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India has jointly won International Chess Olympiad with which nation?
Russia
Germany
Japan
South Korea
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Answer: Option AExplanation
ndia and Russia were announced on August 30, 2020, as the joint winners of FIDE (International Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad as Divya Deshmukh and Nihal Sarin lost connection to their games in the 2nd round and had to forfeit.
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Which nation has launched ‘Agriota’, an e-market platform to bridge gap between Indian farmers and its food industry?
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Germany
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The United Arab Emirates has launched ‘Agriota’, an e-market platform to bridge the gap between Indian farmers and its food industry. Agriota is a new technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform, which will allow the rural farmers in India to bypass intermediaries, optimise the supply chain and ensure traceability to create value for all stakeholders.
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Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance company has entered into partnership with which regional rural bank to offer life insurance (August 2020)?
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
Andhra PragathiGrameena Bank
Assam GraminVikash Bank
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce(OBC) Life Insurance Company Limited(Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance)and Andhra PragathiGrameena Bank (APGB) have entered into a strategic tie up virtually. The distribution tie-up is to sell life insurance, health and pension products at all the branches of APGB. It is the 1st virtual launch of Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance tie-up with APGB.
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Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected as the president of the which bank?
Inter-American Development Bank
Islamic Development Bank
African Union
African Development Bank Group
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina was re-elected to serve a second five-year term as president of the African Development Bank Group by the board of governors of the bank.
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India’s first International Women Trade Centre to be set up in which state?
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade center (WTC), in consonance with the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), at Angamaly.
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Who has launched the next generation start-up challenge contest named “Chunauti”?
Giriraj Singh
PiyushGoyal
Raj Kumar Singh
Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched next-generation startup Challenge contest “Chunauti” to encourage startups and software products with special focus on Tier-II towns. This contest is a part of Rs 95 crore programme, spanning over 3 years, will hunt for around 300 startups working in identified areas and to provide them seed funds of up to Rs 25 lakh and other support from government through the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
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Scientist from which university has developed a robot named as Covid-19 WARBOT which can prevent the doctors, nurses and health staff from getting infected while they come in contact with patients?
Assam University
Manipur University
Mizoram University
Tripura University
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Answer: Option DExplanation
To extend a big help to the doctors, attending the infected patients, a scientist at Tripura University has designed a robot which can prevent the doctors, nurses and health staff from getting infected while they come in contact with patients infected with the virus. The robot is named as Covid-19 WARBOT.
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When is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances observed?
2 September
1 September
30 August
31 August
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Answer: Option CExplanation
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed on 30 August. The day aims to lift awareness on enforced or involuntary disappearances that occur with arrest, detention, abduction, or deprivation of the State with support by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate.
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Mustapha Adib is set to become the next Prime Minister of which nation?
Turkey
Belarus
Lebanon
Mali
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Lebanon’s Ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib is set to become the country’s next Prime Minister. Adib was named by four former Lebanon Prime Ministers as their choice for the post.
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Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has recently launched a Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest named _____________
Shaurya
Chunauti
Hausala
Himmat
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Answer: Option BExplanation
“Chunauti”, a Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest has been launched by the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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What is the rank of India in terms of the average wage per month, according to a global ranking of average wages prepared by Picodi.com, an international e-commerce platform which provides discount coupons?
75
69
87
72
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Answer: Option DExplanation
With an average monthly wage of Rs 32,800 (USD 437), India has been ranked a lowly 72nd among 106 countries in terms of the average wage per month, while Switzerland topped the chart, according to a global ranking of average wages prepared by Picodi.com, an international e-commerce platform which provides discount coupons.
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Justice A.R. Lakshmanan who passed away recently was the chairman of _____ law commission.
15th
21st
12th
18th
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice, A.R. Lakshmanan (full name- Arunachalam Lakshmanan), died at the age of 78 in a private hospital in Trichy, Tamil Nadu following a heart attack. Currently he was the sitting representative of Tamil Nadu in the Mullai Periyar Panel headed by Justice A. S. Anand. He served as the chairman of the Law Commission (18th Law Commission) after his retirement. He was born in Devakottai in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu on March 22, 1942.
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Which state topped Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020?
Kerala
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Gujarat was ranked at the top of Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020. Maharashtra was placed second and Tamil Nadu followed in third place, as per a report released by NITI Aayog on August 26, 2020.
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How many percentages of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts are operative?
94.3%
75.5%
86.3%
25.4%
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Answer: Option CExplanation
As on 19th Aug’20 the total number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) Accounts is 40.35 Crore; Rural PMJDY accounts: 63.6%, Women PMJDY accounts: 55.2% -Out of total 40.35 crore PMJDY accounts, 34.81 crore (86.3%) are operative. -Total deposit balances under PMJDY Accounts stand at Rs. 1.31 lakh crore. A mobile application Jan Dhan Darshak App was launched to provide a citizen centric platform for locating banking touch points such as bank branches, ATMs, Bank Mitras, Post Offices, etc. in the country.
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When is Telugu Language Day observed?
31 August
29 August
25 August
27 August
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Telugu Language Day, also known as Telugu Bhasha Dinotsavam, is celebrated on 29 August every year. The day is observed to commemorate the birthday of one of the earliest modern Telugu linguists Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy.
