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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

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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.

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● 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)

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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. Khagaria Ans. B B. Begusarai. Sol. C. Buxar ● The five-day Virtual Healthcare & D. Aurangabad Hygiene Expo was e-inaugurated on 22nd Ans. A June 2020 by Mansukh Mandaviya (Union Sol. Minister of State for Chemicals & ● Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Fertilizers). a massive rural public works scheme, the ● As Digital India is making a way Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to create forward, the exhibition is the first-ever jobs for millions of migrant workers who virtual exhibition in India. returned home during the coronavirus ● The event is to create a self-reliant pandemic. ecosystem in the Pharmaceuticals and ● The outlay of this campaign is Rs Health & Hygiene Sector by ramping up 50,000 Crores and the Ministry of Rural domestic production. In our resolute fight Development (MoRD) is the nodal against the COVID-19 pandemic, this Ministry for its implementation. sector has a greater significance. ● GKRA was launched via video conference from village Telihar, Block 14. Which state government is to launch Beldaur, district Khagaria Bihar a job guarantee scheme to provide 100- ● GKRA, the mission mode campaign of day work guarantee to the unskilled 125 days will cover 116 districts workers living in the urban areas of the comprising more than 25,000 returnee state? migrant workers each across 6 states viz. A. Maharshtra Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, B. Karnataka Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha. C. Jharkhand D. Uttar Pradesh 16. Which Maharatna company has Ans. C entered into the partnership with NITI Sol. Aayog’s flagship initiative Atal Innovation ● The state government of Jharkhand is Mission (AIM), to actively support the key likely to become the second state after innovation and entrepreneurship Kerala in the country to launch a job initiatives across India? guarantee scheme that will be on the A. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural B. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). C. Coal India Limited ● The scheme unlike MNREGA, will focus D. GAIL India Limited on providing 100-day work for the Ans. C unskilled workers living in the urban Sol. areas of the state. ● Coal India Limited (CIL) has entered ● The scheme aimed to enhance the into the partnership with NITI Aayog’s livelihood security for the urban poor will flagship initiative Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), to actively support the latter’s key

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innovation and entrepreneurship A. MS Swaminathan initiatives across India. B. Jagdish Bhagwati ● A Statement of Intent (SoI) between C. Amartya Kumar Sen the CIL’s Director (Technical) Binay Dayal D. Kaushik Basu and AIM’s Mission Director R Ramanan, Ans. C was signed and exchanged in a virtual e- Sol. summit for the same on June 19, 2020. ● Indian economist, philosopher and ● The tie up will help the talented youth Nobel Laureate Amartya Kumar Sen (86) of our country to develop great has been selected for 2020 Peace Prize by innovations that have not developed or the Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize fallen short and thus enable them to have of the German Book Trade for his a AtmaNirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). decades-long work around issues of This will also create employment at the global justice. local level in the coming years. ● He will be presented with the award by ● According to the SOI, the partnership is German Publishers’ and Booksellers’ classified according to the program in Association, Borsenverein in a ceremony which CIL helped select ATL schools to that will take place on October 18, 2020, adopt, conduct teacher training sessions in Paulskirche (Germany). to students. ● Every year since 1950, the German Book Trade Peace Prize has been given. 17. The United Nations World Food ● In 2019, the award was presented to Programme (WFP) India has partnered famous Brazilian photographer and photo with which IIT to support state and journalist Sebastiao Ribeiro Salgado. national governments in achieving food and nutrition security? 19. Who has authored the book ”Legend A. IIT Mumbai of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India”? B. IIT Jaipur A. Amish Tripathi C. IIT Rohtak B. Amitav Ghosh D. IIT Delhi C. Aravind Adiga Ans. D D. Prasoon Joshi Sol. Ans. A ● The United Nations World Food Sol. Programme (WFP) India and Indian ● Best-selling author and the Director of Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have Nehru Centre, London(since 2019) Amish joined hands to support state and Tripathi released his fiction book,”Legend national governments in achieving food of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India”. and nutrition security. ● The book is published by Westland ● The overall objective of this partnership Publications Pvt Ltd. is to use advanced analytics and ● The book is about the Indian King operations research to develop practical Suheldev who struggles to defend his solutions that support long term strategic homeland, makes tremendous personal planning of procurement, storage, and sacrifices, shows glorious leadership & movement of food grains by agencies unites everyone in the country such as the Food Corporation of India irrespective of their religion, caste, (FCI). region, or status in society. ● It also focuses on to create cost- effective supply chain networks for 20. With which country India signed a distribution of food grains under the credit financing agreement promising 200 Targeted Public Distribution System million euros to support the social welfare (TPDS) at the state level. system and India’s covid response? A. United Kingdom 18. Who has been selected for the 2020 B. France Peace Prize of the German Book Trade? C. Germany

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D. Spain Ans. C Ans. B Sol. Sol. • The state government of Tripura has • France and India signed a credit decided to start a scheme for school financing agreement promising 200 students from 25th June 2020. The million euros (Rs. 1709 crore) to support scheme is named ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu the social welfare system and India’s Padho’ –meaning ‘Play Little, Study covid response. Little’. • The fund will be provided to India • The scheme will be implemented via through the AFD, French Development SMS or WhatsApp. For students, those Agency. who have access to smartphones of their • The agreement was signed in India by parents will be able to access the scheme C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary of through WhatsApp. For students having the Department of Economic Affairs, and feature phones, they will be able to Bruno Bosle, Director of AFD, French access through SMS. Development Agency in the virtual • The objective of the scheme is to make presence of Emmanuel Lenain, sure that students invest their time in Ambassador of France to India. studies during these times of uncertainty as it could still take a couple of months 21. Name the Indian tennis player who for schools to reopen due to the COVID- has been elected as a player member to 19 pandemic. ITF World Tennis Tour Player Men’s • As per the scheme name ‘Play little’, panels? students apart from studies will also be A. Saketh Myneni provided with fun and games activities. B. Yuki Bhambri C. Niki Poonacha 23. Who has been appointed as the D. Prajnesh Gunneswaran Chairman of the National Institute of Ans. C Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)? Sol. A. Raguram Rajan • The International Tennis Federation has B. Urjit Patel declared the list of players, who chose for C. Arvind Subramanian the ITF World Tennis Tour Player Panels. D. Arvind Panagariya • India’s Niki Poonacha is elected as a Ans. B player member to ITF World Tennis Tour Sol. Player Men’s panels. • Urjit Patel has been appointed as the • The Men’s and Women’s Panel will be Chairman of the National Institute of headed by Mark Woodforde and Mary Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). It is an Pierce respectively who are the athlete economic think tank which is based in representatives on the ITF board of New Delhi, India. directors. • The appointment of the Urjit Patel has • Poonacha is chosen as one of the two been made for a period of four years. He players from Asia/Oceania locale with a will be replacing the outgoing chairman second-most noteworthy number of votes Vijay Kelkar. (62) among all challenging players. • Urjit Patel has earlier served as the Governor as well as the Deputy Governor 22. Which state government has decided of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He to start ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ – resigned as the Governor of RBI in meaning ‘Play Little, Study Little’ December 2018. scheme? A. Assam 24. Name the Indian-American who has B. West Bengal been appointed as the Director of the C. Tripura National Science Foundation (NSF) by the D. Jharkhand US senate?

