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1
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What Northeast state launched the scheme “ livelihood generation program for return of migrant workers duty covid-19 pandemic” ?

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Nagaland

Scheme was launched to provide skill development training for migrant workers who returned from other parts of the country due to the pandemic

It is funded by the North East Council Shillong

It will be monitored by the department of industries and Commerce

NEC has sanctioned 2.40 crores

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Capital of Nagaland

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Kohima

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Chief minister of Nagaland

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Neiphiu Rio

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Governor of Nagaland

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Ravindra Narayan Ravi

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What state has launched the “YSR Jala Kala Scheme” the for small and marginal farmers ?

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Andhra Pradesh

The scheme is for the state government to drill bore well in arid lands in the state. Total expenditure sanctioned is is INR 2,340 crores over a period of four years

Borewells will be drilled free of cost for needy farmers and the state government will provide free motors to marginal farmers.

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___________ document was released and approval for procurement of various equipment required by the Indian armed forces at an approximate cost of _____ was accorded

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Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2020)

Rs. 2,290 crores from domestic as well as foreign vendors

The document was released and approved by the Defence Acquisition Council under the Chairmanship of Union Defence Minister of India

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Union Defence Minister of India

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Rajnath Singh

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____________ international tech Giants announced the launch of its nationwide campaign _____ in order to help support small businesses in India .

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Google India

“make small strong”

Campaign would encourage buying locally, leaving reviews and ratings and promoting their favourite retailers on social media.

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Google CEO

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Sundar Pichai

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Google headquarters

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California, USA

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National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has increase the average body weight for Indians by _____ Kgs

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5kgs

Average weight for Indian men has been increase from 60 kg (2010) to 65 kg (2020)

Average weight for an indian woman has been increased from 50kg (2010) to 55kg (2020)

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What is the average height for Indian men and women ?

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Indian Men - 5.8 ft (177cm)

Indian Women - 5.3ft (162 cm)

Earlier average height for indian
men - 5.6 ft (171cm)
women - 5ft (152 cm)

These devices weight and height for men and women will now be taken into consideration for calculation of normal BMI

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____________ Book has recently been released by the first woman to get a PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)

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A Bouquet of Flowers

Dr. Krishna Saksena

This is her 9th book

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First woman to get a PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)

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Dr. Krishna Saksena, received her PhD in 1955.

92 yeas old

Retd. english professor from Lucknow

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Who is the new chairman of the Telecom regulatory Authority of India ? (TRAI)

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P.D. Vaghela

(appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for a period of 3 years)

Who was previously working as the secretary of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

He will succeed Ram Sevak Sharma

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India hosted a virtual Summit with what european country to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries ?

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Denmark

This is the first European country with which India held a virtual Summit

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Prime Minister of Denmark

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Mette Frederiksen

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Denmark Currency

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Danish Krone

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Denmark Capital

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Copenhagen

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_____ Indian organisation and _______ have signed a statement of intent in order to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda to accommodate cleaner and more energy

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NITI Aayog

and

Embassy of Netherlands, New Delhi

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Netherlands PM

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Mark Rutte

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Netherlands Currency

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Euro, USD

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23
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Capital of Netherlands

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Amsterdam

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24
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Ambassador of Netherlands to India

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Marten Van Den Berg

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NITI Aayog CEO

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Amitabh Kant

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What is the Global gender response tracker (GGRT) ?

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It has been created by the United Nations women (UN) and United Nations development programme (UNDP)

It analyses more than 2500 measures across 206 countries and territories taken under three categories:-

  • Gender Based Violence
  • Supporting Unpaid Care
  • Strengthening women’s economic security

According to GGRT only 1 in 8 countries have measures in place to shield women and girls from COVID19 pandemic effects.

1/5th of the countries analysed (42 countries) dont have “gender aware” COVID19 responses.

Only 12% of the world (25 countries) have introduced measures that covered all three areas of the tracker.

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator

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Achim Steiner

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) HQ

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New York

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United Nations Women Executive Director

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Phumzile Mlambo Nguka

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30
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United Nations Women HQ

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New York

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31
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What is the “Positive Pay System” ?

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RBI has issued a directive under S.10(2), read with, S.18 of Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 introducing the “Positive Pay System” for the Cheque truncation System (CTS) for banks in order to check fraud.

Under the system the issuer of the cheque will be required to submit certain minimum details of the cheque like
- details of the cheque
- name of the beneficiary
- payee and
- amount to the drawee bank electronically
These details will be cross checked before the cheque is presented for payment.

The positive pay system is at the choice of the account holder but banks may make it mandatory in case of cheque for amount of rupees 5 lakh and above

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The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ______ bank in order to empower Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) that are listed on the BSE, through awareness and knowledge sharing programs

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Yes Bank

BSE and Yes Bank through the partnership aim to make SMEs more competitive and fast track their growth through solutions that address their business challenges.

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BSE MD & CEO

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Ashish Kumar Chauhan

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BSE HQ

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Mumbai

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Yes Bank MD & CEO

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Prashant Kumar

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Yes Bank HQ

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Mumbai

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_______ became the first bank to enable document embedding feature on Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMs) platform

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IDBI (Industrial Bank of India)

The document embedding provides banks with the option of transmitting a PDF document upto 1 MB size along with messages on the SFMS on platform of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS) through its middleware application (CSFMS) developed by IDBI Intech Limited.

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Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS) Chairman

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Tavarna Rabi Sankar

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Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS) HQ

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Mumbai

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40
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Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) Chairman

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MR Kumar

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41
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Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) HQ

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Mumbai

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42
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Domestic Rating Agency ICRA Limited further downgraded India’s GDP to ____

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12.4% in Quarter 2 FY21

It has also revised its projections for Q3FY21 and Q4FY21 and now expects contractions of 5.4% and 2.5%

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ICRA ltd. HQ

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Gurgaon

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44
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ICRA MD & CEO

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M. Sivaram

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45
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Who was Assam’s first and only woman CM ?

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Syeda Anwara Taimur

She passed away at the age of 83.

She is also the first female muslim CM of any state in India

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46
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International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

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September 29

2020 was the first time the day was celebrated.

Theme: Stop Food Loss and Waste. For the People, For the Planet.

It is observed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of UN and UN Environment Programme.

It was observed to promote and implement global efforts to resolve the issue of food wastage, and to take steps towards Zero Hunger and address the problem of climate change through sustainable food habits.

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47
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Food and Agriculture Organisation Director

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Qu Dongyu

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48
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Food and Agriculture Organisation HQ

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Rome

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49
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Union Minister Petroleum and natural gas

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Dharmendra Pradhan

He addressed the GCTC energy security conference 2020

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What was the theme of the GCTC energy security conference 2020 ?

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“Energy security architecture in the post covid-19 world”

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51
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What two companies have signed an MoU with ministry of power in Delhi to achieve various target during FY2020-21?

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Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) and

National hydroelectric power corporation

Following are the targets under the MoU:-
- generation target under excellent rating has been set as 27,500 MUs (mega Units) as against the 2019’s target of 26,000 MUs

  • Excellent targers for Revenue from Operation (Net) has been kept - INR 8900 crore
  • Operating Profit (as a percentage of revenue from operation (net) has been kept at 38%
  • Profit After Taxes (PAT)/Average Net Worth 10.50%
  • Milestone in respect of Unit 1 and 2 of Chamera Power Station have also been included.
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________ Kolkata based companyhas appointed Sourav Ganguly as its Brand Ambassador

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bengal Peerless Housing Development Company Limited

Sourav Ganguly is the former National Cricket Team Captain and Current President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Sourav Ganguly will lead the campaign of Bengal Peerless’s Residential Project Avidipta II

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53
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When was Bengal peerless Housing Development Company established ?

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1994

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54
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_______ has been appointed as the president of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and Chairman of FTII Governing Council

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Shekhar Kapur

Succeeds Bijendra Pal Singh

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55
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Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) signed an MOU with ________ to work in the areas of Carbon Capture, Utilisation & storage (CCUS)

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Tata Steel

MoU was signed to meet India’s growing energy requirements and to build a strong ecosystem to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement

CCUS plays a vital role in India’s fight against Climate Change and Global Warming

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South Eastern Railways (SER) launched the project ______ to enhance security of women passengers

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“Operation my Saheli”

This operation gives security to women passengers.

The pilot version of the project has been introduced in three trains:-

  • Howrah Yesvantpur Duronto Special
  • Howrah Ahmedabad Special
  • Howrah Mumbai Special
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Indian Railway has recently publicised a user depot manual developed by _____ across all user Depots of _____ railway,

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Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)

Western Railway

Because even though railway’s supply chain upto Stores Depots has already been digitised, activities at user end are being done manually. Thus, the implementation of this system will transform manual working to digital working with real time transactions and online information exchange among all stakeholders.

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58
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What is the G20 Sherpa meeting?

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It took place Virtually under Saudi Arabia’s Presidency.

The meeting discussed the actions taken by the G20 forum for tackling covid-19 pandemic.

This was the third edition of the G20 Sherpa meeting

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59
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Who represented India at the G20 Sherpa meeting?

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Suresh Prabhu, Rajya Sabha MP.

He is India’s sherpa from G7 to G20

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Who are the members of the G20?

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19 countries and the EU

The 19 countries are - are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey the UK and the US

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What country is the president of G20 for the year 2020 ?

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Saudi Arabia

The chairman of G20 is the Saudi Arabian king - Salman Bin abdulaziz Al Saud

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What is the theme of G20 for 2020?

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Realising opportunities of the 21st century for all

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63
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What state in India has signed a memorandum of understanding with a foreign water forum who established water Technology Alliance ?

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Gujarat

Gujarat has signed a Memorandum of understanding with the Danish water forum to establish Indo- Danish Water Technology alliance in Gujarat and to contribute to the United Nations development goal SDG 6 - “Clean Water and Sanitation”

The MoU will help in exchange of Technology and knowledge, of operation in water supply and wastewater treatment

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Danish Water Forum Chairman

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Hans Martin Friis Moller

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65
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Danish water forum headquarters

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Horsholm, Denmark

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66
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Chief Minister of Gujarat

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Vijay Rupani

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67
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Governor of Gujarat

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Acharya Devvrat

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Capital of Gujarat

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Gandhinagar

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69
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Sustainable development goals 6

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Clean water and sanitation

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70
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What country has India recently have a consultative Commission with sixth time?

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Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh recently held the of 6th Joint Consultative Commission

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71
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What was decided in the meeting of the 6th Joint Consultative Commission between India and Bangladesh?

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During the meeting the ministers released commemorative postal stamp issued by the government of Bangladesh on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

India is planning to launch a postal stamp on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

The meeting also marked the celebration of of the golden jubilee (50 years) of the Bangladesh Liberation war and also the 50th anniversary of a establishment of diplomatic relations.

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Father of the nation of Bangladesh

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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73
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Who chaired the 6th Joint Consultative Commission between India and Bangladesh?

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It was co-chaired by A K Abdul Momen (foreign minister of Bangladesh)

and

S Jaishankar (external affairs minister of India)

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Foreign minister of Bangladesh

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A K Abdul Momen

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75
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External affairs minister of India

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S Jaishankar

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76
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What was the result of the 6th Joint Consultative Session Meeting between India and Bangladesh ?

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  1. Postal stamps of Mahatma Gandhi in Bangladesh
  2. Postal Stamps of Sheikh Mujibhur Rehman in India
  3. Website launched on 50 years of victory and friendship between the two countries and documents relevant to the 1971 victory will be available for the public on the website.
  4. A Bangabandhu-Bapu digital mueseum
  5. Film on Sheikh Mujibur Rehman under the direction of Indian Film Maker Shyam Benegal
  6. Formation of a High Level Monitoring Committee to review progress of implementation of 3 Line of Credit Projects concluded between India and Bangladesh.
  7. A draft of agreement on sharing of waters of six rivers between the two countries. (Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla, Dudhkumar)
  8. Reiteration of their commitment towards the finalisation of the interim agreement for sharing the waters of river Teesta
  9. Bangladesh’s exports to India crossed US $ 1 billion mark in 2018 to 2019 due to free access of Bangladesh Products into Indian markets under South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The balance of trade remained in favour of India
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Who will head the High Level Monitoring Committee which was a result of the 6th Joint Consultative Commission between India and Bangladesh ?

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Secretary of Economic Relations Division, Bangladesh

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High Commissioner of India in Dhaka

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78
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What rivers does India share with angladesh ?

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Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla, Dudhkumar, Teesta

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79
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________ and _______ company partnered to offer “Digital Suraksha group Insurance” for customers who wishe to cover themseleves against financial losses resulting from cyber attacks, frauds, or other such malicious activities

A

Flipkart

and

Baja Allianz General Insurance Company

Digital Suraksha group will be introduced on Flipkart platform at less than 50 paise per day.

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80
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RBI deferred implementation of _________ provision due to the to uncertainty related to the covid crisis

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Basel III

RBI will defer the final tranche of the capital conservation buffer (CCB) and the implementation of the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) by 6 months.

RBI had asked banks to build up the capital conservation buffer to the required 2.5% in gradual stages. The last stage of 0.625% was to start on September 30,2020. The RBI has deferred this to April 1, 2021.

The RBI had also earlier deferred the implementation by 6 months from March 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020.

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81
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What is capital conservation buffer ?

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Capital conservation buffer if the national food that Bank built in normal time for its use during periods of stress.

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What is net stable funding ratio?

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The net stable funding ratio requires banks to fund their activities with stable sources of funding over a year to reduce use of funding for bank.

It is a liquidity standard requiring banks to hold enough stable funding to cover the duration of their long-term assets.

As per the prescribed timeline, banks were required to maintain an NSFR of 100%. This has now been deferred for a second time to April1, 2021.

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83
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___________ Indian woman cricketer and wicketkeeper broke the record of “ most dismissals by a wicketkeeper” of MS Dhoni.

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Alyssa Healy

She broke the record with 92 dismissals in 114 T20s. MS Dhoni had made 91 dismissals in 98 T20s for India.

She broke the record in the shortest format of the game during the match against New Zealand in the second T20 of the three match series at Allan Border field at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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84
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Australia capital

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Canberra

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85
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Australia currency

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Australian dollar

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86
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Australia Prime Minister

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Scott Morrison

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87
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International Coffee Day 2020

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October 1st

This year’s focus is to help the next generation realise that future in the coffee sector. International Coffee Organisation (ICO) launch a global initiative that targets talented and motivated young people and entrepreneurs in the coffee sector

National Coffee Day is also celebrated in other countries on different day for example National Coffee Day in USA falls on September 29 every year

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88
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When did International Coffee organisation launched its first official International Coffee Day ?

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Milan, Italy in 2015

This was part of of 2015 World Expo hosted by Milan

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89
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National coffee day USA

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September 29

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90
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International Organisation executive director

A

Jose Dauster Sette

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91
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International Coffee organisation headquarter

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London UK

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92
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International Day of older persons 2020

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October 1

2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons

The theme in 2020 words “Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?”

International Day of older persons is an initiative started by the United Nations to recognise the elderly as an asset to society who are capable of constituted to the development process.

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93
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First International Day of older persons was observed __________

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October 1, 1991

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94
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UN’s International translation day 2020

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September 30

It is a United Nation initiative to celebrate the contribution of language professionals towards developing and strengthening world peace and security and in connecting the Nations and facilitating dialogue.

The international Federation of Translators kept the 2020 theme as “Finding the Words for a World in Crisis”

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95
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United Nations first international translation day was celebrated on _______

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September 30, 2018

International Federation of Translators (Federation Internationale des Traducteurs - FIT), establish the idea of international translation day in 1991

September 30 was chosen to celebrate the achievements of Saint Jerome, who was a Christian priest from North Eastern Italy known for his contributions in translating the Bible into Latin from the Greek manuscript of the New Testament.

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96
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International Federation of translators (Federation Internationale des Traducteurs - FIT) president

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Kevin Quirk

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97
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International Federation of translators (Federation Internationale des Traducteurs - FIT) headquarters

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Paris

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98
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___________ Indian personality topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020

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Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited - total wealth of INR 6,58,400 crore.

He retains its position for the ninth consecutive year.

Hinduja brothers secured the second spot.

Shiv Nadar and family secured the third spot.

