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CURRENT AFFAIRS SECTION Q. The Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni scheme has been launched by which state? A) Odisha B) Himachal Pradesh C ) Assam D) Uttar Pradesh Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : MOST IMPORTANT LATEST SCHEME 2020 ANDHRA PRADESH GUJARAT  Jagananna Vidya Kanuka  Mukhyamantri Mahila scheme Utkarsh Yojana  YSR Sampoorna Poshana  Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay scheme Yojana  YSR Zero Interest Loan  Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Scheme Yojana  Jagananna Vidya Deevena  Mukhyamantri Mahila Scheme Utkarsh Yojana  Jagananna Chedodu scheme  Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI)

scheme UTTARAKHAND  Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan  Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana  Mukhya Mantri Saur

Swarojgar Yojana- Uttarakhand  Mukhyamantri Swarozgar

Yojana

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CHHATTISGARH MADHYA PRADESH  Indira Van Mitan Yojana  Rozgar Setu scheme  Godhan Nyay Yojna  Jivan Shakti Yojana  Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay  Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Scheme Yojna  Padhai Tuhar Para scheme  Jeevan Amrit Yojana scheme  Shaheed Mahendra Karma

Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana UTTAR PRADESH  Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana TRIPURA  Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana  Ektu Khelo Ektu Padho  Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana scheme  Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana  Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti

Uphaar scheme  Mukhyamantri Yuba HIMACHAL PRADESH Yogayog Yojana  Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna  Panchvati Yojna Scheme WEST BENGAL

 Pathashree Abhijan scheme  Matir Smristi scheme KARNATAKA  Karma Sathi Prakalpa  Nekara Samman Yojane Scheme  Weavers Sammaan Yojana

RAJASTHAN ODISHA  Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020  “Sujal”- ‘Drink from Tap  Indira Rasoi Yojana Mission’ scheme  GARIMA Scheme  Balaram Scheme

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ASSAM DELHI  Orunodoi Scheme  Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar  Dhanwantari scheme Ration Yojana  SVAYEM Scheme

 Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Scheme

Q. Who has been appointed as the new and fourth Deputy Governor of RBI? A) Prasanna Kumar Mohanty B) Sachin Chaturvedi C) M Rajeshwar Rao D) Manish Sabharwal Answer : C : RECAP POINTS :

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)

 Founded : 1 April 1935

 RBI Nationalised : 1 January 1949  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra

 1st Governor : Sir Osborne Smith  1st Indian Governor : CD RBI Deputy Governor (4) Deshmukh  25th Governor : Shaktikanta 1. Mukesh Kumar Jain Das 2. B P Kanungo

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3. Michael D Patra 2. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited 4. M Rajeshwar Rao (BRBNMPL)

3. Reserve Bank Information Four Subsidiaries of RBI : Technology Private Limited (ReBIT) 1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India 4. Indian Financial Technology (DICGC) and Allied Services (IFTAS) RBI IN NEWS 2020  RBI signs $400 mn currency swap with Sri Lanka  RBI to launch “Positive Pay System” for Cheque Truncation System  RBI publishes “’Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for UCBs  RBI ceased Banking operations of Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank  RBI announces ‘positive pay’ feature to help avert cheque frauds  RBI enhances withdrawal limit for PMC’ depositors to Rs 1 Lakh  RBI launches “Payments Infrastructure Development Fund”  RBI cancels licence of The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai  RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds  RBI cancels the licence of Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa  RBI approved- additional special liquidity facility of Rs 5000 cr each for NHB & NABARD  RBI- extended loan of Rs 15,000 crore to the EXIM Bank

Q. Which day of the year is marked as the Air Force Day in India? A) 7 Oct B) 8 Oct C) 6 Oct D) 5 Oct Answer : B

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: RECAP POINTS : The Air Force Day 2020 celebrates the 88th anniversary of the official foundation day of the force on October 8 IMPORTANT DAYS RELATED TO DEFENCE 14 January : Armed Force  21st Anniversary 2020 Veterans Day 27 July : Raising Day of Central 15 January : Army Day Reserve Police Force (CRPF)  72nd Raising Day 2020  82nd Raising Day 2020 10 March : CISF Raising Day 8 October : Air Force Day  51st Raising Day 2020  88th Anniversary 2020 9 April : CRPF Valour Day 4 December : Indian Navy Day  55th Anniversary 2020 7 December : Indian Armed Force flag Day 26 July : Kargil Vijay Diwas

INDIAN AIR FORCE IN NEWS  IAF launches ‘MY IAF’ app to provide career-related information  IAF airlifts essential drugs to Maldives under ‘Operation Sanjeevani’  IAF develops rescue pod “ARPIT” for evacuation  Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference begins in Delhi  First batch of five Rafale aircraft formally inducted into Indian Air Force  Boeing Completes delivery of all 22 Apache and 15 Chinook military helicopters to the IAF  Shivangi Singh set to become India’s 1st woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale  IAF inducts Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft in Squadron “Flying Bullets”

INDIAN AIR FORCE (IAF)  Founded : 8 October 1932  HQ : New Delhi  1st Chief : Subroto Mukerjee  26th Chief : Rakesh Kumar Singh

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 Vice Chief : Harjit Singh Arora

Q. Name the newly appointed Chairman of the State Bank of India A) C.S. Setty B) Arijit Basu C) Rajashree Birla D) Dinesh Kumar Khara Answer : D : RECAP POINTS :

STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI ) DON'T CONFUSE  Founded : 1 July 1955  Dinesh Kumar Khara :  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra Chairman of State Bank of India  Chairman : Dinesh Kumar  Charanjit Singh Attra : Chief Khara Financial Officer (CFO) of SBI  Ashwani Bhatia : MD of SBI  Challa Sreenivasulu Setty Arjit Basu : MD of SBI  Prakash Chandra Kandpal : MD& CEO of SBI General Insurance  Ashwini Kumar tewari : MD&CEO of SBI Card  Vinay Tonse : MD&CEO of SBI  Mutual Funds

SBI IN NEWS 2020  SBI to launch loan product ‘SAFAL’ for organic cotton growers  SBI, Titan launch contactless payment watches “Titan Pay”  SBI creates separate business vertical for financial inclusion, agri biz  Ashwani Bhatia appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India

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 SBI Ecowrap report predicts India’s real GDP for FY21 at -10.9%  SBI Card starts new brand campaign ‘Contactless Connections’  SBI lists USD 100 million green bonds on India INX  SBI will buy Yes Bank shares worth Rs 7250 crore  SBI General Insurance launches “Arogya Sanjeevani” Health Insurance Policy

Q. The Indian cotton has been given a brand name by the Government of India on the occasion of World Cotton Day. What is the brand name of the product? A) Kuber Cotton B) Kasturi Cotton C) Kesar Cotton D) Kanak Cotton Answer : B

Q. Which state has launched the ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme to connect each village panchayat of the state through optical fiber network? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Madhya Pradesh D) Gujarat Answer : D : RECAP POINTS :

GUJARAT RELATED NEWS 2020  Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana  Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana

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Madhavpur Mela In Gujarat  Potato Conclave 2020 Gandhinagar, Gujarat  World’s 2nd Tallest Statue Of  Vallbhabhi Patel In Ahmedabad  Krishi Manthan 2020 Ahmedabad, Gujarat  Gujarat Tops Domestic Solar  Rooftop Installations 2020  Gujarat Tops Fssai State Food Safety Index 2019-20  Export Preparedness Index (Epi) 2020 : Gujarat Tops  Defence Conclave 2020 In Gujarat  Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana  Sauni Scheme  Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana  Vahil Dikri Yojana  Emission Trading Scheme

 Gujarat inks MoU with Denmark in water sector  Gujarat declares its first heritage tourism policy  Gujarat to commence Seaplane service from 31 October 2020

Q. The ICGS ‘Vigraha’ is last in the series of seven Offshore Patrol vessel, built for the Indian Coast Guard. The OPV has been built by which company? A) L&T Shipbuildings Ltd B) GRSE Ltd C) Mazagon Dock Limited D) Hindustan Shipyard Limited Answer : A : RECAP POINTS :

DON'T CONFUSE FAST PATROL VESSEL (FPV) 1. ICGS PRIYADARSHINI

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2. ICGS ANNIE BESANT 1. ICGS VIKRAM 3. ICGS AMRIT KAUR 2. ICGS VIJAYA 4. ICGS KAMALA DEVI 3. ICGS VEERA 5. ICGS KANAKLATA BARUA 4. ICGS VARARLA 5. ICGS VARAD 6. ICGS VAJRA 7. ICGS VIGRAHA OFFSHORE PETROL VESSEL (OPV) ICGS OFFSHORE & FAST PATROL VESSESL IN NEWS 2020  Indian Coast Guard launches L&T built Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Vigraha’  Indian Coast Guard Commissions ICGS ‘Kanaklata Barua’ FPV in Kolkata  ICG Launches Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS ‘Sarthak’, built by Goa Shipyard Limited  “ICGS Varad” commissioned as Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel  Indian Coast Guard launches Interceptor Boat ‘ICGS C-454’ in Surat, Gujarat.  Offshore Patrol Vessel-6 “VAJRA” launched at Chennai  Raksha Mantri commissions ICGS “Sachet” & two interceptor boats ( C- 450 and C-451 )  GRSE delivered to the ICGS ‘Amrit Kaur’, the third in a series of five ‘Fast Patrol Vessels’ (FPV)  GRSE delivers fast patrol vessel, ‘Annie Besant’ to Indian Coast Guard

Q. India will be launching a constellation of maritime surveillance satellites along with which nation? A) Israel B) US C) France

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D) Russia Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : FRANCE IN NEWS 2020  France to boost India’s COVID-19 response with 200-million-euros  Jean Castex appointed as Prime Minister of France  Indo-French to launch constellation of maritime surveillance satellites to trace illegal oil spillage in IOR  Tour de France postponed due to Coronavirus Pandemic  India overtakes UK and France to become 5th largest economy  India-France-Australia holds first-ever Trilateral Dialogue on Ind0- Pacific  France will train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission  Edouard Philippe resigns as Prime Minister of France  Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the U.S. who won the 2020 Nobel Chemistry Prize

FRANCE  Capital : Paris  Currency : Euro  President : Emmanuel Macron  Prime Minister : Jean Castex

 Varuna Naval exercise India and France  Garuda Air exercise India and France  Shakti Army exercise India and France  Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) HA : Paris, France  Organisation for Economic Cooperation &Development (OECD) HQ : Paris, France  International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) HQ : Paris, France

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Q. India’s 1st ever organic spices seed park will be set up in which state? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Uttarakhand C) Himachal Pradesh D) Gujarat Answer : D

: RECAP POINTS : PARK IN NEWS 2020  India’s first multi-modal logistic park in Assam  India's 1st ever organic spices seed park set up Gujarat  Odisha govt has decided to set up bulk drug park  Missile park “Agneeprastha” to be set up at INS Kalinga  Uttarakhand forest department develops India’s 1st lichen park  Uttarakhand opens its biggest biodiversity park in Haldwani  NTPC to build India’s biggest solar park in Gujarat  India’s first space tech park to come up in Kerala  Jim Corbett National park has set up India's first quarantine facility for animals

Q. Naugarh railway station which was renamed as Siddharthnagar railway station is located at which state? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Telangana C) Rajasthan D) Tamil Nadu Answer : A

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: RECAP POINTS :  Fed Cup has been renamed as Billie Jean King Cup.  Hubbali railway station, Karnataka renamed as : Shree Siddaroodha Swamiji railways station  Raigir railways station, Telangana renamed as Yadadri Railway station

Q. Which country successfully test-fired its highly touted hypersonic cruise missile called Tsirkon? A) Italy B) Netherlands C) Russia D) Germany Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : RUSSIA IN NEWS 2020  Russia Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine EpiVacCorona, After Sputnik V  Russia Becomes World’s 1st Country to Register COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘Sputnik V’  Russia first regiment of S-400 anti-air system will be delivered to India  6th International Military-Technical Forum Army-2020 held in Russia  Russia to host 12th Brics summit 2020  KavKaz 2020 Military Exercise Russia  Valtteri Bottas wins Russian Grand Prix 2020  India Pavilion Inaugurated at Army-2020 International Military and Technical Forum In Russia  Indian Navy and Russian Navy commenced the 11th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY begins in Bay of Bengal  India, Russia announced joint winners of FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 (Chess)  Russia is Theme Country for International Kolkata Book Fair 2020

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 India withdraws from multilateral military exercise, Kavkaz 2020, in Russia  India-Russia to sign MoUs on AK-203 assault rifles  Russia plan to launch 1st satellite to monitor Arctic climate in 2020 RUSSIA  Capital : Moscow  Currency : Ruble  PM : Mikhail Mishustin  President : Vladimir Putin  'Roscosmos' Space Agency : Russia  'INDRA' Naval Exercise : India and Russia  'Aviaindra' Air Force Exercise : India and Russia Q. The Jewar International Airport is a proposed Indian airport that will be constructed by the Switzerland’s Zurich Airport International. The airport will be built in which city of India? A) Noida B) Pune C) Amritsar D) Shmila Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : AIRPORT IN NEWS 2020  Puducherry airport becomes AAI’s first 100% solar-powered airport  Fiumicino International Airport in Rome becomes World’s First Airport to earn “COVID-19 5-star airport rating” from Skytrax  India's first and exclusive private jet terminal opens at Delhi's Indra Gandhi airport  2019 Airport Service Quality awards- Kempegowda International Airport adjudged as Best Airport in 2019  Kempegowda International Airport becomes the 1st airport in India to get AWMS at both ends of the runway

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 Kempagowda International Airport Bengaluru SKYTRAX award for Best regional Airport in India and Asia  Kempogowda International Airport first Indian Airport to get Disabled Airplcrafft Recovery Equipment (DARE)  Indra Gandhi International Airport Delhi has unveiled India's tallest ATC tower  Indra Gandhi International Airport India's first Single use plastice free Airport  Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi India's first Coronavirus airport testing facility  Maharashtra Govt has Aurangabad Aiport renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport  Kushinagar Airport, Uttar Pradesh declared as International Airport  Rajiv Gandhi Airport won CII-GBC National Energy Leader and Excellent Energy Efficient Unit award  Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Introduces India’s First Fully Contactless Car Parking  Rajiv Gandhi International Airport gets additional Thermal screening system

Q. Name the India’s first indigenous anti-radiation missile, which was flight testes recently by DRDO A) RUDRAM B) DHRUVA C) AKASHA D) SURYA Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : DRDO successfully flight tested a new generation Anti-Radiation Missile (RUDRAM-1) on 9 October 2020 at the Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha DRDO IN NEWS 2020

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 DRDO successfully flight tests Indigenously Developed Anti Radiation Missile RUDRAM  DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo’ (SMART) Off Odisha Coast  India successfully test-fires new version of nuclear-capable Shaurya Missile from Odisha coast Shaurya : surface-to-surface missile  DRDO successfully test fires laser-guided anti-tank guided missile  India successfully test fires Brahmos surface-to-surface cruise missile featuring indigenous booster  India Successfully test-fires indigenously developed surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile Prithvi-II missile strike range : 350 km  DRDO successfully test-fires high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT)- ABHYAS  Centre Forms 5-member Panel under IIT Delhi Director V. Ramagopal Rao to redefine DRDO Charter  DRDO successfully test-fires HELINA ‘Dhruvastra’ from ITR Chandipur  Indian Army Gets DRDO’s indigenously-developed Bharat Drone for accurate surveillance along China border  DRDO Developing new 200-km strike range Pranash ballistic missile  India successfully test-fires K-4 nuclear capable ballistic missile off coast in Andhra Pradesh  DRDO Successfully Test Fires First Pinaka Rockets Produced by Private Sector  DRDO develops P7 Heavy Drop System for IL 76 aircraft  DRDO Develops 'UV blaster' Ultraviolet Disinfection Tower  DRDO Develops 'DRUVS' automated UV system to Sanitise electronic gadgets  DRDO Develops Ultra Swachh to Disinfect PPE

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)  Founded : 1958  HQ : New Delhi  Motto : Strength's Origin is in Knowledge  Chairman : G. Satheesh Reddy

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Q. Which bank has recently partnered with the airline company Vistara to launch a co-branded forex card? A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank C) Yes Bank D) Axis Bank Answer : D

: RECAP POINTS :

AXIS BANK IN NEWS 2020 AXIS BANK  Axis Bank launches hiring  Founded : 1993 initiative named ‘Gig-a-  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra Opportunities’  Chairman : Rakesh Makhija  Axis Bank introduced ‘Liberty  MD & CEO : Amitabh Savings Account’ for the Indian Chaudhary Youth  Tagline : Badhti Ka naam  Axis Bank launches Automated Zindagi Voice Assistant ‘AXAA’

Q. J Venkatramu has recently been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which bank? A) Bandhan Bank B) India Post Payments Bank C) IDFC FIRST Bank D) IndusInd Bank Answer : B : RECAP POINTS :

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BANKS NEWLY MD & CEO IN NEWS 2020  S Krishnan : MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank  Murali Ramakrishnan : MD & CEO of South Indian Bank  Sashidhar Jagdishan : MD & CEO of HDFC Bank  Vinay Tonse : MD & CEO of SBI Mutual fund  Ashwani Bhatia : MD of SBI  SBI Hardayal Prasad : MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance  Shyam Srinivasan : MD & CEO of Federal Bank  Rajkiran Rai G : MD & CEO of Union Bank of India  Partha Pratim Sengupta : MD & CEO of IOB  Prakash Chandra Kandpal : MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance  Ramesh Babu Boddu : MD & CEO of Karur Vysya Bank  Ashwini Kumar Tewari: MD & CEO of SBI Cards  Zubair Iqbal : MD & CEO of Jammu and Kashmir Bank  Krishnan Ramachandran : MD & CEO of Max Bupa Health Insurance  Mahabaleshwara M S : MD & CEO of Karnataka Bank  Sanjay Agarwal : MD & CEO of AU Small Finance Bank  K .Kamakodi : MD & CEO of City Union Bank  Vineet Arora : MD & CEO of Paytm General Insurance  Ajay Mahajan : MD of CARE Ratings  Parag Raja : MD & CEO of Bharti AXA Life Insurance  Prashant Kumar : MD & CEO of Yes Bank  Sanjeev Nautiyal : MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance  Sunil Gurbaxani : MD & CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank  Challa Sreenivasulu Setty : MD of SBI  Atanu Kumar Das : MD & CEO of Bank of India  Lingam Venkat Prabhakar : MD & CEO of Canara Bank  Sanjiv Chadha : MD & CEO of Bank of Baroda

