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Q 1. Name the author of book titled “If It Q 5. Under the PRAGYATA guidelines on
Bleeds”? digital education, the online classes for
1. Stephen King pre-primary students should not be for
2. Markus Zusak more than ___ a day.
3. Gabriel García Márquez 1. 30 minutes
4. Khaled Hosseini 2. 60 minutes
Answer: (1) 3. 90 minutes
A new book titled “If It Bleeds”, a collection of 4. 120 minutes
four stories has been authored by Stephen King Answer: (1)
Q 2. Chan Santokhi has been elected as The Human Resource and Development
President of which country? Ministry has announced guidelines for online
1. French Guiana classes operationalised by schools amid the
2. Guyana COVID pandemic ‘PRAGYATA guidelines on
3. Brazil digital education’. the online classes for pre-
4. Suriname primary students should not be for more than
Answer: (4) 30 minutes a day. For Classes 1st to 8th, it has
South American country Suriname brought an suggested that not more than two online
end to dictatorial rule by electing a new sessions of upto 45 minutes each should be
President Chan Santokhi. conducted in a day. For the senior students,
Q 3. Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh has from class 9th to 12th, the Ministry has
resigned. He was Prime Minister of which suggested to limit the online classes to a
country? maximum of four sessions of upto 45 minutes
1. Algeria each.
2. Tunisia Q 6. Who will receive the US-India Business
3. Libya Council(USIBC) Global Leadership Award
4. Syria 2020?
Answer: (2) 1. Azim Premji
Tunisia's Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh handed 2. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
his resignation to the country's president 3. Mukesh Ambani
Q 4. Name the state where India’s first 4. N Chandrasekaran
cable-stayed railway bridge has been Answer: (4)
launched? Tata group chairman, Natarajan(N)
1. Assam Chandrasekaran and Jim Taiclet, Chief
2. Himachal Pradesh Executive Officer(CEO) and president of
3. Jammu and Kashmir Lockheed Martin to receive the US-India
4. Maharashtra Business Council(USIBC) Global Leadership
Answer: (3) Award 2020. They also serve as a co-chair of the
The Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has US-India CEO Forum.
announced, India's first cable-stayed Railways Q 7. Who has been conferred with 'Infra
bridge “Anji Khad Bridge” to connects Katra Business Leader of the Year' award?
and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). This 1. Ramesh Agarwal
bridge being developed by Konkan Railway 2. Ved Parkash Dudeja
Corporation Limited (KRCL) 3. Rajiv Mundhra
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Answer: (2) 2. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
Rail Infra and Mobility Business Digital Awards 3. Arundhati Roy
(RIMBDA) has awarded Ved Parkash Dudeja 4. Amit Shah
with the coveted 'Infra Business Leader of the Answer: (1)
Year' award for 2020. The book, titled “Vishesh: Code To Win”, has
Q 8. Who has been appointed as vice- been written by sportswoman-turned-author
chairman of Asian Development Bank? Nirupama Yadav
1. Ashok Lavasa Q 12. Who has been appointed as next Chief
2. In-chang Song Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank?
3. Kris Panday 1. Srikanth Nadhamuni
4. Paul Dominguez 2. Sanjiv Sachar
Answer: (1) 3. M D Ranganath
The ADB has appointed Ashok Lavasa as Vice- 4. Sashidhar Jagdishan
President for Private Sector Operations and Answer: (4)
Public-Private Partnerships Sashidhar Jagdishan will be HDFC Bank's next
Q 9. Who has entered into a Memorandum Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Aditya
of Understanding (MoU) with Defence PSU Puri as the head of the private sector lender.
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), to collaborate Q 13. Who has launched an Automated
in tapping emerging global opportunities in Voice Assistant 'AXAA'?
the airport business? 1. HDFC Bank
1. Mihan India Ltd 2. Axis Bank
2. Reliance Infrastructure 3. IndusInd Bank
3. Airport Authority of India 4. Andhra Bank
4. GMR Infrastructure Answer: (2)
Answer: (3) Private sector lender Axis Bank has launched an
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has Automated Voice Assistant 'AXAA'. AXAA is an
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding artificial intelligence-powered conversational
(MoU) with Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd voice BOT. 'AXAA', an artificial intelligence-
(BEL), to collaborate in tapping emerging global powered conversational voice BOT can
opportunities in the airport business, including converse in English, Hindi and Hinglish
those in the Asia-Pacific region. Q 14. Name the state government that has
Q 10. Who has invested Rs 33,737 crore for launched Shaheed Mahendra Karma
7.73% stake in Jio Platforms? Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha
1. Google Yojana?
2. Facebook 1. Jharkhand
3. Qualcomm 2. Odisha
4. TPG 3. Chhattisgarh
Answer: (1) 4. Uttarakhand
Internet major Google is buying a 7.73% stake Answer: (3)
in Reliance Industries’ telecom and digital unit Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has
Jio Platforms for $4.5 billion as part of its launched a social security scheme for tendu
recently announced $10 billion India digitisation leaves collectors in the state, which will benefit
fund over 12 lakh families, mostly tribals and forest
Q 11. Name the author of book titled dwellers engaged in its collection
‘Vishesh: Code To Win’?
1. Nirupama Yadav

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Q 15. India has contributed ____million to Q 19. Indian Railways has introduced the
the India-UN Development Partnership first “Kisan Rail” train service _____ to
Fund _______
1. USD 15.46 1. Devlali, Danapur
2. USD 14.78 2. Dhule, Purnia
3. USD 13.52 3. Kamptee, Arrah
4. USD 12.89 4. Gondia, Bettiah
Answer: (1) Answer: (1)
India has contributed USD 15.46 million to the Indian Railways has introduced the first “Kisan
India-UN Development Partnership Fund, Rail” train service from Devlali in Maharashtra
underscoring the country's commitment to to Danapur in Bihar
supporting developing nations in its Q 20. Who has been appointed as new
developmental priorities across all the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Sustainable Development Goals 1. Aditya Kumar Anand
Q 16. Hiroshima Day is observed annually on 2. Deepa Aggarwal
_____? 3. G.C. Murmu
1. 2nd August 4. Himanshu Shukla
2. 4th August Answer: (3)
3. 6th August Former J&K Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu
4. 8th August took oath as the new Comptroller and Auditor
Answer: (3) General (CAG) of India
Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6 every Q 21. Who has been appointed as the
year. It aims to promote peace politics against chairman of the Union Public Service
the war. This day is a reminder of the bombing Commission (UPSC)?
attack on Hiroshima by the United States during 1. Pradeep Kumar Joshi
World War II. 2. Manoj Sinha
Q 17. Name the author of book titled ‘RAW: 3. Rajiv Verma
A History of India's Covert Operations’? 4. Deepak Aggarwal
1. Nirupama Yadav Answer: (1)
2. Yatish Yadav Educationist Professor, Pradeep Kumar Joshi
3. Vijay Kumar Choudhary has appointed as the chairman of the Union
4. Amit Shah Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Answer: (2) Q 22. Which country has unanimously
The book, titled “RAW: A History of India”s passed a bill banning the Chinese-owned
Covert Operations” has authored by video-sharing app TikTok on government
investigative journalist and author Yatish devices?
Yadav. 1. Japan
Q 18. Who has been appointed the new 2. Israel
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir? 3. USA
1. Udit Raj 4. Russia
2. Vasundhara Raje Answer: (3)
3. Rajni Patil The United States Senate has unanimously
4. Manoj Sinha passed a bill banning the Chinese-owned video-
Answer: (4) sharing app TikTok on government devices
Q 23. National Handloom Day is observed
annually on ______

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 1. 1st August 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. 3rd August 2. Odisha
3. 5th August 3. Assam
4. 7th August 4. Maharashtra
Answer: (4) Answer: (4)
August 7 was chosen as the National Handloom Maharashtra government has tied up with
Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement Google to provide online education to students
which was launched on this day in 1905 in the in the state. It will cover over 1.09 lakhs
Calcutta Town hall to protest against partition government, private, aided and unaided schools
of Bengal by the British Government. in the state. Over 22 million students will also
Q 24. Name the bank that has tied up with be benefitted due to the new project
Bharti AXA General Insurance to offer Q 28. Which country will host the ICC Men's
'shop insurance' for its retailers and T20 World Cup 2021?
merchants? 1. Australia
1. Axis Bank 2. India
2. Airtel Payments Bank 3. South Africa
3. HDFC Bank 4. England
4. IndusInd Bank Answer: (2)
Answer: (2) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has
Airtel Payments Bank has announced that it confirmed that India will host the ICC Men’s T20
will offer 'shop insurance' for its retailers and World Cup 2021 as planned while the ICC Men’s
merchants in partnership with Bharti AXA T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to
General Insurance. COVID-19 will be held in Australia in 2022
Q 25. Who has been appointed as Inspector Q 29. Name the author of book titled
General (IG) of Central Reserve Police ‘Amazing Ayodhya’?
Force (CRPF)? 1. Neena Rai
1. Kamal Nayan Choubey 2. Yatish Yadav
2. Niraj Sinha 3. Nirupama Yadav
3. P S Ranipse 4. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
4. M Vishnu Vardhan Rao Answer: (1)
Answer: (3) The book titled ‘Amazing Ayodhya’ has been
Odisha cadre IPS officer, P S Ranipse has been authored by Neena Rai. The book offers
appointed as Inspector General (IG), in Central “authentic information” about the city, which
Reserve Police Force (CRPF). will not only help understand the life and times
Q 26. Who has been appointed as new MD of ancient Hindus but also the revered figures of
and CEO of PNB Housing Finance Limited? Rama and Sita
1. Hardayal Prasad Q 30. Name the head of expert committee
2. Shaji Varghese set up by RBI to suggest financial
3. Sanjay Jain parameters for resolution of coronavirus-
4. None of the Above related stressed assets?
Answer: (1) 1. D Subbarrao
PNB Housing Finance Limited has appointed 2. R Gandhi
Hardayal Prasad as its new MD & CEO 3. Urijit Patel
Q 27. Name the state that has tied up with 4. KV Kamath
Google to provide online education to Answer: (4)
students in the state?