Smitha V Crishna ranked 28th is the richest woman in the next followed by, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Biocon Founder).

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99
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_________ has been given the additional charges as the DG, Counter Terror Force - National Security Guard

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Surjit Singh Deswal, director general of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

He succeed Anup Kumar Singh, incumbent chief of NSG

This is the second time Deswal has held the position in an additional capacity

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100
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What social initiative has the Union Minister for Social justice and empowerment recently launched for scheduled caste to promote innovation enterprise among SC students in higher education and to help them become job givers ?

A

Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM)

The objectives of the initiative are:-

  1. To promote entrepreneurship among SC youth with special focus on Divyangs (Persons with disabilties)
  2. To provide support for thousand innovative ideas (till 2024)
  3. To promote, support, Startup ideas still commercial States through Liberty equity support
  4. To encourage students with the innovative mindset to take entrepreneurship
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101
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Union Minister for Social justice and empowerment

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Thaawarchand Gehlot

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102
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What is the budget sanctioned for the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) by the Union Minister for Social justice and empowerment ?

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The budget sanctioned has been under the Venture Capital Fund for Schedule Castes (VCF-SC)

Future be funded 30 lakh in three years to implement a Startup ideas in the commercial ventures.
Successful ventures and qualified for venture funding up to 5 crores from VCF-SC.

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103
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Minister of state, Ministry Of Social justice and empowerment

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Krishna Pal Gurjar

Rattan Lal Kataria

Ramdas Athawale

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104
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Union of Minister of Science and Technology earth sciences and Health and Family Welfare

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Dr Harsh Vardhan

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105
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The Ministry of Science and Technology earth sciences and Health and Family Welfare launched a set of CSIR Technology for rural development under the joint initiative of ________

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CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and
Vijnana Bharti (VIBHA)

This is a virtual event organised on the 40th Foundation Day of CSIR - National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (CSIR-NISTADS) , a constituent laboratory of CSIR.

The CSIR Technologies were released under the tripartite MoU signed between CSIR, UBA and VIBHA in July 2020 with an aim to cooperate in the post covid Fastrack action plan to create opportunities in the rural region

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106
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CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) director general

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Dr. Shekhar C Mande

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107
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CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) headquarters

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New Delhi

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108
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__________ city just had a biodiversity map made of it

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Mumbai

The map was made by Artist and cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty

The map was created for “Biodiversity By the Bay” campaign initiated by the Ministry of Mumbai’s Magic (MMM), use collector for climate action with an intention to inspire pride in all the biodiversity treasures of Mumbai

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109
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Indian Aerospace startup _______ signed an MoU with _________ to test launch and Indian made rocket

A

AgniKul Cosmos
and
Alaska Aerospace

To test launch Indian made “Agnibaan” Rocket from Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA) on Kodiak Island in the United States

As per the agreement, Agnikul Cosmos will test launch its “Agnibaan” rocket Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA) on Kodiak Island in the United States.

AgniKul Cosmos, which is developing a small rocket with the capacity to carry 100 kg satellite into low Earth orbit, said that the ability to launch from high latitude non spouse is a significant advantage.

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110
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AgniKul Cosmos Cofounders

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Srinath Ravichandran

Moin SPM

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111
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AgniKul Cosmos Location

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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112
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Who is the new Crown Emir of Kuwait ?

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Sheikh Nawaf Al-ahmad Al-jaber Al-sabah, who is the Crown Prince of Kuwait was who was now sworn in as the new emir during a session of the national assembly in Kuwait.

He is the 16th Emir of Kuwait and is 83 years old.

He succeeds Sheikh Saba Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah who died on September 29, 2020 in the United States.

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113
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Kuwait capital

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Kuwait City

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114
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Kuwait currency

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Kuwaiti Dinar

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115
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What infrastructure initiatives has India recently funded in by extending a line of credit to Maldives in 2019 ?

A

India will build a hundred bedded Cancer Hospital
And
A 22,000 seater cricket stadium in Hulhumale, Maldives under the USB 800 million line of credit extended to Maldives in 2019.

Export Import Bank of India (EXIM) extended the LOC for development of infrastructure projects in the Maldives.

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116
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Republic of Maldives capital

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Male

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117
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Republic of Maldives president

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Ibrahim Mohamed solih

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118
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Republic of Maldives currency

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Maldivian Rufiyaa

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119
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_____ session of the United Nations General Assembly was held virtually for the first time

A

75th session

It was hosted by the United States of America, under the presidency of Volkan Bozkir of Turkey

Theme of the event: “The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism”

Theme of the Session: “The future we want, the United Nations we need, reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism - confronting the COVID19 through effective multilateral action”

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120
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Government of India has set up a panel to Screen all foreign investment proposals from what country ?

A

China

The panel is headed by the home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a member.

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121
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What Bank approved loan for Mumbai Metro in Delhi-Meerut RRTS project?

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New Development Bank of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) approved

  • USD 241 million (INR 1760 crores) for Mumbai metro rail project
  • USD 500 million (INR 3670 crores) for delhi-ghaziabad-meerut Regional rapid transit system (RRTS) Project
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122
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What National Bank will undertake sanitation literacy campaign to promote literacy on WASH?

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The National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

The sanitation literacy campaign (SLC) is to promote literacy on WASH (water sanitation and hygiene) in 2022 across the country covering 1lakh rural population. it also seeks to inculcate behavioural changes to adapt good hygiene and sanitation practice

SLC will start from October 2, 2020 to January 26, 2021.

NABARD under the Swachh Bharat Mission has supported the GOI to construct 3.29 crore household toilets by sanctioning and disbursing INR 15,000 crore and INR 12, 298 crore.

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123
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Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has signed an agreement with what Bank to provide the payment solutions to HUL’s retailers and distributors?

A

State Bank of India

The partnership will accelerate adoption of the famous among small scale and retailers in all parts of the country.

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124
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SBI Chairman

A

Rajnish Kumar

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125
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SBI HQ

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Mumbai

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126
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Hindustan Unilever (HUL) Chairman & Managing Director

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Sanjiv Mehta

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127
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Hindustan Unilever (HUL) HQ

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Mumbai

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128
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What are some significant details of the agreement between SBI and HUL to provide digital payment solutions to retailers and distributor ?

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MoU details

  1. SBI will provide paperless overdraft facility up to INR 50,000 to retailers for the building and financing facilities to HUL distributors.
  2. SBI will install Point of Sale (PoS) machines at multiple HUL touch point across the country to ensure that it reaches customer small towns.
  3. SBI will also provide you based solutions to HUL retailers to ensure your cashless payment to dealers through HUL retailer application “Shikhar”
  4. The process of availing credit will be made simple to the integration of SBI’s YONO platform in HUL’s Shikhar app
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129
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What is the ways and means advances limit for second half of FY2020-21 set by the RBI?

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INR 1,25,000 crores (for second half of FY2020-21, i.e, October 2020 to March 2021)

When Government of India utilise is 75% of WMA limit, RBI main Trigger fresh rotation of market loans.

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130
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How many banks has the RBI excluded from the second schedule of the RBI Act, 1934?

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6 Public Sector banks

Syndicate Bank 
Oriental Bank of Commerce
United Bank of India 
Andhra Bank 
Corporation Bank and 
Allahabad Bank

This was done following the merger with other banks with effect from April 1st, 2020

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131
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_______ and _______ Bank merged into Punjab National Bank

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OBC and United Bank of India

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132
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Syndicate Bank merged into ________

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Canara bank

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133
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_______ and _______ Bank merged into Union Bank of India

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Andhra bank and Corporation Bank

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134
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Allahabad Bank merged into ______

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Indian Bank

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135
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What Tunnel is the world’s longest Highway tunnel?

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Atal Tunnel, Manali, Himachal Pradesh

It is 9.02 kilometre long and has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at a cost of INR 3,300 crores.

It connects Manali and Lahaul Spiti Valley

Is built in the Pir Panjal range of Himalayas, at an altitude of 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) from the Mean Sea Level.

It reduces the road distance between Manali and Leh by 46kms and time by about 4 to 5 hours. The distance between Manali and Keylong (Himachal) will be reduced 3-4 hours.

The South portal of the Atal Tunnel is located at a distance of 25 kilometres from Manali. The North Portal is located near village Teling, Sissu, Lahaul Valley

The construction contract for the tunnel was awarded to Strabag Afcons which is a joint venture between India based Afcons Infrastructure and Austria’s Strabag.

Before the sun came into existence, Lahaul Spiti Valley was cut off for six months due to heavy snowfall.

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136
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What Tunnel is the highest motorway tunnel in the world?

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Atal tunnel.

It runs across the Rohtang Pass, which is at a height of 13,050 ft on the Manali Leh axis what scheme have Bengal recently launched for road repair. It is the highest motorable highway tunnel in the world.

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137
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What scheme has Bengal recently launched for road repair?

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“Pathashri Abhijan”

Under this scheme more than 7000 stretches of roads comprising 12,000 kms across the state will be repaired.

State government has allocated INR500 Crore for the scheme and repairing work should be finished by December-January 2021

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138
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Bengal Capital

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Kolkata

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139
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Bengal chief minister

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Mamta Banerjee

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140
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Bengal Governor

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Jagdeep Dhankar

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141
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What private company has the ministry of defence signed a contract for the supply of multimode hand grenades to the Indian Army?

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Economic Explosive Ltd. (EEL) for supply of 10,00,000 multimode hand Grenades at an approximate cost of INR of 409 crores.

The contract has been entered into by the acquisition wing of the ministry of defence.

These hand grenade will replace the hand to main design of World War 2.

The grenades have been designed by Chandigarh based Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL), of the defence research and development organisation (DRDO)
And
Are being produced by EEL, Nagpur

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142
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Economic Explosive Ltd. (EEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of _______

A

Solar Industries

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143
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Economic Explosive Ltd. (EEL) Head

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Satyanarayan Nuwal

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144
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Economic Explosive Ltd. (EEL) HQ

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Nagpur

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145
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What is the name of of ISRO’s Venus mission in 2025 with the participation of France’s CNRS ?

A

Shukrayaan-1

with the of French agency CNES (National Centre for Space Studies).

ISRO has selected the VIRAL (Venous Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker) instrument co developed with the Russian Federal space agency (ROSCOSMOS) and the LATMOS (Atmospheres, Miliux, Observations Spatiales Laborator) attach two CNES.

Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is also participating in this mission

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146
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What is the name of the first space mission where a French payload will be flowed on Indian exploration mission?

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Shukrayaan-1

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LATMOS

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Atmospheres, Miliux, Observations Spatiales Laborator

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148
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French Space Agency

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CNES (National Centre for Space Studies).

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149
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VIRAL

A

Venous Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker)

It is instrument co developed with the Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) and the LATMOS (Atmospheres, Miliux, Observations Spatiales Laborator) attach two CNES.

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150
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Russian Federal Space Agency

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Roscosmos

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151
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What two space agencies of the world committed to develop the first space based system in the world capable of tracking ship continuously by building satellites carrying telecommunication and radar and optical Remote Sensing instruments ?

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CNES (National Centre for Space Studies), i.e, the French space agency and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)

This commitment had been made by both CNES and ISRO in August 2019. The satellites will monitor ships in the Indian Ocean.

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152
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ISRO HQ

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Bangalore

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153
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ISRO Chief

A

Dr. K. Sivan

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154
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France Capital

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Paris

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155
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France Currencies

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Euro, CFP Franc

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156
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France President

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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Fredric Macron

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157
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India has partnered with what other country for the project TRISHNA ?

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France.

CNES and ISRO are working together to build TRISHNA (Thermal Infrared Imaging Satellite for High Resolution Natural Resource Assessment), which will provide continuous thermal monitoring at high resolution

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158
Q

___________ Rajya Sabha MP was selected for the 2020 Gandhi Award of Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation(MGNF)

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Sanjay Singh (MP of Rajya Sabha and leader of Aam Aadmi Party)

With a word for being instrumental in diplomatic intervention of India to remove the image of Mahatma Gandhi on beer bottles of Malta brewery, an Israeli private company.

The award instituted by Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation comprises of a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi a certificate of a cash prize of INR25001

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159
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Who were members of the committee for the 2020 Gandhi Award of Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation(MGNF)?

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Chairman - K. Narayana Kurup (former Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice).

The Committee was convened by Jayashankar Menon, journalist and author

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160
Q

Who is the head of the three member internal committee of directors that RBI has appointed for Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited is the new MD and CEO takes charge?

A

G. Subramonia Iyer is the chairman of the committee of directors.

G. Rajagopalan Nair and P.K. Vijayakumar as its member

RBI has directed that the interim arrangements should not continue beyond 4 months within which the band must complete the proceedings of appointing a new MD and CEO

The RBI has also appointed DK Kashyap, who is the general manager of RBI Bangalore regional office, as an additional director on Dhanlaxmi Bank board in September 27, 2022.

The RBI now has two member on Dhanlaxmi Bank’s board - G. Jagan Mohan and DK Kashyap

Generally, RBI does not appoint its nominees on the boards of private banks, to avoid any conflict of interest. It only does so in exceptional circumstances.

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161
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Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd HQ

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Thrissur, Kerala

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162
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Dhanlaxmi Bank MD&CEO

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Snul Gubaxani

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163
Q

World Day for Farmed Animals 2020

A

October 2

This day is celebrated to enhance the needs to keep farm animals as sentient being and the importance of farm animal welfare.

This day is celebrated by - the International Animal’s Welfare Organisation, World Animal Protection in association with Asia for Animals (AFA)

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164
Q

World Animal Protection interim chair International Board

A

NESTA HATENDI

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165
Q

World animal protection headquarter

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London, UK

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166
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What is Asia for animals?

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AFA is coalition organisation made of 23 animal welfare organisations that are focused on improving the Welfare of animals in Asia

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167
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International Day of non-violence 2020

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October 2

UN International Day of coronavirus is observed on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was the leader of the Indian Independence movement and pioneer of the philosophies strategy of non-violence.

October 2, 2020 mark the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

October 2 also marks the birthday of Late Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second PM of India

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168
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Who put forward the proposal to celebrate October 2nd and international non violence day?

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Shirin Ebadi (Iranian Nobel Laureate)

After this the Satyagraha Conference Resolution was passed in New Delhi in January 2007 to adopt the idea of celebrating the day.

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169
Q

What is the name of the startup challenge contest started by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to encourage startups and software products with special focus on Tier II towns ?

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“Chunauti”

The contest is a part of a 95 crore program spanning over 3 years which will hunt for around 300 starter working in certain identified areas and provide them with seeding funds up to INR 25 lakh and other support from the government through Software Technology Parks of India

Startups can also be selected under the preincubation program and be mentored for upto 6 months and each intern would be paid upto INR 10,000 per month.

The Union Minister of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology also laid the foundation stone of the digital training and skill centre of the national Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELT) at Muzzafarnagar, Bihar. The Bihar government has allocated one acre of land for this institution.

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170
Q

The Sustainable Finance Collaborative (SFC) have been launched by _______

A

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance

in partnership with the

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

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171
Q

Before COVID, it was estimated that India Needs over ______ to meet the SDG targets by 2030

A

USD 2.6 trillion

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172
Q

Union Minister for Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

A

Ravi Shankar Prasad

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173
Q

Union Minister for Education

A

Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”

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174
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What was the Ministry of Education formerly called as ?

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Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry

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175
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______ organised the two day World Urdu Conference

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National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL)

The NCPUL is also organising a two day world was the weapon our titled as “Responsibilities of Urdu Writers in the Age of Electronics & Social media)

The conference was addressed by the Union Minister for Ministry of Education.

The Ministry plans on starting awards to honour Urdu writers next year in the name of important personalities of Urdu to encourage literary development

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176
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UP government has recently _______ scheme to build roads to 19 International players houses

A

Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana

19 players from the state will get road connectivity to their homes.

List includes Indian cricketers - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla and Mohammad Kaif

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177
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What date was set up India’s first international Women’s Trade Centre?

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Kerala

In accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN at Angamaly, Kochi, Kerala

This announcement was made during the webinar “Scaling Opportunities for MSME women Entrepreneurs in Kerala” organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Kerala State Council

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178
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Who is the author of the memoir titled “Pitching It Straight”?

