Answer is C

Why in news?

• Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has given nod for appointing noted agriculture exert Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal as the Vice Chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University.

Answer is B

• The Krishna river originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 feet, in the central Indian state of Maharashtra.

Answer is B

What is the news?

• Gauging the immense potential in agri-subsidiary sectors in the state of Punjab, the delegation of the Oklahoma State University of United States of America, called on the Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & Dairy Development Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar for providing and developing the latest services and technology.

Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar shared:

• The university is keen to develop the latest vaccine and technology in animal husbandry sector.

Answer is D

• The four-day air exercise ‘Udarashakti’ between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) concluded in Malaysia.

Answer is C

• India has an Independent Judiciary. It ensures the proper functioning of the constitution and the enforcement of various provisions of the Constitution.

Answer is A

• The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the Scinde Railway Act of Parliament in July 1855 was passed. The Punjab Railway began soon after the Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861. The Indus Flotilla was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to Multan by steamship.

Answer is D

• In law, certiorari is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency.

Answer is B

What is the Lumpy Skin Disease?

• Lumpy skin disease is caused by a virus in the family Poxviridae, genus Capripoxvirus which affects cattle and water buffalo in Africa, the Middle East, and recently, expanding into southeastern Europe (EFSA, 2019).
• According to a report by GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) disease is caused by a virus called the Capripoxvirus and is “an emerging threat to livestock worldwide”.
• It is genetically related to the goatpox and sheeppox virus family.

Why in news?

• Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today gave announced to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) for effective monitoring and control of the lumpy skin disease amongst animals in the state on a day to day basis.