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an Q 34. Name the state/UT that has launched
expert committee under veteran banker K V new Electric Vehicle Policy recently?
Kamath to suggest financial parameters for 1. Punjab
resolution of coronavirus-related stressed 2. Haryana
assets 3. Delhi
Q 31. India has extended Line of Credit 4. Himachal Pradesh
worth 18 million US dollars to which Answer: (3)
country? The Delhi government has launched its
1. Maldives ambitious Electric Vehicle Policy, which aims to
2. Mauritius boost the city’s economy, reduce pollution
3. Indonesia levels and generate employment in the
4. Chile transport sector. It also includes various
Answer: (1) incentives for the promotion of the purchase of
India has extended Line of Credit worth 18 electric vehicles in the city. Under the EV Policy,
million US dollars to the Government of the Delhi government would also provide a
Maldives for the expansion of fishing facilities subsidy of up to Rs 30,000 on the purchase of
at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company two-wheelers, autorickshaws, e-rickshaws,
(MIFCO). The project envisages investment in freight vehicles, each, and of Rs 1.5 lakh on cars.
fish collection and storage facilities and the The government would also officer low interest
setting up of a tuna cooked plant and fishmeal rates for the purchase of electric commercial
plant vehicles, waive off registration fees and road
Q 32. Name the country that has decided to tax on newly registered electric vehicles and
construct a monument for the Indian aim to create a network of charging stations in
soldiers? the city
1. Nepal Q 35. World Biofuel Day is observed annually
2. Pakistan on _____
3. Bangladesh 1. 8th August
4. Sri Lanka 2. 10th August
Answer: (3) 3. 12th August
In a significant decision, Bangladesh has 4. 15th August
decided to construct a monument for the Indian Answer: (2)
soldiers who died in 1971 during the country's World Biofuel Day is observed on 10th August
struggle for independence from Pakistan every year. The theme of 2020 is “Biofuels
Q 33. Prime Minister has recently launched towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”
submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) to Q 36. Name the company that has signed an
connect ____ with main land? MoU with One District, One Product
1. Daman and Diu (ODOP) scheme of the Government of
2. Andaman and Nicobar Uttar Pradesh?
3. Lakshadweep 1. Amazon
4. None of the Above 2. Walmart
Answer: (2) 3. D-Mart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched 4. Flipkart
and dedicated to the nation, the submarine Answer: (4)
Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Andaman E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a
& Nicobar Islands to the mainland through memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the
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the Uttar Pradesh government to bring artisans, Q 40. International Day of the World's
weavers and craftsmen into mainstream Indigenous People is observed annually on
business. ______?
Q 37. Name the state in which KVIC will open 1. 5th August
the first of its kind training and 2. 7th August
production centre of silk? 3. 9th August
1. Arunachal Pradesh 4. 11th August
2. Assam Answer: (3)
3. Sikkim The International Day of the World's Indigenous
4. Meghalaya Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to
Answer: (1) raise awareness and protect the rights of the
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission world's indigenous population. The theme of
(KVIC) has decided to open the first of its kind 2020 is “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’
training and production centre of silk in resilience”
Arunachal Pradesh. This centre will come up in
Chullyu village in the state.
Q 38. Name the country that has declared
“state of environmental emergency”
recently?
1. Maldives
2. Mauritius
3. Indonesia
4. Australia
Answer: (2)
A “state of environmental emergency” has been
declared by the island nation of Mauritius. The
environmental emergency has been declared as
a Japanese bulk carrier “MV Wakashio” ran
aground on a reef in Mauritius and began
leaking oil into the ocean. The ship stranded
two weeks ago is leaking tons of fuel into the Q 41. Which has become the first country in
surrounding waters the world to grant regulatory approval to a
Q 39. The government has launched National COVID-19?
Portal SURAKHSYA. It is related to human 1. Russia
conflich with which animal? 2. China
1. Lion 3. Japan
2. Tigers 4. USA
3. Deers Answer: (1)
4. Elephants Russia has become the first country in the world
Answer: (4) to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19
Union Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar vaccine after less than two months of human
has launched National Portal on Human- testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence
Elephant conflict called “SURAKHSYA”. The of its scientific prowess
portal aims to collect real-time information and Q 42. Who has won win 70th Anniversary
will also manage conflicts on a real-time basis Grand Prix?
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 2. Valtteri Bottas Answer: (1)
3. Sebastian Vettel The Gujarat government has launched a new
4. Max Verstappen scheme under which farmers facing crop losses
Answer: (4) due to drought, excess rain or unseasonal rain
Flying Dutchman Max Verstappen produced a will get compensation without collection of any
brilliant drive at Silverstone to win the 70th premium from them
Anniversary Grand Prix. Q 46. Name the state that has launched the
Q 43. Who has developed AIR SUVIDHA, a “Indira Van Mitan” Yojana?
first-of-its-kind portal allowing 1. Gujarat
international arriving passengers to fill a 2. Madhya Pradesh
mandatory self-declaration form? 3. Maharashtra
1. Chennai International Airport Ltd 4. Chhattisgarh
2. Delhi International Airport Limited Answer: (4)
3. Mumbai International Airport Chhattisgarh Government has launched the
Limited “Indira Van Mitan” Yojana. The new scheme will
4. Kolkata International Airport aim to make the forest dwellers of the state self
Limited reliant
Answer: (2) Q 47. International Youth Day is observed
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) annually on ____
has developed a web portal named ‘AIR 1. 10th August
SUVIDHA’ for India-bound international 2. 12th August
passengers. The online forms have been 3. 14th August
developed in collaboration with various state 4. 18th August
governments, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry Answer: (2)
of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and International Youth Day is an awareness day
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA designated by the United Nations on 12th
Q 44. Who has launched India's 1st Pocket August. The purpose of the day is to draw
Android POS(Point of Sale) Device? attention to a given set of cultural and legal
1. PhonePe issues surrounding youth.
2. Mpay Q 48. The book titled 'Connecting,
3. Google Pay Communicating, Changing' is related to
4. Paytm ____
Answer: (4) 1. Narendra Modi
Paytm has launched India's 1st Pocket Android 2. Amit Shah
POS(Point of Sale) Device, 'Paytm All-in-One 3. M. Venkaiah Naidu
Portable Android Smart POS' for contactless 4. Rajnath Singh
ordering and payments in India. It is an effort to Answer: (3)
digitise and empower a large number of Small Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh released a book
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). chronicling three years of Vice President, M.
Q 45. Name the state government that has Venkaiah Naidu in office, titled ‘Connecting,
launched Mukhyamantri Kisan Sahay Communicating, Changing.'
Yojana? Q 49. Who has becomes new executive
1. Gujarat chairman of Capital India Finance?
2. Madhya Pradesh 1. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
3. Maharashtra 2. Keshav Porwal
4. Chhattisgarh 3. Neeraj Toshniwal

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 4. Amit Sahai Kulshreshtha launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme
Answer: (1) 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been appointed as Tinkering Labs (ATLs)
executive chairman of the Capital India Finance Q 53. Who has been selected by the Public
Limited. Prior to this, Bhanwala was chairman Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as the
of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural next chairman of Steel Authority of India
Development (NABARD) for over six years. Limited?
Q 50. Which becomes the first city in India to 1. Hardayal Prasad
have female icons on traffic signals? 2. Pradeep Kumar Joshi
1. Chennai 3. Soma Mondal
2. Pune 4. Manoj Sinha
3. Bengaluru Answer: (3)
4. Mumbai Soma Mondal has been selected by the Public
Answer: (4) Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as the next
Mumbai’s Dadar has become the first city in chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited
India to have women symbols on traffic signals Q 54. Who has been appointed as a new
and signage. Brihanmumbai Municipal Chairman of Indian Council for Research on
Corporation (BMC) has installed traffic signals International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?
that display female icons sporting triangular 1. Pramod Bhasin
frock, a shift from the default representation of 2. Pradeep Kumar Joshi
men. 3. Soma Mondal
Q 51. The US Agency for International 4. Manoj Sinha
Development (USAID) has partnered with Answer: (1)
______ to bridge the gender digital divide Pramod Bhasin has been appointed as a new
in India? Chairman of Indian Council for Research on
1. Reliance Foundation International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He is
2. Tata Trust currently the vice-chair of the board of
3. Wipro Foundation governors at ICRIER.
4. Infosys Foundation Q 55. Name the author of book titled ‘Our
Answer: (1) Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the
Under the Women’s Global Development and World’?
Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative, a new partnership 1. Neena Rai
between the US Agency for International 2. Baba Ram Dev
Development (USAID) and Reliance Foundation 3. Jaggi Vasudev
aims to bridge the gender digital divide in India 4. Dalai Lama
Q 52. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Answer: (4)
Aayog, in collaboration with ______ The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, will
launched Student Entrepreneurship release a new book titled “Our Only Home: A
Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) Climate Appeal to the World”
1. Infosys Q 56. Who has chaired the meeting of
2. HCL Technologies National Expert Group on Vaccine
3. TCS Administration for COVID-19?
4. Dell Technologies 1. Dr V K Paul
Answer: (4) 2. Dr Naresh Trehan
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, in 3. Dr Devi Shelly
collaboration with Dell Technologies has 4. Dr Ramakanta Panda

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Answer: (1) Q 59. Who has organized the India@75
National Expert Group on Vaccine Summit – Mission 2022?
Administration for COVID-19, met for the first 1. NITI Aayog
time on 12th August. The meeting was chaired 2. Confederation of Indian Industries
by Dr V K Paul, Member Niti Aayog along with 3. FICCI
Secretary (Ministry of Health and Family 4. RBI
Welfare) as co-Chair. Answer: (2)
Q 57. Which insurance company has Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium
launched a special revival campaign to Enterprises(MSME), Nitin Gadkari has
provide an opportunity for its addressed the “India@75 Summit – Mission
policyholders to revive their lapsed 2022” organised by the Confederation of Indian
policies? Industries (CII) via video-conferencing. The
1. Oriental Insurance Company summit was focused on ‘reinventing technology
2. United India Insurance Company in India’.
3. Life Insurance Corporation Q 60. Where Price Monitoring and Resource
4. New India Insurance Company Unit (PMRU) has been set up?
Answer: (3) 1. Karnataka
To encourage continuation of risk cover in this 2. Assam
difficult period, LIC will provide an opportunity 3. Gujarat
for its policyholders to revive their lapsed 4. Himachal Pradesh
policies. It has decided to launch a special Answer: (1)
revival campaign from August 10 till October 9 Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) has
for its customers to revive their individual been set up in Karnataka under the aegis of
lapsed LIC policies. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Q 58. Name the only Indian to be listed (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals,
among the top 10 world’s highest paid Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
actors of forbes 2020 list? Q 61. Who has assumed charge as Director
1. Amitabh Bachchan General Naval Operations (DGNO)?
2. Salman Khan 1. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
3. Virat Kohli 2. Admiral Karambir Singh
4. Akshay Kumar 3. Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar
Answer: (4) 4. Vice Admiral M. S. Pawar
World Forbes magazine has released The Answer: (1)
Highest-Paid Actors Of 2020 list. BTown actor, Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi assumed charge
Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to be listed as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO)
among the top 10 world’s highest paid actors of Q 62. Name the state that has launched
forbes 2020 list. With total earnings of $48.5 “Orunodoi Scheme” for women's
million (Rs 362 crore). Akshay hold 6th position empowerment?
in the 2020 list. The Forbes 2020 list takes into 1. Arunachal Pradesh
account the earnings between June 1, 2019, 2. Assam
and June 1, 2020. Hollywood American- 3. Mizoram
Canadian actor, producer, businessman, former 4. Sikkim
wrestler Dwayne Johnson has been topped for a Answer: (2)
second straight year, with the total earning of Assam State Government launched "Orunodoi
$87.5 million (Rs 654 crore). scheme", a mega scheme for women's financial
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the amount in the bank account of a female joined the board of IBH in 2018 as an
family member on the first day of every month. independent director.
The scheme will provide Rs.830 per month each Q 66. World Organ Donation Day is observed
to 17 lakh poor families under the ambitious annually on ______?
“Orunodoi” scheme. The Assam state 1. 13th August
government has allocated a sum of Rs.280 crore 2. 16th August
for the new scheme. 3. 19th August
Q 63. Israel and _____ have agreed to 4. 21st August
establish full diplomatic relations as part of 5. 23rd August
a new peace deal Answer: (1)
1. Saudi Arabia Organ Donation Day is observed every year on
2. Palestine 13th of August. The aim of this day is to
3. UAE motivate normal human beings to pledge to
4. Syria donate organs after death, and to spread
Answer: (3) awareness about the importance of organ
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel have donation
agreed to establish full diplomatic relations as Q 67. The One Sun, One World, One Grid”
part of a new peace deal. ... The statement (OSOWOG) plan will connect _____
called the peace agreement, a historic countries through a common grid that will
diplomatic breakthrough that will advance be used to transfer solar power
peace in the Middle East region 1. 110
Q 64. Who among the following is one of the 2. 120
winners of winners of the Gramodaya 3. 130
Bandhu Mitra Puraskaras? 4. 140
1. N G Subramaniam Answer: (4)
2. O P Bhatt Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced
3. Pradeep Kumar Khosla the “One Sun, One World, One Grid”
4. Sudha Murty (OSOWOG) plan. Under this, there will be a
Answer: (4) trans-national electricity grid, for supplying
Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, Sudha solar power across the globe. As per the draft
Murty and Group Head of Agri and IT plan prepared by the Ministry of New and
Businesses of ITC Ltd, Sivakumar Surampudi are Renewable Energy (MNRE), the OSOWOG will
among the winners of the Gramodaya Bandhu connect 140 countries through a common grid
Mitra Puraskaras that will be used to transfer solar power.
Q 65. Who has been appointed as non- Q 68. ‘Khaje’, ‘Harmal Chilli’ and ‘Moira
executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing banana’ gets GI tag. All these items
Finance (IBH)? belongs to ____ state
1. Gagan Banga 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra 2. Kerala
3. Ajit Kumar Mittal 3. Goa
4. Ashwini Kumar Hooda 4. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (2) Answer: (3)
Former RBI deputy governor, Subhash Goa’s traditional festive sweet dish ‘Khaje’,
Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as non- spicy Harmal Chilli and Myndoli Banana (Moira
executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Banana) has obtained Geographical Indication
Finance (IBH) with immediate effect. He had (GI) tag