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Indian Cricket Coach - Gurcharan Singh

Coauthored by MS Unnikrishnan

Published by Vitasta

He was honoured with the Dronacharya Award in 1987

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179
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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched the in house mobile application ______ to bring a digital platform as a one stop solution

A

Pensioners Corner

The app is part of “E-Karyalay”, an electronic office app launched in the wake of COVID 19

Through this AP pensioners will be connected to the CISF Unit across the country

The app also has SMS which will notify pensioners on important events happening. It also has an inbuilt grievance redressal mechanism.

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180
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India has recently granted the fourth tranche of USD 5 million to _____ country

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Myanmar

As part of development of the India-Myanmar Border Area

The funding is on the lines of the agreement signed by ex prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh in 2012 according to which India would grant a total of 25 million to Myanmar divided into five branches of USD 5 million for projects on the India-Myanmar Border

The project includes infrastructure development in Chin State and Naga Self Administered Region

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181
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Myanmar Capital

A

Naypyitaw

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182
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Myanmar Currency

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Burmese Kyat

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183
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Myanmar President

A

Win Myint

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184
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Who discovered the accelerated formation of the stars of the dwarf of galaxies?

A

ARIES astronomers -Dr. Amitesh Omar and
-Dr. Sumit Jaiswal

from the
Department of Science and Technology of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital

Astronomers use the following two telescope to study the Galaxy

  • Devasthal Fast Optical Telescope (DFTO) (based near Nainital)
  • Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
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185
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What is ARIES?

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Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital is an autonomous reseach institute of the Department of Science and Technology

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186
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ARIES Director

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Dr. Dipankar Banerjee

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187
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ARIES Location

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Nainital, Uttarakhand

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188
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What country is the fifth largest troop contributed to the UN peacekeeping operations?

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India

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189
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What country has co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council resolution for Greater participation of women in peacekeeping forces?

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India

The resolution was tabled by Indonesia and it happened seconded by India.

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190
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__________ country made history in 2007 by deploying the first all women police unit in the UN mission in Liberia

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India

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191
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Which Indian women peacekeeper won the US military gender advocate award ?

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Major Suman Gawan

She served as a peacekeeping with the United Nations mission in South Sudan

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192
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According to 2019 data _____ percentage of UN please people are women

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6%

In total, there 86,687 peacekeepers in the UN out of which only 5,243 are female.

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193
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Who became the first Indian origin woman to be honoured with the memorial blue plaque?

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Noor Inayat Khan (Noor Un Nissa Inayat Khan or Nora Baker)

She was a Britain’s World War II spy.

She was also the First female wireless operator sent from the UK into Nazi occupied France to aid the French Resistance during World War II.

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194
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What is the Blue Plaque?

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London Blue Plaque scheme was founded a.m. 1866.

It is run by the English heritage Charity and Honours notable people and organisations of the past and the buildings in which they left.

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195
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Who is Noor Inayat Khan?

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She is a recipient of of London’s Blue Plaque.

She was awarded posthumously the George cross for a service in the SOE .

She was born in Moscow, Russia

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196
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What is the highest civilian decoration in the UK?

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The George Cross

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197
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What are some Indian figures to be honoured with London’s Blue Plaque ?

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Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar

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198
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Who wrote the book “The Spy princess” ?

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Shrabani Basu

She is also the founder-chair of the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust which has installed a sculpture of noor in Gordon square in 2012

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199
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Canara HSBC Oriental bank of Commerce (OBC) Life Insurance Limited has strategically tied up with which other bank virtually ?

A

Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB)

To sell Life Insurance health and pension products at all branches of APGB

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200
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Canara HSBC Oriental bank of Commerce (OBC) Life Insurance Limited MD & CEO

A

Anuj mathur

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201
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Canara HSBC Oriental bank of Commerce (OBC) Life Insurance Limited Head Office

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Gurugram, Haryana

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Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB) Head Office

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Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

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Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB) Chairman

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Sri A Venkata Reddy

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204
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India holds ______ position on global list with average monthly wage of ________, as ranked by Picodi.com

A

72nd (Among 106 countries )

INR 32,800 (USD 437)

Picodi.com is an international E-Commerce platform

Switzerland topped the rankings with an average wage of INR 4,49,000/- (USD 5,989)

Luxembourg was second - average wage of INR 3,00,900 (USD 4,014)

Cube had the lowest ranking with an average wage of INR 2,700 (USD 38)

Among asian countries India ranked 10th out of 16 which has been topped by Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong

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205
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What bank will receive the Human Capital Management Excellence Award 2020?

A

SBI

For their HR initiative “Nayi Disha”

The award winners will be honoured at Brandon Hall Group’s annual HCM Excellence Conference

SBI has won the award in the HCM Spring Program under “Excellence in Learning and Development” in 3 categories namely:-

  • Best Learning Program supporting a Change Transformation Business Strategy
  • Best Use of Blended Learning
  • Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program
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206
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What are the Brandon Hall Excellence Awards ?

A

The award recognises the best organisations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, processes, systems, tools, etc. that have achieved measurable results.

The award features 2 annual programs namely:-

  • The HCM Spring program
  • The Technology Fall Program

This year the Brandon Hall Group’s annual HCM Excellence, Conference is being held at the West Palm Beach, Florida

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207
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What is the “Nayi Disha” initiative started by SBI ?

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It was launched in 2019 and has been implemented for over 1.5 years

The program focuses work life balance of the employees

The program seeks to motivate employees to taken on future challenges

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208
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SBI HQ

A

Mumbai

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209
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SBI Chairman

A

Rajnish Kumar

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210
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What two airports won the “National energy Leader” award ?

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The GMR led by Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad International Airport) won the “National Energy Leader” and “Excellence in Energy Management”

It was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC)

The award was given during the 19th edition of the Energy Efficiency Summit (Virtual Conference and Exposition on Energy Efficiency)

Hyderabad International Airport has received the “Excellent Energy Efficient Unit” award for the 4th year in a row, and the “National Energy Leader” for the 2nd year in a row.

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211
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Who won the Excellent Energy Efficient Unit Award?

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Hyderabad International Airport and
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited- Vizag Steel Plant (RINL VSP)

RINL was also awarded “National Energy Leader Award” for the second time in a row for winning the “Excellent Energy Efficient Unit Award” consecutively for the last three years

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212
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What is the name of the insurance scheme that the defence ministry has launched for Cantonment Employees ?

A

Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana

It is a group life insurance scheme through the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for more 10,000 employees working in the military cantonment areas across India.

The scheme will benefit the employees of all the 62 cantonment boards and will provide a cover of INR 5 lakhs each in the event of any fatal misfortune. It will benefit the permanent, contractual employees which includes doctors, paramedics and sanitation staff.

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213
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Where was the 6th International Military Technical Forum “Army 2020” held ?

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Patriot Park near Moscow, Russia

It was organised by the Russian Defense Ministry and operated by International Congresses and Exhibitions Ltd. (ICE Ltd.)

For the first time a line of 23 tanks and armored vehicles were deployed in an open area in Patriot Park. The exhibition saw development of Russian tanks throughout history.

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214
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India and Singapore carried out a review of their defense ties at the virtual meet of _______

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14th India Singapore Defense Policy Dialogue (DPD).

The DPD was co chaired by Indian Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar and Permanent Secretary of Defense of Singapore, Mr. Chang Heng Kee

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Indian Defense Secretary

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Dr. Ajay Kumar

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216
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Permanent Secretary of Defense of Singapore

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Mr. Chang Heng Kee

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217
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Who represented India at the G20 Digital Economy virtual meeting ?

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Union Minister of Electronics and information technology Sri Ravi Shankar Prasad

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218
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Singapore capital

A

Singapore city

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219
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Singapore currency

A

Singapore dollar

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220
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Singapore Prime Minister

A

Lee Hsien Loong

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221
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What is the name of the new e market platform launched to bridge the gap between Indian farmers and the UAE Food Industry?

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“Agriota”

It is a new technology driven agri commodity trading and sourcing emarket platform during launch ceremony

The launch followed the India-UAE Virtual Buyer Seller Meet titled “Forge a New Path in COVID 19”

It has been launched by Dubai’s free zone - Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and the Government of Dubai

This initiative will enable India farmers to connect directly with the entire food processing industry of UAE, including food processing companies, traders and wholesalers.

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222
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United Arab Emirates Capital

A

Abu Dabi

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223
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United Arab Emirates Currency

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UAE Dirham

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224
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United Arab Emirates President

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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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225
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Reliance Retail ventures Limited recently acquired the retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing business of the ______

A

Future Group Business for INR 24,713 crores.

Future Group will merge with the company.

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226
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Reliance Industries Limited CEO

A

Mukesh Ambani

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227
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Reliance Industries Limited HQ

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Mumbai

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228
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Future Group Business Founder & CEO

A

Kishore Biyani

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229
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Future Group Business HQ

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Mumbai

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230
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What two famous sibling tennis duo announced their retirement from tennis ?

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The Bryan brothers - 42 year old identical twins:

  • Robert Charles “Bob” Bryan
  • Michael Carl “Mike” Bryan (

The Bryan brothers are America’s most successful double tennis players.

They held the top position of men’s Doubles pair for a total of four thirty eight weeks and ten season

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231
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BRICS sports ministers approved an agreement for cooperation in the field of _________

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Physical culture and sport

The first meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Sports Ministers under the Russian BRICS Chairmanship to place through video conference why they approved the agreement

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232
Q

International Day of the victims of enforced appearance

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August 30

The first International day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed in 2011

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233
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What month is to be observed as nutrition month?

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September - to raise awareness in India on the importance of optimum nutrition

It was also celebrated as nutrition month in 2018 and 2019

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234
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__________ former President recently passed away

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Pranab Mukherjee

He served as a 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017

He was India’s only non Prime Minister Who was the leader of the Lok Sabha.

Government of India declared a 7 day National mourning till September 6 as a mark of respect to former President

Before he became a politician he was a teacher and as a journalist with Desher Dark (Call of Motherland)

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235
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Who was India’s first female and oldest cardiologist who also recently passed away?

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Dr. S. Padmavati Sivaramakrishna Iyer

She died at the age of 103 due to COVID duty covid

She was the founder of all India Heart Foundation. She also established the first cardiac Clinic and catheterization laboratory at the Lady Hardinge medical college in India

She is popularly known as the Godmother of Cardiology.

She received the ——Harvard Medical International Award

  • Dr. B.C Roy Award
  • Kamla Menon Research Award and -Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology
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236
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__________ Congress MP and founder of Vasanth & Co. died of covid-19

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H. Vasanthakumar

He was the founder and chairman of Vasanth & Co. and the founder and managing director of Vasanth TV (tamil channel)

He is the first MP from Tamilnadu to die due to covid-19

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237
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____________ athletics coach to the Indian team passed away

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Puroshotham Rai

He passed away our day before you were to be conferred with the Dronacharya Award

He was the third person to receive the award from Karnataka in athletics after

  • (Late) N. Lingappa
  • V.R. Beedu

Rai coached the Indian team for the 1987 world athletics championship, 1988 Asian Track and Field Championships and 1999 SAF Games

and

was involved in coaching roles at Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) and Sports Authority of India (SAI)

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238
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Black panther star ______ passed away

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Chadwick boseman

He died due to colon cancer

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239
Q

Odisha has launched to Citizen centric mobile applications called ______ ?

A

“Ama Sahar”

and

“Swaccha Sahar Odisha”

The apps were launched on the occasion of Local Self Government Day.

The best performing ULBs in the Swaccha Sarbekhyan 2020 were felicitated by the Odisha CM.

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Odisha Governor

A

Ganeshi Lal

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Odisha CM

A

Naveen Patnaik

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242
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_________ WagonR was organised by Ministry of coal and mines to discuss the roadmap for achieving the hundred million tons of coal gasification target by 2030.

A

Webinar on Coal Gasification and Liquefaction

It seeks to achieve the hundred million tons of coal gasification target by 2030 with investments worth over INR 4 lakh crores.

Steering committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Dr V K Saraswat for green initiatives in the coal sector

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243
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Who installed the world’s largest solar tree in in India?

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Council of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR)

and

Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI)

It is installed in the residential Colony of CMERI Durgapur, West Bengal

  • The total capacity of the solar tree is more than 11.5Kilowatts peak (Kwp)
  • The annual capacity of the tree is to generate clean and green power is 12,000 to 14,000 units.
  • It holds a total of 35 solar PV panels with a capacity of 330 Watt peak each
  • The design of the tree ensures maximum exposure of sunlight to each panel
  • The cost of one solar tree is upto INR 7.5 lakh
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Council of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR)
and
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI)

CSIR-CMERI Director

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Prof. (Dr.) harish Hirani

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Council of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR)
and
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Location

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Durgapur

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246
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What companies has the ministry of defence acquisition wing signed contract with for supply of 6 Pinaka Regiments to the regiment of artillery of the Indian Army?

A
  • Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML)
  • Tata Power Company Ltd. (TPCL)
  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

at an approximate cost of INR 2580 crores.

the 6 Pinaka Regiments comprise of:-

  • 114 Launchers with Automated Gun and Aiming Positioning System (AGAPS)
  • 45 Command Posts
  • 330 vehicles

Induction will be completed by 2024

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247
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What three countries are to launch Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) in the indo-pacific region>

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India. Japan and Australia

The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) will help in building free transparent trade and investment environment in the region

The initiative was proposed by Japan to reduce dependency on China and counter is dominance in trade

India was represented by Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal

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248
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Australia minister for trade tourism and investment

A

Centre Simon Birmingham

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249
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Minister of economy trade and industry

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Kajiyama Heroshi

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250
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Australia capital

A

Canberra

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251
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Australia currency

A

Australian dollar

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252
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Australia Prime Minister

A

Scott Morrison

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253
Q

Department of Telecommunication and SEBI has given approval to Reliance jio Infocomm to sell units worth INR 25,215 in ______ trust to ___________

A

Tower Infrastructure Trust

to

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

it also approved a downstream foreign investment of INR 105.35 crores to acquire remaining 49% paid up equity share capital in Reliance Jio Infratel Pvt Ltd (RJIPL) and incease the foreign capital in the firm to 100%

Earlier the deal was approved by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

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254
Q

Reliance Jio Infocomm HQ

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Mumbai

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255
Q

Reliance Jio Infocomm Chairman and Managing Director

A

Mukesh D. Ambani

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256
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SEBI HQ

A

Mumbai

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257
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SEBI Chairman

A

Ajay Tyagi

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258
Q

When was SEBI founded ?

A

1992

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259
Q

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP HQ

A

Toronoto

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260
Q

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP CEO

A

Sam Pollock (Managing Partner of Brookfield)

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261
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Paypal, Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) have recently released a report titled ________

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“Fraud & Risk Management in Digital Payments”

The report gives a glimpse of growth of fraud and payment scams

The key observations of the report were:-

  • The E-commerce market is anticipated to grow from USD 50 billion in 2018 to USD 200 billion 2026
  • Internet user base will grow to 835 million by 2023 from 560 million in 2018
  • as of 2019 9 25 million debit cards and 47 major credit cards have been issued in India. These figures are only second to China.
  • Digital payments are on a rapid growth paath with National payment Corporation of India’s UPI alone having 1.49 billion in volume and USD 41 billion in transaction value in July 2020
  • as per the RBI prediction digital transactions will increase from INR 2069 crores (USD 280 million) in December 2018 to 8707 crore (USD 1178 million) by December 2021
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Data Security Council of India (DSCI) HQ

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Noida

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Data Security Council of India (DSCI) CEO

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Rama Vedashree

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According to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Union Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) India’s GDP fell by ______ in April-June quarter of 2020

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23.9%

This was due to the downfall in businesses and livelihood Amid covid-19 pandemic induced national lockdown. Decrease in GDP was because of slowing of consumer spending, private investments and contraction in exports in March quarter

The growth of the Indian economy in Q4 FY20 (january to March) was also at the slowest pace in 8 years at 3.1 %

Covid-19 has brought on India’s fourth recession since independence and the first since liberalisation.

The economy last contracted in FY80. This is the first contractions India we can releasing GDP growth data on a quarterly basis in 1997-8.

Global economies are also experiencing contractions due to covid-19. The International Monetary Fund has estimated a global contraction of 4.9% in 2020

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265
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The European investment bank (EIB) is to invest in what Indian city’s first Metro line ?

