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- Which Indian state has become the first in India to pass Bills for having 3 capitals of the state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
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Option C
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh is going to become the first state in India, to have three capitals. Two Bills: On 31st July 2020, Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan approved the ‘The AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill-2020’ and ‘APCRDA (Repeal) Bill -2020’, to make them law.
- Which country was the Chair of the BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2020, held recently?
A) China
B) South Africa
C) India
D) Russia
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Option D
Explanation: The 6th edition of the BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting was held on 30 July 2020 through a video conference. The conference was held under the presidency of Russia. The Environment Ministers of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) participated in the event.
- The World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated annually from_______
A) 25-31 July
B) 1-7 August
C) 30 July-5 August
D) Week beginning from First Saturday of August
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Option B
Explanation: The World Breastfeeding Week is marked every year in the first week of August, between 1 to 7 August to raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and infants. The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”
- Which among these companies is the most valuable companies in the world in terms of m-cap as of 1 August 2020?
A) Apple
B) Samsung
C) Amazon
D) Saudi Aramco
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Option A
Explanation: Technology giant Apple Inc. has become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in the world on 31st July 2020, surpassing the state oil giant Saudi Aramco. The shares of Apple closed up 10.47% on 31 July, giving it a market valuation of $1.84 trillion.
- Renowned politician Amar Singh has passed away at the age of 64. He was a Member of Rajya Sabha from which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: Former Samajwadi Party leader and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh has passed away in Singapore, where he was undergoing kidney transplant treatment. He was 64. Amar Singh, who hailed from Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time from Uttar Pradesh in 1996 and got re-elected in 2003.
- Name the Indian chess player who has cliched Silver medal in the 2020 Biel International Chess Festival held in Switzerland
A) Sandipan Chanda
B) Tejas Bakre
C) Pentala Harikrishna
D) Magesh Chandran
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Option C
Explanation: Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna lost to Poland”s Radoslaw Wojtaszek to settle for silver in the 2020 Biel International Chess Festival.. 2020 Biel International Chess Festival was the 53rd edition of the annual chess tournament, held in Switzerland.
- Hamed Bakayoko has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
A) Ivory Coast
B) Mali
C) Senegal
D) Ghana
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Option A
Explanation: Hamed Bakayoko, the Defence Minister of Ivory Coast, has been appointed as the Prime Minister of the country on 30 July 2020. However, he will continue to serve his defence role also.
- Reliance Power and Japanese energy major JERA have signed loan agreement with a group of banks to set up 745 MW natural gas-fired thermal power generation project in which country?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Bangladesh
C) United Arab Emirates
D) Malaysia
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Option B
Explanation: Reliance Power and Japanese energy major JERA are jointly developing a new 745 MW natural gas-fired thermal power generation project in Meghnaghat in Bangladesh. The project will be undertaken by their project company, Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power, a 51:49 joint venture between Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s Reliance Power and Japan’s JERA Co Inc.
- The inaugural Muslim Women’s Rights Day 2020 was celebrated in India on__________
A) 2 August
B) 30 July
C) 1 August
D) 31 July
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Option C
Explanation: In India, the first ever “Muslim Women’s Rights Day” was celebrated across the nation on August 01, 2020, to commemorate the first anniversary of the law against instant triple talaq. It was on 31 July 2019, that the triple talaq bill got the Presidential nod.
- Indian sports star Rajat Bhatia has recently announced his retirement from which sports?
A) Football
B) Tennis
C) Cricket
D) Hockey
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Option C
Explanation: Domestic all-rounder Rajat Bhatia has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 40-year-old Bhatia, started his first-class career with Tamil Nadu, in 2003-04, but played most of his cricket for Delhi. In the Indian Premier League, he was part of the title-winning Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012.
- What was the profession of Sonam Tshering Lepcha, who has passed away recently?
A) Sportsman
B) Folk Musician
C) Social Activist
D) Mountaineer
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Option B
Explanation: Folk musician and Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away due to old age ailments. He was 92. Sonam Tshering Lepcha was born in Kalimpong, West Bengal.
- How many total states have been integrated with the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ plan of the Central government till date?
A) 24
B) 28
C) 23
D) 21
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Option A
Explanation: Four additional states, namely Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand have been to the One Nation One Ration Card scheme have been integrated with the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ plan of the Central government. With this, now a total of 24 States/UTs are connected under One Nation One Ration Card effective from 01 August 2020.
- The ‘mpay.me’ is a personalized UPI-powered payment link service, launched by which company to let users send and receive money on any UPI payment app?
A) PhonePe
B) Freecharge
C) Paytm
D) MobiKwik
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Option D
Explanation: Digital wallet company MobiKwik has launched ‘mpay.me’, a UPI-powered payment link service, that will enable users to send and receive money from any UPI payment app. Through mpay.me, users and merchants can set up their own mini personal payment link using their mobile number.
- Who among the given has been appointed as the new Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on co-terminus basis?
A) Ravi Shankar
B) Ajay Bhadoo
C) Hardik Satishchandra Shah
D) K D Tripathi
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Option C
Explanation: Hardik Satishchandra Shah, a 2010 batch IAS officer from Gujarat cadre has been appointed as the Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah has been appointed on co-terminus basis.
- Lee Teng-hui, who passed away recently was the former President of which of these countries?
A) South Korea
B) Taiwan
C) Vietnam
D) Thailand
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Option B
Explanation: Lee Teng-hui, the former president of Taiwan, has passed away. He was 97. He had served as the fourth President of the country, from 1988 to 2000.