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A. Anit Kotwani D. Kolkata B. Sethuraman Panchanathan Ans. C C. Arun Singhal Sol. D. Rajiv Topno • Municipal Corporation of Greater Ans. B Mumbai (MCGM) has launched a mobile Sol. application “Air-Venti” to provide • The U.S. Senate has appointed Indian- information on ICU beds, ventilators. American scientist Dr Sethuraman • Octaware Technologies Limited, in Panchanathan as the Director of the partnership with Probity Soft Pvt Ltd, has National Science Foundation (NSF). developed this mobile application for • He will replace France Cordova, whose MCGM and therefore the data regarding six-year term ended in March, as the 15th the ICU beds and Ventilators vacant director of the NSF. He is expected to status. take office on July 6. • The mobile app ‘Air-Venti’ launched by • Panchanathan is the second Indian- the civic body in Mumbai aims to supply American ever to be nominated to the overall statistics of ICU beds and prestigious science position with the first ventilators that are occupied and vacant being Dr Subra Suresh who served from in both govt and private hospitals besides October 2010 to March 2013. location map, ability to contact hospital • National Science Foundation is a top through telephonic call and email is American body supporting fundamental additionally available. research in non-medical fields of science and engineering. 27. Who has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General 25. Who has authored the book titled Assembly? ‘Klara and the Sun’? A. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande A. Alice Munro B. Volkan Bozkir B. Kazuo Ishiguro C. Peter Thomson C. Peter Handke D. John William Ashe D. Bob Dylan Ans. B Ans. B Sol. Sol. • Turkish’s diplomat Volkan Bozkir has • The book titled ‘Klara and the Sun’ has been elected president of the 75th been authored by the Nobel Prize winner session of the UN General Assembly. The (2017) Japan born british author Kazuo 75th session of the UN General Assembly Ishiguro. begins in September 2020. • The novel will be published by Faber & • Bozkir won the unanimous support of Faber in the United Kingdom, Alfred A. the 178 UN members. He will take over Knopf in the United States and Knopf in from Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the Canada on March 2, 2021. present General Assembly president. A • This is the first novel by him since he General Assembly president has a one- was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature year term. • The book is about the artificial being called Klara and her desire to find a 28. Who has authored the book titled “A human owner. Burning”? A. Kritika Pandey 26. Which city’s Municipal Corporation B. Megha Majumdar has launched a mobile application “Air- C. Meghna Pant Venti” to provide information on ICU D. Ira Trivedi beds, ventilators? Ans. B A. New Delhi Sol. B. Chennai • The book titled “A Burning”, is debut C. Mumbai novel of Megha Majumdar.

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• She is New York based writer who was scheme, Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, born and raised in Kolkata. in six states this Saturday. • The book is about the lives of three ● The campaign aims to provide livelihood characters, Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi opportunities to the returnee migrant and Jhumpa Lahiri who want to rise to the workers and rural citizens. middle class, to political power, to gain ● The campaign of 125 days will be fame in the film industry and how their implemented on mission mode. lives changed in Indian society. ● It will involve intensified and focused • The book was published on 2nd June implementation of 25 different types of 2020 by Knopf Doubleday publishing works to provide employment to the Group. migrant workers and create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country. 29. Which country has been elected as a ● The scheme entails a resource envelope non-permanent member of the UN of 50 thousand crore rupees. Security Council for a two-year term from ● A total of 116 Districts with more than the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22 25 thousand returnee migrant workers term? across six States, namely Bihar, Uttar A. Indonesia Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, B. Australia Jharkhand and Odisha have been chosen C. India for the campaign which includes 27 D. Japan Aspirational Districts. Ans. C Sol. 31. India will send 75-member Tri- ● India was elected as a non-permanent Service contingent to participate in the member of the UN Security Council for a military parade to which country on the two-year term after winning 184 votes in occasion of the 75th anniversary of the the 193-member General Assembly. victory in the Second World War? ● Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and A. UAS Norway also won the Security Council B. United Kingdom elections held last night. India was a C. Russia candidate for a non-permanent seat from D. France the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22 Ans. C term. Sol. ● India's two-year term will begin on ● India will send a 75-member Tri-Service January 1, 2021. contingent to participate in the military ● This is the eighth time that India will sit parade in Moscow on the occasion of the at the UN high-table, which comprises 75th anniversary of the victory in the five permanent members and 10 non- Second World War. permanent members. ● The parade will honour the heroism and sacrifices made by the Russian and other 30. Prime Minister Narendra Modi friendly people. launched a massive rural public works ● Defence Minister of Russia had invited scheme, Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan in an Indian contingent to take part in the how many states of India? Victory Day Parade scheduled to be held A. 5 on 24th of this month. B. 6 ● The participation will be a mark of C. 7 tribute and solidarity with the people of D. 10 Russia at a time when they remember Ans. B their heroes of the Great Patriotic War. Sol. ● Prime Minister Narendra Modi will 32. Which state/UTs has been conferred launch a massive rural public works with three prestigious Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sashaktikaran Puraskar for its

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outstanding contribution to the socio- enable the legislature to fortify its fight economic development of the Gram against the antagonistic effect of COVID- Panchayats across the state/UTs? 19 on poor and vulnerable households? A. Bihar A. USD 350 million B. Rajasthan B. USD 450 million C. Madhya Pradesh C. USD 250 million D. Jammu and Kashmir D. USD 750 million Ans. D Ans. D Sol. Sol. ● Jammu & Kashmir has been conferred ● Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank with three prestigious Deen Dayal (AIIB) has affirmed a USD 750 million Upadhyay Sashaktikaran Puraskar (around Rs 5,714 crore) loan to India to awards for its outstanding contribution to enable the legislature to fortify its fight the socio-economic development of the against the antagonistic effect of COVID- Gram Panchayats across the Union 19 on poor and vulnerable households. Territory. ● AIIB’s total sovereign advances to India ● Panchayat Rathal, (Block Rajouri) and that have just been affirmed add up to Panchayat Badakana, (Block Thana USD 3.06 billion, including an ongoing Mandi) of District Rajouri and Panchayat USD 500 million COVID-19 emergency Meej, (Block Pampore) of Pulwama response. district were adjudged the best ● The current credit will be the second for performing panchayats in recognition of India under AIIB’s COVID-19 Crisis their work in improving the delivery of Recovery Facility (CRF). services for socio economic development and implementation of various schemes. 35. The 4th edition of Asian Youth Para Games to be held in which country in 33. Which IT company has partnered with December 2021? IBM to co-develop to accelerate digital A. Oman and cognitive enterprise transformation? B. UAE A. Infosys Ltd C. Saudi Arabia B. Wipro Ltd D. Bahrain C. TCS Ans. D D. HCL Limited Sol. Ans. C ● The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) Sol. has announced that the 4th edition of ● Information technology giant, Tata Asian Youth Para Games to be held in Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd, and IBM Bahrain in December 2021. have expanded their global partnership to ● Around 800 athletes under 20 years help clients accelerate their digital aged are expected to compete in nine transformations to IBM public cloud using sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, IBM Cloud Paks. goalball, para taekwondo, powerlifting, ● As part of the tie up, TCS will establish swimming, table tennis and wheelchair an IBM Enterprise Cloud Architecture basketball. Unit, which will include technical ● The event is being organised in professionals from both companies. conjunction with the National Paralympic ● TCS and IBM plan to co-develop Committee (NPC) of Bahrain with the solutions designed to help clients migrate support of the government. workloads across applications, analytics, data estate and platforms. 36. What is India’s rank in the annual World Competitiveness Index 2020 34. What amount of loan has been compiled by Institute for Management confirmed by the Asian Infrastructure Development (IMD)? Investment Bank (AIIB) for India to A. 28th