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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh’s 1st metro line.

The 32.4km urban rail line is EIB’s 2nd biggest operation outside the EU till date. It is set to invest 650 million Euros for the same.

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRCL) is the promoter financial intermediate for this project

It is the second metro rail project supported by EIB in Uttar Pradesh (following the 450 million euros investment in Lucknow metro rail system)

650 million euro investment is the 5th investment of EIB in green infrastructure and connectivity in India.

The EIB has invested in Metro Rail systems in Bhopal, Pune, Bangalore and Lucknow.

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When did European investment bank (EIB) begin its operations in India ?

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1993

It happens that supported 17 projects in the country and invested crores to 4.2 billion euros in India

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267
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European investment bank (EIB) President

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Werner Hoyer

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268
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European investment bank (EIB) HQ

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Luxembourg

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What country has extended an emergency loan to India to fight covid-19?

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Japan extended and emergency support loan of up to 50 Billion Japanese yen (INR 3500 crore) to support India was found to covid-19

This is the largest financial assistance announced by any country to support India’s response to covid-19

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270
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What two countries were declared as joint winner of the 2020 online FIDE chess Olympiad

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India and Russia

Initially Russia was declared the winner after two Indian players - Nihil Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost out on time in the final due to the server being disconnected.

However India lost a protest against the controversial decision which was reviewed and FIDE (International Chess Foundation) announced Gold Medals for both India and Russia

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What Formula One champion won the Belgian Grand Prix 2020 at Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps, Blegium?

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Lewis Hamilton

With this victory he claimed his 89th career title

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272
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World Coconut Day

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September 2

It is observed to create awareness about important and usage of coconut and its benefits across the world

The day is celebrated in Asian and Pacific regions as they contain the world’s most spoken and growing production centres

Theme of 2020: “Invest in Coconut to save the world”

Every year the theme is decided by International Coconut Community (ICC)

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What is the International Coconut Community (ICC) ?

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The international coconut community is an intergovernmental organisation of coconut producing countries organised under the Aegis of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

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International Coconut Community (ICC) HQ

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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International Coconut Community (ICC) Executive Director

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Jelfina C. Alouw

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276
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Telugu language day

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August 29

It is celebrated every year in Andhra Pradesh on the birth anniversary of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, a prominent Telugu writer

Telugu is referred to as the “Italian of the East” by Niccolo De Conti in the 16th century.

Niccolo De Conti was an Italian Explorer who found the Telugu language and give it was just like the Italian language.

Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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277
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What former Indian Ambassador to the USA, Pakistan, Netherlands and China and who was also the cofounder of Delhi Policy Group passed away recently?

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Katyayani Shankar Bajpai

He co founded the Delhi Policy Group (DGP), which is an independent think tank in 1994

He is the son of of the first secretary general of the ministry of external affairs - Girija Shankar Bajpai

If we only diplomat who served as the Ambassador to China, Pakistan and the US, when there was a stream in relationship with each of these countries

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278
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Who is the new Chairman and managing director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) Visakhapatnam ?

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Hemant Khatri (Retired Commodore)

He was previously serving as the director of strategic projects HSL.

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279
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How many railway stations have the Indian Railways so far solarized?

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More than 960

This is being done to achieve the objective of becoming hundred percent self sustainable for all its power need.

The Indian Railway has a set target of becoming net zero carbon emitter by 2030. However to meet its consumption needs by solar power alone it requires 33 billion units of power. This is why Indian Railway plans to install Solar Power Plants of 20 GW in its vacant land by 2030.

It has more than 51,000 hectares of vacant land.

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280
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Where has the first Solar Power Plant to run trains in set up in the world?

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Bina, Madhya Pradesh

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281
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What is the name of the joint venture between Ministry of Railways and RITES Limited ?

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“Railway Energy Management Company”

It was established in 2013.

RITES Limited holds 51% of the shareholding while Indian Railways holds 49%.

The company has begun to tap the business potential in the energy sector by setting up renewable energy projects.

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282
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What is the name of the remote controlled medical trolley developed by Indian Railways?

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“MEDBOT”

to deliver food medicine to COVID19 patients.

At present MEDBOT is providing its services in the Central Hospital of the Diesel Rail Engine Factory, Varanasi

Using this robot trolley, food and medicine are being provided without any physical contact with the patients

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283
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Indian Railways Board Chairman & CEO

A

Vinod Kumar Yadav

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Indian Railways Union Minister

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Piyush Goyal

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285
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Minister of State , Indian Railways

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Suresh Angadi

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286
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Who is the author of the children’s picture book titled “The Big Thoughts of Little Luv” ?

A

Karan Johar

(Inspired by his kids)

He has received the Padma Shri Award in the field of Arts in January 2020.

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287
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What are the “Rules of Transaction of Business” for the Government of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir?

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They have been notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, under S.55 of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, read with the Proclamation dated October 31, 2019 issued under S.73 of the said Act.

The rules delineate roles and responsibilities between the centre-appointed functionary and legislators.

Some key features of the rules are:-

  • Police, Civil Services and anti corruption bureau of J&K will fall under the Lieutenant Governor(LG)
  • If the LG and council of ministers differ on any issue, the LG is required to refer the matter to the President and the LG will act according to the decision taken by the President
  • There will be 39 departments in the UT
  • The LG will be the final authority in transfer posting of officers All India Services, Police and Anti Corruption Bureau
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Jammu and Kashmir Capital

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Srinagar

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Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor

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Manoj Sinha

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The Ministry of Defense has recently set up a three member committee under ________ to review the utilisation of Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (AFHCS)

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Lt. General Shekatkar (retd.)

The Committee is to identify appointments in the Inter Service Organisations and Service Headquarters.

The main objective of the committee is to help save expenditure of INR25,000 crores in the next five years.

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291
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What is the “Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services”?

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The headquarters is responsible to provide civilian staff, support services, secretariat and clerical to the headquarters of Indian Armed Forces.

It was established in 1968

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292
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How much fine did the Supreme Court impose on activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan as punishment for criminal contempt ?

A

INR 1/-

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293
Q

Coal India has targeted to invest _____ crores on _____ projects by _____

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INR 1.22 lakh

500 porjects

By 2023-24

It will also help to achieve production target of 1 billion tonnes by 2023-24

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294
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Coal India HQ

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Kolkata

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Coal India Chairman and MD

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Pramod Agarwal

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296
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What are the key observations of the report released by the NCRB on suicides?

A

The report is titled “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” report in October 2019

The data released in 2019 says that:-

  • around 10,281 farmers committed suicides in 2019. It was 10,357 in 2018
  • In 2019, the number of daily wage workers that committed suicide were 32,559.
  • Chattisgarh had the highest suicidal rate in the country with 26.4%
  • The total number of suicides in the country were 1,39,123 in 2019

This data shows that 42000 480 farmers and daily wage workers committed suicide. This is a 6% increase from previous year.

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297
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National crime records bureau (NCRB) director

A

Ramphal Pawar, IPS

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298
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National crime records bureau (NCRB) HQ

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New Delhi

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299
Q

___________ international body has recently released the first ever guidelines to Social justice for people with disabilities in order to make it easy for them to access justice systems in the world

A

United Nations

300
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Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of understanding between India and ________ for the cooperation in the field of geology and mineral resources

A

Finland

The agreement was signed between Geological Survey of India (Ministry Of Mines)
and
Geological Survey of Finland
and Ministry of Employment and Economy, Finland

Centre District in mineral such as iron, copper, chromium, Nickel and gold

301
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Finland President

A

Sauli Niinisto

302
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Finalnd PM

A

Sanna Marin

303
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Finland currency

304
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What country has India entered into an agreement with to deepen the corporation to counter terrorism piracy and insurgency to boost trade exchange ?

A

Nigeria

India has also made donations to Nigeria of essential medicines. In July 2020 India donated USD50 million what’s the essential medicines to Nigeria to fight covid-19

305
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What country is the largest trading partner of Nigeria?

A

India

The bilateral trade between India and Nigeria was USD 13.9 billion in 2019- 20

306
Q

What country has replaced the United States as Nigeria as largest Oil importer?

A

India

Around 20% to 25% of oil demand of India is covered by Nigeria.

Currently India purchase of 30% of Nigeria everyday crude oil production

307
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Who is India’s largest crude oil supplier in the continent of Africa?

A

Nigeria

India imports 400,000 barrels of oil from Nigeria everyday. India buys USD 10 billion worth of oil annually

308
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Nigeria capital

309
Q

Nigeria president

A

Muhammadu Buhari

310
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Nigeria currency

A

Nigerian Naira

311
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What two countries hold the bilateral Naval exercise INDRA ?

A

India and Russia

INDRA 2020 if you take place in the Andaman sea close to to strategic Strait of Malacca

Three Russian Naval ships are to take part in the exercise, which is to be held on September 4th and 5th.

The exercise comes just after India withdrew from Kavkaz-2020 multinational exercise that is to be held in Russia

312
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Currency of Russia

A

Russian ruble

313
Q

What is the name of AI powered chatbot launched by ICICI on Google assistant?

A

LiGo

It addresses queries by simple voice commands

314
Q

ICICI Prudential Life MD & CEO

A

N. S. Kanna

315
Q

ICICI Prudential Life HO

316
Q

Federal Bank has partnered with ________ to provide affordable options for its debit cards?

A

Innoviti Point of Sale (POS) terminals

317
Q

Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd Registered Office

318
Q

Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd CEO

A

Rajeev Agarwal

319
Q

Federal Bank HQ

320
Q

Federal Bank MD & CEO

A

Shyam Srinivasan

321
Q

What state government has recently received the nod from IRDAI to form its Crop Insurance firm ?

A

Andhra Pradesh government

The crop insurance fir is Andhra Pradesh General Insurance Company (APGCI)

Andhra Pradesh is among the few states like Bihar and West Bengal that has chosen to have their own Crop Insurance schemes

Andhra Pradesh General Insurance Company (APGCI) will run the state’s YSR Free Crop Insurance Scheme

To be eligible for the scheme the farmer must register themselves on E-Karshak app

322
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What state has launched the “Gandagi Bharat Chhodo” Campaign

A

Madhya Pradesh

Over 7 lakh people to coach to maintain cleanliness and 8,70,000 people were approached to make compost from wet waste

The campaign also honoured in thousand coronavirus sanitation workers

4,65,000 masks were distributed with the help of citizens.

A total of 18,560 challans were made against polythene carry bags

323
Q

Governor of Madhya Pradesh

A

Anandiben Patel

324
Q

How many states and union territories have been included in the one Nation one ration card scheme?

A

26 states and union territories

The scheme 62 benefit 65 crore people

Ladakh and Lakshadweep have recently been included

Remaining States will be integrated in the scheme by March 2021

325
Q

What Indian company is the world’s largest solar power generation Asset Owner?

A

Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL)

Ranked by Mercom Capital

GCL New Energy (a Hong Kong listed independent solar power producer) rank second

SB Energy (Tokyo based renewable energy developer) rank 3rd

Mercom capital is a Clean Energy communication Consulting firm

326
Q

What Indian Dairy company is a first to enter Rabobank’s Global Top 20 ?

A

Amul, Gujarat Cooperative milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)

Amul ranked 16th with an annual turnover of USD 5.5 billion (INR40,240 crores)

Switzerland Nestle topped the list with a turnover of USD 22.1 billion

This was followed by France’s Lactalis with USD 21 billion

Rabobank is a dutch multinational banking and financial services company

327
Q

Who is the new chief Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) ?

A

K. Padmakar

He succeeds D.Rajkumar who superannuated after turning 60.

328
Q

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)

A

is the country’s largest state refiner

329
Q

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) HQ

330
Q

Who is the Chairman and managing director of India Trade promotion Organisation ?

A

LC Goyal

He will hold the position for the extended period of one year from September 1, 2020 to September 1, 2021

331
Q

India Trade promotion Organisation (ITPO)

A

It is the trade promotion agency of ministry of Commerce and industry

332
Q

Who became the first woman and the third IAS officer to be appointed as the Director General of bureau of Civil Aviation security?

A

Usha Padhee

She has succeeded Rakesh Asthana

333
Q

IIT Guwahati has collaborated with what foreign university for its data protection project ?

A

University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

The project seeks to work towards developing indigenous algorithm to protect the country’s digital data from cyber attacks by Advanced computers

334
Q

Who has authored the book - “The Commonwealth of cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind” ?

A

Ramachandra Guha

The author offers a memoir and a charter of the life of cricket in India

It is published by Harper Collins India and William Collins

335
Q

What Hollywood actor is set to publish his first children’s book “The One and Only Sparkella” ?

A

Channing Tatum

The book featuring the illustration of Kim Barnes is going to be published by Feiwei & Friends

It portrays a young girl Ella

336
Q

__________ organisation plans to come out to the detailed set of forensic accounting and investigation standards by the end of December 2020

A

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

It has accepted the proposal of Digital Accounting and Assurance Board (DAAB) of ICAI and is going to issue Forensic Accounting and Investigation Standards (FAIS) in India

There will be 30 standards under 6 groups.

RBI has mandated forensic audit for transactions over INR 200 crores.

London companies can individually call for audits or investigation for suspected fraud.

337
Q

What is forensic accounting?

A

It is is the investigation of fraud for financial manipulation by analysing financial information.

Usually forensic Accountants are hired to prepare litigation related to insurance, insolvency, fraud or any other type of financial theft

338
Q

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) president

A

Atul Kumar Gupta

339
Q

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) HQ

340
Q

What organisation plans to host the first-ever cycling summit ?

A

Cycling Federation of India (CFI)

The one-day Summit is to be held in 2021 and aims to promote the culture of cycling and sharing knowledge between beginner and professional cyclists.

On September 1, 2020 CFI signed an agreement with Contarctica, a marketing exploration firm ?

341
Q

What is the cycling Summit of 2021?

A

It will be hosted in Delhi Mumbai and Bangalore.

It is expected to attract around 25,000 participants in each City.

The one-day Summit is to be held in 2021 and aims to promote the culture of cycling and sharing knowledge between beginner and professional cyclists.

Athletes and domestic and global brands plan on taking part in the Summit

342
Q

National Small Industry Day

A

August 30

The day is observed to promote small industries

The first National Small Industry Day was observed in 2001, when the Ministry of Small Scale Industries organised as a convention for all SSI entrepreneurs

343
Q

How many chinese apps have been banned in India?

A

118

We have been banned by Ministry of Electronics and information technology

The app have been banned under S.69A of the IT Act, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009.

The move has been made upon a recommendation sent by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

344
Q

Union Minister of ministry of Electronics and information technology

A

Ravi Shankar Prasad

345
Q

The Rajasthan government has signed agreement where is what company to develop project for textile, defence and Aerospace?

A

Shri Vallabh Pittie (SVP) International Group.

The project includes a craft maintenance, repair and overhaul. It also includes an aviation academy

SVP will invest INR4000 crore for these projects.

346
Q

Rajasthan governor

A

Kalraj Mishra

347
Q

Rajasthan capital

348
Q

Rajasthan CM

A

Ashok Gahlot

349
Q

What state predominantly celebrate the festival of Pang Lhabsol ?

A

Sikkim

It is one of the most culturally significant festivals celebrated annually by the Sikkim people

It commemorates the blessing of Mount Khangchendzonga as a Guardian of deity Sikkim.

The festival aims to pay tribute to Mount Khangchendzonga , which is believed to have protected the sacred land since ages

350
Q

Sikkim capital

351
Q

Sikkim CM

A

Prem Singh Tamang

352
Q

Sikkim governor

A

Ganga Prasad

353
Q

What state government plans to set up Bulk Drug Pharma Park?

A

Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC) has signed an agreement with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) to set up a Bulk Drug Pharma Park (BDP) in the state.

The park will be set up in a minimum of 2,000 acres at a cost of INR 6,940 crores of in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh

It is been set up under the BDP scheme of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals, GOI

354
Q

Who is the new Chairman of Press Trust of India ?

A

Aveek Sarkar (Editor of Emeritus and Vice Chairman of Ananda Bazaar Group of Publication)

He will succeed Vijay Kumar Chopra (Chief Editor of Punjab Kesari Group)

355
Q

Press Trust of India (PTI) HQ

356
Q

Press Trust of India (PTI) Editor in Chief

A

Vijay Joshi

357
Q

Who is the CEO of the Indian Railways?

