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Q.1. Which state has recently announced to provide tap connection to all rural households by December, 2022? हाल ही में किस राज्य ने किसंबर, 2022 ति सभी ग्रामीण पररवार ं ि नल िनेक्शन प्रिान िरने िी घ षणा िी है? (a) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (b) Meghalaya / मेघालय (c) Sikkim / सिक्किम (d) Assam / अिम (e) Haryana / हरियाणा Ans.(b) Exp. Meghalaya on 1st June presented the Annual Action Plan to achieve 100% household tap connections to National Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti for approval. Meghalaya proposed 100% tap connections to all the households by December, 2022. Out of 5.89 lakh total rural households, the State is planning to provide 1.80 lakh tap connections in 2020-21. It was appreciatively noted that Meghalaya is planning to cover 1096 villages with 100% tap connection in 2020-21.

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Q.2. For which state central Government has approved Rs 812 Crore under “Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)? किस राज्य िे कलए िेंद्र सरिार ने “जल जीवन कमशन (हर घर जल) िे तहत 812 िर ड़ 셁पये मंजूर किए हℂ? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Kerala / केिल (e) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू Ans.(c) Exp. Odisha state presented their Annual Action Plan before the National Committee headed by Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti for consideration and approval for 2020-21. Govt of India approved Rs 812 Crores for implementation of the Mission in the State for the financial year. This allocation is a significant jump from last year’s allocation of Rs 297 Crore. Out of 81 lakh rural households in the State, Govt of Odisha plans to provide 16.21 lakh household connections in 2020-21. The State is planning 100% household tap connections by the year 2024.

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Q.3. For which state the Union Government has approved Rs 445 crore for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission during 2020-21? किस राज्य िे कलए िेंद्र सरिार ने 2020-21 िे िौरान जल जीवन कमशन िे िायाान्वयन िे कलए 445 िर ड़ 셁पये िी मंजूरी िी है? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि (c) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(d) Exp. The Union Government has approved Rs 445 crore for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhattisgarh during 2020-21. According to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Chhattisgarh government presented its annual action plan for 2020-21 for consideration and approval. The Ministry said Chhattisgarh has planned to have 100 per cent Functional Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by 2023-24. The Government of India has approved Rs 445 crore for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the State in 2020-21.

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Q.4. Who among the following has announced "My Life My Yoga" Video Blogging contest? कनम्नकलखित में से किसने "मेरा जीवन मेरा य ग" वीकिय ब्लॉकगंग प्रकतय कगता िी घ षणा िी है? (a) Narendra Modi / र्िेंद्र मोदी (b) Shripad Yesso Naik / श्रीपद येस्सो र्ाइक (c) Ram Nath Kovind / िाम र्ाथ कोस ंद (d) Harsh Vardhan / हर्ा र्ार् (e) Nirmala Sitharaman / सर्माला िीतािमण Ans.(a) Exp. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India on 31st May called upon one and all to participate in the “My Life – My Yoga” (also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video Blogging Contest, a joint effort by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), during the course of his monthly Mann Ki Baat address to the nation. The contest focuses on the transformative impact of Yoga on the lives of individuals, and comes as one of the activities related to the observation of the sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) coming up on 21st June 2020. The contest has gone live on the social media handles of the Ministry of AYUSH today, 31 May 2020.

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Q.5. Who has been appointed as chief executive officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet? मंकिमंिल िी कनयुखि सकमकत द्वारा भारतीय िा सुरक्षा और मानि प्राकििरण (FSSAI) िे मुख्य िायािारी अकििारी िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Rita Teaotia / रीता तेयोटिया घलﴂ b) Arun Singhal / अ셁ण ट) (c) V. G. Somani / वी जी ोमानी (d) Ajay Tyagi / अजय त्यागी (e) Pramod Kumar Tiwari / प्रमोद कुमार टतवारी Ans.(b) Exp. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 29th May approved the appointment of Arun Singhal as chief executive officer of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Singhal is special secretary, department of health and family welfare. He will succeed GSG Ayyangar who was briefly appointed as the CEO of the food regulator.

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Q.6. Who is the new chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) advisory committee on service providers? सेवा प्रिाताओं पर इन्सॉल्वेंसी एंि बℂिरप्सी ब िा ऑफ़ इंकिया (IBBI) सलाहिार सकमकत िे नए अध्यक्ष िौन हℂ? (a) Zubair Iqbal / जुबैि इकबाल (b) Sanjeev Srinivasan / िंजी श्रीसर् ािर् (c) T V Mohandas Pai / टी ी मोहर्दाि पाई (d) Shiv Das Meena / टिव दा मीणा (e) Vibha Padalkar / स भा पािलकि Ans.(c) Exp. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has reconstituted its advisory committee on service providers and it would now be chaired by Manipal Global Education Services Chairman T V Mohandas Pai. The 12-member panel would advise and provide professional support on regulation and development of the service providers dealt with by the IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India), according to an order. The service providers include insolvency professionals, insolvency professional’s agencies, insolvency professional entities and information utilities.

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Q.7. Who has been appointed by the ministry of finance as the managing director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)? भारत इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर फाइनेंस िंपनी कलकमटेि (IIFCL) िे प्रबंि कनिेशि िे 셂प में कवत्त मंिालय द्वारा किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) A V Girija Kumar / ए ी सगरिजा कुमाि दा राजुलूﴂताला गोटवﴂ b) Chintala Govinda Rajulu / ट) करﴂc) P R Jaishankar / पी आर जयि) (d) S N Rajeshwari / ए एन राजेश्वरी (e) Rajeev Kumar / राजीव कुमार Ans.(c)

Exp. The ministry of finance appointed PR Jaishankar as the managing director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) for three years.

The appointment comes after the Bank Boards Bureau (BBB), the headhunter for state-run banks and financial institutions, recommended Jaishankar on March 15. The post lied vacant for three years before the appointment.

Jaishankar served as the executive director of the National Housing Bank prior to this. His latest posting was approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Naredra Modi.

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Q.8. Who will take over as 15th Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command? अंिमान और कनि बार िमान िे िमांिर-इन-चीफ िे 셂प में िौन पिभार संभालेगा? ﴂह टिल्ोﴂ दर टﴂa) Ravinder Singh Dhillon / रटव) (b) Yogesh Gaur / योगेि गौर (c) Manoj Pande / मनोज पण्डे (d) Abhas Jha / आभा झा (e) Rajesh Bhushan / राजेि भूषण Ans.(c) Exp. Lieutenant General Manoj Pande will take over as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on 1st June, the Defence Ministry said. "He was Director General at Army Headquarters dealing with subjects of Discipline, Ceremonial and Welfare, prior to assuming the present appointment," the ministry said.

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Q.9. Global Day of Parents is celebrated annually on ______. माता-कपता िा वैकिि किवस प्रकतवषा ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 june / 1 जून (b) 2 june / 2 जून (c) 3 june / 3 जून (d) 4 june / 4 जून (e) 5 june / 5 जून Ans.(a) Exp. Global Day of Parents is an annual event that is celebrated on June 1 to honour all the parents around the world for being the anchor of their families and selflessly nurturing and protecting their children. The day was declared as the Global Day of Parents by the UN General Assembly in 2012. Theme 2020: “Appreciate all parents throughout the world”

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Q.10. World Milk Day is observed every year on ______. कवि िू ि किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 4 June / 4 जून (b) 3 June / 3 जून (c) 2 June / 2 जून (d) 1 June / 1 जून (e) 31 May / 31 मई Ans.(d) Exp. World Milk Day is observed on June 1 in order to celebrate the dairy sector and recognise the importance of milk as a global food. The day was founded by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of World Milk Day. Theme 2020: “20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”

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Q.11. Wajid Khan has passed away. He was a ______. वाकजि िान िा कनिन ह गया है। व एि ______थे। (a) Politician / िाजर्ीसतज्ञ गीतकारﴂ / b) Music composer) (c) Lyricist / गीतकार (d) Environmentalist / पयाा िण ादी (e) Classical singer / शास्त्रीय गायक Ans.(b) Exp. Wajid Khan of Bollywood music composer duo Sajid-Wajid passed away (Suffering from Coronavirus) in Mumbai. He was 42. Wajid along with brother Sajid made their debut as music directors with Salman Khan’s Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. They went on to compose music for several Salman movies like Hello Brother, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Garv, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Partner, God Tussi Great Ho, Wanted, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna, Veer and Dabangg (1, 2 and 3) among more.

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Q.12. By which year Arunachal Pradesh has planned to provide tap connection to all rural households? अ셁णाचल प्रिेश ने किस वषा ति सभी ग्रामीण पररवार ं ि नल िनेक्शन िेने िी य जना बनाई है? (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022 (d) 2023 (e) 2024 Ans.(d)

Exp. The Annual Action Plan of Arunachal Pradesh to achieve 100% household tap connections in the State was approved by National Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti. The State proposed to provide 100% tap connections to all the households by March, 2023. Govt of India approved Rs 255 Crore for the State under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in 2020-21.

States are given additional funds in form of performance grants based on their achievement in terms of tangible outputs i.e. the household tap connections and commensurate financial progress. Out of 2.18 lakh total rural households, the State is planning to provide 77,000 tap connections in 2020-21.

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Q.13. Name the cyclone which is likely to hit Maharashtra and Gujarat on 3rd June.

उस चक्रवात िा नाम बताइए कजसिे 3 जून ि महाराष्ट्र और गुजरात में पड़ने िी संभावना है। (a) Gati / गटत (b) Tej / तेज (c) Murasu / मुिािु (d) Amphan / अ륍फान (e) Nisarga / टन गग Ans.(e) Exp. Cyclonic storm Nisarga is likely to turn into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ in the next 24 hours and hit coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat in the evening hours of June 3. According to the IMD, cyclone Nisarga is likely to make landfall.

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Q.14. Government of India has approved Rs 1407 Crore for 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission for which state? भारत सरिार ने किस राज्य िे कलए जल जीवन कमशन िे तहत 2020-21 िे कलए 1407 िर ड़ 셁पये मंजूर किए हℂ? (a) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (b) Assam / अिम (c) Jammu & Kashmir / जम्मू & कश्मीि (d) Himachal Pradesh / सहमाचल प्रदेश (e) Odisha / ओसिशा Ans.(b) Exp. Assam presented the Annual Action Plan for consideration and approval of Ministry of Jal Shakti. Government of India approved Rs 1407 Crore for 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In 2020-21, State plans to provide tap connections to 13 lakh households out of total 63 lakhs. Realization of the goal of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam is not difficult taking into account the abundant water resources in the State i.e. both ground water and surface water.

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Q.15. Which state government has announced "K-FON" free internet project that will roll out by December 2020? किस राज्य सरिार ने "K-FON" मुि इंटरनेट पररय जना िी घ षणा िी है ज किसंबर 2020 ति शु셂 ह जाएगी? (a) Kerala / केिल (b) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (c) Assam / अ म (d) Jharkhand / झािखण्ड (e) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू Ans.(a) Exp. Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project (K-FON) project that will provide free internet access to the poor will roll out by December 2020. The CM of Kerala made an announcement about the project after a meeting with heads of companies of the consortium executing Rs. 1,500 crore for the project.

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Q.16. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a scheme "PM SVANIDHI" for street vendors to get loans of up to ₹10,000. Who is the minister responsible for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs?

आवास और शहरी मामल ं िे मंिालय ने सड़ि कवक्रेताओं िे कलए 10,000 ति िे ऋण प्राप्त िरने िे कलए "पीएम SVANIDHI" य जना शु셂 िी है। आवास और शहरी मामल ं िे मंिालय िे कलए कजेिार मंिी िौन है?

(a) Hardeep Singh Puri / हिदीप सिंह पूिी

(b) Harsh Vardhan / हर्ा र्ार्

(d) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat / गजेन्द्र सिंह शेखा त

(e) Ashwini Kumar Choubey / अटश्वनी कुमार ौबे

Ans.(a)

Exp. Minister responsible: Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge).

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 1st June launched PM Svanidhi, or Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi scheme, which is a special micro-credit facility plan to provide affordable loan of up to ₹10,000 to more than 50 lakh street vendors, who had their businesses operational on or before 24 March. The the scheme is valid until March 2022.

Pupose: Under the scheme, vendors can avail working capital loan of up to ₹10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments within one year. On timely/early repayment of the loan, an interest subsidy of 7% per annum will be credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on six-months basis. There will be no penalty on early repayment of loan.

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Q.17. Name the Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice and Communications who has launched India’s first national Artificial Intelligence Portal. िेंद्रीय इलेक्ट्रॉकनक्स और आईटी, िानून और ाय और संचार मंिी िा नाम बताइए कजꅍ ंने भारत िा पहला राष्ट्र ीय िृकिम बुखिमत्ता प टाल लॉन्च किया है। (a) Dharmendra Pradhan / र्मेंद्र प्रर्ार् (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Giriraj Singh / सगरििाज सिंह (d) Narendra Singh Tomar / र्िेंद्र सिंह तोमि (e) Rao Inderjit Singh / िा इन्द्रजीत सिंह Ans.(b) Exp. On the occasion of the first anniversary of the second tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in. Aims:“The aim of this programme is to give the young students of our country a platform and empower them with appropriate new age tech mindset, relevant AI skill-sets and access to required AI tool-sets to make them digitally ready for the future.

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Q.18. Which country has launched “SwissCovid”, world's first app based on Google and Apple's contact-tracing tech?

किस िेश ने Google और Apple िे िॉन्टैक्ट्-टरेकसंग तिनीि पर आिाररत िुकनया िा पहला ऐप "SwissCovid" लॉन्च किया है?

(a) Sweden / स्वीिर्

(b) Norway / र्ॉ े

(d) Finland / सिर्लैंि

(e) Denmark / िेर्माका

Ans.(c)

Exp. The first app to take advantage of the Apple and Google Exposure Notification API has been released in Switzerland. The app is called “SwissCovid” and is currently available to select essential workers.

On permitting the notification system the Exposure Notification system generates a random ID for the device to protect the users location and identity which changes every 10-20 min.The phones will exchange these IDs with the other devices via bluetooth and check with the random IDs with COVID-19 positive cases in the database and if any ID matches the app will notify the further instructions from the health authorities.

The access for the API is requested by 22 countries including the states in the US (Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, North Dakota).

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Q.19. Which private sector bank has acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV? किस कनजी क्षेि िे बℂि ने किश टीवी में 24.19% कहस्सेिारी िा अकिग्रहण किया है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफिी बैंक (b) RBL Bank / आरबीएल बैंक (c) Axis Bank / एक्किि बैंक (d) ICICI Bank / आईिीआईिीआई बैंक (e) Yes Bank / यि बैंक Ans.(e) Exp. Yes Bank Ltd acquired a 24.19% stake in direct-to-home service provider, Dish TV India Ltd, by invoking pledges against 44.53 equity shares kept as collateral with the private lender for a loan. This is the fifth instance in the past one year that Yes Bank has acquired majority stake in a non-banking businesses simply due to invocation of pledge against shares of a company that had availed loans from the bank and later failed to repay the dues.

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Q.20. Telangana Formation Day is observed on ______. तेलंगाना गठन किवस ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 june / 1 जून (b) 2 june / 2 जून (c) 3 june / 3 जून (d) 4 june / 4 जून (e) 5 june / 5 जून Ans.(b) Exp. June 2 is celebrated every year as Telangana Formation Day as this is the day when the Telangana state officially came into existence under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of Parliament in 2014. On February 8, 2014, the Telangana Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha with support from the Congress and BJP. The Telangana bill was passed by Rajya Sabha with the support of the BJP and other opposition parties

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Q.21. International Sex Workers' Day 2020 is observed every year on ______. अंतरााष्ट्रीय सेक्स विासा िे 2020 हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 4 June / 4 जून (b) 3 June / 3 जून (c) 2 June / 2 जून (d) 1 June / 1 जून (e) 31 May / 31 मई Ans.(c) Exp. International Sex Workers' Day takes place on June 02, 2020. The day which is also known as International Whore's Day is a celebratory day, which remembers the discrimination of prostitutes and their often exploitative living and conditions of working. The starting point of the International Whore's Day as a memorial was the second June 1975 in which more than 100 prostitutes occupied the Church Saint-Nizier in Lyon in order to get attention to their situation. This remembrance day is celebrated annually since 1976 on the 2nd of June.

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Q.22. Yogesh Gaur has passed away. He was a ______. य गेश गौड़ िा कनिन ह गया है। वह एि ______थे। (a) Politician / राजनीटतज्ञ गीतकारﴂ / b) Music composer) (c) Lyricist / गीतकार (d) Environmentalist / पयागवरण वादी (e) Classical singer / िास्त्रीय गायक Ans.(c) Exp. Veteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur, best-known for writing songs like Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye and Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli, died on Friday. He was 77. Yogesh Gaur, famous as Yogesh in the film industry, gave Bollywood several hit songs in the 60s and 70s.

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Q.23. PM Narendra Modi has appointed a committee to resolve any problem in the implementation of the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs. Who is the head of this committee? पीएम नरᴂद्र मोदी ने MSMEs के लिए 3 िाख करोड़ 셁पये के जमानत-मुक्त ऋण योजना के कायाान्वयन मᴂ लकसी भी समस्या के समाधान के लिए एक सलमलत लनयुक्त की है। इस सलमलत के प्रमुख कौनहℂ?

(a) Piyush Goyal / सपयूर् गोयल

(b) Amit Shah / असमत शाह

(d) Rajnath Singh / िाजर्ाथ सिंह

(e) Nirmala Sitharaman / सर्माला िीतािमण

Ans.(d) Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a committee headed by Rajnath Singh to resolve any problem in the implementation of the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this month had announced the collateral-free loans scheme for MSMEs as part of the overall Rs 20 lakh crore Covid-19 relief package to uplift the economy. According to Sitharaman, 45 lakh MSME units will be able to resume their businesses and secure jobs through this support. The eligible units should have up to Rs 25 crore outstanding credit and Rs 100 crore turnover to apply for the loan scheme.

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Q.24. Delhi government has launched "Delhi Corona" app to track available hospital beds. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi? लदल्ली सरकार ने उपिब्ध अस्पताि के बेड को ट्रैक करने के लिए "लदल्ली कोरोना" ऐप िॉन्च लकया है। लदल्ली के उपरापाि कौन हℂ? (a) D K Joshi / िी के जोशी (b) Praful Patel / प्रफुल पटेल (c) Anil Baijal / असर्ल बैजल (d) Radha Krishna Mathur / िार्ा कृष्णा माथुि (e) Girish Chandra Murmu / सगिीश चन्द्र मुमूा Ans.(c)

Exp. Delhi (NCT): Shri Anil Baijal (Lieutenant Governor)

The Delhi government 1st June launched a mobile application to help residents track the availability of hospital beds and ventilators for Covid-19 patients.

Called Delhi Corona, the app, according to its page, “plans to provide a single avenue to cater to all the needs and issues of the Delhi populace during these tough times. It contains a self-assessment tool, guidelines and important helplines to ensure well-being of the users. The app also allows the user to view all COVID centers and access lockdown services like ration, e-pass and hunger/shelter relief centres.”

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Q.25. What is the amount of the three new schemes - Production Linked Incentive Scheme, Component Manufacturing Scheme, and Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme to promote electronics manufacturing in India launched by central government?

कᴂद्र सरकार द्वारा शु셂 की गई भारत मᴂ इिेक्ट्रॉलनक्स लिलनमााण को बढािा देने के लिए तीन नईयोजनाओं - उत्पादन लिं啍ड प्रोत्साहन योजना, घट्क लिलनमााण योजना, और संशोलधत इिेक्ट्रॉलनक्स लिलनमााण क्लस्टर योजना की रालश क्या है? (a) ₹10,000 crore / ₹10,000 किोड़

(b) ₹20,000 crore / ₹20,000 किोड़

(d) ₹40,000 crore / ₹40,000 किोड़

(e) ₹50,000 crore / ₹50,000 किोड़

Ans.(e)

Exp. Central Government on 2nd June has announced three schemes worth of Rs 50,000 crore. The new schemes - Production Linked Incentive Scheme, Component Manufacturing Scheme, and Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme - will be implemented from June 2 for the development of electronics manufacturing sector in India.

The triology of schemes that entail an outlay of about Rs 50,000 crore (approximately $7 billion), will help offset the disability for domestic electronics manufacturing, which will strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

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Q.26. How much worth of loan has been sanctioned by Public sector banks (PSBs) to MSMEs under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)?

सािाजलनक क्षेत्र के बℂकों (PSB) द्वारा MSMEs को इमरजᴂसी क्रेलडट् िाइन गारंट्ी योजना (EGGS) के तहत लकतना ऋण स्वीकृत लकया गया है?

(a) ₹10,361 crore / ₹10,361 किोड़

(b) ₹15,420 crore / ₹15,420 किोड़

(d) ₹19,250 crore / ₹19,250 किोड़

(e) ₹20,075 crore / ₹20,075 किोड़

Ans.(a)

Exp. Public sector banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 10,361.75 crore under the 100 percent Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's office on 3rd June. Public sector banks have disbursed Rs 3,892.78 crore in the first two days of the month under the Rs 3- lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector hit hard by the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) has been formulated as a specific response to the unprecedented situation caused by COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown, which has severely impacted manufacturing and other activities in the MSME sector.

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Q.27. What is the rank of India in StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020? स्टाट्ाअपब्लंक की स्टाट्ाअप इकोलसस्टम रℂलकंग 2020 मᴂ भारत कारℂ क क्या है? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) 36 (d) 41 (e) 50 Ans.(b) Exp. StartupBlink has launched the Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2020 that ranks 1,000 cities and 100 countries worldwide, based on their startup ecosystem strength and activity level. StartupBlink is global startup ecosystem map and research center. India has dropped 6 places to be ranked at 23rd spot in the latest ranking, with a score of 5.698. Last year it was placed at 17th spot. United States has topped the ranking list, United Kingdom, Israel, Canada and Germany are the top 5 countries in the list respectively. The ranking is based upon three key factors: Quantity, Quality and Business Environment.

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Q.28. Which of the following organization has urged countries to adopt comprehensive policies as Covid-19 can push 60 million into poverty? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकस संगठन ने देशों से व्यापक नीलतयों को अपनाने का आग्रह लकया है क्योंलक कोलिद -19 60 लमलियन को गरीबी मᴂ धकेि सकता है? (a) World bank / स श्व बैंक (b) Asian Development Bank / एसशयाई स काि बैंक

(c) International Monetary fund / अंतिााष्ट्र ीय मुद्रा कोर् (d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank / एसशयर् इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चि इन्वेस्ट्मेंट बैंक (e) New Development Bank / न्यू िे लपमेंट बैंक Ans.(a) Exp. The World Bank on 2nd June urged countries to go for comprehensive policies to boost long-term growth along with short term measures to address health emergencies and secure core public services in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, amid indications that 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020. These estimates are likely to rise further, with the reopening of advanced economies the primary determinant.

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Q.29. Name the Tropical storm that has hit El Salvador & Guatemala. उस उष्णकलट्बंधीय तूफान का नाम बताइए जो अि साल्वाडोर और ग्वाट्ेमािा मᴂ आया है। (a) Wendy / ेंिी (b) Cindy / सिंिी (c) Amanda / अमांिा (d) Josephine / जोिसफर् (e) Hanna / हान्ना Ans.(c) Exp. Tropical storm Amanda caused flash flooding, landslides and power outages as it made its way through Central American countries of El Salvador and Guatemala. more than Dozens people were killed and authorities have warned that further heavy rain is expected, as the storm is estimated to have cause up to US$200 million of damage.

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Q.30. Name the MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank whose tenure has been extended recently. िक्ष्मी लििास बℂक के एमडी और सीईओ का नाम बताएं लजनका कायाकाि हाि ही मᴂ बढाया गया है। (a) Amitabh Kant / असमताभ कान्त (b) Subramanian Sundar / िुब्रमसर्यर् िुन्दि (c) Tarun Bajaj / त셁ण बजाज (d) N. K. Singh / एर् के सिंह (e) Sunil Arora / िुर्ील अिोिा Ans.(b) Exp. Reserve Bank of India, the Board of Directors of Lakshmi Vilas Bank at their meeting held today i.e. 01.06.2020 have extended the tenure of appointment of Shri Subramanian Sundar as Managing Director & CEO (Interim) of the Bank till November 30, 2020 or till regular MD & CEO takes charge.

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Q.31. Who has taken charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel? इस्पात मंत्रािय मᴂ सलिि के 셂प मᴂ लकसने कायाभार संभािा है? (a) Giridhar Aramane / सगरिर्ि अिमार्े (b) T S Tirumurti / टी एि सत셁मूसता (c) Tarun Bajaj / त셁ण बजाज (d) Suresh N Patel / िुिेश एर् पटेल (e) Pradip Kumar Tripathi / प्रदीप कुमाि सिपाठी Ans.(e) Exp. Senior IAS officer Pradip Kumar Tripathi on 1 june took over the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel. Mr. Tripathi succeeds Binoy Kumar, who superannuated on May 31, 2020.

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Q.32. Sports Authority of India (SAI) will launch Khelo India e-Pathshala, an online coaching programme for grassroot level. Who is the Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

भारतीय खेि प्रालधकरण (SAI) जमीनी स्तर के लिए एक ऑनिाइन कोलिंग कायाक्रम खेिो इंलडया ई-पाठशािा का शुभारंभ करेगा। भारतीय खेि प्रालधकरण (SAI) के महालनदेशक कौन हℂ?

(a) Praful Patel / प्रफुल पटेल

(b) Navin Agarwal / र्स र् अगि ाल

(d) Sandip Pradhan / िंदीप प्रर्ार्

(e) Rajeev Mehta / िाजी मेहता

Ans.(d)

Exp. Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI): Sandip Pradhan

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is all set to launch Khelo India e-Pathshala in association with National Sports Federations (NSF) from June 1 with an aim to provide first-ever national-level open online coaching and education programme for grassroot-level athletes.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda will inaugurate the programme through a webinar on June 1 at 9 am, a session that will be attended by archers, archery coaches and experts of the discipline.

The programme will cover 21 sporting disciplines, including, athletics, archery, boxing, cycling, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, kayaking & canoeing, kabaddi, para games, rowing, shooting, taekwondo, table tennis, Volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu.

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Q.33. World Bicycle Day is observed every year on ______. लिश्व साइलकि लदिस हर साि ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 june / 1 जूर् (b) 2 june / 2 जूर् (c) 3 june / 3 जूर् (d) 4 june / 4 जूर् (e) 5 june / 5 जूर् Ans.(c) Exp. World Bicycle Day is around the corners, which is 3 June 2020. The Third World Bicycle Day is being praised and celebrated on this date. The United Nations celebrated the first World Bicycle Day on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the UN General Assembly in New York. UN officials, diplomats, athletes, and advocates of the cycling community spoke at the inaugural event in New York, sharing the numerous benefits of riding vehicles.

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Q.34. Anwar Sagar has passed away. He was a ______. अनिर सागर का लनधन हो गया है। िह एक ______थे। (a) Politician / िाजर्ीसतज्ञ (b) Lyricist / गीतकाि (c) Writer / लेखक (d) Journalist / पिकाि (e) Cricketer / सिकेटि Ans.(b) Exp. Veteran lyricist Anwar Sagar passed away on 3rd June. Anwar wrote many popular songs in the 80s and 90s. He wrote the lyrics of the song “Waada Raha Sanam” for the 1992 film Khiladi, starring Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Jhulka. The lyricist also has to his credit films like Yaarana, Salaami, Aa Gale Lag Jaa and Vijaypath among more.

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Q.35. Name the scheme launched by government to provide jobs to returning Indians from abroad. लिदेश से आए भारतीयों को नौकरी देने के लिए सरकार द्वारा शु셂 की गई योजना का नाम बताइए। (a) Bharosa / भिोिा (b) Hope / होप (c) Samarth / िमथा (d) Tatpar / तत्पि (e) Swades / स्वदेि Ans.(e) Exp. The government has launched a new initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise and provide employment opportunities to the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission. This is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs which aims to create a database of qualified citizens based on their skillsets and experience to tap into and fulfil demand of Indian and foreign companies.

