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Which of the following country has secured the first rank in disbursing loans under PM Swanidhi Scheme?
Gujarat
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Uttar Pradesh government has secured the first rank in the central government’s one of the most ambitious schemes.The PM Atmanirbhar Nidhi Scheme(SVANidhi Scheme).The state has ranked first in all the categories Applications, Sanctions, and Disbursements of the loans
under the scheme.
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Name the scheme launched by the SERB of the Department of S&T to financially support women scientists and researchers with S&T projects?
SERB – FOCUS
SERB – IDEA
SERB – ENERGY
SERB – POWER
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The Union Minister of Science and Technology, Harsh Vardhan has launched the ‘SERB – POWER’ schemes which aim to encourage and support emerging as well as eminent women researchers to undertake R&D activities in frontier areas of science and engineering.
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Who among the following was honoured with “Pride of India Award” at the 2020 India International Film Festival of Boston?
A. R. Rahman
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Amitabh Bachchan
Vikas Khanna
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
Another highlight of the festival was a conversation with chef Vikas Khanna, recipient of the “Pride of India Award”.
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‘Green Delhi’ App launched by the Delhi government is launched for which purpose?
Make buses pollution free
Fight against pollution
Grow more trees
Dengue prevention
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the ‘Green Delhi’ App to increase citizen participation in Delhi’s fight against pollution and ensure timely action against pollution sources in the city.
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The NSDC has partnered with which company to impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India?
Apple
Microsoft
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Microsoft has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months.
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The second meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue was held virtually, under the chairmanship of _______________.
Raj Nath Singh
S Jaishankar
Nirmala Sitharaman
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
The second meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue was held virtually, under the chairmanship of the External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar.
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The Reserve Bank of India granted its approval to Maple Group to acquire up to a 9.99 percent stake in which bank?
DCB Bank
Bandhan Bank
RBL Bank
IndusInd Bank
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Private sector lender RBL Bank said the Reserve Bank of India has granted its approval to Maple Group to acquire up to a 9.99 percent stake in the bank.
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Who is the current Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), whose tenure has been extended by the Government till 31 December 2020?
Justice M. Venugopal
Justice Jarat Kumar Jain
Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya
Justice Bansi Lal Bhat
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The Central Government has once again extended the term of Justice (retd) Bansi Lal Bhat as the acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
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Anandiben Patel recently released World’s first scientoon book “____________” on Coronavirus.
Bye Bye Corona
Good Bye Corona
The Pandemic Century
Viruses, A Very Short Introduction
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
World’s 1st scientoon book entitled “Bye Bye Corona”, was released by Anandiben Patel, Governor, Uttar Pradesh.
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Which country hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers of Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade?
Japan
India
China
Russia
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
India hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers of Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade. It was chaired by Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal
During the meeting, the First-ever SCO Startup Forum was also launched. Startups from all the SCO countries participated with great enthusiasm in the forum which is a flagship initiative under India’s chairmanship.
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Which of the following observatory of NASA has discovered Water On A Sunlit Surface Of The Moon?
Molave
SOFIA
Heliosphere
NasCom
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Using data from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Airborne Telescope, researchers scanned thelunar surface at a more precise wavelength than had been used before — six microns instead of three. This allowed them to distinguish the spectral fingerprint of molecular water.
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Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or the National Unity Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Subhas Chandra Bose
Sarojini Naidu
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
In India, the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed every year on October 31 since 2014, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 2020 marks the 145th anniversary of the great leader.
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India held the 8th Joint Commission Meeting with which nation on October 29, 2020?
Australia
Mexico
Canada
Russia
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Answer: Option BExplanation
India and Mexico held their 8th Joint Commission Meeting virtually on October 29, 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by the Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard. During the meeting, the two nations reviewed their bilateral cooperation in several areas including agriculture, trade, investment, education and health.
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Name the first bank in India to go live on the new ‘Account Aggregator Framework’ of RBI?
ICICI Bank
IndusInd Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
HDFC Bank
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
IndusInd Bank has become the first bank in India to go live on the new ‘Account Aggregator Framework’ of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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GIFT City is located in _______________________
Kolkata
Chennai
Bangalore
Gandhinagar
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The United Kingdom(UK) has entered into a strategic partnership to develop India’s GIFT City. GIFT – Gujarat International Finance Tec-City is India’s first international financial services centre. It is located in Gandhinagar of Gujarat.
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Which Indian Organisation is chosen among the winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award?