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B. 34th help IT professionals who have lost their C. 43rd jobs after the outbreak of COVID-19 and D. 48th returned to the state? Ans. C A. Uttar Pradesh Sol. B. Bihar • The Institute of Management C. Jharkhand Development recently released the World D. West Bengal Competitive Index. Ans. D • India ranked 43rd in the ranking. Sol. • In 2019, India was at the 43rd ranking. • West Bengal government has launched Since 1989, India had ranked 41st in the a job portal ‘KarmaBhumi’ for IT World Competitiveness Ranking. professionals who have returned to the • However, it slipped to 45th rank in 2017 state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. and secured 44th in 2018. • IT professionals can use the portal • The continuous low ranking of India is ‘Karmo Bhumi’ to connect with companies mainly due to poor infrastructure and based in the state. insufficient education investment. • A web portal will act as a medium • Singapore secured the top position in between the professionals and IT the ranking system. Denmark was at the companies in Bengal. second position, followed by Switzerland, • There are around 700 IT and ITeS Netherlands, Hong Kong. companies at Salt Lake Sector V and Rajarhat where at present around 2.5 37. Which organization has won the lakh people work. Biodiversity award 2020 of Prince Albert • IT professionals now connect to IT II of Monaco Foundation? companies of Bengal through A. The Energy and Resource Institute karmabhumi.nltr.org. (TERI) B. Deccan Development Society (DDS) 39. Which has become the top state in C. Satpuda Foundation India to provide employment to the D. Wildlife Protection Society of India workers under the Mahatma Gandhi (WPSI) National Rural Employment Guarantee Ans. B Scheme (MGNREGA)? Sol. A. Chhattisgarh • Hyderabad Based NGO, the Deccan B. Bihar Development Society (DDS), has won the C. Jharkhand Biodiversity award 2020 and a grant of D. Uttar Pradesh 40000 Euros (approx. Rs. 35 Lakhs) of Ans. D the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Sol. for the contribution of DDS women in • Uttar Pradesh has become the top state rehabilitation of degraded lands and to in India to provide employment to the promote biodiversity. workers under the Mahatma Gandhi • The award was announced in a National Rural Employment Guarantee teleconference by Olivier Wenden, Vice Scheme (MGNREGA). President and CEO of the Prince Albert II • According to the data released, 57 lakh of Monaco Foundation. 12975 workers got employment is around • The award is given to recognise the 57 thousand village panchayats of the individuals for their actions and the state which is 18% of the total work organisations for their contribution in generated under the Mahatma Gandhi preserving the planet in the three priority National Rural Employment Guarantee areas of the foundation. Act (MGNREGA) in the country. • The state government has generated 38. Which state government has 7.93 crore man-days and the government launched Karmo Bhumi, a job portal to will provide jobs to 10 lakh more workers.

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40. According to the SIPRI Yearbook 2020 • It can be transported quickly, enabling what is India’s position as nuclear the test to be conducted at the point-of- weapons holder in the world? care. A. 3rd • A major benefit of this testing kit is that B. 4th it does not require RT-PCR (Reverse C. 5th Transcription Polymerase Chain D. 6th Reaction). Ans. D Sol. 42. Which initiative has been launched • In accordance with the “SIPRI Yearbook the United Nations to fight the spreading 2020-Armaments, Disarmament and of misinformation about COVID-19 with International Security” of Swedish think fact-based accurate information? tank, Stockholm International Peace A. Sensitive Research Institute (SIPRI), from 2019 B. Verified there is an increase in the nuclear C. Boon weapons stockpile of India and China. D. Fact Check • However, India’s overall possession of Ans. B nuclear weapons is less than half of Sol. Beijing’s and also slightly lower than what • The United Nations launched ‘verified’, Pakistan possesses. an initiative to combat the growing • The number of nuclear warheads in the scourge of Covid-19 misinformation by Indian arsenal pegged at 150 in increasing the volume and reach of comparison to the 2019 report (on the trusted. basis of 2018) when India had 130-140. • India with 12 other countries lead the • On the other hand, China’s nuclear “Verified” initiative. arsenal calculated at 320 as compared to • The initiative is led by the United 290 of SIPRI’s 2019 report while Nations Department of Global Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal remained Communication(DGC) with an aim to constant at 160 in comparison to 2019’s provide facts about COVID-19 in the 150-160. digital space. • The initiative recruits information 41. Which IIT has developed an Artificial volunteers – “Digital first responders” Intelligence-powered COVID-19 test, who will receive daily feeds on verified which can be performed at an affordable facts and will spread the information to cost? counter the misinformation. A. IIT Bombay • This collaboration of the world’s leading B. IIT Kanpur social mobilization organisation and C. IIT Guwahati supported by IKEA foundation and D. IIT Hyderabad Luminate. Ans. D Sol. 43. Who has authored the book titled • Indian Institute of Technology “Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism”, Hyderabad researcher has developed an the biography of Dadabhai Naoroji? Artificial Intelligence-powered COVID-19 A. Dinyar Patel test, which can be performed at an B. Kadambari Murali affordable cost. C. V. Krishnaswamy • The test kit can produce results in D. Sushil Dhoshi around 20 minutes for symptomatic and Ans. A asymptomatic patients. Sol. • The test kit has already been field- • Historian Dinyar Patel’s biography of tested at ESIC Medical College and Dadabhai Naoroji, “Naoroji Pioneer of Hospital in Hyderabad to ascertain its Indian Nationalism” was published by the efficiency. Harvard University Press in May 2020.

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• Patel is an assistant professor at the transport emissions are proving among Department of History at the University of the toughest to get down. South Carolina. • Aviation emissions currently account for • He researched the life and career of more than 2% of global greenhouse Indian Nationalist Leader Dadabhai gases, and have risen by 70% since Naoroji. 2005. • He focused on the Indian Nationalist • The International Civil Aviation Movements, the city of Bombay and the Organization forecasts that they will rise Parsi Zarostrain community. another 300% by 2050 in the absence of measures to bring them down. 44. Indian Railways has created a new world benchmark by successfully running 46. Who has taken charges as the Chief first Double-Stack Container Train in of Staff of Eastern Naval Command high-rise in Over Head Equipment (ENC)? electrified territory on ______. A. Vice Admiral S.N Ghormade A. Western Railway B. Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar B. Eastern Railway C. Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta C. Central Railway D. Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh D. North East Railway Ans. C Ans. A Sol. Sol. • Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta took • Indian Railways has created a new charge as the Chief of Staff of Eastern world record by successfully running first Naval Command (ENC). Double Stack Container Train in high rise • He replaced Vice Admiral S.N Over Head Equipment (OHE) electrified Ghormade, who has been appointed as sections. Controller Personnel Services at the • This achievement is a first of its kind in Integrated Headquarters, New Delhi. the entire world and will also boost the • Mr Dasgupta was an alumnus of the ambitious mission of Green India. NDA and commissioned into the Indian • The Operations successfully Navy in 1985. commenced on 10th June from Palanpur • He has commanded frontline ships and Botad stations in Gujarat. including the missile corvettes INS • This initiative expected to bring Nishank, INS Karmuk, stealth frigate INS innovation, speed and customisation in Tabar and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat. freight operations 47. Which IIT has developed an Artificial 45. Which country has announced ‘Jet Intelligence-based cyber-physical system Zero’ plan to drive down aviation to monitor social distancing in public emissions and to make carbon-free places? transatlantic flights possible? A. IIT Kharagpur A. France B. IIT Bombay B. United Kingdom C. IIT Kanpur C. USA D. IIT Roorkee D. Germany Ans. A Ans. B Sol. Sol. • The researchers at IIT- Kharagpur has • The U.K. aims to drive down developed an Artificial Intelligence-based greenhouse gas emissions from aviation cyber-physical system to monitor social to make carbon-free transatlantic flights distancing in public places. possible within a generation. • The device will play a proximity alert • The U.K. is chasing a target to make the sound through audio output, whenever country a net-zero economy by 2050, and any violation will occur.

