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What organisation has recently designed casualty evacuation bag to Transporter isolate persons affected with covid-19 ?

A

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

The bag is proof and waterproof and treated to deal with biological agents.

The bag has been developed by DRDO’s Defence B bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), which carries out research in aero medical engineering and life support equipment and Nuclear Chemical and Biological (NBC) Protection Systems

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DRDO Chairman

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G. Satheesh Reddy

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When was DRDO founded ?

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1958

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DRDO HQ

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New Delhi

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What institutes have been readied as Quarantine centres to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus ?

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All National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) have been readied by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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Union Minister for skill development and entrepreneurship

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Mahendra Nath Pandey

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What state has recently launched the PRAGYAAM app ?

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Jharkhand

To issue e passes to everyone associated with the delivery of essential services during the nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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Chief Minister of Jharkhand

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Hemant Soren

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Governor of Jharkhand

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Droupadi murmu

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Capital of Jharkhand

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Ranchi

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What state has recently launched the mobile app “RajCop citizens app” ?

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Rajasthan.

Rajasthan police has launched the app to enable individuals and company employees in the state to take permission for getting out for necessity during the lockdown.

This app will help citizens to go out of their home in case of emergencies of essential services with a valid permit.

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Capital of Rajasthan

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Jaipur

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Chief minister of Rajasthan

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Ashok Gehlot

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Governor of Rajasthan

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Kalraj Mishra

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What year have the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 been rescheduled to ?

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The game happened postponed by 1 year and will be held from 23rd July to 8 August 2021.

(scheduled to be held from 24th July to 9th August 2020)

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What state has set up “Mobile Hand Wash Facilities” ? What are they for?

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Andhra Pradesh State government has set up this facility for the benefit of slum dwellers during the lockdown.

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What is the name of the recent mission announced by NASA ? What is its purpose ?

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Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SUNRISE).

The mission is to study about house and Giants Solar Particle Storms.

Studying the Solar Storm the mission aims to understand the working of the solar system. The study will also add future astronauts travelling to Mars and protect them from solar storms

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What two state governments have announced major salary cuts?

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Maharashtra and Telangana.

Maharashtra government had cut 60% of the salary from the chief minister and other members of Legislative assembly and Council and all other representatives of the local governing bodies.

Class A and B employees of a government or to take a 50% cut.

No salary cuts have been announced for class D employees including office assistants and peons.

The state of Telangana also announced a 75% salary cut from the Chief Minister’s members of Legislative assembly’s and the state ministers’ salaries

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What government department and offered Railway coaches to be converted into a isolation wards ?

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The Indian Railway.

It has modified 20,000 to accommodate 3.2 lacs people.

It is still working 5000 more such coaches.

One court is expected to support 16 beds of isolation.

Only non AC coaches are being converted in the quarantine motion

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What is the name of of the portal launched by the Indian government to assist foreign tourists in India, amidst the lockdown ?

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“Stranded in India”.

It has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism.

The portal aims to disseminate information foreign tourists start far away from their Homeland during the lockdown.

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What trade and investment meet recently held so video conferencing ?

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Extraordinary G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Virtual Meet

Union Commerce Minister - Piyush Goyal represented India in the meet.

India had called for easy movement of health professionals and medicine across National borders.

India is supplying affordable medical products to nearly 190 countries in the world

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United States renewed ___ new nuclear restrictions against____

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Iran

Restrictions were imposed to prevent Iran from building its nuclear program

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What cure has China recommended for covid-19 ?

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Bear Bile

A Traditional medicine called “Tan Re Qing” carrying bear bile has been recommended.

This is ancient Chinese medicine and has been used in China for more than 1300 years.

The Ursodeoxycholic acid in bear bile in the curing agent. It is also caaled “Ursodiol”

It was helpful in treating liver diseases and dissolving Gall stones.

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Author of “SriDevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess” which is about the late actress Sridevi

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Satyarth Nayak

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author of “Backstage : the Story Behind India’s High Growth Years”

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Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

It captures the essence of policy making between 1985 to 2014

The author is an economist and was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission with the rank of Cabinet Minister from 2004 to 2014; recipient of Padma Vibhushan 2011

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Who is the first Iranian author to be named in the Booker Prize ?

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Shakoofeh Azar

for

The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree

It was originally published in 2017 by ReadHowYouWant.com and is being republished by Europa Editions 2020

This is her first novel to be translated in English. It was originally written in Farsi (Persian) and was shortlisted for Australia’s Stellar Prize for Fiction

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What is the name of of the Negative Ion generator developed for treatment of covid19?