Q. Ashwani Kumar, who has passed away recently was the former Chief of which organisation? A) Narcotics Control Bureau B) Central Bureau of Investigation C) National Investigation Agency

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D) Central Vigilance Commission Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar, who led the Aarushi murder investigation, has passed away. also served as the Governor of Nagaland and held the additional charge of Governor of Manipur

IMPORTANT Obituary IN NEWS 2020  First woman IAF Officer Vijayalakshmi Ramanan  Bengali Vocal Artiste Pradip Ghosh  Nightingale of Gujarat’, Kaumudi Munshi  55th Jnanpith Awardee Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri  Bhanu Athaiya, first Indian to win Oscar  Cricket Journalist And Commentator Kishore Bhimani  Kuchipudi dancer Shoba Naidu  Mexican Nobel Laureate Mario Molina  CBI Director Ashwani Kumar  Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan  Samajwadi Party leader and former MLC Mulayam Singh Yadav  Lyricist Abhilash, best known for ‘Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata’,  Assam’s only woman CM Syeda Anwara Taimur  former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Sekhar Basu p  singer SP Balasubramanyam  Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner  Nepal’s Legendary Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa  Assam Musician Bibhuranjan Choudhury  Rabindra Sangeet exponent Purba Dam  Amitabha Ghosh, who served as RBI governor for 21 days  Former President of Mali Moussa Traore  Legendary scholar of Indian classical dance & arts, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan  Govind Swarup, Pioneer of Radio Astronomy in India  Telugu actor Jaya Prakash

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 Kesavananda Bharati, whose petition in SC ensured basic structure of Constitution cannot be altered,  India’s First Female Cardiologist, Dr S. Padmavati  13th President of India Pranab Mukherjee (2019 : Bharat Ratna)  ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman  ‘Scooby Doo’ Co-Creator Joe Ruby  Assamese Folk Singer Archana Mahanta  Former Supreme Court Judge Justice AR Lakshmanan  Former cricketer Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan  Computer Scientist Russell A. Kirsch, who Invented Pixel,  Director/actor Nishikant Kamat  Classical Vocalist, Pandit Jasraj  cricketer and Uttar Pradesh Minister Chetan Chauhan  Journalist GK Menon  Urdu Poet Rahat Indori  Mukund Lath, prominent cultural historian and exponent of Mewati gharana,  Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Ram Pradhan  Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar  Architect of the Modern Indian Theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi  Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume  William English, the co-inventor of the computer mouse  Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh  Former Taiwan President Lee Teng  Action director Parvez Khan  Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon  Cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami  Veteran actor Jagdeep, who played Soorma Bhopali in ‘Sholay’

Q. Nityananda Nayak has been selected for the Sarala Puraskar 2020. It is an annual literary prize by which state? A) Assam B) West Bengal C) Maharashtra

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D) Odisha Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : Veteran Odia poet Nityananda Nayak has been chosen for the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for the year 2020, for his literary work of poetry ”Setebelaku Nathiba” Q. Name the winner of the 2020 French Open Men’s Tennis Championship A) Diego Schwartzman B) Rafael Nadal C) Denis Shapovalov D) Novak Djokovic Answer : B : RECAP POINTS :  Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0,6-2,7-5 to win the men’s 2020 French Open  Rafael Nadal 13th French Open men’s singles title and 20th Grand Slam title

GRAND SLAM 2020 WINNER  Winner : Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Grand Slam Chronological order  Runner up : Dominic Thiem 1. Australian open (Austria) 2. French open 3. Wimbledon open 4. US open WOMEN'S SINGLE 2020  Winner : Sofia Kenin (USA) AUSTRALIAN OPEN  Runner up : Garbine Muguruza (Spain) MEN'S SINGLE 2020

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US OPEN FRENCH OPEN MEN'S SINGLE 2020 MEN’S SINGLE 2020  Winner : Dominic Thiem (Austria)  Winner : Rafael Nadal (Spain)  Runnerup : Alexander Zverev  Runnerup : Novak Djokovic (Germany) (Serbia)

WOMEN'S SINGLE 2020 WOMEN’S SINGLE 2020  Winner : Naomi Osaka (Japan)  Winner : Iga Swiatek (Poland)  Runnerup : Victoria Azarenka  Runnerup : Sofia Kenin (US) (Belarus)

Q. Which player has claimed the Formula One Eifel Grand Prix 2020? A) Daniel Ricciardo B) Sebastian Vettel C) Max Verstappen D) Lewis Hamilton Answer : D : RECAP POINTS :  Hungarian Grand Prix 2020  Styrian Grand Prix 2020 LIST OF FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX 2020 LEWIS HAMILTON  Great Britain : Mercedes  Eifel Grand Prix 2020

 Tuscan Grand Prix 2020  Belgian Grand Prix 2020 VALTTERI BOTTAS  Spanish Grand Prix 2020  Finland : Mercedes  British Grand Prix 2020  Russian Grand Prix 2020

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 Austrian Grand Prix 2020 PIERRE GASLY MAX VERSTAPPEN  France : Alpha Tauri  Italian Grand Prix 2020  Netherland : Red Bull  70th Anniversary Grand Prix

Q. Which state has launched the first ever Tree Plantation Policy? A) Delhi B) Assam C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : DELHI RELATED NEWS 2020  LEAD Portal  Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’  Operation SHIELD fitness campiagn  5T Programme  India’s First Plasma Bank for  Himmat Plus App COVID-19 Treatment  Rozgaar Bazaar Portal  India’s 1st public EV Charging  'Ayuraksha’ programme Plaza  'Assess Koro Na’ App  India’s first ‘Thermal Corona  Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Combat Headgear Ration Yojana  National Krishi Vigyan Kendra  '10 Hafte -10 Baje -10 Minute' conference 2020 campaign aginst dengue  National Organic Food Festival  'Podhe Lagao Prayavaran  India’s 1st global Mega Science Bachao' Campiagn Exhibition

Q. Which state of India has become the first Har Ghar Jal state of the country by fully implementing the scheme of providing tap water connection to every rural household?

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A) Goa B) Andhra Pradesh C) Rajasthan D) Uttarakhand Answer : A

: RECAP POINTS : Central Govt has approved Funds of Jal Jeevan Mission

 12.40 Cr : Goa  175 Cr : Meghalaya  326.20Cr: Himachal Pradesh  1,832.66 Cr : Bihar  412.19 Cr : Telangana  445 Cr : Chhattisgarh  156.61 Cr : Tripura  812 Cr : Odisha  2522 Cr : Rajasthan  255 Cr : Arunachal Pradesh  1,189.40 Cr : Karnataka  1407 Cr : Assam  1829 Cr : Maharashtra  680 Cr : J&K  1280 Cr : Madhya Pradesh  290 Cr : Haryana  572 Cr : Jharkhand

 Budget 2020 : Govt approves Rs 11,500 cr for Jal Jeevan Mission for FY21  Govt has resolved to provide piped water (Har Ghar Jal) to all households by "2024"

Q. Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana has been launched by which state to generate self-employment for youth & migrants through green energy? A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan C) Himachal Pradesh

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D) Uttarakhand Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : UTTARAKHAND RELATED NEWS 2020  Ganga Avalokan the first museum on River Ganga, located at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar Uttrakhand  PM Modi to inaugurate 6 mega projects in Uttarakhand under ‘Namami Gange Mission’  ITBP ties up with Uttarakhand govt to promote adventure tourism  Uttarakhand Develop India's first snow leopard conservation centre  Ganga Kayak Festival celebrated in Uttarakhand  Uttarakhand 1st state in the country to implement agricultural leasing policy  India’s first Glass floor bridge to replace the iconic Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand  Phool Dei festival celebrated in Uttarakhand  Jim Corbett National Park of  Uttarakhand becomes India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals  ‘HOPE’ Portal ‘HOPE’- Helping Out People Everywhere  Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana  Uttarakhand Develops India’s First Lichen Park to Conserve  Gairsain in Chamoli district declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand  Harela festival celebrated in Uttarakhand

Q. Which country has become the first nation to get Blue Flag certification for 8 beaches in the very first attempt? A) Malaysia B) Australia C) India D) Sri Lanka Answer : C

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: RECAP POINTS : Beaches in India for Blue Flag certification : 1. Shivrajpur (Gujarat) 6. Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh) 2. Ghoghla (Diu) 7. Golden (Puri-Odisha) 3. Kasarkod (Karnataka) 8. Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) 4. Padubidri (Karnataka) 5. Kappad (Kerala)

Q. Centre has extended how much subsidy on transportation of fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail Trains? A) 20% B) 30% C) 50% D) 60% Answer : C : RECAP POINTS :  First Kisan Rail was flagged off between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar  The country’s 2nd and South India’s first “Kisan Train” was flagged off from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar Railway Station in Delhi

Q. Which state has launched Jagananna Vidya Kanuka scheme for government schools? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Odisha D) Kerala

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Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : ANDHRA PRADESH RELATED NEWS 2020  YSR Sampoorna Poshana scheme  YSR Aarogyasri scheme  Amma Vodi scheme  YSR Pension Kanuka  Nadu-Nedu scheme  YSR Kanti Velugu  Jagananna Vasathi Deevena  YSR Nirman  Zero interest loan scheme  Vidya Deevena Scheme  YSR Matsyakara Bharosa  YSR Rythu Bharosa  Jagananna Chedodu scheme  YSR Kapu Nestham Scheme  Aarogyasri scheme  India’s first ‘fruit train’ with bananas  AP’s 1st Disha police station in Rajamahendravaram  “NIGHA” App  Covid Pharma App  Panel headed by Neerabh Kumar Prasad to probe Vizag gas leak  India’s 1st online waste management platform  Andhra Pradesh tops Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states 2019  Cybercrime awareness programme named as ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’

Q. Border Road Organization (BRO) has build the country’s longest steel bridge on Manali-Leh highway. The bridge is built on which river? A) Bhaga River B) Chenab River

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C) Ravi River D) Jhelum River Abswer : A

: RECAP POINTS : BRIDGE IN NEWS 2020  India’s 1st glass floor suspension bridge to be built in Rishikesh  Jitendra Singh inaugurates Devika and Puneja Bridges in J&K  BRO constructs Daporijo Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh  BRO builds bridge to link Kasowal enclave in Punjab with rest of India  Anji Khad bridge: Indian Railways’ 1st cable-stayed rail bridge in J&K  Indian Railways Constructs Country’s Tallest Pier Bridge in Manipur  Nitin Gadkari inaugurates Keerian Gandial bridge over River Ravi in J&K  Nitin Gadkari inaugurates refurbished upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga in Bihar

Q. India signed a Line of Credit (LOC) Agreement of USD 400 million with which nation? A) Maldives B) Vietnam C) Mauritius D) Indonesia Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : MALDIVES IN NEWS 2020  India extends $250 million in financial support to Maldives to overcome impact of COVID-19

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 Maldives becomes 54th member of the Commonwealth  India-Maldives sign agreement to establish “Emergency Medical Services”  India has handed over outdoor fitness equipment for 61 islands across the Maldives  GoI extends Line of Credit worth 18 Million dollars to Maldives  India facilitates $ 150 million foreign Currency swap facility to Maldives  India Navy 'Samundra Setu' to bring stranded Indian citizens from Maldives

MALDIVES  Capital : Male  Currency : Rufiyaa  President : Ibrahim Mohamed Solih  Ekuverin Exercise : India and Maldives

Q. Name the first state of India to become completely digital in public education sector? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Kerala D) Assam Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : KERALA RELATED NEWS 2020  Kerala tops 'The State of young Child in India'  Dragonfly Festival (Thumbi Maholsavam 2020)  Festival Mascot : “Pantalu”  Yodhavu mobile App  Kerala Govt commissioned 1st Marine Ambulance ‘PRATHEEKSHA’

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 Kerala tops India's literacy chart at 96.2%, Andhra Pradesh worst performer  India’s 1st International Women’s Trade Centre to be set up in Kerala  Kerala becomes 1st state to provide free internet for the poor (K-FON project)  Kerala became 1st State to pass resolution against CAA  Kerala launches ‘break the chain’ campaign to combat coronavirus  Kerala announces ‘Dream Kerala Project’  Kerala hospital deploys “KARMI-Bot” robot to serve COVID-19 patients  Kerala CM inaugurates India’s 1st Super Fab Lab

Q. Shobha Naidu, who has passed away recently was a renowned exponent of which classical dance? A) Bharatnatyam B) Kuchipudi C) Kathakali D) Mohiniyattam Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : Some of the famous awards won by her includes, Padma Shri in 2001, Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1991. List of Famous Indian Dance

 Bharatnatyam : Tamil  Manipuri : Manipur/Northeast Nadu/South India India  Kathak : Uttar Pradesh/North  Odissi : Odisha/East India India  Sattriya : Assam, North East  Kathakali : Kerala/South India India  Mohiniyattam : Kerala, South  Kuchipudi : Andhra India Pradesh/South India

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 Lavani : Maharashtra, West  Rouf : Kashmir, North India India  Garba : Gujarat, West India  Bihu : Assam, North-east India  Bhangra/Gidda : Punjab,  Chhau Mayurbhanj : Odisha North India  Ghoomar : Rajasthan

Q. Which state has launched the “Sujal”- ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ scheme to provide piped water connections to all urban areas? A) Gujarat B) Odisha C) Maharashtra D) Kerala Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : ODISHA RELATED NEWS 2020  GARIMA Scheme  Madhu Babu Pension Yojana  Balaram Scheme  Raja Parba Festival celebrated in Odisha  Ama Sahar and Swachha Sahar App  India’s 1st e-Gazette portal  Agni Shama Seva online portal  Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik conferred PETA’s “Hero to Animals Award”  Mo Prativa programme  Mo Jeeban Programme  1st Khelo India University Games 2020 Bhubaneswar, Odisha  Odisha to set up the largest COVID-19 hospital in the country  Odisha becomes 1st state in India to receive ISO certification  100% solarisation of Konark sun temple in Odisha  BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise-2020 in Odisha  Odisha gives state anthem status to “Bande Utkala Janani”

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 DRDO successfully test fires ABHYAS from Odisha  Utkal Divas or Odisha Day is celebrated on 1 April  Odisha to open department for SHGs called “Mission Shakti”  Odisha’s Krushi Bhawan Considered As ‘People’s Choice Winner’ At AZ Awards  Nityananda Nayak has been chosen for the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for the year 2020, for ”Setebelaku Nathiba” By Odisha govt A. Which state police have started an initiative to connect Banchhara and Kanjar community with the mainstream of the society? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Odisha C) Madhya Pradesh D) Jharkhand Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : MADHYA PRADESH RELATED NEWS 2020  Sambal Yojana  Rozgar Setu Yojana  FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana  Jeevan Amrit Yojana  Jeevan Shakti Yojana  Everybody will get employment  Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana  'Gandgi Bharat Chhodo' Campaign  'Kill Corona’ Campaign  'Charan Paduka' Campaign  'Roko -Toko' Campaign  ‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’ Campaign  'Intzaar Aap Ka‘ Campaign  'Ek Sankal Bujurgo Ke Naam' Campaign  'Ek Mask-Anek Zinagi' Campaign  Didi Vehicle Service  Sanjeevani a unique vehicle

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 Namaste Orchha festival begins in Madhya Pradesh  Nimad Chilli Festival 2020 begins in Madhya Pradesh  Swachh Survekshan 2020 : Indore Cleanest City  India’s first e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal  Asia’s Largest Solar Power  Project Rewa Solar Project in Madhya Pradesh  Madhya Pradesh becomes the first state in country to provide Mid-Day Meal ration  Gwalior Chambal Expressway renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway  Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon dies  Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh received eco-sensitive zone tag

Q. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the first-ever homegrown professional badminton brand "Transform"? A) B. Sai Praneeth B) Pullela Gopichand C) P.V. Sindhu D) Chetan Anand Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : MOST IMPORTANT LATEST BRAND AMBASSADOR 2020  Ajinkya Rahane : Hudle  Suresh Raina : 9Stacks  Robin Uthappa : Ker startup  Sachin Tendulkar : Paytm first Entri Games  Aamir Khan : Vendantu  Bhuvneshwar Kumar and  Aamir Khan : CEAT Tyres Smriti Mandhana : Playerzpot  Yuvraj Singh : Aakash  Dwayne Bravo : SBOTOP Educational Services Limited  Ayushmann Khurrana : Bajaj (AESL) Allianz Life Insurance  Sonu Sood : Acer India  Kiara Advani : Myntra  Virat Kohli : Great Learning  Rohit Sharma : Oakley

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 Harbhajan Singh : ebikeGo  Viswanathan Anand : World  Suresh Raina and Wide Fund India Environment Harmanpreet Kaur : WTF  MS Dhoni : PokerStars India Sports  PV Sindhu : BWF’s ‘I am  Brett Lee : SportsAdda badminton’ campaign  Sukhbir Singh : Luxury Ride  Shafali Verma : PepsiCo  Sourav Ganguly and Sunil  Rishabh Pant : JSW Steel Chhetri : JSW Cement  Shardul Thakur : TATA Power  Pankaj Tripathi : Bihar Khadi  Virat Kohli : iQOO Smart  Sonu Sood : Gargo Phone International  Virat Kohli : Blue Star  Rohit Sharma : IIFL Finance  Kareena Kapoor : Puma  Manushi Chillar : Adidas  Amitabh Bachchan : IDFC  Ajinkya Rahane : ELSA Corp First Bank  Devgan : Aarogya Setu App  Suniel Shetty : NADA  Rohit Sharma : CricKingdom  Rohit Sharma : La Liga  Rohit Sharma : Trusox

Q. Name the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences? A) William D. Nordhaus and Paul Romer B) Richard Thaler and Oliver Hart C) Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer D) Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : NOBEL PRIZE 2020 IN ECONOMIC  Paul R. Milgrom (USA)  Robert B. Wilson (USA) “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

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COMPLETE WINNERS LIST NOBLE PRIZE IN 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY 2020  Harvey J Alter (USA)  Charles M Rice (USA)  Michael Houghton (UK) "For the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus"

NOBLE PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2020  Roger Penrose (UK)  Reinhard Genzel (Germany)  Andrea Ghez (USA)