International Mountain Guides
Madison Mountaineering
Global Himalayan Expedition
Himalayan Kingdoms
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
An Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology to help remote communities access solar energy has won a prestigious UN award for its efforts to combat climate change amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is among the winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award. GHE is one of the world’s first organisations using tourism and technology to bring solar energy to remote communities.
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In association with which digital platform has the payment platform BharatPe introduced digital gold product on its platform?
Augmont
Goldiste
Safegold
MMTC
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Merchant payment platform BharatPe said it has introduced digital gold product on its platform for merchants in association with Safegold.
Safegold is a digital platform that allows customers to buy, sell and take delivery of 24k physical gold, at low ticket sizes, around the clock.
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Which nation’s economy registered record economic growth of 33 percent in the third quarter of the current fiscal year?
France
US
China
Japan
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
The US economy has registered a record growth of 33 percent in the third quarter of the current Fiscal Year, the fastest pace amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This shows that the nation has finally started to pull itself back together.
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Daniel Menaker who passed away recently was an award winning _______.
Director
Actor
Producer
Author
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Daniel Menaker, an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction and a longtime editor at The New Yorker and Random House who worked with Alice Munro, Salman Rushdie, Colum McCann and many others, passed away.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with street vendors who availed the ‘PM Street Vendors AtmanirbharNidhi Scheme (SVANidhi scheme)’, In this context kindly explain PM SVANidhi scheme was launched by which ministry
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Ministry of AYUSH
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is interacting with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi Yojana (PM SVANidhi Scheme) from Uttar Pradesh today via video conferencing. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is also present on the occasion. PM also virtually distributed loans to nearly 3 lakh vendors under the scheme.
In June, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs had launched this scheme which gives special micro-credit facilities to provide an affordable loan of up to Rs 10,000 to more than 50 lakh street vendors, who had their businesses operational on or before 24 March. The scheme is valid until March 2022.
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The 2020 India Energy Forum by CERAWeek was inaugurated by PM Modi from 26 to 28 October 2020. The programme was which edition of the annual event?
4th
7th
6th
5th
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 4th India Energy Forum by CERAWeek through video conference and delivered the inaugural address. The event was held from October 26-28, 2020.
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Keshubhai Savdasbhai Patel who has passed away recently was the former Chief Minister of which Indian state?
Haryana
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Keshubhai Savdasbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, has passed away following sudden cardiac arrest. He was 92.
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The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite (NISAR) will be launched by which year as announced by India and the US jointly?
2023
2025
2022
2024
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
According to a joint statement issued after a strategic dialogue between India and the US, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite (NISAR) is expected to be launched by 2022 as India and the U.S. have decided to share Space Situational Awareness Information, which will catalyse efforts to create the conditions for a safe and sustainable space environment.
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Who has developed a messaging application called ‘Secure Application for the Internet’?
Territorial Army
DRDO
ISRO
Indian Army
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The Indian Army has developed a simple messaging application called the Secure Application for the Internet (SAI). The application will support end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for the Android platform over the internet.
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Which bank partnered with non-banking finance company, IIFL Finance (IIFL) for sourcing and managing retail gold loan assets?
Federal Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Dhanlaxmi Bank
CSB Bank
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Private-sector lender CSB Bank, formerly Catholic Syrian Bank, said that it has entered into a partnership with non-banking finance company, IIFL Finance (IIFL) for sourcing and managing retail gold loan assets.
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Which satellite will be launched by ISRO on November 7?
PVS-1
ASOS-X
EOS-1
LVX-2
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching earth observation satellite EOS-01 as primary satellite and 9 customer satellites aboard PSLV-C49 on November 7, 2020.
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Dr. Satish Mishra gets award for ________________________–
research work on Malaria Parasite’s Life Cycle
research work on Mice Life Cycle
research work on fungi Life Cycle
None of these
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Ministry of Science & Technology says Dr. Satish Mishra gets this award for research work on Malaria Parasite’s Life Cycle, which is a complex process involving two hosts and three invasive stages.
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Name the scientist, who recently hounred by Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award 2020.
Ravi Kumar
Satish Mishra
Roshan Singh Kalra
Pratibha Das Gupta
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
The National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) has selected the Principal Scientist, Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, (CSIR-CDRI)-Lucknow, Dr Satish Mishra for “Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award 2020”.
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Which bank in India has inked USD 1 billion loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for the benefit of the Japanese automobile manufacturers in India?
State Bank of India
Canara Bank
Punjab National Bank
ICICI Bank
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Answer: Option AExplanation
India’s largest commercial bank, State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan agreement worth USD 1 billion with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
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