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Scitech Airon

It was developed by a Pune based startup.

The technology was developed under NIDHI PRAYAS program of Department of Science and Technology

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What are Indian diplomatic missions?

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They are teams of professionals serving in Indian embassies in foreign countries.

Prime Minister Modi recently held video conference with 130 heads of India’s diplomatic missions and urge them to assist Indian nationals who are stranded in various countries affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus

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Who is the first Royal to die from the COVID 19?

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Spanish princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon - Parma

She was nicknamed - the Red Princess

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What Tamil folk singer has recently passed away ?

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Paravai Muniyamma

In March 2019, Muniyamma was honoured with the Kalaimamani title by the Tamil Nadu Government

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What legendary historian has recently passed away ?

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Arjun Dev

He served as a historian at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

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32
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How many empowered groups

has the government formed to suggest measures to Healthcare and minimise hardships to people during lockdown ?

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11

Each group has a senior representative from PMO and the Cabinet Secretariat to ensure seamless co-ordination.

These groups have been set up under the disaster management act

The Empowered Group on Medical Emergency and Management Plan will be headed by Niti Aayog member Dr. V. Paul

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The Empowered Group on Medical Emergency and Management Plan will be headed by _____

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Dr. V. Paul

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The Empowered Group on Availability of Hospitals, Disease Surveillance and Testing and Critical Care Training will be headed by ______

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Environment Secretary - C K Mishra

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What amendment happened made to the EPF Scheme, 1952 by the union Ministry of Labour and employment ?

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The ministry has allowed withdrawal of non refundable advance by EPF members/subscribers.

Withdrawal is committed up to the amount of basic wages and dearness allowance for 3 months or

Up to 75% of the amount standing to member’s credit that it in the EPF account whichever is less

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EPFO HQ

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New Delhi

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EPFO Chief

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Sunil Barthwal

38
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__________ Bank has decided to invest _______ equivalent into the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India`

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

$100 million

The NIIF platform has now secured$ 700 million in commitments.

Government of India
and
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are the other investors in the fund

39
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Asian Development Bank HQ

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Mandaluyong, Phillipines

40
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) President

A

Masatsugu Asakawa

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) members

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68 countries

42
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When was Asian Development Bank (ADB) founded

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December 19, 1966

43
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Chairman and Vice Chairman of Confederation of India Industry (CII)

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Sandeep Singh - Chairman

Ramesh Ramudarai - Vice Chairman

44
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What is the contribution of the confederation of India industry (CII) in in the fight against friend of covid-19 in Karnataka ?

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The CII has assured the support of the industry to the Karnataka Government.

It has created a task force to work with the state government on the reduction in spread of the virus. It has also a short report in the form of donating medicine, personal protective gear, Diagnostic test kits and financial support.

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Karnataka capital

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Bangalore

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Karnataka Chief Minister

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B. S. Yediyurappa

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Karnataka Governor

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Vajubhai Vala

48
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What famous Technology giant has launched a new dedicated app and website for American users to access information about the coronavirus ?

A

Apple

The app will be called “COVID 19” and endeavour to provide schedule information about virus.

Users will also be given information about risk factors, recent exposure and symptoms

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What is the first railway department to make the first prototype of hospital isolation coach ?

A

Northern Railways

The hospital isolation coaches have been created in order to fight COVID19

There are 10 isolation wards in each coach

50
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What apps have recently been developed by IIT Bombay to track violations by those in quarantine ?

A

“Corontine” and “Safe”

The app has been developed by department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

Corontine: the app helps authorities by checking that the suspected carriers are confined in their Quarantine zones. It uses geofencing and automatically generate alerts, through SMS, email, etc., if suspected people go out of the quarantine zone

Safe : the quarantined individual will take a selfie, 4 times a day and the authorities check whether they are in the desired location

51
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National Book Trust is publishing a series titled _____ to document and provide the element reading material for all age groups for the post Corona readership meaning

A

Corona Studies Series

52
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National Book Trust chairman

A

Govind Prasad Sharma

53
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What north eastern state has launched the Self Declaration COVID19 app ?

A

Nagaland

The app will be mandatory for any person who entered Nagaland after March 6\

It is crucial for tracking and surveillance of high risk cases

54
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Chief minister of Nagaland

A

Neiphiu Rio

55
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What country would first receive the IIMs support package to deal with the adverse effects of the coronavirus

A

Kyrgyzstan. The support package would be of $120.9 million

56
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Director of IMF

A

Kristalina Georgieva

57
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IMF members

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189 including India

58
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IMF HQ

A

Washington DC, United States

59
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When was IMF established ?