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Q.36. What is the name of the disinfection unit developed by DRDO for PPE Disinfection? PPE कीट्ाणुशोधन के लिए DRDO द्वारा लिकलसत कीट्ाणुशोधन इकाई का नाम क्या है? (a) Corona Swachh / कोिोर्ा स्वच्छ (b) Ultra Kavach / अल्ट्रा कच (c) PPE Swachh / पीपीई स्वच्छ (d) Corona Kavach / कोिोर्ा क च (e) Ultra Swachh / अल्ट्रा स्वच्छ Ans.(e) Exp. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday said that it has developed a disinfection unit named ''Ultra Swachh'' to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items and fabrics. System uses an advanced oxidative process comprising of multiple barrier disruption approach using Ozonated Space Technology for disinfection.

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Q.37. For how much dairy farmers, Government has launched Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) campaign? लकतने डेयरी लकसानों के लिए, सरकार ने लकसान क्रेलडट् काडा (KCC) अलभयान शु셂 लकया है? (a) 50 lakh / 50 लाख (b) 90 lakh / 90 लाख (c) 1 crore / 1 किोड़ (d) 1.5 crore / 1.5 किोड़ (e) 2 crore / 2 किोड़ Ans.(d) Exp. The Government will provide Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to 1.5 crore dairy farmers belonging to Milk Unions and Milk producing Companies within the next two months (1st June-31st July 2020) under a special drive. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with Department of Financial Services has already circulated relevant circulars and KCC application format to all State Milk Federation and Milk Unions for implementing the same on a mission mode.

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Q.38. Which Indian NGO has won the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020? लकस भारतीय एनजीओ ने िर्ल्ा नो ट्ोबैको डे अिाडा 2020 जीता है? (a) Goonj / गूूँज (b) Katha / कथा (c) SEEDS / िीि्ि (d) GiveIndia / सग इंसिया (e) Meer Foundation / मीि फाउंिेशर् Ans.(c) Exp. The World Health Organization(WHO) has accorded the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 to Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS), an Indian non- governmental organization(NGO), one among the 3 SouthEast Asian Region awardees, for its efforts to ban pan masala, gutkha, e-cigarettes and hookah in Bihar and Jharkhand.

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Q.39. During an online summit between PM Narendra Modi and PM Scott Morrison, government has inked landmark defence pact “Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA)”. Scott Morrison is the Prime Minister of which country?

पीएम नरᴂद्र मोदी और पीएम स्कॉट् मॉररसन के बीि एक ऑनिाइन सलमट् के दौरान, सरकार ने िℂडमाका लडफᴂस पैक्ट् "ूिुअि िॉलजब्स्टक्स सपोट्ा एग्रीमᴂट्(MLSA)" को शालमि लकया है। स्कॉट् मॉररसन लकस देश के प्रधानमंत्री हℂ? (a) Australia / ऑस्ट्रेसलया (b) France / रांि (c) Italy / इटली (d) Spain / स्पेर् (e) England / इंग्लैंि Ans.(a)

Exp. India and Australia on 4th June elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and signed seven agreements including a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support during an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

The Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) will allow militaries of the two countries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies besides facilitating scaling up of overall defence cooperation.

The other pacts will provide for bilateral cooperation in areas of cyber and cyber-enabled critical technology, mining and minerals, military technology, vocational education, and water resources management.

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Q.40. Who has been appointed as the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President? भारतीय उद्योग पररसंघ (CII) के अध्यक्ष के 셂प मᴂ लकसे लनयुक्त लकया गयाहै? (a) Uday Kotak / उदय कोटक (b) Vikram Kirloskar / स िम सकलोस्कि (c) Shiv Nadar / सश र्ादि (d) Anand Mahindra / आर्ंद मसहंद्रा (e) Dilip Shanghvi / सदलीप शंघ ी Ans.(a) Exp. Veteran banker Uday Kotak has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21. Uday, who was also the President-Designate of CII for the last two years, will replace Vikram Kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director of Kirloskar Systems Ltd, and Vice Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor.

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Q.41. Who has assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals? रसायन और पेट्रोकेलमकल्स लिभाग के सलिि के 셂प मᴂ लकसने पदभार ग्रहण लकया है? (a) Giridhar Aramane / सगरिर्ि अिामार्े (b) Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi / इंदु शेखि चतु ेदी (c) Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi / िाजेश कुमाि चतु ेदी (d) Ravinder Singh Dhillon / िस ंदि सिंह सि쥍ों (e) S N Rajeswari / एि एर् िाजेश्विी Ans.(c) Exp. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi (IAS) has assumed charge as Secretary in the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on 1st june. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved his appointment in the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals during a major bureaucratic reshuffle in April. With this, Chaturvedi has replaced P Raghavendra Rao who superannuated on May 31.

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Q.42. Who has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited?

राष्ट्र ीय उिारक लिलमट्ेड के अध्यक्ष और प्रबंध लनदेशक के 셂प मᴂ लकसे लनयुक्त लकया गया है? (a) V. Krishnaswamy / ी कृष्णस्वामी (b) Ajit Kumar Mohanty / अजीत कुमाि मोहंती (c) Ramchandra Guha / िामचंद्र गुहा (d) Virendra Nath Datt / ीिेंदि र्ाथ दत्त (e) Boria Majumdar / बोरिया मजूमदाि Ans.(d) Exp. Virendra Nath Datt, Director (Marketing), National Fertilizers Limited -NFL has taken over the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the Company on 4th June. Datt is associated with Company as Director (Marketing) since October 2018. He will replace Manoj Mishra.

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Q.43. Name the ex-Google CFO who has been appointed as new board chairman of Twitter. उस पूिा Google CFO का नाम बताइए, लजसे लिट्र के नए बोडा अध्यक्ष के 셂प मᴂ लनयुक्त लकया गया है। (a) Patrick Pichette / पैसटरक सपचेट (b) Biz Stone / सबज़ स्ट्ोर् (c) Evan Williams / इ ार् स सलयम्स (d) Jack Dorsey / जैक िोििे (e) Omid Kordestani / ओमीि कोिेस्ट्ार्ी Ans.(a) Exp. Twitter on 3rd June appointed former Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette as the company's new chairman of the board. Pichette takes over the role after joining Twitter's board of directors in 2017. He previously served as Google's CFO from 2008 until 2015.

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Q.44. Name the Indian writer who has won regional award for Asia in 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. उस भारतीय िेखक का नाम बताइए, लजसने 2020 कॉमनिेल्थ शॉट्ा स्टोरी प्राइज मᴂ एलशया के लिए क्षेत्रीय पुरस्कार जीता है। (a) Neha Dwivedi / र्ेहा सि ेदी (b) Khushwant Singh / खुश ंत सिंह (c) Kritika Pandey / कृसतका पाण्डेय (d) Jhumpa Lahiri / झुम्पा लासहिी (e) Girish Kuber / सगिीश कुबेि Ans.(c) Exp. Kritika Pandey, a writer from Ranchi, was on 2nd June announced as the regional winner for Asia in the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The 29-year-old writer won for her story The Great Indian Tee and Snakes, which is about two young people trying to navigate the idea of love in an era of hatred and prejudice. The story about a Hindu girl falling in love with a Muslim man had made it to the shortlist for the Asian region.

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Q.45. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed every year on ______.

प्रत्येक ______िर्ा को आक्रामकता से पीलड़त मासूम ब楍ो ं का अंतरााष्ट्रीय लदिस मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 june / 1 जूर् (b) 2 june / 2 जूर् (c) 3 june / 3 जूर् (d) 4 june / 4 जूर् (e) 5 june / 5 जूर् Ans.(d) Exp. United Nations commemorates June 4 of each year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. These vulnerable members of the society are recruited in wars, their schools are attacked, and are often sexually exploited, abducted and killed. It is commemorated annually to acknowledge pain suffered by children throughout the world. It was first proclaimed on August 19, 1982 during an emergency special session on Palestine when the General Assembly was "appalled at the number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese children becoming victims of Israel's acts of aggression."

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Q.46. Basu Chatterjee has passed away at 90. He was a ______. बसु िट्जी का 90 िर्ा की आयु मᴂ लनधन हो गया। िह एक ______थे। (a) Painter / सचिकाि (b) Folk Singer / लोक गायक (c) Film Director / सफल्म सर्देशक (d) Author / लेखक (e) Historian / इसतहािकाि Ans.(c) Exp. Legendary film director and screenwriter Basu Chatterjee, known for his realistic and groundbreaking movies such as Rajnigandha, Chitchor, Baton Baton Mein, and Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, passed away on 4th June in Mumbai, due to age-related ailments. He was 90 years old.

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Q.47. Government has launched "TULIP" portal developed by AICTE to provide internships to graduates, engineers. What does ‘U’ in TULIP stands for? सरिार ने स्नाति, ं इंजीकनयर ं ि इंटनाकशप प्रिान िरने िे कलए AICTE द्वारा कविकसत "TULIP" प टाल लॉन्च किया है। TULIP में ’U' िा क्या अथा है? (a) Urban (b) Unique (c) Union (d) Upgraded (e) Unit Ans.(a)

Exp. Union human resource development (HRD) minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and minister of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) Hardeep Singh Puri on 4th June jointly inaugurated “The Urban Learning Internship Programme (TULIP)” to provide internship opportunities to thousands of fresh graduates and engineers of the country under the ‘Smart City’ projects.

The TULIP portal has been developed by AICTE. Under the internship programme students will get to work for 100 smart cities under ministry of housing and urban development. According to the TULIP portal, there are a total of 295,200 internships under 23,970 companies.

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Q.48. Environment Minister has launched the “Nagar Van” scheme. Who is the current Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change? पयाावरण मंिी ने “नगर वन” य जना शु셂 िी है। पयाावरण, वन और जलवायु पररवतान मंिी िौन हℂ? (a) Piyush Goyal / सपयूर् गोयल ह िेखावतﴂ b) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat / गजेंद्र ट) (c) S Jaishankar / एि जयशंकि (d) Prakash Javadekar/ प्रकाश जा िेकि (e) Pralhad Joshi / प्राद जोिी Ans.(d) Exp. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the “Nagar Van” scheme. The scheme was launched to mark the Environment Day. Aim: The scheme emphasizes on urban forestry. Under the scheme, around 200 urban forests are to be developed all over the country in next five years.

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Q.49. Which UT’s Lieutenant Governor has launched a salary tracker mobile app “MeraVetan (Version-1)” for Government employees? किस िेंद्र शाकसत प्रिेश िे उपराज्यपाल ने सरिारी िमाचाररय ं िे कलए एि वेतन टरैिर म बाइल ऐप "मेरावेतन (संस्करण -1)" लॉन्च किया है? (a) Delhi / टदल्ी (b) Puducherry / पुदु ेरी (c) Jammu and Kashmir / जू और कीर (d) Chandigarh / चंिीगढ़ (e) Ladakh / लदाख Ans.(c) Exp. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu launched the first version of the Salary Tracker Mobile app “MeraVetan” developed by the National Informatics Centre(NIC). Benefit: The Government employees and the officials posted in remote and rural areas with no access to DDO can access their salary and other details. The information such as Pay Scale, GPF/NPS subscription, Allowances, Deductions, GPF/NPS statement, Income Tax Statement, State Life Insurance(SLI) statement etc will be provided in the app.

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Q.50. Government has approved Rs 572 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission for which state? सरिार ने किस राज्य िे कलए जल जीवन कमशन िे िायाान्वयन िे कलए 572 िर ड़ 셁पये िी मंजूरी िी है? (a) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि

Exp. Central Govt has approved fund of Rs 572.23 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Jharkhand in 2020-21, which is a considerable increase from Rs. 267.69 Crore in 2019-20.

Jharkhand is planning 100% household coverage by 2023-24. Out of 54 lakh rural households in the State, only 4.37 lakh have functional household tap connection (FHTC). In 2019-20, only 98,000 tap connections were provided. This means there is an immense scope to provide tap connections to remaining rural households. In 2020-21.

Jal Jeevan Mission Aims: To provide 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household of the country by 2024.

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Q.51. Which of the following railway station is set to get the world’s longest railway platform? कनम्नकलखित में से किस रेलवे स्ट्ेशन ि िुकनया िा सबसे लंबा रेलवे प्लेटफॉमा कमलेगा? (a) Char Bagh Railway Station / चाि बाग िेल े स्ट्ेशर् (b) Howrah Junction / हा ड़ा जंक्शर् (c) Ahmedabad Railway Station / अहमदाबाद िेल े स्ट्ेशर् (d) Hubballi railway station / ब्ब쥍ी िेल े स्ट्ेशर् (e) Gorakhpur Railway Station / गोिखपुि िेल े स्ट्ेशर् Ans.(d) Exp. Karnataka’s Hubballi railway station is set to get the world’s longest railway platform with dimensions of 1,400 metres length and 10 metres width. Confirming the same, South Western Railway (SWR) officials told that the extension work in Platform number 1 of the Hubballi Junction is underway. While the existing platform is 550-metres long, it will be extended to 1,400 metres in a year.

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Q.52. Which Bank has launched ‘India’s first’ mobile app ‘Indus Corporate’ based facility for opening current accounts? किस बℂि ने चालू िाता ि लने िे कलए भारत िा पहला म बाइल ऐप 'इंिस िॉपोरेट' आिाररत सुकविा शु셂 िी है? (a) RBL Bank / आिबीएल बैंक (b) IndusInd Bank / इंििइंि बैंक (c) Yes Bank / यि बैंक (d) ICICI Bank / आईिीआईिीआई बैंक (e) Axis Bank / एक्किि बैंक Ans.(b) Exp. IndusInd Bank has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind assisted mobile application based facility, that enables the bank to open current accounts for self-employed individuals and businesses digitally, in just a few hours. Equipped with the Bank’s state-of-the-art ‘Indus Corporate’ mobile app, bank officials can now capture and verify information about customers and their businesses in real-time, at the premise of the customer in a convenient and secure manner. With this, customers can now experience a faster and seamless account opening journey with the bank, without the hassle of arranging physical KYC documents of themselves or their firm.

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Q.53. Who has been appointed as senior advisor to the World Bank Executive Director? कवि बℂि िे िायािारी कनिेशि िे वररष्ठ सलाहिार िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Rajeev Topno / िाजी टोपर्ो (b) Kapil Dev Tripathi / कसपल दे सिपाठी (c) Ajay Kumar Bhalla / अजय कुमाि भ쥍ा (d) Harsh Vardhan Shringla / हर्ा र्ार् श्रृंगला (e) Ravi Mittal / िस समत्तल Ans.(a) Exp. Rajeev Topno, the 1996 batch IAS officer who has served as a key aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been appointed as senior advisor to the World Bank Executive Director. Topno, a Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service officer, had joined the Prime Minister’s Office as a deputy secretary in 2009 when Manmohan Singh had just started his second term. He handled key portfolios such as telecom and ports at the PMO in the UPA-2 government. PM Modi handpicked Topno to his personal staff when he assumed power in 2014, appointing the Gujarat cadre officer as his private secretary.

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Q.54. Who among the following has recently been appointed as Adidas brand ambassador? कनम्नकलखित में से किसे हाल ही में एकििास िा ब्ांि एंबेसिर कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Tamannaah Bhatia / तमन्नाह भासटया (b) Manushi Chhilar / मानुषी टिलर (c) Diya Mirza / टदया टमर्ाग (d) Anushka Sharma / अनुष्का िमाग (e) Ileana D’ Cruz / इटलयाना डीक्रू र् Ans.(b) Exp. Former Miss World "2017" Manushi Chhillar on 4th June joined the likes of star batsman Rohit Sharma, sprint sensation Hima Das and Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador of footwear giant Adidas in its campaign to inspire more women to embrace fitness. Chhillar will support #HOMETEAMHERO Challenge -- inspiring more people every single day to stay physically and mentally fit.

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Q.55. Name the woman entrepreneur from India who has won “EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Award”. भारत िी उस मकहला उमी िा नाम बताइए कजसने "EY वर्ल्ा एंटरप्रे र ऑफ ि ईयर 2020 अवािा" जीता है। (a) Sangita Reddy / िंगीता िेड्डी (b) Kritika Pandey / कृटतका पाण्डेय (c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw / टकरण मजुमदार-िॉ दना लूथराﴂd) Vandana Luthra / व) द्रा नूयीﴂe) Indra Nooyi / इ) Ans.(c)

Exp. Biocon Ltd announced that its Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 (WEOY) at a virtual award ceremony held on 4th June her contribution in improving universal access to affordable life-saving medicine and transforming the world in one of its kind virtual entrepreneurship award ceremony.

Mazumdar-Shaw is the first woman entrepreneur from India and the third Indian to win it. She is the second woman worldwide to hold this title, after Olivia Lum of Hyflux Limited, Singapore, who won the award in 2011. Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank (2014) and N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys Ltd, (2005) are the other winners from India.

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Q.56. Which country will host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup? 2022 AFC मकहला एकशयाई िप िी मेजबानी िौन सा िेश िरेगा? (a) Vietnam / स यतर्ाम (b) Thailand / थाईलैंड (c) Hong Kong / हांगकांग (d) India / भारत (e) Taiwan / ताइ ार् Ans.(d) Exp. The Asian Football Confederation has awarded the hosting rights of the 2022 Women's Aisan Cup to India for the first time since 1979. The decision was taken at the AFC Women's Football Committee meeting. In February, the AFC Women's Football Committee had recommended India to be hosts.

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Q.57. International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is observed every year on ______. हर साल ______ि गैरिानूनी, कबना लाइसेंस और अकनयकमत मत्स्य पालन िे खिलाफ लड़ाई िा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय किवस मनाया जाता है। (a) 4 june / 4 जूर् (b) 5 june / 5 जूर् (c) 6 june / 6 जूर् (d) 7 june / 7 जूर् (e) 8 june / 8 जूर् Ans.(b) Exp. The International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is being observed on 5 June, 2020.The purpose of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is to draw attention to the threats posed by IUU fishing activities to the sustainable use of fisheries resources as well as to ongoing efforts to fight these activities which was celebrated for the first time on 5 June 2018.

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Q.58. World Environment Day is observed every year on ______. कवि पयाावरण किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 june / 1 जूर् (b) 2 june / 2 जूर् (c) 3 june / 3 जूर् (d) 4 june / 4 जूर् (e) 5 june / 5 जूर् Ans.(e) Exp. The environment that we live in, is very important not only for our health but for our survival, so there is a huge need for us to protect it. We would not be able to survive if we do not have clean air and water and land to live on, so on June 5 of every year. The theme of World Environment 2020 is 'celebrating biodiversity'

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Q.59. As India has lost 750 tigers in the last eight years, which state has reported maximum casualties (173)? जैसा लक भारत ने लपछिे आठ िर्ⴂ मᴂ 750 बाघ खो लदए हℂ, लकस रा मᴂ अलधकतम दुघाट्ना (173) ई है?

(a) Maharashtra / महािष्ट्र (b) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Gujarat / गुजिात (e) Haryana / हरियाणा Ans.(c) Exp. As many as 750 tigers have died in the country in the last eight years due to poaching and other causes, with Madhya Pradesh reporting the highest casualties at 173, according to an official data. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar had in December 2019 said that tiger population in the country has increased by 750 in the last four years from 2,226 to 2,976 (Present Time).

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Q.60. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched Raj Kaushal Portal and Online Shramik Employment Exchange? लकस रा के मुख्यमंत्री ने राज कौशि पोट्ाि और ऑनिाइन श्रलमक रोजगार लिलनमय शु셂 लकया है? (a) Assam / अिम (b) Uttarakhand (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka (e) Rajasthan Ans.(e) Exp. The Labor and Employment Department Government of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has launched the Raj Kaushal Portal and online Shramik exchange on World Environment Day. Under this portal, employment is ensured to those migrant workers who are unemployed. So, Jobless candidates and workers must have to register the Raj Kaushal Yojana Portal online mode through official web portal www.rajkaushal.rajasthan.gov.in and also check the Online Shramik Employment Exchange.

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Q.61. Which city’s airport has received the highest Platinum Recognition in the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2020 for green practices? लकस शहर के हिाई अड्डे को एयरपोट्ा काउंलसि इंट्रनेशनि (ACI) एलशया-पैलसलफक ग्रीन एयरपोट्टास ररकॉलिशन 2020 मᴂ हरी प्रथाओं के लिए सिो楍 प्लेलट्नम मान्यता प्राप्त ई है? (a) Kolkata / कोलकाता (b) Mumbai / मुंबई (c) Hyderabad / हैदिाबाद (d) New Delhi / र्ई सद쥍ी (e) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁 Ans.(c) Exp. GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport (Rajiv Ghadhi Airport) received the highest Platinum Recognition in the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2020 in the 15-35 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category. The recognition was the outcome of the submissions shared this year focussed on water management documenting approaches to waste-water treatment, water harvesting, recycling and reduction.

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Q.62. Name the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy who has launched the ‘#iCommit’ initiative on World Environment Day. लिदट युत और नई और निीकरणीय ऊजाा के लिए रा मंत्री (IC) का नाम बताएं लजꅍोंने लिश्व पयाािरण लदिस पर #iCommit पहि शु셂 की है। (a) Dharmendra Pradhan / र्मेंद्र प्रर्ार् (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Raj Kumar Singh / िाज कुमाि सिंह (d) Narendra Singh Tomar / र्िेंद्र सिंह तोमि (e) Rao Inderjit Singh / िा इन्द्रजीत सिंह Ans.(c) Exp. Shri R. K. Singh, the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, initiated the ‘#iCommit’ campaign, on the occasion of World Environment Day. The initiative is a clarion call to all stakeholders and individuals to continue moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability to create a robust and resilient energy system in the future.

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Q.63. What percent stake of Reliance’s Jio platforms has been bought by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala for Rs 9093.6 crore? ररिायंस के Jio प्लेट्फॉमा की लकतनी प्रलतशत लहस्सेदारी अबू धाबी के मुबाडािा ने 9093.6 करोड़ 셁पये मᴂ खरीदी है? (a) 1.85 % (b) 1.15 % (c) 0.99 % (d) 2.32% (e) 9.99 % Ans.(a) Exp. Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company will buy 1.85 per cent stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 9,093.6 crore, RIL said on Friday. With this investment, Jio Platforms has raised Rs 87,655.35 crore from leading global technology and growth investors, including Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR and Mubadala.

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Q.64. What is the amount of Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) set up by RBI to promote digital payments? लडलजट्ि भुगतान को बढािा देने के लिए RBI द्वारा भुगतान अिसंरिना लिकास लनलध (PIDF) की क्या रालश है? (a) ₹100 crore / ₹100 किोड़ (b) ₹200 crore / ₹200 किोड़ (c) ₹250 crore / ₹250 किोड़ (d) ₹500 crore / ₹500 किोड़ (e) ₹750 crore / ₹750 किोड़ Ans.(d) Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 5th June said it was setting up a Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) with a corpus of Rs 500 crore, with an aim to give a push to digital payments nationwide. The RBI has made an initial contribution of Rs 250 crore covering half the fund. The remaining will come from the card-issuing banks and card networks operating in the country.

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Q.65. Name the person who has been appointed as ‘Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor’ for United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP).

उस व्यब्क्त का नाम बताइए लजसे संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ के लिकास और शांलत (UNADAP) के लिए 'सद्भािना राजदू त के 셂प मᴂ लनयुक्त लकया गया है'। (a) Arijit Pasayat / अरिजीत पिायत (b) Markandey Katju / माकंिेय काटजू (c) Mukundakam Sharma / मुकुंदकम शमाा (d) Yogeshwar Dayal / योगेश्वि दयाल (e) M. Nethra / एम र्ेिा Ans.(e)

Exp. Thirteen-year-old M. Nethra daughter of C. Mohan an owner of salon in Madurai has been appointed as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor’ for United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP).

Announcing this UNADAP said Nethra will be given the opportunity to speak at the United Nations (UN) conferences in New York and in Geneva addressing Civil Society forums and conferences. “This position would give her an opportunity and responsibility to speak to world leaders, academics, politicians and civilians, encouraging them to reach out to the poorest of the poor.

The Dixon Scholarship has awarded Nethra a scholarship amount of Rs 1,00,000.

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Q.66. Who has been appointed by India as its Ambassador to World Trade Organization (WTO)? लिश्व व्यापार संगठन (WTO) मᴂ भारत ने लकसे अपना राजदू त लनयुक्त लकया है? (a) Ajay Tirkey / अजय सतकी (b) Brajendra Navnit / ब्रजेन्द्र र् र्ीत (c) Subhash Chandra Garg / िुभार् चन्द्र गगा (d) Ajay Kumar Bhalla / अजय कुमाि भ쥍ा (e) Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi / इंदु शेखि चतु ेदी Ans.(b) Exp. India has appointed Brajendra Navnit, a 1999 IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre as its Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge.

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Q.67. Who among the following has been appointed as the First-ever Brand Ambassador of IIFL Finance? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकसे IIFL फाइनᴂस के पहिे 녍ांड एंबेसडर के 셂प मᴂ लनयुक्त लकया गया है? (a) Rohit Sharma / िोसहत शमाा (b) Shilpa Shetty / सशल्पा शेट्टी (c) Virat Kohli / स िाट कोहली (d) Salman Khan / िलमार् खार् (e) Ajinkya Rahane / असजंक्या िहार्े Ans.(a) Exp. India opener and limited-over vice-captain Rohit Sharma has signed with IIFL Finance as its first-ever brand ambassador. IIFL Finance, one of Indias leading Non-Banking Finance Companies, with over Rs 36,000 crore of assets under management, endeavours to stand out for talking straight and being honest with its customers.

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Q.68. How many Indian Institutes was in the Top 100 in “THE Asia University Ranking 2020” announced by Time Higher Education (THE)? ट्ाइम हायर एजुकेशन (THE) द्वारा घोलर्त "THE एलशया यूलनिलसाट्ी रℂलकंग 2020" मᴂ शीर्ा 100 मᴂ लकतने भारतीय संथान थे? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9 (e) 11 Ans.(c)

Exp. Time Higher Education (THE) has announced the THE Asia University Rankings 2020. 56 Indian institutes participated in the rankings this year out of which eight have made it to the top 100. Among the Indian institutes, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has emerged as the best with reserving its place at the 36th rank.

IIT-Ropar (Rank 47), IIT-Indore (Rank 55), IIT-Kharagpur (Rank 59), IIT-Bombay (Rank 69), IIT-Roorkee (Rank 83), Institute of Chemical Technology (Rank 92), and IIT-Delhi (Rank 657). top 3 Universities: Tsinghua University, China (Rank 1), Peking University, China (Rank 2), National University of Singapore, Singapore (Rank 3)

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Q.69. Which Institute is at the top among the Indian institutes in the Top 100 of “THE Asia University Ranking 2020”? "THE एलशया यूलनिलसाट्ी रℂलकंग 2020" के शीर्ा 100 मᴂ कौन सा संथान भारतीय संथानों मᴂ शीर्ा पर हℂ? (a) IIFT-New Delhi / IIFT-र्ई सद쥍ी (b) IISc -Bangalore / IISc -बैंगलोि (c) IIT-Madras / IIT- मद्राि (d) IIM-Ahmedabad / IIM-अहमदाबाद (e) IIT-Bombay / IIT-बॉम्बे Ans.(b)

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Q.70. Who among the following is the only Indian celebrity (Rank 52) to feature on Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest-Paid celebrities? फोर्ब्ा 2020 मᴂ लिश्व की 100 सबसे ादा कमाई करने िािी हब्स्तयों की सूिी मᴂ शालमि होने िािी एकमात्र भारतीय हस्ती (रℂक 52) कौन है? (a) Akshay Kumar / अक्षय कुमाि (b) Ranveer Singh / िण ीि सिंह (c) Salman Khan / िलमार् खार् (d) Shah Rukh Khan / शाह 셁ख खार् (e) Priyanka Chopra / सप्रयंका चोपिा Ans.(a) Exp. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is the only Indian celebrity to feature on Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest-Paid celebrities. While the actor's rank has witnessed a drop from last year, he is the only actor from Bollywood to feature in the Top 100 list. Forbes also revealed the actor's earning and said that Akshay had an estimated $48.5 million earnings this year, compared to $65 million last year. From the 33rd spot, Akshay has dropped to 52nd spot.