A

V. K. Yadav

He is also the chairman of the Railway Board and retain is post even after being appointed as CEO.

358
Q

What are some of the key changes approved by the government as part of the restructuring of the Indian Railways?

A

Restructuring of Indian Railways was approved in December 2019.

Some of the key changes of the restructuring are:-

  • The 8 Group A services will be consolidated into a central service called the Indian Railway Service
  • The Indian Railway Medical Service (IRMS) will be renamed the Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS)
  • After the restructuring, Indian Railway board has five members, which are, CEO along with four members who are responsible for Infrastructure, Operations & Business Development, Rolling Stock and Finance.
359
Q

Who is the member responsible for infrastructure in the railway board?

A

Pradeep Kumar

360
Q

Who is the member responsible for “Traction and Rolling Stock” in the railway board

361
Q

Who is the member responsible for “Operations and Business Development” in the railway board?

A

PS Mishara

362
Q

Who is the member responsible for “Finance” in the railway board?

A

Manjula Rangarajan

363
Q

Who has authored the book “Let Us Dream” ?

A

Pope Francis

The book will be and outcome of numerous exchanges between Pope Francis and his biographer Austen Ivereigh in the weeks following the coronavirus outbreak around the world

364
Q

What rank does India hold in the 13th edition of global innovation index released by WIPO?

A

48th out of a total of 131 countries

Theme of the 13th edition of Global Innovation Index 2020 - “Who Will Finance Innovation?”

India occupied the 52nd position in 2019 and 81st in 2015

Switzerland rank first

This is the first time the India has rank in the top 50

(indicators for GII include institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication and business sophistication, knowledge and technology outputs and creative outputs)

365
Q

What is the World Intellectual Property Organisation?

A

It is a global forum for intellectual property policy, services, information and cooperation.

It is especially to the United Nations and Express 193 member states to develop IP legal framework

366
Q

World Intellectual Property Organisation Director general

A

Daren Tang (Singapore)

367
Q

World Intellectual Property Organisation HQ

A

Geneva, Switzerland

368
Q

What Indian universities featured in the World University Ranking 2021?

A

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) bangalore - ranked 301-350 group ranking.

IISc Bangalore what’s the topmost rent Indian Institute among the 63 Indian Institutions which qualify for the ranking

IIT Ropar and IISc Bangalore were the only Indian Institutes in the world top 400 University

University of Oxford of UK was ported top in the list

The list was released by Times Higher Education (THE)

The rankings are made on the basis of 13 performance indicators that measure the performance of the institute across four areas, , which are - teaching, research, knowledge transfers and international outlook.

369
Q

Small Industries Development Bank has inked an agreement with what state government to develop micro, small and medium enterprises ecosystem in the state?

A

Government of Maharashtra

The decision has been taken in line with the recommendations of the Upendra Kumar Sinha committee on MSME set up by the Reserve Bank of India.

370
Q

Small Industries Development Bank (SIDBI) CMD

A

Mohammad Mustafa

371
Q

Small Industries Development Bank HQ

372
Q

Maharashtra Governor

A

Bhagat Singh koshyari

373
Q

Maharashtra chief minister

A

Uddhav Bal Thackeray

374
Q

Who is the new MD and CEO of the South Indian Bank, Kerala ?

A

Murali Ramakrishnan

He succeed VG Mathew

375
Q

South Indian Bank headquarters

A

Thrissur, Kerala

376
Q

Who is the MD and CEO of Punjab and Sind Bank?

A

S Krishnan

He will replace S Harishankar

377
Q

Punjab and Sind Bank non executive chairman

A

Dr Charan Singh

378
Q

Punjab and Sind Bank HQ

379
Q

Adani group plans to purchase a majority stake (74%) in what airport?

A

Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

The Steak is been purchased by Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL)

Through the agreement AAHL will acquire the death of current promoter GVK Group and buy out minority shareholders

380
Q

MIAL is a joint venture between _____

A

Airport Authority of India (AAI) and GVK Industries.

Airport company of South Africa holds 10% stake and Bidvest Group holds 13.5% stake in MIAL

381
Q

Adani group chairman

A

Gautam Adani

382
Q

Adani group HQ

383
Q

Airport Authority of India Chairman

A

Arvindh Singh

384
Q

Airport Authority of India HQ

385
Q

UN International Day of Charity

A

September 5

To raise awareness about the role of Charity to ease poverty and hunger

September 5 was chosen to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta (St. Teresa of Calcutta, Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu)

Charitable organisations and individuals around

The day was first celebrated in 2013

386
Q

When did Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize?

387
Q

National Teachers Day

A

September 5

The day is marked on the birth anniversary of India’s former President Doctor Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The first teachers day was celebrated in 1962

388
Q

Who was Doctor Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan?

A

He hailed from Tiruttani, Madras.

He served as the first Vice President from 1952 to 1962.

You became the second President of India in 1962 and served in 1967

He was born on September 5, 1888

389
Q

Who was the second President of India?

A

Doctor Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

390
Q

What state receive the first inland shipping cargo from Bangladesh under the Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT)?

A

Tripura

The Daukandi (Bangaldesh) - Sonamura (Tripura) Inland Waterway Protocol route has been operationalised.

Bangladeshi vessel- MB Premier started from Daukandi and reached Sonamura, traversing 93 kms along the river Gumti

391
Q

Tripura capital

392
Q

Tripura chief minister

A

Biplab Kumar Deb

393
Q

Tripura governor

A

Ramesh Bais

394
Q

Bangladesh president

A

Mohammed Abdul Hamidq

395
Q

Bangladesh capital

396
Q

What state has launched the “i-Rakhwali” app ?

A

Punjab

Will help people by providing them with location of to get easy access to free plants.
People can also report illegal felling of trees and any damage to the forests using the app.

397
Q

Punjab State minister for department of forest and wildlife preservation

A

Sadhu Singh Dharmsot

398
Q

Punjab Governor

A

V P Singh Badnore

399
Q

Punjab Capital

A

Chandigarh

400
Q

Punjab CM

A

Amarinder Singh

401
Q

_________ Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Senior Officials’ Meeting was held virtually

A

12th

It was co chaired by

  • Vijay Thakur (Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs
  • Mr. Sok Soken (Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Cambodia)

Key areas discussed were tourism, culture, education, transport and communications

402
Q

Who are the member countries of the Mekong Ganga cooperation ?

A

India, Cambodia, Lao PDR(People’s democratic Republic), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

It was launched in 2000

403
Q

What is “Mekong” ?

A

The mekong is the largest river in South East Asian region and flows through 6 country that is Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and China

404
Q

What Bollywood actor is the brand ambassador of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited?

A

Ayushmann Khurrana

405
Q

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited MD & CEO

A

Tarun Chugh

406
Q

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited HQ

407
Q

What app has the education ministry to develop Indian English pronunciations in the unique Indian way ?

A

“EnglishPro”

It has been developed by Central university, English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) under the University Social Responsibility (USR) programme

This is the first initiative of its kind by any university in India

Application support organic translations from mother to English

408
Q

Ministry of Education, Union Minister

A

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

409
Q

Ministry of Education, Minister of state

A

Sanjay Dhotre

410
Q

English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) vice chancellor

A

E. Suresh Kumar

411
Q

English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) HQ

412
Q

What is the name of the Ozone based N95 decontaminating device launched by an IIT Delhi incubated startup?

A

ChakrDev

It has been launched by Chakr Innovation, which is an IIT Delhi incubated startup

The N95 mask can be decontaminated and reused upto ten times.

The device decontaminates the N95 mask within 90 minutes for a safe reuse.

413
Q

Who has authored the books “Invertonomics: * ideas to transform India” ?

A

Goonmeet Singh Chauhan

The book presents practical ideas and models to solve 8 specific fundamental problems of India like Social inequality, Air Pollution, Cleanliness, Safer Cities, Women Empowerment and rural economy deteriorating etc.

The book focuses on creating a model involving citizens to work towards the solutions and to use those ideas to solve similar global problems

414
Q

What country hosted the virtual G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting?

A

Saudi Arabia

This was part of the Sherpa Track for the G20 Leaders Sumit 2020, which will be held at the end of 2020.

The meet was chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud

India was represented by Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, MEA

415
Q

Union Minister, Ministry of External Affairs

A

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

416
Q

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A

Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud

417
Q

The Umbrella body for NBFCs recently asked the RBI to review __________ circular released by the RBI

A

RBI’s current account circular which stated that no bank is allowed to open current account for the customer who availed credit facilities in the form of cash and credit (CC) for overdraft (OD) from the banking system.

RBI released this circular in August 2020

(Read more about this)

Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) - umbrella body of NBFCs`

418
Q

Who is the first Cricket ambassador of SBOTOP?

A

Dwayne Bravo (West Indies Cricketer)

419
Q

What. is SBOTOP?

A

It is an online betting platform that provides giving experiences

420
Q

What Indian Grandmaster won the 48th annual world open Chess Tournament?

A

Panneerselvam Iniyan

with 7.5 points from 9 games.

The tournament is usually held at Philadelphia New York.

This time it was conducted Virtually due to the pandemic

The tournament had a total of 122 participants from 16 countries

421
Q

The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement with what country for food processing marketing and Technology to benefit Horticulture and aquaculture farmers across the state?

A

Andhra Pradesh

The agreement with Neverland is for interior architecture, design, packaging and containers for food processing

The Andhra Pradesh Government also signed an agreement with seven companies in food processing as follows:-

  • agreement with Tiruchirappalli based ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana was signed for banana cultivation and processing
  • an agreement with Big Basket was signed for marketing infrastructure pertaining to food processing of tomato and banana
  • an agreement with ITC for food processing of mango, sweet lime and chillies
  • an agreement with Lawrencedale Agro processing was signed for food processing of onion
  • the government also entered into an agreement with IFB for technology and marketing of shrimp and fish
422
Q

What state has relaunched the theSVAYEM scheme the to provide self employment to the youth of the state?

A

Assam

It has been launched its own scheme - Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM)

The scheme is worth INR1000 crore and it is aimed to provide self employment opportunities to more than 2 lakh youths of the state

The redesigned SVAYEM will provide INR 50,000/- as seed money to start a business venture to the qualified beneficiaries.

The beneficiary must be below the age of 40 years and should have passed matriculation and be part of existing self help groups.

423
Q

Society of Indian automobile manufacturers (SIAM) organised and hosted its 60th SIAM Annual Convention 2020 virtually, titled _______

A

“Rebuilding the Nation, Responsibly”

SIAM appointed Kenichi Ayukawa (MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.) as its new President

424
Q

Who is the new President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)?

A

Kenichi Ayukawa (MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.)

He succeeds Rajan Wadhera, Senior Adviser of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

425
Q

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Vice President

A

Vipin Sodhi (MD & CEO of Ashok Leyland)

426
Q

Who is the MD and CEO of Ashok Leyland

A

Vipin Sodhi

427
Q

MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

A

Kenichi Ayukawa

428
Q

What State government has recently cleared INR600 crore for a watershed project with the assistance of World Bank?

A

Karnataka

The project is titled “Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development” (REWARD)

The project will benefit farmers to cultivate in 10 lakh hectares of parched land in 10 districts of Karnataka

State government will provide INR 180 crores
and
the world bank will provide INR 420 crore for the next six years

429
Q

Karnataka Chief Minister

A

BS Yediyurappa

430
Q

Karnataka Governor

A

Vajubhai Vala

431
Q

Karnataka capital

432
Q

Ministry of Tribal Affairs held ___________ to review the progress on the outcome of various project being implemented under different partnerships

A

Two Day National Tribal Research Conclave

It was shared by Union Minister Arjun Munda

The conclave was organised by Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Tribal Affairs
and
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)

During the country and agreement was signed between Ministry of Tribal Affairs
and Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) to set up up the National Institute of Tribal Research at IIPA Campus, New Delhi

The proposed Institute will be engaged in tribal research in collaboration with government and non government organisation

433
Q

The food and agricultural organisation held its _______ regional conference virtually

A

35th Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35)

It was hosted by Bhutan at its capital Thimphu

The conference is shared by Bhutan secretary of agriculture ministry - Rinzin Dorji

India was represented by minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare - Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala

434
Q

Minister of state, for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

A

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala

435
Q

Bhutan secretary of Agriculture Ministry

A

Rinzin Dorji

436
Q

What country is to hold the next FAO Regional Conference APCR in 2022?

A

Bangladesh

Bangladesh will be hosting the conference for the first time since it joined FAO in 1973

437
Q

When was the first regional conference of FAO held for APCR ?

A

1953 in Bangalore, India

India has hosted the conference four times

438
Q

What was the theme of the 3rd annual leadership Summit of the five day long US India strategic partnership forum?

A

US India Navigating New Challenges

The aim of the summit was to discuss enhancing strategic and economic collaboration between US and India in trade, investment, healthcare, Fintech.

439
Q

When was the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) formed?

A

2017

It is the only independent bilateral organisation that is committed to creating a strategic partnership between US and India

440
Q

What two International organisations have entered into a partnership to create awareness about cyber safety among students in India?

A

WhatsApp and Cyber Peace Foundation

The partnership target to reach about 15,000 students in five Indian states - Delhi, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra by the end of 2020 (under the first phase of a Pan India program)

This initiative is built on the “e-Raksha” program

To enhance online safety for children Cyber Peace Foundation
in consultation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and state police authorities will provide training to teachers, parents and students

The participants at the end of this training sessions will establish a “cyber please club”

441
Q

WhatsApp head

A

Will Cathart

442
Q

WhatsApp headquarters

A

California United States

443
Q

Cyber Peace Foundation. Headquarter

444
Q

Cyber Peace Foundation president

A

Captain Vineet Kumar

445
Q

Space X has recently launched ______ star link satellites to provide faster internet

A

60

Falcon 9 of SpaceX (a two stage rocket) launched the 12th batch of Starlink satellites into the orbit

Falcon 9 was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre of NASA, Florida

The total number of satellites in the starlink constellation is 482

446
Q

SpaceX founder and CEO

447
Q

SpaceX headquarters

A

California

448
Q

International Day of clean air for blue skies

A

September 7

Theme: “Clean Air for All”

2020 marks the first time this day is being observed to prevent air pollution

449
Q

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has partnered with ________ software company to provide support to innovators and entrepreneurs in India

A

Freshworks Inc.

AIM has also collaborated with ScooNews

450
Q

Freshworks Inc. Founder and CEO

A

Girish Mathrubootham

451
Q

Freshworks Inc. HQ

A

San Mateo, Claifornia

452
Q

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) Mission Director

A

Ramanan Ramanathan

453
Q

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) HQ

454
Q

What state it has retained the top spot in the State Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) Ranking for 2018-2019 released by the Department of Industrial Promotion and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry?

A

Andhra Pradesh (topped the Ease of Doing Business ranking 2019)

followed by UP and Telangana

Among the UTs, Delhi bagged the top spot

the BRAP 2018-19 includes 180 reform points covering 12 business regulatory areas like access to information, single window system, environment, land availability, etc.

The Ease of Doing Business is a joint initiative by the DPIIT and World Bank

States/UTs with least ranking were - Arunachal Pradesh (29th), Chandigarh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim and Tripura

In North East Assam topped the ranks

455
Q

The bilateral exercise of INDRA NAVY is held bi annually between what two countries?

A

India and Russia

2020 marked the 11th edition of the bilateral Maritime Exercise

This time it was conducted in the Bay of Bengal, close to the strategic point of Strait of Malacca

The Indian Navy will be represented by:- - guided missile destroyer: Ranvijay - indigenous frigate: Sahyadari
- Fleet Tanker : Shakti

456
Q

Chief of Naval Staff

A

Admiral Karambir Singh

457
Q

Where was the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for defence ministers held?

A

Moscow, Russia

Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh, made a 3 day visit to Moscow for the same and for meeting his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu

458
Q

Russian Defence Minister

A

Sergey Shoigu

459
Q

What UT has launched an online performance appraisal system for its officers ?