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• It captures images of the field view and • The robot is launched to screen computes the distance as per criteria set passengers while they board trains and by the government. keep a watch on anti-social elements. • The system has been successfully tested by installing three prototypes of 50. Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM the device within the IIT-Kharagpur Bank) has provided a line of credit (LOC) campus. of $215.68 million to which country for Drinking Water Supply Scheme? 48. Which of the following construction A. Malawi company becomes the first of its kind in B. Tanzania the construction sector to go fully digital? C. Senegal A. Hindustan Construction Company D. Congo B. Ircon International Limited Ans. A C. Tata Projects Sol. D. National Highway Authority of India • Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Ans. D Bank) has provided a line of credit (LOC) Sol. of $215.68 million to the Malawi • The National Highway Authority of India government. has become the first of its kind in the • This assistance will be used on drinking construction sector to go fully digital. water supply schemes and other • With the launch of cloud-based and development projects includes supply of artificial intelligence-powered big data irrigation network, tobacco threshing analytics platform Data Lake and Project plant, cotton processing facilities, green Management Software, the entire project belt initiative, sugar processing management workflow of NHAI has been equipment, fuel storage facility and transformed from manual to the online construction of a new water supply portal based. system from Likhubula river in Mulanje to • All project documentation, contractual Blantyre. decisions and approvals are now being • Exim Bank is a specialized financial done through the portal only. institution wholly owned by Government of India (GoI). 49. Name the AI enabled robot launched by Indian Railway to intensify the 51. Name the National Healthcare Supply screening and surveillance of railway Chain Portal launched by the Ministry of passengers and railway staff? Health and Family Welfare to provide A. ARJUN real-time availability of critical healthcare B. CHAMPION supplies with the involvement of C. SARTHI manufacturers, suppliers and customers? D. TULIP A. Aarogyasetu Ans. A B. Aarogyapath Sol. C. Aarogyasanjivani • Indian Railways' Central Railway zone D. Pawandoot has luanched an AI enabled robot Ans. B 'Captain Arjun to intensify the screening Sol. and surveillance of railway passengers • The Ministry of Health and Family and railway staff. Welfare has launched a National • The full form of ARJUN is ‘Always be Healthcare Supply Chain Portal Responsible and Just Use to be Nice’. Aarogyapath to provide real-time • This innovation will help Indian Railways availability of critical healthcare supplies to modernise its security measures at the with the involvement of manufacturers, time of covid-19 suppliers and customers. • This national healthcare supply chain portal will remove supply chain

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bottlenecks during the Covid-19 Sol. pandemic. ● IT major Infosys on announced the • The vision of this initiative is to set up launch of 'Summer of Ideas' initiative for an information management and university students worldwide. forecasting database platform at national ● The global eight-week ideathon, level. powered by Infosys' digital learning • It will capture demand and supply platform Wingspan, will help the global scenarios for key healthcare needs items. student and academic community • This public platform will help healthcare overcome the loss of learning users like hospitals, pathology opportunities as a result of the disruption laboratories, research institutes, medical caused by COVID-19. colleges and patients. ● The initiative will allow students access • It will also provide seamless access to to Infosys mentorship and specially suppliers, manufacturers and importers curated learning materials virtually. for prevailing needs and demand related to medical equipment, diagnostic 54. Which state government has instruments, drugs, Personal Protective launched ‘Panchvati Yojana’ for the senior Equipment, respiratory assistance citizens of rural areas of the state? devices. A. Madhya Pradesh B. Uttara Pradesh 52. Who has been conferred with C. Himachal Pradesh prestigious World Food Prize 2020? D. Haryana A. Ruchir Sharma Ans. C B. Raj Chetty Sol. C. Rattan Lal ● Himachal Pradesh government has D. Pranab Bardhan launched ‘Panchvati Yojana’ for the senior Ans. C citizens of rural areas of the state. Sol. ● Under the yojana parks & gardens will ● Eminent Indian-American soil scientist be established in every development Rattan Lal was named this year’s block with mandatory facilities under recipient of World Food Prize 2020. Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee ● He was named as the 2020 World Food Act (MNREGA) 2005, Scheme of Rural Prize Laureate for developing and Development Department. mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to ● About 100 such parks will be developed increasing food production that conserves in different parts of the state during FY natural resources and mitigates climate 2020. change. ● Main objective of the yojana is to enable ● He will get USD 250,000 as prize elderly to spend their leisure time in these money. parks & gardens. ● The first recipient of this prestigious award in 1987 was Indian agricultural 55. Which state government has decided scientist Dr M S Swaminathan, the father to rename the state’s Environment of India’s Green Revolution. Ministry as ‘Environment and Climate Change Ministry’? 53. Which IT company has announced to A. Madhya Pradesh launch of 'Summer of Ideas' initiative for B. Maharshtra university students worldwide, an online C. Himachal Pradesh learning programme? D. Jharkhand A. Wipro Ans. B B. Infosys Sol. C. Tech Mahindra ● the Maharashtra cabinet chaired by its D. Tata Consultancy Services Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Bal Ans. B Thackeray has approved a proposal to