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Q.71. Who topped the Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest-Paid celebrities? फोर्ब्ा 2020 की लिश्व की 100 सबसे ादा कमाई करने िािी हब्स्तयों की सूिी मᴂ कौन शीर्ा पर है? (a) Brad Pitt / ब्रैि सपट (b) Robert Downey Jr. / िोबटा िाउर्ी जूसर्यि (c) Kylie Jenner / कायली जेन्नि (d) Rihanna / रिहान्ना (e) Ed Sheeran / एि शीिर् Ans.(c) Exp. In the Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest-Paid celebrities, Forbes estimated that Jenner earned $590 million in the last 12 months, mostly from the sale of a 51% stake in her Kylie Cosmetics line to Coty in 2019.

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Q.72. World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is celebrated on ______. लिश्व खाद्य सुरक्षा लदिस (WFSD) ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 June / 1 जूर् (b) 3 June / 3 जूर् (c) 5 June / 5 जूर् (d) 7 June / 7 जूर् (e) 9 June / 9 जूर् Ans.(d) Exp. The World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is celebrated on 7 June to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. The 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2019 has adopted a resolution and declared this day for the first time. Theme 2020: “Food safety, everyone’s business”.

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Q.73. UN Russian Language Day is observed every year on ______.

संयुक्त राष्ट्र 셂सी भार्ा लदिस हर साि ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 5 June / 5 जूर् (b) 6 June / 6 जूर् (c) 7 June / 7 जूर् (d) 8 June / 8 जूर् (e) 9 June / 9 जूर् Ans.(b) Exp. UN Russian Language Day coincides with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin on June 6, a Russian poet considered the father of modern Russian literature. Arabic-December 18, English-April 23, Chinese-April 20, French-March 20, Russia-June 6, World Hindi day- 10 January

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Q.74. Ilayidath Hamsakkoya has passed away due to COVID-19. With which sports he was associated with? COVID-19 की िजह से इलियादथ हम्सक्कोया का लनधन हो गया है। िह लकस खेि से जुड़े थे? (a) Cricket / सिकेट (b) Football (c) Hockey (d) Chess / चेि (e) Wrestling / िेिसलंग Ans.(b) Exp. Former India footballer Ilayidath Hamsakkoya dies due to COVID-19 in Kerala. Ilayidath Hamsakkoya, 61, a native of Parappanangadi died at the Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH), Manjeri, on 6th June. He was a former Santhosh Trophy player.

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Q.75. How much Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) amount has been provided by NABARD to Assam Gramin Vikash Bank? नाबािा द्वारा असम ग्रामीण कविास बℂि ि कितनी कवशेष तरलता सुकविा (SLF) राकश प्रिान िी गई है? (a) ₹100 crore / ₹100 किोड़ (b) ₹189 crore / ₹189 किोड़ (c) ₹270 crore / ₹270 किोड़ (d) ₹346 crore / ₹346 किोड़ (e) ₹600 crore / ₹600 किोड़ Ans.(c) Exp. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has made available a Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) of Rs 270 crore to Assam Gramin Vikash Bank for supporting the agricultural activities of the farmers.

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Q.76. Gairsain has been declared summer capital of which of the following state? गेयरसैन ि कनम्नकलखित में से किस राज्य िी ग्रीष्मिालीन राजिानी घ कषत किया गया है? (a) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा डﴂb) Uttarakhand / उत्तराख) (c) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (d) Assam / अिम (e) Odisha / ओसिशा Ans.(b) Exp. Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand on 8th June. A notification in this regard was issued by Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh after Governor Baby Rani Maurya gaver her assent to the move. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat’s announcement about Gairsain in the Vidhan Sabha and a major promise made by the party in its manifesto for the 2017.

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Q.77. With which country, India has signed an MoU for developing cooperation in power sector?

किस िेश िे साथ भारत ने कबजली क्षेि में सहय ग कविकसत िरने िे कलए एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ?

(a) Sweden / स्वीिर्

(b) Norway / र्ॉ े

(d) Finland / सिर्लैंि

(e) Denmark / िेर्माका

Ans.(e)

Exp. India and Denmark have signed an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector.

The MoU signed between the Ministry of Power and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Government of Denmark, is to develop a strong, deep and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.

It provides for collaboration in areas like offshore wind, long term energy planning, forecasting, flexibility in the grid, consolidation of grid codes to integrate and operate efficiently variable generation options, flexibility in the power purchase agreements and variability in renewable energy production.

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Q.78. Which state has launched an online waste management platform on World Environment Day? कवि पयाावरण किवस पर किस राज्य ने ऑनलाइन िचरा प्रबंिन मंच शु셂 किया है? (a) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Punjab / पंजाब (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.(e) Exp. On World Environment Day, Andhra Pradesh will launch an online waste management platform to handle liquid waste, hazardous, and non-hazardous solid waste and air pollutants. The Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC), which will handle the platform, will henceforth be responsible for safe disposal of all industrial waste generated in the state. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch the platform.

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Q.79. The gross direct tax collection in 2019-20 fiscal dipped ______to Rs 12.33 lakh crore. कवत्त वषा 2019-20 में सिल प्रत्यक्ष िर संग्रह ______से घट्िर 12.33 लाि िर ड़ 셁पये ह गया। (a) 1.52% (b) 2.34% (c) 3.65% (d) 4.92% (e) 5.3% Ans.(d) Exp. The gross direct tax collection in 2019-20 fiscal dipped 4.92 per cent to Rs 12.33 lakh crore on account of reduction in corporate tax rate, increased standard deduction and personal I-T exemption limit, the Income Tax department said on 7th June. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in a statement, said the fall in tax collection is on expected line and temporary in nature. The gross direct tax collection in 2018-19 fiscal stood at Rs 12,97,674 crore.

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Q.80. Which of the following company has partnered with IBM to offer Cloud solutions? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िंपनी ने क्लाउि समािान ं िी पेशिश िरने िे कलए आईबीएम िे साथ भागीिारी िी है? द्राﴂa) Tech Mahindra / िेक मटह) (b) Infosys / इन्फोट ल्टें ी टवग ेज ﴂc) Tata Consultancy Services / िािा क) (d) Accenture / एक्सें र (e) Wipro / स प्रो Ans.(e)

Exp. Wipro has partnered with IBM to help customers embark on a hybrid cloud migration journey.

Through this alliance, Wipro would develop hybrid cloud offerings to help businesses migrate, manage and transform mission-critical operations and applications across public or private cloud and on-premise IT environments.

Customers will have remote access to IBM and Red Hat solutions, designed to help them scale their technology investments for improved experience and business agility with connected insights.

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Q.81. Who has become the new chairman of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)? कब्कटश एिेिमी ऑफ कफल्म एंि टेलीकवजन आटटास (बाफ्टा) िे नए अध्यक्ष िौन बने हℂ? त्रणﴂa) Venkataramani Sumantran / वेंकिरामानी ुम) (b) Krishnendu Majumdar / कृष्णेंदु मजुमदार ﴂह टिल्ोﴂ दर टﴂc) Ravinder Singh Dhillon / रटव) (d) SN Rajeswari / एि एर् िाजेश्विी (e) Shekhar C. Mande / शेखि िी मंिे Ans.(b) Exp. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has confirmed Krishnendu Majumdar to be their first person of colour to Chairman the academy. Majumdar is also the youngest chair in BAFTA’s 73-years of history. The decision comes after the British Academy was criticised severely this year for its lack of representation during the BAFTA awards.

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Q.82. Who became the only Indian to bag prestigious Richard Dawkins Award? प्रकतकष्ठत ररचिा िॉकिंस पुरस्कार जीतने वाले एिमाि भारतीय िौन बने? (a) Virat Kohli / टवराि कोहली (b) Shaktikanta Das / शक्किकान्त दाि (c) Jadav Payeng / जादव पायेंग (d) Javed Akhtar / जा ेद अख्ति (e) Sudha Murty / ुधा मूटतग Ans.(d) Exp. Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar said he is honoured to be named this year's recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award as he has been a huge fan of the world-renowned English evolutionary biologist in whose name the recognition is bestowed. Akhtar became the first Indian to be given the honour for critical thinking, holding religious dogma up to scrutiny, advancing human progress and humanist values. Every year, the award recognises a distinguished individual from the field of science, scholarship, education, or entertainment, who publicly proclaims the values of secularism and rationalism and upholding scientific truth.

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Q.83. Daniil Dubov has won the chess Rapid Challenge in Armageddon. From which country he belongs to? िेकनयल िब व ने आमागेिन में शतरंज रैकपि चैलेंज जीता। वह किस िेश से है? (a) UK / सब्रटेर् (b) Russia / 셂ि (c) USA / यू.एि.ए. (d) Italy / इटली (e) France / रांि Ans.(b) Exp. In chess, the final of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge went all the way to a tie- breaking Armageddon match from which Russian Daniil Dubov emerged as champion after beating Hikaru Nakamura of the United States. The 24-year-old Russian walked away with 45,000 U.S. dollars in prize money and a place at the table for the 300,000 U.S. dollars Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Grand Final.

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Q.84. World Oceans Day is observed every year on ______. कवि महासागरीय किवस हर साल ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 7 June / 7 जूर् (b) 8 June / 8 जूर् (c) 9 June / 9 जूर् (d) 10 June / 10 जूर् (e)11 June / 11 जूर् Ans.(b) Exp. June 8th is celebrated as World Oceans Day to remind everyone about the importance of oceans' role in our everyday life. The United Nations day celebrates the role of the oceans in everyday life and inspires action to protect the ocean and sustainably use marine resources. This day holds great significance as we discuss various methods to save oceans for our future generation. Theme 2020: 'Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean'.

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Q.85. In which city “STREE” programme has been launched to support and empower women against domestic violence? घरेलू कहंसा िे खिलाफ मकहलाओं िे समथान और सशखििरण िे कलए किस शहर में "STREE" िायाक्रम शु셂 किया गया है? (a) Mumbai / मुंबई (b) New Delhi / र्ई सद쥍ी (c) Hyderabad / हैदिाबाद (d) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁 (e) Pune / पुणे Ans.(c) Exp. In a bid to support and empower women against domestic violence and abuse, the Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) in association with Hyderabad City Police has launched the 'STREE' programme. The name reflects the vision - "She Triumphs through Respect, Equality, and Empowerment" (STREE). Aim: The main aim of the programme is to create a platform for women from various walks of the community to come together and joint forum for women and Police to work together on issues of safety and security of women and girls.

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Q.86. For which state, the central Government has approved Rs 1,280 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission during 2020-21? किस राज्य िे कलए, िेंद्र सरिार ने 2020-21 िे िौरान जल जीवन कमशन िे िायाान्वयन िे कलए 1,280 िर ड़ 셁पये िी मंजूरी िी है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Gujarat / गुजिात (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(c) Exp. Government of India approved ₹1,280 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the State in 2020-21. Madhya Pradesh has planned to have 100% Functional Household Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by 2023-24. Ministry of Jal Shakti in partnership with States aims to provide adequate drinking water of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis to every rural household of the country by 2024. This Mission focusses on ‘service delivery’, not on infrastructure creation.

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Q.87. World Bank has lent Rs 1,950 crore loans to which state government for tackling COVID situation? कवि बℂि ने COVID खथथकत से कनपटने िे कलए किस राज्य सरिार ि 1,950 िर ड़ 셁पये िा ऋण किया है? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि (c) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(a) Exp. The World Bank has given Rs. 1,950 crore loans to the West Bengal Government for tackling COVID situation and developmental work in the State. Giving this information in Kolkata Monday afternoon, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that out of it, Rs. 1,100 crore will be spent for creating Industrial infrastructures and remaining Rs. 850 crore have been allocated for spending on various Social-Welfare schemes.

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Q.88. Which of the following company has won the world's largest solar bid worth $6 billion? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िंपनी ने 6 कबकलयन िॉलर िी िुकनया िी सबसे बड़ी सौर ब ली जीती है? (a) Tata Power SED / टाटा पॉ ि SED (b) Adani Green Energy / अदार्ी ग्रीर् एर्जी ﴂc) Rockwell Collins / रॉकवेल कॉटल) (d) Reliance Power / रिलायंि पॉ ि (e) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited / भारत हैवी इलेक्ट्रिक टलटमिेड Ans.(b) Exp. Adani Green Energy Ltd has bagged the world's largest solar bid entailing building a photovoltaic (PV) power plant of 8,000 MW and setting up a domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity of 2,000 MW, envisaging a total investment of roughly $6 billion. “The company has won the first of its kind manufacturing linked solar agreement from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). As a part of the award, AGEL will develop 8 GW of solar projects along with a commitment that will see Adani Solar establish 2 GW of additional solar cell and module manufacturing capacity.

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Q.89. Which of the following country’s military named “Tatmadaw” has returned to Facebook to provide ‘Accurate’ News? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िेश िी सेना का नाम " तातमािाव" है, ज 'सटीि' समाचार प्रिान िरने िे कलए फेसबुि पर लौट आया है? (a) Nepal / र्ेपाल (b) Bhutan / भूटार् (c) Pakistan / पासकस्तार् (d) Sri Lanka / श्री लंका (e) Myanmar / म्ांमाि Ans.(e) Exp. Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” has decided to use Facebook again to provide ‘accurate’ news to people. Myanmar Military using Facebook again because it is the most widely used social media platform in the country and is the best way to reach people. Facebook had removed several accounts linked to the Myanmar military in 2018. Accounts of Commander in Chief of Myanmar Army General Min Aung Hlaing and other senior officials of Tatmadaw was blocked by Facebook after the UN fact finding mission found them responsible for human rights abuse in the Rakhine province of the country.

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Q.90. What is the amount of the allocated fund under MGNREGS for FY 2020-21 which is the highest ever allocation? कवत्त वषा 2020-21 िे कलए MGNREGS िे तहत आवंकटत कनकि िी राकश क्या है ज अब ति िा सबसे अकिि आवंटन है? (a) Rs 101500 crores / 101500 किोड़ 셁 (b) Rs 70900 crores / 70900 किोड़ 셁 (c) Rs 110092 crores / 110092 किोड़ 셁 (d) Rs 115100 crores / 115100 किोड़ 셁 (e) Rs 112300 crores / 112300 किोड़ 셁 Ans.(a) Exp. A provision of Rs 1,01,500 crore has been made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the current financial year 2020-2021.

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Q.91. According to Mercer's “2020 Cost of Living Survey”, which Indian city is the most expensive city in India for expatriates? मसार िे “2020 िॉस्ट् ऑफ कलकवंग सवे” िे अनुसार, भारत िा िौन सा शहर प्रवाकसय ं िे कलए भारत िा सबसे महंगा शहर है? (a) New Delhi / र्ई सद쥍ी (b) Kolkata / कोलकाता (c) Chennai / चेन्नई (d) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁 (e) Mumbai / मुंबई Ans.(e) Exp. India's financial capital Mumbai has emerged as the most expensive city in the country for expatriates in terms of cost of living. Mumbai is the most expensive among Indian cities surveyed, followed by New Delhi (101st globally) and Chennai (143rd globally). Bengaluru (171) and Kolkata (185) are the least expensive Indian cities in the rankings.

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Q.92. What is the rank of Mumbai in the list of the most expensive city in the world for expatriates according to Mercer's “2020 Cost of Living Survey”? मसार िे “2020 िॉस्ट् ऑफ कलकवंग सवे” िे अनुसार िुकनया िे सबसे महंगे शहर िी सूची में मुंबई िा रℂि क्या है? (a) 23 (b) 60 (c) 75 (d) 112 (e) 131 Ans.(b) Exp. India's financial capital Mumbai has emerged as the most expensive city in the country for expatriates in terms of cost of living. According to Mercer's '2020 Cost of Living Survey', Mumbai is the 60th most expensive city for expatriates globally, while it ranks 19th in Asia. Mumbai is the most expensive among Indian cities surveyed, followed by New Delhi (101st globally) and Chennai (143rd globally). Bengaluru (171) and Kolkata (185) are the least expensive Indian cities in the rankings.

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Q.93. Which city has topped in the list of the most expensive city in the world for expatriates according to Mercer's “2020 Cost of Living Survey”? मिार िे "2020 िॉस्ट् ऑफ कलकवंग सवे" िे अनुसार प्रवाकसय ं िे कलए िुकनया िे सबसे महंगे शहर िी सूची में िौन सा शहर शीषा पर है? (a) Ashgabat / अ�गाबात (b) Zurich / जुररक (c) Tokyo / िोक्यो (d) Hong Kong / हााँग कााँग गापुरﴂ e) Singapore / ट) Ans.(d)

Exp. India's financial capital Mumbai has emerged as the most expensive city in the country for expatriates in terms of cost of living.

According to Mercer's '2020 Cost of Living Survey', Mumbai is the 60th most expensive city for expatriates globally, while it ranks 19th in Asia.

Mumbai is the most expensive among Indian cities surveyed, followed by New Delhi (101st globally) and Chennai (143rd globally). Bengaluru (171) and Kolkata (185) are the least expensive Indian cities in the rankings.

The global list was topped by Hong Kong, followed by Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) in second position. Japan's Tokyo and Switzerland's Zurich remain in the third and fourth positions, respectively, whereas Singapore is in fifth position.

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Q.94. Name the Indian Engineer and Entrepreneur based in Virginia who has been honoured with “NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal”. वजीकनया खथथत भारतीय अकभयंता और उमी िा नाम बताइए कजꅍें "नासा प्रकतकष्ठत ल ि सेवा पिि" से साकनत किया गया है। (a) Shanti Hiranand / शांसत हीिार्ंद (b) Uttam Tibrewal / उत्तम टिबरेवाल टजत कुमारﴂc) Renjith Kumar / र) (d) Rekha Menon / रेखा मेनन जीव नौटियालﴂ / e) Sanjeev Nautiyal) Ans.(c) Exp. Renjith Kumar, Engineer from Kerala and Indian Entrepreneur based in Virginia is honoured with NASA’s highest form of recognition for a non-governmental individual “NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal” for his service to NASA through executive leadership, engineering contribution, technical excellence and customer satisfaction.

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Q.95. Name the Indian 800m runner who has been handed a four-year ban for doping by the Athletics Integrity Unit. उस भारतीय 800 मीटर िावि िा नाम बताइए, कजसे एथलेकटक्स इंटेकग्रटी यूकनट ने ि कपंग िे कलए चार साल िा प्रकतबंि सौंपा है। (a) Kiranjeet Kaur / सकिर्जीत कौि दीप कुमारीﴂ / b) Sandeep Kumari) (c) Savita Kumari / टवता कुमारी (d) Gomathi Marimuthu / गोमती मररमुथु टकत टििोटदयाﴂe) Ankit Shishodia / अ) Ans.(d) Exp. India’s Gomathi Marimuthu will be stripped off her 2019 Asian Athletics Championships gold medal after she was handed a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit for testing positive for a banned substance. She will need to serve out a ban till May 16, 2023. In addition, she will also need to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh to the AIU.

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Q.96. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched 'Panchvati Yojana' to develop 100 parks in the rural areas of state for elderly folks? किस राज्य िे मुख्यमंिी ने बुजुगा ल ग ं िे कलए राज्य िे ग्रामीण क्षेि ं में 100 पािा कविकसत िरने िे कलए 'पंचवटी य जना' शु셂 िी है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तटमल नाडू (b) Karnataka / कनागिक (c) Gujarat / गुजरात (d) Himachal Pradesh / टहमा ल प्रदेि जाबﴂe) Punjab / प) Ans.(d)

Exp. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, on 9th June launched the "Panchavati Yojana" for senior citizens of rural areas in the state. Under this scheme, parks and gardens will be developed in all the development blocks with necessary facilities under the MNREGA scheme of Rural Development Department.

Aims: "The main objective of the scheme is to provide parks and gardens along with entertainment to the senior citizens of the state. Keeping in mind the health needs of senior citizens, these parks and gardens will be developed on the flat land of minimum one bigha in MNREGA, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) and 14th Finance Commission Convergence.

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Q.97. India is planning to launch its first-ever Coal Trading Exchange. Who is the present Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs? भारत अपने पहले ि ल टरेकिंग एक्सचेंज ि लॉन्च िरने िी य जना बना रहा है। ि यला, िान और संसिीय मामल ं िे वतामान मंिी िौन हℂ? (a) Pralhad Joshi / प्रल्हाद जोशी (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Dharmendra Pradhan / र्मेंद्र प्रर्ार् (d) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi / मुख्ताि अब्बाि र्की (e) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat / गजेंद्र सिंह शेखा त Ans.(a)

Exp. Hon'ble Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs: Shri Pralhad Joshi.

India is reportedly planning to open its first coal trading exchange on the basis of commodity or energy exchanges. Coal consumers and traders throughout the country welcomed the move but said the exchange should be started only when there are more buyers and sellers.

Reason: The country’s coal import reduced by 20 percent to 18.93 million tonnes (MT) in May 2020. The government is planning to bring the country’s coal imports to zero by 2023-24. All this while, the government had a monopoly on coal mining which is the reason why India imports call despite being the third-largest producer of coal in the world. The government wants to now allow liberalized entries in the coal sector.

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Q.98. Fitch ratings agency has projected India's GDP to grow at ______in FY 2021- 22. कफच रे कटंग एजेंसी ने कवत्त वषा 2021-22 में भारत िी जीिीपी ि ______से बढ़ने िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 4.6% (b) 5.2% (c) 6.2% (d) 7.8% (e) 9.5% Ans.(e) Exp. Fitch Ratings has exuded confidence that the Indian economy will bounce back from the prevailing contraction and slowdown largely on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic and projected India's GDP to grow at a healthy rate in the next fiscal year. The credit ratings agency has projected India's GDP to grow at 9.5 per cent in FY 2021-22 after a contraction of 5% (means -5%) fiscal year 2020-21.

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Q.99. Which university is the best university in India as per the National Indian Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2020?

राष्ट्र ीय भारतीय रℂकिंग फ्रेमविा (NIRF) रℂकिंग 2020 िे अनुसार भारत में िौन सा कविकवालय सबसे अच्छा कविकवालय है? (a) Banaras Hindu University / बनार टहꅍदू यूटनवट गिी (b) IIM-Ahmedabad / IIM-अहमदाबाद (c) IISc-Bangalore / IISc-बैंगलोर (d) Jawaharlal National University / ज ाहिलाल र्ेशर्ल यूसर् सिाटी (e) IIT-Bombay / IIT-बॉम्बे Ans.(c) Exp. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has emerged as the best university in India followed by the Jawaharlal National University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU), as per the National Indian Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2020. The annual ranking by the Ministry of Human Resource Development has put IITs, IISc among top-ranking institutes and are promoting these institutes as the hubs for ‘Study in India’.

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Q.100. What is the rank of India among 200 countries on Covid-19 safety assessment according to a report conducted by the Deep Knowledge Group? Deep Knowledge Group द्वारा िी गई एि ररप टा िे अनुसार ि कवि -19 सुरक्षा मूल्ांिन मᴂ 200 िेश ं िे बीच भारत िा रℂि क्या है? (a) 42 (b) 53 (c) 56 (d) 66 (e) 74 Ans.(c) Exp. India has been ranked 56th out of 200 countries in a comprehensive report on safety and risk assessment of nations tackling Covid-19. Switzerland is the safest country in the world for Covid-19, followed by Germany and Israel. South Sudan is the most dangerous. This risk analysis report was conducted by the Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of commercial and non-profits owned by Deep Knowledge Ventures. It is an investment firm in Hong Kong and was founded in 2014.

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Q.101. Which Indian institute was at the top among the only 3 Universities who made it to top 200 from India in the QS World University Rankings 2021? िौन सा भारतीय संथथान उन 3 कविकवालय ं में शीषा पर है कजꅍ ंने QS वर्ल्ा यूकनवकसाटी रℂकिंग 2021 में भारत से शीषा 200 में जगह बनाई है? (a) IIT-New Delhi / IIT-नई टदल्ी (b) IIM-Ahmedabad / IIM-अहमदाबाद (c) IIT-Madras / IIT- मद्रा (d) IIT-Bombay / IIT-बॉम्बे (e) IIT-Guwahati/ IIT-गुवाहािी Ans.(d) Exp. Three premier institutes led by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay (Rank 172), followed closely by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (Rank 185), and IIT Delhi (Rank 193) have featured in the top 200 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings. However, all three—along with 11 others—have dropped in their rankings over the past 12 months. In total, 21 Indian higher education institutions have found their place among the world’s top 1,000.

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Q.102. Which of the following Institute has ranked first in the QS World University Rankings 2021? कनम्नकलखित में से किस संथथान ने QS वर्ल्ा यूकनवकसाटी रℂकिंग 2021 में पहला थथान प्राप्त किया है? (a) Stanford University / स्टैनफोडग टवश्वटवद्यालय स्टीट्यूि ऑफ िेक्नोलॉजीﴂb) California Institute of Technology / कैटलफोटनगया इ) स्टीट्यूि फॉर िेक्नोलॉजीﴂc) Massachusetts Institute for Technology / मै ा ु ेि् इ) (d) Harvard University / हावगडग यूटनवट गिी (e) University of Oxford / ऑक्सफोडग टवश्वटवद्यालय Ans.(c) Exp. Three premier institutes led by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay (Rank 172), followed closely by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (Rank 185), and IIT Delhi (Rank 193) have featured in the top 200 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings. Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) USA continues to be at number one spot for the ninth consecutive year. Stanford University, Harvard University, and California Institute of Technology are at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rank respectively.

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Q.103. Which company has partnered with Mastercard to launch “Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard” in India, making India the 2nd nation to have contact-free ATM cash withdrawals? किस िंपनी ने भारत में "मास्ट्रिािा द्वारा संचाकलत िािालेस एटीएम" ि लॉन्च िरने िे कलए मास्ट्रिािा िे साथ साझेिारी िी है, कजससे भारत संपिा मुि एटीएम निि कनिासी िरने वाला िू सरा िेश बन गया है? (a) Razorpay / िेजिपे (b) Empays Payment Systems / एमपे पेमेंि ट स्टम्स स्टामोर्ोﴂc) Instamojo / इ) (d) BillDesk / टबलडेस्क (e) Cashfree Payment Gateway / कैिफ्री पेमेंि गेिवे Ans.(b) Exp. In order to eliminate the use of physical card or touch an ATM PIN pad, amid the spread of coronavirus from contaminated surfaces, Empays Payment Systems has joined hands with Mastercard to launch “Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard” in India based on the standards of EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa). With this, India will be the first country outside the United States (US) where this product will be launched.

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Q.104. Who became the first person to walk in space and reach ocean's deepest point? अंतररक्ष में चलने और महासागर िे सबसे गहरे कबंिु ति पहंचने वाला पहला व्यखि िौन बना? (a) David Leestma / डेटवड लेस्तेमा (b) Sally Ride / ैली राइड (c) Anna Fisher / अन्ना टफिर (d) Kathy Sullivan / कैथी ुटलवन (e) Steven Hawley / स्टीवन हॉले Ans.(d) Exp. Former NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to reach Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the ocean. Sullivan was also the first American woman to complete a spacewalk over 36 years ago. Now, she's the first human to have done both.

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Q.105. Who has been appointed as the chairman of a reconstituted committee set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to look into the welfare of freedom fighters? स्वतंिता सेनाकनय ं िे िल्ाण ि िेिने िे कलए गृह मंिालय (MHA) द्वारा पुनगाकठत एि सकमकत िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Kapil Dev Tripathi / कटपल देव टत्रपाठी (b) G Kishan Reddy / जी टकिन रेड्डी (c) Ravi Mittal / रटव टमत्तल (d) P K Purwar / पीके पुरवार गलाﴂe) Harsh Vardhan Shringla / हषगवधगन �ृ) Ans.(b) Exp. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reconstituted a committee to look into the welfare of freedom fighters, with the minister of state for home affairs G Kishan Reddy as the chairman and nine “eminent freedom fighters” from across the country as its members.

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Q.106. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Gargo International? गागो इंटरनेशनल िे ब्ांि एंबेसिर िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Sonu Sood / िोर्ू िूद (b) Yami Gautam / यामी गौतम (c) Rishabh Pant / ऋर्भ पंत (d) Tamannaah bhatia / तमन्नाह भासटया (e) Vicky Kaushal / स िी कौशल Ans.(a) Exp. The Gargo International, the delhi based lubricant company under the RG group appoints Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador in January 2020 & praised him now for his support works for the migrants and went live with their TVC starring Sonu Sood.

