www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1. Which bank has adopted an Agile Technology • The postponement of Dakar 2022 allows the IOC, Platform ‘CRMNEXT’ for deeper customer the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the engagement? International Federations (IFs) to better plan their A. HDFC Bank activities, which have been strongly affected by the B. ICICI Bank postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, C. IndusInd Bank by the subsequent postponements of major D. Yes Bank international sports events, and by the operational E. Axis Bank and financial consequences of the global health Ans: C crisis. • IndusInd Bank has announced successful integration with a leading enterprise solution 3. According to the special bulletin on Maternal provider which will simplify the process of customer Mortality in India 2016-18, released by the Office of on-boarding, introduce new products and meet the Registrar General’s Sample Registration System customer demands by automating and customising (SRS) the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India processes to fit the modern-day financial has declined to ______. requirements. A. 113 • The CRMNEXT platform will empower IndusInd B. 117 Bank with an intelligence-driven customer action C. 122 centre which will provide complete information on D. 130 customers acquired from multiple sources, and E. 135 make it available on a single intuitive screen. Ans: A • The platform will be implemented across IndusInd • The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India has Bank's wide network of nearly 2,000 branches, call declined to 113 in 2016-18 from 122 in 2015-17 and centres and processing units for sales and service 130 in 2014-2016, according to the special bulletin operations. on Maternal Mortality in India 2016-18, released by • It will also integrate and power all digital and the Office of the Registrar General’s Sample physical banking touchpoints including ATMs, Registration System (SRS). WhatsApp banking platform, email, SMS and mobile • One of the key indicators of maternal mortality is apps as well as over 150 integration touchpoints the MMR, defined as the number of maternal deaths including core banking, loan systems, credit card per 1,00,000 live births. system, Aadhaar, credit bureaus among others. • The target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations aims to reduce the 2. The International Olympic Committee has global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per postponed the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to 1,00,000 live births. which year due to COVID 19 Pandemic? A. 2024 4. In which of the following states/UTs the National B. 2025 Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development C. 2026 (NABARD) launched development projects of Rs 44 D. 2026 lakhs to strengthen the Atmanirbhar Bharat through E. 2023 rural entrepreneurship? Ans: D A. Ladakh • Senegal and the International Olympic Committee B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth C. Puducherry Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026. D. Himachal Pradesh 2 www.gradeup.co E. Jammu & Kashmir D. Paul Somohardjo Ans: B E. Ronny Asabina • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Ans: C Development(NABARD) launched development • Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi (61), an Indian- projects of Rs 44 lakhs in Andaman and Nicobar origin former police chief has been elected as the Islands to strengthen the Atmanirbhar Bharat president of Suriname, a country in South America. through rural entrepreneurship. • Santokhi leads the Progressive Reform Party of the • The development projects include formation and country. Santokhi will be sworn in as the President development of Self-Help Groups(SHGs). from 16, July 2020. • The development project will help in skill • Ronnie Brunswijk will serve as the vice-president. development of SHGs members to promote rural • Santokhi won Desi Bouterse, former military entrepreneurship at the micro level. strongman of National Party of Suriname (NPS) in • NABARD will conduct 385 village-level the general elections held in May. programmes. It will also provide training to leaders • He was born in Suriname, a former dutch colony, of newly formed SHGs with an amount of more than and studies in Police academy, Netherlands. RS 10 lakh. • He was a police inspector in Suriname from 1991 and was named chief of Police. 5. Who among the following has been awarded with the Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award 2020? 