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Current Affairs (July 2020) Flashcards

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Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed an agreement for two projects of worth ____.

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$250 million

  • Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project
  • First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Program
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India and ___ signed an agreement for the formation of a 50:50 Joint Venture Company (JVC) in the LPG business.

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Bangladesh

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World Bank signed a loan agreement of ____ with Government of India to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme.

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$400 million

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____ will run the Maha job portal set up to offer re-employment opportunities to local residents.

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Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation

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According to a recent United Nations University (UNU) report, global e-waste will increase by ___ in the decade between 2020 and 2030.

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38%

  • Asia generated the greatest volume
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____ ranked first in the “INFORM Report 2020: Shared evidence for managing crises and disasters”.

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Somalia

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____ releases the biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI).

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Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL)

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General and Health Insurance companies received approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to launch short-term ____ health insurance policies.

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‘Corona Kavach’

  • health insurance policy to cover medical expenses occurred due to coronavirus disease.
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India ranked ___ in Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020

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3rd

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___ act has been introduced in July 2020, to offer protection to buyers from traditional sellers as well as from the new e-commerce retailers/platforms.

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Consumer Protection Act 2019

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India has successfully conducted flight tests of its indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile ____.

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‘Dhruvastra’

  • developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
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____ index released by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative measures the complexities of poor people’s lives, individually and collectively, each year.

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2020 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

  • India: largest reduction in the number of people living in poverty; 273 mil ppl moved out of the multidimensional poverty from 2005-15
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First education policy in India of the 21st century that aims to bring transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors.

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National Education Policy 2020

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A fleet of ____ multi- role combat jets arrived in India in July 2020.

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Five French-manufactured Rafale

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Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers

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DV Sadananda Gowda

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The Indian quartet of ___, ____, ____ & ____ got upgraded to gold in 2018 Asian Games.

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Mohammed Anas, M.R. Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv

  • disqualification of Bahrain team
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Winner of Life Time Excellence Award in MoES National Awards for excellence in Earth System Science

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Ashok Sahni

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Winner of Anna Mani award for woman scientist

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Lidita D. S. Khandeparker

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___ launched a digital solution, “Loan in

Seconds” for instant disbursement of retail loans.

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YES Bank

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NABARD assigned ___ rupees to transform Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) into multi service centres.

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Rs 5,000 crore

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Google bought 7.73% stake in ____ for Rs 33,737 crores in July 2020.

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Reliance Industries Limited(RIL)’s Jio Platforms

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India’s first Neobank for teenagers.

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FamPay

  • launched India’s first numberless card, “FamCard”.
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Pakistan Army appointed ___ as 1st female lieutenant general.

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Major General Nigar Johar

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New Prime Minister of France.

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Jean Castex

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___ & ___ were the first two countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 target.

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Maldives & Sri Lanka

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Prime Minister of Singapore

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Lee Hsien Loong

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India has become the second-largest source of FDI in ___.

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United Kingdom

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First woman prime minister of Gabon [in Central Africa]

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Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda

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A mission titled ___ was launched to Mars by the United Arab Emirates.

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“Hope”

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China has successfully launched ____ its first independent mission to Mars.

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“Tianwen-1”

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Asia’s largest 750 MW Rewa ultra mega solar plant is in ____.

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Madhya Pradesh

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According to the data of the Union Ministry of Commerce, ___ was India’s top trading partner in fiscal year 2019-20.

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United States

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India’s first public EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza has been inaugurated at ____.

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Chelmsford Club in New Delhi

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____ is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development launched to ensure mental well-being of the students.

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“Manodarpan”

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Change in the name of “Ministry of Human Resource Development” to ____

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“Ministry of Education”

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India has handed over 10 broad-gauge railway locomotives to ____.

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Bangladesh

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Government of India extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million in the form of anti-tuberculosis medicines to ____.

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North Korea

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38
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In July 2020, Government of India declared the entire ____ state as “disturbed area” for a further period of six months i.e. till the end of December 2020.

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Nagaland

  • the area in which an earthquake shock is appreciable by the unaided senses
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39
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A campaign “Mission Vriksharopan-2020” was launched to plant more than 25 crore saplings on 5th July in ____.

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Uttar Pradesh

40
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____ became the first state in India where 100% households have LPG gas connections.

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Himachal Pradesh

  • CM: Jai Ram Thakur
41
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____ topped among the other states in the implementation of PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

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Madhya Pradesh

42
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____ government organised the first e-Lok Adalat of India amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chhattisgarh

43
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Guwahati Development Department Ministry inaugurated 1st manhole cleaning robot ____ to ensure minimal human involvement to clean the sewers.

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‘BANDICOOT’

  • 3rd city after Gurgaon & Coimbatore
44
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Swiggy launched its digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ in partnership with ___ bank to provide its users a single-click checkout experience.

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ICICI Bank

45
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____ tied-up with technology company, NVIDIA to establish India’s 1st ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ to accelerate research on Artificial Intelligence and its commercial adoption.

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IIT Hyderabad

46
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The ____ is setting up the world’s largest molecular diagnostic lab ‘MegaLab Mumbai’.

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IIT Alumni Council

47
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____ partnered with SAP India to improve the employability skills of young people in a COVID-19 & post COVID-19 era.