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Q.107. High Jumper Alexander Shustov has received a four-year ban for anti-doping violations. From which country he is? हाई जम्पर अलेक्जेंिर शस्ट् व ि ि कपंग र िी उल्लंघन ं िे कलए चार साल िा प्रकतबंि कमला है। वह किस िेश से है? (a) Russia / 셂ि ﴂb) France / फ्रा) (c) Italy / इिली (d) USA / यू.एि.ए. (e) Germany / जमार्ी Ans.(a) Exp. Russian high jumper Alexander Shustov, the 2010 European champion, has received a four-year ban for anti-doping violations. Shustov, who retired from competition in 2017, has been suspended until 2024 for "use or attempted use of a banned substance or prohibited method".

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Q.108. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched "Jagananna Chedodu" scheme? किस राज्य िे मुख्यमंिी ने "जगनन्ना चेि िु" य जना शु셂 िी है? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Kerala / केिल (e) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू Ans.(b) Exp. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has been implementing welfare schemes for the betterment of the poor, has embarked on another scheme. He launched the Jagananna Chedodu scheme on Wednesday. At the camp office, cash was deposited in beneficiaries' bank accounts by pressing a computer button. A total of 2.47 lakh beneficiaries will be credited with this scheme and Rs. 10,000 to Nayi Brahmins, Laundry men and Tailors as a financial aid.

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Q.109. After an increase in the population of Asiatic Lions by 151 in Gujarat, the state now has ______Asiatic lions in the in Gir forest and other areas of Saurashtra.

गुजरात मᴂ एकशयाई शेर ं िी आबािी में 151 िी वृखि िे बाि अब कगर िे जंगल और सौराष्ट्र िे अ क्षेि ं में ______एकशयाई शेर हℂ। (a) 354 (b) 458 (c) 523 (d) 674 (e) 712 Ans.(d) Exp. GUJARAT is now home to 674 Asiatic lions, the state forest department announced on Wednesday while declaring results of Poonam Avlokan, a lion population “observation” exercise undertaken the last full moon in place of the 15th lion census. The counting this time also covered two new districts of Surendranagar and Morbi where lions were found since the previous census five years ago, indicating reclaiming of new territory. The figure is 151 more than the 523 Asiatic lions estimated in Gir forest and other areas of Saurashtra in 2015.

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Q.110. Which state has banned online classes from LKG to V and warned against increasing fees? किस राज्य ने LKG से V ति ऑनलाइन िक्षाओं पर प्रकतबंि लगा किया है और बढ़ती फीस िे खिलाफ चेतावनी िी है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Gujarat / गुजिात (d) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(b) Exp. Karnataka bans online classes from LKG to V; warns against increasing fees. Minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar on 10th June said that online classes cannot be held for the kids from LKG to class V. He also said that the strict action will be taken against the schools charging extra fees in the name of online classes.

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Q.111. NHAI under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has become the first construction sector organisation to go ‘Fully Digital’. Which minister is responsible for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways? सड़ि पररवहन और राजमागा मंिालय िे तहत NHAI “पूरी तरह से किकजटल” होने वाला पहला कनमााण क्षेि संगठन बन गया है। सड़ि पररवहन और राजमागा मंिालय िे कलए िौन सा मंिी कजेिार है? द गहलोतﴂ a) Thawar Chand Gehlot / थावर) कर प्र ादﴂb) Ravi Shankar Prasad / रटवि) (c) Dharmendra Pradhan / धमेंद्र प्रधान ह तोमरﴂ d) Narendra Singh Tomar / नरेंद्र ट) (e) Nitin Jairam Gadkari / टनटतन जयराम गडकरी Ans.(e)

Exp. Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Nitin Jairam Gadkari.

As one of the biggest reform, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has gone ‘Fully Digital’, with the launch of unique cloud based and Artificial Intelligence powered Big Data Analytics platform – Data Lake and Project Management Software.

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Q.112. Forex reserves has crossed half-a-trillion (500M) mark for first time after it surged by ______. कविेशी मुद्रा भंिार ______से बढ़ने िे बाि पहली बार आिा-कटरकलयन (500M) अंि ि पार िर गया है। (a) $2.36 billion / 2.36 टबटलयन डॉलर (b) $3.44 billion / 3.44 टबटलयन डॉलर (c) $5.86 billion / 5.86 टबटलयन डॉलर (d) $8.22 billion / 8.22 टबटलयन डॉलर (e) $9.34 billion / 9.34 टबटलयन डॉलर Ans.(d) Exp. The country's foreign exchange reserves crossed the half-a-trillion mark for the first time after it surged by massive $8.22 billion in the week ended June 5, according to the latest data from the RBI. The reserves rose to $501.70 billion in the reporting week helped by a whopping rise in foreign currency assets (FCA).

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Q.113. Which Indian Musician has recently received “the Medal of the Order of Australia”? हाल ही में किस भारतीय संगीतिार ि "दी मेडि ऑफ़ द आडार ऑफ़ ऑस्ट्रेकलया" कमला है? (a) A R Rahman / ए आर रहमान (b) Zakir Hussain / जाटकर  ैन (c) Shobha Sekhar / िोभा िेखर (d) Shivkumar Sharma / टिवकुमार िमाग (e) Hariprasad Chaurasia / हररप्र ाद ौरट या Ans.(c) Exp. Indian Musician Shobha Sekhar, the founder of Kalakruthi a music organisation in Australia receives the Medal of the Order of Australia(OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 for her service to Indian music and dance. she works as a lecturer at the University of Melbourne. She started the Kalakruthi in 1994 affiliated with The Music Academy, Chennai and has been training many aspirants of Carnatic music. She had conducted several concerts in Australia and all around the world. The medal of the order of Australia is awarded to the individuals contributing to their community or to Australia globally or domestically.

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Q.114. World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on ______. बाल श्रम िे खिलाफ कवि किवस ______ि हर साल मनाया जाता है। (a) 10 june / 10 जूर् (b) 11 june / 11 जूर् (c) 12 june / 12 जूर् (d) 13 june / 13 जूर् (e) 14 june / 14 जूर् Ans.(c) Exp. World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12. The day is marked each year to highlight the barbaric practice of child labour. According to figures available on the United Nations' website, approximately 152 million children have been pushed into child labour. Out of the 152 million, around 72 million are involved in hazardous work. The organisation aims to put an end to this practice by 2025. Theme 2020: “COVID-19 - Protect children from child labour now, more than ever".

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Q.115. Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi has passed away recently. He was a ______. आनंि म हन जु配शी गुलजार िेहलवी िा हाल ही में कनिन ह गया है। वह एि ______थे। (a) Poet / कस (b) Classical singer / िास्त्रीय गायक (c) Actor / असभर्ेता (d) Lawyer / कील (e) Cricketer / सिकेटि Ans.(a) Exp. Veteran Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi passed away 12th June, less than a week after recovering from the novel coronavirus. He was 93. Dehlvi, a Kashmiri Pandit, was the editor of ‘Science ki Duniya’, the only science magazine published in Urdu by the government, which was launched in 1975.

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Q.116. Name the former Planning Commission member who passed away recently in Coimbatore. पूवा य जना आय ग िे सिस्य िा नाम बताइए कजनिा हाल ही में ि यम्बटूर में कनिन ह गया। (a) A Vaidyanathan / ए ैद्यर्ाथर् हﴂ b) Pritam Singh / प्रीतम ट) (c) Arjun Charan Sethi / अजुगन रण ेठी जीवी जागﴂd) Chiranjeevi Sarja / ट र) (e) Ved Prakash Marwah / वेद प्रकाि मारवाह Ans.(a) Exp. Dr A Vaidyanathan, a former member of the Government of India's Planning Commission, passed away late night on 10th June in Coimbatore. Dr Vaidyanathan chaired the Government of India Task Force on Revival of Cooperative Credit Institutions in 2004 and was a member of the K.N. Raj Committee on Taxation of Agricultural Income (1969-70).

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Q.117. Which state has become the first state to get ISO certification for Tribal Hostels? जनजातीय छािावास ं िे कलए ISO प्रमाणन प्राप्त िरने वाला पहला राज्य िौन सा राज्य बन गया है? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.(c) Exp. Odisha has become the first state in the country to receive ISO certification for hostels meant for tribal students. The ST&SC Welfare Department had earlier launched the 'Mission Suvidya' project to provide all the tribal hostels of the state uniform standards of infrastructure, amenities and human resources.

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Q.118. With which state government, GMR has signed a pact to develop greenfield airport at Bhogapuram? किस राज्य सरिार िे साथ GMR ने भ गापुरम में ग्रीनफीर्ल् हवाई अड्डे ि कविकसत िरने िे कलए एि समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Kerala / केिल (e) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू Ans.(b) Exp. The Andhra Pradesh government on 12th June signed a concession agreement with GMR Airports Ltd for construction of a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district. GMR Group would develop a state-of-the-art international airport at Bhogapuram which would be ready by 2023.

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Q.119. Which state government has launched “Ghar Ghar Nigrani” Mobile Application? किस राज्य सरिार ने “घर घर कनग्रानी” म बाइल एखप्लिेशन लॉन्च किया है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Gujarat / गुजिात (d) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(e) Exp. The Punjab government on Friday launched a mobile application. Aim: Undertaking house to house surveillance to contain the spread of COVID-19. The application is to be used as a tool for early detection and testing of COVID-19 and prevent community spread.

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Q.120. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ Scheme for child labourers? किस राज्य िे मुख्यमंिी ने बाल मजिू र ं िे कलए “बाल श्रकमि कवा य जना” शु셂 िी है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Gujarat / गुजिात (d) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(d) Exp. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday (13 June) launched the 'Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana', a scheme to educate child labourers in the state. The scheme's launch coincides with the 'World Day Against Child Labour'. The chief minister said that the scheme would help children who are forced to work as labourers due to compelling circumstances in the family.

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Q.121. Which state has become country's top wheat procurer in 2020-21? िौन सा राज्य 2020-21 में िेश िा शीषा गेहं िरीििताा बन गया है?

(a) Maharashtra / महारष्ट्ि गालﴂb) West Bengal / पटिम ब) (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेि (d) Gujarat / गुजरात (e) Haryana / हररयाणा Ans.(c) Exp. Madhya Pradesh is set to pump in around Rs 25,000 crore into its rural economy by the time its all-time high wheat procurement draws to a close. This has made the state the country’s largest wheat purchaser in 2020-21. MP procured around 12.77 million tonnes of wheat, Punjab has closed its procurement for this year at 12.76 million tonnes.

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Q.122. Which Union Minister has virtually launched ‘Shakar Mitra’ scheme to provide paid internship to the Youth? किस िेंद्रीय मंिी ने युवाओं ि सशुल्क इंटनाकशप प्रिान िरने िे कलए “शिर कमि” य जना शु셂 िी है? (a) Thawar Chand Gehlot / था ि चंद गहलोत (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Dharmendra Pradhan / र्मेंद्र प्रर्ार् (d) Narendra Singh Tomar / र्िेंद्र सिंह तोमि (e) Ram Vilas Paswan / िाम स लाि पाि ार् Ans.(d) Exp. Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister inaugurated a Sahakar Mitra: Scheme Internship Program (SIP) of the NCDC (National Cooperative Development Corporation). Aims: The program will provide practical experience of the cooperative sector and assured project loans on liberalized terms to young professionals in the start-up industry. The portal for online application is available on the NCDC website.

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Q.123. L Catterton has bought 0.39% stake in the Jio Platforms for how much amount? L Catterton ने Jio Platforms में 0.39% कहस्सेिारी कितनी राकश में िरीिी है? (a) Rs 1894.50 crore / 1894.50 करोड़ 셁 (b) Rs 2354.50 crore / 2354.50 करोड़ 셁 (c) Rs 3898.50 crore / 3898.50 करोड़ 셁 (d) Rs 4792.50 crore / 4792.50 करोड़ 셁 (e) Rs 5254.50 crore / 5254.50 करोड़ 셁 Ans.(a) Exp. Global private investment firm TPG (Texas Pacific Group) has bought 0.93% stake in digital arm Jio Platforms for Rs 4,546.80 crore, Jio informed on 13th June. Reliance Jio also announced an investment of Rs 1894.50 crore by L Catterton, one of the worlds’ largest consumer focused private equity firms. L Catterton's investment will translate into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis.

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Q.124. How much percent stake has been sold by Jio Platforms to TPG (Texas Pacific Group) for Rs 4,546.80 crore? JIO प्लेटफॉर्म्ा द्वारा TPG (टेक्सास पैकसकफि ग्रुप) ि 4,546.80 िर ड़ 셁पये में कितनी प्रकतशत कहस्सेिारी बेची गई है? (a) 0.23% (b) 0.39% (c) 0.54% (d) 0.93% (e) 1.32% Ans.(d) Exp. Global private investment firm TPG (Texas Pacific Group) has bought 0.93% stake in digital arm Jio Platforms for Rs 4,546.80 crore, Jio informed on 13th June. Reliance Jio also announced an investment of Rs 1894.50 crore by L Catterton, one of the worlds’ largest consumer focused private equity firms. L Catterton's investment will translate into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis.

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Q.125. Name the Indian-American soil scientist who has won the prestigious World Food Prize. उस भारतीय-अमेररिी मृिा वैज्ञाकनि िा नाम बताइए कजसने प्रकतकष्ठत कवि िा पुरस्कार जीता है। (a) Rattan Lal (b) Atul Kumar Jain (c) M Ajit Kumar (d) Shobha Sekhar (e) Indu Bhushan Ans.(a) Exp. Eminent Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal was on 11th June named this year’s recipient of USD 250,000 World Food Prize, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lauding his research in soil science, saying he is helping millions of small farmers around the world with his work on increasing food production and recycling of nutrients. Reason: 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.

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Q.126. Who has been appointed head of a working group constituted by RBI to review private bank shareholding norms? कनजी बℂि िी कहस्सेिारी िे मानिंि ं िी समीक्षा िरने िे कलए RBI द्वारा गकठत एि िायािारी समूह िा प्रमुि किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) P K Purwar / पीके पुि ाि (b) P K Mohanty / पीके मोहंती (c) Vineet Arora / स र्ीत अिोड़ा (d) R Madhavan / आि मार् र् (e) Ajay Mahajan / अजय महाजर् Ans.(b) Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 12th June announced it has constituted an internal working group to review the existing guidelines on ownership and corporate structure of private sector banks. The group will be headed by RBI executive director P.K. Mohanty. Purpose: The group will examine the existing licensing guidelines and regulations on ownership and control of private sector banks. It will also suggest appropriate norms, keeping in mind the issue of excessive concentration of ownership and control. Besides, it will examine and review the eligibility criteria for individuals or entities to apply for a banking licence, and review the promoter shareholding norms at the initial licensing stage.

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Q.127. With which country India has signed an MoU on environment cooperation? किस िेश िे साथ भारत ने पयाावरण सहय ग पर एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) Nepal / र्ेपाल (b) Myanmar / म्ांमाि (c) Pakistan / पासकस्तार् (d) Sri Lanka / श्री लंका (e) Bhutan / भूटार् Ans.(e) Exp. memorandum of understanding between India and Bhutan for environment protection and cooperation in the areas concerning air quality, waste, chemical management and climate change.

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Q.128. International Albinism Awareness Day is observed every year on ______.

हर साल ______पर अंतरााष्ट्र ीय अखिकनजम जाग셂िता किवस मनाया जाता है। (a) 11 june / 11 जूर् (b) 12 june / 12 जूर् (c) 13 june / 13 जूर् (d) 14 june / 14 जूर् (e) 15 june / 15 जूर् Ans.(c) Exp. Every year, the International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated on June 13. The day is marked to celebrate the human rights of the persons affected by Albinism world wide. Theme 2020: Made to Shine

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Q.129. World Blood Donor Day is observed every year on ______. कवि रििाता किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 12 june / 12 जूर् (b) 13 june / 13 जूर् (c) 14 june / 14 जूर् (d) 15 june / 15 जूर् (e) 16 june / 16 जूर् Ans.(c) Exp. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on 14 June. So that people get aware of donating blood. WHO states, "The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gift of blood and also to raise awareness of the need for regular blood donations to ensure that all individuals and communities have access to affordable and timely supplies of safe and quality-assured blood and blood products, as an integral part of universal health coverage and a key component of effective health systems." Theme 2020: 'Safe Blood Saves Lives' Slogan: 'Give blood and make the world a healthy place.'

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Q.130. What is the rank of Indian football team in FIFA's latest ranking? फीफा की निीनतम रℂलकंग मᴂ भारतीय फुट्बॉि ट्ीम का रℂक क्या है? (a) 101 (b) 103 (c) 108 (d) 112 (e) 116 Ans.(c) Exp. India football team retained its 108th spot in the latest FIFA rankings. While Belgium ranked first and world champion France is in 2nd place and Brazil is at 3rd spot. In the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the qualifier tournaments have been postponed for the FIFA World Cup and other major games at the international level.

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Q.131. Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide. He was a ______. सुशांत कसंह राजपूत ने आत्महत्या िर ली है। वह एि ______थे। (a) TV Anchor / टी ी एंकि (b) Singer /गायक (c) Actor / असभर्ेता (d) Director / टनदेिक (e) Cricketer / सिकेटि Ans.(c) Exp. Sushant Singh Rajput commited suicide at his home in Mumbai. The actor was 34. ह राजपूत (bollywoord actor Sushant Singh Rajput) ने आत्महत्या कर लीﴂ त टﴂबॉलीवुड अटभनेता ुिा हﴂ त टﴂद्रा में अपने घर में आत्महत्या की. ुिाﴂबई क्ट्थथत बाﴂत ने मुﴂहै. टबहार क्ट्थथत पूटणगया के टनवा ी ुिा राजपूत ने 'टक देि में है मेरा टदल' नाम के डेली ोप में काम टकया पर उनको पह ान एकता कपूर के धारावाटहक 'पटवत्र ररश्ता' े टमली.

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Q.132. Name the portal launched by central government and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for healthcare supply chain. स्वास्थ्य िेिभाल आपूकता श्रृंिला िे कलए िेंद्र सरिार और वैज्ञाकनि और औ कगि अनुसंिान पररषि (CISR) द्वारा शु셂 किए गए प टाल िा नाम बतायᴂ। (a) Aarogya Setu / आरोग्य िेतु (b) Aarogya Kisan / आरोग्य टक ान (c) Aarogya Mitra / आरोग्य टमत्र (d) Aarogya Path / आरोग्य पथ (e) Aarogya Jan / आरोग्य जन Ans.(d) Exp. The central government digitally launched AarogyaPath on June 12, 2020. It is a web- based solution for the healthcare supply chain portal. It will provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies for manufacturers, customers, and suppliers. As per the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the integrated public platform launched by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will help customers in tackling a number of issues such as limited access to suppliers, time-consuming processes to identify good quality products, dependence on limited suppliers, etc.

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Q.133. Name the robot launched by the Central Railways for screening of passengers for COVID-19. COVID-19 िे कलए याकिय ं िी स्क्रीकनंग िे कलए मध्य रेलवे द्वारा लॉन्च किए गए र ब ट िा नाम बताएं। (a) Captain Arjun / कैप्टेन अजुगन (b) Captain Bheema / कैप्टेन भीम (c) Captain Lakshman / कैप्टेन लक्ष्मण (d) Captain Ram / कैप्टेन राम (e) Captain Drona / कैप्टेन द्रोण Ans.(a) Exp. Central Railways has launched a robot named 'Captain Arjun'' for the screening of passengers for COVID-19 infection and surveillance on railway premises in Pune. "Robotic Captain "ARJUN" is an innovative step by the Central Railway, Pune division to enhance the security and safety of passengers."

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Q.134. Indian Railways has created a new world record by successfully running first Double-Stack Container Train on OHE electrified territory in ______. भारतीय रेलवे ने ______में ओएचई कविट युतीिृ त क्षेि पर पहली िबल-स्ट्ैि िंटेनर टरेन ि सफलतापूवाि चलािर एि नया कवि ररिॉिा बनाया है। (a) Southern Railways / दटिणी रेलवे (b) Northern Railways / उत्तर रेलवे (c) Eastern Railways / पूवी रेलवे (d) Central Railways / मध्य रेलवे (e) Western Railways / पटिम रेलवे Ans.(e) Exp. Indian Railways has created a new world benchmark by successfully running first Double-Stack Container Train in high-rise in Over Head Equipment electrified territory on Western Railway. This tremendous achievement is a first of its kind in the entire world and will also boost the ambitious mission of Green India.

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Q.135. To which of the following country, Exim Bank has extended $216 million credit line? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िेश िे कलए एखक्जम बℂि ने $ 216 कमकलयन क्रेकिट लाइन िा कवस्तार किया है? (a) Lesotho / ले ोथो (b) Mali / माली (c) Malawi / मलावी (d) Kosovo / को ोवो (e) Botswana / बोत्सवाना Ans.(c) Exp. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on 12th June announced it has extended a line of credit (LOC) worth $215.68 million to the Malawi government for drinking water supply schemes and other development projects. With the signing of this agreement, Exim Bank, so far, has extended five LOCs to Malawi, on behalf of the Indian government, taking the total value of LOCs extended to $395.68 million.

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Q.136. Name the project for which Facebook, Google and Microsoft have join hands to fight online child sexual abuse. उस पररय जना िा नाम बताइए कजसिे कलए Facebook, Google और Microsoft ने ऑनलाइन बाल यौन श षण से लड़ने िे कलए हाथ कमलाया है। (a) Project Combat / प्रोजेर कॉम्बैि (b) Project Protect / प्रोजेर प्रोिेर (c) Project Action / प्रोजेर एक्शन (d) Project Communicate / प्रोजेर कूटनकेि (e) Project Shield / प्रोजेर िील्ड Ans.(b) Exp. Facebook joined Google, Microsoft and 15 other tech companies to announce the formation of "Project Protect": A plan to combat online child sexual abuse – a renewed commitment and investment from the Technology Coalition expanding its scope and impact to protect kids online and guide its work for the next 15 years. The new initiative, Project Protect, will focus on five key areas. They are: Tech innovation, Collective Action, Independent Research, Information and Knowledge Sharing, Transparency and Accountability.

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Q.137. What is the rank of India in Nature Index 2020 - an Index of Scientific Research? नेचर इंिेक्स 2020 - वैज्ञाकनि अनुसंिान िा सूचिांि में भारत िा रℂि क्या है? (a) 12 (b) 23 (c) 34 (d) 43 (e) 51 Ans.(a)

Exp. Nature Research, has released the Nature Index 2020. The Nature Index provides a database of high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national and regional level of institutions from different countries.

India has ranked twelfth, globally in science research output as per the recently-released Nature Index table 2020. The top five positions have gone to the United States of America, China, Germany, United Kingdom and Japan.

Globally the top-rated Indian institutions in this list are CSIR, a group of 39 institutions at the 160th position and IISc Bangalore at the 184th.

Criteria for the Ranking, Sectors: Academic and Corporate., Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences., Journal Group: Nature and Science.

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Q.138. Which of the following college has got 1st rank in NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िॉलेज ि NIRF फामेसी िॉलेज रℂकिंग 2020 में पहली रℂि कमली है? (a) Jamia Hamdard, Delhi / जाटमया हमददग, टदल्ी जाब यूटनवट गिीﴂb) Panjab University / प) (c) NIPER, Mohali / NIPER, मोहाली स्टीट्यूि ऑफﴂd) University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh / यूटनवट गिी इ) डीगढ़ﴂ ,जे ﴂफामागस्यूटिकल ाइ बईﴂस्टीट्यूि ऑफ केटमकल िेक्नोलॉजी, मुﴂe) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai / इ) Ans.(a)

Exp. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology determined by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to rank Indian institutes of higher education in the country. The NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020 has been announced by the HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal on June 11, 2020.

NIRF has released the ranking of 75 pharmaceutical colleges in India. As per the NIRF ranking 2020 for pharmacy colleges, Jamia Hamdard in Delhi bagged the rank 1, followed by Panjab University and NIPER, Mohali in second and third position.

The parameters for NIRF Ranking 2020: Teaching, Learning, & Resources (TLR), Research Productivity, Impact and IPR (RPII), Graduation Outcomes (G0), Outreach & Inclusivity (OI), Perception (PR)

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Q.139. Who has been appointed as the CEO of UTI Mutual Fund? यूटीआई ूचुअल फंि िे सीईओ िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Ritesh Agarwal / ररतेि अग्रवाल (b) Sameer Nigam / िमीि सर्गम (c) Sangram Singh / िंग्राम सिंह (d) Pravin Jadhav / प्रवीण जाधव (e) Imtaiyazur Rahman / इम्तैयाजुि िहमार् Ans.(e) Exp. Rahman was appointed as the acting CEO two years ago. The Board of UTI Mutual Fund has confirmed him as Chief Executive Officer of UTI Asset Management Committee. Rehman was the internal candidate for the position which fell vacant after Leo Puri completed his five-year term in August, 2018. He joined the UTI Group in 1998 and is with the AMC since 2003.

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Q.140. World Wind Day is observed every year on ______. कवि पवन किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 12 june / 12 जून (b) 13 june / 13 जून (c) 14 june / 14 जून (d) 15 june / 15 जून (e) 16 june / 16 जून Ans.(d) Exp. World Wind Day, also known as Global Wind Day, is observed every year on June 15. The event is celebrated to spread awareness about wind energy, the various uses of wind energy, and the ways and possibilities as to how wind energy can help change the world.

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Q.141. On which day World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed? कवि बुजुगा िु셁पय ग किवस किस किन मनाया जाता है? (a) 10 june / 10 जूर् (b) 12 june / 12 जूर् (c) 15 june / 15 जूर् (d) 16 june / 16 जूर् (e) 5 june / 5 जूर् Ans.(c) Exp. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an initiative launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organisation at the United Nations. The day is observed on June 15. The principal goal of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is to provide our communities around the globe with an opportunity to get a better knowledge of abuse and neglect of older people. Theme 2020: "Lifting Up Voices".

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Q.142. National Nature Photography Day is celebrated on ______.

राष्ट्र ीय प्रिृकत फ ट ग्राफी किवस ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 11 june / 11 जून (b) 12 june / 12 जून (c) 13 june / 13 जून (d) 14 june / 14 जून (e) 15 june / 15 जून Ans.(e) Exp. National Nature Photography Day 2020 will be celebrated on June 15. Here are some breathtaking images that you must see and share ahead to admire Earth. Nature is so inspiring and unique, it makes people want to capture every moment, as we might not be able to see or experience it again.

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Q.143. Name the world's oldest first-class cricketer who passed away recently at age of 100. िुकनया िे सबसे पुराने प्रथम श्रेणी कक्रिेटर िा नाम बताइए कजनिा हाल ही में 100 वषा िी आयु में कनिन ह गया। (a) Sachin Chaturvedi / िसचर् चतु ेदी (b) Anbazhagan / अꅍब煍हगन (c) A Vaidyanathan / ए वैद्यनाथन त राय जीﴂ d) Vasant Raiji / व) हﴂ e) Pritam Singh / प्रीतम ट) Ans.(d) Exp. It's a sad day for the cricketing world as it lost its oldest living first-class cricketer, Vasant Raiji. Raiji completed a century in his real life as he passed away at the age of 100. Raiji was born in Baroda and went on to play for the city as well as Bombay in the Ranji Trophy as an opener. In total, he played 9 first-class games, scoring 277 runs at an average of 23.08.

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Q.144. Former Hockey Coach Sreedhar Shenoy has passed away. From which state he belonged to? हॉिी िे पूवा ि च श्रीिर शेनॉय िा कनिन ह गया है। वह किस राज्य से थे? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Gujarat / गुजिात (d) Kerela / केिल (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(d) Exp. Shenoy is a hockey coach from Kerala who earned the nickname 'Dronacharya of Kerala hockey' thanks to his relentless work with children at the grassroots level. The 72- year-old passed away on 14th June due to stomach ailments but has left a lasting legacy on many generations of hockey players from the state.

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Q.145. Which state has topped the FSSAI food safety index for 2019-20 in the Largest States category? किस राज्य ने सबसे बड़े राज्य ं िी श्रेणी में 2019-20 िे कलए FSSAI िा सुरक्षा सूचिांि में शीषा थथान प्राप्त किया है?