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rename the state’s Environment Ministry Chennai and has been training many as ‘Environment and Climate Change aspirants of Carnatic music. Ministry’ with the aim to play an active ● The medal of the order of Australia is role in climate change mitigation. awarded to the individuals contributing to ● The department, which is handled by their community or to Australia globally Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray, will or domestically. work on five elements of the nature ● The recipients are nominated and (earth, water, fire, air, and space). assessed independently as worthy of ● The decision to change the name comes recognition. just weeks after the state was hit by a severe cyclonic storm Nisarga on June 3, 58. What is India’s rank in the recently 2020. compiled by Nature Research, a division ● Maharashtra is one among a few states of the international scientific publishing like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana in company ‘Springer Nature’? India which have a dedicated department A. 9th to address climate change. B. 10th C. 12th 56. Famous sport person Tony Dunne, D. 17th passed away recently, he was associated Ans. C with which sports? Sol. A. Cricket ● In the recently-released Nature Index B. Football table 2020, India is placed twelfth C. Hockey globally in science research output. The D. Badminton top five positions have gone to the United Ans. B States of America, China, Germany, Sol. United Kingdom and Japan. ● Former defender of Manchester United ● The Nature Index is a database of Tony Dunne, passed away at the age of author affiliation information collated 78. He was born on 25th July 1941 in from research articles published in an Dublin, Ireland. independently selected group of 82 high- ● He joined Manchester United at the age quality science journals. of 18 in 1960 and debuted on 16th ● The database is compiled by Nature October 1960 against Burnley (A) league. Research, a division of the international ● He was a part of the winning side of the scientific publishing company Springer European Cup in 1968. Nature that publishes academic journals. Nature Research's flagship publication is 57. Who has been chosen for the ‘Medal Nature, a weekly multidisciplinary journal of the Order of Australia (OAM)’? first published in 1869. A. Lisa Singh ● The Nature Index provides a close to B. Binoy Kampmark real-time proxy of high-quality research C. Suresh Rajan output and collaboration at the D. Shobha Sekhar institutional, national and regional level. Ans. D Sol. 59. Which institution has signed an MoU ● Indian Musician Shobha Sekhar, the with the Indian Council of Agricultural founder of Kalakruthi a music Research (ICAR) for joint research, organisation in Australia receives the testing and validation of different Medal of the Order of Australia(OAM) in products through ICAR institutes and the Queen’s Birthday 2020 for her service Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)? to Indian music and dance. A. National Institute of Agricultural ● She started the Kalakruthi in 1994 Marketing (NIAM) affiliated with The Music Academy, B. Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI)

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C. Central Agricultural Research Institute 61. Which institutions has developed an (CARI) anti-microbial five-layered face mask that D. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative an annihilate pathogenic microorganisms Ltd (IFFCO) that are stuck to its outer surface and Ans. D thereby limit the spread of secondary Sol. infections? ● Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative A. IIT-Delhi Ltd(IFFCO) signs MoU (Memorandum of B. IIT-BHU Understanding) with the Indian Council of C. IIT-Madras Agricultural Research(ICAR) for joint D. IIT-Kanpur research, testing and validation of Ans. B different products through ICAR institutes Sol. and Krishi Vigyan Kendras(KVKs). • Dr Marshal and his team at the School ● The agreement enables the centers to of Biomedical Engineering, Indian disperse technological advancements Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), have through training programs, campaigns, developed an anti-microbial five-layered field trials and demonstrations for the face mask. benefit of farmers. • This face mask can annihilate ● Objective of the collaboration is to pathogenic microorganisms that are reduce farmers’s consumption of stuck to its outer surface and thereby chemical fertilizers by effective use of limit the spread of secondary infections. technology. • The mask that is available in the market currently acts as a filter to stop the entry 60. A Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle of microbes to oral and nasal airways but (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated in does not have any effect on the microbe which place? stuck to the mask surface. A. Kochi B. Tuticorin 62. Name the Indian economist who has C. Port Blair been included in in the 8-member panel D. Vishakhapatnam formed by the Asian Development Bank Ans. D to find solutions for speedy recovery of Sol. COVID-19 in Southeast Asia? • A Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle A. Urjit Patel (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated by Vice B. Raghuram Rajan Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer C. Manmohan Singh Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval D. Amartya Sen Command (ENC) in Visakhapatnam. Ans. B • Equipped with the state-of-the-art Sol. facilities, the complex is designed to • Asian Development Bank (ADB) has accommodate the newly inducted constituted a 8-member high-level panel submarine rescue system and store the of leading experts in economics, finance, DSRV assets in the rescue-ready state. and health, moderated by ADB Vice- • The DSRV system consists of a President Ahmed M. Saeed, to help submarine rescue vessel, a remote ministers, central bank governors, and operations vehicle and side scan sonar other senior officials identify solutions for and associated equipment. Southeast Asian economies to tap into to • It has diver decompression chambers quickly recover after the novel and hyperbaric medical equipment to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. decompress submariners after being • The 8 member panel includes, Jane rescued from sunken submarines. Halton, Rema Hanna, Karen Tay Koh, • It can be mobilised by air or road to Ramayya Krishnan, Raghuram Rajan, facilitate submarine rescue operation Andrew Sheng and Nicholas Stern, seven at distant locations.

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• The ADB on April 13, 2020 has allocated • The spray can be used by common man, $20 billion financial response to its health care workers. Also, the spray can members to help fight the pandemic and be used on a large-scale use as well. It reboot its economy after months of can be used on masks, Personal lockdown. Protective Equipment (PPE), elevator buttons, contaminated surfaces such as 63. Former European high jump medical instruments, door knobs, rooms champion, Alexander Shustov banned for and corridors. four years by Court of Arbitration for • The spray has been prepared based on Sport (CAS), he held from which country? Nano-Technology assisted formulation. It A. Uzbekistan will not only stop COVID-19 from entering B. Ukraine the body but will also kill the virus that C. Russia comes in direct contact. D. Romania Ans. C 65. Which Indian institutions maintains Sol. its position as the top institution in India • Former European high jump champion in the QS World University rankings (2010) Alexander Shustov of Russia released recently? banned for 4 years for the use or A. Indian Institute of Technology, attempted use of a banned substance or Bombay method (doping) & did not provide any B. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru further details. C. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi • This was confirmed by the Court of D. Indian Institute of Technology, Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Kharagpur • The Russian Athletics Federation stated Ans. A that his ban was dated from June 5, and Sol. his results had been disqualified for a • The top five Indian Institutes of period from 2013 to 2017. Technology and the Indian Institute of • He would be retaining his European title Science have all dropped in this year's QS but will be disqualified from the 7th place World University rankings. at the 2013 world championships in • Only the newer IITs in Guwahati and Moscow. Hyderabad were able to show improvement. 64. Which institute has developed Nano- • The total number of Indian institutions Technology based disinfectant spray in the top 1,000 global list has also fallen ANANYA to fight against COVID-19? from 24 to 21. A. Defence Research and Development • IIT-Bombay still maintains its position Organisation (DRDO) as the top institution in India in the QS B. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre rankings, but has slipped 20 places from (BARC) 152 to 172 in the global list. C. Defence Institute of Advanced • IISc overtook IIT Delhi to make it to the Technology (DIAT) second place, but still dropped a rank to D. Indian Institute of Science Education 185. and Research (IISER) • IIT Delhi fell more than 10 places in the Ans. C rankings to 193 rank, while IIT Madras is Sol. at 275. Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT • The Pune based Defence Institute of Kanpur crashed out of the top 300. Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed Nano-Technology based 66. Who has been honoured with “NASA disinfectant spray to fight against COVID- Distinguished Service Medal” for his 19. administration to NASA? • The spray has been named ANANYA. A. Akshay Venkatesh B. Raghu Raj Bahadur