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UNICEF India

48
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1st woman chief secretary of Punjab

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Vini Mahajan

49
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1st chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

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Injeti Srinivas

50
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New Officiating President of Hockey India

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Gyanendro Ningombam

51
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BCCI appointed ___ as its interim CEO.

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Hemang Amin

52
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Chairman of Bajaj Finance, Rahul Bajaj decided to step down & will be replaced by his son ____.

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Sanjiv Bajaj

53
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Paytm Money appointed ____ as its new CEO.

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Varun Sridhar

54
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Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on co-terminus basis

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Hardik Satishchandra Shah

55
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India’s most valuable Test player in the 21st century by the Wisden magazine

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Ravindra Jadeja

56
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Former world number one badminton player and the two-times Olympic badminton champion from China, ____ announced his retirement from the sport in July 2020.

A

Lin Dan

57
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At the Cricket South Africa annual awards 2020, ____ was named as the men’s cricketer of the year, while ____ was named as the women’s cricketer of the year.

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Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt

58
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____ won the Austrian Grand Prix 2020 at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

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Valtteri Bottas (Finland) [Merc]

  • first race of 2020 Formula One season
59
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India’s 66th Chess Grandmaster

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G. Akash

  • Ameya Audi of Goa also got international title
60
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Asian Cricket Council postponed the Asia Cup cricket tournament to ____ and hosted by ____.

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June 2021, Sri Lanka

61
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Youth Olympic Games to be hosted in ____ in 2022 was postponed to ___.

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Dakar, 2026

62
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_____ were crowned La Liga Champions.

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Real Madrid

63
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____ will host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021.

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Haryana

64
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____ became the 7th bowler to take 500 wickets in the International Test cricket.

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Stuart Broad

65
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Theme of ASEAN Summit in 2020

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Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN

  • held via video conferencing in Hanoi, Vietnam
66
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India Global Week 2020 virtual conference was organised in the United Kingdom with a theme of ____.

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“Be The Revival: India and a Better New World”

67
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____ represented India in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held under the Saudi Arabian Presidency.

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Nirmala Sitharaman

68
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Kerala Health Minister

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K.K Shailaja

69
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‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honourees by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for their contribution in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis.

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Siddhartha Mukherjee & Raj Chetty

70
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____ received the 2020 Diana Award for her “Recycler App”.

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Freya Thakral

  • developed to connect users with waste-handlers to help the ragpickers of Delhi
71
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____ was awarded with the prestigious CII- ITC Sustainability Award 2019 under Outstanding Accomplishment in Corporate Excellence Category.

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NTPC Ltd

72
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____ bagged the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 for a short documentary “Chi Lupo“.

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Kezang D Thongdok

73
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Edappadi K Palaniswami was honoured with ____ by Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, Chicago.

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Paul Harris Fellow recognition

74
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____ was honoured with the “Top Publicist” award in the Global Humanitarian Awards 2020.

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Sachin Awasthi

75
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Youngest ever recipient of an honorary degree from The University of Manchester

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Marcus Rashford [22 y/o]

76
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Winners of the 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize

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Morissana Kouyate & Marianna Vardinoyannis

77
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India’s first solar-powered ferry, ____ has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating.

A

Aditya

78
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National Doctor’s Day is celebrated in India every year on 1st July. The theme for year 2020 was ____.

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“Lessen the mortality of COVID 19”

  • birth and death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy
79
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This year theme of World Population Day 2020.

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Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls

  • 11th July
80
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Nelson Mandela International Day

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18 July

81
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India celebrates the Kargil Vijay Diwas on ____ every year to remember the extreme valour, sacrifice and exemplary courage of Indian soldiers during the 1999 Kargil war.

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26th July

82
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World Nature Conservation Day is observed on ____ every year.

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28th July

83
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is on ___ & the theme was ____.

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30th July, “Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking”

84
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____ developed a UV sanitizing device: Smartphone operated Handy Ultraviolet Disinfection Helper (SHUDH) to kill the spread of coronavirus at the highly prone places.

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IIT Kanpur

85
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___ developed the world’s most affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit “Corosure”.

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IIT Delhi

86
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____ government set up a first-of-its-kind ‘plasma bank’ in the country for treating COVID-19 patients.

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Delhi

87
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First ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit in India

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Sanskrit Saptahiki, broadcasted by All India Radio

88
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India’s largest butterfly

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Himalayan Golden Birdwing butterfly

89
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____ was ranked as one of the best Police Stations of the country and the best Police Station of the State.

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Nadaun Police Station, Himachal Pradesh

90
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Ministry of Railways is on a mission mode with the goal of transforming Indian Railways into Green Railways by ___.

A

2030

91
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____ was signed by SportsAdda as its brand ambassador.

A

Brett Lee

92
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____ introduced India’s first-ever fully contactless airport car parking to provide a safe airport amid COVID-19.

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GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL)

93
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Assam Chief Minister

A

Sarbananda Sonowal

94
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___ Reserve Forest in Assam was to be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.

A

Poba

95
Q

Ambassadors of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anurag Kashyap

96
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Girish Chandra Murmu announced the launch of a ‘Macadamisation Program’ for the improvement of roads across ____.

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Jammu and Kashmir

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