(a) Maharashtra / महािष्ट्र (b) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Gujarat / गुजिात (e) Haryana / हरियाणा Ans.(d)

Exp. In the Largest States, Gujarat has topped, following by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra food safety in 2019-20, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said on 7th June.

Among the smaller states, Goa came first followed by Manipur and Meghalaya. Amont UT Chandhigarh, Delhi and Andaman Island secured top three rank.

The index ranks states on five parameters of food safety: human resources and institutional data, compliance, food testing facility, training and capacity building besides consumer empowerment. This is the second index on food safety, which FSSAI released on the occasion of World Food Safety Day.

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Q.146. Which state has launched “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana” for Street Vendors? स्ट्रीट वेंिसा िे कलए किस राज्य ने "मुख्यमंिी शहरी पथ व्यवसायी उत्थान य जना" शु셂 िी है? (a) Jharkhand / झािखण्ड (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Gujarat / गुजिात (e) Rajasthan / राजथथान Ans.(c)

Exp. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh launched Street Vendor Registration Portal http://www.mpurban.gov.in/and “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana” and transferred Rs 300 crore to the urban local bodies.

The urban businessman of the state will gain benefits through the Pradhan Mantri Path Vikreta Aatmanirbhar Nidhi Karyakram and Shehri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana started by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi which will provide Rs. 10,000 as a working capital to the small businessmen and vendors.

The new MP Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana is an extension of the PM Street Vendor Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme in the Madhya Pradesh state.

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Q.147. ''Bande Utkala Janani'' has got state anthem status in which state? '' बंिे उत्कल जननी '' ि किस राज्य में राज्य गान िा िजाा कमला है? (a) Bihar / सबहाि (b) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेि (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Odisha / ओसिशा (e) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू Ans.(d) Exp. The Odisha Cabinet on 7th June approved a proposal to give state anthem status to ''Bande Utkala Janani''. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said that the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accorded state anthem status to ''Bande Utkala Janani''. This patriotic poem was written by Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912. It was the opening song of Utkal Sammilani during the fight for the formation of a separate province.

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Q.148. Which Union Minister has launched ‘COVID BEEP’ app, the country’s first indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system facilitated for COVID-19 affected patients? किस िेंद्रीय मंिी ने “COVID BEEP” ऐप लॉन्च किया है जो िेश िा पहला स्विेशी वायरलेस कफकजय लॉकजिल पैरामीटर मॉकनटररंग कसस्ट्म है कजसने COVID-19 प्रभाकवत र कगय ं िे कलए सुकविा प्रिान िी है? (a) Rao Inderjit Singh / िा इन्द्रजीत सिंह (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Dharmendra Pradhan / र्मेंद्र प्रर्ार् (d) Jitendra Singh / जीतेन्द्र सिंह (e) Prahlad Singh Patel / प्रह्लाद सिंह पटेल Ans.(d) Exp. Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday, June 7, launched the ‘COVID BEEP’ app, the country’s first indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system facilitated for COVID-19 affected patients. COVID BEEP would emerge as an effective antidote to the pandemic which the entire world is currently grappling with.”

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Q.149.In which state plantation drive named "Thank Mom" has been started? "थℂक्स मॉम" नाम से किस राज्य में वृक्षार पण अकभयान शु셂 किया गया है? (a) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Punjab / पंजाब (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.(c) Exp. In Madhya Pradesh, a plantation drive named "Thank Mom" has been started on the premises of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Directorate from today on World Environment Day. Commissioner Renu Tiwari informed that all the plants which are planted during this period are being fitted with a plaque in the name of the mother of each employee.

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Q.150. What is the rank of India in 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by the researchers at Yale and Columbia universities? येल और ि लंकबया कविकवालय ं िे श िितााओं द्वारा 2020 पयाावरण प्रिशान सूचिांि (EPI) में भारत िा रℂि क्या है? (a) 65 (b) 76 (c) 115 (d) 131 (e) 168 Ans.(e) Exp. India has ranked 168th out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, who say India’s decarbonization agenda needs to accelerate, and the country faces a number of serious environmental health risks, including poor air quality.

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Q.151. Which country topped the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by the researchers at Yale and Columbia universities? येल और ि लंकबया कविकवालय ं िे श िितााओं द्वारा जारी किए गए 2020 पयाावरण प्रिशान सूचिांि (EPI) में किस िेश ने शीषा थथान हाकसल किया है? (a) Denmark / िेर्माका (b) Luxembourg / लिेम्बगा (c) Switzerland / क्कस्वट्ज़िलैंि (d) Finland / सिर्लैंि (e) Sweden / स्वीिर् Ans.(a)

Exp. India has ranked 168th out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, who say India’s decarbonization agenda needs to accelerate, and the country faces a number of serious environmental health risks, including poor air quality.

In the 2020 EPI - a biennial scorecard of national results on a range of sustainability issues - Denmark has ranked first in the world, followed by Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Germany in the top 10 countries. While Japan has ranked 12th, the United States of America ranks 24th, and China stands at 120th.

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Q.152. Name the Tropical storm that has hit Louisiana, Mississippi Coasts. लुइकसयाना, कमकसकसपी तट पर आए उष्णिकटबंिीय तूफान िा नाम बताइए। (a) Wendy / ेंिी (b) Cindy / सिंिी (c) Amanda / अमांिा (d) Cristobal / सिस्ट्ोबल (e) Hanna / हान्ना Ans.(d) Exp. Tropical Storm Cristobal has reached the southeastern United States, bringing heavy rains and sustained winds of up to 50 mph. Storm surge warnings have been issued for the southeast coast of Louisiana as well as the Mississippi coast for 7th June. Cristobal is the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. If the storm maintains its current track, Mississippi could be the state hardest hit, according to Gavin Phillips, a forecaster with the National Weather Service New Orleans.

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Q.153. Who has been appointed as the Senior Director of Google Cloud India? Google cloud इंकिया िे वररष्ठ कनिेशि िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Anil Valluri / असर्ल 쥍ुिी (b) Pulkit Trivedi / पुलटकत टत्रवेदी (c) Sunil Mehta / िुर्ील मेहता (d) Ajay Mahajan / अजय महाजर् (e) Vineet Arora / स र्ीत अिोड़ा Ans.(a) Exp. Google is bringing a change in its Google Cloud managerial division. It has appointed Anil Valluri as the Senior Director for Google Cloud India. Valluri has over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing in the hi-tech industry. He has also headed several technology transitions in India for customers across banking, telecommunications, public sector and manufacturing. Before joining Google Cloud, Valluri was the President of India & SAARC operations at NetApp.

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Q.154. Which Union Minister has launched Indian Gas Exchange (IGX): First Nationwide Online ‘Gas Trading Platform’?

लकस कᴂद्रीय मंत्री ने भारतीय गैस एक्सिᴂज (IGX): पहिा राष्ट्र व्यापी ऑनिाइन “गैस ट्रेलडंग प्लेट्फॉमा” िॉन्च लकया है? (a) Thawar Chand Gehlot / था ि चंद गहलोत (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Dharmendra Pradhan / र्मेंद्र प्रर्ार् (d) Narendra Singh Tomar / र्िेंद्र सिंह तोमि (e) Ram Vilas Paswan / िाम स लाि पाि ार् Ans.(c) Exp. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform. IGX will be a delivery-based trading platform for delivery of natural Gas. The trade on the platform commenced in his auspicious presence. Incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the IEX - India's energy market platform, IGX will enable market participants to trade in standardised gas contracts. The platform is fully automated with web-based interface to provide seamless trading experience to the customers.

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Q.155. Name the device that kills surface and air microbes which has been launched by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy in Hyderabad. उस उपकरण का नाम बताइए जो सतह और िायु रोगाणुओं को मारता है लजसे हैदराबाद मᴂ गृह रा मंत्री जी लकशन रेड्डी ने िॉन्च लकया है। (a) GermiKILL (b) GermiKlean (c) GermiWASH (d) GermiBAN (e) GermiSANITISE Ans.(d) Exp. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy launched GermiBAN at AIC ALEAP We-Hub, Hyderabad, on 14th June. The device launched has UV C and other B, C, D components, the patenting technology that kills surface and air microbes at 99.9 per cent, useful for isolation wards, quarantine centres, hospitals for killing viruses like corona.

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Q.156. India along with 12 Countries has led “Verified” initiative of which of the following organization to counter misinformation on COVID-19? भारत ने 12 देशों के साथ COVID-19 पर गित सूिना का सामना करने के लिए लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकस संगठन की "िेरीफाईड" पहि का नेतृत्व लकया है? (a) United Nations / िंयुि िाष्ट्र (b) Asian Development Bank / एसशयाई स काि बैंक (c) International Monetary fund / अंतिााष्ट्र ीय मुद्रा कोर् (d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank / एसशयर् इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चि इन्वेस्ट्मेंट बैंक (e) World bank / स श्व बैंक Ans.(a)

Exp. India, along with 12 other countries, has led an initiative here aimed at spreading fact-based content to counter misinformation on the coronavirus, with over 130 nations endorsing the global call to fight the "infodemic" relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the initiative by Australia, Chile, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Senegal and South Africa, a total of 132 member states endorsed a cross-regional statement on "infodemic" or manipulated information.

United Nations launched 'Verified', an initiative to combat the growing scourge of COVID-19 misinformation by increasing the volume and reach of trusted, accurate information.

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Q.157. Martyapura Re Jamaraj, a short film has won an award in COVID-19 International film festival 2020. In which state the short film was produced?

मत्यापुर रे जमराज, एक िघु लफ ने COVID-19 अंतरााष्ट्र ीय लफ महोत्सि 2020 मᴂ एक पुरस्कार जीता है। लकस रा मᴂ िघु लफ का लनमााण लकया गया था? (a) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (b) Odisha / ओसिशा (c) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (d) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(b) Exp. Martyapura Re Jamaraj (‘Yamaraj on earth’), a short film produced by a group from the Ankushpur village of Odisha’s Ganjam district has won a special jury award at the COVID-19 International Film Festival 2020. The 13-minute short film in Odia seeks to spread awareness in rural areas on preventive measures to check the spread of the coronavirus through humour. The online festival of short films focused on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Q.158. Who among the following has become the first observant Sikh to graduate from US Military Academy? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से कौन अमेररकी सैन्य अकादमी से स्नातक होने िािा पहिा पयािेक्षक लसख बनगया है? (a) Shinogi K.C / सशर्ोगी के िी (b) Anmol Narang / अर्मोल र्ािंग (c) Sangram Singh / िंग्राम सिंह (d) Dhiraj Singh Thakur / र्ीिज सिंह ठाकुि (e) Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa / भाई सर्माल सिंह खालिा Ans.(b) Exp. Anmol Narang has made history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, and the Second Lieutenant is hopeful that her efforts to represent her religion and community will encourage Americans to learn more about Sikhism. US President Donald Trump on 13th June addressed the 1,107 graduates, including 23- year-old Narang, who gathered for the academy's annual commencement.

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Q.159. Which payments bank has launched 'Suraksha Salary' account for MSMEs? लकस भुगतान बℂक ने MSMEs के लिए "सुरक्षा सैिरी" खाता िॉन्च लकया है? (a) Paytm Payments Bank / पेटीएम पेमेंट्ि बैंक (b) Fino Payments Bank / सफर्ो पेमेंट्ि बैंक (c) India Post Payments Bank / इंसिया पोस्ट् पेमेंट्ि बैंक (d) Airtel Payments Bank / एयिटेल पेमेंट्ि बैंक (e) Jio Payments Bank / सजओ पेमेंट्ि बैंक Ans.(d) Exp. Airtel Payments Bank announced a salary account for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). Through the 'Suraksha Salary' account, MSMEs and other organisations will be able to make cashless payments and also provide financial security blanket to their employees. The benefits under the account include Hospicash Insurance and Personal Accidental insurance cover, given the low penetration of insurance in India.

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Q.160. According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report, India has received USD 51 billion and was world's ______largest recipient of FDI in 2019.

व्यापार और लिकास पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र सेिन (UNCTAD) की ररपोट्ा के अनुसार, भारत को 51 लबलियन अमरीकी डािर प्राप्त ए हℂ और2019 मᴂ FDI के मामिे मᴂ दुलनया का ______सबसे बड़ा प्राप्तकताा है। (a) 5th / 5 ाूँ

(b) 6th / 6 ठा

(d) 8th / 8 ाूँ

(e) 9th / 9 ाूँ

Ans.(e)

Exp. India received USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019 and was the world's 9th largest recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2019, according to a report by the UN's trade body.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on 15th that a lower but positive economic growth in India in the post-COVID19 pandemic period and India's large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country.

The World Investment Report 2020 by the UNCTAD said that India was the 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019, with 51 billion dollars of inflows during the year, an increase from the 42 billion dollars of FDI received in 2018, when India ranked 12 among the top 20 host economies in the world.

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Q.161. What was the rank of India in Institute for Management Development (IMD)'s World Competitiveness Index 2020?

इंस्टीट्यूट् फॉर मैनेजमᴂट् डेििपमᴂट् (IMD) की लिश्व प्रलतस्पधाात्मकता सूिकांक 2020 मᴂ भारत का रℂक क्याथा?

(a) 12

(b) 43

(d) 72

(e) 168

Ans.(b)

Exp. India continues to remain ranked 43rd on an annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by Institute for Management Development (IMD) with some traditional weaknesses like poor infrastructure and insufficient education investment keeping its ranking low.

Singapore has retained its top position on the 63-nation list.

India's 45th in 2017 before improving to 44th in 2018 and then to 43rd in 2019. While its overall position has remained unchanged in the 2020 list.

Rank Country

1 Singapore

2 Denmark

3 Switzerland

4 Netherlands

5 Hong Kong

6 India

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Q.162. Pentala Harikrishna was in news recently. With which sport he is associated? पᴂतािा हररकृष्णा हाि ही मᴂ खबरों मᴂ थे। िह लकस खेि से जुड़े हℂ? (a) Cricket / सिकेट (b) Badminton / बैिसमंटर् (c) Chess / चेि (d) Football / फुटबॉल (e) Table Tennis / टेबल टेसर्ि Ans.(c) Exp. Harikrishna was placed joint second at the end of the opening day of the Sharjah World Stars online chess tournament. He scored four points from five rounds to share the second spot along with Rustam Kasmidzhanov of Uzbekistan. Top seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan was leading the tournament with four points. Harikrishna's only defeat came against him.

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Q.163. Which country’s Mamedyarov Shakhriyar has won Sharjah World Stars online chess tournament? लकस देश के मामेलदरोि शाखरीयर ने शारजाह िर्ल्ा स्टासा ऑनिाइन शतरंज ट्ूनाामᴂट् जीताहै? (a) Azerbaijan / अज़िबैजार् (b) Georgia / जॉसजाया (c) Uzbekistan / उज्बेसकस्तार् (d) Armenia / अमेसर्आ (e) Turkmenistan / तुकामेसर्स्तार् Ans.(a) Exp. Harikrishna was placed joint second at the end of the opening day of the Sharjah World Stars online chess tournament. He scored four points from five rounds to share the second spot along with Rustam Kasmidzhanov of Uzbekistan. Top seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan was leading the tournament with four points. Harikrishna's only defeat came against him.

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Q.164. Name the Attorney General of India who has got 1-year extension recently. भारत के अट्ॉनी जनरि का नाम बताइए लजꅍᴂ हाि ही मᴂ 1 साि का लिस्तार लमिा है। (a) Harish Salve / हिीश िाल्वे (b) Tushar Mehta / तुर्ाि मेहता (c) Prashant Bhushan / प्रशांत भूर्ण (d) Rajiv Mehrishi / िाजी मसिर्ी (e) K. K. Venugopal / के के ेणुगोपाल Ans.(e) Exp. Attorney General K K Venugopal has agreed for extension of one more year as a top law officer of the country. Venugopal, a leading lawyer of the country, was appointed as Attorney General and had succeeded Mukul Rohatgi on June 30, 2017.

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Q.165. Which state has signed 12 MoUs with domestic and foreign companies for FDI worth over Rs 16,000 crores? किस राज्य ने 16,000 िर ड़ 셁पये से अकिि िी FDI िे कलए घरेलू और कविेशी िंपकनय ं िे साथ 12 समझौता ज्ञापन ं पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि (c) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(c) Exp. Maharashtra signed 12 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with 12 domestic and foreign companies for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth over Rs 16,000 crores. It is a part of the Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 initiative. The MoU was signed by the global companies in the field of engineering, car and spare parts manufacturing, information technology, logistics, chemicals, and food processing.

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Q.166. 500-yr-old submerged ancient temple has re-appeared from which river in Nayagarh district, Odisha? 500 साल पुराना जलमग्न प्राचीन मंकिर ओकिशा िे नयागढ़ कजले में किस निी से कनिला है? (a) Mahanadi / महार्दी (b) Brahmani / ब्राह्मणी (c) Baitarani / बैतरनी (d) Rushikulya / 셁टिकुल्या (e) Subarnarekha / ुबणगरेखा Ans.(a) Exp. An ancient temple, submerged in river Mahanadi (has re-appeared after 11 years in Nayagarh district. An archaeology survey team of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) stumbled upon ‘mastaka’ of the temple submerged in Mahanadi waters at Padmabati village under Bhapur tehsil. Project assistant Deepak Kumar Nayak, who had documented the site with help of a local heritage enthusiast Rabindra Kumar Rana, said the temple was dedicated to Gopinath Deba, a form of Lord Krishna. The finding is the part of INTACH’s Mahanadi Valley Heritage Sites Documentation project.

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Q.167. Which state government has launched ''Karmo Bhumi'' job portal for IT professionals? किस राज्य सरिार ने आईटी पेशेवर ं िे कलए “िमो भूकम” नौिरी प टाल शु셂 किया है? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि (c) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(a) Exp. The West Bengal government on 16th June launched a job portal for IT professionals who have returned to the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. The CM extended her best wishes to the professionals and said that they can use the portal ''Karmo Bhumi'' to connect with companies based in the state. "On behalf of GoWB, we launched Karmo Bhumi, web portal for IT professionals, returned & looking for job change due to COVID 19. Connect now to IT companies of Bengal through karmabhumi.nltr.org.

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Q.168. Which of the following country has recently joined international and multi-stakeholder initiative Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) as its founding member?

कनम्नकलखित में से िौन सा िेश हाल ही में संथथापि सिस्य िे 셂प में अंतरााष्ट्र ीय और बह-कहतिारि पहल ग्लबल पाटानरकशप फॉर आकटाकफकशयल इंटेकलजेंस (GPAI) में शाकमल हआ है? (a) Pakistan / पासकस्तार् (b) China / चीर् (c) Bangladesh / बांग्लादेश (d) India / भाित (e) Afghanistan / अिग़ासर्स्तार् Ans.(d)

Exp. India joined international and multi-stakeholder initiative Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) as its founding member on June 15, 2020. By becoming the founding member of the initiative, India has joined the leading nations of the world including the UK, EU, US, Australia among others.

Aims: The global initiative aims to guide responsible development and use of Artificial Intelligence, grounded in human rights, diversity, inclusion, innovation, and economic growth. It will also provide support to the cutting- edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.

The other nations that have joined the partnership are France, Canada, Germany, Japan, Italy, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and Singapore.

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Q.169. What is the rank of India based on the total no. of 150 nuclear warheads India has, according to SIPRI’s Yearbook 2020?

SIPRI िे इयर बुि 2020 िे अनुसार, भारत िे िुल 150 परमाणु वारहेिटस िे आिार पर भारत िी रℂि क्या है? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) 9 Ans.(c)

Exp. India ranked 6th as nuclear weapons increased since 2019; US tops: SIPRI’s Yearbook 2020.

India and China have increased their nuclear arsenal over the last year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The Swedish think-tank that researches on conflict, armaments and arms control also pointed out on Monday that China is significantly modernizing its nuclear arsenal.

China and Pakistan have more nuclear warheads as compared to India, according to the SIPRI Yearbook 2020. India has 150 nuclear warheads, while China and Pakistan have 320 and 160. The figures are until January. Last year, India had 130-140 warheads, while China had 290 and Pakistan 150-160.

In April 2020, SIPRI had identified India as the 3rd largest military spender in the world, behind the United States (US) and China.

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Q.170. Which of the following organization has recently approved USD 750 million loan to India for Covid-19 response? कनम्नकलखित में से किस संगठन ने हाल ही में ि कवि -19 िी प्रकतकक्रया िे कलए भारत ि 750 कमकलयन अमरीिी िालर िा ऋण स्वीिृत किया है? (a) World bank / स श्व बैंक (b) Asian Development Bank / एसशयाई स काि बैंक (c) International Monetary fund / अंतिााष्ट्र ीय मुद्रा कोर् (d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank / एसशयर् इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चि इन्वेस्ट्मेंट बैंक (e) New Development Bank / न्यू िे लपमेंट बैंक Ans.(d) Exp. Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on 17th June said it has approved a USD 750 million (around Rs 5,714 crore) loan to India to help the government strengthen its battle against the adverse impact of Covid-19 on poor and vulnerable households. AiM: “Cofinanced with the Asian Development Bank, the budgetary support will go toward bolstering economic aid for businesses, including for the informal sector, expanding social safety nets for the needy, and strengthening the country’s health care systems

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Q.171. Which business consulting firm has been appointed as the auditor of PM CARES fund by the Trustees of PM CARES? पीएम CARES िे टरखस्ट्य ं द्वारा किस कबजनेस िंसखटंग फमा ि PM CARES फंि िे ऑकिटर िे 셂प में कनयुि किया गया है? (a) The Parthenon Group / दी पाथेनन ग्रुप ड ए ोट एि्ﴂb) SARC & Associates / SARC ए) पनीﴂड कﴂc) McKinsey & Company / मैटकन्से ए) ग ग्रुपﴂक्ट्ल्ट ﴂd) The Boston Consulting Group / दी बोस्टन क) (e) Gartner / गािगनर Ans.(b) Exp. Trustees of the PM CARES Fund have appointed SARC & Associates as auditor of the fund. Its website pmcares.gov.in says trustees of the fund, which is called Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund, appointed “SARC & Associates, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi, as the auditors” for three years. The firm, headed by Sunil Kumar Gupta, was appointed auditors of the PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) in 2019.

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Q.172. Who is the chairman of the advisory panel on corporate insolvency resolution and liquidation process, reconstituted by IBBI? IBBI द्वारा पुनगाकठत िॉपोरेट इनसॉल्वेंसी ररजॉल्ूशन और पररसमापन प्रकक्रया पर सलाहिार पैनल िे अध्यक्ष िौन हℂ? (a) Zubair Iqbal / जुबैर इकबाल जीव �ीटनवा नﴂ / b) Sanjeev Srinivasan) (c) T V Mohandas Pai / िी वी मोहनदा पाई (d) Shiv Das Meena / टिव दा मीणा (e) Uday Kotak / उदय कोिक Ans.(e)

Exp. The insolvency regulator IBBI has reconstituted the Advisory Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process. This panel, which would be chaired by Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank, comprises of 13 members besides the Chairman.

This Advisory Committee will advise and provide professional support— on a request from the IBBI or on its own volition—on any matter relating to the Corporate Insolvency resolution and liquidation dealt with by the Board under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

Most members will have a term of three years—up to June 11, 2023.

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Q.173. World day to combat desertification and drought is observed every year on ______. म셁थथलीिरण और सूिे से कनपटने िे कलए कवि किवस ______ि हर साल मनाया जाता है। (a) 10 june / 10 जूर् (b) 12 june / 12 जूर् (c) 14 june / 14 जूर् (d) 17 june / 17 जूर् (e) 18 june / 18 जूर् Ans.(d) Exp. The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17th June to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification. The day is a unique moment to remind everyone that land degradation neutrality is achievable through problem-solving, strong community involvement and co-operation at all levels.

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Q.174. What is the theme for World day to combat desertification and drought 2020? म셁थथलीिरण और सूिे िा मुिाबला िरने िे कलए कवि किवस 2020 िा कवषय क्या है? (a) 25 YEARS – Let's grow the future together (b) Food. Feed. Fibre. - the links between consumption and land (c) Land has true value – invest in it (d) Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People (e) Attainment of food security for all through sustainable food systems Ans.(b) Exp. 2020 Theme: Food. Feed. Fibre. - the links between consumption and land

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Q.175. International Day of Family Remittances is celebrated annually on ______. पररवार िे प्रेषण िा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय किवस ______ि प्रकतवषा मनाया जाता है। (a) 12 june / 12 जूर् (b) 13 june / 13 जूर् (c) 14 june / 14 जूर् (d) 15 june / 15 जूर् (e) 16 june / 16 जूर् Ans.(e) Exp. International Day of Family Remittances 2020 aka IDFR is celebrated each year on June 16 across the world. The day is organised by the United Nations and is universally accepted. This day is celebrated to recognise the efforts of migrants who help to improve the lives of their family members back home. It is also created to observe the hope that they have created for the future to come

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Q.176. Who among the following has launched ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India? कनम्नकलखित में से किसने ग्रामीण भारत में आजीकविा िे अवसर ं ि बढ़ाने िे कलए “गरीब िल्ाण र जगार अकभयान” शु셂 किया है? (a) Narendra Modi / र्िेंद्र मोदी (b) Amit Shah / असमत शाह (c) Ram Nath Kovind / िाम र्ाथ कोस ंद (d) Rajnath Singh / िाजर्ाथ सिंह (e) Nirmala Sitharaman / सर्माला िीतािमण Ans.(a)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ on June 20 to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India. Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.

The campaign of 125 days across 116 districts in 6 states (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha) aims to work in mission mode to help migrant workers. It will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide jobs and create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country with a resource envelope of Rs 50,000 crore.

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Q.177. How many votes India has won out of 192 votes to enter the non-permanent category of the UN Security Council?

संयुि राष्ट्र सुरक्षा पररषि िी गैर-थथायी श्रेणी में प्रवेश िरने िे कलए भारत ने 192 व ट ं में से कितने व ट जीते हℂ? (a) 191 (b) 189 (c) 184 (d) 179 (e) 175 Ans.(c)

Exp. India scored a major diplomatic victory to enter the non-permanent category of the UN Security Council when elections were held for the five non-permanent members on 17th June. India won 184 votes out of 192 valid votes cast.

Previously, India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the years 1950—1951, 1967—1968, 1972—1973, 1977—1978, 1984—1985, 1991—1992 and 2011—2012.

Ireland, Mexico and Norway were also elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. India’s term will begin from January 2021.

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Q.178. Reliance has sold ______stake in Jio Platforms to Saudi wealth fund PIF for Rs 11,367 cr. ररलायंस ने Jio प्लेटफॉर्म्ा में ______कहस्सेिारी सऊिी वेल्थ फंि PIF ि 11,367 िर ड़ 셁पये में बेची है। (a) 1.15% (b) 1.34% (c) 1.85% (d) 2.32% (e) 9.99% Ans.(d) Exp. Saudi Arabia’s PIF, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, will invest Rs 11,367 crore for 2.32 percent of Jio Platforms, a historic eleventh investment in the Reliance Industries (RIL) digital unit in nine weeks. Now shed 24.7 percent stake in Jio and raised Rs 115,693.95 crore from some of the world’s top technology investors. Facebook, General Atlantic, Silver Lake (twice), Vista Equity Partners, KKR, Mubadala Investment Company and ADIA, TPG and L Catterton have queued up for investments in Jio.

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Q.179. ADB has projected India's GDP growth rate at ______in fiscal 2020-21. एिीबी ने कवत्त वषा 2020-21 में भारत िी जीिीपी कविास िर ______पर ह ने िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) -3.8% (b) -1.1% (c) -5.0% (d) -2.6% (e) -4.0% Ans.(e) Exp. India’s economy will contract by 4% in financial year 2020 as against a growth of 4% projected in its April outlook, the Asian Development Banks said in its supplement report on 18th June while also slashing the growth forecast for India for 2021 to 5% compared to 6.2% projected in April. “The Indian economy is expected to contract by 4.0% in fiscal 2020, then grow by 5.0% the following year as economic activity normalizes gradually

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Q.180. Who is the head of the panel formed by SEBI that suggested measures to strengthen markets watchdog's enforcement mechanism and improve the system of recovery of siphoned off money? सेबी द्वारा गकठत पैनल िा प्रमुि िौन है कजसने बाजार ं िे पहरेिार ं िे प्रवतान तंि ि मजबूत िरने और पैसे से छीने हए िन िी वसूली िी प्रणाली में सुिार िरने िे उपाय ं िा सुझाव किया है? (a) R. K. Mathur / आि के माथुि (b) Anil Dave / असर्ल दा े (c) Devendra Kumar Joshi / दे ेंद्र कुमाि जोशी (d) A K Sikri / ए के ट करी (e) V. P. Singh Badnore / ी पी सिंह बदर्ोि Ans.(b)

Exp. A Sebi panel on 16th June suggested measures to strengthen markets watchdog's enforcement mechanism and improve the system of recovery of siphoned off money.

The committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Anil Dave has proposed a method of quantification of profit made by the defaulter and loss caused to investors.

Purpose: The committee has examined the insolvency, recovery and securities laws jurisprudence of India and abroad and suggested suitable changes in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to ensure that insolvency law is not used as a refuge by defaulters, thereby protecting the interest of investors.

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Q.181. International Picnic Day is observed every year on ______.

अंतरााष्ट्रीय कपिकनि किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 15 june / 15 जूर् (b) 16 june / 16 जूर् (c) 17 june / 17 जूर् (d) 18 june / 18 जूर् (e) 19 june / 19 जूर् Ans.(d) Exp. International Picnic Day is observed on June 18, every year. It is a day to encourage people to go outdoors and enjoy a hearty meal in nature, with other people’s company. In the early days, people used to go on a picnic as an escape from their daily lives. This day is also marked by various charity events and school picnics.

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Q.182. Where will the 4th edition of Asian Youth Para Games be held in December 2021? किसंबर 2021 में एकशयाई युवा पैरा िेल ं िा चौथा संस्करण िहााँ आय कजत किया जाएगा? (a) India / भाित (b) Qatar / क़ति (c) United States / िंयुि िाज्य अमेरिका (d) Bahrain / बहरीन (e) Brazil / ब्राज़ील Ans.(d) Exp. The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) on 17th June announced that Bahrain will host the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games from December 1 to 10 next year. An estimated 800 athletes under 20 years of age are expected to compete in nine sports including athletics, badminton, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

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Q.183. Name the 1971 War Hero Lieutenant General who has passed away recently due to COVID-19. 1971 िे युि िे नायि लेखफ्टनेंट जनरल िा नाम बताइए कजनिा हाल ही में COVID-19 िे िारण कनिन ह गया है। (a) Sreedhar Shenoy / श्रीर्ि शेर्ॉय (b) A Vaidyanathan / ए वैद्यनाथन त राय जीﴂ c) Vasant Raiji / व) (d) Sachin Chaturvedi / ट न तुवेदी (e) Raj Mohan Vohra / राज मोहन वोहरा Ans.(e) Exp. Lieutenant General (retd) Raj Mohan Vohra, who was a 1971 war hero and a Maha Vir Chakra awardee, has passed away due to COVID-19. Then a lieutenant colonel, Lt Gen (retd) Vohra commanded the elite Hodson's Horse in the Shakargarh Sector during the Indo-Pak War of 1971 and was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his conspicuous bravery and leadership. During the Battle of Basantar, the regiment came under heavy fire from the enemy and faced huge resistance, but 27 enemy tanks were destroyed under his able command

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Q.184. For which state, the Central Government has allocated Rs 156.61 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the FY20-21? किस राज्य िे कलए िेंद्र सरिार ने कवत्त वषा 2020-21 में जल जीवन कमशन (JJM) िे िायाान्वयन िे कलए 156.61 िर ड़ 셁पये िा आवंटन किया है? (a) Meghalaya / मेघालय गानाﴂb) Telangana / तेल) (c) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णा ल प्रदेि (d) Tripura / टत्रपुरा (e) Rajasthan / राजथथान Ans.(d) Exp. For the year 2020-21, the fund allocation for the implementation of JJM in Tripura has been increased from Rs 107.64 Crore to Rs 156.61 Crore. With an opening balance of Rs 136.45 Crore available with the State and along with this year’s allocation of Rs 156.61 Crore, and considering the State matching share, a total of Rs 320.16 Crore will be available with the state. State has planned to provide 100% Functional Household Tap Connection by 2023 under JJM.

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Q.185. Central Govt has approved fund of Rs 1,189.40 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in which state in FY 2020-21? िेंद्रीय सरिार ने कवत्त वषा 2020-21 में किस राज्य में जल जीवन कमशन (JJM) िे िायाान्वयन िे कलए 1,189.40 िर ड़ 셁पये िे फंि ि मंजूरी िी है? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.(a)

Exp. Central Govt has approved fund of Rs 1,189.40 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Karnataka in 2020-21, which is a considerable increase from Rs. 546.06 Crore in 2019-20.

Union Minister of Jal Shakti has congratulated the Chief Minister of Karnataka for efficient handling of the CoVid-19 situation while writing in connection with implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the State. The Ministry of Jal Shakti has been working with the States in preparing a roadmap to implement Prime Minister’s flagship programme, Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide 55 litres of potable water per person per day to every rural household of the country by 2024. JJM aims to improve the lives of rural people especially women and girls by reducing their drudgery.

Since Karnataka is planning 100% household coverage by 2022-23.

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Q.186. For which state, the Central government has approved funding of Rs 1,829 for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in FY 2020-21? किस राज्य िे कलए िेंद्र सरिार ने कवत्त वषा 2020-21 में जल जीवन कमशन िे िायाान्वयन िे कलए 1,829 셁पये िे कवत्त प षण ि मंजूरी िी है? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि (c) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(c) Exp. The Centre has approved funding of 1,829 crore rupees for the effective implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra for 2020-21. Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2019. It aims to provide tap water supply to all rural households by 2024.

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Q.187. India will be United Nations Security Council President for ______. भारत ______िे कलए संयुि राष्ट्र सुरक्षा पररषि िा अध्यक्ष ह गा। (a) June, 2021 / जून, 2021 (b) July, 2021 / जुलाई, 2021 (c) August, 2021 / अगस्त, 2021 बर, 2021ﴂd) September, 2021 / ट त) (e) October, 2021 / अरूबर, 2021 Ans.(c) Exp. India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, will serve as the president of the powerful 15-nation UN body for the month of August, 2021. The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the member states' names. According to the information released by the office of the UN spokesperson, India will assume the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of August 2021. India will preside over the Council again for a month in 2022.

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Q.188. Which of the following company has become first Indian company to hit $150- billion market capital? कनम्नकलखित में से िौन सी िंपनी $ 150 कबकलयन मािेट िैकपटल कहट िरने वाली पहली भारतीय िंपनी बन गई है? (a) TATA Group / िािा मूह डस्टिीज टलटमिेडﴂइ ﴂb) Reliance Industries Limited / ररलाय) (c) Flipkart / क्ट्िपकािग (d) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेि बैंक टडयन ऑयल कॉपोरेिन टलﴂe) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd / इ) Ans.(b) Exp. The market valuation of Reliance Industries Ltd crossed Rs 11 lakh crore on after chairman Mukesh Ambani announced that his oil-to-telecom conglomerate had become net debt-free. Reliance Industries is also the first Indian company to cross the Rs 11 lakh crore market valuation mark. Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of India's most-valued company Reliance Industries (RIL).

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Q.189. According to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire list, which of the following person has joined the club of World’s 10 Richest Persons as his net worth jumped to $64.6 billion? फ र्ब्ा ररयल-टाइम कबकलयनेयर सूची िे अनुसार, कनम्न में से िौन सा व्यखि कवि िे 10 सबसे अमीर व्यखिय ं िे क्लब में शाकमल ह गया है, जब उसिी िुल संपकत्त 64.6 कबकलयन िॉलर ह गई है? (a) Ratan Tata / ितर् टाटा (b) Azim Premji / अर्ीम प्रेमजी (c) Gautam Adani / गौतम अदानी (d) Lakshmi Mittal / लक्ष्मी टमत्तल (e) Mukesh Ambani / मुकेि अम्बानी Ans.(e) Exp. Mukesh Ambani has entered the list of top ten richest persons in the world, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire list. Mukesh Ambani's net worth increased by over 12 times from USD 5.3 billion to USD 64.6 billion (Rs 4.9 lakh crore). Ambani, who owns 42% of Reliance, has benefited from a number of investments into the company’s digital unit, Jio Platforms Ltd., that Reliance said has made it net-debt free ahead of a March 2021 target.

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Q.190. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for JSW Cement? JSW सीमेंट िे कलए ब्ांि एंबेसिर िे 셂प में किसे कनयुि किया गया है? (a) Sourav Ganguly / िौि गांगुली (b) Sunil Chhetri / ुनील िेत्री (c) Viswanathan Anand / स श्वर्ाथर् आर्ंद (d) Rishabh Pant / ऋर्भ पंत a और b ﴂe) Both a & b / दोनो) Ans.(e) Exp. JSW Cement, part of USD 14 billion JSW Group, has roped in former Indian cricket captain and current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly and captain of India’s National Football Team & Bengaluru FC captain, Sunil Chhetri as its brand ambassadors. The company is rolling out on June 20 its new marketing campaign Leaders Choice featuring the two sports icons in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.

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Q.191. Who among the following has won 2020 German Trade Peace Prize? कनम्नकलखित में से किसने 2020 जमान टरेि शांकत पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Abhijit Banerjee / अटभटजत बनजी (b) Esther Duflo / एस्तेर डफ़्लो (c) Amartya Sen / अमत्यग ेन (d) Raghuram Rajan / रघुराम राजन हﴂ e) Manmohan Singh / मनमोहन ट) Ans.(c) Exp. Germany’s publishers and bookseller’s association—has announced on June 17 that Indian economist, philosopher, and Nobel (1998) laureate Amartya Sen is the recipient of the 2020 Peace Prize of the German book trade. The Peace Prize has been awarded since 1950 and is endowed with a purse of €25,000 (US$28,088). Börsenverein chief Karin Schmidt-Friderichs has made the announcement, conveying a message from the board that says that in selecting Sen, the association “has chosen to pay tribute to a pioneering scholar who has addressed issues of global justice for decades,” a figure “whose work to combat social inequality in education and health care is as relevant today as ever.

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Q.192. World Refugee Day is observed every year on ______. कवि शरणाथी किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 20 June / 20 जून (b) 21 June / 21 जून (c) 22 June / 22 जून (d) 23 June / 23 जून (e) 24 June / 24 जून Ans.(a) Exp. World Refugee Day is held every year on June 20 to raise awareness about the plight of refugees around the world. It is held to show solidarity with those who have been displaced and to honor their resilience and determination to keep their families safe. Theme 2020: Step with Refugee

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Q.193. International Yoga Day is observed annually on ______.

अंतरााष्ट्रीय य ग किवस प्रकतवषा ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 19 June / 19 जून (b) 20 June / 20 जून (c) 21 June / 21 जून (d) 22 June / 22 जून (e) 23 June / 23 जून Ans.(c) Exp. Every year, June 21 is recognised as International Yoga Day but due to social distancing measures adopted by most countries. The World Health Organization mentions yoga as a means to improve health in its Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030: More active people for a healthier world. The proposal was first introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address during the opening of the 69th session of the General Assembly. The first Yoga Day celebration was held at Rajpath in New Delhi, where PM Modi and other dignitaries also performed around 21 yoga asanas and created two Guinness World Records. The theme set by United Nations for this year is “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”.

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Q.194. When is World Music Day celebrated every year? कवि संगीत किवस हर साल िब मनाया जाता है? (a) 15 june / 15 जून (b) 13 june / 13 जून (c) 21 june / 21 जून (d) 19 june / 19 जून (e) 11 june / 11 जून Ans.(c) Exp. Every year, June 21 is celebrated as World Music Day. The day is celebrated to honour the amateur as well as professional singers around the world. It is also celebrated to create awareness about artists and also encourage the young generations to show their talent. World Music Day was first celebrated sometime in the 1970s on June 21. American musician Joel Cohen, who was then working in a French radio station, wanted bands to play in order to welcome the first day of summer. Theme 2020: "Music at the intersections".

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Q.195. World Hydrography Day is celebrated on ______. कवि हाइिर ग्राफी किवस ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 17 june / 17 जून (b) 18 june / 18 जून (c) 19 june / 19 जून (d) 20 june / 20 जून (e) 21 june / 21 जून Ans.(e) Exp. Hydrography plays one of the most important roles in today’s world by describing the physical feature of the navigable portion of the water covered area on the Earth’s surface through maps and nautical charts. Without a hydrographic survey, navigation for ships or fishing boats would have been much difficult. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) was founded on 21 June 1921. Theme 2020: Hydrography- Enabling Autonomous Technologies

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Q.196. Which football club has beaten Juventus on penalties to win sixth Italian Cup? किस फुटबॉल क्लब ने जुवेंटस ि पेनटी मᴂ हरािर छठा इटाकलयन िप जीता? (a) Verona / वेरोना (b) Liverpool / टलवरपूल (c) Milan / टमलान (d) Roma / रोमा (e) Napoli / नापोली Ans.(e) Exp. Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to lift the Italian Cup for the sixth time after the score was 0-0 after 90 minutes in an empty Stadio Olimpco in Rome. Napoli are sixth in the league table as they target a return to the Champions League.

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Q.197. Director KR Sachidanandan has passed away recently. From which state he belonged to? कनिेशि िे आर सकचिानंिन िा हाल ही में कनिन ह गया है। वह किस राज्य से थे? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमलर्ािु (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (d) Kerala / केिल (e) Odisha / ओसिशा Ans.(d) Exp. The Kerala film industry plunged into sadness when the news came of ailing popular film director and script writer KR Sachidanandan passing away at a hospital in Thrissur on 20th June. Popularly known as Sachy, the 48-year-old was recovering from a hip surgery when he suffered a cardiac arrest on 15th June. He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a leading hospital in Thrissur.

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Q.198. Which country will host the 36th ASEAN Summit? िौन सा िेश 36 वें ASEAN कशिर सेलन िी मेजबानी िरेगा? (a) China / चीर् (b) Japan / जापार् (c) India / भाित (d) Vietnam / स यतर्ाम (e) Malaysia / मलेसशया Ans.(d) Exp. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that the 36th ASEAN Summit will be the first ever to take place via teleconference, with Vietnam to host the remote gathering, set to focus on handling regional public health issues and funding to cope with COVID-19. The Director-General of the Department of Information, and spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cherdkiat Atthakor, accompanied by the Deputy Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs Department, Usana Peeranon, announced today that the 36th ASEAN Summit, being hosted by Vietnam from June 22 to 26, 2020, will take place via teleconference in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Q.199. How much fund from PM CARES has been allocated to buy ventilators, help migrants and develop a vaccine? वेंकटलेटर िरीिने, प्रवाकसय ं िी मिि िरने और वैक्सीन कविकसत िरने िे कलए PM CARES से कितना फंि आवंकटत किया गया है? (a) Rs 2000 crores / 2000 किोड़ 셁 (b) Rs 3100 crores / 3100 किोड़ 셁 (c) Rs 4092 crores / 4092 किोड़ 셁 (d) Rs 5000 crores / 5000 किोड़ 셁 (e) Rs 6300 crores / 6300 किोड़ 셁 Ans.(b)

Exp. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the Trust has decided to allocate Rs 3,100 core for the fight against Covid-19.

Out of the Rs 3100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs 2,000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators, Rs 1,000 crores will be used for care of migrant labourers and Rs 100 crores will be given to support vaccine development.

The government said 50,000 ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators will be purchased from the PM CARES Fund which will be provided to government run COVID hospitals in all States/UTs for better treatment of the critical COVID-19 cases.

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Q.200. With which insurance company, UCO Bank has partnered to offer various insurance products to its customers? किस बीमा िंपनी िे साथ यूि बℂि ने अपने ग्राहि ं ि कवकभन्न बीमा उत्पाि ं िी पेशिश िरने िे कलए भागीिारी िी है? पनीﴂोरें कﴂa) SBI Life Insurance Company / SBI लाइफ इ) पनीﴂोरें कﴂिल इﴂb) Oriental Insurance Company / ओररए) पनीﴂोरें कﴂc) Religare Health Insurance Company / रेटलगेयर हेल्थ इ) पनीﴂोरें कﴂड एलाइड इﴂd) Star Health and Allied Insurance Company / स्टार हेल्थ ए) (e) All of the above / उपरोक्त भी Ans.(e) Exp. State-run UCO Bank on Sunday tied up with four insurers to offer various insurance products to its customers through its network of branches across the country. The lender teamed up with SBI Life Insurance Company, the Oriental Insurance Company and Religare Health Insurance Company, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company for selling their products.

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Q.201. Which bank has partnered with Affordplan to launch co-branded cashless healthcare card called ‘Swasth Card’? किस बℂि ने "स्वथथ िािा" नामि सह-ब्ांिेि िैशलेस हेल्थिेयर िािा लॉन्च िरने िे कलए अफ िाप्लान िे साथ साझेिारी िी है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफिी बैंक (b) RBL Bank / आिबीएल बैंक (c) Yes Bank / यि बैंक (d) ICICI Bank / आईिीआईिीआई बैंक (e) Axis Bank / एक्किि बैंक Ans.(c)

Exp. Yes Bank partners Affordplan to launch co-branded cashless healthcare card called ‘Swasth Card’

Yes bank Limited, an Indian public bank, has joined hands with Delhi-based fintech startup Affordplan, to launch a first of its kind co-branded healthcare card called ‘Swasth Card’ under Swasth program with the aim to enable families plan and manage their finances for their healthcare needs.

The co-branded card will have flexible recharges from Rs 100 up to a maximum balance of Rs 1 lakh.

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202. Who among the following became the only Indian to feature in Town & Country magazine's top global philanthropists of 2020 list?

कनम्नकलखित में से िौन टाउन एंि िंटरी पकििा िी 2020 िे शीषा वैकिि पर पिारी ल ग ं िी सूची में शाकमल ह ने वाला एिमाि भारतीय बन गया? (a) Nita Ambani / र्ीता अम्बार्ी (b) Ratan Tata / रतन िािा (c) Shiv Nadar / टिव नादर (d) Azim Premji / अर्ीम प्रेमजी (e) Cyrus Mistry / ाइर टमस्त्री Ans.(a)

Exp. Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani became the only Indian to feature in Town & Country magazine's top global philanthropists of 2020 list.

While RIL's Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $64.5 billion, recently became the only Asian tycoon among the world's top 10 richest people, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, wife Nita was recognised by T&C among the top philanthropists "who are saving lives and our sense of hope" during the pandemic.

Ambani features alongside prominent global individuals including as Tim Cook, Oprah Winfrey, Laurene Powell Jobs, the Lauder Family, Donatella Versace, Michael Bloomberg and Leonardo Di Caprio among others.

The magazine highlighted Ambani for leading Reliance Foundation's efforts in feeding frontline workers and the underprivileged, a contribution of $72 million to an emergency fund for relief work, and for setting up India's first Covid- 19 hospital.

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Q.203. International Olympic Day is celebrated every year on ______.

अंतरााष्ट्रीय ओलंकपि किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 20 June / 20 जून (b) 21 June / 21 जून (c) 22 June / 22 जून (d) 23 June / 23 जून (e) 24 June / 24 जून Ans.(d) Exp. International Olympic Day is celebrated across the world on June 23 every year to mark the importance of games and sports in our lives and to promote participation in games and sports across the world, irrespective of age, gender, cast or religion. The International Olympic Day was first celebrated on June 23 in 1894 in nine countries -- Austria, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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Q.204. International Widows Day is observed annually on ______.

अंतरााष्ट्रीय कविवा किवस प्रकतवषा ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 23 June / 23 जून (b) 13 June / 13 जून (c) 21 June / 21 जून (d) 19 June / 19 जून (e) 11 June / 11 जून Ans.(a) Exp. International Widows' Day is observed on 23 June. A million of widows across the globe live in poverty, and without any substantial support. Widows, and people dependent on them, face extreme poverty, a lot of injustice, among other societal. The day aims to address the issue that widows and their children face in several countries.

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Q.205. United Nations Public Service Day is observed on ______. संयुि राष्ट्र ल ि सेवा किवस ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 21 June / 21 जूर् (b) 22 June / 22 जूर् (c) 23 June / 23 जूर् (d) 24 June / 24 जूर् (e) 25 June / 25 जूर् Ans.(c) Exp. Every year the United Nations Public Service Day is observed on June 23 as a mark of respect and gratitude to people in public service, sometimes endangering their lives, in countries across the world. This year the UN is holding a virtual event to engage public servants from across the world and discuss the stiff challenges the pandemic is throwing at frontline workers and citizens virtually every day.

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Q.206. Mark William Calaway has announced retirement. With which sports is he associated? मािा कवकलयम िैलावे ने सेवाकनवृकत्त िी घ षणा िी है। वह किस िेल से जुड़े हℂ? (a) Wrestling / कुश्ती (b) Shot Put / िॉि पुि (c) Weightlifting / भारोत्तोलन (d) Discus Throw / टडस्क थ्रो (e) Football / फुिबॉल Ans.(a) Exp. Legendary wrestler Mark William Calaway, popularly known as by his ring name The Undertaker, on 22nd June announced that he is bidding adieu to WWE. The 55-year-old confirmed his decision to end his in-ring career after three decades during the fifth and final installment of his documentary 'Undertaker: The Last Ride' on WWE Network--the glimpse of which was also shared by the wrestler.

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Q.207. Joel Schumacher has died recently. He was a ______. ज एल शूमािर िा हाल ही में कनिन ह गया है। वह एि ______थे। (a) Actor / असभर्ेता (b) Stuntman / स्ट्ंटमैर् (c) Director / सर्देशक (d) Musician / िंगीतकाि (e) Producer / सर्मााता Ans.(c) Exp. Joel Schumacher, the eclectic and brazen filmmaker who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in St. Elmo’s Fire and steering the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, has died. He was 80.

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Q.208. Which state is going to start ‘Play little, Study little’ (‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’) scheme for school students from June 25? 25 जून से स्कूली छाि ं िे कलए िौन सा राज्य “प्ले कलकटल, स्ट्िी कलकटल” (‘एिटू िेल , एिटू पढ ’) य जना शु셂 िरने जा रहा है? (a) Meghalaya / मेघालय गानाﴂb) Telangana / तेल) (c) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णा ल प्रदेि (d) Tripura / टत्रपुरा (e) Rajasthan / राजथथान Ans.(d) Exp. With uncertainty prevailing over reopening of schools due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Tripura government has decided to start a scheme called ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ which means ‘Play little, Study little’, from June 25. As per the scheme, the students would be getting audio and video contents on learning activities, projects along with fun and gaming activities via SMS or WhatsApp services.

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Q.209. Which state Government has launched Job Guarantee Scheme “Mukhyamantri Shramik Yojna” for Urban Poor? किस राज्य सरिार ने शहरी गरीब ं िे कलए नौिरी गारंटी य जना “मुख्यमंिी श्रलमक य जना” शु셂 िी है? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (c) Jharkhand / झािखंि (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(c) Exp. Jharkhand is set to become the first state to launch an employment guarantee scheme for urban poor on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act. The scheme called Mukhyamantri Shramik Yojna will guarantee 100 days of work in a financial year for urban unskilled labourers. The new scheme would have a provision to pay an unemployment allowance if the state fails to provide 100 days of work.

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Q.210. In which state Raja Parba festival is celebrated? राजा परबा त्य हार किस राज्य में मनाया जाता है? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Kerala / केिल (e) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू Ans.(c) Exp. Raja Parba festival celebrated in Odisha. It is a 3-days unique festival in which the onset of monsoon and the earth’s womanhood is celebrated by the state. It is believed that during this time the Mother Earth or Bhudevi undergoes menstruation. The fourth day is the day of the ‘purification bath’

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Q.211. Nepalese FM radio stations have started giving weather bulletins of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura. These regions are parts of which state? नेपाली FM रेकिय स्ट्ेशन ं ने कलपुलेि, िालापानी और कलंकपयािुरा का मौसम बुलेकटन िेना शु셂 िर किया है। ये क्षेि किस राज्य िे कहस्से हℂ? (a) Bihar / सबहाि डﴂb) Uttarakhand / उत्तराख) (c) Sikkim / ट क्ट्िम गालﴂd) West Bengal / पटिम ब) (e) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेि Ans.(b) Exp. After Nepal’s parliament endorsed the political map that shows the disputed areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of its territory earlier this month, some Nepalese FM radio stations close to India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh have started giving weather bulletins of these three areas. These FM radio stations are located in Darchula district of Nepal and can be heard in the bordering areas of Dharchula, Baluakot, Jauljibi and Kalika towns on the Indian side in Pithoragarh, according to locals.

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Q.212. To which of the following country, Exim Bank has extended USD 20.10 million line of credit (LOC)?

कनम्नकलखित में से किस िेश िे कलए एखक्जम बℂि ने 20.10 कमकलयन अमरीकी डॉिर िा ऋण (LOC) किया है? (a) Guatemala / ग्वािेमाला (b) Belize / बेलीज (c) Gabon / गैबॉन डुराﴂd) Honduras / हो) (e) Nicaragua / टनकारागुआ Ans.(e)

Exp. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on 20th June said it has extended a line of credit (LOC) of USD 20.10 million to the government of Nicaragua for reconstruction of Aldo Chavarria Hospital.

With signing of this agreement, Exim Bank, so far, has extended four LOCs to Nicaragua, on behalf of the Indian government, taking the total value to USD 87.63 million.

Projects covered under the LOCs include supply of equipment for building two substations, construction of transmission lines, building new substation, expansion of the existing substations and reconstruction of a hospital.

Post the signing of this LOC agreement, Exim Bank has now in place 261 LOCs, covering 62 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the CIS, with credit commitments of around USD 25.70 billion, available for financing exports from India.

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Q.213. Which Indian IT company has joined Amazon's The Climate Pledge to be the net zero carbon? नेट-शू िाबान बनने िे कलए िौन सी भारतीय IT िंपनी अमेजन िी "ि क्लाइमेट प्लेज" में शाकमल ह गई है? द्राﴂa) Tech Mahindra / िेक मटह) (b) Wipro / स प्रो ल्टें ी टवग ेज ﴂc) Tata Consultancy Services / िािा क) (d) Accenture / एक्सें र (e) Infosys / इन्फोट Ans.(e) Exp. Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys Ltd has joined The Climate Pledge, an initiative co- founded by e-commerce firm Amazon and environment firm Global Optimism, to make a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. The Climate Pledge calls on new signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of 2050. Amazon plans to announce many more signatories throughout 2020.

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Q.214. With which bank Hyundai Motor India has announced partnership to offer online car loans on its Click to Buy digital car buying platform? किस बℂि िे साथ हंिई म टर इं किया ने अपने खक्लि टू बाई किकजटल िार िरीिने िे प्लेटफॉमा पर ऑनलाइन िार ऋण िी पेशिश िरने िे कलए साझेिारी िी घ षणा िी है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफिी बैंक (b) RBL Bank / आिबीएल बैंक (c) Yes Bank / यि बैंक (d) ICICI Bank / आईिीआईिीआई बैंक (e) Axis Bank / एक्किि बैंक Ans.(a) Exp. Hyundai Motor India has announced a partnership with HDFC Bank to offer online auto retail financing solutions to the customers on its Click to Buy digital car buying platform. A customer can purchase any Hyundai vehicle, including 2020 Creta, 2020 Verna, Venue, Elite i20, Grand i10 Nios and Santro, through the Click to Buy platform. Under the partnership, the customers will be offered customised car financing solutions from HDFC Bank on the Click to Buy online car buying platform. The customers can now get loans without physically visiting any branch of HDFC Bank.

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Q.215. What is the rank of Reliance Industries (RIL) in the rankings of most valuable firm globally by market capitalization? बाजार पूंजीिरण में वैकिि 셂प से सबसे मूल्वान फमा िी रℂकिंग में ररलायंस इंिस्ट्रीज (RIL) िा थथान क्या है? (a) 42

(b) 57 (c) 83 (d) 104

(e) 149 Ans.(b) Exp. Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first Indian company to be valued at $150 billion.

The oil-to-telecom conglomerate now stands at 57th position in the overall market capitalisation (market-cap) ranking of listed companies globally. It ranked at 104th position as on March 24, 2020, and at the 70th position at the beginning of the current calendar year 2020, Bloomberg data show.