 Roger Penrose “For the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity,”  Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez “For the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy,”

NOBLE PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2020  Emmanuelle Charpentier (France)  Jennifer A. Doudna (USA) "For the development of a method for genome editing"

NOBLE PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2020  Louise Gluck (USA) “For her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”

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NOBLE PRIZE IN PEACE 2020  World Food Programme (WFP)

NOBEL PRIZE 2020 IN ECONOMIC  Paul R. Milgrom (USA)  Robert B. Wilson (USA) “For improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

Q. Which among the following institutes has developed antimicrobial food wrapping material? A) IIT Delhi B) IIT Kanpur C) IIT Madras D) IIT Roorkee Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : IIT MADRAS IN NEWS 2020  IIT Madras incubated startup Stellapps launches ‘mooPay’ for dairy farmers in Rajasthan  IIT Madras Develops ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor For IoT Devices  IIT Madras launches world’s first online BSc degree in Programming and Data Science  IIT Madras start-up developed a portable hospital called “MediCAB”  IIT Madras Professor Thalappil Pradeep selected for Nikkei Asia Prize 2020  IIT Madras Tops Atal Rankings (ARIIA) 2020

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 IIT Madras develops light-weight Magnesium Alloy to replace steel & aluminium in Automobile Industry

Q. Recently the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of Nechiphu tunnel in ____. A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Himachal Pradesh C) Leh D) Sikkim Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 bridges built by Border Road Organisation (BRO), and laid the foundation stone of Nechiphu tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. ARUNACHAL PRADESH IN NEWS  Arunachal Pradesh launches COVIDCARE app to combat COVID-19  Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor Ram Pradhan passes away  'Innovation Festival’ begins in Arunachal Pradesh  BRO constructs Daporijo Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh  Arunachal Pradesh Becomes First State to ink Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IUCN  Parshuram Kund Mela of Arunachal Pradesh Begins  KVIC to set up Silk Training cum Production Center in Arunachal Pradesh

Q. EXIM bank of India has credited $310 million to which country to finance repowering of Hwange Thermal Power Station? A) Zimbabwe B) Mozambique C) Cuba

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D) Surinam Answer : A

: RECAP POINTS : EXIM BANK EXTENDS LINE OF CREDIT IN NEWS 2020  Exim Bank extends LOC of USD 20.10 million to Nicaragua  Exim Bank grants $30 million line of credit to Ghana  Exim Bank's Government of India supported (LoC) of USD 215.68 million to Malawi  Exim Bank extends USD 250 million line of credit to Mozambique  $75 million line of credit via EXIM Bank for solar parks in Cuba  Exim Bank extends USD 35.80 million line of credit to Suriname  Exim Bank Extends $400 Million Line of Credit to the Maldives  Exim Bank's Government of India supported (LoC) of USD 310 million to Zimbabwe Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)  Founded : 1 Jan 1982  HQ : Mumbai  MD : David Rasquinha

Q. How much amount of loan value has been approved by the ADB for the Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project? A) USD 300 million B) USD 200 million C) USD 100 million D) USD 500 million Answer : A

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: RECAP POINTS : ADB LOAN IN NEWS 2020  ADB to support Maharashtra with $346 mn loan for power sector  ADB $60 million Loan to Aavas to Boost Women’s Access to Housing in India  ADB assures $2.2 bn support package to India to fight Covid-19  ADB approves USD 177 mn loan for road projects in Maharashtra  ADB approves $1 billion loan for construction of Delhi-Meerut RRTS  ADB inks $500 Million Loan agreement with India for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor  ADB approves grant worth USD 3 million to India to combat COVID-19

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)  Founded : 19 December 1966  HQ : Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines  President : Masatsugu Asakawa  Vice President : Ashok Lavasa  Director of ADB for India : Takeo Konishi  Executive Director : Sameer Kumar  Member Counrtries : 68 (Nuie)

Q. Which neighbouring country’s cabinet has approved capital punishment for rape? A) Myanmar B) Bhutan C) Sri Lanka D) Bangladesh Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : BANGLADESH IN NEWS 2020

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 2nd edition of India-Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise “Bongosagar”  India hands over 10 broad-gauge railway locos to Bangladesh  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Launches E-passport Facility  India-Bangladesh Joint Exercise ‘SAMPRITI-IX’ Begins in Umroi, Meghalaya  Bangladesh starts ‘Shohojodha’ online plasma network for COVID 19  Bangladesh wins ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020  Bangladesh launches “Digital Haat” for sacrificial animals  Vikram Kumar Doraiswami appointed India’s next envoy to Bangladesh Bangladesh  Capital : Dhaka  Currency : Taka  President : Abdul Hamid  Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina

Q. Which bank has recently partnered with the Apollo Hospitals to launch a holistic healthcare solution, ‘The HealthyLife Programme’? A) ICICI Bank B) Axis Bank C) HDFC Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : HDFC BANK IN NEWS 2020  HDFC Bank tops 2020 BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands ranking  HDFC Bank launches 'e-Kisaan Dhan' App for Farmers  HDFC Bank launches first of its kind card 'Shaurya KGC'  Sashidhar Jagdishan to be the new CEO of HDFC Bank  “Summer Treats” campaign launched by HDFC Bank  HDFC Bank starts #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign for social distancing

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 HDFC Bank releases song “#HumHaarNahiMaanenge”  Penned by : Prasoon Joshi  composed by : AR Rahman  MD of HDFC Bank, Aditya Puri conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020  HDFC Bank & Adobe partners to enhance digital customer experiences  Volvo Car India has partnered with HDFC Bank

ABOUT : HDFC BANK  Founded : 1994  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  MD & CEO : Sashidhar Jagdishan  Tagline : We understand your world

Q. PM Modi recently released the autobiography titled Deh Vechwa Karani, which is based on the life of which former Union Minister? A) Ashok Shankarrao Chavan B) Sujay Vikhe-Patil C) Balasaheb Vikhe Patil D) Uddhav Thackeray Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : FAMOUS SPORTSPERSON AUTOBIOGRAPHIES  Abhinav Bindra : A Shot at  Sachin Tendulkar : Playing it History My Way  Kapil Dev : Straight from the  Saina Nehwal : Playing to win Heart  Yuvraj Singh : The Test of My  Mary Kom : Unbreakable Life  Milka Singh :The Race of My  Sania Mirza : Ace against Odds Life  Sunil Gawaskar : Sunny Days  Sanjay Manjrekar : Imperfect

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 Muhammad Ali : The Greatest  Shane Warne : No spin My Own Story  VVS Laxman : 281 and Beyond  Ricky Ponting : At the Close of  Shahid Afridi : Game Changer Play  Viswananthan Anand : Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life Co-written by - Susan Ninan  PV Shindu : “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu” Authored By - V. Krishnaswamy  Vishesh Bhriguvanshi : " Vishesh Code to Win" Authored By - Nirupama Yadav

Q. The Mobile-Water Testing Laboratory on Wheels has been launched by which state to test the aquality of water at doorstep? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh C) Haryana D) Maharashtra Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : HARYANA RELATED NEWS 2020  Reading Mission  Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana  Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar Yojana  Mukyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana  Anti Bullying Campaign  Parivar Pehchan Patras initiative  Haryana to host the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2021  Haryana’s Amin village renamed as Abhimanyupur  Haryana to open Atal kisan – majdoor canteens to provide affordable meals to farmers  Ambala city bus stand renamed after late SushmaSwaraj

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 NIFM, Faridabad, Haryana renamed Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management  Haryana and Reliance Jio TV partners to educate 52 Lakh students  Haryana Govt Launched ‘Gram Darshan’

Q. Who has been appointed as the head of the panel of secretaries to streamline the spectrum allocation process? A) Rajiv Gauba B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha C) Preeti Sudan D) Rajiv Mehrishi Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : IMPORTANT COMMITTEE IN NEWS 2020  SEBI Sets Up Advisory Committee under Madhabi Puri Buch to Recommend Policy on Market Data Access  Supreme Court appoints Former Justice M B Lokur as one-man panel to prevent stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and UP  BCCI Appoints Neetu David as head of India women’s selection committee for 4 years  Sebi forms technical committee on social stock exchange under the chairmanship of Harsh Kumar Bhanwala  MCA extends the tenure of Company Law Committee by 1 year; Head- Rajesh Verma  Govt Sets up Empowered Group of Ministers to Oversee OFB’s Corporatisation; Head-Rajnath Singh  Govt sets up committee to study calls for giving interest relief on bank loans; Head- Rajiv Mehrishi  NITI Aayog constitutes Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee ; Head- Ms Sanyukta Samaddar

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 MoD sets up a committee to review the AFHQ CS cadre; Head- D B Shekatkar  Centre Forms 5-member Panel under IIT Delhi Director V. Ramagopal Rao to redefine DRDO Charter  Center forms search-cum-selection committee to name the new three govt nominees on Monetary Policy Committee (MPC); Head- Rajiv Gauba  Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 headed by Dr V K Paul  IFSCA sets up a panel chaired by Pradip Shah to formulate plan to develop international retail business  committee on retaining students in India, to be headed by UGC chairman D. P. Singh  NFRA constitutes technical advisory committee under the chairmanship of R Narayanaswamy  SEBI Revamps advisory committee on mutual funds; Usha Thorat new head  NHRC sets up panel, headed by Dr K S Reddy, to assess Covid-19 impact on human rights  IBBI Reconstitutes Advisory Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation with Uday Kotak  WCD Ministry sets up task force under Jaya Jaitly to examine maternal mortality rate, women’s health among others  PM Modi constitutes committee headed by Rajnath Singh for implementing Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs  Govt forms high level panel to recommend reforms in India’s drug regulatory system; Head- Rajesh Bhushan

Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020? A) 117 B) 105 C) 94 D) 76 Answer : C

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: RECAP POINTS : Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020  INDIA : 94  Published By : Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and Concern Worldwide

MOST IMPORTANT INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEX 2020 Commitment to Reducing Globle Innovation Index 2020 Inequality (CRI) Index  Released By - WIPO  TOP : Norway  TOP - Switzerland  INDIA : 129  INDIA - 48

Human Capital Index 2020  Released By : World Bank Sustainable Development Index  TOP - Singapore 2020  INDIA - 116  TOP - Sweden  INDIA - 117 IMD’s Global Smart City Index 2020 World Competitiveness Index  TOP - Singapore 2020  Indian City Top - Hyderabad  TOP - Singapore  INDIA - 43 Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 Environmental Performance  Released By - Fraser Index 2020 Institute, Canada  TOP - Denmark  TOP - Hong Kong  INDIA - 168  INDIA - 105

Henley Passport Index 2020

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 TOP - Japan Global Real Estate  INDIA - 84 Transparency Index  TOP - UK  INDIA - 34 Social Mobility Report 2020

 Released By - WEF  TOP - Denmark World Risk Index 2020  INDIA - 76  Vanuatu - Highest disaster risk  Qatar - lowest risk World Happiness Report 2020  INDIA - 89  Released By - United

Nations  TOP - Finland Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy  INDIA - 144 Companies list World Press Freedom Index  TOP - Switzerland’s Nestle 2020  Amul - 16th rank  Released By - Reporters Without Borders Future Brand Index 2020  TOP - Norway  INDIA -142  TOP - Apple  Reliance Industries - 2nd

Ease of Doing Business Ranking 2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020,  Released By - World Bank  TOP - New Zealand  TOP - China  INDIA - 63  INDIA - 3rd

Gender Gap Report 2020 SIPRI Yearbook 2020  TOP - Iceland  TOP - US  INDIA - 112  India : 6th highest nuclear weapons stockpile

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Startup Ecosystem Rankings Brand Finance Global 500 2020 2020 report  TOP - US  TOP - Amazon  INDIA -23  Top Indian brand - Tata Group

Q. Name the Prime Minister of New Zealand who has been elected for a second term in the Parliamentary election recently? A) Jacinda Ardern B) Justin Trudeau C) Frank Bainimarama D) Scott Morrison Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : NEW ZEALAND IN NEWS  Jacinda Ardern wins 2nd term as New Zealand’s PM  New Zealand declares itself free from “Coronavirus”  New Zealand cancels the APEC Summit 2021  Chef Angad Singh Rana wins QualityNZ Culinary Cup 2020  Australia and New Zealand named as hosts of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023  New Zealand Cricket announces ANZ Cricket Awards  New Zealand’s stock exchange (NZX) resumes trading after cyberattacks

NEW ZEALAND  Capital : Wellington  Currency : Dollar

PRIME MINISTER IN NEWS 2020

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 Bishr al- Khasawneh :  Lee Hsien Loong : Singapore Jordan  Jean Castex : France  Moctar Ouane : Mali  Micheal Martin : Ireland  Mohamed Hussein Ruble :  Kubatbek Boronov : Somalia Kyrgyzstan  Yoshihide Suga : Japan  Robert Abela : Malta  Francisco Asue : Equatorial  Pedro Sanchez : Spain Guinea  Mikhail Mishustin : Russia  Keith Rowley : Trinidad and  Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Tobago bin  Mohamed Ould Bilal :  Abdulaziz Al Thani : Qatar Mauritiana  Muhyiddin bin Haji  Walter Roger Martos Ruiz : Muhammad yassin : Peru Malaysia  Mahinda Rajapaksa : Sri  Janez Jansa : Slovenia Lanka  Denys Shmygal : Ukraine  Hichem Mechichi : Tunisia  Mustafa Al Kadhimi : Iraq  Ossouka Raponda : First  Benjamin Netanyahu : Israel woman PM of Gabon

Q. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to UNESCO? A) lndra Mani Pandey B) Brajendra Navnit C) Harsh Vardhan Shringla D) Vishal V. Sharma Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : INDIA'S AMBASSASOR TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION  Vishal V. Sharma appointed as the next Ambassador of India to UNESCO  Khushi Chindaliya appointed as UNEP regional ambassador  M Nethra appoints as ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by UNADAP  UNICEF appoints Ayushmann Khurrana for children’s rights campaign

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 UNEP extends Dia Mirza term as goodwill ambassador till 2022  Brajendra Navnit becomes India’s new ambassador to WTO  TS Tirumurti appointed new Permanent Representative of India to UN  Indra Mani Pandey Appointed India's Permanent Representative To UN In Geneva

Q. Name the India’s first indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile, which has been developed by DRDO? A) Akash-2 B) Agni-2 C) Prithvi-2 D) Gagan-2 Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : India conducts successful night trial of nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile off Odisha coast, Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur INDIA'S SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT TEST IN NEWS 2020  DRDO successfully conducts final trial of Nag anti-tank guided missile in Pokhran range  DRDO successfully flight tests Indigenously Developed Anti Radiation Missile RUDRAM  DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo’ (SMART) Off Odisha Coast  India successfully test-fires new version of nuclear-capable Shaurya Missile from Odisha coast  Shaurya : surface-to-surface missile  DRDO successfully test fires laser-guided anti-tank guided missile  India successfully test fires Brahmos surface-to-surface cruise missile featuring indigenous booster  India Successfully test-fires indigenously developed surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile  Prithvi-II missile strike range : 350 km

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 DRDO successfully test-fires high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT)- ABHYAS  DRDO successfully test-fires HELINA ‘Dhruvastra’ from ITR Chandipur  Indian Army Gets DRDO’s indigenously-developed Bharat Drone for accurate surveillance along China border  DRDO Developing new 200-km strike range Pranash ballistic missile  India successfully test-fires K-4 nuclear capable ballistic missile off coast in Andhra Pradesh  DRDO Successfully Test Fires First Pinaka Rockets Produced by Private Sector  India successfully test-fires Stand-Off Anti-Tank (SANT) Missile off Odisha coast  SANT is a air-to-surface missile developed by DRDO

Q. Who is the author of the book “The Battle of Belonging”? A) Shashi Tharoor B) Subramanian Swamy C) Sachin Pilot D) P. Chidambaram Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS & AUTHORS 2020 Authored By : S Jaishankar  Portraits of Power’,  “Quest for Restoring autobiography of NK Singh, Financial Stability in India” Chairman of 15th Finance Authored By : Viral V.Acharya Commission  ‘The Battle of Belonging’,  "Overdraft : Saving the Authored By : Shashi Tharoor Indian Saver"  “The India Way: Strategies Authored By : Urjit Patel for an Uncertain World”

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 "A Song of India" Authored By : Karan Johar Authored By : Ruskin Bond  "Voices of Dissent"  "Hop On: My Adventures on Authored By : Romila Thapar Boats, Trains and Planes"  "Kitchens of Gratitude” Authored By - Ruskin Bond Authored By : Vikas Khanna  "One Arranged Murder"  “A promised land” Authored By : Chetan Bhagat Authored By : Barack Obama  "The Commonwealth of

Cricket"

 "Burnt Sugar" Authored By : Ramachandra Guha Authored By : Avni Doshi  Azadi : Freedom. Fascism. Fiction  “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” Authored By : Arundhati Roy Authored By : Dalai Lama  "Judiciary, Judges and the Administration of Justice"  "Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India” Authored By : R. Banumathi Authored By - Amish Tripathi  "Breaking The Cocoon @ 40"  'Klara and the Sun’ Authored By : Radha Nair Authored By - Kazuo Ishiguro  “Let Us Dream”  "The lckabog" Authored By : Pope Francis Authored By - JK Rowling  "A bouquet of flowers"  "Shuttling to the Top: The Authored By : Krishna Saksena Story of P.V. Sindhu " Launched By : Rajnath Singh Authored By - V. Krishnaswamy  "Sach Kahun Toh"  "Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Authored By : Neena Gupta Goddess"  “The Little Book of Green Authored By - Satyarth Nayak Nudges”  "The Big Boss of tittle luv" Launched By : UNEP

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 “My Life In Design” Authored By : Gauri Khan

Q. As per the Indian Tourism Statistics (ITS), 2020 report of the Tourism Ministry, which state was the top most domestic tourist destination in 2019? A) Goa B) Tamil Nadu C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : LIST OF LATEST STATE RANKING 2020  Mandi district of Himachal TOP : Tamil Nadu Pradesh bags top position for

implementation of PMGSY

 India Happiness Report 2020  Good Governance Index TOP - Mizoram  States Startup Ranking TOP : Tamil Nadu Results 2019  Market Borrowing TOP - Gujarat  Young child india report TOP : Tamil Nadu TOP – Kerala  Sustainable Development  Export Preparedness Index Goals (SDG) Index TOP : Gujarat TOP : Kerala  Solar Rooftop Installations  Corruption Perception Index TOP : Gujarat TOP : Rajasthan  Food Safety Index  Provide Employment Under TOP : Gujarat MGNREGA  MUDRA Loan Scheme TOP : Uttar Pradesh