A

1945

60
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What International institution has declared a global recession driven by covid-19 ?

A

IMF

But a recovery is also projected in 2021, if nations succeed in curbing the coronavirus. According to the IMF, the Global recession could be worse than the 2008-09 financial crisis

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What International sports Federation has suspended all planned events till June 2020 ?

A

International table tennis Federation

62
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International Table Tennis Foundation HQ

A

Switzerland

63
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When was the International Table Tennis Foundation founded ?

A

1926

64
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What science journal revealed that mutation was the reason for the virus to target human cells ?

A

“Pathogen”

According to research published in this journal, the virus jump to humans from Pangolins

Penguins are the most trafficked animals in China. They are traded for their medicinal values

The initial case of the virus was reported to have originated from the market of wuhan city where illegal trade of pangolins is common.

65
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Epicenter of the covid-19

A

Wuhan, China

66
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What recent report has analysed the coal power production in India in 2019 ?

A

Boom and Bust 2020 : Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline

Report says that 47.4 GW worth of coal fired power project for cancelled in India in 2019 which reduced the total under development coal capacity to 66GW

This report is the fifth annual survey of the coal plant pipeline

China has topped the list followed by India

67
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What organisations prepare the Boom & Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline

A

Global Energy Monitor

Greenpeace International

The Sierra Club

and

Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)

68
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Who is NATO’s newest member ?

A

Republic of North Macedonia

It is NATO’s 30th member

The membership comes after North Macedonia’s 2017 deal with Greece, under which North Macedonia changes its name from Macedonia.

After the name change, grease athlete foot drop objection to its NATO and European Union membership.

69
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North Macedonia Capital

A

Skopje

70
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North Macedonia currency

A

Macedonian Denar

71
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North Macedonia President

A

Stevo Pendarovski

72
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What is the purpose of NATO ?

A

To guarantee the freedom and security of its members to political and military means

73
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How many members does NATO have ?

A

30

74
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NATO Secretary General

A

Jens Stoltenberg

75
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What is the name of the project to replace a bridge on the Indo China border ? What is the name of the bridge ?

A

Project Arunank

The name of the bridge is Daporijo bridge

Project Arunank is being implemented by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) in the state of Arunachal Pradesh

The Daporijo bridge is being constructed across the Subanshi river

76
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What books won the Hindu prize for fiction and nonfiction for 2019 ?

A

“Tell Her Everything” by Mirza Waheed (Fiction)

“India, Empire and First World War Culture: Writings, Images and Songs” by Santanu Das (Non Fiction)

The Hindu prize was instituted in 2010 to honour writers.

77
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What SpaceX rocket has been selected to ferry cargo and supplies from NASA to the agency’s planned lunar space station ?

A

Falcon Heavy

This is SpaceX’s biggest rocket .

It will be used to send spacecraft named Dragon XL to the Lunar Gateway

The Dragon XL spacecraft will be tasked to carry out research supplies to help future astronauts on the surface of the moon in collecting lunar samples.

78
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NASA

A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

79
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NASA Administrator

A

Jim Bridenstine

80
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NASA HQ

A

Washington DC, United States

81
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What retired Air Marshal has recently passed away ?

A

Retired air vice Marshal - Chandan Singh Rathore

He was the recipient of Maha Vir Chakra

He majorly contributed towards Sino India 1962 and 1971.

82
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What tamil actor who was also a dermatologist passed away recently ?

A

Sethuraman

83
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When is International Transgender Day of Visibility ?

A

March 31st

The day was founded by US Transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009 ?

84
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What portal has the Indian government recently launched to to register grievances of people give two covid-19 ?

A

The National Monitoring Dashboard

It was developed and implemented by Department of Administrative reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

It was launched by the Union Minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions - Jitendra Singh

85
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Union Minister of state for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

A

Jitendra Singh

86
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

A

Narendra Modi - Minister

Jitendra Singh (Minister of State)

87
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What International Organisation has want about a shrinkage in global economy ?

A

United Nation

It has warned that the global economy? Up to 1% in 2020 due to the endemic, which would be a reversible from the previous forecast of 5% growth

88
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What International Organisation has offered the Indian government aid of $ 1 billion?

A

World Bank

The aid is for a project by the Indian government called the Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Project.

It is a four year project

89
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World Bank headquarters

A

Washington DC United State

90
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World Bank president

A

David Malpass

91
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World Bank MD and CEO

A

Anshula Kant

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