A

Jammu and Kashmir

The system is called SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW)

It will affect 1289 officers and is aimed at bringing greater transparency and to avoid loss of appraisal reports

Project will be implemented by
- J&K e governance agency, IT Department
in collaboration with
- National Informatics Centre and General Administration Department

460
Q

What state government has relaunched its 10 week anti dengue campaign ?

A

New Delhi

The campaign is called “10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 minute” and is being run to promote awareness about vector borne diseases like dengue and Chikungunya.

Residence are advised to check the homes for stagnant clean water every Sunday.

461
Q

Lt. Governor Delhi

A

Anil Bajaj

462
Q

What country launched a reusable experimental aircraft into space ?

A

China

Launched its spacecraft on a Long March 2F carrier rocket

from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwestern Chinese region in inner Mongolia

The spacecraft is similar to X-37b launch by the US

Other details of the mission have been kept secret

463
Q

China currency

A

Chinese Yuan Renmibi

464
Q

China president

A

Xi Jinping

465
Q

What research paper has recently revealed that the moon is rusting?

A

Research paper titled “Widespread hematite at high latitudes of the Moon”

It was published in science advances

The paper reviewed the data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper Instrument (M3) of Chandravan-1 orbiter of ISRO and found iron oxide or Hematide at the latitudes of the Moon.

Shuan Li University of Hawaii was the lead author of the research paper

ISRO Chandrayan-1 mission also discovered water and mapped various minerals on the surface of the moon in 2008

466
Q

What Bank financed a loan to SREI Finance Limited (SEFL) to facilitate German exports to India?

A

KfW IPEX bank

Finance the loan of 10 million euros

The bank will provide model in energy-efficient construction machinery for use in Indian infrastructure such as Asphalt machines, road pavers and rollers

The bank has marked its pledge to support Germany in European export industry

467
Q

KfW IPEX bank HQ

A

Frankfurt, Germany

468
Q

KfW IPEX bank CEO

A

Klaus R. Michalak

469
Q

SREI Equipment Finance Limited MD

A

Devendra Kumar Vyas

It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited

470
Q

SREI Equipment Finance Limited HQ

471
Q

International Literacy Day

A

September 8

The first international Literacy Day was celebrated in 1966 during the 14th Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

2020 theme was: “Literacy teaching and Learning in the COVID19 crisis and beyond”

Literacy is also part of UN sustainable development goals. It is SDG 4.

472
Q

What state topped the literacy chart in the report “Household Social Consumption: Education in India” ?

A

Kerala (96.2%), followed by Delhi.

The report is part of the 75th round of National Sample Survey from July 2017 to June 2018 conducted by the National Statistical Office.

The service provided State wise detail of literacy rate among persons aged 7 years and above

Andhra Pradesh was the worst performer 66.4%, followed by Rajasthan at 69.7 percent.

The overall literacy rate of the country is 77.7%

Literacy rate in rural areas is 73.5% and in urban areas is 87.7%

Male literacy rate is 84.7 %. Female literacy rate is 70.3 %.

The report also revealed that nearly 4% of rural households and 23% of urban households possessed computers. Among persons aged between 15 to 29, nearly 24% in rural areas and 56% in urban areas we are able to operate a computer.

473
Q

Minister of state (independent charge), Ministry of statistics and programme implementation

A

Rao Inderjit Singh

474
Q

Secretary, Ministry of statistics and programme implementation

A

Pravin Srivastava

475
Q

National Sample Survey Director General

A

Vijay Kumar

476
Q

What is the name of the 24 seven toll free mental has rehabilitation helpline launched by the Ministry Of Social justice and empowerment?

A

KIRAN

1800-500-0019

The helpline was launched considering the increasing incidence of mental illness in the wake of covid-19 pandemic

13 languages are covered in the help blind

It is being coordinated by:-

  • The National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities , Chennai
  • National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation, Sehore, MP
477
Q

The DRDO successfully tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSDTV) using _______

A

Indigenously developed Scramjet Propulsion System

(in its second attempt)

Technology will be very critical and it will play an important part in developing hypersonic Cruise Missile system.

HSDTV is designed to Cruise at Mach 6 speed (or six times the speed of sound)

The test was conducted from Abdul Kalam island of the Odisha coast.

478
Q

Report by Ernst and young suggests that India’s agricultural Technology can grow to _____ in 5 years

A

USD 24.1 billion

The report also stated that with the turnover of USD 204 million, India’s agri tech sector is at under 1% of its market potential

According to the report there are 500 agri tech startups in the country out of which 57 are servicing the five high categories and have raised a combined total of USD 532 million

479
Q

In a virtual Summit held between ____________ countries it was decided that these three Nations will collaborate in 5G Technology

A

US, India and Israel

The keynote address was provided by Ms. Bonnie Glick, Deputy administrator USAID (United States Agency for International Development)

Is also addressed by Israeli Ambassador to India Ron Malka and his counterpart Sanjiv Singla.

480
Q

Israel capital

481
Q

Israel currency

A

Israeli shekel

482
Q

Israel pm

A

Benjamin Netanyahu

483
Q

Israel president

A

Reuvin Rivlin

484
Q

USAID (United States Agency for International Development) Deputy administrator

A

Ms. Bonnie Glick

485
Q

USAID (United States Agency for International Development) acting administrator

A

John Barsa

486
Q

USAID (United States Agency for International Development) HQ

A

Washington DC, USA

487
Q

Israeli Ambassador to India

488
Q

Indian Ambassador to Israel

A

Sanjiv Singla

489
Q

According to India Rations and Research Agency (Ind-Ra) India’s GDP growth contracted by a record ____ % in the first quarter of FY21, which is much higher than Ind-Ra’s forecast which was _____ (due to the pandemic)

A

23.9%

Ind-Ra forecast - 17%

Ind-Ra is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Fitch Group

It has now projected India’s GDP to contract by 11.8% (from the earlier contraction prediction of 5.3%)

Ind-Ra also expects the Indian economy to rebound and grow in FY22 at 9.9% year on year basis

490
Q

India Rations and Research Agency (Ind-Ra) MD & CEO

A

Rohit Karan Sawhney

491
Q

India Rations and Research Agency (Ind-Ra) HQ

492
Q

_______ and _______ have signed an agreement to bring Self Help Groups, producer groups and enterprise under banking network

A

Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM)

and

North East Small Finance Bank (NEFSB)

NFSB has a presence in 164 locations across Assam

493
Q

________ is the first private bank from Assam and Northeast India

A

North East Small Finance Bank (NEFSB)

494
Q

North East Small Finance Bank (NEFSB) MD & CEO

A

Rupali Kalita

495
Q

North East Small Finance Bank (NEFSB) HQ

A

Guwahati, Assma

496
Q

Assam Capital

497
Q

Assam CM

A

Sarbananda Sonowal

498
Q

Assam Governor

A

Jagdish Mukhi

499
Q

__________ petitioner in a famous judgement of the Supreme Court on the basic structure fundamental rights case passed away

A

Kesavananda Bharati Swamiji

He has headed the Edneer Mutt since 1961

He was also a classical singer and ran the troupe of Yakshanga Mela.

500
Q

Who was the father of India’s radio astronomy?

A

Govind Swaroop

He was the founding director of National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

He received the Padma Shri in 1973

He also served as the President of the Astronomical Society of India during 1975-77.

He has received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for Science and Technology in 1972

He was also the key person behind the concept design and installation of the Ooty Radio Telescope and the Giant Metrewave Radio telescope (GMRT)

He was also a fellow of the Royal Society of London for improving natural knowledge

501
Q

______ app providing gamified learning solutions has recently received an order from the Ministry of tribal Affairs to implement the application in the tribal schools across India

A

STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application)

Developed by Eduisfun Technologies Private Limited

As of August 2020, the application has been implemented in around 242 schools across 21 states benefitting 35,167registered students.

502
Q

STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) Founder & CEO

A

Praveen Tyagi

503
Q

STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) HQ

A

Maharashtra

504
Q

Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) HQ

A

Durgapur, West Bengal

505
Q

Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Director

A

Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani

506
Q

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) DG

A

Arun Kumar Tripathy

507
Q

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) HQ

A

Gurugram, Haryana

508
Q

What organisation is the nodal agency for Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination (MPICC)?

A

NITI Aayog

Which is why NITI Aayog constiturted the Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee, chaired by Ms. Sanyukta Samaddar Adviser

The Committee consists of members from:-

  • Ministry of Power, Women & Child Development
  • Telecommunication
  • Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation
  • Rural Development
  • Petroleum & Natural Gas
  • Food and Public Distribution
  • Drinking Water & Sanitation
  • Education
  • Housing & Urbna Affairs
  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Financial Services

These ministries have been mapped to the ten parameters of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

509
Q

What is the Global MPI 2020 ?

A

It is a report computed by giving scores to each surveyed household based on the following 10 parameters:-

  • Nutrition
  • Child Mortality
  • Years of Schooling
  • School Attendance
  • Cooking Fuel
  • Sanitation
  • Drinking Water
  • Electricity
  • Housing and Household Assets
510
Q

What is the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) ?

A

It is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries.

It was first developed in 2010 by OPHI and UNDP for UNDP’s Human Development Reports.

The Global MPI reports are released at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development of the United Nations in July every year.

511
Q

Were is the Patrika Gate located ?

A

Jaipur, Rajasthan

It was built by the Patrika group of newspapers on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur

The design of the Gate involves the culture, Lifestyle and architecture of all the parts of Rajasthan from Sriganganagar to Banswara and from Jaisalmer to Bharatpur

512
Q

Who authored the books “Samvad Upanishad” and “Akshar Yatra” ?

A

Gulab Kothari,

Editor in Chief of Rajasthan Patrika Group
and
Chairman of Patrika Group of Newspaper

513
Q

Who wrote the book “Breaking the Cocoon @ 40”?

A

Radha M Nair

the book holds experiences of the author in the advertisement agency and other events

514
Q

Where is “Operation Greens” being implemented ?

A

Jammu & Kashmir

It covers all fruits and vegetables in the state.

The initiative is aimed to support farmers of fruits and vegetables under the Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan in order to prevent distress sales, price stabilization interventions.

It has been extended from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to all notified fruits and vegetables (TOTAL) for a period of 6 months on a pilot basis.

Under the scheme, the Union Food Processing Industry will be providing 50% subsidy for the following:-

  • For cost of transport of notified crops from production to consumption centres
  • For cost of hiring appropriate storage facilities for a period of upto 3 months for notified crops.
  • If the price of crops falls below the average of the last three years or 15% below last year’s price.

The scheme basically fixes the price of fruits and vegetables to ensure that farmers get the right price for their produce.

It is approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with the target to supply of TOP crops in India

515
Q

The Fruits and Vegetables notified in Jammu and Kashmir are _________ under the “operation greens” scheme

A

Apple, Almond, Pear, Capsicum, Carrot, Cucumber, Okra, orange, Kinnow and lemon

516
Q

What state launched the “Apka Mitra” Chatbot and online admission platform for UG courses?

A

Haryana

For UG courses in government aided and self financed colleges.

this is the first of its kind Whatsapp chatbot.

It has been launched by the National Information Centre (NIC) in collaboration with Higher Education department

517
Q

Haryana CM

A

Manohar Lal Khattar

518
Q

Haryana Governor

A

Satyadev Narayan Arya

519
Q

the World bank has signed a Loan Deal with _____ state in India for transforming its roads

A

Himachal Pradesh

Signed a USD 82 million (approx 600 crores) loan deal to strengthen, its transport and safety. institutions

The loan has been taken from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a final maturity of 15 years.

520
Q

Himachal Pradesh Capital

A

Shimla, Dharamshala

521
Q

Himachal Pradesh CM

A

Jai Ram Thakur

522
Q

Himachal Pradesh Governor

A

Bandaru Dattatreya

523
Q

RBI has ceased banking operations by the _________ under Banking Regulation Act, 1949

A

Aditya Birla Idea Payments (ABIP)

The company has now applied for voluntary winding up. Vodafone Idea Limited, which holds a 51% stake in ABIP applied for the same.

49% remaining stake is held by Grasim Industries Limited

524
Q

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd. has entered into online insurance broking business to provide digital services to its customers through ______ portal

A

PayBima

Mahindra Insurance Brokers ltd. is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (Mahindra Finance)

525
Q

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd. HQ

526
Q

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.MD

A

Dr. Jaideep Devare

527
Q

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services ltd. Chairman and Independent Director

A

Dhananjay Mungale

528
Q

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services ltd. HQ

529
Q

Where has India’s largest Piggery Mission been launched ?

A

Meghalaya

with an outlay of INR 209 crores

It is being funded by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and is being launched under the aegis of Meghalaya Livestock Enterprise Advancement Society (MLEADS)

The main object of the mission is the annual import of pork worth INR 150 crore and make Meghalaya self sufficient in pork production in the next three years

The programme will be implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA)

530
Q

Meghalaya CM

A

Conrad Angma

531
Q

Meghalaya Governor

A

Satya pal malik

532
Q

Meghalaya Capital

533
Q

_______ government reintroduces Deen Datal Antyodaya Rasoi Scheme

A

Madhya Pradesh

To provide quality food to underprivileged people at a subsidised rate

The amount for per plate has been increased to Rs. 10 from Rs. 5

The scheme will be implemented by the Departments of Food and Civil Supplies and Urban Development

534
Q

Madhya Pradesh Capital

535
Q

Madhya Pradesh CM

A

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

536
Q

Madhya Pradesh Governor

A

Anandiben patel

537
Q

What is the Deendayal Antyodaya Rasoi Scheme

A

named after Padit Deendayal Upadhyaya

Scheme was launched in 2017 in 49 districts of MP

In May 2019, the scheme was discontinued

538
Q

What state has launched its own TeleMedicine Platform ?

A

Nagaland

The platform is called “Naga Telehealth”

This has been done in order to provide healthcare service at the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres in Nagaland

The platform has been developed by the state government in partnership with NISHTHA, a US agency for International Development (USAID)’s health system project, implemented by Jhpiego.

Platform provides general and specialised health care free of cost by enabling people to connect with doctors virtually.

539
Q

Nagaland Capital

540
Q

Nagaland CM

A

Neiphiu Rio

541
Q

Nagaland Governor

542
Q

What is NISHTHA?

A

A US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s health system project, implemented by Jhpiego.

543
Q

Minister of Health and Family Welfare Nagaland

A

Pangyu Phom

544
Q

Atal innovation Mission has launched _______ initiative to stimulate applied research and innovation in MSMEs and startups

A

Atal New India Challenges in Applied Research and Innovation for Medium and Small Enterprises (ANIC-ARISE)

It will be driven by ISRO and four ministries, i.e,:

  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Food Processing Industries
  • Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

The ARISE ANIC programme will support applied research and innovation by providing funding upto INR 50 crores.

The main aim of the programme is to collaborate with ministries and associated industries to catalyse research innovation and give innovative solutions to various problems in different sectors.

545
Q

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) Mission Director

A

Ramanan Ramanathan

546
Q

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) HQ

547
Q

Union Ministry, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

A

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

548
Q

Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

A

Pratap Chandra Sarangi

549
Q

What is the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)?

A

The PMMSY is a flagship scheme focused on sustainable development of the fisheries sector with an estimated investment of INR 20,050 crores for its implementation during 5 years from FY2020-21 to FY2024-25 in all States/UTs

This much investment is the highest that the fisheries sector has ever seen in India

Scheme has been launched in Bihar as well. In Bihar it will provide an investment of INR 1390 crores with a Central Share of INR 535 crores. The additional fish production target is 3 lakh tonnes

550
Q

What is the Fish Brood Bank ?

A

It has been established at Sitamarhi
and
Aquatic Disease Referral laboratory, Kishangi

551
Q

What is “Fish on Wheels” ?

A

The PM inaugrated one unit fish feed mill at Madhepura

and

Two units of Fish on Wheels assisted at Patna under Blue revolution

552
Q

Comprehensive Fish Production Technology Centre is located at __________

A

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar

553
Q

What is the e-Gopala App?

A

It is a comprehensive breed improvement market place and information portal.

The app will be an online digital medium that will help the farmers to choose better quality livestock and be free fro approaching any middle men

554
Q

Where was the 10th East Asia Summit Foreign Minister’s Meeting held ?

