 2. Who is the Union Health Minister of India? Ans. Harsh Vardhan 3. Who is the chief secretary of Kerala? Ans. V P Joy 4. Expand SLF Ans. Special Liquidity Facility 5. Expand MSMEs Ans. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 6. Expand ARCs Ans. Asset Reconstruction Companies

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
1. EC notice to DMK's Udhayanithi Stalin for alleged remarks on Swaraj, Jaitley The Election Commission Tuesday issued a notice to DMK leader Udhayanithi Stalin for his alleged remarks that BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley died as they were "unable to tolerate the pressure and torture" given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The EC has asked him to respond to the notice before 5.00 pm on Wednesday, "failing which the Commission shall take a decision without any further reference to you". 2. HC to pronounce decision on pleas against wearing of mask while driving alone in private vehicle The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pronounce on Wednesday its decision on several pleas challenging the imposition of challan for not wearing a mask while driving a private vehicle alone. Justice Prathiba M Singh, who heard the arguments on behalf of the Centre, Delhi government and the petitioners who were challenged for not wearing a mask while driving alone in their respective vehicles, had reserved the verdict on February 17. 3. Night curfew in Chandigarh as COVID cases rise The Chandigarh administration decided on Tuesday to impose curfew from 10 pm to 5 am in the wake of the soaring coronavirus cases in the city. The night curfew will be implemented from Wednesday, according to a spokesperson. 4. Four Himachal municipal corporations go to polls today The elections for four Himachal Pradesh municipal corporations are being seen as a litmus test for Chief Minister Jairam Thakur ahead of the Assembly polls next year. Dharamshala, Mandi, Solan and Palampur will go to the polls from 8 am to 4 pm on Wednesday. 5. SII to start supplying 1st made-in-India pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to Centre from today The Serum Institute of India (SII) will start supplying the first indigenously developed pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the Centre from Wednesday, sources said on Tuesday. The vaccine acts against potentially fatal pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia, septicemia and meningitis. 6. Mukhtar Ansari brought back to Banda today Gangster-turned BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari was brought from Ropar in Punjab to Banda on Wednesday morning and will be kept in barrack number 15 of the district jail, a police official said. The security in Banda jail, meanwhile, has been beefed up with the deployment of an additional police force and he would be guarded by three security personnel round the clock inside the barrack. 7. Markets eke out slim gains in choppy trade; RBI policy eyed The Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Tuesday after see-saw trade amid concerns over the economic impact of the second wave of coronavirus infections and localised lockdowns in some states. Participants also remained on the sidelines ahead of RBI's policy decision on Wednesday, traders said. 8. 10-day drive to strictly enforce COVID-19 protocol in Odisha from today Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday reviewed the situation arising out of the spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the state, particularly in the western districts adjoining Chhattisgarh and asked the state police to launch a 10-day special drive to strictly enforce the COVID-19 safety protocol, officials said. Police sources said the drive with zero tolerance against violations will begin from Wednesday 9. Coronavirus |Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,20,876, taking the tally in the country to 1,27,94,836, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,67,576. Morning Filter will return

 English School Edapal Daily Newspaper Quiz(07/04/2021)   1.When is the World Health day is celebrated? Ans.April 07 2.Who is the Supreme Leader of North Korea? Ans.Kim Jong-un 3.Who is the current  President of India? Ans. Ram Nath Kovind 4.Who is the 48^th Chief Justice of India? Ans.Justice N.V Ramana

5. Expand USISPF.

Ans. U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum 6.Who is the Foreign minister of Russia? Ans. Sergey Lavrov

7. Expand WEO.

Ans.World Economic Outlook

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• English School EdapalDaily Newspaper Quiz(06/04/2021)   1.Who is the President of Afghanistan? Ans. Ashraf Ghani 2.Who is the Defence secretary of US? Ans. Lloyd Austin
  3. Who is the President of Russia?
  Ans.Vladimir Putin 4.The 2021 Kerala ______ election is scheduled to be held in Kerala on April 6, 2021. Ans.Legislative Assembly
  5. Who is the Foreign minister of India?
  Ans.S.Jaishankar
  6. Who is the founder and CEO of ‘ BYJU’S’?
  Ans.Byju Raveendran