7. Which IIT has developed world’s most affordable A. Shahidul Alam Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction B. Mohammad Mosaed (RT-PCR) based COVID-19 diagnostic kit C. Dapo Olorunyomi “Corosure”? D. Amal Clooney A. IIT Delhi E. Svetlana Prokopyeva B. IIT Bombay Ans: D C. IIT Madras • Amal Clooney will be honoured with 2020 Gwen D. IIT Hyderabad Ifill Press Freedom Award, by Committee to Protect E. IIT Kanpur Journalists (CPJ) for her extraordinary and sustained Ans: A achievement in the cause of press freedom. • IIT Delhi developed world’s most affordable • In recognition of her tremendous efforts towards Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction the freedom of press, CPJ is awarding Clooney the (RT-PCR) based COVID-19 diagnostic kit “Corosure. highly prestigious award. • The kit was e-Launched by Ramesh Pokhriyal • She has been a strong supporter of CPJ’s advocacy ‘Nishank’, the Union Minister of Human Resource in recent years and has taken up the call for Development (MoHRD). governments to provide emergency visas to • It was approved by Indian Council of Medical journalists in distress. She is currently representing Research (ICMR) and Drugs Controller General of Maria Ressa, CPJ’s 2018 Gwen Ifill award winner, India (DCGI). who has been convicted of cyber libel, a criminal • This is the first probe-free COVID-19 diagnostic kit offense, in the Philippines. approved by ICMR. 6. Who among the following has been elected as the • The kit is manufactured by the Newtech Medical President of Suriname? Devices, based in Delhi NCR. A. Desi Bouterse B. Ronnie Brunswijk 8. India’s first fully indigenously developed vaccine C. Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi against pneumonia, ‘Pneumococcal Polysaccharide 3 www.gradeup.co Conjugate Vaccine’ got approval from the Drug an option to build two more identical vessels. The Controller General of India (DCGI) has been project, partially funded by the Norwegian developed by which institutions? Government, aimed at emission-free transport of A. BharatBiotech International Limited goods across the Oslofjord, inlet in Norway. B. Cadila Healthcare • The value of two ships is Rs 125 crore, the cost C. Indian Immunological Limited does not include the value for two optional ships. D. Aurobindo Pharma Limited • The vessels are designed by Naval Dynamics E. Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd Norway, using Kongsberg Maritime systems, with Ans: E detailed engineering to be carried out by CSL. They • The country's first fully indigenously developed will be built under DNV GL Classification and vaccine against pneumonia has got approval from flagged in Norway. the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). • DNV GL is an international accredited registrar and • With the help of Special Expert Committee (SEC) classification society headquartered in Hovik, for vaccines, the drug regulator reviewed the phase Norway. I, II and III clinical trial data submitted by Pune-based firm Serum Institute of India and then granted the 10. Which state has launched ‘CybHER’, a month- market approval for Pneumococcal Polysaccharide long virtual awareness campaign to make Conjugate Vaccine. cyberspace safe for women and children? • The vaccine is administered in an intramuscular A. Andhra Pradesh manner. B. Karnataka • The Serum Institute of India first obtained the C. Tamil Nadu approval of the DCGI to conduct Phase I, II and III D. Kerala clinical trials of the vaccine in India. E. Telangana • These trials have since been concluded within the Ans: E country. The company also conducted the clinical • Women Safety Wing (WSW), Telangana Police trials in Gambia. along with Telangana Director General of Police(DGP) Mahender Reddy, IPS launched 9. India’s largest commercial shipbuilder Cochin ‘CybHER’, a month-long virtual awareness campaign Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has signed a contract to build the to make cyberspace safe for women and children. world’s first fully automatic electric vessel for which • The campaign is organised by WSW in country? collaboration with Legal Aid Centre, Symbiosis Law A. Norway School, Hyderabad. B. Sweden • To tackle cyberattacks in the midst of social C. Finland isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic by D. Denmark offering proactive measures to stay safe in the E. Belgium digital world. Ans: A • To create an interactive and informative platform • INDIA’s largest commercial shipbuilder Cochin for a healthy discussion on cyber safety. Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has signed contracts for construction and supply of two autonomous electric 11. World Day for International Justice is observed ferries to Norway-based ASKO Maritime, with an every year on which date? option to build two more identical vessels. A. 11th July • In this regard, CSL will construct and supply two B. 12th July autonomous electric ferries to ASKO Maritime, with C. 15th July 4 www.gradeup.co D. 17th July The University of Manchester is associated with E. 19th July which sports? Ans: D A. Cricket • World Day for International Justice is observed on B. Hockey 17th July every year. It is observed to recognise the C. Football strengthening system of international justice and D. Basketball also to promote the rights of the victims. E. Volleyball • 17 July every year to mark the importance of the Ans: C International Criminal Court (ICC) and for the people • The 22-year-old England football player, Marcus to pay attention to serious crimes happening Rashford becomes the youngest ever recipient of an around the world. honorary degree from The University of Manchester. • 17 July is the Day of International Criminal Justice.