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Q 69. Who has won the Formula One Spanish 2. State Bank of India
Grand Prix 2020? 3. HDFC Bank
1. Lewis Hamilton 4. Axis Bank
2. Valtteri Bottas Answer: (3)
3. Charles Leclerc Private sector HDFC Bank has launched a
4. Sebastian Vettel 'Shaurya KGC Card' for the armed forces. “The
Answer: (1) Shaurya KGC Card will provide armed forces
Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One personnel with finance for agricultural
Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de requirements like production of crop, post-
Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain harvest maintenance and consumption needs
Q 70. Name the state that has launched Q 73. Who has been appointed as the brand
"YellowChain" centralized e-commerce ambassador of eBikeGO?
platform? 1. Virat Kohli
1. Mizoram 2. Harbhajan Singh
2. Nagaland 3. M S Dhoni
3. Tripura 4. Yuvraj Singh
4. Sikkim Answer: (2)
Answer: (2) Amritsar based e-mobility start-up, eBikeGO
Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has has appointed Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh
launched “Yellow Chain” a centralized e- as its brand ambassador. He will help the
commerce system to provide the people of the company to upgrade itself and will also have an
state integrated platform to build sustainable active presence on the company's website and
businesses either in products or services from campaigns across media
their own locations for sustainable economic Q 74. Who has been appointed as the Chief
activity Executive Officer of GoAir Airline?
Q 71. Name the bank that has launched 1. Manoj Kumar
'DIGITAL APNAYEN' campaign to 2. Shiwani Singh
encourage customers to use digital 3. Ajay Chhotelal Aggarwal
banking channels? 4. Kaushik Khona
1. Punjab National Bank Answer: (4)
2. State Bank of India Kaushik Khona has been appointed as the Chief
3. HDFC Bank Executive Officer of GoAir Airline.
4. Axis Bank Q 75. Name the country that chaired the 4th
Answer: (1) Session of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working
State-owned Punjab National Bank has Group?
launched a campaign to encourage customers 1. India
to use digital banking channels. Under the 2. Russia
campaign 'DIGITAL APNAYEN', the bank will 3. China
contribute Rs 5 towards the PM CARES Fund on 4. Brazil
behalf of each customer conducting the first Answer: (2)
financial transaction to activate their RuPay The 4th Session of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working
Debit card either on point of sale (PoS) or e- Group comprising of Brazil, Russia, China, South
commerce platform Africa and India held over video conference on
Q 72. Name the bank that has launched a August 12, 2020, was chaired by Russia.
'Shaurya KGC Card' for the armed forces?
1. Punjab National Bank

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Q 76. Who has been appointed as the new traded as individual commodities on the
director-general of the Border Security country's premier commodity exchange
Force (BSF)? Q 80. Who has recently been appointed as
1. Rakesh Asthana executive director (ED) of SEBI?
2. A.K. Dhawan 1. M. Rajeshwar Rao
3. N. K. Yaduvanshi 2. GP Garg
4. M. P. Naharia 3. S. C. Murmu
Answer: (1) 4. T. Rabi Sankar
Government of India has appointed Rakesh Answer: (2)
Asthana as the new director-general of the The Securities and Exchange Board of India
Border Security Force (BSF) (Sebi) has appointed GP Garg as executive
Q 77. Name the state that has launched director (ED). Prior to this, he was Chief General
Padhai Tuhar Para Scheme? Manager in Sebi and has handled several
1. Jharkhand assignments since joining in January 1994.
2. Odisha Q 81. Name the author of book titled ‘Full
3. Chhattisgarh Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020’?
4. Madhya Pradesh 1. Arjun Subramaniam
Answer: (3) 2. Neena Rai
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh 3. Yatish Yadav
Baghel has announced the launch of the Padhai 4. Nirupama Yadav
Tuhar Para Scheme (Education up to your Answer: (1)
locality) Retired Air Vice Marshal, Arjun Subramaniam
Q 78. Name the country that has launched a has authored a new book titled, “Full Spectrum:
£3 million innovation challenge fund in India's Wars, 1972-2020″.
India to support scientists in academia and Q 82. Who has launched the web platform
industry to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic “E-Pathshala” in partnership with the
and climate change? Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
1. UK 1. Indian Hockey Federation
2. USA 2. BCCI
3. China 3. Badminton Association of India
4. Russia 4. All India Football Federation
Answer: (1) Answer: (4)
The UK government has launched a £3 million All India Football Federation (AIFF) has
innovation challenge fund in India to support launched the web platform “E-Pathshala” in
scientists in academia and industry to tackle the partnership with the Sports Authority of India
COVID-19 pandemic and climate change (SAI). The platform of E-Pathshala will act to
Q 79. Who will launch the country's first develop their interest in football through
bullion index, Bulldex? recognition approaches like painting, skills,
1. INX building blocks and many more
2. BSE Q 83. Name the company that partnered
3. NSE with Central Water Commission for flood
4. MCX forecasting initiative?
Answer: (4) 1. Facebook
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will launch 2. Google
the country's first bullion index, Bulldex. 3. Amazon
Bullions, viz. gold and silver, are currently 4. Microsoft

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Answer: (2) that brings neo-banking experience to
Google in association with the Central Water consumers
Commission (CWC) has taken flood forecasting Q 87. Name the institute that has topped the
initiative over the past several months, and sent Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation
numerous public alerts to people in impacted Achievements (ARIIA) 2020?
regions across the country. 1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Q 84. Gwalior-Chambal Expressway will be Mumbai
named after ____ 2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
1. Sushma Swaraj Madras
2. Manohar Parikkar 3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
3. Dr A P J Kalam Delhi
4. Atal Bihar Vajpayee 4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Answer: (4) Roorkee
On the 2nd death anniversary of the former Answer: (2)
prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chief The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh has topped the Atal Rankings of Institutions on
Chouhan has announced that the Gwalior- Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020 under
Chambal Expressway will be named Shri Atal the 'Best Centrally Funded Institution' category
Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway Q 88. Who among the following is not the
Q 85. Name the company that has forged recipient of Khel Ratna in 2020?
academic collaboration with IIT Patna? 1. Rohit Sharma
1. Flipkart 2. Vinesh Phogat
2. Amazon 3. Harmanpreet Kaur
3. Google 4. Rani Rampal
4. Microsoft Answer: (3)
Answer: (1) The Selection Committee for National Sports
An Memorandum of understanding (MoU) has Awards 2020 has confirmed that cricketer
been signed by India’s homegrown ecommerce Rohit, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, women's hockey
player “Flipkart” with Indian Institutes of captain Rani Rampal, table tennis star Manika
Technology (IIT) Patna. The MoU will encourage Batra and para athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu
industry focused applied research in the areas will be conferred with the prestigious Rajiv
of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on August 29 on the
Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML). occasion of National Sports Day
This is flipkart’s effort towards strengthening its Q 89. Who has been named as brand
academic collaboration which it has been ambassador of Sports eyewear brand
promotiong for past 5 years now. Oakley?
Q 86. Name the bank that has launched Jan 1. Rohit Sharma
BachatKhata (JBK)? 2. Sachin Tendulkar
1. India Post Payments Bank 3. Rani Rampal
2. Jio Payments Bank 4. M S Dhoni
3. Paytm Payments Bank Answer: (1)
4. Fino Payments Bank Sports eyewear brand Oakley has named Indian
Answer: (4) cricketer Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador
Fino Payments Bank has launched Jan in India. With this association, Sharma will sport
BachatKhata (JBK), which is an Aadhaar the brand's performance eyewear on and off
Authentication based digital savings account the pitch