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  1. Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Elaborate security arrangements for polling day The police have made elaborate security arrangements for polling on April 6, with more than 9,000 police personnel being deployed in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi district. 2. Puducherry Assembly polls | Long queues seen outside polling booths Puducherry and its outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam go to Assembly polls on April 6 in a single phase to elect new governments. In the Union Territory where the Narayanasamy government was pulled down in February, voters would choose essentially between the fronts led by the Congress and the All India N.R. Congress. 3. Kerala set for Assembly polls | Police, CAPF deployed in full force After weeks-long stormy campaign sessions, marathon rallies and mammoth roadshows, Kerala is all set to go to polls on Tuesday with 2.74 crore voters exercising their franchise to decide the fate of 957 candidates including high-profile leaders and independents in 140 Assembly constituencies across the state. 4. Assam Assembly elections | Stage set for final phase of polling in 40 seats Assam is all set to witness direct and triangular contests in 40 assembly constituencies that are going to polls in the last of the three phases on Tuesday to decide the fate of 337 candidates, including senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his five cabinet colleagues and BJP state unit president Ranjeet Kumar Dass. 5. West Bengal Assembly polls | Stage set for third phase of polls in 31 seats A three-cornered battle is on the cards in 31 assembly seats that are set to go to polls on Tuesday in the third phase of Bengal elections, with the BJP seeking to breach TMC fortresses, and Left Front-ISF-Congress alliance hoping to make a mark in areas, where identity politics has gained ground. Election Commission imposes Section 144 of CrPC in all 31 West Bengal assembly constituencies going to polls on Tuesday. 6. Lavrov-Jaishankar hold talks An important round of discussion between India and Russia will take place on Tuesday between the visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. Mr. Lavrov who will be accompanied by Moscow’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov is expected to brief the Indian side about the Russian plans regarding the difficult peace process underway in Afghanistan. 7. CBI to reach Mumbai to start process of initiating PE against Anil Deshmukh A CBI team will reach Mumbai on Tuesday to start the process of initiating a preliminary enquiry against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh who resigned after the Bombay High Court directed the agency to probe allegations of corruption levelled against him by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh. 8. Vardhan to hold meet with health ministers of 11 states witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will on Tuesday hold a meeting with health ministers of 11 states and Union Territories, which have been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, to review the situation there. These 11 states are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. 9. One-third of vaccination sites in all Delhi govt hospitals to run round-the-clock Seeking to accelerate the pace of vaccination against COVID-19, authorities ordered that one-third of inoculation sites at all Delhi government hospitals will run round-the-clock. The vaccination sites at present operate from 9 am to 9 pm. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India stands at 1,26,73,960 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,66,937. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter.

English School Edapal Daily Newspaper Quiz(05/04/2021)   1.Who is the District Collector of Malappuram? Ans. K. Gopalakrishnan

2. Who is the assistant collector of Malappuram?

Ans. K. Vishnu Raj

3. Who is the first female boxer become world boxing champion 6 times?

Ans.  Mary Kom

4. ________ is the currently India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist.