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 Budgetary Process Report TOP : Assam  Best Police Station Ranking  Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban TOP : Nadaun Police Station, Transformation Scheme Himachal Pradesh (AMRUT)  Pradhan Mantri Matru Implementation TOP : Odisha Vandana Yojana  Poshan Abhiyan Implementation TOP : Madhya  Implementation TOP : Pradesh Andhra Pradesh  Business Reform Action Plan  Participant TOP : Tamil ranking Nadu  Aspirational Districts TOP : Andhra Pradesh Ranking

TOP : Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

 Swachh Survekshan 2020

Cleanest city : Indore

Q. Which bank has recently become the first in the country to launch a debit card facility for the customers availing the Loan Against Securities (LAS) from the Bank? A) HDFC Bank B) Yes Bank C) ICICI Bank D) Axis Bank Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : ICICI BANK IN NEWS 2020

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 ICICI Bank introduces ‘iStartup2.0’  Virtual Property Exhibition ' 'Home Utstav'  'iPal' Chatbot : ICICI Bank  ICICI Bank launches ‘Insta Flexicash’  ICICI Bank Launched a Facility, ‘Insta Loans against Mutual Funds’  ICICI Bank Becomes the 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data  ICICI Bank introduced ‘ICICI Bank Golden Years FD’ for Senior Citizens  ICICI Bank Launches a unique self-service delivery facility ‘iBox’ for customers  Swiggy in Partnership with ICICI Bank  PhonePe Partnered with ICICI Bank

Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) BANK  Founded : 1994  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  MD & CEO : Sandeep Bakhshi  Tagline : Hum Hai Na Khayal Apka

Q. Dalle Khursani, a red-hot cherry pepper has received GI Tag. It belongs to which state? A) Sikkim B) Odisha C) West Bengal D) Gujarat Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : MOST IMPORTANT LATEST GI TAG 2020  Sohrai and Kohbar Art Goa Jharkhand  Chak-Hao, Black rice  Khola chilli Manipur

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 Gorakhpur terracotta Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh  Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai Tamil Nadu  Telia Rumal  Kashmir saffron Telangana Jammu & Kashmir  Shahi Lichi & Zardalu Mango  Thanjavur Netti and Bihar Arumbavur Wood carving  Moira bananas, Harmal Tamil Nadu Chillies, Khaje  Sohrai Khovar Painting Goa

Q. “Yudh Pradushan ke Virudh” is a mega anti-air pollution campaign launched by which state? A) Delhi B) Uttar Pradesh C) Haryana D) Punjab Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : LIST OF IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN IN NEWS 2020 1) ‘Safe City Project’ : Lucknow UP 2) 'Contactless Connections' Campaign : SBI Card 3) 'My Family My Resposnibility' Campaign : Maharashtra 4) 'Gandgi Bharat Chhodo' Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 5) 'Kill Corona’ Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 6) 'Charan Paduka' Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 7) 'Roko -Toko' Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 8) ‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’ Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 9) 'Intzaar Aap Ka‘ Campaign : Madhya Pradesh

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10) 'Ek Sankal Bujurgo Ke Naam' Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 11) 'Ek Mask-Anek Zinagi' Campaign : Madhya Pradesh 12) 'Pure for Sure' Campaign : Rajasthan 13) 'Spandan' Campaign : Chhattisgarh 14) 'Surakshit Dada-Dadi and Nana- Nani' Campaign : NITI Aayog 15) ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ Campaign : Bharti AXA General Insurance 16) ‘Itna Aasan Hai’ Campaign : Amazon 17) “Ayush for Immunity” Campaign : Ministry of AYUSH 18) 'Namaste Over Handahake' Campaign : Karnataka 19) 'Kona Kona Umeed’ Campaign : Kotak Mahindra Bank 20) 'DIGITAL APNAYEN’ Campaign : Punjab National Bank 21) 'Podhe lagao-paryavaran bachao' Campaign : Delhi 22) 'Healthy Body, Healthy Mind' Campaign : Delhi 23) '10 Hafte -10 Baje -10 minute' Campaign : Delhi

Q. BRICS Summit 2020 will be held virtually in November 2020. It will be which edition of the annual summit? A) 8 B) 12 C) 15 D) 20 Answer : B : RECAP POINTS :  The Summit is being held under the Chairmanship of Russia  BRICS : Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa LIST OF BRICS SUMMIT  1st Brics summit 2009 : Russia  4th Brics summit 2012 : India  8th Brics summit 2016 : India  11th Brics summit 2019 : Brazil  12th Brics summit 2020 : Russia  13th Brics summit 2021 : India

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BRICS DEVELOPMENT BANK (New Development Bank)  Founded : 2015  HQ : Shanghai, China  President : Marcos Prado Troyjo (Brazil)  Vice President : Anil Kishora ( Indian) INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS 2020  UN and Britain to co-host global climate summit on 12 December 2020  Quad Countries’ Foreign Minister Meet held in Tokyo  World Economic Forum shifts annual meeting 2021 from Davos to Lucerne  Andorra Joins IMF as its 190th Member  India becomes member of United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW)  WHO certifies African region as wild polio-free; Now Disease occurs only in Pakistan & Afghanistan  China launches optical remote-sensing satellite Gaofen-9 05  Nirmala Sitharaman attends virtual 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB  India extends medical assistance worth USD 1 million to North Korea  China launches its first independent Mars mission ‘Tianwen-1’  Turkmenistan gets WTO observer status Turkmenistan (25 observer)  SpaceX Launches South Korea’s Military Communications Satellite ANASIS-II  UAE successfully launches ‘HOPE’, its first spacecraft bound for Mars  Aava Murto becomes Finland’s PM post for a day  Mexico issues world’s first sovereign bond  Trump announces Wilmington as 1st WWII Heritage City  Singapore becomes 1st country to use facial recognition to pay taxes  Ease of Doing Business report suspended by World Bank  World Health Organization certifies Africa free from wild Polio  Israel successfully tested “Arrow-2” Ballistic Missile Interceptor  Mauritius declares a “state of environmental emergency”  UAE becomes 1st Arab Nation to open a Nuclear Power Plant  Nicaragua becomes the 87th Country to sign ISA agreement  Maldives & Sri Lanka eliminate measles & rubella, ahead of 2023 target

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 ADB becomes “Observer” for Network for Greening the Financial System  India becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK  China successfully launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite

Q. Name the India’s largest HPC-AI supercomputer, that will be commissioned by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)? A) PARAM Siddhi B) PARAM Gyaan C) PARAM Anand D) PARAM Brahma Answer : A

Q. Which space agency has launched the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft named SS Kalpana Chawla? A) NASA B) CNSA C) ISRO D) JAXA Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : NASA IN NEWS 2020  Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon  NASA to launch rover ‘MARS 2020’ in 2020  NASA astronauts fly SpaceX spacecraft ‘Dragon’  Indian-origin girl Vaneeza names NASA’s 1st Mars helicopter as 'Ingenuity’  NASA renames its WFIRST Telescope after ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman

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 NASA Astronaut Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st Woman to Reach Deepest Point of Ocean  Renjith Kumar honoured with “NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal”  NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson  NASA creates “VITAL” high-pressure ventilator to fight COVID-19  NASA & ULA launched Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission  NASA SunRISE Mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms  NASA named Mars 2020 rover as “Perseverance”  NASA to Launch ASTHROS Mission to study Cosmos using football stadium-sized balloon  SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft Successfully docks 2 NASA Astronauts at ISS after historic launch  NASA Decommissions its Spitzer Space Telescope after Over 16 Years in Service National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  Founded : 1958  Headquarters : Washington, D.C  Motto : For the Benefit of All  Administrator : Jim Bridenstine

Q. Who has been appointed as a new labour secretary of the union government? A) Rajiv Kumar B) Arvind Kumar Sharma C) Apurva Chandra D) Ajay Bhushan Pandey Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : NEW UPDATED IMPORTANT SECRETARY 2020  Cabinet Secretary :Rajiv Gauba  Home Secretary : Ajay Kumar Bhalla

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 Defence Secretary : Ajay Kumar  Revenue Secretary: Ajay Bhushan Pandey  Principal Secretary PM : Pramod Kumar Mishra  Expenditure Secretary: TV Somanathan  Foreign Secretary: Harsh Vardhan Shringla  Finance Secretary: Ajay Bhushan Pandey  Secretary To President: Kapil Dev Tripathi  Economic Affairs Secretary : Tarun Bajaj  MSME Secretary : Arvind Kumar Sharma  New & Renewable Energy Secretary : Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi  Ministry of Steel Secretary : Pradip Kumar Tripathi  Road Transport & Highways Secretary : Aramane Giridhar  Private Secretary to President: P Praveen Siddharth  Health Secretary: Rajesh Bhushan  Private Secretary to PM: Hardik Satishchandra Shah  Ministry of Culture Secretary: Raghavendra Singh

Q. Which nation will host Foreign Ministers of all four Quad countries? A) Russia B) India C) Japan D) Australia Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : Quad Countries : 4 (US-Japan-India-Australia) JAPAN IN NEWS 2020  Yoshihide Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan’s PM  Quad Countries’ Foreign Minister Meet held in Tokyo  Japan’s Naomi Osaka wins 2020 US Open Tennis Tournament  Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest-paid female athlete  Japan commits ODA of Rs 3500 crore to fight COVID-19 in India  Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 rescheduled to year 2021

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 India & Japan signs MoU on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies & Services  Japan’s longest-serving PM Shinzo Abe resigns  Canada withdraws from Tokyo 2020 Olympics  India and Japan conduct PASSEX naval exercise in Indian Ocean Region  Japan launches new unit for defense in outer space named Space Operations Squadron  India Ranks 84th in Henley Passport Index 2020; Japan Tops  PNB Housing Finance ties-up with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to raise $75 million  Thangjam Dhabali Singh conferred ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by Japan  GOI approves MoU between India, Japan for cooperation in technical textile

Q. How many individuals have been conferred with the Right Livelihood Award 2020? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : Right Livelihood Award 2020 1. Nasrin Sotoudeh (Iran) 2. Bryan Stevenson (US) 3. Lottie Cunningham Wren (Nicaragua) 4. Ales Bialiatski ( Belarus) Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize

Q, Tamil Nadu & Arunachal Pradesh has been integrated under One Nation One Ration Card Scheme. After the integration of these two

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states the number of states/UT under ONOR has been increased to _____. A) 24 B) 25 C) 28 D) 30 Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : KEY FACTS ONE NATION, ONE RATION CARD SCHEME  One Nation, One Ration Card scheme implemented by 1 June 2020 in India  Government aims to One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme by 31 March 2021  The scheme got implemented initially Telangana-Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & Gujarat Total = 4  Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tripura ( Included 1 Jan 2020 ) Total : 4+7 =11  Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu ( Included 1 May 2020 ) Total : 11+6 = 17  Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram ( Included 1 June 2020 ) Total : 17+3 = 20  Manipur, Nagaland, Uttarakhand and J&K ( Included 1 August 2020 ) Total : 20+4 = 24  Ladakh & Lakshadweep ( Included 2 September 2020 ) Total : 24+2 =26

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 Tamil Nadu & Arunachal Pradesh ( Included 3 October 2020) Total : 26+2=28 Q. How much amount has been invested by GIC, TPG in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited? A) Rs 3900 crores B) Rs 7350 crores C) Rs 9092 crores D) Rs 1200 crores Answer : B : RECAP POINTS :  GIC will invest Rs 5,512.5 crore for a 1.22% equity stake  TPG will invest Rs 1,837.50 crore for a 0.41% stake LIST OF RELIANCE RETAILS STAKE SALE SILVER LAKE  Stake : 1.75%  Investment : 7,500 Cr MUBADALA  ( US, Based)  Stake : 1.4%

 Investment : 6247.50 Cr KKR  (UAE, Based)  Stake : 1.28% TEXAS PACIFIC GROUP (TPG)  Investment : 5,550 Cr  Stake : 0.41%  (US, Based)  Investment : 1837.50 Cr  (US, Based) GENERAL ATLANTIC GIC  Stake : 0.84%  Stake : 1.22%  Investment : 36.75 billion  Investmet : 5512.5 Cr  (US, Based)  (Singapore, Based) Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

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 Stake : 1.2%  ( UAE Based)  Investment : 5,512 crore Q. Name the actress who has topped the Forbes’ Highest-Paid Actresses 2020 list? A) Nicole Kidman B) Meryl Streep C) Sofia Vergara D) Angelina Jolie Answer : C : RECAP POINTS :  The Colombia-born American actress Sofia Vergara tops Forbes’ highest paid actress list 2020  Earning of $43 million (equivalent of Rs 315 crore) COMPLETE FORBES LIST 2020 World's Highest Paid Celebrities  Top : Naomi Osaka 2020  Earning : $37.4 Million  Top : Kylie Jenner World Highest Paid Actors  Earning : $590 Million 2020  52nd : Akshay Kumar  Top : Dwayne Johnson  Earning : $48.5 Million  Earning : $87.5 million  6th : Akshay Kumar  Earning : $48.5 million World's Highest Paid Male Athletes 2020  Top : Roger Federer World's Highest Paid Soccer  Earning : $106.3 Million Players  66th : Virat Kohli  Top : Lionel Messi  Earning : $26 Million  Earned : $126 million

World's Highest Paid Female Hurun India Rich List 2020 Athletes 2020  Top : Mukesh Ambani

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 Net worth : 6,58,400 Crore  Mukesh Ambani top 13th consecutive year Q. Atal Tunnel is the world longest highway tunnel above 10000 ft. The tunnel was recently dedicated to the nation by PM Modi in which state? A) Rajasthan B) Uttarakhand C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Himachal Pradesh Answer : D : RECAP POINTS :  PM Modi dedicated to the nation Atal Tunnel , on 3rd October 2020.  Atal Tunnel is world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet from the Mean Sea Level  This 9.02 km long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul & Spiti Valley  Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh named as Atal tunnel HIMACHAL PRADESH RELATED NEWS 2020  Panchvati Yojana  Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna  Nadaun Police Station of Himachal Pradesh declared as one of the best in India  Himachal Pradesh starts to use eSanjeevaniOPD  World Bank to provide USD 80 million to an integrated project in Himachal Pradesh  Fagli festival celebrated in Himachal Pradesh  “Active Case Finding Campaign” begins in Himachal Pradesh  Himachal Pradesh wins e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020  HP govt to starts ‘Nigah’ to educate family members of migrant returnees  Himachal Pradesh becomes first state of India where every household has LPG gas connections

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 Himachal Pradesh, World Bank sign $82 mn loan deal for HP State Roads Transformation Project

Q. Pathashree Abhijan is a road repair scheme launched by which state? A) West Bengal B) Maharashtra C) Assam D) Odisha Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : WEST BENGAL RELATED NEWS 2020  Karma Sathi Prakalpa scheme  Matir Smristi scheme  Sneher Porosh Scheme  Prochesta Scheme  Pathashree Abhijan Scheme  Karma Sathi Prakalpa Scheme  exit app  “Karmo Bhumi” a job portal  “SelfScan” document scanning App  India’s 1st digital parcel locker service in Kolkata, West Bengal  Kolkata Port Trust remaned as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Trust  NABARD Sanctioned Rs 795 crore to West Bengal for Reconstructing Infrastructure Damaged by Cyclone Amphan

Q. The Bilateral Navy Exercise Bongosagar is being conducted between the Indian Navy with the Navy of which country? A) Bhutan B) Nepal

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C) Bangladesh D) Thailand Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : The second edition of Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar commenced in Northern Bay of Bengal LIST OF MILITARY EXERCISE IN NEWS 2020  8th India-Sri Lanka Maritime Exercise SLINEX-20 to begin in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka  Australia to Join Malabar-2020 Naval Exercise with India, US & Japan in November  4th edition India-Japan biennial naval exercise JIMEX-20 begins in Arabian sea  US Navy and Indian Navy conduct naval exercise PASSEX in A&N  India and Japan conduct PASSEX naval exercise in Indian Ocean Region  US-Israel Joint military Exercise Juniper Cobra 20 Cancels over coronavirus  Bimstec Disaster Management Exercise 2020 Held in Odisha  Indian Navy and Russian Navy has commenced 11th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY begins in Bay of Bengal  India & US conducts Passage Exercise in Indian Ocean  Australia cancelled “Pitch Black 2020” due to coronavirus  India withdraws from Russia military exercise Kavkaz 2020  US & UAE troops launch biennial exercise “Native Fury”  India and UK to hold joint military drill ‘Ajeya Warrior’  India-UK joint Air Force Exercise Indra Dhanush Exercise 2020  India and Oman conduct bilateral naval exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’  SAMPRITI-IX: India-Bangladesh joint Exercise to be held in Meghalaya

Q. Which state has launched the portal ‘Kritagyata’, an online pension submission and tracking system for the retired pensioners? A) Assam

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B) Madhya Pradesh C) Punjab D) Gujarat Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : IMPORTANT PORTAL IN NEWS 2020  Unified portal ‘U-Rise’ : Uttar Pradesh  NRI Unified Portal : Uttar Pradesh  Agni-Shama Seva Online Portal : Odisha  MSME Saksham Portal : SIDBI  Swasthya Portal : Ministry of Tribal Affairs  AIR SUVIDHA portal : Delhi Airport  SURAKHSYA Portal : Ministry of Environment  Rozgar Bazar Portal : Delhi  GATI Portal : Road Transport and Highways Ministry  Bhoomi Rashi portal : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  AkshayUrja Portal : Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  e-Gram swaraj Portal : PM Modi  Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan portal : Minister of Rural Development  LEAD portal : Delhi  Udyam portal : MSME Ministry  SATYABHAMA portal Minister for Coal, Mines  I-STEM Portal : PM Modi  ASEEM Portal : MSDE  ASPIRE e-Portal : International Centre for  Skill Connect Forum Portal : Karnataka  Annapurna & Supply Mitra Portals : Uttar Pradesh  Padhai Tunhar Dwar Portal : Chhattisgarh  YUKTI Portal : Ministry of HRD  YSR NIRMAN portal : Andhra Pradesh  GARUD Portal : Ministry of Civil Aviation  CHAMPIONS Portal : Ministry of MSME  Skill Register Portal : Himachal Pradesh  TULIP Portal : Ministry of HRD ,Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