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C. Renjith Kumar Sol. D. Anil Nerode • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Ans. C Singh Chouhan has launched Street Sol. Vendor Registration Portal and • Indian Aerospace entrepreneur, Renjith “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavsayi Kumar has been honoured with “NASA Utthan Yojana” and transferred Rs 300 Distinguished Service Medal” for his crore to urban local bodies. administration to NASA through executive leadership, engineering 69. The Athletes Integrity Unit (AIU) of contribution, technical excellence and the World Athletics has imposed a four- consumer loyalty. year ban on which Indian player who won • He worked in relationship with NASA for the gold medal in 2019 Asian Athletics over 30 years and contributed to Championships? updating the International Space A. Hima Das Stations(ISS). B. Dutee Chand • He is CEO Emeritus of the Virginia based C. Gomathi Marimuthu Analytical Mechanics Associates(AMA). D. Santhi Soundarajan RK Chetty Pandipati was the First Indian Ans. C to win this honour in 2002. Sol. • The Athletes Integrity Unit (AIU) of the 67. The World Bank (WB) has granted World Athletics has imposed a four-year loan worth of Rs. 1,950 crores to which ban on sprinter Gomathi Marimuthu. state for tackling coronavirus (COVID-19) • She won the gold medal in the women’s situation and developmental work? 800 m event at the 2019 Asian Athletics A. West Bengal Championships held in Doha, Qatar with B. Maharshtra her personal best timing. Gomathi had C. Madhya Pradesh won gold with a timing of 2 minutes and D. Uttar Pradesh 2.70 second. Ans. A • In her defence, Gomathi could not prove Sol. the point of tampering with the samples. • West Bengal government has received A provisional ban was imposed on her a loan amount of Rs 1950 crore from the from 17 May 2019, which will now end on World Bank. 16 May 2023. • The loan amount has been lend to the • Gomathi will lose her gold medal which West Bengal Government to tackle she won at the Asian Championship last COVID-19 situation and developmental year. work in the state. • Out of the total amount of Rs 1950 70. Which state government has crore, West Bengal Government will launched waste exchange website? spend Rs. 850 crore on various Social- A. Himachal Pradesh Welfare schemes while the remaining Rs B. Uttarakhand 1,100 crore will be spent to create C. Andhra Pradesh Industrial infrastructures. D. Chhattisgarh Ans. C 68. Which state government has Sol. launched ‘Mukhyamantri Shahri Path • Online waste exchange website of Vyavsayi Utthan Yojana’ for street Andhra Pradesh Environment vendors? Management Corporation (APEMC) has A. Uttar Pradesh been launched by the Andhra Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. C. Rajasthan • The website was launched on the D. Haryana occasion of World Environment Day. Ans. B

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Andhra Pradesh has become India’s first A. International Advanced Research state to launch waste exchange website. Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New • Through this platform, state Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad government seeks to protect B. Institute of Advanced Study in Science environment by covering 100% safe and Technology (IASST), Guwahati disposal of toxic waste, proper tracking, C. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for scrutiny as well as audit of waste. Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram 71. Which state government has D. Central Drug Research Institute, inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic”? Lucknow A. Tripura Ans. B B. Uttarakhand Sol. C. Sikkim • Scientists at the Institute of Advanced D. Manipur Study in Science and Technology Ans. D (IASST), Guwahati, an autonomous Sol. institute of the Department of Science & • Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh Technology, Govt of India, have has inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic” at developed an artificial intelligence (AI) the Directorate of Horticulture and Soil based algorithms as an aid to rapid Conservation, Imphal. diagnosis and prediction of oral • The aim to open the clinic is to boost squamous cell carcinoma. the economic growth of Manipur through • The framework developed by the agriculture and horticulture. Along with research group at the Central the clinic, the Chief Minister also launched Computational and Numerical Sciences a mobile soil testing laboratory van. Division, IASST led by Dr. Lipi B Mahanta, will also help grading of oral squamous 72. With which European country has cell carcinoma. India signed a Memorandum of • An indigenous dataset was developed Understanding on Energy Cooperation? by the scientists through collaborations to A. Germany make for the unavailability of any B. France benchmark oral cancer dataset for the C. Denmark study. D. Switzerland • Exploring different state-of-the-art AI Ans. C techniques and playing with their Sol. proposed method, the scientists have • The Ministry of Power, India and gained unprecedented accuracy in oral Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, cancer grading. Denmark signed Memorandum of • The study was conducted applying two Understanding on Energy Cooperation. approaches through the application of • Under the MoU, the countries have transfer learning using a pre-trained deep agreed to collaborate in areas such as convolutional neural network (CNN). long- term energy planning, offshore wind, consolidation of grid codes, 74. What is India’s rank in the recently incentivize power plants, increase released 12th edition of the biennial flexibility in power purchase agreements. Environment Performance Index (EPI • Through this, the Indian electricity Index 2020) released by the Yale markets are to benefit to a larger extent. University? A. 168th 73. Which of the following institutions has B. 177th developed an artificial intelligence-based C. 172nd computer diagnosis framework for rapid D. 148th and accurate diagnosis of oral cancers? Ans. A Sol.

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• The Yale University recently released A. Menka Gnadhi the biennial Environment Performance B. Jaya Jaitly Index. C. Najma Akhtar • India scored 168th rank out of 180 D. Dipti Shah countries. Ans. B • In 2018, India scored 27.6 out of 100 Sol. and secured 177th rank. • The Government of India has • Around 32 indicators were considered to constituted Jaya Jaitly Task Force that will create the ranking. Also, the index work on the issues of women and child provided 10-year observation on development. environmental performance at national • The task force will examine the matters and international level. pertaining to age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering MMR, 75. Who becomes the first Indian to improvement of nutritional levels and receive the prestigious Richard Dawkins related issues. Award for 2020 for critical thinking, • The Task Force will be provided holding religious dogma upto scrutiny, secretarial assistance by the NITI advancing human progress and humanist (National Institution for Transforming values? India) Aayog and will submit its report by A. Anupam Kher 31st July, 2020. B. Medha Patkar • This task force is on the lines of the C. Javed Akhtar Union Budget 2020-2021 by Nirmala D. Sunitha Krishnan Sitharaman where she proposed a task Ans. C force looking after the matters mentioned Sol. above. • Javed Akhtar has become the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins 77. The Indian Space Research award. Organization (ISRO) has signed an • The award is presented by the Atheist agreement with which institution for Alliance of America (an NGO). The awards cooperation in the field of Space are presented to those distinguished Situational Awareness (SSA) and individuals that come from the world of Astrophysics? scholarship, science, education or A. Aryabhatta Research Institute of environment and proclaim values of Observational Sciences (ARIES) rationalism, secularism upholding B. Defence Research and Development scientific truth. Organization (DRDO) • Javed Akhtar is a renowned lyricist in C. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre the Indian film industry. He was awarded (BARC) Padma Shri in 1999. He has also won the D. Tata Institute of Fundamental Sahitya Akademi award and Padma Research (TIFR) Bhushan. Ans. A • It is to be noted that Javed Akhtar Sol. raised voice on social media like twitter, • The Indian Space Research literary events and in interviews about Organization (ISRO) has signed an the issues with Citizenship Amendment agreement with Aryabhatta Research Act, public policy, reopening of liquor Institute of Observational Sciences shops after lock down, communism in the (ARIES) for cooperation in the field of society, etc. Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Astrophysics. 76. Who will chair the task force • This MoU will make the way for future constituted by the Ministry of Women and collaborations between ISRO and ARIES Child Development, GoI to work on the in setting up optical telescope issues of women and child development? observational facilities for space object

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tracking, R&D studies in space weather, efforts to ban pan masala, gutkha, e- astrophysics and Near-Earth Object cigarettes and hookah in Bihar and (NEO). Jharkhand. • The main objective of the MoU is to • SEEDS has been working closely with shield the Indian Space assets from the the Union Ministry of Health and Family space debris’s conjunction threats and Welfare to prevent & control smokeless R&D of Astrophysics, solar sciences and tobacco use. space environment are the base for • Deepak Mishra, executive director of future space exploration projects and the the SEEDS has been nominated by the key to progress in the Indian Space ministry as a member of the task force on sector. the de-addiction campaign.