Ans. Abhinav Bindra

5. Who is the Chinese ambassador to India?

Ans. Sun Weidong

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
1. New curbs in Maharashtra While ruling out a stringent lockdown, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government on Sunday tightened restrictions further by announcing a night curfew and weekend lockdown across the State in the wake of the relentless surge in COVID-19 cases. The fresh norms, which come into effect today, include a curfew from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. (Monday to Friday), a ban on gatherings of five or more persons throughout the day, and, in a determined bid to prevent gatherings, a closure of malls, restaurants and bars. 2. Rajasthan announces fresh COVID-19 norms, night curfew from today In a bid to tackle the spike in coronavirus cases, the Rajasthan government imposed a night curfew and ordered the closure of multiplexes and gymnasiums besides suspending Classes 1 to 9 at schools from April 5 to 19, a statement said. 3. Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Wreath-laying ceremony today A day after the encounter between central paramilitary forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, bodies of 22 personnel were recovered on Sunday; one commando was still missing, Chattisgarh police said. Thirty-one others were injured. All the 22 bodies were taken to Bijapur where medical formalities would be completed followed by a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday. 4. Supreme Court to name judge for trial of coal scam cases The Supreme Court is scheduled to decide on Monday the name of the judicial officer who would replace special judge Bharat Parashar to conduct trials in the sensational coal scam cases pending since 2014. 5. Congress workers to stage agitation in Odisha to protest rise in power tariff Power tariff was raised by 20 paise per unit in October, and a further hike of 30 paise per unit in April has affected the common people, leaving them helpless amid the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic, State Congress president Nairanjan Patnaik said. Congress workers will stage agitation in all the district and block headquarters over the issue today. 6. Rakesh Tikait to visit Sabarmati Ashram Tikait, who reached Gujarat to drum up support for the farmers' stir, began his two-day visit by praying at the Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha district and then addressing groups in Ambaji and Palanpur. He will visit Sabarmati Ashram today and go to Bardoli on the second day of his Gujarat visit. 7. Indian football team going all-out in preparation for Uzbekistan friendly: coach Travelling to Uzbekistan well ahead of the two friendly matches was a right decision since the conditions are in complete contrast to what they experienced back home says India women's football head coach Maymol Rocky. The team is set to play two friendlies — against hosts Uzbekistan on Monday and Belarus on Thursday — on their tour of the central Asian country. 8. Coronavirus |Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 81,182, taking the tally in the country to 1,25,82,632, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,66,477.

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
1. Campaign ends for T.N., Kerala, Puducherry polls Campaigning will end at 7 p.m. today, 48 hours before the scheduled elections on April 6. Apart from single-phase polling in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, polling for phase 3 election in West Bengal and third and final phase in Assam is scheduled for April 6. 2. EC bans crowded finale of open campaigning in Kerala Known as "Kottikalasham" in the local parlance, the finale of the open poll campaigning used to be a jamboree in the southern State in which every political party would try to show off their strength by bringing a maximum number of supporters to add colour to the show. 3. Assam Minister, who threatened two journalists, asked to appear before police According to the police, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Pijush Hazarika will give his statement in the police station today. 4. BJP MLAs protesting the suspension of three MLAs from Assembly to hold press conference BJP MLAs continued their sit-on-dharna on Saturday night protesting the suspension of three of their party colleagues from the Odisha Assembly for hurling slippers and other objects targeting the Speaker's podium. "We will sit on dharna the whole night under the open sky and will hold a press conference tomorrow..." Leader of Opposition P K Naik said. 5. Facebook data on more than 500 million accounts found online Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. The availability of the data set was first reported by Business Insider. According to that publication, it has information from 106 countries including phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, and email addresses. 6. Ethiopia says Eritrean troops are pulling out of Tigray Ethiopian authorities say Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray, where they have been fighting on the side of Ethiopian forces in a war against the region's fugitive leaders. 7. Sri Lanka tightens church security ahead of Easter Security at churches across Sri Lanka have been beefed up ahead of Easter, police said on Saturday, ahead of the second anniversary of the April 2019 coordinated attacks on tourists and minority Christian community in the country in which 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed. 8. Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks on big dam amid tensions A new round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan began Saturday, officials said, aimed at resolving a years-long dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River's main tributary. The three-day talks are taking place in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the current chair of the African Union. The AU is mediating the negotiations. 9. Coronavirus |Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 81,182, taking the tally in the country to 1,24,83,811, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,66,047.   English School Edapal Daily Newspaper Quiz(04/04/2021) 1. Name the Indian Soldier,who attempts Guinness World Record by doing 4,300 Km Run Within 50 Days. Ans. Naik Velu P 2.Who invented the bright gallium nitride p-n junction blue LED? Ans.Isamu Akasaki 3. Expand LED Ans. Light Emitting Diode 4. Who is the President of USA. Ans. Joe Biden 5.Who is the US secretary of State? Ans.Antony Blinken