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Q 90. Who is the official sponsor for the 4. Badega Bharat
upcoming edition of the Indian Premier Answer: (3)
League? Theme of the 5th edition of the conference on
1. MPL Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing
2. MyTeam11 Technologies is Empowering India with ‘Aatma
3. Fanfight Nirbhar Bharat Mission’. The webinar was
4. Dream11 jointly organised by Tamil Nadu Technology
Answer: (4) Development & Promotion Centre (TNTDPC),
Dream 11 is the official sponsor for the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers
upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. (SIDM), and the Confederation of Indian
Fantasy gaming platform Dream11. It won the Industry (CII).
IPL title sponsorship rights with a bid of Rs 222 Q 93. Name the institute that has developed
crore, replacing Chinese mobile phone company Covid-19 diagnostic kit named ‘Corosure’?
Vivo for a four and a half month deal 1. IIT Mumbai
2. DRDO
3. ICMR
4. IIT Delhi
Answer: (4)
Approved by the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR)) and Drug Control General of
India (DCGI), the Covid-19 diagnostic kit named
‘Corosure’ has been commercially developed by
a company NewTech Medical Devices after
obtaining license from the IIT Delhi.
Q 94. Name the institute that has developed
India’s first fully indigenously developed
vaccine against pneumonia?
1. ICMR
2. Serum Institute of India
3. DRDO
Q 91. Who has been named as brand 4. IISc
ambassador of SportsAdda? Answer: (2)
1. Brett Lee The country’s first fully indigenously developed
2. Graham Smith vaccine against pneumonia has got approval
3. Andrew Flintoff from the Drug Controller General of India
4. Saurav Ganguly (DCGI). With the help of Special Expert
Answer: (1) Committee (SEC) for vaccines, the drug
SportsAdda has onboarded Australian cricket regulator reviewed the phase I, II and III clinical
legend Brett Lee as it's brand ambassador as he trial data submitted by Pune-based firm Serum
swaps the cricket field for the digital playground Institute of India and then granted the market
Q 92. What was the theme of 5th edition of approval for Pneumococcal Polysaccharide
the conference on Aerospace and Defence Conjugate Vaccine.
Manufacturing Technologies held recently? Q 95. Name the airport that has introduced
1. Unmukat Bharat India's first contactless car parking?
2. Make in India 1. Indira Gandhi International Airport
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 2. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Atmanirbhar Bharat through rural
International Airport entrepreneurship.
3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Q 99. Who will receive an honorary
International Airport doctorate from The University of
4. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Manchester?
Answer: (4) 1. Marcus Rashford
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 2. Lionel Messi
has introduced contactless parking by using 3. Cristiano Ronaldo
FASTag, which is India's first car parking service 4. Neymar Jr
to offer 100 per cent contactless service Answer: (1)
Q 96. Name the state police that have Manchester United and England footballer,
launched the “CybHer” campaign? Marcus Rashford, will receive an honorary
1. Telangana doctorate from The University of Manchested
2. Andhra Pradesh Q 100. Name the company that has partnered
3. Rajasthan with UNICEF India to improve
4. Haryana employability of young people?
Answer: (1) 1. Microsoft
The Women Safety Wing, Telangana State 2. SAP
Police has launched the “CybHer” campaign in 3. Accenture
association with the Legal Aid Centre, Symbiosis 4. Wipro
Law School, Hyderabad. Answer: (2)
Q 97. Which country has signed an UNICEF India has partnered with SAP India to
agreement for the 700 MW Azad Pattan offer career counselling to young people in the
hydel power project with Pakistan? country. The partnership between the two aims
1. India to improve the employability skills of young
2. Japan people in a COVID-19 as well as post COVID-19
3. China era.
4. USA Q 101. Incubated start-up of _______ has
Answer: (3) developed a portable hospital unit called
Pakistan and China signed an agreement for ‘MediCAB’?
the 700 MW Azad Pattan hydel power project 1. IIT Madras
on the Jhelum river in Sudhoti district of 2. IIT Delhi
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). 3. IIT Kolkata
Q 98. In which state/UT NABARD has 4. DRDO
launched development projects worth Answer: (1)
rupees 44 lakhs in order to strengthen the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M)
concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat through incubated start-up Modulus Housing, has
rural entrepreneurship? developed a portable hospital unit that can be
1. Kerala installed anywhere within two hours by four
2. Lakshadweep people. Called ‘MediCAB,’ it aims to
3. Chandigarh decentralize the approach to detect, screen,
4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands identify, isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in
Answer: (4) their local communities through these portable
In Andaman and Nicobar Islands, NABARD has microstructures.
launched development projects worth rupees Q 102. The International Olympic Committee
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 the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar India ranks third in the list of most-suitable
2022 to which year? locations for global manufacturing among 48
1. 2023 countries in terms of cost competitiveness and
2. 2024 operating conditions, according to property
3. 2025 consultant Cushman & Wakefield. China and
4. 2026 the U.S. retain the top two positions
Answer: (4) Q 106. Who has been appointed as
Senegal and the International Olympic chairperson of HCL Technologies?
Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to 1. Roshni Nadar
postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2. Kiran Nadar
Dakar 2022 to 2026 3. Shiv Nadar
Q 103. Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has 4. Arman Malhotra
become first women Prime Minister of Answer: (1)
which country? The country's richest woman Roshni Nadar
1. Cameroon Malhotra has became the first woman to head
2. Congo a listed Indian IT company as she took over as
3. Gabon the Chairperson of USD 8.9 billion HCL
4. Guinea Technologies from her father and billionaire
Answer: (3) Shiv Nadar.
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been Q 107. CBSE has collaborated with ______ for
appointed as the first woman prime minister of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI)
Gabon. in the high school curriculum
Q 104. World Day for International Justice is 1. TCS
observed annually on ____? 2. Google
1. 16th July 3. Microsoft
2. 17th July 4. IBM
3. 20th July Answer: (4)
4. 31st July The Central Board of Secondary Education
Answer: (2) (CBSE) has announced the integration of
World Day for International Justice, also artificial intelligence (AI) in the high school
referred to as Day of International Criminal curriculum for classes XI and XII for the current
Justice or International Justice Day, is an academic year (2020-21). Developed in
international day celebrated throughout the collaboration with technology major IBM, the
world on July 17 as part of an effort to curriculum is part of CBSE’s Social
recognize the emerging system of international Empowerment through Work Education and
criminal justice Action (SEWA) program and will be introduced
Q 105. India has been ranked _____ in the list in around 200 schools
of most-suitable locations for global Q 108. Name the state that has decided to
manufacturing as per Global convert waste generated in the state to
Manufacturing Risk Index report 2020? electricity under an initiative titled 'Waste
1. 1st to Energy
2. 2nd 1. Uttar Pradesh
3. 3rd 2. Uttarakhand
4. 4th 3. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (3) 4. Assam
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The Uttarakhand government has decided to savings account instantly. LVB's new initiative
convert waste generated in the state to will help people to avail the most required
electricity under an initiative titled 'Waste to banking services instantly through the website
Energy’. Q 113. Name the agency that has been
Q 109. Who has been chosen as the announced by Central government to
ambassador of the Toronto International conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET)
Film Festival (TIFF) 2020? for central government jobs?
1. Ashwariya Rai 1. National Eligibility Test
2. Alia Bhatt 2. National Recruitment Agency
3. Kangana Ranaut 3. National Recruitment Test
4. Priyanka Chopra 4. National Testing Agency
Answer: (4) Answer: (2)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been chosen as the The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of
ambassador of the Toronto International Film National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for
Festival (TIFF) 2020. conducting a common eligibility test for Central
Q 110. Name the country that has launched government jobs, initiating a “landmark reform”
Hope mission to Mars? in the recruitment process
1. UAE Q 114. Which state/UT police department has
2. UK signed an MoU with All India Institute of
3. Russia Ayurveda recently?
4. India 1. Delhi
Answer: (1) 2. Uttarakhand
The United Arab Emirates launched its first 3. Himachal Pradesh
mission to Mars ‘Hope’ probe as it strives to 4. Kerala
develop its scientific and technology capabilities Answer: (1)
and move away from its reliance on oil. A MoU was signed between the All India
Q 111. World Humanitarian Day is observed Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Delhi Police
annually on _____? for extending ayurvedic mode of preventive and
1. 19th August promotive health services in the residential
2. 13th August colonies of the force.
3. 11th August Q 115. Which company has acquired a
4. 7th August majority equity stake in Vitalic Health Pvt?
Answer: (1) 1. D-Mart
World Humanitarian Day is held every year on 2. Future Group
19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk 3. Reliance Retail
their lives in humanitarian service 4. Birla More
Q 112. Name the bank that has launched LVB Answer: (3)
DigiGo, a digital initiative to enable Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced that
opening of savings account instantly? its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd
1. Andhra Bank (RRVL) has acquired a majority equity stake in
2. South Indian Bank Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd.and its subsidiaries
3. Axis Bank collectively known as ‘Netmeds’ for a cash
4. Lakshmi Vilas Bank consideration of approximately Rs 620 crore.
Answer: (4) Q 116. Muthoot Finance has tie-up with
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has launched LVB _______to offer COVID-19 insurance cover
DigiGo, a digital initiative to enable opening of of up to Rs 1 lakh against the gold loan

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 1. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. 1. 20th August
Ltd 2. 18th August
2. HDFC ERGO Health Insurance 3. 17th August
Limited 4. 15th August
3. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Answer: (1)
Ltd Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated annually on
4. Kotak Mahindra General Insurance 20th August to remember the birth anniversary
Answer: (4) of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and to
Muthoot Finance has tied up with Kotak encourage national integration, love, and peace
Mahindra General Insurance to offer COVID-19 among Indians of all religions.
insurance cover of up to Rs 1 lakh against gold Q 120. Who has launched 'Pavitrapati' and
loan 'Aushada Tara' products to combat COVID-
Q 117. Name the multilateral institution that 19??
has approved a USD 1 billion loan to 1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
construct the modern, high-speed 82- 2. Mazagon Dock Limited
kilometre (Delhi – Meerut) Uttar Pradesh 3. Ordnance Factory Board
Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in 4. Defence Institute of Advanced
India? Technology
1. New Development Bank Answer: (4)
2. Asian Development Bank Defence Institute of Advanced Technology,
3. IMF DIAT (DU) has launched two products namely
4. Asian Infrastructure Investment “Pavitrapati” & “Aushada tara” to fight against
Bank COVID-19. “Pavitrapati” is an Ayurvedic based
Answer: (2) Biodegradable Face Mask which will act as a
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has virus neutraliser in order to provide resistance
approved a USD 1 billion (Rs 7,485 crore) loan against the bacteria / virus. These masks will be
to construct the modern, high-speed 82- made available on online platforms such as
kilometre (Delhi – Meerut) Uttar Pradesh Amazon, Flipkart etc
Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India Q 121. Indian Akshay Urja Day is observed
Q 118. Name the bank that has recently annually on ______?
launched a unique digital solution called 1. 20th August
'Loan against Securities'? 2. 23rd August
1. HDFC Bank 3. 27th August
2. Axis Bank 4. 31st August
3. Yes Bank Answer: (1)
4. ICICI Bank Akshay Urja diwas is an awareness campaign
Answer: (3) about the developments of renewable energy in
YES Bank has launched a unique digital solution India, celebrated on August 20 every year since
called 'Loan against Securities' under the bank's 2004
loan in seconds platform that enables online Q 122. Who will be the official sponsor of the
lien marking of mutual funds and avail quick Indian team for the rescheduled Tokyo
and hassle-free loan. The new digital solution Olympics?
allows instant disbursements of loans with no 1. Paytm
documentation 2. Xiomi
Q 119. Sadbhavana Diwas is observed 3. Dream 11
annually on_____? 4. Inox

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Answer: (4) Q 127. Who has launched “Swadeshi
The INOX group will be the official sponsor of Microprocessor Challenge”?
the Indian team for the rescheduled Tokyo 1. NITI aayog
Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics was rescheduled 2. MEITY
to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It 3. NIC
will be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021 4. NIIT
Q 123. Which is selected as cleanest Indian Answer: (2)
city as per Swachh Survekshan 2020 Q 128. Which company has launched jobs app
Awards? called Kormo Jobs?
1. Chandigarh 1. Google
2. Indore 2. TCS
3. Pune 3. Microsoft
4. Bhopal 4. Facebook
Answer: (2) Answer: (1)
Indore became India's cleanest city for the Google has expanded its jobs app, called Kormo
fourth year in a row Jobs, to India as the search giant looks to offer a
Q 124. Who is implementing agency of helping hand to millions looking for entry-level
recently launched ‘Trifood Project’? roles and further displace Microsoft's LinkedIn
1. TRIFED relevance in the world's second largest internet
2. NAFED market
3. HAFED Q 129. Which state has launched a unique
4. NITI Aayog campaign 'Ek Sankalp - Bujurgo ke naam’?
Answer: (1) 1. Odisha
The tertiary processing centres of “Trifood 2. Uttar Pradesh
Project” of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has 3. Haryana
been virtually launched. 4. Madhya Pradesh
Q 125. World Senior Citizen's Day is observed Answer: (4)
annually on ______ In Madhya Pradesh, a unique campaign 'Ek
1. 28th August Sankalp - Bujurgo ke naam’ i.e. 'a commitment
2. 25th August for elders' is being run by the Chhatarpur Police
3. 21st August in the midst of corona infection in the state.
4. 17th August Q 130. Name the country with which Uttar
Answer: (3) Pradesh has signed an agreement on
The World Senior Citizen's Day is celebrated on Bundelkhand water project to resolve the
21 August each year water crisis?
Q 126. International Day of Remembrance 1. Odisha
and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is 2. Uttar Pradesh
observed annually on _____ 3. Haryana
1. 28th August 4. Madhya Pradesh
2. 25th August Answer: (2)
3. 21st August Uttar Pradesh and Israel signed an agreement
4. 17th August on Bundelkhand water project to resolve the
Answer: (3) water crisis in the parched land of Bundelkhand
United Nations observes 21st August every year Q 131. Name the player who has won
as International Day of Remembrance and Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2020?
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 2. Valtteri Bottas 2. Dinesh Kumar Khara
3. Sebastian Vettel 3. Arijit Basu
4. Max Verstappen 4. C.S. Setty
Answer: (1) Answer: (1)
Lewis Hamilton won the Formula-1 Hungarian SBI Cards and Payment Services, the country’s
Grand Prix 2020 at Hungaroring, Mogyoród, second-largest credit card issuer, has a new
Hungary. Max Verstappen (Dutch-Red Bull) was Managing Director & CEO in Ashwini Kumar
second, followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes- Tewari.
Finland) at the third spot. Q 136. Name the city where India's first public
Q 132. Name the state that has launched Electric Vehicle (EV) charging plaza has
”Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for all-round been inaugurated?
development of the Scheduled Castes? 1. Mumbai
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Bengaluru
2. Himachal Pradesh 3. New Delhi
3. Jharkhand 4. Chennai
4. Uttar Pradesh Answer: (3)
Answer: (4) Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Energy, RK Singh, inaugurated India's first public
has launched ”Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging plaza at
all-round development of the Scheduled Castes. Chelmsford Club in the national capital. The
Q 133. International Chess Day is observed charging plaza has been set up with a focus on
annually on ____? enhancing energy efficiency and promoting e-
1. 15th July mobility. This plaza will host 5 EV chargers of
2. 20th July different specifications.
3. 25th July Q 137. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup has been
4. 30th July postponed to which year?
Answer: (2) 1. 2021
United Nations celebrates World Chess Day 2. 2022
globally on 20 July every year. The day marks 3. 2023
the date of the establishment of the 4. 2024
International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in Answer: (2)
1924. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held
Q 134. Who has been appointed as Private Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the
Secretary to President? ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The T20 World
1. Atul Chaturvedi Cup is now likely to be held in 2022.
2. Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas Q 138. Who has hosted the 45th India Ideas
3. Arun Srivastava Summit 2020?
4. Praveen Siddharth 1. NIBM
Answer: (4) 2. FICCI
Indian Revenue Service Income Tax cadre 3. IFFCO
officer, P. Praveen Siddharth, has been 4. India Business Council
appointed Private Secretary to President Ram Answer: (4)
Nath Kovind India Business Council has hosted the 45th
Q 135. Who has assumed charge as MD & CEO India Ideas Summit 2020 on July 22nd. The
of SBI Cards? Summit convenes business and government
1. Ashwini Kumar Tewari leaders for discussions on the future of the U.S.-