A

held Virtually

It was chaired by Mr. Pham Bin Ming, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam

555
Q

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam

A

Mr. Pham Bin Ming

556
Q

What is the East Asia Summit ?

A

It is the Indo Pacific premier forum for strategic dialogue by leaders of, initially 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian region. But has now expanded to 18 countries.

India is a member of the forum.

557
Q

As per the UN 2020 report the world has about ____ in ____ chance to experience a year that is hot enough to keep the Global temperature at _____ degrees above pre industrial times

A

1 in 4 chance

2.7 degrees above pre industrial times

It has been compiled by:-

  • World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
  • with input from Global Carbon Project
  • UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC)
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  • UN environment Programme (UNEP)
  • the Met Office
558
Q

United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director

A

Inger Andersen

559
Q

United Nations Environment Programme HQ

560
Q

What company has launched a collateral free line of credit for businesses to support and recover the cash flow of the capital of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?

A

Razorpay

Launched “Cash Advance” under which MSMEs can borrow the working capital with the credit limit of INR 50,000 to 10 lakh through Razorpay dashboard

The business can renew the cash advance with every 6 or 12 months with easy auto repayment options

561
Q

Razorpay CEO and Co founder

A

Harshil Mathur

562
Q

Razorpay HQ

563
Q

ICICI enter into a corporate agency agreement with _____ bank and largest depository in India

A

National Securities Depository Limited (first and largest depository in India)

564
Q

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited MD & CEO

A

N S Kannan

565
Q

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited HO

566
Q

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) HQ

567
Q

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) Chairman

A

GV Nageswara Rao

568
Q

Who is the new President of the All India Tennis Association (AITA)?

A

Anil Jain

succeeds Praveen Mahajan

7 elected vice president of AITA include

  • Hironmoy Chatterjee
  • Chintan N Parikh
  • Navneet Sehgal
  • Anil Khanna
  • Bharat N Oza
  • CS Sunder Raju
  • Vijay Amritraj
  • Rajan Kashyap
569
Q

What sports persons silver medal has now been/ upgraded to Gold

A

Poonam Khatri

Had won a silver medal at the 15th edition of the world Wushu championships (WWC) 2019

Poonam is now the third Indian to win a Gold medal at the WWC, after Pooja Kadiyan (2017) and Praveen Kumar (2019)

Har gold medal was upgraded after a Iran Maryam Hashemi failed in her drug test.

Maryam won the gold medal in the Women’s Sanda event in the finals of the 75kg category

570
Q

Where as the 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019 held ?

A

Minhang Gymnasium, Shanghai China

571
Q

Himalaya Divas or Himalaya De

A

September 9

The day is observed to create and spread awareness on the conservation of the Himalayan ecosystem

Theme of 2020 voice was “Himalayas and Nature”

572
Q

Uttarakhand capital

573
Q

Uttarakhand chief minister

A

Trivendra Singh Rawat

574
Q

Uttarakhand governor

A

Baby Rani Maurya

575
Q

Vice President of India

A

M Venkaiah Naidu

576
Q

Who wrote the book “Sansad Mei Himalaya” ?

A

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

577
Q

Who represented India in the the India- United States 2+2 intersessional meeting?

A 
Vani Rao (Joint Secretary (america) in the Ministry of External Affairs 
and 
Somnath Ghosh, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence
578
Q

The ministry of education organised a two-day conclave on the topic ___________

A

School Education in the 21st century

579
Q

What government has launched the campaign “GARIMA” and for what purpose?

A

Orissa State Government

To ensure the safety and dignity of course sanitation workers of state

It will be implemented by the housing and Urban Development Department and initial fund of INR 50 crore of will be allocated for implementation of the scheme.

The scheme vi benefit 20,000 core sanitation workers and their families, covering a population 1 lakh persons

The working hours of sanitation workers will be limited to 6 hours per day.

Sanitation workers and their family members will be covered under Health Insurance Scheme with regular health checkups, housing, educational support, mobility support and mobile support

580
Q

Orissa government has signed an agreement with what non-profit organisation for implementing the scheme “GARIMA” ?

A

The scheme will be implemented by the housing and Urban Development Department.

This department has signed an agreement with Urban Management Centre providing technical support to implement to scheme

581
Q

What state has signed an agreement with National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to promote and manage the farmer producer organisations with the central scheme ?

A

Orrisa

Under the scheme National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD) will form farmer producer organisation and provide training and guidance to small and marginal farmers to tackle hurdles in production, quality, optimum price etc.

582
Q

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) MD

A

Sundeep Kumar Nayak

583
Q

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) HQ

584
Q

What state has announced Universal health insurance for all its residents?

A

Jammu and Kashmir

The state has allocated an annual expenditure of INR 123 crores.

The scheme is the first of its kind in the country where the beneficiary can avail cashless treatment at all hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

585
Q

Jammu and Kashmir Capital

586
Q

Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor

A

Manoj Sinha

587
Q

What country was the chairman of the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum during the online meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF)

A

Vietnam

India presented its perspective on the Indo Pacific Ocean’s Initiative, threat of terrorism, maritime issues (in the context of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) and Corona Pandemic

588
Q

Chairman of 27th ASEAN Regional Forum 2020

A

Ngyuen Xuan Phuc

589
Q

Secretariat 27th ASEAN Regional Forum

A

Jakarta, Indonesia

590
Q

27th ASEAN Regional Forum Membership

A

Brunel Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The one observer was Papua New Guinea.

591
Q

Why did the GOI constitute the Empowered Group of Ministers?

A

to oversee the Corporatisation of Ordinance Factory Board (OFB)

The group of ministers are under the Chairmanship of Rajnath Singh

592
Q

What is the Ordnance Factory Boad?

A

It is. government agency under the control of the Department of Defence Production (DDP)

It is involved in research, development, production of products ranging in the areas of air, land sea systems

OFB has 41 factories to produce ordnance for the country’s armed forces

(ordnance - mounted guns or artillery)

593
Q

Ordnance Factory Board DG

A

CS Vishwakarma

594
Q

Ordnance Factory Board HQ

595
Q

Who convened the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High Level Forum (HLF) on the Culture of Peace ?

A

President Tijjani Muhammad Bande

India was represented by Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Paulomi Tripathi

Theme: “The Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the age of Covid19”

There was also side event organised by US think tank - “International Peace Institute”.

The side event was titled “Education, COVID19 and the Culture of Peace”

596
Q

What are the key requirements of of the modification made by SEBI to multicap Mutual Funds category?

A

SEBI has recently modified multi cap mutual fund category.

As per the circular Asset Management companies will now have to invest at least 25% of the portfolios across large cap, midcap and small cap companies each.

The decision has been taken for decreasing the risk of being over reliant on any one kind of market cap

As per the circular the minimum investment in equity and equity related instruments should be 75% of total assets (in which 25% each should be divided between large cap, midcap and small cap companies)

597
Q

What are large cap, midcap and small cap companies?

A

Large Cap - 1st to 100th company in terms of full market capitalization

Mid Cap - 101st to 250th company in terms of full market capitalisation

Small Cap - 251st company onwards in terms of full market capitalisation

598
Q

RBI has recently provided guidelines to appoint _______

A

Chief compliance officer

The guidelines have been titled “Compliance Functions in Banks and Role of Chief Compliance Officer” (CCO)

They provide for appointment and tenure of the officer along with policy, reporting requirements, duties, etc.

CCO should be appointed for a minimum fixed period of three years, with age not more than 55 years.

Before removal/appointment/ transfer of CCO, prior intimation to the RBI’s department of Supervision should be provided.

599
Q

RBI HQ

600
Q

When was RBI formed

A

April 1, 1935

601
Q

RBI Governor

A

Shaktikanta Das

602
Q

RBI Deputy Governors

A

There are 4 Deputy Governors:-

  • Bhibhu Prasad kanungo
  • Mahesh Kumar Jain
  • Michael Debabrata Patra
  • (one governor is yet to be appointed, covered in October current affairs)
603
Q

What Indian project won the World Summit on the Information Society Winner Prize 2020 ?

A

Sabooj Sathi Online 3.0 project of West Bengal (under the government category

Award was given in the 8th edition of the Summit

604
Q

What is is the Sabooj Sathi online 3.0 project ?

A

It is the flagship initiative launched by Bengal to establish primary and upper primary schools within walking distance to reduce the dropout rate among students.

Be an effective for started on October 29, 2015

The scheme provided bicycle to government school students of class 9th to 12th.

The bicycles provided under the scheme increase the mobility of the students which resulted in an increase in enrollment and High school by 12%

605
Q

What Indian college has developed the first of its kind disinfection box capable of killing viruses or bacteria present on the purposes of luggage, bags, keys etc. ?

A

IIT Guwahati in collaboration withWorkspace Metal Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Developed a self check kiosk with a UV-C disinfection box

It was only takes about 30 seconds to check whether the person is safe to enter the premises or not.

It has been developed by Dr. Senthimurugan Subiah, Associate Porfessor, Department of Chemical engineering at IIT Guwahati
and
Puneet Talesara, Founder, Workspace Group and alumnus of IIT Guwahati.

606
Q

What company has launched an AI classroom series for students in India

A

FutureSkills

It is an initiative of IT-ITES (Information Technology - It enabled services)
and
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)

FutureSkills Microsoft to launch 2 series skill and lakh students in India by 2021

607
Q

National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) CEO

A

Amit Agarwal

608
Q

National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) hQ

609
Q

Microsoft CEO

A

Satya Nadella

610
Q

Microsoft HQ

A

Washington DC

611
Q

The minister of state of labour and employment in India attended the G20 meeting of ______

A

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

It was held virtually.

President: Saudi Arabia

612
Q

The 15th meeting of G20 will be organised from _______ in _______

A

November 21 to 22nd

in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Theme- “Realising Opportunities of the 21st centuries for all”

613
Q

Members of G20

A

European Union and 19 countries including India

614
Q

Who will be the president of the G20 in 2021?

615
Q

Minister of State (Independent Charge-1/c) of Labour and Employment

A

Santosh Kumar Gangwar

616
Q

Union Minister of state (independent charge)

A

Prahlad Singh Patel

He Virtually participated in the 17th Shanghai cooperation organisation culture ministers meeting

617
Q

___________ is in the process of organising the first SCO exhibition on shared Buddhist heritage

A

National Museum of India

The exhibition will mark India’s Chair person ship of Council of Heads of Government in 2020.

618
Q

Secretary general of the Shanghai cooperation organisation

A

Vladimir Norov (Uzbekistan)

619
Q

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation HQ

A

Shanghai, China

620
Q

What position did India take in the 24th edition of “Economic Freedom of the World 2020 Annual Report”?

A

105th

The report is made by Canada’s Fraser Institute, which has been released in India in conjunction with Centre for Civil Society.

The report is co published by CATO Institute (America) with more than 70 think tanks around the world.

This year’s Publication ranked 162 countries and territories for 2018.

HongKong topped the list, followed by Singapore and New Zealand.

621
Q

____________ has launched the “Five Star Villages” scheme

A

India Post
along with
Union Minister of State for Communications

The project is initially being launched in Maharashtra.

Schemes covered under the Five Star Villages are:-

  1. Savings bank Accounts, Recurring Deposit Accounts, National Savings Certificate, Kisan Vikas Patra certificates
  2. Sukanya Samridhi Accounts/PPF accounts
  3. Funded Post Office Savings Account linked India post Payment Bank accounts
  4. Postal Life Insurance Policy/Rural Postal Life Insurance Policy
  5. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana/ Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti bima Yojana Account

Scheme will be implemented by a team of 5 Gramin Dak Sevaks who will be assigned a village. The team will be headed by the Branch Post Master

They will then conduct a door to door awareness programme about the products of the scheme

The entire Maharashtra will be covered under the scheme along with to rural district or areas for each region. A total of 50 villages in each district will be covered during the current financial year

622
Q

Union Cabinet has approved increasing FDI limit from _____ to _____ in the Defence Sector

A

49% to 74%

RBI automatic approval route

The new policy has a “national security” clause as a condition, where foreign investment in defence sector shall be subject to suit any on Grounds of national security

623
Q

What is the name of the dispute resolution mechanism launched by the Ministry of Shipping?

A

SAROD-Ports (Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes-Ports)

It was established under the Societies Registration Act, 1860

It is similar to the provision available in the form of SAROD-Roads for the highway sector

It will advise and assist in resolving disputes two arbitration in various sectors. It will also cover disputes between licensee or concessionaire and their contractors arising out of various contracts

624
Q

The 13th edition of Aero India 21 will be held at _______

A

Yelahanka Air Force base, Bangalore, Karnataka

The defence minister has also launched a website making token for space bookings

Aero India is a biennial Air Show and aviation exhibition held in Bangalore. It is organised by the Defence Exhibition Organisation, Ministry of Defense.

It is Asia’s largest aeroshow.

625
Q

Indian Air Force Chief of staff

A

Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

626
Q

Indian Air Force headquarters

627
Q

Air Force Day

628
Q

The affair at which arrived in India on ____ on was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force’s ________

A

July 29, 2020

They were inducted into the Indian Air forces 17 Squadron - “Golden Arrows” at a ceremony held at the Air force station in Ambala, Haryana

629
Q

France president

A

Emmanuel macron

630
Q

What Indian women has been appointed on the WHO’s independent panel as one of its 11 members across the globe?

A

Preeti Sudan

The decision was made by the Panel’s head - Helen Clarke (Newzealand former PM) and Ellen Johnson UdSirleaf (former Liberia president)

631
Q

WHO Chief

A

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreus

632
Q

WHO Chief Scientist

A

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

633
Q

WHO Hq

634
Q

The 73rd Session of WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) was hosted virtually by ____ country, under the chairmanship of ______.

A

Thailand (hosted from Bangkok)

under the chairmanship of Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul (Deputy PM and Minster of Health, Thailand

India was represented by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare - Dr. Harsh Vardhan

and

Ashwini Kumar Choubey, minister of state for Health and Family Welfare

635
Q

Who chaired the 72nd WHO South East Asia region session ?

A

Dr Harsh Vardhan

636
Q

WHO South East Asia Region director

A

Dr. Poonam Khterapal

637
Q

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare

A

Dr. Harsh Vardhan

638
Q

Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

A

Ashwini Kumar Choubey

639
Q

WHO South East Asia Region Members

A

11 Nations:

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Korea, India , Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor Leste

640
Q

Ayushmann Khurrana is a celebrity advocate for children called _____

A

“For Every Child”

He has been appointed so by the UNICEF.

The campaign 6 to end violence against children especially and covid-19

The Global ambassador for the campaign is David Beckham

641
Q

UN first International Day to protect education from attack

A

September 9 2020

642
Q

UNICEF HQ

643
Q

UNICEF Executive Director

A

Henrietta H. Fore

644
Q

International Day of South South Cooperation

A

September 12

It was first observed in 2011 to highlight the efforts of the UN on technical cooperation among the countries in the region

645
Q

United Nations Organisation of South South Corporation (UNOSSC)

A

Jorge Chediek

646
Q

United Nations Organisation of South South Corporation (UNOSSC) HQ

647
Q

World first aid day 2020

A

September 12

It is annually observed on the second Saturday of September across the world to promote first aid training in saving life and preventing injuries

Theme: First Aid Saves Lives

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) established the world’s first aid day in 2000

648
Q

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socieities (IFRC) Secretary General

A

Jagan Chapagain

649
Q

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socieities (IFRC) HQ

650
Q

National Forest Martyr Day

A

September 11

This state was chosen to commemorate the khejarli massacre which took place in 1730

It is observed to to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives in order to protect the environment.

The day was first celebrated as that in 2013 when the ministry of Environment and Forest, GOI declared it as such

For the first time the day was observed at a national level

651
Q

What was the Khejarli massacre?