78. Who is the author of the book ‘The 80. Who has assumed office as the Great Indian Tee and Snakes’ for which president of the Confederation of Indian she bestowed with Commonwealth short Industry (CII) for 2020-21? story prize 2020 for Asia region? A. Anand Mahindra A. Meghna Pant B. Sanjiv Bajaj B. Ira Trivedi C. Uday Kotak C. Meena Kandasamy D. Rajiv Bajaj D. Kritika Pandey Ans. C Ans. D Sol. Sol. • Veteran banker Uday Kotak has • Kritika Pandey, a writer from Ranchi, assumed office as the president of the was announced as the regional winner for Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for Asia in the 2020 Commonwealth Short 2020-21. Story Prize. • takes over from Vikram Kirloskar, • The 29-year-old writer won for her story chairman and managing director of The Great Indian Tee and Snakes, which Kirloskar Systems Ltd and vice chairman is about two young people trying to of Toyota Kirloskar Motor. navigate the idea of love in an era of • T V Narendran, CEO and managing hatred and prejudice. director of Tata Steel Limited, is now the • The story about a Hindu girl falling in president designate of CII for 2020-21. love with a Muslim man had made it to • Sanjiv Bajaj takes over as CII vice the shortlist for the Asian region. president for 2020-21. He is the chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv 79. The World Health Organization (WHO) Limited. has accorded the “World No Tobacco Day Award 2020” to which of the following 81. Which space agency has partnered NGOs? with NASA to host a deep-space ground A. SEEDS station, which will support human B. ACI India spaceflight missions to the Moon, Mars C. ACT India and beyond? D. Anay Foundation A. Indian Space Research Organization Ans. A (ISRO) Sol. B. South African National Space Agency • The World Health Organization(WHO) (SANSA) has accorded the World No Tobacco Day C. European Space Agency (ESA) Award 2020 to Socio-Economic and D. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Educational Development (JAXA) Society(SEEDS). Ans. B • It is an Indian non-governmental Sol. organization (NGO), one among the 3 • South Africa has partnered with NASA South East Asian Region awardees, for its to host a deep-space ground station,

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which will support human spaceflight Ans. D missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Sol. • With this collaboration, South Africa * The National Jal Jeevan Mission became the fourth country after the US, approved the Annual Action Plan of Spain and Australia to host a deep space Arunachal Pradesh. ground station. * Under the plan, the state is to provide • The partnership between the South tap connection to all the rural households African National Space Agency (SANSA) in the state by 2023. and the National Aeronautics and Space * In order to achieve the plan, the GoI Administration (Nasa) to host the space has approved Rs 255 as additional funds. station followed an earlier agreement * The State Governments are provided between the two organisations for the with additional funds based on their establishment of the station at achievements. Matjiesfontein town in the Western Cape Province. 84. Which state government has launched a mobile application that will 82. Which of the following became the inform people in the state about the first state to declare the internet as a availability of the hospital beds and fundamental right of the citizen? ventilators in the government and private A. Karnataka hospitals? B. Tamil Nadu A. Uttar Pradesh C. Andhra Pradesh B. Karnataka D. Kerala C. Delhi Ans. D D. Maharashtra Sol. Ans. C • The Kerala government has announced Sol. that its ambitious Kerala Fibre Optic * Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Network (K-FON) project, envisaged to launched Delhi Corona App. provide free internet access to the poor, * The application is to provide all required would be rolled out by December this information that are related to ventilators year. and hospital beds in the city. • The project is executed by the * The Application mainly aims at association of Bharat Electronics Limited providing real time information. (BEL), RailTel Corporation (Public sector * The application will provide information companies) and SRIT and LS Cables related to availability of hospital beds and (Private sector companies). ventilators in the city. It is now available • It is to provide free internet access for on Google Play. the poor by December 2020 and become * The application is being launched as the first state to declare the internet as a there were complaints that there are no fundamental right of the citizen. enough ventilators and hospital beds in • It would be implemented by Kerala Delhi to treat severely ill COVID-19 State IT Infrastructure Limited and Kerala patients. The criticisms in Delhi have State Electricity Board(KSEB). increased as the number of cases cross 20,000. 83. National Jal Jeevan Mission approved the Annual Action Plan of Arunachal 85. Which scheme has been launched by Pradesh, under which the state is to the union government for to provide provide tap connection to all the rural affordable loans to street vendors? households in the state by______. A. PM-SAMMANNidhi A. 2020 B. PM-SVANidhi B. 2021 C. PM-LOKNidhi C. 2022 D. PM-SURAKHSANidhi D. 2023 Ans. B

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Sol. Ans. D • Government of India launched the Sol. Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme for • The Government has announced that it street vendors. The Union cabinet has is to provide Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to cleared the credit amount for the scheme 1.5 crore dairy farmers belonging to Milk as well. Unions and Milk producing Companies • PM SVANidhi or PM Street Vendors within the next two months from 1 June- Atmanirbhar Nidhi is a credit facility 31 July 2020, under a special drive. scheme that will help more than 50 lakh • The Department of Animal Husbandry urban and rural street vendors. The and Dairying in association with the scheme will help the street vendors Department of Financial Services has restart their livelihoods. issued KCC application format to all State • Under the scheme, Rs 10,000 of credit Milk Federation and Milk Unions for is to be provided to street vendors. The implementing the same on a mission street vendors shall return the amount as mode. monthly installments within a year. • The campaign aims to provide KCC to • The scheme was announced by Finance 1.5 crore dairy farmers. Minister Nirmala Sitaraman during her • The campaign is a part of the PM's Atma announcement of package of Atma Nirbhar Bharat package for Farmers. Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. 88. Which of the following entities has 86. Which platform has been launched by provide an end-to-end coronavirus the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help tracking platform for Karnataka, called the smaller MSMEs by solving their the Karnataka Listening Dashboard for grievances, encouraging and supporting COVID-19? them to march into the big league as A. WIPRO national and global companies? B. Infosys A. NIDHI C. NASSCOM B. CHAMPIONS D. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) C. SURAKSHA Ans. C D. SWAPN Sol. Ans. B • The National Association of Software Sol. and Services Companies(NASSCOM) • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched announced that it has delivered an end- technology platform called CHAMPIONS. to-end coronavirus tracking platform for • CHAMPIONS Stand for Creation and Karnataka, called the Karnataka Listening Harmonious Application of Modern Dashboard for COVID-19. Processes for Increasing the Output and • As part of the launch, NASSCOM has National Strength. provided the 1st set of dashboards to • The portal aims to make smaller units state government’s use and will add more big by supporting them, encouraging, soon. solving their grievances, helping and • The analytics-driven platform is to handholding. assist state governments in sustainable • It will act as one-stop shop solution of industry recovery & helps them make all entities of the MSME sector. informed decisions to reopen their economies in a phased manner across the 87. The Government has announced that state. it is to provide Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to 1.5 crore ______. 89. In association with which entity the A. Fisherman Sports Authority of India (SAI) has B. Tribal Farmers launched India’s 1st -ever national-level C. Wet Land Farmers open online coaching and education D. Dairy Farmers