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India Partnership and the trends shaping Q 143. Name the state/UT that has launched
globalization, trade and investment, and the Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Ration
future of work in the COVID-era and beyond Yojna?
Q 139. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and 1. Chandigarh
Sports (MYAS) has partnered with _____to 2. Delhi
strengthen the Government of India's 3. Uttar Pradesh
resolution to mobilise 1 crore youth 4. Jharkhand
volunteers to attain the goals of Answer: (2)
Atmanirbhar Bharat The scheme known as “Mukhya Mantri Ghar
1. UNICEF Ghar Ration Ration Yojna” has been approved
2. WHO by Delhi government for doorstep delivery of
3. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ration to eligible beneficiaries. The scheme is
4. ICMR expected to be rolled out in the next 6-7
Answer: (1) months after completing tendering process and
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) other necessities
has partnered with UNICEF to strengthen the Q 144. Who has been conferred with the
Government of India's resolution to mobilise 1 'Legend of Animation' award instituted by
crore youth volunteers to attain the goals of the Toonz Media Group?
Atmanirbhar Bharat 1. Rajiv Chilaka
Q 140. Name the author of book titled “The 2. Kireet Khurana
Endgame”? 3. Arnab Chaudhuri
1. Tenzin Geyche Tethong 4. Ishu Patel
2. Stephen King Answer: (3)
3. S Hussain Zaidi The prestigious ‘Legend of Animation’ award of
4. Kahlid Hosseni the Toonz Media Group (TMG) has been
Answer: (3) posthumously conferred to the legendary
Crime writer, S Hussain Zaidi has penned a new animation director Arnab Chaudhuri, for his
novel “The Endgame” which talks of politics, invaluable contribution to the animation and
betrayal, and unimaginable terror. The book has entertainment industry of India.
been published by HarperCollins India. Q 145. Name the country with which Indian
Q 141. Name the author of book titled ‘Suraj Navy has conducted a Passage Exercise
Kade Marda Nahi’? (PASSEX), a high-end joint naval exercise?
1. Baldev Singh Sadaknama 1. USA
2. Ajeet Cour 2. Japan
3. Surjit Patar 3. Australia
4. Atamjit Singh 4. China
Answer: (1) Answer: (1)
Q 142. Who has successfully launched South Indian Navy has conducted a Passage Exercise
Korea's first military satellite “ANASIS-II”? (PASSEX), a high-end joint naval exercise with
1. NASA the US Navy in the Indian Ocean
2. ISRO Q 146. Who has unveiled the COVID
3. CNSA Protection System (COPS) for workplace?
4. SpaceX 1. ICMR
Answer: (4) 2. DRDO
3. CSIR-CMERI
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Answer: (3) 4. Rs 2500
CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, unveiled the COVID Answer: (3)
Protection System (COPS) for workplace as a National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)
game-changer in the current Pandemic Scenario has launched UPI AutoPay feature for recurring
Q 147. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO payments. With this new facility, customers can
of Karur Vysya Bank? enable recurring e-mandate using any UPI
1. K S Ravichandran application for recurring payments such as
2. Ramesh Babu Boddu mobile bills, electricity bills, EMI payments,
3. M V Srinivasamoorthi entertainment and OTT subscriptions,
4. M K Venkatesan insurance, mutual funds and loan payments,
Answer: (2) among others of up to Rs 2000. If the amount
Karur Vysya Bank has appointed Ramesh Babu exceeds Rs 2000, customers have to execute
Boddu as MD & CEO for a period of three years every mandate with UPI PIN
Q 148. Name the country that has successfully Q 151. Who has been awarded the first
launched “Tianwen-1” its first independent Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity?
mission to Mars? 1. Greta Thunberg
1. Japan 2. Xiye Bastida
2. North Korea 3. Autumn Peltier
3. South Korea 4. Briana Fruean
4. China Answer: (1)
Answer: (4) Young Swedish environmental activist Greta
China launched its first independent probe Thunberg was awarded the first Gulbenkian
headed to Mars. It is a major milestone in Prize for Humanity. The award carries a
Beijing’s mission to build a world-class space €1,000,000 prize and the entire amount would
programme be donated by Thunberg to project and
Q 149. Name the bank that has launched organisations “fighting for a sustainable world”.
Nation-wide CSR campaign for Distribution Q 152. The Punjab government has signed a
of Mask and Sanitizer to prevent Spread of memorandum of understanding (MoU)
COVID-19? with the _____ in the area of skill
1. Punjab National Bank development
2. SBI 1. IIM Amritsar
3. RBI 2. PEC
4. NABARD 3. IIT Ropar
Answer: (1) 4. Chandigarh University
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health Answer: (3)
and Family Welfare launched Punjab National The Punjab government has signed a
Bank’s (PNB) campaign to distribute face masks memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the
and sanitizers to prevent the spread of COVID- Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, in the
19 area of skill development. The MoU provides for
Q 150. National Payment Corporation of India the IIT’s technical education department to
(NPCI) has launched UPI AutoPay feature become an academic mentor for the state’s
for recurring payments up to what engineering colleges at Gurdaspur and
amount? Ferozepur, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Skill Institute
1. Rs 1000 at Chamkaur Sahib, five government
2. Rs 1500 polytechnics and 10 government ITIs.
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Q 153. Name the bank that signed an Q 156. Which becomes the 87th Country to
agreement with LIC recently to distribute sign the International Solar Alliance
LIC policies? Framework Agreement?
1. SBI 1. Saudi Arabia
2. ICICI 2. Cambodia
3. Canara Bank 3. Samoa
4. Union Bank of India 4. Nicaragua
Answer: (4) Answer: (4)
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and The Republic of Nicaragua became the 87th
Union Bank of India, after its amalgamation country to sign the International Solar
with Corporation Bank and Andhra Bank, have Alliance(ISA) Framework Agreement, an
announced a corporate agency agreement to initiative to promote sustainable energy, led by
distribute LIC policies. The bank will market LIC India
products of term insurance, pension, plan, Q 157. Name the country that has been
children plan, ULIPs, and endowment schemes. granted the “Observer” status World Trade
Q 154. Who has launched India’s first Organization (WTO) General Council?
numberless card named FamCard for 1. Tajikistan
teenagers? 2. Turkmenistan
1. Paytm 3. Uzbekistan
2. Fampay 4. Kyrgyzstan
3. Mobikwik Answer: (2)
4. PhonePe World Trade Organization (WTO) General
Answer: (2) Council has granted the “Observer” status to
FamPay, a Neobank for teenagers that brings the central Asian country Turkmenistan.
cashless convenience to millions of teens and Q 158. Who has entered the insurance
their parents, announced the launch of distribution business in India, tying up with
FamCard, which it claims is India’s first general insurance startup Acko to sell
numberless card. FamCard is just like a debit motor vehicle policies?
card that teenagers can use to make payments 1. Amazon
independently, relieving parents of the trouble 2. Paytm
of giving them physical cash or their 3. Flipkart
debit/credit card 4. PhonePE
Q 155. Who has been appointed as new Answer: (1)
managing director & chief executive officer Amazon has entered the insurance distribution
of SBI General Insurance? business in India, tying up with general
1. Prakash Chandra Kandpal insurance startup Acko to sell motor vehicle
2. Ashima Goyal policies on its Pay platform
3. T K Kurien Q 159. Who has joined hands with National
4. Pushan Mahapatra Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in a
Answer: (1) bid to train and skill youth from rural areas
SBI General Insurance – the non-life a subsidiary on financial services?
of State Bank of India has appointed Prakash 1. Fino Payments Bank
Chandra Kandpal as its new managing director 2. Jio Payments Bank
& chief executive officer 3. Airtel Payments Bank
4. Paytm Payments Bank
Answer: (3)

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Airtel Payments Bank Ltd has joined hands with Q 163. Who has launched free of cost online
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) platform called 'Pravasi Rojgar'?
in a bid to train and skill youth from rural areas 1. Salman Khan
on financial services, helping them to find jobs 2. Sonu Sood
and become entrepreneurs in the sector 3. Amitabh Bachchan
Q 160. Name the bank that has launched 4. Akshay Kumar
'Insta Click Savings Account', a digital self- Answer: (2)
assisted online savings account, for all its Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been helping
customers? migrant workers all over the country ever since
1. Bank of Baroda the coronavirus pandemic struck and after
2. SBI months of sending them back home safely, he
3. Punjab National Bank has now launched an application dedicated to
4. Canara Bank their job search. Named Pravasi Rojgar, the app
Answer: (1) will provide all the necessary information and
Bank of Baroda has launched 'Insta Click links to find jobs for the migrant workers.
Savings Account', a digital self-assisted online Q 164. Who has established a COVID-19
savings account, for all its customers testing facility at the Defence Institute of
Q 161. National Broadcasting Day is observed High Altitude Research (DIHAR) in Leh?
annually on ____? 1. Indian Army
1. 23rd July 2. ISRO
2. 29th July 3. ICMR
3. 3rd August 4. DRDO
4. 7th August Answer: (4)
Answer: (1) The DRDO has established a COVID-19 testing
Every year, on July 23, National Broadcasting facility at the Defence Institute of High Altitude
Day is celebrated all over India. The first-ever Research (DIHAR) in Leh to augment the
radio broadcast in India went on air from the existing capacity for identification of
Bombay Station on 23 July 1927. coronavirus cases in the union territory of
Q 162. Name the institute that has developed Ladakh
smart wristband to track coronavirus Q 165. Name the state that will host the
positive and suspected patients? fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth
1. AIIMS Delhi Games?
2. ICMR 1. Haryana
3. AIIMS Nagpur 2. Punjab
4. PGI Chandigarh 3. Kerala
Answer: (3) 4. Goa
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Answer: (1)
Nagpur in collaboration with IIT Jodhpur and IIT Haryana will host the fourth edition of the
Nagpur has indigenously designed and Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 Tokyo
developed a model for effective tracking and Olympics. The Games will be held in Panchkula.
monitoring of COVID positive and suspect Q 166. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
patients. This device is in the form of a smart signed an agreement for extending a $400-
wristband that is designed to overcome the million currency swap facility to which
limitations of any existing online mobile apps country?
for tracking and monitoring. 1. Nepal
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 3. Myanmar Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every
4. Sri Lanka year in honour of the Kargil War's Heroes
Answer: (4) Q 170. India hands over 10 broad-gauge diesel
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an locomotives to which country?
agreement for extending a $400-million 1. Bangladesh
currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the 2. Sri Lanka
foreign reserves and ensure financial stability of 3. Nepal
the country, which is badly hit by the COVID-19 4. Bhutan
pandemic Answer: (1)
Q 167. Name the state/UT announced the India handed over 10 broad-gauge diesel
launch of a Macadamisation Program for locomotives to Bangladesh.
roads? Q 171. Hichem Mechichi has become Prime
1. Delhi Minister of which country?
2. J&K 1. Tunisia
3. Haryana 2. Algeria
4. Himachal Pradesh 3. Libya
Answer: (2) 4. Syria
Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu has Answer: (1)
announced the launch of a Macadamisation Tunisia's President Kais Saied has appointed
Program for roads across the Union Territory of Hichem Mechichi, as the country's new Prime
Jammu and Kashmir to improve road Minister
conditions and give major relief to the public Q 172. Name the mobile app recently
Q 168. Name the state/UT that has launched launched to relay weather forecasts and
the portal named as “Rozgar Bazar”? warnings for multiple cities and locations?
1. Delhi 1. Suhavani
2. J&K 2. Pragati
3. Haryana 3. Mausam
4. Himachal Pradesh 4. All of the above
Answer: (1) Answer: (3)
The Delhi government has launched a web Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr Harsh
portal to make job opportunities available to Vardhan launched a mobile application that will
those who lost employment due to the provide city-wise weather forecasts and
coronavirus-induced lockdown, a move aimed warnings. The application has been named
at reviving the capital’s economy. The web “Mausam”.
portal — http://jobs.delhi.gov.in – can be used Q 173. World Hepatitis Day is observed
by those looking for jobs and also for employers annually on _____
looking to recruit people. It will be called a 1. 25th July
‘Rozgar Bazar‘ 2. 28th July
Q 169. Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed annually 3. 31st July
on ____ 4. 7th August
1. 23rd July Answer: (2)
2. 25th July Q 174. Name the author of book titled ‘The
3. 26th July India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain
4. 28th July World’?
Answer: (3) 1. Urijit Patel
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 3. R. C. Bhargava The International Monetary Fund approved
4. S. Jaishankar $4.3 billion in emergency funding for South
Answer: (4) Africa, the largest emergency disbursement for
In The India Way, S. Jaishankar, India's Minister any country yet to assist with fighting the
of External Affairs, analyses these challenges coronavirus pandemic.
and spells out possible policy responses. Q 179. Name the startup that has been
Q 175. Name the author of book titled ‘Quest selected by Department of Science and
for Restoring Financial Stability in India’? Technology to develop “Lyfas COVID
1. Urijit Patel score”?
2. Viral Acharya 1. Velmio
3. R. C. Bhargava 2. Linistry
4. S. Jaishankar 3. Bankera
Answer: (2) 4. Acculi Labs
In this book titled, Quest for Restoring Financial Answer: (4)
Stability in India, Former Deputy Governor of The Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19
RBI, Dr. Viral V. Acharya, talks about his quest Health Crisis (CAWACH), an initiative by the
for restoring financial stability in India and Department of Science and Technology (DST),
offers a concrete plan for sustained has selected a Bengaluru based start-up to
improvement. develop a covid risk assessment mobile
Q 176. Who has launched Innovation Contest application, an official statement said on
'Dare to Dream 2.0'? Tuesday. The ''Lyfas'' COVID score has been
1. ISRO developed by start-up Acculi Labs with support
2. NITI Aayog from the DST
3. DRDO Q 180. IRCTC has collaborated with _____ to
4. IISc launch co-branded contactless credit card
Answer: (3) on RuPay platform?
Defence Research and Development 1. PNB
Organisation (DRDO) has launched ‘Dare to 2. ICICI
Dream 2.0’, which is an innovation contest. The 3. SBI
contest was launched on the fifth death 4. HDFC
anniversary of renowned scientist and former Answer: (3)
President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam SBI Card and Indian Railway Catering and
Q 177. World Nature Conservation Day is Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a co-
observed annually on _____? branded card on RuPay platform for secure and
1. 25th July fast transactions. Cardholders of IRCTC SBI Card
2. 28th July on RuPay platform receive upto 10 per cent
3. 31st July value back on AC1, AC2, AC3, AC CC bookings
4. 7th August made at IRCTC website. The card also offers one
Answer: (2) per cent transaction fee waiver and 350 bonus
Q 178. International Monetary Fund approved reward points upon card activation.
____in emergency funding for South Africa Q 181. Who has bagged the Premier Leagues
1. $4.3 billion Golden Boot award?
2. $4.5 billion 1. Jamie Vardy
3. $4.9 billion 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
4. $5.1 billion 3. Southamptons Danny Ings
Answer: (1) 4. Raheem Sterling

