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75 June 2020 Eng 21.Pdf www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1. Which football club has won the English • The selection for 2020 comprises 50 Premier League 2019-20? new feature films, 5 programmes of short A. Manchester City films, interactive talks, film cast reunions, B. Liverpool and Q&As with cast and filmmakers. C. Chelsea D. Newcastle United 3. As per the Annual Tuberculosis Report Ans. B 2020 released by Ministry of Health and Sol. Family Welfare what is the percentage • Liverpool clinched the 2019-20 English rise in TB patient in 2019? Premier League season with 7 games still A. 7 per cent left in the season. B. 9 per cent • This is the first time that Liverpool has C. 11 per cent won the English Premier League title. D. 14 per cent • As of 26th June 2020, Liverpool by Ans. D winning 28 of their 31 games in the Sol. season has accumulated 86 points. • In accordance with the report, there • Manchester City with 63 points in 31 were around 24.04 lakh TB patients in games is at the second place of the 2019, a 14% increase in as compared to standing table. With 7 games remaining the year 2018. in the season, 3 points are being awarded • It should be noted that the sustainable for winning a game, if Liverpool loses goal of eradicating TB globally is 2030, their remaining 7 games as well then also but the Indian government is committed Manchester City can finish the 2019-20 to achieve this target in the country by season with a maximum of 84 points. 2025. 2. Name the Indian film actor and 4. Which state’s Panchayati Raj filmmaker named among the 50 Department won the 1st prize under e- ambassadors at 45th edition Toronto Panchayat Puraskar-2020? International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020? A. Himachal Pradesh A. Dipika Padukone and Karan Johar B. Rajasthan B. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anurag C. Madhya Pradesh Basu D. Haryana C. Priyanka Chopra and Anurag Kashyap Ans. A D. Kareena Kapoor and Shekhar Kapoor Sol. Ans. C • Himachal Pradesh state Panchayati raj Sol. department wins 1st prize under e- • Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and Panchayat Puraskar-2020. This prize was filmmaker Anurag Kashyap named given by the Union Ministry of Panchayati among the 50 ambassadors at 45th Raj. edition Toronto International Film Festival • All the 3,226 panchayats of the state (TIFF) 2020. have been provided internet facility and • This year 45th edition Toronto people can access various services online. International Film Festival is to be held • The various services such as family virtually. register, registration of birth, death and • The 45th edition of TIFF will take place marriages are registered online in the from September 10-19. panchayats. • This is the 1st time TIFF will launch a digital platform for the festival, offering 5. Which becomes the 1st airport in India new opportunities to connect with to get an indigenously-developed audiences beyond Toronto. Aviation Weather Monitoring System • TIFF has partnered with Shift72 to (AWMS) at both ends of the runway? develop this industry-leading online A. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, platform. Hyderabad 2 www.gradeup.co B. Indira Gandhi International Airport, ● SVYASA was founded in the year 2002, New Delhi it is the first Yoga University of India and C. Kempegowda International Airport, also of the World. Bengaluru D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International 7. What is the budget outlay for the Airport, Ahmedabad recently approved Animal Husbandry Ans. C Infrastructure Development Fund Sol. (AHIDF) by the Union Cabinet? • Kempegowda International Airport, A. 15,000 crore Bengaluru becomes the 1st airport in B. 20,000 crore India to get an indigenously-developed C. 25,000 crore Aviation Weather Monitoring System D. 40,000 crore (AWMS) at both ends of the runway. Ans. A • AWMS is installed by Bangalore Sol. International Airport (BIAL). ● The aim of setting up AHIDF is to unlock • The technology is developed by private sector investments in the animal Bengaluru-based CSIR-National husbandry sector. Aerospace Laboratories (NAL). ● Through the fund, Infrastructural • The AWMS sensor has been installed on developments will be promoted in dairy, a 10 meters mast which is a 1st of its animal feed, and meat processing plants. kind, designed by NAL. ● As per Government estimate, the fund • It has many unique features including will help in creating up to 35 lakh jobs eco-friendly, light weight & has a life span across the country. of over 60 yrs. The sliding mechanism ● The total budget for the fund is Rs enables easy maintenance . 