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 Raj Kaushal Portal : Rajasthan  Rozgar Setu Portal : Madhya Pradesh  KarmaBhumi Portal : West Bengal  e-Sachivalaya portal : Haryana  ‘Mo Bidyut’ portal & app : Assam

Q. Which state/UT is organisting 'Corona Intensive Community Survey Campaign'? A) Bihar B) New Delhi C) Maharashtra D) Chhattisgarh Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : CHHATISGARH RELATED NEWS 2020  Padhai Tuhar Parascheme  Godhan Nyay Yojana  Indira Van Mitan Yojana  Adarsh police station scheme  Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana  Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana  Rojgar Sangi App  Chhattisgarh awarded “Elites Excellence Awards 2020”  Chhattisgarh organises India’s first E-Lok Adalat  Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur tops Niti Aayog’s delta ranking of Aspirational districts  Chhattisgarh’s First CM Ajit Jogi passed away

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Q. How much amount has been earmarked by NABARD for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, under its refinance facility for the 2020-21? A) Rs 400 crore B) Rs 600 crore C) Rs 500 crore D) Rs 800 crore Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : NABARD IN NEWS 2020  Govinda Rajulu Chintala appointed as Chairman of NABARD  NABARD sanctions ₹795 cr to re-construct infra damaged by cyclone in Bengal  NABARD extends Rs 270 crore to Assam Gramin Vikash Bank  NABARD organised ‘Digital Choupal’ to mark its 39th foundation day  Nabard launches credit guarantee programme for NBFC-MFIs  NABARD Sanctions Rs 400.64 cr to Boost Infrastructure in J&K  NABARD sanctions Rs 1,050 crore credit support to West Bengal  NABARD launches Rs 44 lakhs worth projects in Andaman and Nicobar Islands National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)  Founded : 12 July 1982  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  Chairman : Govinda Rajulu Chintala  NABARD established on the recommendations of B.Sivaramman Committee

Q. The interest rate on Sukanya Samriddhi Account in October- December qtr of FY21 is______A) 7.3% B) 7.1%

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C) 7.9% D) 7.6% Answer : D

: RECAP POINTS : Interest Rates on Small Savings Schemes Unchanged for the Third Quarter 2020-21 (Oct-Dec)  Sukanya Samriddhi Account : 7.6%  Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) : 6.9%  National Savings Certificates (NSC) : 6.8%  Provident Fund Account (PPF) : 7.1%  Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) : 7.4%

Q. What amount of financial assistance has been extended by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), to help the informal sector of India affected by COVID-19? A) USD 3 million B) USD 1.9 million C) USD 2.5 milliom D) USD 5.1 million Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : US Agency for International Development (USAID) HQ : Washington Dc SUPPORT INDIA'S COVID-19 LOAN IN NEWS 2020  World Bank approves $750 mn emergency response fund for India’s COVID-hit MSME sector  US, CDC Commits $3.6 mn to assist India's fight against COVID-19  NDB Provides $1 billion loan to India to fight COVID-19

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 USAID grant of $2.9 mn to India to help it fight the COVID-19  AIIB approves $500 mn loan to support India's fight against COVID-19  ADB Assured India $2.2 billion in its fight against the COVID-19  World Bank lends Rs 1,950 Cr laons to West Bengal govt for tackling COVID-19 situation  AIIB Approves $750 mn loan to India for COVID-19 response  France commits 200 mn euro to Support India COVID-19 response

Q. How much amount of loan has been approved by the New Development Bank (NDB) for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Project? A) USD 500 million B) USD 250 million C) USD 700 million D) USD 300 million Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : DON'T CONFUSE : RRTS PROJECT LOAN  NDB Board has approved a loan of USD 500 million for the Delhi- Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Project  NDB Approved USD 241 million loan is for the Mumbai Metro Rail II Project  ADB inks $500 Million Loan agreement with India for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor  ADB approves USD 1 billion loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System

NDB IN NEWS 2020  NDB Provides $ 1 billion loan to India to fight Covid-19  Marcos Troyjo from Brazil elected as next President of NDB

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 Anil Kishora from India has been elected as next Vice President of the NDB

Q. 'Operation My Saheli’ has been launched by which zone of the Indian Railways to enhance the security of women passengers while travelling? A) South Eastern Railway B) Northern Railway C) East Coast Railway D) South Central Railway Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : South Eastern Railway Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal.

UPDATED IMPORTANT OPERATION & CODE NAME  OPERATION DURACHARI Uttar Pradesh decided to check crimes against Women  OPERATION VANILLA Indian Navy to help cyclone-hit Madagascar  OPERATION NAKAIL For auto-rickshaw in Ghaziabad Police  OPERATION NAMASTE Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund launched to Combat COVID-19  OPERATION SANJEEVANI Indian Air Force delivered 6.2 million tonnes of essential medicines to Maldives

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 OPERATION SHIELD Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched to fight Covid-19  OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU ( SEA BRIDGE) Indian Navy launches to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas Q. ISRO is planning to launch a space mission to which planet in 2025? A) Mars B) Jupiter C) Saturn D) Venus Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : The Indian Space of Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its Venus Mission in 2025 along with participation from French Space Agency CNES (The National Centre for Space Studies). Q. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for 2020 has been bestowed upon 14 people. The annual award is given for outstanding work in which field? A) Sports B) Science & Technology C) Arts & Television D) Literature Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : FULL LIST SHANTI SWARUP BHATNAGAR PRIZE 2020 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES  Dr Subhadeep Chatterjee CHEMICAL SCIENCES  Dr Vatsala Thirumalai  Dr Jyotirmayee Dash

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 Dr Subi Jacob George  Dr UK Anandavardhanan  Dr Rajat Subhra Hazra

EARTH, ATMOSPHERE OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES  Dr Abhijit Mukherjee MEDICINE SCIENCES  Dr Suryendu Dutta  Dr Bushra Ateeq  Dr Ritesh Agarwal ENGINEERING SCIENCES  Dr Amol Arvindrao Kulkarni PHYSICS SCIENCES  Dr Kinshuk Dasgupta  Dr Rajesh Ganapathy  Dr Surajit Dhara MATHEMATICS SCIENCES

 First awarded : 1958  Field : Science and Technology  Presented by : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR)  Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is the Highest Science Award in India

Q. Which state’s Chief Minister recently presented the ‘Anundoram Borooah Award 2020’ to students who scored above 75% in 10th exams? A) Bihar B) Assam C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : ASSAM RELATED NEWS 2020

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1) Paryatan Sanjeevani Scheme 2) Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana 3) SVAYEM Scheme 4) Dhanwantari Scheme 5) Uttaran Scheme 6) Orunodoi (Arunodoi) Scheme 7) Aponar Apon Ghar Scheme 8) Arundhati Scheme 9) Abhinandan Scheme 10) Poba Reserve Forest in Assam’s Dhemaji to be upgraded to wildlife sanctuary 11) Assam Govt to Upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park 12) Guwahati’s first manhole cleaning robot named “BANDICOOT”, 13) Magh Bihu festival celebrated in Assam 14) Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal honoured with Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award 15) 3rd Khelo India youth games 2020 held in Guwahati,Assam 16) Assam wins the best tableaux awards for 71st Republic Day Parade 2020 17) India’s Longest River Ropeway Inaugurated in Guwahati, Assam 18) First Children newspaper 'The young Minds' launched in Assam

Q. India signed an agreement with which nation to support the decarbonisation and energy transition agenda? A) Australia B) New Zealand C) Maldives D) Sri Lanka Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : NEW NEALAND  Capital : Wellington

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 Currency : Dollar  Prime Minister : Jacinda Ardern

LIST OF IMPORTANT SIGN AGREEMENTS 2020  India and Bhutan Sign MOU on areas of Environment  India and Denmark Sign MOU on Power Sector  India and Indonesia Sign MOU on Maritime Safety and Security  India and Zimbabwe Sign MOU on traditional medicine  India and Afghanistan Sign MOU on educational infrastructure  India and Australia sign MOU on Mutual Logistics Support  India and Nigeria Sign MOU on outer Space Exploration  India and Israel Sign MOU on Cyber Security  India and Maldives Sign MOU on 'Emergency Medical Services'  India and Russia Sign MOU on Logistics Defence witn US, France and Australia  India-European Union sign MOU on Scientific and Technological  India and Japan Sign MOU on Good quality textile products  India and Finland Sign MOU on Geology and Mineral Resources  India and Japan sign MOU on reciprocal provision of Supplies and services b/w the armed forces  India & Denmark Inks MoU for Cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property  Gujarat inks MoU with Denmark in water sector  NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands sign Statement of Intent on ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’  India-UK sign MoU on Water Partnership through video conferencing In  Uttarakhand Govt Inks MoU with ITBP to promote adventure tourism at Tehri Lake  India-France-Australia holds first-ever Trilateral Dialogue on Ind0- Pacific

Q. The Government of India has set the target to restore 26 million hectares of degraded and deforested land, and achieve land- degradation neutrality by which year?

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A) 2025 B) 2030 C) 2027 D) 2022 Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : LIST OF IMPORTANT INDIA'S TARGET YEAR IN NEWS 2020  2021-22 : Indian Railways planned 1000 MegaWatt Solar Power  2022 : Indian renewable energy 175 GW installation  2022 : Doubling Farmers income  2023 : Indian Railways electrify Broad Gauge routes  2023-24 : India produce one billion tonnes of coal  2024 : Defence target of Rs 35,000 crores  2024 : Indian railways 100% electrification  2024 : Provide Clean Drinking Water to All Citizens  2024 : Har ghar jal for rural households  2025 : To Eliminate TB  2025 : India's vision of 5 trillion economy  2030 : Indian railways Net Zero’ Carbon Emission  2030 : India reduce the energy intensity by 33-35%  2030 : India plans 500 GW renewable energy  2030 : India to eliminate malaria  2030 : Green Railways  2030 : India target Zero road accident fatalities  2030 : 100 MT Coal Gasification in India

Q. The BSE has joined hands with which bank to empower the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) listed on the platform? A) Punjab National Bank B) SBI C) HDFC Bank

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D) Yes Bank Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : YES BANK IN NEWS 2020  Yes Bank acquires 24.19% stake in Dish TV via pledged shares  YES Bank launches unique facility ‘Loan against Securities’  Yes Bank partners with UDMA to launch ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app  Yes Bank partners with Affordplan to launch “Swasth Card”  YES Bank launches ‘Loan in Seconds’ for instant loan disbursement

YES BANK  Founded : 2004  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  MD & CEO : Prashant Kumar  Tagline : Experience our Expertise

Q. Who represented India in the 18th Prosecutors General meeting of SCO held recently? A) Mukul Rohatgi B) Tushar Mehta C) Kapil Sibal D) Arun Kumar Mishra Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : DON'T CONFUSE  India participates in 18th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO, India represented by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.  India hosts 7th meeting of Ministers of Justice of SCO

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 Prakash Javadekar represent India in the Virtual G20 Environment Ministerial meeting 2020  Ajit Doval represented India 10th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors  S Jaishankar chairs IBSA Foreign Ministers’ Virtual Meeting  Prahlad Singh Patel virtually attends BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meet in Russia  Saudi Arabia Chairs G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting, S. Jaishankar Represents India  Narendra Tomar participates in G-20 Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers Meeting  Ravi Shankar Prasad attended an extraordinary virtual ‘G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ meet  Nirmala Sitharaman attended G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors meeting virtually  Piyush Goyal participates G20 Trade and Investment Miniters meeting virtual  PM Modi participated in Virtual G20 leader Summit to develop action plan against COVID-19  India was represented by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Saudi Arabia chairs G20 Education Ministers Meeting  Om Birla participated in 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament held virtually  Rakesh Asthana, led the Indian delegation, Russia chaired the 4th Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group.  Prakash Javadekar represented India in Russia chaired 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting  V Muraleedharan participates in 27th ASEAN regional forum  Parshottam Rupala represented India in 35th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific 2020 held in bhutan,  Bangladesh will host the 36th FACTS G20 ( Group of Twenty ) Member : 19 Countries + European Union  1st G20 Summit 2008 : USA  14th G20 Summit 2019 : Japan  15th G20 Summit 2020 : Saudi

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 16th G20 Summit 2021 : Italy  17th G20 Summit 2022 : India

Q. Who among the following has been honored with the SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)? A) Virat Kohli B) Sonu Sood C) Amitabh Bachchan D) Akshay Kumar Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : SONU SOOD IN NEWS  Acer India appointed Sonu Sood as Brand Ambassador  Gargo International appointed sonu sood as Brand Ambassador  Sonu Sood launches Pravasi Rojgar app to help migrants find job opportunities United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  Founded : 1965  HQ : New york, US  Administrator : Achim Steiner

Q.Which state is set to launch the web portal named “Dharani” for integrated land record management? A) Punjab B) Bihar C) Telangana

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D) Rajasthan Answer : C

: RECAP POINTS : TELANGANA RELATED NEWS 2020  Telangana To Observe 2020 as “Year of AI”  BioAsia Summit 2020 Begins in Hyderabad, Telangana  Telangana launches ‘CybHer’ campaign to Tackle Cybercrime Against Women & Children  Telangana Formation Day : 2nd June  India's biggest rural technical festival 'Antahpragnya 2020' held in  Telangana  Kondapochamma Sagar project inaugurated in Telangana  Telia Rumal GI Tag  ‘Covid-19 Monitoring System’ app  ‘V Safe Tunnel’ installed in Telangana to sanitize people  Cable Stayed Bridge’ constructed across Durgam Cheruvu Lake near Hyderabad, Telangana.  Telangana's Raigir railways station renamed as Yadadri Railway Station

Q. India’s first COVID-19 related vaccine portal has recently been launched by which organisation? A) All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) B) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research abbreviated (CSIR) C) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) D) Medical Council of India (MCI) Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : ICMR IN NEWS 2020

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 ICMR tie up with Bharat Biotech for Indian COVID-19 vaccine  ICMR partners India Post for delivery of COVID-19 testing kits  ICMR-NIV develops 1st indigenous antibody detection Kit " COVID KAVACH ELISA"  ICMR nods Sree Chitra Kerala become the first state to commence clinical trial plasma therapy treatment Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)  Founded : 1911  HQ : New Delhi  D.G : Balram Bhargava

Q. How much amount has been extended by India to Sri Lanka for the promotion of Buddhist ties between the two countries? A) USD 10 million B) USD 20 million C) USD 15 million D) USD 25 million Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : SRI LANKA IN NEWS 2020  RBI signs $400 mn currency swap with Sri Lanka  WHO Declares Sri Lanka & Maldives as Rubella and Measles-Free  Sri Lankan Bowler Sripali Weerakkody retires  Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan PM for 4th time  Sri Lanka withdraws from UN Rights Resolution  Sri Lanka celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on 4th February 2020.  2 Indian banks Axis Bank and ICICI Bank to end their operations in Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka’s Shehan Madushanka suspended after heroin arrest  Sri Lankan cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires SRI LANKA

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 Capital : Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)  Colombo (executive and judicial)  Currency : Rupee  President :Gotabaya Rajapaksa  Prime Minister : Mahinda Rajapaksa  Mitra Shakti Military Exercise : India and Sri Lanka  Slinex Navel Exercise : India and Sri Lanka

Q. Late Amitabha Ghosh, was the former Chief of which of these institutions? A) RBI B) SEBI C) SIDBI D) NABARD Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)  25th Governor : Shaktikanta Das  Founded : 1 April 1935  RBI Nationalised : 1 January RBI Deputy Governor (4) 1949 1. Mukesh Kumar Jain  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  1st Governor : Sir Osborne 2. B P Kanungo Smith 3. Michael D Patra  1st Indian Governor : CD Deshmukh 4. M Rajeshwar Rao

Four Subsidiaries of RBI : 1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC) 2. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) 3. Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT)

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4. Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS)

RBI IN NEWS 2020  RBI signs $400 mn currency swap with Sri Lanka  RBI to launch “Positive Pay System” for Cheque Truncation System  RBI publishes “’Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for UCBs  RBI ceased Banking operations of Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank  RBI announces ‘positive pay’ feature to help avert cheque frauds  RBI enhances withdrawal limit for PMC’ depositors to Rs 1 Lakh  RBI launches “Payments Infrastructure Development Fund”  RBI cancels licence of The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai  RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds  RBI cancels the licence of Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa  RBI approved- additional special liquidity facility of Rs 5000 cr each for NHB & NABARD  RBI- extended loan of Rs 15,000 crore to the EXIM Bank

Q. Which organisation will develop the Positive Pay System for Cheque Truncation System (CTS), as announced by RBI? A) Data Security Council of India B) NPCI C) NASSCOM D) Internet and Mobile Association of India Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : NPCI IN NEWS 2020  NPCI launches “UPI Chalega” Campaign to promote UPI

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 Blockchain-Based “Vajra Platform” launched by NPCI for secure payments  NPCI rolls out AI virtual Artificial Intelligence assistant PAi  NPCI launches omni-channel loyalty platform ‘nth Rewards’  NPCI launches its subsidiary firm – NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL)  NPCI approves WhatsApp to expand its UPI project 10 million users  NPCI to set up Rs 500-crore data centre in Hyderabad to handle digital transactions National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)  Founded : 2008  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  MD & CEO : Dilip Asbe

Q. Which state has recently launched the largest piggery mission of the country? A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Sikkim C) Andaman & Nicobar Island D) Meghalaya Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : MEGHALAYA RELATED NEWS 2020  Meghalaya launched India’s largest “Piggery Mission”  Satya Pal Malik Appointed as Governor of Meghalaya  World’s largest species of cave fish discovered in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills  9th India-Bangladesh joint military exercise SAMPRITI-IX to be conducted in Umrong, Meghalaya  Centre approves Rs 175 crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Meghalaya

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Q. Which state government gave ambulance status to vehicles carrying medical oxygen for one year? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Bihar D) Rajasthan Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : MAHARASHTRA RELATED NEWS 2020  ‘Cyber Safe Women’ campaign Maharashtra  Maharashtra celebrates 6 January as Journalists’ Day  Shiv Bhojan scheme  World Bank $210 mn loan pact for Maharashtra’s Agri & Rural Transformation Project  Pulses conclave 2020 Lonavala, Maharashtra  Aurangabad Airport renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport  Mumbai Central station to be renamed as Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central railway station  ADB approves $ 346 mn loan for Maharashtra to electrify rural agriculture customers  Maha Jobs portal  Maharashtra Launches ‘Platina’, World’s Largest Convalescent Plasma Therapy