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Answer: (1) them about their yield protection and financial
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy bagged the security
Premier Leagues Golden Boot award after Q 185. World Day Against Trafficking in
netting 23 goals across the 2019/20 season. Persons is observed annually on ______?
Q 182. Who becomes 7th bowler to take 500 1. 30th July
wickets in Test cricket? 2. 3rd August
1. Trent Boult 3. 7th August
2. Pat Cummins 4. 10th August
3. Jasprit Bumrah Answer: (1)
4. Stuart Broad The world day against trafficking in persons is
Answer: (4) marked on July 30 every year to raise
Stuart Broad becomes seventh bowler in awareness about the menace of human
history to take 500 Test wickets trafficking. The theme for the 2020 is
Q 183. Who has signed a memorandum of “Committed to the Cause – Working on the
agreement MoA with Indian Institute of Frontline to End Human Trafficking”.
Technology- Kanpur (IIT-K) for training,
research, and entrepreneurship
development in smart grid technology?
1. National Thermal Power
Corporation
2. Power Finance Corporation
3. Power Grid Corporation of India
4. Rural Electrification Corporation
Answer: (2)
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited has
signed a memorandum of association (MoA)
with Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur (IIT-
K) for training, research, and entrepreneurship
development in smart grid technology
Q 184. Who has launched a crop insurance
campaign titled 'Bohot Zaroori Hai' for
farmers? Q 186. Who has developed 'Aashray', the
1. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance medical bed isolation system to combat
Company Covid-19?
2. Reliance General Insurance 1. DRDO
Company Limited 2. IIT Delhi
3. Bharti AXA General Insurance 3. ICMR
4. TATA AIG General Insurance 4. Defence Institute of Advanced
Company Limited Technology
Answer: (3) Answer: (4)
Bharti AXA General Insurance starts 'Bohot Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
Zaroori Hai' campaign. Bharti AXA General (DIAT), Pune has developed ‘Aashray’, the
Insurance has launched a crop insurance medical bed isolation system to combat Covid-
campaign titled 'Bohot Zaroori Hai' for farmers 19 by minimizing the spread of the disease
in Maharashtra and Karnataka to encourage Q 187. Who has been appointed as the Private
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 1. Anil Kumar Gupta third positions respectively, Nawada (Bihar) has
2. Hardik Satishchandra Shah been ranked fourth and Moga (Punjab) is at the
3. V. P. Joy fifth place.
4. Samant Goel Q 191. Who has been recently appointed as
Answer: (2) Election Commissioner of India?
Hardik Satishchandra Shah is a 2010 batch IAS 1. Rajiv Kumar
officer of Gujarat cadre. He has been appointed 2. Girish Kumar Mishra
as the Private Secretary to PM Narendra Modi 3. Alok Ranjan
Q 188. Who has launched mpay.me - a UPI 4. Jitendra Kumar
payment link service to send and receive Answer: (1)
money from any UPI payment app? Retired 1984 batch IAS officer of
1. Paytm Bihar/Jharkhand cadre Rajiv Kumar had took
2. Amazon Pay over as Election Commissioner, filling the
3. Mobikwik vacancy caused by Ashok Lavasa moving to the
4. PhonePe Asian Development Bank.
Answer: (3) Q 192. Name the institute that has inked MoU
FinTech company MobiKwik has launched with Switzerland based HELP Logistics to
mpay.me - a UPI payment link service to send engage in a collaborative partnership and
and receive money from any UPI payment app. provide consulting services?
This single link created using mpay.me can be 1. Indian Institute of Management
shared anywhere to send and receive money Amritsar
and will work seamlessly on mobile as well as 2. Indian Institute of Management
desktop Kozhikode
Q 189. Who came second in the rapid section 3. Indian Institute of Management
of the 53rd Biel International Chess Delhi
Festival? 4. Indian Institute of Management
1. P Harikrishna Kolkata
2. Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Answer: (2)
3. Krishnan Sasikaran In the backdrop of emerging challenges post-
4. None of the above COVID 19, the Indian Institute of Management
Answer: (1) Kozhikode and Switzerland based HELP Logistics
Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna finished have inked a Memorandum of Understanding
second in the rapid section of the 53rd Biel (MoU) to engage in a collaborative partnership
International Chess Festival in Switzerland. and provide consulting services and logistics
Q 190. Name the district that has topped the training for the humanitarian community
list of aspirational districts ranked by Q 193. Who has announced the launch of its
government think-tank Niti Aayog? Green Deposit Programme?
1. Ri-Bhoi 1. Morgan Stanley
2. Bahraich 2. Barclays Capital
3. Nawada 3. Barclays Bank Plc
4. Bijapur 4. HSBC India
Answer: (4) Answer: (4)
Bijapur has topped the list of aspirational HSBC India has announced the launch of its
districts ranked by government think-tank Niti Green Deposit Programme. The Green Deposit
Aayog. Ri-Bhoi (Meghalaya) and Bahraich (Uttar is available in INR as Term Deposit. This
Pradesh) have been placed at the second and innovative and unique fixed tenure deposit will

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go towards financing eligible businesses and Q 197. Name the bank that has launched a
projects that promote the transition to a low- new initiative named 'Gig-a-
carbon, climate resilient and sustainable Opportunities'?
economy. 1. HDFC Bank
Q 194. Where Tribes India Showroom has 2. Axis Bank
been inaugurated recently? 3. SBI
1. Pune 4. Kotak Mahindra Bank
2. Delhi Answer: (2)
3. Mumbai Axis Bank has launched a new initiative named
4. Chennai 'Gig-a-Opportunities'. The initiative aims to
Answer: (3) attract skilled talent that can work with the
Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal bank remotely, from anywhere in the country.
Affairs e-inaugurated via a video conference a This hiring model comprises two working
‘Tribes India Showroom’ in Indian Globe patterns
Chambers of LIC Western Zonal Office, Fort, Q 198. Who has developed the mobile app
Mumbai. The move comes to support 50 lakh ‘Harit Path’?
tribal artisans and forest gatherers in their hour 1. NIC
of need, steadily and firmly to sustain their 2. DRDO
income, employment and livelihoods. 3. NHAI
Q 195. Who has won the World Snooker 4. RBI
Championship 2020? Answer: (3)
1. Neil Robertson The Union Minister for road transport and
2. Mark Selby highways Nitin Gadkari has launched a mobile
3. Mark Allen app called ‘Harit Path’. The app ‘Harit Path’ has
4. Ronnie O'Sullivan been developed by the National Highways
Answer: (4) authority of India (NHAI) to monitor the
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson with a plantation and transplantation of trees along
score of 18-8 to win the World Snooker the highways, through geo-tagging and web-
Championship 2020. He has claimed his sixth based GIS enabled monitoring tools
World Championship title at Sheffield's Crucible Q 199. Over which river India's longest
Theatre passenger ropeway inaugurated recently?
Q 196. Which insurance company has 1. Brahmaputra
announced its merger with ICICI Lombard 2. Ganga
General Insurance Co. Ltd? 3. Yamuna
1. Bharti AXA General Insurance Co 4. Saraswati
2. Acko General Insurance Ltd Answer: (1)
3. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. India's longest passenger ropeway over the
Ltd Brahmaputra river was formally inaugurated in
4. Cholamandalam MS General Assam's Guwahati city. The 1.82 km bi-cable
Insurance Co. Ltd ropeway connects Guwahati and North
Answer: (1) Guwahati and has been constructed at a cost of
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd and Rs 56 crore
Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd has Q 200. Who has been appointed as Managing
announced a merger to form the country's Director of SBI?
third-largest general insurance entity. 1. Jashvant Raval
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 3. O. P. Gahrotra Q 204. Who has signed a loan agreement for a
4. Ashwani Bhatia $500 million Mumbai Urban Transport
Answer: (4) Project-III?
Ashwani Bhatia has taken charge as its 1. ADB
managing director of SBI. Bhatia is the fourth 2. World Bank
MD of SBI, with Dinesh Khara, Arijit Basu and C 3. IMF
S Setty being the other three 4. AIIB
Q 201. Name the author of book titled ‘One Answer: (4)
Arranged Murder’? Government of India, Maharashtra State
1. Chetan Bhagat Government, Mumbai Railway Vikas
2. Neena Rai Corporation and the Asian Infrastructure
3. Nirupama Yadav Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a loan
4. Arundhati Roy agreement for a $500 million Mumbai Urban
Answer: (1) Transport Project-III. The aim of the MoU is to
A book titled 'One Arranged Murder' authored improve the network capacity, service quality
by Chetan Bhagat will be released globally on and safety of the suburban railway system in
September 28, 2020. Mumbai.
Q 202. International Day for the Q 205. Name the country that has successfully
Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its launched 5th Earth observation satellite,
Abolition is observed annually on _____ Gaofen-9?
1. 21st August 1. China
2. 22nd August 2. Japan
3. 23rd August 3. Russia
4. 24th August 4. Israel
Answer: (3) Answer: (1)
International Day for the Remembrance of the China has successfully launched 5th Earth
Slave Trade and its Abolition, is an international observation satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the
day celebrated August 23 of each year, the day Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest
designated by UNESCO to memorialize the China.
transatlantic slave trade Q 206. Who has bagged “Swachhta Hi Seva
Q 203. Who among the following has not award” for transforming Neyveli
been inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Township?
Fame? 1. Hindustan Copper
1. Jaques Kallis 2. Bharat Aluminium Company
2. Zaheer Khan 3. NLC India Limited
3. Zaheer Abbas 4. Hindalco Industries
4. Lisa Sthalekar Answer: (3)
Answer: (2) The Government of India Navratna, NLC India
The ICC conducted the ceremony virtually Limited (NLCIL) has bagged the award for
owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Legendary making an extremely valuable contribution in
South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis, Pakistan the implementation of the “Swachhta Hi Seva
batting great Zaheer Abbas and Pune-born Programme”.
former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar were Q 207. Where does Army-2020 International
inducted into the International Cricket Council's Military and Technical Forum held
Hall of Fame in a virtual ceremony recently?
1. China