A

On September 11, 1730 more than three 60 people of the Bishnoi tribe led by Amrita Devi Bishnoi opposed deforestation and were killed in Khejarli, Rajasthan on the orders of the Maharaja Abhai Singh Rathore - The Raja of Marwar (Jodhpur) Kingdom

Later the massacre was known as a precursor to the 20th century Chipko Movement

In October 2012 a foundations don’t of the memorial pillar was laid at the memorial site near Brandis Road, Forest Research Institute (FRI) campus, Dehradun

A forest Memorial has also been laid down in the campus to pay tribute to the people who lost their lives

The Indian government to recognise the sacrifice of Amrita Devi instituted and award called the “ Amrita Devi Environment Protection Award”

652
Q

The ministry of road transport and Highways conducted a two day orientation and training program on _____ app

A

Integrated Road Accident Database project (iRAD) app for the districts of Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh

The app is for capturing the spot accident data

It has been developed by IIT Madras and National Informatics Centre Services Inc (NICSI)

This app will help the police, transport department, etc. To use a mobile phone to collect the accident data on the spot

653
Q

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Union Minister

A

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

654
Q

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) minister of state

A

Gen (Retd) Vijay Kumar Singh

655
Q

In order to help sustain poultry farming operations, rural livelihoods and food security in India during the covid-19 pandemic the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement with what company to help finance the same?

A

Suguna Food Private Limited

The ADB has signed an agreement for USD 15 million debt financing

It aligns with national Action Plan for Egg and Poultry and with USD 20 billion response package that ADB has set aside for COVID

656
Q

Asian Development Bank (ADB) HQ

A

Manilla, Philippines

657
Q

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President

A

Masatsugu Asakawa

658
Q

Suguna Food Private Limited MD

A

G B Sundarajan

659
Q

Suguna Food Private Limited HQ

A

Coimbatore

660
Q

HCL technologies has partnered with _______ to expand opportunities in AI space

A

NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN)

HCL is set to launch NEXT.ai, HCL’s AI Lab which focuses on upskilling engineers and architects, using AI solutions.

661
Q

What is NEX.ai lab ?

A

It serves as a learning centre and provides transformational business solutions as an incubation zone

It focuses on developing technology to develop solutions that are industry specific for customers who pursue digital transformation

662
Q

HCL Tech HQ

663
Q

HCL Chairperson

A

Roshni Nadar Malhotra

664
Q

HCL President and CEO

A

C Vijayakumar

665
Q

Liberty General Insurance Ltd has partnered with _________ to offer ______ insurance policy to consumers who book tickets for air travel through the company’s website

A

SpiceJet

“Liberty Secure Travel”

The new zero cancellation service of Liberty offered under the policy enables the passengers to cancel the tickets and claim of fuel reimbursement

666
Q

Liberty General Insurance Limited, CEO and whole time director

A

Roppam Asthana

667
Q

Liberty General Insurance Limited HQ

668
Q

Spice Jet HQ

669
Q

Spice Jet CMD

A

Ajay Singh

670
Q

Who is the new Chairman of National School of drama

A

Paresh Rawal (appointed by the president - Ram Nath kovind)

He has succeeded Ratan Thiyam (2013 to 2017)

671
Q

What is the PM Svanishi Samvad ?

A

The PM addressed street vendors from Madhya Pradesh via video conferencing.

This was done under the PM SVANidhi Scheme launch on June 1, 2020 for street vendor affected by coronavirus to resume livelihood activities

Under the scheme Street vendors of urban areas get Collateral free loans upto INR 10,000

672
Q

Which company has become the first Indian company to hit USD 200 billion market capitalisation with an approximate value of USD 22.8 billion ?

A

Reliance Industries

TATA Consultancy is a distant second USD 119 billion

Reliance Industries Limited also became the world’s 40th most valuable company

673
Q

Reliance Industries Limited HQ

674
Q

Reliance Industries Limited Chief

A

Mukesh Ambani

675
Q

According to CARE Ratings Limited Report for revised GDP forecast, India’s GDP is to contract by ____ bye% in FY21

A

8.0% to 8.2%

676
Q

S&P (Standards & Poors) Global Ratings has projected a contraction of ___ % of India’s GDP in the FY21

A

9% as compared to to the previous estimate of 5% contraction

677
Q

S&P (Standards & Poors) Global Ratings President

A

John Berisford

678
Q

S&P (Standards & Poors) Global Ratings HQ

679
Q

Where did the 140th edition of American Open take place?

A

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York, United States

It was the second Grand Slam event of the year after Australian Open to place in January

Wimbledon was called off because of the pandemic.

Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Alexander Zverev (Germany). Dominic became the first player in 71 years to win the US Open after losing the first two sets of the match

Naomi Osaka (Japan) defeated Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)

680
Q

Who represented India at the American open 2020?

A

Sumit Nagal

He became the first Indian to win a round at a Grand Slam in 7 years

He defeated America’s Bradley klahn

He was eventually defeated by Dominic Thiem in the second round.

Somdev Devavarman who was the last Indian to win a Main draw match in 2013 US Open when he defeated Lucas Lacko of Slovakia in the First Round

681
Q

Who won the men’s doubles in the American open 2020?

A

Mate Pavic (Croatia)
and
Bruno Soares

682
Q

Who won the women’s Doubles in the American open 2020?

A

Laura Siegemund (Germany) and vera Zvonareva (russia)

683
Q

Hindi Diwas 2020?

A

September 14

It is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of Hindi (the Devanagari Script_ as one of the official languages of the republic of India.

It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

Hindi is spoken by around 258 million people and it is recognised as the fourth most spoken language in the world

The constituent assembly give the official language status to Hindi in 1949

September 14 also marks the birth anniversary of Beohar Rajendra Simha, the illustrator of the original final manuscript of the India Constitution

684
Q

Hindi Diwas 2020 events

A

Usually the President of India present the rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar and rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar to the people for the constitution and excellence in the Hindi language

The department of official languages under the ministry of home affairs has released a list of the winners of the rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar and Kirti Puraskar 2019-20

685
Q

Rajbhasha week

A

September 14 to September 21st

686
Q

What is the scholarship scheme implemented in Jammu and Kashmir its students ?

A

Pragati and Saksham

Scholarship amount has recently been increased from INR 5,000 per annum to INR 50,000 200 animal from the current academic year 2020-21

Under the Pragati scheme all girls belonging to Jammu and Kashmir two families having annual income of less than INR 8 lakh and were pursuing education in AICTE approved Institutions will be eligible for the scholarship

Under the Saksham scheme all specially abled students with 40% disability person technical education and having an annual income of less than INR 8 Lakh are eligible to the scholarship

Application for the scholarship Ash registered through National escholarship portal

687
Q

The PM Virtually inaugurated _____ crore worth of petroleum project in Bihar

A

900 crore

the three key projects inaugrated are

  • Durgapur-Banka section (200km) of the Pradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project
  • 2 LPG Bottling Plants. One of the plants is of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and has been launched in Banka. The other plant of the Hindustan Petroleum corporation Limited (HPCL) has been launched in Champaran, Harsidhi

Projects are part of “mission Purvodaya” which anticipates to expand the Barauni Refinery with INR 14,000 crore

Special package given for Bihar had 10 big projects related to petroleum and gas worth INR 21,000 crores

688
Q

Where has the foundation stone for the Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex in J& K been laid ?

A

the sports complex it located at Hiranagar, Kathua

The first-of-its-kind multipurpose Sports Complex in a lot especially as a tribute to the former Union Minister of finance

The development of the complex costs around INR 58.23 crores which has been undertaken by the Prime Minister’s Development Package

The foundation stone was laid by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and minister of state of development of North Eastern region, Manoj Sinha and Jitendra Singh respectively

The northern region is provided with INR 200 crores under the PMDP for the development of the sport complex

689
Q

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

A

Manoj Sinha

690
Q

Minister of state for the north easter region

A

Jitendra Singh

691
Q

Government of India has formed a 16 member committee to study _______

A

Evolution of Indian culture dating back to about 12,000 years

The committee will be chaired by KN Dikshit, Chairman, Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi
and
former Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India.

692
Q

Who is the chairman archaeological society of India?

A

KN Dikshit

693
Q

Who chaired the ASEAN India Ministerial Meeting held virtually?

A

Union Minister of external affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
and
Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

During the meet the ASEAN India Plan of Action (2021-25) was adopted

694
Q

Author of “End of an Era, India Exits Tibet”

A

Claude Arpi

Portrays Indian Tibet relation during 1947-62

It is based on Nehru Memorial library paper, declassified Indian and Chinese documents and personal interviews. This book is the fourth part of the series

695
Q

Who is Claude Arpi?

A

Author of “End of an Era, India Exits Tibet”

He is a French born author, journalist, historian and an expert on Tibet.

He lives in Auroville Puducherry

696
Q

What two countries were elected as members of the United Nations Commission on status of women ?

A

India and Afghanistan

India will be a member for 4 years

697
Q

United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW)

A

It is one of the main UN organs within the United Nations and is dedicated towards promoting gender equality and empowerment.

It is also a functional commission of the ECOSOC

698
Q

United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW) Executive Director

A

Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka (South Africa)

699
Q

United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW) HQ

A

New York, USA

700
Q

United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW) Chairman

A

Mher Margaryan (America)

701
Q

What movie won the best screenplay award at the 77th Venice film festival 2020?

A

Marathi film - the Disciple

Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane

He is the first Indian to contest in the main category of a European film festival since Mira Nair of Monsoon Wedding in 2001

Chinese American film maker won the top prize for her drama “Nomadland”

702
Q

The RBI has mandated banks to switch to to automatic identification of non performing assets and to complete the automation by _____

A

June 30, 2021

703
Q

ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) MD and CEO

A

Bhargav Dasgupta

704
Q

ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) HQ

705
Q

Yes Bank MD & CEO

A

Prashant Kumar

706
Q

Yes Bank HQ

707
Q

ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) and yes Bank have entered into a ______ to sell insurance products

A

Bancasuurance tie up

708
Q

Who won the task in Grand Prix 2020?

A

Lewis Hamilton

The event was held at the Mugello circuit Italy.

Valterri Botta (Finland) finished second

Alexander Albon Ansusinha (Thailand) finished third

This is the first podium finish of Alexander Albon’s F1 career

This is the first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit Italy

709
Q

Italy president

A

Sergio Mattarella

710
Q

Italy Capital

711
Q

Italy Currency

712
Q

National engineers day

A

September 15

Today is celebrated to pay tribute to to India’s legendary Dam builder and Bharat Ratna recipient Sir MV Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, who was born on September 15, 1861 in Muddenahalli Karnataka

Enginner’s day was first observed on 1967 and 2020 marks the 53rd such day

Theme:- Engineers for a Self Reliant India

713
Q

Telangana celebrates Engineers Day on _____

A

July 11

to mark the birth anniversary of Mir Ahmed Ali, Chief Engineer during the Nizam’s rule in Hyderabad

714
Q

International Day of Democracy 2020

A

September 15

It is observed across the globe since 2007

715
Q

What state Horticulture department has launched the “Backyard Horticulture” program

A

Jammu and Kashmir

The program has been launched underCAPEX (Capital expenditure) scheme at Panchyat Jaswan in Marh Block of Jammu District.

Three fruit plants costing rupees 200 will be distributed among the farmer that 90% subsidy

The program will be covering 600 households in Marh, Jammu District

716
Q

How many states according to the data provided by the Ministry of Health Department have implemented the E Sanjivani and the E Sanjivani OPD scheme?

A

23

Both of these are are are telemedicine service apps.

E Sanjeevani - Doctor to Doctor

E Sanjeevani OPD - Patient to Doctor

What happen implemented under Ayushman Bharat and Wellness Centre program

717
Q

Great learning founder and CEO

A

Mohan Lakhamraju

virat Kohli became brand ambassador

718
Q

What famous cricketer has become the brand ambassador for PayTM first games?

A

Sachin Tendulkar

To create awareness about the genre of fantasy Sports

Paytm is also the official umpire partner of IPL 2022

719
Q

What is Paytm first games?

A

It is a joint venture between One 97 Communications Ltd and AG tech Holdings

(Fantasy sports)

720
Q

The fourth edition of the Global Ayurveda Summit was inaugurated Virtually by ______

A

M. Venkaiah Naidu

Theme: Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic

The objective of the summit is to showcase the ayurveda immunity model to the world as a solution named “health as one and immunity through ayurveda”

It has been organised with Confederation of Indian Industry, Kerala in partnership with Ministry of AYUSH

It has been supported by the Ayurvedic medicine Manufacturers of India (AMMAI) and Ayurveda Hospital Management Association (AHMA)

It is also supported by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), in the US; Association of Swiss Ayurveda Doctors and Therapists in Switzerland; Association for Ayurvedic Medicine In the Netherlands.

721
Q

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has signed an agreement with _____ to bring Magnetic Levitation Projects in India

A

SwissRapide AG

signed in the backdrop of “make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat”

The trains will be manufacture internationally

722
Q

Who is chairman of the Food and beverages committee formed by the Trade Promotion Council Of India to identify new market opportunities ?

A

Laxman Singh Rathor, President of International business of Ramdev Food Products Ltd.

Vivek Agarwal, MD of Capital venture Pvt. Ltd was elected as Vice Chairman of the Committee

the committee will promote Indian food and beverage globally

723
Q

Who is chairman of the Food Processing technology committee formed by the Trade Promotion Council Of India to identify new market opportunities ?

A

R. Senguttuvan (CEO. of Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) Ltd. )

Sanjay Grover (Vice President of International Business of Kirloskar Oneumatic Cimpany Ltd) - Vice Chairman

724
Q

Who is chairman of the Chemical and Allied Products committee formed by the Trade Promotion Council Of India to identify new market opportunities ?

A

Manish Shah (MD Tanya Exports)

Kapil Malhotra (VP of Marketing Flurochemicals Ltd.) - Vice Chairman

725
Q

Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) Chairman

A

Mohit SIngla

726
Q

Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) HQ

727
Q

Who is Japan’s New PM?

A

Yoshihide Suga

Shinzo Abe has been japan’s longest serving PM

728
Q

SBI General Insurance MD & CEO

A

Prakash Chandra Kandpal

729
Q

Yes Bank MD & CEO

A

Prashant Kumar

730
Q

Yes Bank HQ

731
Q

SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd. HQ

732
Q

What corporate leader from India has been honoured with the Euromoney Lifetime Achievement Award 2020?

A

Aditya Puri MD of HDFC

This is a first of its kind recognition for a corporate leader from India.

This award was established in 1992 to recognise banks and bankers

733
Q

What is the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme ?

A

It is part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package announced in March 2020.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) bears the entire amount of premium for this scheme.

MoHFW has collaborated with the New India Assurance (NIA) Company Ltd.

734
Q

What company has launched Contactless Payment Watches ?

A

Titan

in partnership with SBI

735
Q

SBI Chairman

A

Rajnish Kumar

736
Q

SBI HQ

737
Q

Titan Company Limited MD

A

C K Venkataraman

738
Q

Titan Company Limited HQ

739
Q

Gujarat government ahas signed an agreement with ______ bank to provide building and market support to 35 lakh MSMEs

A

Small Industries Development Bank (SIDBI)

The gujarat government has announced a INR 768 crore package to support MSMEs

740
Q

Small Industries Development Bank (SIDBI) MD

A

Mohammad Mustafa

741
Q

Small Industries Development Bank (SIDBI) HQ

742
Q

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2020

A

September 16

First such day was observed in 1995

2020 theme is - Ozone for Life: 35 years of ozone layer protection

743
Q

What state has launched the Balasaheb Thackeray Road Accident Insurance Scheme for Accident Victims ?

A

maharashtra

The scheme has an annual budget of INR 125 crores ro provide timely medical and financial aid to the road accident victims

an expenditure of upto INR 30,000 will be borne by the state for upto 74 enlisted procedures.

the scheme is formulated along the lines of Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya Yojana

744
Q

Maharashtra Capital

745
Q

What state has lauched the “Arthika Spandana” loan disbursal scheme ?

A

Karnataka

to disburse loans of INR 39,300 crores

INR 15,300 will be disbursed to the agriculture sector and the remaining sum of INR 24,000 will be for non agriculture sector

INR 4545 crore has been granted to the state in order to strengthen farmers’ producer’s organisations

746
Q

Central government has given consent for the establishment of ______ under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

A

AIIMS

budget of INR 1264 crores

747
Q

What is the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme ?

A

The Scheme was announced in 2003.

It has two components:-
- Setting up AIIMS like institutions - a total of 22 AIIMS have been announced so far. 6 AIIMS are already functional and 16 more AIMMS are announced, out of which 15 have been approved by the cabinet

  • Upgradation of Government medical Colleges : 75 projects have been considered under this component under 6 phases.

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