AMBULANCE IN NEWS 2020  Pashu Sanjeevani Animal Ambulance service launched in Mysuru  'Pratheeksha' Kerala first Marine Ambulance  Tamil Nadu Appointed M Veeralakshmi India's first ever women ambulance driver

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 India's 1st integrated air ambulance service launched at Bengaluru, Karnataka  Maharashtra gave ambulance status to vehicles carrying medical oxygen for one year

Q. Titan Company has partnered with which bank to launch India’s first contactless payment watches ‘Titan Pay’? A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank C) Punjab National Bank D) State Bank of India Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI)  Founded : 1 July 1955  HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra  Chairman : Dinesh Kumar Khara

DON'T CONFUSE  Dinesh Kumar Khara : Chairman of State Bank of India  Charanjit Singh Attra : Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SBI  Ashwani Bhatia : MD of SBI  Challa Sreenivasulu Setty Arjit Basu : MD of SBI  Prakash Chandra Kandpal : MD& CEO of SBI General Insurance  Ashwini Kumar tewari : MD&CEO of SBI Card  Vinay Tonse : MD&CEO of SBI Mutual Funds

SBI IN NEWS 2020  SBI to launch loan product ‘SAFAL’ for organic cotton growers

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 SBI, Titan launch contactless payment watches “Titan Pay”  SBI creates separate business vertical for financial inclusion, agri biz  Ashwani Bhatia appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India  SBI Ecowrap report predicts India’s real GDP for FY21 at -10.9%  SBI Card starts new brand campaign ‘Contactless Connections’  SBI lists USD 100 million green bonds on India INX  SBI will buy Yes Bank shares worth Rs 7250 crore  SBI General Insurance launches “Arogya Sanjeevani” Health Insurance Policy

Q. Which state government has signed an MoU with SIDBI to develop the MSME ecosystem in the state? A) Rajasthan B) Jharkhand C) Bihar D) Uttar Pradesh Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : RAJASTHAN RELATED NEWS 2020  ‘One-Stop Shop’ Scheme  Indira Rasoi Yojana  “Pure for Sure” Campaign  Raj Kaushal Portal  Suposhit Maa Abhiyan  “Aayu & Sehat Sathi” App  “RajCop citizens” App  Rajasthan Indian's 1st State to carry out Rapid Testing for Covid-19  ‘Pink City’ Jaipur received UNESCO World Heritage City certificate  India's 1st regional voters' awareness centre to come up in Jaipur  Patrika Gate has been inaugurated in Jaipur by Narendra Modi

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SIDBI SIGNED MOU  Maharashtra signed MoU with SIDBI to develop MSME ecosystem  Rajasthan signed MoU with SIDBI to develop MSME ecosystem  Gujarat signed MoU with SIDBI to support MSMEs

Q. Which state has launched the “Arthika Spandana” programme to disburse loan in agricultural and non-agricultural sector through various cooperative institutions? A) Tamil Nadu B) West Bengal C) Maharashtra D) Karnataka Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : KARNATAKA RELATED NEWS 2020  Arthika Spandana Programme Weavers Samman Yojana  Nekara Samman Yojane  Janasevaka Scheme  Skill Connect Forum portal  Varunamitra portal  Corona Watch App  Meghasandesha App  Apthamitra App

 Karnataka Observes Mask Day on 18th June 2020  Karnataka approves Rs. 600-cr watershed project ‘REWARD’ with World Bank assistance  Karnataka launches India’s first integrated air ambulance service

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Q.Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)? A) P D Vaghela B) H Pradeep Rao C) Nitin Kumar Kohli D) Sunil K. Gupta Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT IN NEWS 2020  Centre Extends Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s tenure till 22 August, 2021  Vishal V. Sharma appointed as India’s next envoy to UNESCO  Jacinda Ardern wins second term as New Zealand’s Prime Minister  Rajkiran Rai elected as IBA Chairman  NTPC’s CMD Gurdeep Singh gets term extension till July 2025  Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs  J Venkatramu appointed as MD & CEO of India Post Payments Bank  Nilesh Shah re-elected as Chairman of AMFI  M Rajeshwar Rao as new deputy governor of RBI  Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed as Chairman of State Bank of India  MA Ganapathy appointed DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security  GOI Appoints Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma & Shashanka Bhide as RBI’s MPC members  SBI appoints Charanjit Attra as CFO The State Bank of India (SBI)  Shekhar Kapur appointed as new President Of FTII Society and Iits Governing Council  P D Vaghela appointed new Chairman of TRAI  EESL appoints Rajat Sud as new Managing Director  Khushi Chindaliya Appointed As Indian Ambassador for UNEP’s  Anil Dhasmana appointed as new chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)  RBI appoints AK Das as the new administrator of PMC Bank

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 Udit Singhal, named in UN’s 2020 list of Young Leaders for Sustainable Goals  Harivansh Re-elected Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha  Rajesh Khullar appointed Executive Director at World Bank  ADB appoints Takeo Konishi as Country Director for India  Subhash Kamath elected as Chairman of ASCI  UNICEF ropes in Ayushmann Khurrana as celebrity advocate for children’s rights campaign  Jane Fraser named the first female CEO of Citigroup  Preeti Sudan appointed to WHO’s Panel For Pandemic Preparedness  K Padmakar appointed as CMD of BPCL  V k Yadav named as the first CEO of Railway Board T  Vinkesh Gulati appointed as new President of FADA  Anil Jain Elected As New President of All India Tennis Association  Paresh Rawal appointed as chairperson of National School of Drama  Hemant Khatri takes charge as CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Indian  Rajiv Lall resigns as chairman of IDFC First Bank  Pramod Chandra Mody gets six-month extension as CBDT Chairman  Vinay Tonse appointed as MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund  Rajiv Srivastava Steps Down as MD & CEO of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX)  Aveek Sarkar elected new Chairman of Press Trust of India  DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension till August 2022  Rajiv Kumar Appointed as new Election Commissioner  Ashwani Bhatia appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India  Ashok Lavasa resigns as Election Commissioner to join ADB as Vice- President  G P Garg appointed as Executive Director of SEBI  Satya Pal Malik appointed as Governor of Meghalaya, Bhagat Singh Koshyari given additional charge as Goa Governor  Rakesh Asthana appointed as chief of BSF  Central bank of India appoints Ashwini Kumar Shukla as Chief Risk Officer  Kaushik Khona appointed as CEO of GoAir  Soma Mondal selected as the next chairman of SAIL  Sameer Gehlaut Steps down as Chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance, SS Mundra appointed

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 Former NABARD Chief Harsh Bhanwala appointed as executive chairman of Capital India Finance Financial  Pradeep Kumar Joshi takes over as new Chairman of UPSC  Girish Chandra Murmu appointed as new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India  Centre Extends Ajay Tyagi’s Tenure as SEBI Chairman by 18-Months till February 2022  Manoj Sinha takes charge as new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir  Sashidhar Jagdishan to be the new CEO of HDFC Bank  Hardik Satishchandra Shah Appointed as Personal Secretary to PM Modi  Rating Agency ICRA appoints N. Sivaraman as MD and Group CEO  Varun Sridhar appointed as CEO of Paytm Money  UP Governor Anandiben Patel Gets Additional Charge Of Madhya Pradesh  Naveen Tahilyani Appointed as MD & CEO of Tata AIA Life Insurance  Partha Pratim Sengupta takes over as new MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank  Rahul Bajaj steps down as Chairman of Bajaj Finance, son Sanjiv to take over  Arun Kumar, nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the International Union of Railways Security Platform  Sumit Deb appointed as CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)  Ramesh Babu Boddu appointed as MD & CEO of Karur Vysya Bank  P Praveen Siddharth appointed as new Private Secretary to President  SBI Cards Appoints Ashwini Tewari as new MD, CEO  Roshni Nadar takes over as new Chairman of HCL Technologies  Indian-Origin Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi, Takes over as President of ‘Suriname’  Ashok Lavasa appointed as new Vice-President of ADB  Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong re-elected, as governing party PAP wins  Gyanendro Ningombam as new Officiating President The Hockey India  UKIBC Appoints Jayant Krishna as new group CEO  Government appoints Injeti Srinivas as first Chairman of IFSCA  Centre Extends Tenure of Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as NHAI Chairman

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 Indra Mani Pandey appointed India’s Permanent Representative to UN  Shrikant Madhav Vaidya takes charge as IOC Chairman  Ravinder Bhakar takes charge as CEO of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC)  K K Venugopal & Tushar Mehta re-appointed as Attorney General and Solicitor General of India respectively  Hardayal Prasad appointed new MD& CEO of PNB Housing Finance

Q. Which state has launched the “Arthika Spandana” programme to disburse loan in agricultural and non-agricultural sector through various cooperative institutions? A) Tamil Nadu B) West Bengal C) Maharashtra D) Karnataka Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : KARNATAKA RELATED NEWS 2020  Arthika Spandana Programme Weavers Samman Yojana  Nekara Samman Yojane  Janasevaka Scheme  Skill Connect Forum portal  Varunamitra portal  Corona Watch App  Meghasandesha App  Apthamitra App

 Karnataka Observes Mask Day on 18th June 2020  Karnataka approves Rs. 600-cr watershed project ‘REWARD’ with World Bank assistance  Karnataka launches India’s first integrated air ambulance service

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Q.Which state in India is the first to launch policies on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies? A) Gujarat B) Tamil Nadu C) Maharashtra D) Karnataka Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : TAMIL NADU RELATED NEWS 2020  Tamil Nadu appoints M Veeralakshmi India’s 1st-ever woman ambulance driver  Tamil Nadu launches Electronic Hardware manufacturing policy-2020  G.Akash from Chennai,Tamil Nadu Becomes India’s 66th Grandmaster  Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition  Tamil Nadu Tops Market Borrowings  Tamil Nadu Tops Good Governance Index  Tamil Nadu tops MUDRA Loan Scheme  Thanjavur Netti GI Tag  Arambavur Wood Carvings GI Tag  Mayiladuthurai to become Tamil Nadu’s 38th district  L&T-built 5th offshore patrol vessel called ‘ICGS Varad’ commissioned in Chennai, Tamil Nadu  India’s 1st Sukhoi-30 squadron to be stationed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu  ISRO to set its 2nd launch port in Thoothukodi district of Tamil Nadu

Q.Which institute has developed a low cost ventilation device name 'Swasner'? A) IIIT Bangalore B) IIIT Jabalpur

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C) IIT Allahabad D) IIIT Bhubaneswar Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : VENTILATOR IN NEWS 2020  Indian Railways develops low-cost ventilator prototype named “Jeevan”  IIT Roorkee Develops low-cost portable ventilator Called "Prana-vayu"  IIT-Hyderabad develops low-cost ventilator called "Jeevan Lite"  IIT Bombay Develops low-cost mechanical ventilator "Ruhdaar "  NASA Develops high-pressure ventilator "VITAL"  CSIR-NAL develops Non-Invasive Ventilator ''SwasthVayu''  SpiceJet launched a portable ventilator named as 'Spiceoxy'

Q.Which state has launched an ‘e- Peek Pahani’ app for crop survey? A) Punjab B) Rajasthan C) Bihar D) Maharashtra Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : Most Important App and Launcher in News 2020  Kormo App : Google  OHE Inspection App : Indian  Harit Path App : Nitin Railways Gadkari  Pension Corner App : CISF  MY IAF App : Indian Air  Super App : TATA Group Force  ‘Rojgar Sangi’ App :  DGNCC App : Rajnath Singh Chhattisgarh  COVID19BWM App :  Mausam App : Minister of Superme Court Earth Sciences

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 BIS-Care App : Consumer  Team -11 App : Uttar Affairs Minister Pradesh  E-Gyan Mitra mobile app :  Corona Watch App : Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Karnataka Daman and  Apthamitra App : Karnataka  Diu  Self Deceleration App :  “Yodhav” App : Kerala Nagaland  “Himmat Plus App : Delhi  Vera's Covid-19 Monitoring Police System  “Santusht” App : Labour  App : Telangana Minister  CORONTINE App : IIT  ‘Humsafar’ app : Labour & Bombay Employment Ministry  Assess Koro Na App : Delhi  ‘Sebi SCORES’ App : SEBI  Kisan Rath App : Agriculture  NIGHA App : Andhra Minister Pradesh  Aragya Setu App : Govt of  e-Gram swaraj Portal & India Mobile app : Narendra Modi  COVIDCARE App : Arunachal  ‘e-karyalay’ App : CISF Pradesh  ‘eBloodServices ‘mobile app  Pragyaan App : Jharkhand : Health Ministry  Rakhsa Sarv App :  Pravasi Rojgar’ app : Sonu Chhattisgarh Police Sood  Naadi App : Puducherry  ATL App : NITI Aayog  Corona Sahayat App : Bihar  SelfScan app : West Bengal  Gurur App : Bihar  JioMeet App : Reliance  Aayu & Sehat Sathi App :  e-Kisaan Dhan’ App : HDFC Rajasthan Bank  Cowin 20 App : NITI AAYOG  MeraVetan App : J&K  MCovid-19 App : Mizoram  OrderMe app : Patanjali  COVA App : Punjab  HRMS Mobile App :  Mahakavach App : Railways Ministry Maharashtra  MANI app : RBI  Sandhan App : West Bengal  Pauti App : Odisha  Covid Pharma App : Andhra  Elyments App : Vice Pradesh President of India  Saiyam App : Pune Municipal Corporation

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 Ayush Kavach App : Uttar  Kisan Sabha App : CSIR- Pradesh CRRI  CHDCOVID App :  Exit App : West Bengal Chandigarh  Ayush Sanjivani App : Health Ministry

Q. Ashleigh Barty has won the Brookwater Golf Club women’s championship. She is from which country? A) Germany B) Spain C) United States D) Australia Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : AUSTRALIA IN NEWS 2020  Australia cancelled “Pitch Black 2020” due to coronavirus  Shobha Sekhar conferred with “Medal of the Order of Australia”  Australia all-rounder Cameron White announces retirement  108th Australian Open 2020 held in Melbourne, Australia  Australian Open 2020  Men's single title : Novak Djokovic  Women's Single title : Sofia Kenin  Australia and New Zealand to host 2023 Women's Football World Cup  ABOUT : Australia  Capital : Canberra  Currency : Dollar  Prime Minister : Scott Morrison

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Q.The government has partnered with which organisation to launch YuWaah platform for helping youth in developing skills at par with 21st century? A) UNICEF B) World Bank C) UNESCO D) World Economic Forum Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : UNICEF IN NEWS 2020  UNICEF appoints Ayushmann  Khurrana for children’s rights campaign  UNICEF INDIA partners with FICCI for #Reimagine Campaign  UNICEF India partners with SAP India for employability of young people  Airtel Africa & UNICEF to support children & families affected by COVID- 19  Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports partners with UNICEF to promote volunteerism among youth  HUL teams up with UNICEF to support India to combat COVID-19

ABOUT : United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)  Founded : 11 December 1946  HQ : New york, US  Executive Director : Henrietta H. Fore

Q.Who has been appointed as advisor to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Director? A) Simanchala Dash B) Rajeev Topno C) Rajesh Khullar

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D) Sameer Kumar Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : Don't Confuse Indian Origin Head  Simanchala Das : Executive Director of IMF  Rajesh Khullar : Executive Director of World Bank  Sameer Kumar : Executive Director of ADB  Takeo Konishi : Director of ADB for India  Anshula Kant : MD of World Bank  Gita Gopinath : Chief economist of IMF  Rajeev Topno : Senior advisor to the Executive Director, World Bank  Anil Kishora : Vice President of NDB

About : International Monetary Fund (IMF)  Founded : 1945  HQ : Washington Dc  Managing Director :Kristalina Georgieva  Chief Economist : Gita Gopinath  Member Countries : 189

Q.Name the countries which is going to co-host the global climate summit along with United Nations on December 12 to mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of Paris Climate Agreement? A) Canada B) United Kingdom C) United States D) Germany Answer : B : RECAP POINTS : United Kingdom in News 2020

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1. United Kingdom hosts virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 2. UK launches £3 Million Innovation Challenge Fund in India 3. India becomes second-largest Foreign investor in UK 4. Rishi Sunak appointed as UK’s new Finance Minister 5. Birmingham to Host Commonwealth Games in 2022 6. Ajeya Warrior military Exercise : India and UK 7. Konkan Naval Exercise : India and UK 8. Indra Dhanush Air Force Exercise : India and UK

Important Organisation Headquarters, United Kingdom  International Maritime Organization (IMO) : London, UK  Amnesty International : London, UK  Commonwealth of Nations : London, UK  International Tennis Federation : London, UK

ABOUT : UNITED KINGDOM (UK)  Capital : London  Currency : Pound  Monarch : Elizabeth II  Prime Minister : Boris Johnson

Q.Which state has launched the unified portal called ‘U-Rise’ to help students get employment? A) Kerala B) Maharashtra C) Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh Answer : D

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: RECAP POINTS : Uttar Pradesh Related News 2020  Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana  Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana  Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana  Mukhyamantri Krishak  Durghatna Kalyan Yojana  ‘Team-11’ App  ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ app  Ayush Kavach-COVID’ App  'Annapurna', Supply Mitra Portal  ‘Kaushal Satrang' programme  Mission Vriksharopan-2020  Uttar Pradesh becomes 1st state to geotag community kitchens  Uttar Pradesh became 1 state to Initiate Pool Testing of COVID-19  India’s 1st War Memorial for Animals to be set up in Meerut, UP  Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport  Uttar Pradesh govt launches NRI unified porta

Q.Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Croatia? A) Vikram Doraiswami B) Rudrendra Tandon C) Indra Mani Pandey D) Raj Kumar Srivastava Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : LIST OF INDIA'S AMBASSADOR & HIGH COMMISSIONER 2020 INDIA'S AMBASSADOR  Vikram Doraiswami :  Rudrendra Tandon : Bangladesh Afghanistan  Vidhu P. Nair : Turkmenistan