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 2. Russia Q 211. Name the company that has inked a
3. Japan pact with Japanese energy major JERA for
4. Australia their new gas-fired thermal power
Answer: (2) generation project in Bangladesh?
The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 1. Reliance Power
International Military and Technical Forum was 2. Adani Green Energy Ltd
inaugurated by Secretary (Defence Production) 3. JSW Energy Ltd
Raj Kumar and Indian Ambassador DB 4. Torrent Power Ltd
Venkatesh Verma outside Moscow. The forum Answer: (1)
was organised by the Russian Defence Ministry Reliance Power and Japanese energy major
from August 23-29 at the Patriot Park near JERA have inked a pact with a group of banks
Moscow for full financing, totalling $642 million (approx
Q 208. Name the chairman of Defence Rs 4,798 crore), for their new gas-fired thermal
Research and Development Organisation? power generation project in Bangladesh
1. J. K. Batra Q 212. Hamed Bakayoko has been named
2. G.B.K.S. Prasad Prime Minister of ______?
3. R.P. Singh 1. Liberia
4. G. Satheesh Reddy 2. Guinea
Answer: (4) 3. Mali
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Head of the Defence 4. Ivory Coast
Research and Development Organisation Answer: (4)
(DRDO), has been given a two-year extension as Defence Minister, Hamed Bakayoko has been
the Secretary, Department of Defence Research named as the Prime Minister of an african
and Development and Chairman DRDO beyond country, Ivory Coast.
his tenure Q 213. Name the comprehensive financial
Q 209. Cameron White announced his education and knowledge platform for
retirement from professional cricket. He micro, small and medium enterprises
belonged to which country? launched by Small Industries Development
1. Australia Bank of India in association with
2. New Zealand TransUnion CIBIL
3. England 1. MSMECredit
4. South Africa 2. MSMESaksham
Answer: (1) 3. MSMERin
Australian all-rounder Cameron White 4. MSMEKnowledge
announced his retirement from professional Answer: (2)
cricket The Small Industries Development Bank of India
Q 210. Who won the UEFA Champions League in association with TransUnion CIBIL has
2019-20 title? launched a comprehensive financial education
1. Liverpool and knowledge platform for micro, small and
2. Real Madrid medium enterprises. The one-stop knowledge
3. Bayern Munich portal - MSMESaksham, will guide MSMEs
4. Chelsea (micro, small and medium enterprises) seeking
Answer: (3) seamless and quick access to finance and will
German professional sports club, Bayern also support them in managing their credit
Munich won the UEFA Champions League 2019- obligations
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Q 214. Which became the first Arab country Q 218. Who has announced the launch of a
to open a nuclear power plant? two-month-long campaign called 'Kona
1. Jordan Kona Umeed'?
2. Kuwait 1. Reserve Bank of India
3. UAE 2. Kotak Mahindra Bank
4. Saudi Arabia 3. Axis Bank
Answer: (3) 4. Ministry of MSME
The United Arab Emirates became the first Answer: (2)
Arab country to open a nuclear power plant, Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the
raising concerns about the long-term launch of a two-month-long campaign called
consequences of introducing more nuclear 'Kona Kona Umeed' with huge offers and
programs to the Middle East discounts to lift up hope and optimism among
Q 215. The 6th BRICS Environment Ministers' its customers in the midst of the Coronavirus
Meeting was held under the presidency of pandemic
which country? Q 219. Who organised "Easing Doing Business
1. India For Atmanirbhar Bharat" Conference?
2. China 1. FICCI
3. South Africa 2. NITI Aayog
4. Russia 3. AIM
Answer: (4) 4. CII
The 6th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting Answer: (4)
was held under the presidency of Russia. CII organised "Easing Doing Business For
Q 216. Which ministry has been awarded Atmanirbhar Bharat" Conference
SKOCH Gold Award for its scholarship Q 220. Name the state that has launched a
project recently? public awareness campaign “Ek Mask-Anek
1. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Zindagi”?
2. Ministry of HRD 1. Madhya Pradesh
3. Ministry of MSME 2. Rajasthan
4. Ministry of Food Processing 3. Kerala
Industries 4. Maharashtra
Answer: (1) Answer: (1)
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has received Madhya Pradesh Urban Development and
SKOCH Gold Award for its “Empowerment of Housing Minister Shri Bhupendra Singh
Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship launched a public awareness campaign “Ek
Schemes” project of Scholarship Divison of the Mask-Anek Zindagi” from Aug1-15. The
Ministry Scheme will spread awareness about wearing
Q 217. Who wins British Grand Prix 2020? masks as prevention from COVID-19 infection.
1. Valtteri Bottas Q 221. What was the theme of World
2. Charles Leclerc Breastfeeding Week 2020?
3. Lewis Hamilton 1. Support breastfeeding for a
4. Sebastian Vettel healthier planet
Answer: (3) 2. Empower Parents, Enable
Lewis Hamilton claimed his seventh British Breastfeeding
Grand Prix victory in dramatic fashion, crossing 3. Breastfeeding: Foundation for Life
the line on three wheels after a puncture in the 4. Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
final lap. Answer: (1)

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To promote breastfeeding and its many benefits agarbatti production. The Khadi Agarbatti Atma
for the mother and child, the WHO celebrates Nirbhar Mission has been designed by the Khadi
the week between 1 and 7 August every year as and Village Industries Commission on PPP
the World Breastfeeding Week. The theme of mode. The KVIC will only procure locally-made
World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is “Support machines by Indian manufacturers with the aim
breastfeeding for a healthier planet” of encouraging local production. The
Q 222. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been named Commission will provide 25 percent subsidy on
as the President of which country? the cost of the machines and recover the
1. Suriname remaining 75 percent of the cost from the
2. Brazil workers in small installments every month.
3. Venezuela Q 225. Who has recently launched Bharat Air
4. Guyana Fibre services in Maharashtra?
Answer: (4) 1. BSNL
Former Guyanese housing minister, Mohamed 2. Airtel
Irfaan Ali has been named as the President of 3. Idea
the country 4. Jio
Q 223. Who has started the initiative Answer: (1)
Vidyarthi Vigyaan Manthan 2020-21 Union Minister for Electronics, Communication,
(VVM)? and IT has inaugurated ‘Bharat Air Fibre
1. UGC Services’, a radio-based last mile telecom
2. Vigyan Bharti connectivity solution for Akola and Washim
3. AICTE districts in Maharashtra. It has been launched
4. Vigyan Sansatha by the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Answer: (2) (BSNL) as part of Digital India initiatives and
VVM (Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan) In aims at providing wireless connectivity in the
collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, which is an range of 20KMs from BSNL locations, which will
autonomous organization under the benefit citizens residing in remote areas.
Department of Science and Technology, Q 226. Name the state that has launched 'E-
Government of India and NCERT (National RakshaBandhan' Campaign to Combat
Council of Educational Research and Training), Cyber Crimes Against Women?
is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) also 1. Maharashtra
popularly known as Vigyan Bharti. This initiative 2. Odisha
under the national programme is created to 3. Andhra Pradesh
make science an interesting study among 4. Haryana
students from class 6 to 11. Answer: (3)
Q 224. What percent of subsidy will be Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan
provided by KVIC under Khadi Agarbatti Mohan Reddy has launched 'E-RakshaBandhan'
Aatmanirbhar Mission? campaign aimed at creating public awareness
1. 10% on cyber crimes against women and children
2. 15% Q 227. Name the author of book titled
3. 20% ‘Siyasat Mein Sadasyata’?
4. 25% 1. Abhay K
Answer: (4) 2. Amit Shah
The Union Government approved Khadi 3. B B Lal
Agarbatti Atma Nirbhar Mission to generate 4. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
employment and make India self-reliant in Answer: (4)

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Q 228. The Government of India has given World Health Organization (WHO), has certified
permission to the Board of Control for the African continent free from wild Polio virus.
Cricket in India to conduct IPL in ____? Q 232. Who has launched a new app named
1. South Africa “Super App” purported to bring together
2. UAE the country's disparate sales sector to
3. England offer a range of consumer goods?
4. Saudi Arabia 1. Reliance Industries
Answer: (2) 2. Bharti Enterprises
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing 3. Tata Group
Council has received official clearance from the 4. Aditya Birla Group
Indian government to host the 13th edition of Answer: (3)
the IPL in the UAE. Tata Group is launching a new app named
Q 229. Mark Phillips has been elected as “Super App” purported to bring together the
Prime Minister of which country? country's disparate sales sector to offer a range
1. Suriname of consumer goods. The app will put the
2. Brazil conglomerate in competition with giants of the
3. Venezuela region like Reliance Industries and global titans
4. Guyana like Amazon
Answer: (4) Q 233. Name the author of book titled ‘Who
Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence painted my lust red?’?
Force, Brigadier (retired) Mark Anthony Phillips 1. Arjun Subramaniam
has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Guyana 2. Ashok K. Vaid
Q 230. Which software has been selected by 3. Chetan Bhagat
National Bank of Bahrain to digitally 4. Sree Iyer
transform its transaction banking Answer: (4)
business? A book titled “Who painted my lust red?” has
1. ClearTouch been authored by Sree Iyer
2. Finacle Q 234. Who has won the Women's British
3. Fidelity Open 2020 title?
4. Bancs 1. Inbee Park
Answer: (2) 2. Sophia Popov
National Bank of Bahrain and Infosys Finacle 3. Lexi Thompson
announced the bank's decision to adopt the 4. Lydia Ko
Finacle Cash Management Suite to digitally Answer: (2)
transform its transaction banking business. Sophia Popov became the first female golfer
Q 231. Which continent has recently been from Germany to capture a major title when
declared as free from wild Polio virus by she won the Women's British Open
WHO? Q 235. Name the company that has launched
1. Africa the first-of-its-kind offering, 'Shagun – Gift
2. Asia an Insurance”, a unique gift of Personal
3. Europe Accident policy?
4. North America 1. Edelweiss General Insurance
Answer: (1) Company Limited
The Africa Regional Certification Commission 2. Future Generali India Insurance
(ARCC), an independent body set up by the Company Limited