RIL, the only Indian company, is currently featuring in the top 100 list of most valued global companies. Saudi Aramco – leads the biggest companies globally with a market-cap of $ 1,764.50 billion as on June 16, 2020.

Rank 1: SAUDI ARAMCO ($ 1,764.50 billion)

Rank 2: APPLE INC ($ 1515.8 billion)

Rank 57th: Reliance Industries ($150 billion)

Rank 104: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Tank 149: HDFC

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Q.216. Padma Shri awardee Vidyaben has passed away recently. She was a ______. प श्री से साकनत कवाबेन िा हाल ही में कनिन ह गया है। िह एि ______थी। (a) Painter / सचिकाि (b) Folk Singer / लोक गायक (c) Social Worker / माज ेवक (d) Environmentalist / पयाा िण ादी (e) Historian / इसतहािकाि Ans.(c) Exp. Social worker and National Award winner Vidyaben Shah passed away on Friday at her residence in the national capital. She was 98. Vidyaben was the first non-official to head the New Delhi Municipal Council in the 1970s and was also the president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) between 1976 to 1979 and then from 1985 to 1994. She established the first Bal Bhavan in Rajkot in the 1940s and as a university student, she participated in the Quit India Movement. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and received the National Award for outstanding services in the field of child welfare in 1986.

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Q.217. Rajinder Goel has passed away recently. He was a ______. राकजंिर ग यल िा हाल ही में कनिन ह गया है। व एि ______थे। (a) TV Anchor / टी ी एंकि (b) Singer /गायक (c) Actor / असभर्ेता (d) Lawyer / कील (e) Cricketer / सिकेटि Ans.(e) Exp. Former left-arm spin legend Rajinder Goel, whose record Ranji Trophy wicket haul of 637 scalps still stands, passed away in Rohtak due to age-related illness on 21st June. He was 77.

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Q.218. Which state government and Reliance Jio TV have entered an agreement to educate 52 lakh students? किस राज्य सरिार और ररलायंस कजय टीवी ने 52 लाि छाि ं ि कशकक्षत िरने िे कलए एि समझौता किया है? (a) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (b) Rajasthan / िाजथार् (c) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेि (d) Assam / अिम (e) Haryana / हरियाणा Ans.(e) Exp. Haryana government and Reliance Jio TV have entered an agreement that is expected to benefit around 52 lakh school children in rural areas. This new agreement is done under the Chief Minister's Distance Education Programme in order to expand education in rural areas without jeopardizing social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Benefit: The agreement will help students to watch all four channels of Eduset through television, laptop, desktop, tablet and smartphone.

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Q.219. For which state, the centre has allocated Rs. 412.19 Crore under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2020-21? किस राज्य िे कलए, िेंद्र ने 2020-21 में जल जीवन कमशन िे तहत 412.19 िर ड़ 셁पये आवंकटत किए हℂ? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.(b) Exp. The Central minister stated that in 2019-20 Telangana was allocated ₹ 259.14 Crore and only ₹ 105.52 Crore could be released by Government of India as State was unable to avail second instalment due to non-reporting of physical progress and non-submission of proper expenditure plan. Central Government has increased the fund allocation to Telangana from ₹ 259.14 Crore to ₹ 412.19 Crore for the year 2020-21. State target will provide 100% tap connections to all rural households in the year 2020-21 itself and become the first State to achieve the feat.

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Q.220. Which city’s civic body has launched “Mission Zero” for 6 wards in city’s suburbs to curb Covid-19 cases? किस शहर िे नागररि कनिाय ने ि कवि-19 मामल ं पर अंिुश लगाने िे कलए शहर िे उपनगर ं में 6 वािⴂ िे कलए "कमशन जीर " लॉन्च किया है? बईﴂa) Mumbai / मु) (b) New Delhi / नई टदल्ी (c) Hyderabad / हैदराबाद (d) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁 (e) Pune / पुणे Ans.(a)

Exp. Civic chief IS Chahal on 23rd June launched ‘Mission Zero’, as part of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) rapid action plan to curb rising Covid-19 cases in the suburbs. He also inaugurated 50 ambulances given to BMC as part of a public-private partnership.

Mission Zero is a 35-day action plan to increase surveillance in six suburban wards corresponding to areas of Mulund, Bhandup, Dahisar, Borivli, Kandivli, Malad and Dindoshi. It aims to reduce the growth rate of Covid-19 cases in these areas to around 1%- 1.7%, from the current 3%-3.7%.

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Q.221. Which state government has announced "Indira Rasoi Yojna" for the poor? किस राज्य सरिार ने गरीब ं िे कलए "इंकिरा रस ई य जना" िी घ षणा िी है? (a) Gujarat / गुजिात (b) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Rajasthan / िाजथार् (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(d) Exp. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 22nd June announced that his government will soon launch the Indira Rasoi Yojna for the poor to ensure that ‘‘no one sleeps hungry’‘ in the state. Aims: Under this scheme, pure and nutritious food on concessional rates will be provided to the needy twice a day, State government will spend Rs 100 crore every year on the Indira Rasoi Yojna (Indira Kitchen Scheme).

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Q.222. Who among the following has launched YUKTI 2.0 Platform for Innovators? कनम्नकलखित में से किसने इन वेटसा िे कलए YUKTI 2.0 प्लेटफॉमा लॉन्च किया है? (a) Piyush Goyal / टपयूष गोयल कﴂb) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank / रमेि पोखररयाल टनि) दﴂc) Ram Nath Kovind / राम नाथ कोटव) (d) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी (e) Nirmala Sitharaman / टनमगला ीतारमण Ans.(b) Exp. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has launched a new programme, called Yukti 2.0, which is an online depository for innovative ideas aimed at fostering and promoting innovation among students and teachers. The portal, called Yukti 2.0, was initially promoted with the name Massive Indian Novelty Depository (MIND). Benefit: Help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions.

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Q.223. Renaming of ‘Tonoshiro’ island to ‘Tonoshiro Senkaku’ has triggered tensions between China and ______. "ट न शीर " द्वीप िा नाम बिलिर "ट न शीर सेनिािू " िरने से चीन और ______िे बीच तनाव बढ़ गया है। (a) South Korea / दटिण कोररया (b) Vietnam / टवयतनाम (c) Japan / जापान (d) Taiwan / ताइवान गोटलयाﴂe) Mongolia / म) Ans.(c) Exp. A group of Islands without inhabitants located at the South China Sea has been a point of disagreement between Japan and China since 1972. The island is known by the name Senkakus in Japan, while in the People’s Republic of China the Islands are known by the name Diaoyu. The island group is at present administered by the administrative authority of Ishigaki city of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture. The islands are located in the southern part of Japan, the entire area under which the Senkaku Islands are located is known by the name Tonoshiro in Japan.

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Q.224. Recently Which of the following country has decided to join UN Arms Trade Treaty to enhance ‘peace and stability’?

कनम्नकलखित में से किस िेश ने "शांकत और खथथरता" बढ़ाने िे कलए संयुि राष्ट्र शस्त्र व्यापार संकि में शाकमल ह ने िा फैसला किया है? (a) China / ीन काﴂb) Sri Lanka / �ील) (c) Pakistan / पाटकस्तान (d) India / भारत (e) Thailand / थाईलैंड Ans.(a)

Exp. China has decided to join a global pact on regulations of arms sales showing its willingness to address the poorly regulated international arms trade after the United States pulled out last year. National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, voted to join the global treaty to regulate conventional arms sales at a time when the country has been cornered over its handling of pandemic and curbing of Hong Kong’s autonomy.

During a legislative session on June 20, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress agreed to join the treaty. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) entered into force on December 24, 2014, which regulates the international trade in conventional arms - from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships.

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Q.225. Which Bank has launched KBL Micro Mitra for micro enterprises? सूक्ष्म उम ं िे कलए किस बℂि ने KBL माइक्र कमि लॉन्च किया है? (a) Karur Vysya Bank / क셂र वै बैंक (b) Punjab National Bank / पंजाब र्ेशर्ल बैंक (c) Karnataka Bank / कनागिक बैंक (d) Saraswat Cooperative Bank / ारस्वत हकारी बैंक द्रा बैंकﴂe) Kotak Mahindra Bank / कोिक मटह) Ans.(c) Exp. Karnataka Bank has launched a new product KBL Micro Mitra, wherein financial assistance up to Rs.10 lakhs can be provided to the Micro manufacturing and service enterprises either for working capital or for investment purposes. The facility comes with a simplified procedure and competitive rate of interest.

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Q.226. Which state’s Panchayati raj department has won first prize under the e- Panchayat Puraskars-2020, to be given by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj? किस राज्य िे पंचायती राज कवभाग ने पंचायती राज मंिालय द्वारा किए जाने वाले ई-पंचायत पुरस्कार - 2020 िे तहत प्रथम पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (b) Assam / अिम (c) Jammu & Kashmir / जम्मू & कश्मीि (d) Himachal Pradesh / सहमाचल प्रदेश (e) Odisha / ओसिशा Ans.(d) Exp. THE HIMACHAL Pradesh Panchayati raj department has won first prize under the e- Panchayat Puraskars-2020, to be given by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on 24th June. Reason: The state has been selected for the award for effective implementation of the e- application developed by the central government and other applications developed by the state government. 3,226 panchayats in the state have been provided with internet facility, with the help of which people can access various services online.

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Q.227. In which state, Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company has started Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment? किस राज्य में मध्यक्षेि कविट युत िंपनी ने मकहला सशिीिरण िे कलए कनश्चय कविट युत कमि य जना शु셂 िी है? (a) Maharashtra / महारष्ट्ि गालﴂb) West Bengal / पटिम ब) (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेि (d) Gujarat / गुजरात (e) Haryana / हररयाणा Ans.(c)

Exp. In Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company has started the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment in one of its kind of initiatives. In this scheme, women Self-Help Groups at Gram Panchayat level will work as Nishtha Vidyut Mitra.

Aims: This scheme will increase the revenue collection of the company as well as women will also earn extra. Under the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra scheme, women Self-Help Groups will motivate consumers to pay bills online or through the UPAY App, redress of various complaints of consumers like faulty meters and provide new connections through online processes. Apart from this, they will also help the company to provide information about the electricity theft and illegal use of electricity.

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Q.228. Cabinet has approved declaration of Kushinagar airport as international airport. In which state Kushinagar airport is located?

िैकबनेट ने िुशीनगर हवाई अड्डे ि अंतरराष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा घ कषत िरने ि मंजूरी िे िी है। िुशीनगर हवाई अड्डा किस राज्य में खथथत है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Gujarat / गुजिात (d) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(d) Exp. The Union Cabinet 24th June approved the declaration of the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar as an international airport, stating it will offer improved connectivity to the important Buddhist pilgrimage site. "You know that Kushinagar is the mid-point of the Buddhist circuit. It has pilgrimage sites in Lumbini, Shravasti, Kapilvastu nearby it. A little farther, it has sites in Sarnath and Gaya.

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Q.229. Where is World's First Yoga University “Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU)” launched? कवि िा पहला य ग कविकवालय “कववेिानंि य ग कविकवालय (VaYU)” िहााँ लॉन्च किया गया है? (a) New Delhi / नई टदल्ी (b) Dhaka / िाका जेटलﴂc) Los Angeles / लॉ ए) (d) Pune / पुणे दनﴂe) London / ल) Ans.(c) Exp. 6th International Yoga Day commemorations, the world's first yoga university outside India has been launched in Los Angeles, offering programmes that combine scientific principles and modern research approaches to the ancient Indian practice of yoga. The Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) was jointly launched on 23rd June by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on External Affairs P P Chaudhary during a virtual event held at the Consulate General of India in New York.

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Q.230. How much percent interest subsidy will be provided by government to 'Shishu' borrowers under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)? प्रिानमंिी मुद्रा य जना (PMMY) िे तहत “कशशु” उिारितााओं ि सरिार द्वारा कितना प्रकतशत ब्याज अनुिान प्रिान किया जाएगा? (a) 1% (b) 2% (c) 3% (d) 4% (e) 5% Ans.(b)

Exp. The government on 24th June decided to provide 2% interest subvention to borrowers under the 'Shishu' category of the flagship Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY).

Under the Shishu category, collateral free loans of up to ₹50,000 are given to beneficiaries.

The Union Cabinet approved the scheme for interest subvention of 2 per cent to Shishu loan category borrowers under PMMY, outstanding as on March 31, 2020, for a period of 12 months to eligible borrowers.

The PMMY was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015 for providing loans up to 10 lakhs to non- corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises. These loans are classified as MUDRA loans under PMMY. These loans are given by commercial banks, RRBs, small finance banks, MFIs and NBFCs.

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Q.231. Which of the following company has won project management consultancy (PMC) contract for 500-MW solar project in Mali? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िंपनी ने माली में 500 मेगावाट िी सौर पररय जना िे कलए पररय जना प्रबंिन परामशा (पीएमसी) अनुबंि जीता है? टडयाﴂa) Power Grid Corporation of India / पावर टग्रड कॉपोरेिन ऑफ इ) (b) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited/ नेिनल थमगल पावर कॉपोरेिन टलटमिेड (c) Indian Oil Corporation / इंसियर् ऑयल कॉपोिेशर् (d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation / तेल औि प्राकृसतक गैि सर्गम (e) Bharat Petroleum / भाित पेटरोसलयम Ans.(b) Exp. Indian power producer NTPC Ltd has won a project management consultancy (PMC) contract for the development of a 500-MW solar park in the Republic of Mali. The award was made at an event held on June 24, NTPC said in a statement, without giving more details about the project. At present, NTPC has 62,110 MW of installed capacity and has an objective to become a 130 GW company by 2032.

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Q.232. Which of the following company has acquired US-based AES' 49% stake in Odisha Power for Rs 1,019 cr? कनम्नकलखित में से किस िंपनी ने 1,019 िर ड़ 셁पये में ओकिशा पावर में यूएस-एईएस िी 49% कहस्सेिारी िा अकिग्रहण किया है? (a) Tata Power Company Ltd / टाटा पा ि कंपर्ी सलसमटेि (b) Mitsubishi Electric / समत्सुसबशी इलेक्करर क (c) JSW Energy / JSW एर्जी (d) Adani Power / अदार्ी पा ि (e) Toshiba / तोसशबा Ans.(d) Exp. Adani Power will purchase a 49 percent equity stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) for $135 million (around Rs 1,019 crore) from US-based The AES Corporation's, the company announced on June 23. The Odisha government holds the balance 51 percent stake in OPGC. Adani Power, a subsidiary of Adani Group, will acquire a total of 89,30,237 equity shares held in OPGC representing 49 percent of the total issued, paid-up and subscribed equity share capital.

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Q.233. The Day of the Seafarer is celebrated each year on ______. मल्लाह किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 21 June / 21 जून (b) 22 June / 22 जून (c) 23 June / 23 जून (d) 24 June / 24 जून (e) 25 June / 25 जून Ans.(e) Exp. The Day of the Seafarer is celebrated each year on June 25. On this day, people pay respect to Seafarers and sailors who help the entire world function by conducting sea transport. Even now, global trade still depends on ocean transport, which is why Seafarers and sailors are essential to the functioning of the world. Day of the Seafarer celebration was first started in 2010 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

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Q.234. Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award 2018-19 will be conferred upon which folk artist? कवठाबाई नारायणगांविर आजीवन उपलखि पुरस्कार 2018-19 किस ल ि िलािार ि प्रिान किया जाएगा? गमनेरकरﴂ a) Gulabbai Sangamnerkar / गुलाबबाई) (b) Annasaheb Kirloskar / अन्ना ाहेब टकलोस्कर डेकरﴂती दाﴂc) Madhuvanti Dandekar / मधुव) (d) Ratnakar Matkari / रत्नाकर मतकारी ए और बी ﴂe) Both a & b / दोनो) Ans.(e) Exp. Maharashtra Culture Minister Amit Deshmukh announced that Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award 2018-19 will be conferred upon the senior tamasha (folk art) artist, Gulabbai Sangamnerkar and Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Kirloskar musical theatre lifetime achievement award will be given to Veteran theatre actress-singer Madhuvanti Dandekar. "The Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award is given to a senior tamasha (folk art) artiste. The award for 2018-19is being conferred upon Gulabbai Sangamnerkar. The award carries the cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a memento.

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Q.235. Which of the following university has topped the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Ranking 2020? कनम्नकलखित में से किस कविकवालय ने टाइर्म् हायर एजुिेशन (THE) यंग यूकनवकसाटी रℂकिंग 2020 में शीषा थथान प्राप्त किया है? ग टवज्ञान और प्रौद्योटगकी टवश्वटवद्यालयﴂगकाﴂa) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / हा) गापुरﴂ ग िेक्नोलॉटजकल यूटनवट गिी, टﴂb) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore / नानया) (c) PSL Research University, Paris / PSL रर ग यूटनवट गिी, पेरर गﴂगकाﴂd) City University of Hong Kong / ट िी यूटनवट गिी, हा) थड स्टडीज - पी ाﴂतअन्ना स्कूल ऑफ एडवाﴂ / e) Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa) Ans.(a) Exp. Times Higher Education (THE) has released the world’s young university ranking for the relatively newer generation of the universities. The THE has ranked those varsities which are 50 years old or younger. The 2020 ranking includes 414 universities, up from 351 in 2019. As many as two universities made it into the top 100 while none could cut through the 50 under 50 category.

Rank 1: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Rank 2: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Rank 3: Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University, Paris

Rank 62 – IIT Ropar

Rank 64 – IIT Indore

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Q.236. Name the cricketer who is going to be first female MCC president in 233 years. उस कक्रिेटर िा नाम बताइए ज 233 वषⴂ में पहली मकहला MCC अध्यक्ष बनने जा रही है। (a) Clare Connor / क्लेयर कोनोर (b) Sarah Taylor / ारा िेलर (c) Charlotte Edwards / िालेि एडवड्ग जुम ोपड़ाﴂd) Anjum Chopra / अ) (e) Jess Jonassen / जे जोना ेन Ans.(a) Exp. Former England women's captain Clare Connor is to become the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233-year history. Current incumbent Kumar Sangakkara, the first non-British MCC president, nominated Connor via video link from his native Sri Lanka during an annual general meeting on 24th June. Connor, now the England and Wales Cricket Board's head of women's cricket, is set to take up her new post on October 1, 2021, subject to the membership's approval.

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Q.237. Which state government has launched Kapu Nestham scheme to provide Rs 15,000 for eligible women from Kapu community? किस राज्य सरिार ने िापू समुिाय िी पाि मकहलाओं िे कलए 15,000 셁पये प्रिान िरने िे कलए िापू नेस्तम य जना शु셂 िी है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमलर्ािु (b) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (c) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (d) Kerala / केिल (e) Odisha / ओसिशा Ans.(c) Exp. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on 25th June launched 'YSR Kapu Nestham' at his camp office for the welfare of the women from Kapu community. Aims: Under the scheme, the government will provide Rs 15,000 per year for all the eligible women aged between 45 and 60 years for a period of five years. Around 2.36 lakh women will benefit through the scheme in the first year and the amount will be credited in the bank accounts. The government allocated Rs 354 crore for the scheme in the first year.

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Q.238. Which state government has launched “Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar” Scheme to Provide Nutrition Kits to Pregnant and Lactating Women? किस राज्य सरिार ने गभावती और स्तनपान िराने वाली मकहलाओं ि प षण किट प्रिान िरने िे कलए “मुख्यमंिी मातृ पुष्ट् उपहार” य जना शु셂 िी है? (a) Meghalaya / मेघालय गानाﴂb) Telangana / तेल) (c) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णा ल प्रदेि (d) Tripura / टत्रपुरा (e) Rajasthan / राजथथान Ans.(d) Exp. Tripura govt on 24th June announced Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar, an ambitious scheme to provide nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women. Aims: Pregnant women would be tested four times in nearby Primary Health Centers (PHC), and be given a nutrition kit after each test as per the Matru Pushti Uphaar scheme. The kit, costing Rs500, would have food items and grocery supplies, such as peanuts, soyabeans, mixed pulses, jaggery and ghee. As many as 40,000 women will benefit annually under the scheme.

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Q.239. Which state has been awarded for being the best performing small states under National TB elimination programme in the year 2019?

वषा 2019 में राष्ट्रीय टीबी उूलन िायाक्रम िे तहत सवाश्रेष्ठ प्रिशान िरने वाले छ टे राज्य ह ने िे कलए किस राज्य ि साकनत किया गया है? (a) Tripura / टत्रपुरा (b) Nagaland / नागालैंड (c) Manipur / मटणपुर (d) Assam / अिम a और b ﴂe) Both a & b / दोनो) Ans.(e)

Exp. Nagaland and Tripura have been awarded for being the best performing small states under National TB elimination programme in the year 2019. This was declared on 24th June during the release of the annual TB Report 2020 by Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

Nagaland was awarded in the category of smaller states with less than 50 lakh population under National TB elimination programme 2019 Along with Tripura State.

In the categories of larger states with more than 50 lakh populations, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh were awarded as best performing States. While, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu were chosen as the best performers in the category of Union Territory.

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Q.240. Which state has been awarded for being the best performing state in the categories of larger states with more than 50 lakh populations under National TB elimination programme in the year 2019?

वषा 2019 में राष्ट्र ीय टीबी उूलन िायाक्रम िे तहत 50 लाि से अकिि आबािी वाले बड़े राज्य ं िी श्रेकणय ं में सवाश्रेष्ठ प्रिशान िरने वाले राज्य िे कलए किस राज्य ि साकनत किया गया है? (a) Gujarat / गुजरात ध्र प्रदेिﴂb) Andhra Pradesh / आ) (c) Himachal Pradesh / टहमा ल प्रदेि (d) Odisha / ओटडिा (e) a, b & c /a, b और c Ans.(e)

Nagaland was awarded in the category of smaller states with less than 50 lakh population under National TB elimination programme 2019.Along with Tripura State.

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Q.241. Who among the following has launched a mobile app 'eBloodServices’ in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) to order blood? कनम्नकलखित में से किसने रि ऑिार िरने िे कलए इंकियन रेि क्रॉस स साइटी (IRCS) िे साथ साझेिारी में एि म बाइल ऐप 'eBloodServices' लॉन्च किया है? (a) Shripad Yesso Naik / श्रीपद येस्सो र्ाइक (b) Harsh Vardhan / हर्ा र्ार् (c) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी (d) Ashwini Kumar Choubey / असश्वर्ी कुमाि चौबे (e) Rajiv Kumar / िाजी कुमाि Ans.(b) Exp. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan launched the 'eBloodServices’ App in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this critical time of coronavirus pandemic. The app is developed by the ERaktkosh team and will bring 'transparency' in the blood donation program. Benefit: Through this app, the availability of blood will be visible right in your phone. Once an order has been placed then the blood bank will keep the request active for 12 hours. The app has the facility of placing an order for up to four units of blood in one go.

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Q.242. Which airport has become 1st in India with a new tech Aviation Weather Monitoring System (AWMS) installed at both ends of runway? रनवे िे ि न ं छ र पर थथाकपत एि नए टेि एकवएशन वेिर मॉकनटररंग कसस्ट्म (AWMS) िे साथ भारत में िौन सा हवाई अड्डा प्रथम बन गया है? तरागष्ट्ि ीय हवाई अड्डा, नई टदल्ीﴂधी अﴂटदरा गाﴂa) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi / इ) ,तरागष्ट्ि ीय हवाई अड्डाﴂb) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai / ित्रपटत टिवाजी अ) बईﴂमु तरागष्ट्ि ीय हवाई अड्डा, हैदराबादﴂधी अﴂc) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad / राजीव गा) तरागष्ट्ि ीय हवाई अड्डा, बेंगलु셁ﴂd) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru / केम्पेगौड़ा अ) तरागष्ट्ि ीय हवाई अड्डा, ेन्नईﴂe) Chennai International Airport, Chennai / ेन्नई अ) Ans.(d)

Exp. Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport gets Aviation Weather Monitoring System! For the first time in India, an Aviation Weather Monitoring System has been installed at the Bangalore airport at both ends of the runway. Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which operates Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) at its new runway has recently installed an indigenously- developed Aviation Weather Monitoring System (AWMS). According to a statement released by BIAL, it is the first airport in India to have this technology installed at both ends of the runway.

The Aviation Weather Monitoring System has been developed by Bengaluru-based CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL).

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Q.243. Who among the following has been invited as the ambassadors for virtual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020? कनम्नकलखित में से किसे वचुाअल ट रंट इंटरनेशनल कफल्म फेखस्ट्वल (TIFF) 2020 िे कलए राजिू त िे 셂प में आमंकित किया गया है? (a) Anurag Kashyap / अनुराग कप का ोपराﴂb) Priyanka Chopra / टप्रय) (c) Vidhu Vinod Chopra / टवदु टवनोद ोपड़ा a और b ﴂd) Both a & b / दोनो) b और c ﴂe) Both b & c / दोनो) Ans.(d) Exp. Actor Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap are among the 50 celebrated filmmakers and actors invited as the ambassadors of a slimmed down Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year. The festival, slated to run from September 10 to September 19, will be opting for digital screenings and virtual red carpets for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic, making it tailored to fit the moment.

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Q.244. Which football club has won 2019-20 English Premier League title? किस फुटबॉल क्लब ने 2019-20 इं खग्लश प्रीकमयर लीग िा खिताब जीता है? (a) Manchester City / मैन ेस्टर ट िी (b) Chelsea / ेी (c) Liverpool / टलवरपूल (d) Barcelona / बाट गलोना (e) Real Madrid / ररयल मैटडिड Ans.(c) Exp. Following Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on 25th June 2020, Liverpool clinched the 2019-20 English Premier League season with 7 games still left in the season. This is the first time that Liverpool has won the English Premier League title. As of 26th June 2020, Liverpool by winning 28 of their 31 games in the season has accumulated 86 points. Manchester City with 63 points in 31 games is at the second place of the standing table. With 7 games remaining in the season, 3 points are being awarded for winning a game, if Liverpool loses their remaining 7 games as well then also Manchester City can finish the 2019-20 season with a maximum of 84 points.

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Q.245. International day in support of victims of torture is celebrated annually on ______.

यातना िे पीकड़त ं िे समथान में अंतरााष्ट्र ीय किवस ______ि प्रकतवषा मनाया जाता है। (a) 23 June / 23 जून (b) 24 June / 24 जून (c) 25 June / 25 जून (d) 26 June / 26 जून (e) 27 June / 27 जून Ans.(d) Exp. June 26 marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The day is celebrated annually to speak out against the crime of torture and to honour and support victims and survivors throughout the world. On this day people around the globe pay their respects to those who have suffered the unimaginable torture. This is regarded as an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable.

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Q.246. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is celebrated on ______every year.

नशीली िवाओं िे िु셁पय ग और अवैि तस्करी िे खिलाफ अंतरााष्ट्र ीय किवस हर साल ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 21 June / 21 जून (b) 23 June / 23 जून (c) 26 June / 26 जून (d) 28 June / 28 जून (e) 30 June / 30 जून Ans.(c) Exp. International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking is celebrated on June 26 every year. The day is dedicated to eradicating drug abuse and neutralise the systemic challenges which sustain the illegal drug issues. Around 35.6 million people across the world are victims of drug abuse, according to the World Drug Report 2020 published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Theme 2020: "better knowledge for better care."

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Q.247. Who among the following will get Arjuna award for 2018? कनम्नकलखित में से िौन 2018 िे कलए अजुान पुरस्कार प्राप्त िरेगा? दीप कुमारीﴂ / a) Sandeep Kumari) (b) Kiranjeet Kaur / टकरनजीत कौर (c) Punam Yadav / पुनम यादव जीता ानूﴂ / d) Sanjita Chanu) जुम मौदटगलﴂe) Anjum Moudgil / अ) Ans.(d) Exp. Cleared of the dope taint, two-time Commonwealth Games gold-winning weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will finally get the coveted Arjuna award which has been on hold since 2018. A Sports Ministry source confirmed that Chanu will be conferred with the Arjuna award as per a 2018 Delhi High Court order, which directed the selection committee to consider her and keep the decision in a sealed cover to be disclosed only if she was absolved of the doping charges.