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 Indra Mani Pandey : United  Sibi George : Kuwait Nations & other organisations  Jawed Ashraf : France in Geneva  Abhishek Singh : Venuzuela  Vijay Khanduja : Zimbabwe  Taranjit Singh Sandhu : USA  Santosh Jha : Belgium  Vinay Mohan kwatra : Nepal  Shambhu S. Kumaran :  Sanjay Kumar Panda : Turkey Philippines  T .S Tirumurti : United  Monika Mohta : Switzerland Nations  Brajendra Navnit : WTO  Jaideep Mazumdar : Austria  Rahul Srivastava : Romania  Namrata S. Kumar : Slovenia  Raveesh Kumar : Finland  Deepak Mittal : Qatar  Sushil Singhal : Papua New  Piyush Srivastava : Bahrain Guinea  Prem K Nair : Niger

INDIA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER  Gaitri Kumar : United Kingdom  Periasamy Kumaran : Singapore  Ajay Bisaria : Canada  Gopal Baglay : Sri Lanka  Ajay Kumar : Uganda

Q.Delhi has been paired with ____ under 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' programme? A) Sikkim B) Assam C) Tripura D) Kerala Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : KEY FACTS ABOUT "EK BHARAT SHRESHTHA BHARAT"

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 “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” announced by Modi on 31st October, 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate  "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat" under Ministry of Tourism

LIST OF PAIR STATE UNDER "EK BHARAT SHRESTHA BHARAT"  Goa : Jharkhand  Uttar Pradesh : Arunachal  Punjab : Andhra Pradesh  Pradesh and Meghalaya  Assam : Rajasthan  Madhya Pradesh : Manipur  Tamil Nadu : J&K and Ladakh and Nagaland  Lakshadweep : Andaman and  Delhi : Sikkim Nicobar  Maharashtra : Odisha  Puducherry : Daman & Diu  Chhattisgarh : Gujarat  Chandigarh : Dadra & Nagar  Telangana : Haryana Haveli  Uttarakhand : Karnataka  Bihar : Tripura and Mizoram  Himachal Pradesh : Kerala

Q.The SPARROW is a system launched by which state/UT of India for the Administrative Service officers? A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Uttar Pradesh C) Karanatak D) Rajasthan Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : J&K RELATED NEWS 2020  Manoj Sinha appointed as Lt Governor of J&K  J&K Launches E-Auction Portal for Kashmir Saffron  Macadamisation Program  “MeraVetan" App  ”Puneja Bridge” & “Devika Bridge” in J&K

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 ‘SUKOON’ COVID-19 Beat the Stress  Samagra Shiksha programme  Kashmir saffron gets GI tag  Student Health Card scheme  Historic city Chowk renamed as ‘Bharat mata chowk’ in J&K

Q.Which state government has launched the Kifayati LED Bulb Yojna? A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Chhattisgarh D) Rajasthan Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : PUNJAB RELATED NEWS 2020  'I Rakhwali' App  'Cova' App  ‘Ghar ghar nigrani’ App  Holla Mohalla festival celebrated at punjab  Punjab becomes 1st state to impose curfew amid COVID-19  Vini Mahajan Becomes Punjab’s 1st Woman Chief Secretary

Q.Which bank has signed an $82 million loan for the implementation of the Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project? A) Asian Development Bank B) World Bank C) New Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund Answer : B

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: RECAP POINTS : WORLD BANK LOAN IN NEWS 2020  World Bank $750 million funding support to MSME in india  World Bank approve $500 million loan under 'STARS project  World Bank $82 million loan for Himachal Pradesh Road Transformation  World Bank $80 million loan improve water management in Himachal pradesh  World Bank $88 million loan Implementation of Assam Inland water transport project  World Bank $450 million loan agreement with India on support the Atal Bhujal Yojana  World Bank $210 million loan for Maharashtra Agribusiness and rural Transformation project  World Bank enchance the financial support for Ganga rejuvenation with $400 million  World Bank lends Rs 1,950 Crore loans to west Bengal govt for tackling Covid-19 Situation  Tamil Nadu, World Bank sign loan agreements worth $250 mn to boost affordable housing projects

WORLD BANK  Founded : 1944  HQ : Washington Dc  President : David Malpass  MD&CFO : Anshula Kant  Chief Economist : Carman Reinhart  Executive Director : Rajesh Khullar  Senior Advisor to Ed of World Bank : Rajeev Topno  Member Countries :189  World Bank Group : 5 (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID)

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Q.India’s first integrated air ambulance service has been launched in which state for medical emergencies amid Covid-19? A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Telangana Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : AMBULANCE RELATED NEWS 2020  Pashu Sanjeevani Animal Ambulance service launched in Mysuru  'Pratheeksha' Kerala first Marine Ambulance  Tamil Nadu Appointed M Veeralakshmi India's first ever women ambulance driver  India's 1st integrated air ambulance service launched at Bengaluru, Karnataka  Maharashtra gave ambulance status to vehicles carrying medical oxygen for one year

Q.Which Institute topped the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021? A) Stanford University B) University of Oxford C) University of Cambridge D) Harvard University Answer : B

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: RECAP POINTS : LATEST UNIVERISITY RANKING 2020 THE World University Rankings 2021  Top : Oxford University  IISc Bengaluru : Top Indian University

THE Young University Ranking 2020  Top : Hong Kong University of Science and Technology  IIT-Ropar : Top Indian University (62nd ranked)

THE Asia University Ranking 2020  Top : Tsinghua University, China  IISc Bengaluru : Top Indian Institute ( 36th ranked)

THE Emerging Economies University Rankings, 2020  Top : Tsinghua University, China  IISc Bengaluru : Top Indian University (16th ranked)

Q.The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) will host the first-ever "Cycling Summit" in 2021 across __ A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Bengaluru D) All of the above Answer : D

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: RECAP POINTS : INDIA HOST UPCOMMING SPORTS EVENTS  FIFA U-17 Women World Cup 2021  ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021  ICC Men's World Cup 2023  Men's Hockey World Cup 2023  AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022

Q. Pang Lhabsol is the festival celebrated in which state? A) Tripura B) Manipur C) Assam D) Sikkim Answer : D : RECAP POINTS : LATEST FESTIVALS 2020 Festivals Name States Mandu Festival Madhya Pradesh Belum Caves Festival Andhra Pradesh Ritualistic Festival, Lai Haraoba Tripura Buxa Bird Festival West Bengal Kite Festival Ahmedabad Zo Kutpui Festival Mizoram Dhanu Jatra Festival Odisha Madhavpur Mela Gujarat Chariot Festival Tamil Nadu National Youth Festival Lucknow UP Karavali Utsav Mangaluru Karnataka Magh Bihu Assam Pongal Festival [ Jallikattu ] Madurai Tamil Nadu Chapchar Kut Festival Mizoram

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Innovation Festival Arunachal Pradesh Nagoba jatra Telangana Surajkund Craft Mela Haryana Narmada Mahotsav Madhya Pradesh Kala Ghoda Art Festival Mumbai MH Hornbill Festival 2020 Tripura Seed sowing festival ‘Lui-Ngai-Ni’ Manipur Losar Festival Himachal Pradesh Nimad Chilli Festival Madhya Pradesh Rangotsav Barsana Mathura National Organic Food Festival New Delhi Kobita Utsav West Bengal Ganga Kayak Festival Uttarakhand Namaste Orchha Festival Madhya Pradesh Global Ayurveda Festival Kochi Kerala Fagli Festival Himachal Pradesh Hola Mohalla Festival Punjab Phool Dei Festival Uttarakhand Kheer Bhawani Mela J&K Raja Praba Festival Odisha Ambubachi Mela Assam Harela Festival Uttarakhand Aadi Perukku Festival Tamil Nadu Bangas Awaam Mela J&K Matsya Festival Rajasthan Dwijing Festival Assam Dragonfly Festival Kerala “Thumbimahotsavam 2020” Nuakhai Festival Odisha and Chhattisgarh Kati Bihu festival Assam

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NEW UPDATED GDP OF INDIA DATED ON: 24 / OCTOBER / 2020

ORG FY 21 ════════════════  ADB -9.0  Fitch Rating -10.5  WB -9.6  IMF -10.3  RBI -9.5  India Rating -11.8  CRISIL -9.0  MOODY'S -11.5  SBI -10.9  S&P -9.0  Goldman Sach -14.8  Fitch Solution - 8.6  CARE Ratings 8-8.2  NCAER -12.6  UBS -8.6  ICRA -11  OECD -10.2  UNCTAD -5.9  NOMURA -10.8

 India’s GDP contracts by 23.9% in Q1 of FY21: NSO data  GVA for India for Q1 of FY21 as per NSO data = -22.8%

RBI BI-MONTHLY RATES  Repo Rate : 4.0%  Reverse Repo Rate : 3.35%  MSF : 4.25%  Bank Rate : 4.25%  CRR : 3%

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 SLR : 18%

STATE IN NEWS 2020  Kati Bihu festival celebrated across Assam  IIT Madras startup launches ‘mooPay’ for dairy farmers in Rajasthan  Gujarat govt announces to set up the world’s biggest Zinc Smelter project  Odisha launches ‘Sujal’ Mission to provide tap water fit for drinking  Goa Govt ties up with India Post to get farmers enrolled in PM-KISAN scheme  Kerala becomes 1st state to have completely digital, hi-tech classrooms  Goa becomes first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State across the nation  Gujarat govt to launch ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme  Assam CM launches ‘Kritagyata’ for online pension submission and tracking  Gujarat govt signs MoU with Denmark in water sector  PM Modi launches “Ghar Tak Fibre” scheme in Bihar  Karnataka Govt launches “Arthika Spandana” loan disbursal programme  Rajasthan Govt signs MoU with SIDBI to develop its MSME ecosystem  Maharashtra Govt launches ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ campaign  Union Cabinet approves establishment of AIIMS at Darbhanga, Bihar  Meghalaya launched India’s largest “Piggery Mission”  Karnataka CM inaugurates flyover named after Veer Savarkar  Organic Food Processing Unit inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh  Haryana CM launches “Apka Mitra” chatbot for UG courses  Punjab government rolls out ‘I Rakhwali’ App  India’s 1st International Women’s Trade Centre to be set up in Kerala  Kerala Govt commissioned 1st Marine Ambulance ‘PRATHEEKSHA’  Uttar Pradesh government launches NRI unified portal  Tribal Affairs Minister launches “Trifood Project” of TRIFED in Raigad, Maharashtra and Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh  Nagaland Govt launches “YellowChain” centralized e-commerce platform  Price Monitoring and Resource Unit set up in Karnataka  Webinar on ‘AtmaNirbhar Madhya Pradesh: Health and Education’  KVIC to set up Silk Training cum Production Center in Andhra Pradesh

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 Maharashtra ties up with Google to start virtual classes  “Thenzawl Golf Resort” virtually inaugurated in Mizoram  “Bharat Air Fibre Services” inaugurated in Maharashtra  Guwahati gets manhole cleaning robot ‘BANDICOOT’  Uttarakhand govt to generate electricity from waste  Madhya Pradesh tops in implementing PM Svanidhi scheme  Chhattisgarh Government organises India’s first e-Lok Adalat  West Bengal Govt launches ‘Self Scan app’ to scan documents  Himachal Pradesh becomes first state where everyone possess LPG connection  Maharashtra government launches “Maha” Job portal  Uttar Pradesh Government launches “Mission Vriksharopan-2020” drive  Kerala announces ‘Dream Kerala Project’ aimed at aiding returning expats  Karnataka government launches portal “Skill Connect Forum”  Maharashtra launches largest plasma therapy trial “Project Platina”  Uttarakhand forest department develops India’s 1st lichen park in Kumaon’s Munsiyari  Maharashtra Govt introduced “Maha Parwana” plan to boost investment  “Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan” launched in Uttar Pradesh  Manipur celebrated 19th Great June Uprising Day observed on 18th June  Karnataka observes “Mask Day” on 18 June  Composite Regional Centre for PwDs” inaugurated in Ranchi  West Bengal govt launches “Karmabhumi” a job portal to help IT professionals  Punjab launches mobile App “Ghar Ghar Nigrani”  Flood warning system “iFLOWS” launched in Mumbai  Odisha becomes 1st state to get ISO for tribal hostels  Hyderabad police launches ‘STREE’ programme for women  Uttarakhand opens its biggest biodiversity park in Haldwani  India records 29% increase in Asiatic Lion population  Manipur CM N. Biren Singh inaugurates “Plant Health Clinic” in Imphal  Kerala becomes 1st state to provide free internet for the poor  Andhra Pradesh launches online waste exchange website “APEMC”  Mizoram Cabinet grants “Industry” status to “Sports”  R Sreerekha to become Kerala’s first woman DGP  Uttar Pradesh governement launches ‘UP Start-up Fund’  “Mee Annapurna” initiative launched in Maharashtra

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 Uttar Pradesh becomes 1st state with in-house facility of virtual courts  Uttar Pradesh became 1st state to start “Pool Testing” of Covid-19 samples

Q. Who has recently become the first ever Indian women to win the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award? A) Rathika Ramasamy B) Sooni Taraporevala C) Dayanita Singh D) Aishwarya Sridhar Answer : D

MOST IMPORTANT AWARDS AND HONOURS 2020

 Kerala Tourism bags prestigious PATA Grand Award 2020 in Marketing  Usha Mangeshkar Honored with Gan Samragni Lata Mangeshkar award for 2020-21 by Maharashtra Gov  Sonu Sood honoured with SDA Special Humanitarian Action Award by UNDP  Gurpreet Sandhu & Sanju Yadav Declared Winners of AIFF Player of The Year Awards  Kerala Wins UN Award For Prevention and Control of Non- Communicable Diseases (NCD) 2020  President Ram Nath Kovind confers NSS Awards for 2018-19 to 42 Awardees  PM Modi Awarded Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education  Margaret Atwood wins 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize  Vikas Khanna Named for 2020 Asia Game Changer Award   Aditya Puri conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020

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 David Attenborough wins Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019  Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld becomes youngest to win International Booker Prize 2020  Novel : ‘The Discomfort of Evening’  Hyderabad’s Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash wins Mental Calculation World Championship  Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen selected for 2020 Leadership Awards by USISP  121 Police personnel honored with Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation for 2020  Dipankar Ghose and website PARI wins 2020 Prem Bhatia journalism awards  Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune wins first prize in Smart India Hackathon-2020  India’s first solar-powered ferry ‘Aditya’ wins global honour for best passenger ferry  Sunil ydv SS Honored with Karamveer Chakra Award of United Nations and ICONGO  Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson wins 2020 FWA Footballer of the Year award  Greta Thunberg awarded Inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity worth $1.15M  Arnab Chaudhuri Posthumously Conferred with Toonz Media Award 2020  Marianna Vardinoyannis of & Morissana Kouyate wins prestigious 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize  Ved Parkash Dudeja, wins ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’  Sachin Awasthi Honored with the Prestigious Global Humanitarian Award 2020   ISRO Chief K Sivan to be Conferred with 2020 Von Karman Award  Gurbux Singh and Palash Nandy to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2020  NTPC Limited wins prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019  UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion wins annual environment award  Kritika Pandey wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize  Story : "The Great Indian Tee and Snakes"

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 C Rangarajan Conferred with First ‘P C Mahalanobis Award for lifetime achievements  Beyonce Honored With Humanitarian Award at BET Awards 2020  United Nations honours Kerala’s Health Minister KK Shailaja for efforts to fight pandemic  Amartya Sen wins 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade  Javed Akhtar becomes first Indian to receive Richard Dawkins Award 2020  Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020  Patna-based NGO ‘SEEDS’ Wins World No Tobacco Day Award 2020  Quarraisha Abdool Karim wins France’s Christophe Merieux Prize  Suman Gawani Becomes first Indian peacekeeper to be honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate award  Rajiv Joshi wins Inventor of the Year Award 2020  Women Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara wins 2020 Pritzker Prize  Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi Selected for 29th Saraswati Samman Book : ‘Chequebook’  Rohit Sharma Named ICC’s 2019 ODI Cricketer Of The Year, Virat Kohli Bags “Spirit of Cricket” Award  Manoj Das Selected for Mystic Kalinga Literary Award 2020 C   Shaktikanta Das Named Central Banker of the Year 2020  Indian Women Hockey Captain Rani Rampal wins the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019  Mukherjee and Raj Chetty Named among ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ Honourees  Manipuri doctor Thangjam Dhabali Singh conferred ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by Japan  Hillel Furstenberg & Gregory Margulis won Abel Prize Laureates 2020  India’s first Living Culinary Arts and Museum of WGSHA enters Limca Book of Records  Fiumicino Airport, Italy awarded world’s 1st 5-star Anti-Covid award  Hyderabad International Airport wins CII-GBC ‘National Energy Leader’ award

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 NLCIL bags “Swachhta Hi Seva award”  Ministry of Tribal Affairs receives SKOCH Gold Award  Kalanarayanasamy honoured with President’s Award in Singapore  Chhattisgarh awarded “Elites Excellence Awards 2020”  Kezang D Thongdok bags Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 For a short documentary “Chi Lupo“  Himachal Pradesh wins e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020  Shobha Sekhar conferred with “Medal of the Order of Australia”V Praveen Rao wins MS Swaminathan Award  Renjith Kumar honoured with “NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal”  Sania Mirza becomes 1st Indian to win Fed Cup Heart Award  Arfa Sherwani & Rohini Mohan conferred with Chameli Devi Jain Award  Saurabh Lodha gets Young Career Award in Nano Sci. & Tech. 2020  Zoya Akhtar honoured with IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020  Rajiv Joshi wins NYIPLA Inventor of the year Award 2020   Vinay Badhwar wins Alexander Dalrymple Award 2019  IIT Madras Professor T Pradeep selected for Nikkei Asia Prize 2020  Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik honoured by Peta India for feeding animals  India’s Freya Thakral wins “The Diana Award 2020”  Sudha Painuli selected for National Award to Teachers 2020  Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami honours with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition  International Olympic Committee (IOC) receives EU Green Building Leadership Award 2020  Ved Parkash Dudeja conferred with ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’  Sudha Murthy and Sivakumar bags Gramodaya awards  Rattan Lal wins World Food Prize 2020  Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand wins Pulitzer Prize 2020 in feature photography  Ruchika Tomar wins Pen/hemingway Award 2020