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 3. HDFC EGRO General Insurance 3. Andhra Pradesh
Company Limited 4. Haryana
4. SBI General Insurance Company Answer: (2)
Limited The first-ever State Dragonfly Festival, also
Answer: (4) known as Thumbimahotsavam 2020 was
SBI General Insurance has launched a first-of- organized in Kerala jointly by the World Wide
its-kind insurance product called 'Shagun – Gift Fund for Nature (WWF)-India State unit and
an Insurance”, which is a unique gift of Personal Society for Odonate Studies (SOS).
Accident policy. The unique feature of this Q 239. Poulomi Ghatak has announced
policy is that it can be gifted to anyone, which retirement from ____sport
means it is not necessary for the policy buyer to 1. Hockey
be related to the insured 2. Cricket
Q 236. Which has become first bank in India 3. Football
to use satellite data to make expeditious 4. Table Tennis
lending decisions for farmers? Answer: (4)
1. ICICI Bank Indian Table Tennis star, Poulomi Ghatak has
2. HDFC Bank announced retirement
3. Axis Bank Q 240. Who has bagged the first-ever Gold
4. State Bank of India Medal for India in Mental Calculations
Answer: (1) World Cup?
ICICI Bank is the first in India and among few 1. Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash
globally to use satellite data to measure an Jonnalagadda
array of parameters related to the land, 2. Hiroto Ihara
irrigation and crop patterns and use it in 3. Wenzel Grüß
combination with demographic and financial 4. Tomohiro Iseda
parameters to make expeditious lending Answer: (1)
decisions for farmers Hyderabad's, Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash
Q 237. Who has introduced a dedicated debt Jonnalagadda has bagged the first-ever Gold
and credit guarantee product to ensure Medal for India in Mental Calculations World
unhindered flow of credit in rural areas hit Cup (MCWC) by Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO).
by the COVID-19 pandemic? Q 241. Jammu and Kashmir's agriculture
1. SBI department has created an e-auction
2. RBI portal to promote trading of which
3. NABARD product?
4. PNB 1. Kashmir Saffron
Answer: (3) 2. Apple
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 3. Mushroom
Development (Nabard) has introduced a 4. Rice
dedicated debt and credit guarantee product to Answer: (1)
ensure unhindered flow of credit in rural areas Jammu and Kashmir's agriculture department
hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. has created an e-auction portal to promote
Q 238. In which state first-ever State trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’. The
Dragonfly Festival has been organized Department, under the aegis of India
recently? International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre
1. Tamil Nadu (IIKSTC), has created the portal in collaboration
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buyers to have access to quality ‘Kashmir hospital expenses incurred under COVID -19,
Saffron’. making this a first of its kind savings account to
Q 242. Which railways station has introduced cover the pandemic
a unique concept of Baggage Sanitization Q 245. Who will virtually launch the India
and Wrapping? Component of the Nationally Determined
1. Chandigarh Contributions - NDC-Transport Initiative for
2. New Delhi Asia –TIA?
3. Ahmedabad 1. RBI
4. Nagpur 2. NITI Aayog
Answer: (3) 3. FICCI
In Gujarat, Ahmedabad Railway Division has 4. Ministry of Finance
successfully introduced a unique concept of Answer: (2)
Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping at NITI Aayog will virtually launch the India
Ahmedabad Railway Station. Component of the Nationally Determined
Q 243. Which state has topped the list of Contributions - NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in -TIA. The event will inform the transport,
availing loans to women? energy, and climate stakeholders in India about
1. West Bengal planned project activities for the upcoming year
2. Karnataka Q 246. How many new circles of
3. Uttar Pradesh Archaeological Survey of India have been
4. Tamil Nadu announced by Ministry of Culture
Answer: (4) recently?
According to the data provided by the Ministry 1. 7
of Finance to Rajya Sabha, Tamil Nadu has 2. 8
topped the list of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana 3. 9
(PMMY) in availing loans to women. It was 4. 10
followed by West Bengal and Karnataka Answer: (1)
Q 244. Which bank has launched 'Liberty The Ministry of Culture has announced seven
Savings Account' for Indian youth? new circles of Archaeological Survey of India
1. HDFC Bank (ASI). These new circles have been created in
2. ICICI Bank Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh,
3. Axis Bank Karnataka, West Bengal and Gujarat
4. Kotak Mahindra Bank Q 247. Who has been appointed as the
Answer: (3) Managing Director and Chief Executive
To address the ever-changing lifestyle needs of Officer of SBI Mutual Fund?
the young and digitally-savvy Indian, Axis Bank 1. Denys de Campigneulles
has announced the launch of its ‘Liberty Savings 2. Navneet Munot
Account’. This unique proposition offers 3. D. P. Singh
customers the flexibility to either maintain a 4. Vinay Tonse
minimum balance of Rs 25,000 per month or Answer: (4)
spend the same amount every month through Vinay Tonse has been appointed as the
the Liberty debit card or savings account (via Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
NetBanking, Axis Mobile or UPI) on lifestyle of SBI Mutual Fund (MF).
requirements. The Liberty Savings Account also Q 248. Name the author of book titled ‘Cricket
offers a complimentary hospital cash insurance Drona’?
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 2. Kapil Dev performance rating system for its
3. Jatin Paranjpe consultants, contractors and
4. Gideon Haigh concessionaires?
Answer: (3) 1. NHAI
A book named 'Cricket Drona' on one of India's 2. SEBI
most respected cricket coaches, Vasoo 3. NABARD
Paranjape, will be released on September 2. The 4. RBI
book published by Penguin has been co- Answer: (1)
authored by Paranjape's son, former India The National Highways Authority of India
player and current national selector Jatin along (NHAI) has developed a Vendor Performance
with cricket journalist Anand Vasu Evaluation System to establish a transparent
Q 249. Who became the first-ever fast bowler and comprehensive performance rating system
to take 600 wickets in a Test Match for its consultants, contractors and
Cricket? concessionaires
1. Pat Cummins Q 252. Women’s Equality Day is observed
2. Stuart Broad annually on ____
3. Tim Southee 1. 25th August
4. James Anderson 2. 26th August
Answer: (4) 3. 27th August
England's James Anderson became the first- 4. 28th August
ever fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Answer: (2)
Match Cricket. He achieved this feat against Women's Equality Day is observed on 26 August
Pakistan when he dismissed Azhar Ali. Overall to mark women's advancements toward
he is the 4th bowler to take 600 test wickets equality with men
after 3 spinners Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Q 253. World Water Week 2020 was observed
Warne, and Anil Kumble on ____
Q 250. Name the state that topped the Export 1. 27-31 August
Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020? 2. 26-30 August
1. Gujarat 3. 25-29 August
2. Maharashtra 4. 24-28 August
3. Tamil Nadu Answer: (4)
4. Haryana The 2020 edition of World Water Week was
Answer: (1) scheduled to take place from 23-28 August
NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of 2020, in Stockholm, Sweden. It will now take
Competitiveness released the Export place from 24-28 August. World Water Week
Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020. The first report assembles over 500 co-convening organizations
to examine export preparedness and and 4,000 participants from more than 130
performance of Indian states, EPI intends to countries in Stockholm every year.
identify challenges and opportunities; enhance Q 254. Who has been conferred with the
the effectiveness of government policies; and International Booker Prize 2020?
encourage a facilitative regulatory framework. 1. Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu occupy 2. Paul Mendez
the top three ranks, respectively 3. Abi Daré
Q 251. Who has developed a Vendor 4. Deepa Anappara
Performance Evaluation System to Answer: (1)
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Dutch Author, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld won the 1. Japan
International Booker Prize 2020 for her debut 2. China
novel 'The Discomfort of Evening'. Rijneveld 3. USA
became the youngest author to win the prize at 4. Russia
the age of 29 Answer: (4)
Q 255. Name the bank that has partnered Indian Institute of Technology's (IIT) Alumni
with Adobe to deliver zero-touch, Council has signed an agreement with Russia's
personalised digital experiences to existing Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and
as well as new customers? Russoft to build the world's largest and fastest
1. Axis bank hybrid quantum computer in India
2. ICICI Bank Q 259. Name the state/UT that has launched
3. Kotak Mahindra Bank the Fitness Campaign “Healthy Body,
4. HDFC Bank Healthy Mind” fitness campaign?
Answer: (4) 1. Maharashtra
In a bid to enhance digital experiences for its 2. Chandigarh
customers, HDFC Bank has announced a 3. Delhi
partnership with Adobe. The Adobe Experience 4. Lakshadweep
Cloud solutions will enable HDFC Bank to Answer: (3)
deliver zero-touch, personalised digital The Delhi Government has launched 'Healthy
experiences to existing as well as new Body, Healthy Mind' campaign for students
customers confined to their homes as schools remain
Q 256. Name the state that has launched NRI closed in view of coronavirus pandemic.
unified portal? Q 260. Name the state that has launched its
1. Madhya Pradesh first fully equipped marine ambulance
2. Uttar Pradesh ‘Pratheeksha’?
3. Punjab 1. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu 2. Tamil Nadu
Answer: (2) 3. Goa
In Uttar Pradesh, the State Government will 4. Andhra Pradesh
prepare a database of the migrant workers of Answer: (1)
the state working in different countries of the ‘Pratheeksha’, the first fully equipped marine
world. It will help in providing them assistance ambulance of the Fisheries Department at
during any emergency. Chief Minister Yogi Kerala is ready for rescue operations at sea.
Adityanath has launched an ambitious NRI Q 261. Who becomes 1st bowler to scalp 500
unified portal. wickets in T20 cricket?
Q 257. Which country will host BRICS Games 1. Dwayne Bravo
2021? 2. Rashid Khan
1. India 3. Ashton Agar
2. China 4. Tabraiz Shamsi
3. South Africa Answer: (1)
4. Russia West Indies All-Rounder, Dwayne John Bravo
Answer: (1) became the first bowler in cricket to scalp 500
India will host the BRICS Games in 2021 and wickets in Twenty20 matches
may align it with Khelo India Games Q 262. International Day against Nuclear Tests
Q 258. IIT Alumni Council signs MOU with is observed annually on ______?
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 2. 29th August 1. China
3. 30th August 2. Russia
4. 31st August 3. Japan
Answer: (2) 4. Kazakhstan
The International Day against Nuclear Tests is Answer: (2)
observed on August 29 After a lost connection and two forfeited
Q 263. National Sports Day is observed games, an appeal to the World Chess
annually on ______ Federation yielded success as India and Russia
1. 28th August were declared joint winners of Fide Online
2. 29th August Chess Olympiad
3. 30th August Q 267. Name the state that will start first-ever
4. 31st August seaplane services from October?
Answer: (2) 1. Maharashtra
The National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 2. Tamil Nadu
August, on the birth anniversary of hockey 3. Goa
legend Major Dhyan Chand 4. Kerala
Q 264. Which country has rolled out a Answer: (4)
technology-driven agri-commodity trading The first-ever “seaplane services in Gujarat” will
and sourcing platform “Agriota E- be commenced from 31 October 2020. The
Marketplace”? seaplane service will offer seamless and
1. UK affordable air connectivity from Sabarmati
2. USA Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in
3. Israel Kevadia in Gujarat.
4. UAE Q 268. Which state has launched 'Major
Answer: (4) Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana' to build
Government of Dubai Authority on roads to 19 international player houses?
commodities trade and enterprise, Dubai Multi 1. Uttar Pradesh
Commodities Centre (DMCC) has rolled out a 2. Haryana
technology-driven agri-commodity trading and 3. Madhya Pradesh
sourcing platform “Agriota E-Marketplace 4. Punjab
Q 265. Where will 51st International Film Answer: (1)
Festival of India to be held? Government of Uttar Pradesh has launched
1. Mumbai Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana.
2. Chandigarh Q 269. Name the state that will set up India's
3. Goa first international women's trade centre
4. Trivandrum (WTC)?
Answer: (3) 1. Maharashtra
Fifty-first International Film Festival of India IFFI 2. Tamil Nadu
will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 3. Haryana
28th. This film festival is a hybrid film festival 4. Kerala
due to COVID 19, which would screen films on Answer: (4)
the official digital platform along with the Kerala will set up India's first international
theatrical screenings women's trade centre (WTC), in consonance
Q 266. Which team was declared joint with the United Nations sustainable
winners of Fide Online Chess Olympiad development goals (SDGs), at Angamaly
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Q 270. International Day of the Victims of
Enforced Disappearances is observed
annually on _____
1. 31st August
2. 30th August
3. 29th August
4. 28th August
Answer: (2)
30 August was declared as the International
Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
by the UN General Assembly.

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