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Q.248. Which country will host the 2023 Women's football World Cup? 2023 मकहला फुटबॉल कवि िप िी मेजबानी िौन सा िेश िरेगा? (a) New Zealand / न्यूजीलैंड (b) Australia / ऑस्टिेटलया ग्लैंडﴂc) England / इ) (d) India / भारत ﴂe) Both a & b / ए और बी दोनो) Ans.(e) Exp. Australia and New Zealand were handed the right to host the 2023 Women's World Cup football tournament by a comfortable margin after a vote by the FIFA Council on 25th June. Their joint proposal beat a rival bid from Colombia to host the tournament which is being expanded to 32 teams.

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Q.249. Which state government has announced Maha Parwana plan to attract fresh investments in industries? किस राज्य सरिार ने उ ग ं में नए कनवेश ि आिकषात िरने िे कलए महा परवाना य जना िी घ षणा िी है? (a) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (b) Jharkhand / झािखंि (c) Maharashtra / महािाष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीिगढ़ (e) Karnataka / कर्ााटक Ans.(c) Exp. In a bid to attract fresh industrial investments in Maharashtra, the state government announced a new plan called ‘Maha Parwana’, which will offer several incentives and offer a single-window clearance system for project execution. Aims: The state has assured that under the Maha Parwana system, such industries would get all the 25 odd statutory permissions and clearances from other state departments within a prescribed time (30 days). In case, these industries don’t get these clearances within the stipulated time, it would be deemed cleared automatically.

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Q.250. Tree plantation campaign called ‘Sankalp Parva’ on the call of Prime Minister by Ministry of Culture will be celebrated from 28th June to 12th July 2020. Who is the present Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge)?

संस्कृकत मंिालय द्वारा प्रिान मंिी िे आह्वान पर "संिल्प पवा" नामि वृक्षार पण अकभयान 28 जून से 12 जुलाई 2020 ति मनाया जाएगा। वतामान िेंद्रीय संस्कृकत राज्य मंिी (स्वतंि प्रभार) िौन हℂ? (a) Rao Inderjit Singh / िा इन्द्रजीत सिंह

(b) Mansukh L. Mandaviya / मर्िुख एल मन्दास या

(d) Jitendra Singh / जीतेन्द्र सिंह

(e) Prahlad Joshi / प्रह्लाद जोशी

Ans.(e)

Exp. The Union Ministry of Culture has announced on 27th June 2020 that on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Ministry has decided to celebrate a 2-week long tree plantation campaign called ‘Sankalp Parva’ from 28th June to 12th July 2020. This was informed by the Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Joshi.

Under the Sankalp Parva, the Ministry of Culture has recommended planting 5 tress: Bargad, Awla, Pepal, Ashok and Bel.

Sankalp Parva will be celebrated across all the Subordinate Offices, Institutions affiliated & attached to the Ministry and academies. For the success of the campaign, the Ministry has urged Institutions to ensure that employees must take care of the sapling that they have planted until it survives and flourishes.

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Q.251. With which company Indian Railways has signed an MoU for Video Surveillance System (VSS) work at 6049 stations? किस िंपनी िे साथ भारतीय रेलवे ने 6049 स्ट्ेशन ं पर वीकिय कनगरानी प्रणाली (VSS) िाया िे कलए एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) Google / गूगल (b) Infosys / इन्फोट टडयाﴂc) Bosch Security Systems India / बॉि ट क्योररिी ट स्टम्स इ) (d) RailTel / रेलिेल पनी टलटमिेडﴂड कﴂe) Braithwaite & Company Limited / ब्रेथवेि ए) Ans.(d) Exp. Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for providing Video Surveillance System (VSS) work at 6049 stations of Category A1, A, B, C, D & E of Indian Railways. The scope of work also includes integration of existing standalone CCTV network of Railway into VSS system for centralized monitoring and management. RailTel has already installed VSS at 215 stations across country. And another 85 stations will be commissioned by Sep’20. Railtel has also provided CCTV cameras at entry and exit of 54 Railway Stations to facilitate running of Shramik Specials.

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Q.252. India has retained position of ______largest economy on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis for 2017. भारत ने 2017 िे कलए क्रय शखि समानता (पीपीपी) िे आिार पर ______सबसे बड़ी अथाव्यवथथा िी अपनी खथथकत ि बरिरार रिा है। (a) 1st / पहला (b) 2nd / दू रा (c) 3rd / ती रा (d) 4th / ौथा ﴂवा ﴂe) 5th / पा) Ans.(c) Exp. India has retained and consolidated its position as the third-largest economy after China and the US in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2017, said the government quoting the World Bank data. PPP of the rupee per dollar at the gross domestic product (GDP) level rose to 20.65 in 2017 from 15.55 in 2011, while the exchange rate of a dollar to a rupee rose to 65.12 from 46.67 during the period.

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Q.253. Which Bank has partnered with UDMA technologies to launch ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app? किस बℂि ने "युवा पे" म बाइल ऐप लॉन्च िरने िे कलए UDMA टेक्न लॉजीज िे साथ भागीिारी िी है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफिी बैंक (b) RBL Bank / आिबीएल बैंक (c) Yes Bank / यि बैंक (d) ICICI Bank / आईिीआईिीआई बैंक (e) Axis Bank / एक्किि बैंक Ans.(c) Exp. Private lender Yes Bank has joined hands with UDMA technologies to unveil digital wallet solution 'Yuva Pay'. This new product from the lender will help the customers with contactless payments. The digital wallet is issued under minimum KYC regulations to Yes Bank.

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Q.254. What is the rank of India in accounting money in Swiss banks at the end of 2019? 2019 िे अंत में खस्वस बℂि ं में पैसे िे कहसाब से भारत िा रℂि क्या है? (a) 53 (b) 77 (c) 82 (d) 95 (e) 108 Ans.(b)

Exp. India has moved down three places to 77th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks at the end of 2019, while the UK has retained its top position, as per the latest data from Switzerland’s central bank. India was ranked 74th in the previous year.

The top-ranked UK accounted for close to 27 per cent of the total foreign funds parked with Swiss banks at the end of 2019.

According to the latest SNB data, funds parked by Indian individuals and enterprises in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches, fell by 5.8 per cent in 2019 to 899 million Swiss francs (Rs 6,625 crore).

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Q.255. Which country’s Energia Space Corporation has announced plans to take first tourist on spacewalk in 2023? किस िेश िे एनकजाया स्पेस िॉपोरेशन ने 2023 में स्पेसवॉि पर पहले पयाटि ि ले जाने िी य जना िी घ षणा िी है? (a) Russia / 셂ि (b) Japan / जापार् (c) China / चीर् (d) USA / यू.एि.ए. (e) UK / टब्रिेन Ans.(a) Exp. Energia Space Corporation in Russia announced on June 25 that it is planning on taking the first tourist on a spacewalk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a United States partner. Energia has signed a contract with Space Adventures. The contact promises to take two space tourists to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023. Energia, which is a part of Russia’s Space Agency, Roscosmos informed that there is a plan that one of the participants of the expedition will do spacewalk from the Russian segment, together with a Russian cosmonaut.

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Q.256. NASA’s headquarter building will be named after which of the following engineer? नासा िे मुख्यालय भवन िा नाम कनम्नकलखित में से किस इंजीकनयर िे नाम पर रिा जाएगा? (a) Nancy Grace Roman / नैन्सी ग्रे रोमन (b) Katherine Johnson / कैथरीन जॉन न (c) Ellen Stofan / एलेन स्टोफन (d) Mary W. Jackson / मैरी डब्ल्यू जैक्सन (e) Sally Ride / ैली राइड Ans.(d) Exp. NASA announced Wednesday that its headquarters will be named after one of its history-making engineers. In a news release, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters building will be named after Mary W. Jackson, its first African American female engineer.

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Q.257. Who is the head of the committee formed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to investigate Assam gas leak? असम गैस ररसाव िी जांच िे कलए नेशनल ग्रीन कटरब्यूनल (NGT) द्वारा गकठत सकमकत िे प्रमुि िौन हℂ? हﴂ a) D. P. Singh / डी. पी. ट) हﴂ b) N. K. Singh / एन. के . ट) (c) B.P. Katakey / बी.पी. किके (d) Vivek Joshi / टववेक जोिी जय कुमारﴂ / e) Sanjay Kumar) Ans.(c) Exp. The National Green Tribunal has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 25 crore on PSU major Oil India over its failure to stop fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well resulting in damage to the environment. Well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 27 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s firefighters at the site. A bench comprising Justice S P Wangdi and expert member Siddhanta Das constituted a committee headed by former high court judge B P Katakey to look into the matter and submit a report in 30 days.

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Q.258. Micro-Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is observed every year on ______. माइक्र -स्मॉल एंि मीकियम-साइज एंटरप्राइजेज िे हर साल ______पर मनाया जाता है। (a) 23 June / 23 जून (b) 24 June / 24 जून (c) 25 June / 25 जून (d) 26 June / 26 जून (e) 27 June / 27 जून Ans.(e) Exp. The UN General Assembly, recognizing the need to improve small business development, decided to designate 27 June as Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day. The goal is to encourage member states to facilitate observance of the day by increasing awareness and actions to support small business. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda recognized the importance of MSMEs and call for action to improve their access to finance, value chains and markets.

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Q.259. National Insurance Awareness Day is celebrated annually on ______.

राष्ट्र ीय बीमा जाग셂िता किवस प्रकतवषा ______ि मनाया जाता है। (a) 26 June / 26 जून (b) 27 June / 27 जून (c) 28 June / 28 जून (d) 29 June / 29 जून (e) 30 June / 30 जून Ans.(c) Exp. On June 28th each year, National Insurance Awareness Day encourages us to review our insurance policies. While the origin of this day is a mystery, what’s widely known is how important insurance is in many aspects of our lives. From car insurance, to life insurance, to home insurance and more, these policies offer a layer of protection to guard us from feeling the harshest of blows by unfortunate events.

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Q.260. Name the Vir Chakra awardee 1971 war hero who passed away recently. वीर चक्र पुरस्कार कवजेता 1971 िे युि नायि िा नाम बताइए कजनिा हाल ही में कनिन ह गया। (a) Parvez Jamasji / परवेर् जामक्ट्ि (b) K Raghunath / के रघुनाथ (c) Pournima Zanane / पौटणगमा जानने धु गुप्ताﴂd) Vishwa Bandhu Gupta / टवश्व ब) ह लेहलﴂ e) Lachhman Singh Lehl / लिमन ट) Ans.(a) Exp. Sqn Ldr Parvez Jamasji (retd), who was awarded the Vir Chakra for gallantry during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, has died, He was 77. Jamasji, who used a walking stick due to the injuries he sustained as a helicopter pilot while conducting heli-borne operations during the war. The former pilot was commissioned in 1965 and retired in 1985.

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Q.261. Which state has signed loan agreements worth $250 million with World Bank to boost affordable housing projects? लकस रा ने लकफायती आिास पररयोजनाओं को बढािा देने के लिए लिश्व बℂक के साथ $ 250 लमलियन के ऋण समझौतों पर हस्ताक्षर लकए हℂ? (a) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (b) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (c) Odisha / ओसिशा (d) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.(d) Exp. The central government, Tamil Nadu state government and the World Bank on 29th June signed loan deals worth $250 million for two projects to help low-income groups in the state get access to affordable housing. Aims: The agreements were signed for two projects – $200 million First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Programme and $50 million Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project – to strengthen the state’s housing sector policies, institutions, and regulations.

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Q.262. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the online aid initiative ”At One Click” for around 13000 MSME? लकस रा के मुख्यमंत्री ने िगभग 13000 MSME के लिए "एक ब्क्लक पर" ऑनिाइन सहायता पहि शु셂 की है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Gujarat / गुजिात (c) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (d) Uttar Pradesh / उत्ति प्रदेश (e) Punjab / पंजाब Ans.(b) Exp. The Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani launched the online aid initiative ‘At One Click’ with Rs 1,369 crore for around 13000 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) (i.e. MSMEs and textile industries) in Gujarat. The initiative has been started with Rs 768 crore in bank accounts of 12,247 MSME units and Rs 601 crore aids to industrial units including textile industry in Gujarat.

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Q.263. Who among the following has launched NADA app to help athletes stay updated on banned substances? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकसने एथिीट्ों को प्रलतबंलधत पदाथⴂ पर अपडेट् रहने मᴂ मदद करने के लिए NADA ऐप िॉन्च लकया है? (a) Rao Inderjit Singh / िा इन्द्रजीत सिंह (b) Prahlad Singh Patel / प्रह्लाद सिंह पटेल (c) Arjun Munda / अजुार् मुंिा (d) Jitendra Singh / जीतेन्द्र सिंह (e) Kiren Rijiju / सकिेर् रिसजजू Ans.(e) Exp. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on 30th June unveiled National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app to provide information about prohibited substances and their inadvertent use, calling the initiative an important step towards dope-free sports. Purpose: The app aims to create a bridge between athletes and the NADA by providing easily accessible information on various aspects of sport, and most importantly about prohibited substances and their inadvertent use which may affect the career of athletes.

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Q.264. Which of the following has partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI multi-bank model, giving its users the option to create and use multiple UPI IDs? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकसने UPI मल्टी-बℂक मॉडि पर ICICI बℂक के साथ भागीदारी की है, लजससे उसके उपयोगकतााओं को कई UPI आईडी बनाने और उपयोग करने का लिकल्प लमिा है? (a) PhonePe / िोर् पे (b) Paytm / पेटीएम (c) Google Pay / गूगल पे (d) Amazon Pay / अमेज़र् पे (e) Airtel Money / एयिटेल मर्ी Ans.(a)

Exp. Flipkart-owned PhonePe it has partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI multi-bank model, giving its users the option to create and use multiple UPI IDs with ICICI and Yes Bank''s handles.

"PhonePe has partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI multi-bank model giving its users the option to create and use multiple UPI IDs with ICICI Bank''s ''@ibl'' handle and YES Bank''s ''@ybl'' handle on the PhonePe app.

PhonePe had suffered a service outage for nearly 24 hours that had started after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) placed Yes Bank on moratorium at that time. Its team had worked overnight with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and ICICI Bank to ensure all its services are up within a day.

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Q.265. Name the Attorney General of India who has been reappointed recently for one year. भारत के अट्ॉनी जनरि का नाम बताइए लजꅍᴂ हाि ही मᴂ एक साि के लिए लफर से लनयुक्त लकया गया है। (a) K. K. Venugopal / के के ेणुगोपाल (b) Govinda Rajulu Chintala / गोस ंदा िाजुलू सचंताला (c) BSV Prakash Kumar / बीएि ी प्रकाश कुमाि (d) Ajit Kumar Mohanty / अजीत कुमाि मोहंती (e) Hirdesh Kumar / सहिदेश कुमाि Ans.(a) Exp. K K Venugopal was on 29th June reappointed as the Attorney General for India for one year. His present three-year term ends on 30th June. "The President is pleased to re-appoint Shri K K Venugopal, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of one year we.f.July 1, 2020.

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Q.266. Who has been awarded with “Prof P V Sukhatme National Award in Statistics”?

लकसे "सांब्ख्यकी मᴂ प्रो पी िी सुखतमे राष्ट्र ीय पुरस्कार" से सालनत लकया गया है? (a) Arvind Pandey / अिस न्द पाण्डेय (b) Akhilesh Chandra Kulshreshtha / अक्कखलेश चन्द्र कुल्श्श्रेस्ठ (c) Brijendra Rehi / बृजेन्द्र िेही (d) V N Thapar / ी एर् थापि (e) Both a & b / a औि b दोर्ों Ans.(e) Exp. Dr Arvind Pandey, former Director National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Dr. Akhilesh Chandra Kulshreshtha, Ex-Addl. Director General, MoSPI, Government of India were jointly given the Prof. P.V. Sukhatme National Award in Statistics.

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Q.267. Name the Former RBI Governor who has been awarded with “Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics”. भारतीय ररजिा बℂक के पूिा गिनार का नाम बताइए लजꅍᴂ “आलधकाररक सांब्ख्यकी मᴂ प्रो. पी सी महािनोलबस राष्ट्र ीय पुरस्कार” से सालनत लकया गया है। (a) Urjit Patel / उसजात पटेल (b) Raghuram Rajan / िघुिाम िाजर् (c) C. Rangarajan / िी िंगिाजर् (d) Bimal Jalan / सबमल जालार् (e) Y. Venugopal Reddy / ाई ेणुगोपाल िेड्डी Ans.(c) Exp. Former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan, who was conferred with the first P C Mahalanobis Award in Official Statistics for lifetime achievements on the occasion of the National Statistics Day on 29th June, called upon the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to put the controversies related to national income at rest. He also asked the government to accord statutory recognition to the National Statistical Commission (NSC).

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Q.268. United Nations has honored KK Shailaja for her efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. She is the Health Minister of which state?

कोरोनोिायरस महामारी से लनपट्ने के प्रयासो ं के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र ने के के शैिजा को सालनत लकया है। िह लकस रा की स्वास्थ्य मंत्री हℂ? (a) Tamil Nadu / तसमल र्ािू (b) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (c) Assam / अ म (d) Jharkhand / झािखण्ड (e) Kerala / केिल Ans.(e) Exp. Kerala’s Health Minister KK Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations for her efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. She was among a few of the world leaders invited to speak on the occasion of the United Nations Public Service Day.

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Q.269. Which of the following cricketers has been named the Most Valuable Test player of 21st century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine? लिजडन लक्रकेट् मालसक पलत्रका द्वारा लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकस लक्रकेट् ब्खिाड़ी को 21 िीं सदीका सबसे मूिान ट्ेस्ट ब्खिाड़ी घोलर्त लकया गयाहै? (a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni / महेन्द्र सिंह र्ोर्ी (b) Shane Warne / शेर् ार्ा (c) Muttiah Muralitharan / मुथैया मुिलीर्िर् (d) Sachin Tendulkar / िसचर्तेंदुलकि (e) Glenn McGrath / ग्लेर् मैकग्राथ Ans.(c) Exp. Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has been named as the Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine. Data concerning the performance of players had been collected from 2000 to 2020. Ravindra Jadeja has been named the Indian Cricket Team’s Most Valuable Test Player (MVP) of the 21st century. Jadeja, who has a MVP rating of 97.3, was rated the second most valuable player of 21st century behind Muralitharan.

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Q.270. Who among the following has been named the Indian Cricket Team’s Most Valuable Test Player (MVP) of the 21st century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से लकसे लिजडन लक्रकेट् मालसक पलत्रका द्वारा 21 िीं सदी के भारतीय लक्रकेट् ट्ीम के सबसे मूिान ट्ेस्ट प्लेयर (MVP) का नाम लदया गया है? (a) Ravichandran Ashwin / िस चंद्रर् असश्वर् (b) Virat Kohli / स िाट कोहली (c) Rohit Sharma / िोसहत शमाा (d) Ravindra Jadeja / ि ींद्र जिेजा (e) Ajinkya Rahane / असजंक्य िहाणे Ans.(d) Exp. Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has been named as the Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine. Data concerning the performance of players had been collected from 2000 to 2020. Ravindra Jadeja has been named the Indian Cricket Team’s Most Valuable Test Player (MVP) of the 21st century. Jadeja, who has a MVP rating of 97.3, was rated the second most valuable player of 21st century behind Muralitharan.

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Q.271. International Asteroid Day is observed every year on ______.

अंतरााष्ट्रीय क्षुद्रग्रह लदिस हर साि ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 27 june / 27 जूर् (b) 28 june / 28 जूर् (c) 29 june / 29 जूर् (d) 30 june / 30 जूर् (e) 1 july / 1 जुलाई Ans.(d) Exp. 30th June: International Asteroid Day 2020. The day marks the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact. It also raises awareness about the role of asteroids in the formation of our universe, how their resources can be used in the future, how asteroids provide the way for future exploration, and also how we can protect our planet from the impacts of asteroids.

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Q.272. Which state’s CM has launched world’s largest convalescent plasma therapy- cum- trial project for treatment of critical COVID-19 patients? लकस रा के मुख्यमंत्री ने गंभीरCOVID -19 रोलगयो ं के इिाज के लिए दुलनया का सबसे बड़ा दीक्षांत प्लाा थेरेपी-कम-ट्रायि प्रोजेक्ट् िॉन्च लकयाहै? (a) Maharashtra / महािष्ट्र (b) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Gujarat / गुजिात (e) Haryana / हरियाणा Ans.(a)

Exp. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on 29th June launched convalescent plasma therapy-cum- trial project for treatment of critical COVID-19 patients with a state medical education department official calling it the largest initiative of its kind in the world.

Convalescent plasma therapy, also called passive antibody therapy, seeks to obtain plasma from the blood of people who have recovered from the infection to inject into patients undergoing treatment.

“The project, titled ‘Platina’, is the largest convalescent plasma therapy-cum-trial project in the world.

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Q.273. Which state/UT Government has announced to set up the First “Plasma Bank” in India at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)? लकस रा / कᴂद्र शालसत प्रदेश सरकार ने इंब्स्टट्यूट्िीिर ऑफ़ एंड लबिीरी साइंसेज (ILBS) मᴂ भारत का पहिा "प्लाा बℂक" थालपत करने की घोर्णा की है? (a) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (b) Rajasthan / िाजथार् (c) Delhi / सद쥍ी (d) Assam / अिम (e) Chandigarh / चंिीगढ़ Ans.(c) Exp. Delhi government on 29th June announced setting up of a plasma bank for the treatment of covid-19 patients. Delhi was one of the first states to have given a go-ahead for plasma therapy in April. The facility will be set up at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and will be made available for government and private hospitals after getting a doctor’s recommendation.

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Q.274. Which of the following state is going to launch "Kill Corona campaign" from July 1 to screen the entire population? लनम्नलिब्खत मᴂ से कौन सा रा 1 जुिाई से "लकि कोरोना अलभयान" शु셂 करने जा रहा है तालक पूरी आबादी को स्क्रीन लकया जा सके ? (a) Telangana / तेलंगार्ा (b) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (c) Karnataka / कर्ााटक (d) Assam / अिम (e) Odisha / ओसिशा Ans.(b) Exp. Madhya Pradesh government will launch a ‘Kill Corona campaign’ from July 1 to screen entire population of the state in a fortnight. This was decided at a meeting chaired by chief minister Shviraj Singh Chouhan. “The campaign will start from Bhopal.

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Q.275. Name the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries who launched PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FPE) scheme. कᴂद्रीय खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्री कानाम बताएं लजꅍोंने "PM फॉमािाईजेसन ऑफ़ माइक्रो फू ड प्रोसेलसंग एंट्रप्राइजेज (PM FPE) योजना" शु셂 लकया। (a) Pralhad Joshi / प्रल्हाद जोशी (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad / िस शंकि प्रिाद (c) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi / मुख्ताि अब्बाि र्की (d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal / हिसिमित कौि बादल (e) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat / गजेंद्र सिंह शेखा त Ans.(d) Exp. The government on 29th June launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme as a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and as a part of Prime Minister’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. Launched by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the scheme would generate a total investment of Rs 35,000 crore and generate 9 lakh skilled semi-skilled employment. Purpose: It will benefit 8 lakh units through access to information, training, better exposure and formalization.

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Q.276. How much amount have been granted by Union Government for emergency funds to Armed Forces for war preparedness? युद्ध की तैयाररयों के लिए सशस्त्रबिों को आपातकािीन धनरालश के लिए कᴂद्र सरकार ने लकतनी रालश प्रदान की है? (a) Rs 300 crores / 300 किोड़ 셁 (b) Rs 400 crores / 400 किोड़ 셁 (c) Rs 492 crores / 492 किोड़ 셁 (d) Rs 500 crores / 500 किोड़ 셁 (e) Rs 630 crores / 630 किोड़ 셁 Ans.(d) Exp. The Central Government has granted special financial powers of Rs 500 crore as emergency funds to armed forces for war preparedness amid ongoing border tensions with China. Under this financial aid, the three defence services (Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force) can buy any weapon system or any in inventory upto Rs 500 cr in consultation with the Department of Military Affairs (DMA).

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Q.277. With which country India has signed pact for Kholongchhu project, their first joint venture hydropower project? भारत ने लकस देश के साथ खोिोंगछु पररयोजना के लिए समझौता लकया है, जो उनका पहिा संयुक्त उद्यम जिलिदट युत पररयोजना है? (a) Nepal / र्ेपाल (b) Myanmar / म्ांमाि (c) Afghanistan / अिग़ासर्स्तार् (d) Sri Lanka / श्री लंका (e) Bhutan / भूटार् Ans.(e) Exp. India and Bhutan took a major step forward for the construction of the 600 MW Kholongchhu project, their first hydropower joint venture project in Bhutan’s less developed eastern region of Trashiyangtse. The project’s “Concession agreement,” which was signed in the presence via video-conference. First time an India-Bhutan hydropower project will be constructed as a 50:50 joint venture, not as a government-to-government agreement.

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Q.278. Which organization has approved USD 500 Million for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) to improve quality of education system in six Indian states?

लकस संगठन ने छह भारतीय राों मᴂ लशक्षा प्रणािी की गुणित्ता मᴂ सुधार के लिए"स्टरᴂथेलनंग ट्ीलिंग-िलनिंग एंड ररजल्ट फॉर स्टेट्टस प्रोग्राम" (STARS) के लिए USD 500 लमलियन की मंजूरी दी है? (a) World bank / स श्व बैंक (b) Asian Development Bank / एसशयाई स काि बैंक

Exp. The World Bank on 28th June Announced its Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) loan to improve quality and governance of school education in six Indian states. The board approved a loan for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) on June 24, 2020.

"Some 250 million students (between the age of 6 and 17) in 1.5 million schools, and over 10 million teachers will benefit from the program. The STARS program builds on the long partnership between India and the World Bank (since 1994), for strengthening public school education and to support the country's goal of providing Education for All. Prior to STARS, the bank had provided a total assistance of more than USD 3 billion towards this goal.

At the national level, through the Samagra Shiksha, and in partnership with the states of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan.

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Q.279. Lazarus Chakwera has sworn in as the president of which country?

िाजरस िकिेरा ने लकस देश के राष्ट्रपलत के 셂प मᴂ शपथ िी है? (a) Guatemala / ग्वाटेमाला (b) Belize / बेलीज (c) Gabon / गैबॉर् (d) Honduras / होंिुिाि (e) Malawi / मला ी Ans.e) Exp. The new President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of votes.

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Q.280. Micheál Martin has been elected as the new Prime Minister of which country? माइकि मालट्ान को लकस देश का नया प्रधानमंत्री िुना गया है? (a) Norway / र्ॉ े (b) Ireland / आयिलैंि (c) Singapore / सिंगापुि (d) Finland / सिर्लैंि (e) Denmark / िेर्माका Ans.(b) Exp. Micheál Martin has been named Ireland’s new prime minister nearly five months after an inconclusive election that shattered the twin pillars of Irish politics and forced them to finally govern together.

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Q.281. Who has become the youngest umpire to be included ICC Elite Panel? ICC Elite पैनि मᴂ शालमि होने िािे सबसे कम उम्र के अंपायर कौन बने हℂ? (a) Srinivas Venkatraghavan / श्रीसर् ाि ेंकटिाघ र् (b) Nitin Menon / सर्सतर् मेर्र् (c) Sundaram Ravi / िुंदिम िस (d) Ranjan Madugalle / िंजर् मदुगले (e) Anil Chaudhary / असर्ल चौर्िी Ans.(b) Exp. India’s Nitin Menon on 29th June became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, replacing England’s Nigel Llong. The 36-year-old, who has officiated in three Tests, 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the third from India to make it to the prestigious group after former captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi, who was axed last year.

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Q.282. National Statistics Day is observed every year on ______.

राष्ट्र ीय सांब्ख्यकी लदिस हर साि ______को मनाया जाता है। (a) 26 June / 26 जूर् (b) 27 June / 27 जूर् (c) 28 June / 28 जूर् (d) 29 June / 29 जूर् (e) 30 June / 30 जूर् Ans.(d) Exp. The Government has been celebrating the Statistics Day, to popularise the use of Statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how Statistics helps in shaping and framing policies. It has been designated as one of the Special Days to be celebrated at the national level and is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis, on 29th June, in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System. Theme 2020: SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) & SDG- 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls)

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