15,000 crores. Beneficiaries of the fund will be MSMEs, Farmer Producer 6. As a commemorations of the 6th Organisations (FPOs), private International Yoga Day, world’s first Yoga Companies, Section 8 companies, and University outside India was launched in Individual Entrepreneurs working in the which city of United State? Animal Husbandry Sector. A. New York ● Beneficiaries will be provided with a 3 B. Chicago percent interest subvention by the C. Los Angeles Government of India. D. Massachusetts Ans. C 8. Who has been named as the first Sol. female president of the Marylebone ● The world’s first Yoga University outside Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233 year-old India was launched on 23rd June 2020 at history? United State’s Los Angeles city. A. Clare Connor ● The Yoga University has been named B. Charlotte Edwards after Swami Vivekananda. C. Sarah Taylor ● The university will be known by the D. Anya Shrubsole name- Vivekananda Yoga University. Ans. A ● The University was launched as a part Sol. of the commemorations for the 6th ● Former England captain Clare Connor is International Yoga Day. set to become the first female president ● Chancellor of SVYASA- Swami of the Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233 Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana year-old history. Samsthana, Dr. H R Nagendra will be the ● Connor is the current England and first Chairman of the Vivekananda Yoga Wales Cricket Board’s managing director University. of women’s cricket. The 43-year-old will take up the post on 1 October, 2021. 3 www.gradeup.co ● Current president, former Sri Lanka 11. Who has been appointed as the captain Kumar Sangakkara, has been chairman of the Indian Financial offered to stay in the role for a second Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS)? tenure in the wake of the coronavirus A. T Rabi Sankar pandemic. B. Debashish panda ● The former Sri Lanka captain had C. N Chandrasekaran become the first non-British President of D. Mayank Agarwal the club when he assumed office on Ans. A October 1 last year. Sol. • Indian Financial Technology & Allied 9. Which country has decided to join the Services (IFTAS) has announced the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)? appointments of T Rabi Sankar as the A. USA Chairman of the organization. B. China • IFTAS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of C. India Reserve Bank of India. D. Pakistan • T Rabi Sankar, currently serving as Ans. B Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Sol. for Payment Systems, Information • The people’s Republic of China will join Technology, Risk Management and the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Fintech has taken over concurrent this was decided during a three-day charge, ex officio, as the Chairman of meeting from 18th June to 20th June of IFTAS. the top lawmaking committee in China- • Agency also appoints Dr N Rajendran as Legislative Affairs Committee. the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the • China was one of the 23 countries back organization. in 2013 when it abstained from the vote to adopt the treaty at the United Nations. 12. Renowned personality Vishwa Bandhu • The U.S. President has announced in Gupta passed away recently, he was a April 2019 that the U.S. will never ratify veteran ________. the Arms Trade Treaty under his A. Journalist administration (the U.S has signed the B. Writer treaty but was yet to ratify). C. Sportsperson D. Historian 10. Famous sportsperson K Raghunath Ans. A passed away recently, he was associated Sol. with which sports? • Former MP and a veteran journalist A. Volleyball Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, who was B. Basketball nicknamed as Balloon Man around the C. Football age of 93 he passed away in Delhi. D. Baseball • He was associated with the National Ans. B Congress party and became the Member Sol. of Parliament (MP) in April 1984. • Former India and Karnataka basketball • He represented Delhi in Rajya Sabha player K Raghunath passed away. from 1984 to 1990. • Raghunath represented Indian All-Star • He served as the Vice-President and team which toured Sri Lanka in 1962. District President of Delhi Congress. • He played for Karnataka with distinction • He was the chairman and chief editor of in 1960s the Tej-Bandhu group of publications, • He was one of the founding members of The Weekly Sun, The North-East Sun, the still-popular Beagles Basketball Club. Treasure monthly and Flash newspaper. Raghunath’s tryst with basketball began • He was the President of All India in 1958. Newspaper Editors Conference(AINEC) 4 www.gradeup.co and one of the founding members of the be named Mukhyamantri SHRAMIK Press Club of India(PCI). (Shahri Rozgar Manjuri For Kamgar). ● Ayyankali Urban Employment 13. A Five-day Virtual Healthcare & Guarantee Scheme (AUEGS) is the 100- Hygiene Expo was organized by which of day employment guarantee scheme of the following industry bodies? the Kerala Government for urban poor. A. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) B. Federation of Indian Chambers of 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Commerce & Industry (FICCI) launched ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan C. Indian Banks Association (IBA) (GKRA)’ via video conference from which D. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India district of Bihar? (TRAI) A.
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