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programme called “Khelo India e- • Level three hospitals will have ventilator Pathshala”? support as well as ICU facilities for the A. Board of Control for Cricket in India patients, besides having provisions for B. National Sports Federations (NSF) dialysis. C. Athletics Federation of India D. Indian Olympic Association 91. Which become the first private rocket Ans. B company to send astronauts to space? Sol. A. SpaceX • Sports Authority of India (SAI), the B. Blue Origin apex national sports body of India, in C. Boeing association with National Sports D. Orbital Federations (NSF) has launched India’s Ans. A 1st -ever national-level open online Sol. coaching and education programme • The SpaceX has become the first private called “Khelo India e-Pathshala” to rocket company to send astronauts to grassroots players. space. The company sent Doug Hurley • Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Bob Behnken to space initiating a Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal new business model for NASA. Affairs and Archery Association of India • SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft with two president Arjun Munda have inaugurated NASA astronauts successfully docked the programme via a webinar. with the International Space Station last • A total of 21 games are included in this night after a historic launch from the program, where veteran players Kennedy Space Center in Florida. showcase their technical skills and talk to • It has marked the dawn of a new age in young players and help them improve commercial space travel. their technical and overall game. • SpaceX was the first private company in the world to return rockets back to the 90. Which becomes the first state in the earth. Usually the rockets burn away country to prepare one lakh beds for after putting the satellites on their orbit COVID-19 patients? or simply get thrown away to the space A. Maharshtra adding up space debris. B. Delhi • SpaceX was actively involved in C. Uttar Pradesh delivering cargo to the International D. Rajasthan Space Station. Ans. C Sol. 92. Which ministry in partnership with • Uttar Pradesh has become first state in TCS iON offers free online career skills the country to prepare one lakh beds for training through the National Career COVID-19 patients, with each of the 75 Service (NCS) project? districts having dedicated beds for A. Union Ministry of Human Resource patients in the respective facilities. Development • The beds in the hospitals are classified B. Union Ministry of Labour and into three categories- Level 1, level 2 and Employment level 3. While level one and two beds are C. Minister of Social Justice and for patients exhibiting mild symptoms, Empowerment level three beds are meant for graver D. Minister of Micro, Small and Medium infections. Enterprises • The hospitals catering to level one Ans. B patients will have facilities for oxygen Sol. support, those catering to level two • The Union Ministry of Labour and patients will have a few ventilators in Employment in partnership with TCS iON addition to oxygen support. offers free online career skills training through the National Career

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Service(NCS) project to enhance the Award is considered to be the highest corporate etiquette, interpersonal skills, sporting honour award in India. presentation skills and other softs skills of • The period of consideration for a person the job-seekers. to get nominated is from January 2016 to • The Ministry of Labours announced that December 2019. Rohit has become the around 1 crore job seekers and 54000 first T20 cricketer to score four centuries. employers have registered with this Also, he holds record of 150 plus score in portal and the NCS portal has mobilized around 8 ODIs. He also holds the greatest more than 73 lakh vacancies number of centuries in ODI matches since • In the period of lockdown due to COVID- 2017, that numbered to 18. 19 the NCS has conducted around 76 • He was also the ICC ODI Cricketer of online Job fairs to reduce the gap the year, 2019. He received this award as between the employers and job seekers. he was the first player to score five ODI • NCS in partnership with HireMee, online centuries in a single edition of the World assessment and hiring service provider, Cup. offers creation of video profiles for job- seekers. 95. India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India 93. Who becomes the only cricketer and (FSSAI) comes under the purview of the only Indian to feature in the Forbes’ which ministry? Top 100 highest paid athletes of 2020? A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry A. Rohit Sharma B. Ministry of Food and Public Distribution B. Virat Kohli C. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare C. MS Dhoni D. Ministry of Food Processing Industries D. Shikhra Dhawan Ans. C Ans. B Sol. Sol. • The Appointments Committee of the • Virat Kohli, Indian Cricket Team Captain Cabinet has approved the appointment of becomes the only cricketer and the only Arun Singhal as chief executive officer of Indian to feature in the Forbes’ Top 100 India’s apex food regulator Food Safety highest paid athletes of 2020. and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). • Kohli ranked 66 with Forbes Magazine • Singhal is special secretary, department estimated earning of around 26 million of health and family welfare. USD (24 million from endorsements and • The food regulator, that comes under 2 million from salary/winnings). the purview of the Ministry of Health & • Tennis player Roger Federer Tops the Family Welfare, is responsible for setting list for the first time with estimated up standards for the food industry and earnings 106.3 million USD. He placed regulate the manufacturing, storage, 4th in the 2019 list with the estimated distribution, sale, and import of foods. earnings of 95million USD. 96. What is the name has been given to 94. Name the cricketer who has been the fast-moving depression in the Arabian nominated by the BCCI for the Rajiv Sea which intensified into a severe Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards 2020? cyclone? A. Rohit Sharma A. Antifa B. Virat Kohli B. Nisarga C. MS Dhoni C. Amphan D. Shikhra Dhawan D. Vayu Ans. A Ans. B Sol. Sol. • The BCCI nominated Rohit Sharma for * A fast-moving depression in the Arabian the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards. The Sea has intensified into a severe cyclone named ‘Nisarga’.

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* The name ‘Nisarga’ has been suggested * He was also the recipient of prestigious by Bangladesh. Maharana Pratap State Sports Award and * As per the India Meteorological was presently serving as the District Department, the impact of the cyclone is Sports Officer in Dungarpur. likely to be felt in Maharashtra and Gujarat. 98. With which neighboring country has * There is a concern about the impact of India has signed an MoU on cooperation the cyclonic storm on the battle against in the areas of the environment that was Covid-19, as the rain and flooding may approved by the union cabinet? set back social distancing and other A. Nepal necessary measures at evacuation B. Myanmar centres, and even at some Covid-19 C. Sri Lanka facilities located in low-lying areas. D. Bhutan * Few days back, super cyclone Amphan Ans. D - one of the strongest cyclones the Sol. country has seen in the last few decades • The union cabinet gave its approval for - hit West Bengal, Odisha and signing Memorandum of Understanding Bangladesh. (MoU) between the India and Bhutan on * Cyclone Nisarga is expected to be cooperation in the areas of the weaker than Cyclone Amphan in strength environment. and intensity. • The MoU will enable establishment and promotion of closer and long-term 97. Famous sportsperson turned coach cooperation between the two countries in Jayantilal Nanoma passed away recently, the field of environment protection and he was associated with which sports? management of natural resources on the A. Table tennis basis of equity, reciprocity and mutual B. Shooting benefits. C. Archery • A Memorandum of Understanding D. Boxing covering air, waste, chemical Ans. C management, climate change has been Sol. considered keeping in view bilateral * Former International Archer turned interest of both sides. coach Jayantilal Nanoma passed away. • The MoU shall come into force on the He was an Asian Cup and Asian Grand date of signing and shall continue to Prix medallist in compound individual and remain in force for a period of ten years. team archery in 2010.

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