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Q. Name the player who beat Carolina Marin in Denmark Badminton Open 2020 to lift women’s single title? A) Nozomi Okuhara B) Misaki Matsutomo C) Akane Yamaguchi D) Yuki Fukushima Answer : A : RECAP POINTS : SPORT'S IN NEWS  Indian Shooter Elavenil wins gold, Shahu Mane bags silver in Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship  Nozomi Okuhara (Women's) and Anders Antonsen ( men's) clinches Denmark Open (Badminton)  Simona Halep (Women) & Novak Djokovic (Men's) wins 2020 Italian Open Tennis title  BCCI Appoints Neetu David as head of India women’s selection committee  Ashleigh Barty wins Golf Club Championship  Simona Halep & Novak Djokovic wins 2020 Italian Open Tennis title  International Tennis Federation (ITF) Renames Fed Cup as Billie Jean King Cup  Badminton World Federation (BWF) Postpones Thomas And Uber Cup Finals To 2021  Thomas Cup and Uber Cup is related to Badminton  Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev to win US Open 2020  Japan’s Naomi Osaka beats Victoria Azarenka to win US Open Tennis Tournament  Arsenal beat Liverpool on penalties to win 2020 FA Community Shield  Punjab University wins prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy  James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to reach 600 wickets in Test  German Golfer Sophia Popov wins Women’s British Open 2020  Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win UEFA Champions League 2019-20 I

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 South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar and Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame  Total 93 players and includes 9 women players  Dream11 wins IPL 2020 title sponsorship rights for Rs 222 crore  Kevin de Bruyne named Premier League Player of the Season 2019-20  Jamie Vardy bags ‘Golden Boot’ while Ederson wins ‘Golden Glove’ of 2019-20 Premier League  Indian 4x400m relay squad’s Silver medal at 2018 Asian Games upgraded to Gold  Haryana to host 4th Khelo India Youth Games in 2021  Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson wins 2020 FWA Footballer of the Year award  Real Madrid clinch record 34th La Liga title defeating Villarreal  Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu creates history by securing podium position in first edition of Virtual Race Across America  Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC chairman after serving two terms  Ravindra Jadeja Rated As India’s Most Valuable Test Cricketer In 21st Century by Wisden Magazine  Niki Poonacha elected to ITF Men’s Player Panel  Mizoram Cabinet Grants ‘Industry’ status to Sports  Italy beat Serbia to win the inaugural UEFA eEURO 2020  Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion  Dwayne Bravo becomes 1st bowler to scalp 500 wickets in T20 cricket  India plans to host BRICS Games in 2021  INOX Group becomes sponsor of Indian team for Tokyo Olympics  Govt of India gave nod to IPL 2020 in UAE  Stuart Broad becomes 7th bowler to take 500 Test wickets  Kiren Rijiju launches “NADA App” for athletes  Rahul Dravid beats Sachin Tendulkar in Wisden India’s poll  Liverpool wins English Premier League 2019-20 title  Indian Table Tennis star Poulomi Ghatak announced retirement  Suresh Raina announces retirement from International Cricket  debut against Sri Lanka in 2005 and represented India in 226 ODIs, 78 T20Is and 18 Tests MS Dhoni retires from International Cricket  Win trophies

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 World Cup (2011)  World Twenty20 (2007)  Champions Trophy (2013)  He represented India in 350 ODI’s, 98 T20 and 90 test matches.  Para-athlete Deepa Malik announces retirement  Govt of India gave nod to IPL 2020 in UAE  India withdraws from women’s world team Squash championship  Indian umpire Nitin Menon inducted in ICC Elite Panel  Niki Poonacha elected as player member to ITF Men’s player panels  FIFA’s latest ranking: India retains 108th slot  Kiren Rijiju inaugurates “Khelo India e-Pathshala” programme  ICC cricket committee set to ban the use of saliva to shine ball  Committee chaired by Anil Kumble  FIFA launches #WeWillWin campaign to pay tribute to health workers  BWF selects Sindhu as ambassador for ‘i am badminton’ campaign  “Feifei” to be the mascot for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games  Thailand & Malaysia weightlifters banned from Tokyo Olympics 2020  “The Smart Triplets” to be the mascot 19th Asian Games  International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) cleared K Sanjita Chanu of anti-doping violation charges

UPDATED UPCOMMING SPORTS EVENTS & VENUES Summer Olympic Asian Games 2021- Tokyo, Japan 2022 - Hangzhou, China 2024 - Paris, France 2026 - Nagoya, Japan 2028 - Los Angeles, USA FIFA World Cup Winter Olympic 2022 - Qatar 2022 - Beijing, China 2026 - Canada, Mexico, US 2026 - Milan & Cortina , Italy

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FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup 2020 - South Africa 2021 - Indonesia ICC Women's U-19 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup 2021- Bangladesh 2021 - Women's : India 2021- Men's : Peru ICC Cricket World Cup 2021 - Women's : New Zealand FIFA Club World Cup 2023 - Men's : India 2020 - Qatar 2021 - China AIBA World Boxing Men's C'Ship 2021 - Serbia National Games of India 2020 - Goa ( 36 ) AIBA Team World Cup 2021 - Chhattisgarh ( 37 ) 2020 - Russia 2022- Uttrakhand ( 38 ) 2023 - Meghalaya ( 39 ) World Games 2022 - Birmingham, US ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 - India Commonwealth Games 2022 - Australia 2022 - Birmingham ,UK

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Commonwealth Youth Games 2020 - Australia 2023 - Trinidad & Tobago 2022 - South Africa World Athletics Championships ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 - Eugene, Oregon, US

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2023 - Budapest, Hungary Hockey World Cup 2022 - Women : Spain and Netherland South Asian Games 2023 - Men's : Bhubaneswar and 2021 - Pakistan Rourkela, Odisha

Commonwealth Archery & National Hockey Championship Shooting Championships 2021 - Men's : Maharashtra 2022 - India 2021- Women's : Uttar Pradesh

Asian Youth Games AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2021 - China 2022 - India

Asian Para Games Asian youth Para Game 2022 - China 2021- Bahrain

Badminton World Championship FIFA Women's World Cup 2021 - Spain 2023 - Australia and New Nealand

FINA Aquatics World Cycling Summit Championships 2021- India 2022 - Fukuoka, Japan

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Government enhances prize money of Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyanchand Awards

 On the occasion of the National Sports Day on 29 August 2020, the Ministry of Sports has announced a hike in the award money for four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards.  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju offically announced the new massive hike in the prize money. Enhanced Prize Award Old Prize Money Money

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rs 7.5 lakh Rs 25 lakh Ratna Award

Arjuna Award Rs 5 lakh Rs 15 lakh

Dhronacharya Rs 5 lakh Rs 15 lakh (Lifetime)

Dhronacharya Rs 5 lakh Rs 10 lakh (Regular)

Dhyanchand Award Rs 5 lakh Rs 10 lakh

National Sports Awards 2020 announced

Here is the complete list of winners of the award:

 RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD: This award is being conferred for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.

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S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

1 Shri Rohit Sharma Cricket

2 Shri Mariyappan T. Para Athletics

3 Ms. Manika Batra Table Tennis

4 Ms. Vinesh Wrestling

5 Ms. Rani Hockey

 ARJUNA AWARD: This award is being conferred for consistent outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.

S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

1 Shri Atanu Das Archery

2 Ms. Dutee Chand Athletics

3 Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy Badminton

4 Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty Badminton

5 Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi Basketball

6 Subedar Manish Kaushik Boxing

7 Ms. Lovlina Borgohain Boxing

8 Shri Ishant Sharma Cricket

9 Ms. Deepti Sharma Cricket

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S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

10 Shri Sawant Ajay Anant Equestrian

11 Shri Sandesh Jhingan Football

12 Ms. Aditi Ashok Golf

13 Shri Akashdeep Singh Hockey

14 Ms. Deepika Hockey

15 Shri Deepak Kabaddi

16 Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar Kho Kho

17 Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal Rowing

18 Ms. Manu Bhaker Shooting

19 Shri Saurabh Chaudhary Shooting

20 Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar Table Tennis

21 Shri Divij Sharan Tennis

22 Shri Shiva Keshavan Winter Sports

23 Ms. Divya Kakran Wrestling

24 Shri Rahul Aware Wrestling

25 Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav Para Swimming

26 Shri Sandeep Para Athletics

27 Shri Manish Narwal Para Shooting

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 DRONACHARYA AWARD: This award is being conferred to coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.

Life- Time Category

S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline

1 Shri Dharmendra Tiwary Archery

2 Shri Purushotham Rai Athletics

3 Shri Shiv Singh Boxing

4 Shri Romesh Pathania Hockey

5 Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda Kabaddi

6 Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar Para Powerlifting

7 Shri Naresh Kumar Tennis

8 Shri Om Parkash Dahiya Wrestling

Regular Category

S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline

1 Shri Jude Felix Sebastian Hockey

2 Shri Yogesh Malviya Mallakhamb

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S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline

3 Shri Jaspal Rana Shooting

4 Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo Wushu

5 Shri Gaurav Khanna Para Badminton

DHYAN CHAND AWARD: This award is being conferred for the life time contribution towards the development of sports.

S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

1 Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar Athletics

2 Ms. Jincy Philips Athletics

3 Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe Badminton

4 Ms. Trupti Murgunde Badminton

5 Ms. N. Usha Boxing

6 Shri Lakha Singh Boxing

7 Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu Football

8 Shri Ajit Singh Hockey

9 Shri Manpreet Singh Kabaddi

10 Shri J. Ranjith Kumar Para Athletics

11 Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari Para Badminton

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S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

12 Shri Manjeet Singh Rowing

13 Late Shri Sachin Nag Swimming

14 Shri Nandan P Bal Tennis

15 Shri Netarpal Hooda Wrestling

RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR: This award is being conferred to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) as well as individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and its development.

Entity recommended for Rashtriya S.No. Category Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020

Identification and Nurturing of Budding 1. Lakshya Institute 1 and Young Talent 2. Army Sports Institute

Encouragement to sports through Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 2 Corporate Social Responsibility Ltd.

Employment of sportspersons and 3 Air Force Sports Control Board sports welfare measures

International Institute of Sports 4 Sports for Development Management (IISM)

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MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY: This award is being conferred to the overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.

1. Panjab University, Chandigarh

TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS 2019: It is being awarded to recognize the spirit of adventure among the people of the country.

S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Category

1 Ms. Anita Devi Land Adventure

2 Col. Sarfraz Singh Land Adventure

3 Shri Taka Tamut Land Adventure

4 Shri Narender Singh Land Adventure

5 Shri Keval Hiren Kakka Land Adventure

6 Shri Satendra Singh Water Adventure

7 Shri Gajanand Yadava Air Adventure

8 Late Shri Magan Bissa Life Time Achievement

Q. COVIRAP is a Covid-19 diagnostic technology launched by which institute to provide easy and affordable test technology? A) IIT Madras B) IIT Kanpur

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C) IIT Kharagpur D) IIT Bombay Answer : C : RECAP POINTS : MOST IMPORTANT IIT IN NEWS 2020  IIT Madras develops “MOUSHIK” microprocessor  IIT Delhi launches ‘‘Chakr DeCoV’’ to decontaminate N95 masks  IIT-Bombay students launch AI-based scanning app “AIR Scanner”  IIT Madras start-up developed a portable hospital called “MediCAB”  IIT Delhi develops COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit “Corosure”  IIT Kanpur develops UV sanitizing device ‘SHUDH’  IIT Roorkee researchers develops disinfection box “Unisaviour”  IIT Kanpur develops teaching setup ‘Mobile Masterjee’  IIT Gandhinagar develops AI based tool to detect Covid-19  IIT-Bombay develops Indian receiver chip “Dhruva”  IIT Bombay student team develops low-cost ventilator “Ruhdaar”  IIT-Mandi develops high-speed magnetic RAM  IIT Ropar develops ‘WardBot’ for COVID-19 patients  IIT-Bombay develops digital stethoscope called “AyuSynk”  IIT Bombay develops mobile app ‘CORONTINE’  IIT Madras Tops Atal Rankings (ARIIA) 2020 for second straight year  IIT Madras launches world’s first online BSc degree in Programming and Data Science  IIT Madras develops light-weight Magnesium Alloy to replace steel & aluminium in Automobile Industry  IIT Madras incubated startup Stellapps launches ‘mooPay’ for dairy farmers in Rajasthan  IIT Kanpur Incubated Start-ups Develops Smart Water Quality Testing Device “PADMAVATI”

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Most Important Static GK Notes for SBI

REPORT PUBLISHED BY ORGANISATION . Global Economic Freedom Index- published by Fraser Institute, Canada . Global Forest Resources Assessment reports is released by FAO . The Lost at Home’ report is published by- UNICEF . Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) published by - UN . Ease of Doing Business report published by - World Bank

STATIC GK Questions Related News 2020 . Zurich Airport International- Switzerland . Thomas Cup and Uber Cup related to – Badminton . Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)- Rome, Italy . Fed Cup is related to - Tennis . Barakah Nuclear Plant- Abu Dhabi, UAE . Mariana Trench – Pacific Ocean . Pashupatinath Temple – Nepal . Coppa Italia cup – Football . Kalapani border dispute- Between India and Nepal . Kamban Festival- Puducherry . Laver Cup related to which sports - Tennis . Banter Blitz Cup related to which sports?- Chess

STATIC GK IN NEWS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)- Paris, France . International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)- Budapest, Hungary . United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)- Paris, France . International Solar Alliance (ISA)- Gurugram, India

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. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Rome, Italy . World Economic Forum (WEF)- Cologny, Switzerland . International Monetary Fund (IMF)- Washington, D.C . Asian Development Bank (ADB)- Manila, Philippines . New Development Bank (NDB)/ BRICS bank- Shanghai, China . European Investment Bank- Luxembourg . World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)- Geneva, Switzerland . Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)- Beijing, China . BIMSTEC- Dhaka, Bangladesh . UN Environment Programme (UNEP)- Nairobi, Kenya . World Bank- Washington, D.C., U.S . United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)- New York, United States . Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)- Jakarta, Indonesia . United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW)- New York, U.S . United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- New York, U.S . Badminton World Federation (BWF)- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)- Geneva, Switzerland . Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) – Los Angeles, California, USA . People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)- Norfolk, Virginia, US . South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)- Kathmandu, Nepal . International Air Transport Association – Montreal, Canada . International Maritime Organization (IMO) – London, United Kingdom . Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) – Stockholm, Sweden . International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) – London, United Kingdom . Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – Paris, France . International Tennis Federation (ITF) – London, United Kingdom . Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) – London, United Kingdom . Amnesty International – London, United Kingdom . World Health Organization (WHO)- Geneva, Switzerland

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. International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)- Gandhinagar, Gujarat . US Agency for International Development (USAID) – Washington, D.C. . European Union – Brussels, Belgium . International Energy Agency (IEA) – Paris, France . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – New York . Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)- Beijing, China . International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) – Rome, Italy . World Food Programme (WFP) – Rome, Italy . International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) -Brussels, Belgium . International Chess Federation (FIDE) – Lausanne, Switzerland . United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) – Geneva, Switzerland

MEMBER COUNTRIES IN NEWS . Quad Nations : United States, Japan, Australia and India . "Cotton four” (C4) countries : Burkina Faso, Benin, Chad and Mali . BRICS Nations : Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa . IBSA is a Forum of three countries including India, Brazil and South Africa . ASEAN- 10 members- Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos . G7 Members: France, Canada, Italy, Germany, Japan, UK and US . BIMSTEC - 7 Member : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand . SAARC - 8 member : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan . India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka . G20 Countries : 19 Nation +1 organisation :20 : Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, US, and European Union.

New Cabinet Ministers of India with their Portfolios & Constituencies 1) Narendra ModiPrime Minister,

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PORTFOLIO: Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. CONSTITUENCY: Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh

2) Rajnath Singh PORTFOLIO: Defence CONSTITUENCY: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

3) Amit Shah PORTFOLIO: Home Affairs CONSTITUENCY: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

4) Nitin Gadkari PORTFOLIO: Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. CONSTITUENCY: Nagpur. Maharashtra

5) D.V. Sadananda Gowda PORTFOLIO: Chemicals and Fertilizers. CONSTITUENCY: Bangalore North, Karnataka

6) Nirmala Sitharaman PORTFOLIO: Finance and Corporate Affairs. Rajya Sabha

CONSTITUENCY: MP, Karnataka

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7) Piyush Goyal PORTFOLIO: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

8) Narendra Singh Tomar PORTFOLIO: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. CONSTITUENCY: Morena, Madhya Pradesh

9) Ravi Shankar Prasad PORTFOLIO: Law and Justice, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology. CONSTITUENCY: Patna Sahib, Bihar

10) Narendra Singh Tomar PORTFOLIO: Food Processing Industries.

11) Thawar Chand Gehlot PORTFOLIO: Social Justice and Empowerment. Rajya Sabha CONSTITUENCY: MP, Madhya Pradesh

12) Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar PORTFOLIO: External Affairs. Rajya Sabha MP, CONSTITUENCY: Gujarat

13) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank PORTFOLIO: Human Resource Development.

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CONSTITUENCY: Hardwar, Uttarakhand

14) Arjun munda PORTFOLIO: Tribal Affairs. CONSTITUENCY: Khunti, Jharkhand

15) Smriti Irani PORTFOLIO: Women and Child Development; and Textiles. CONSTITUENCY: Amethi, Uttar Pradesh

16) Dr Harshavardhan PORTFOLIO: Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences. CONSTITUENCY: Chandni Chowk, Delhi

17) Prakash Javadekar PORTFOLIO: Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting. CONSTITUENCY: Rajya Sabha MP,Maharastra

18) Piyush Goyal PORTFOLIO: Railways and Commerce and Industry. CONSTITUENCY: Rajya Sabha MP,Maharashtra

19) Dharmendra PORTFOLIO: Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel.

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CONSTITUENCY: Rajya Sabha MP, Madhaya Pradhan Pradesh

20) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi PORTFOLIO: Minority Affairs. Rajya Sabha MP, CONSTITUENCY: Jharkhand

21) Pralhad Joshi PORTFOLIO: Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines. CONSTITUENCY: Dharwad, Karnataka

22) Mahendra nath pandey PORTFOLIO: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. CONSTITUENCY: Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh

23) Prakash Javadekar (Addl Charge) PORTFOLIO: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise.

24) Giriraj Singh PORTFOLIO: Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. CONSTITUENCY: Begusarai, Bihar

25) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat PORTFOLIO: Jal Shakti. CONSTITUENCY: Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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