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What is the name of the Kerala’s first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department, launched in Kochi?
Nireeksha
Dheeksha
Pratheeksha
Karunya
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Pratheeksha, the first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department, through video conference in Kochi.
The floating out ceremony of two other ambulances Prathyasa and Karunya was held on the occasion.
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Black Panther actor, ___________ passed away after a four-year battle with colon cancer
Chadwick Boseman
Michael B. Jordan
Daniel Kaluuya
Danai Gurira
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman passed away after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
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When is the last date for submitting expressions of interest to acquire Air India?
November 30th
September 30th
October 2nd
October 30th
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The Government has extended the deadline to submit bids for Air India by two months till October 30, 2020 due to disrupted global economic activity in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Which bank lead the consortium of 6 banks which signed a deal with Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority to fund the Bundelkhand Expressway project?
Punjab National Bank
Central Bank of India
State Bank of India
Bank of Baroda
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) signed a deal with the consortium of 6 banks led by Bank of Baroda (BoB) for funding construction of Bundelkhand Expressway project. The consortium of banks includes Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Bank, Bank of India and UCO Bank. Bank of Baroda accepted the leadership of this consortium. UPEIDA, which is responsible for the construction of the Bundelkhand Expressway project, has taken a loan of Rs.5900 crores from 6 banks.
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Who has launched National GIS (Geographic Information System)-enabled Land Bank system for six states recently?
Giriraj Singh
Piyush Goyal
Raj Kumar Singh
Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal e-launched the National GIS (Geographic Information System)-enabled Land Bank system for six states. The system is developed by the integration of the Industrial Information System (IIS) with State GIS systems.
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Computer designer, Arnold Spielberg who passed away in August 2020, was the co-designer of which among the following?
GE-s45 mainframe computer
IBM z9 mainframe computer
IBM 704 mainframe computer
GE-225 mainframe computer
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Arnold Spielberg (Full Name- Arnold Meyer Spielberg), a Pioneered computer designer & an innovative engineer passed away at the age of 103 in Los Angeles, California of natural causes. He along with Charles Propster designed (in late 1950s) the GE-225 mainframe computer, while he worked for General Electric. He is the father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 6, 1917. He helped to develop the 1st point-of-sale computerised cash register, it is regarded as his greatest contribution. He designed and patented the 1st electronic library system, which was implemented as an interrogation system for data stored on an array of magnetic tapes.
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What is the theme of World Water Week 2020?
Water and waste: Reduce and reuse
Water, Ecosystems and Human Development
Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action
Water for society – including all
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Answer: Option CExplanation
World Water Week 2020 is observed from 23-28 August, 2020. The World Water Week organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) in Stockholm.
World Water Week 2020 theme is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’.
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Who has bagged 2020 International Booker Prize for the book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’ (youngest author to receive the award)?
RajKamal
David Grossman
Jokha al-Harthi
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Dutch Author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize for the Literary fiction book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’. Rijneveld became the youngest author to win the prize at the age of 29. The Book was first published in Dutch in 2018 and eventually translated into English by Michele Hutchison. The International Booker prize is separate from the main Booker Prize.
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The India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) will be launched by which of the following entity?
Ministry of External Affairs
National Development Council
NITI Aayog
Ministry of Home Affairs
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Answer: Option CExplanation
NITI Aayog will virtually launch the India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions – NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia -TIA on Thursday.
The event will inform the transport, energy, and climate stakeholders in India about planned project activities for the upcoming year
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana completed how many years on August 28, 2020?
4
6
5
7
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana completed six years on August 28, 2020. The scheme was launched with an ambitious aim of banking the unbanked. The key features of the scheme included the opening of basic saving bank deposit account with relaxed KYC, zero balance and zero charges and the issuance of debit cards.
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National GIS-enabled Land Bank system for ________ states
14
6
9
10
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal e-launched the National GIS-enabled Land Bank system at iis.ncog.gov.in/parks for 6 states on 17 August. National GIS-enabled land bank system is being developed by the integration of the Industrial Information System with state GIS systems.
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A book titled ‘Cricket Drona’ is based on the life of which coach?
Ramakant Achrekar
Bishan Singh Bedi
Vasudev Jagannath Paranjpe
Anshuman Gaekwad
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Answer: Option CExplanation
A book title ‘Cricket Drona’ on renowned coach Vasudev Jagannath Paranjpe or Vasoo Paranjape will be released in September 2020.
The book published by Penguin has been co-authored by Paranjape”s son, former India player and current national selector Jatin Paranjpe along with cricket journalist Anand Vasu.
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Name the person who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual Fund (MF)
Sanjeev Srinivasan
Bhargav Dasgupta
Ritesh Kumar
Vinay Tonse
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Vinay Tonse has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual Fund (MF)
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Name the organization which released the report titled, “COVID-19: Are Children Able to Continue Learning During School Closures?”.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Answer: Option DExplanation
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released the Report “COVID-19: Are Children Able to Continue Learning During School Closures?”, which states that at least a third of the world’s school children, which is around 463 million children couldn’t not access remote learning amid the closure of schools due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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