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- As per the latest GDP growth prediction by Nomura, what is the GDP rate for India in the fiscal 2020-21?
A) -6.1%
B) -10.8%
C) -8.7%
D) -9.3%
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Option B
Explanation: Nomura has downgraded India’s economic growth rate for current financial year and now expects the GDP to contract by 10.8% in 2020-21.
- Union Cabinet has approved Mission Karmayogi which is a capacity building programme for which category of individuals?
A) Bank Employees
B) Self Help Groups
C) Farmers
D) Civil Servants
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Option D
Explanation: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved ‘Mission Karmayogi’ a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB). The main objective of this Mission is to build future-ready civil servants with right attitude, skills & knowledge, with focus on competency led capacity building.
- Name the Chairman of the CBDT whose tenure has been extended for a period of 6 months wef 01 September 2020?
A) Hardeep Singh Puri
B) Rakesh Asthana
C) Pramod Chandra Mody
D) Shushil Chandra
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Option C
Explanation: The tenure of the incumbent Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Pramod Chandra Mody, has been extended for a period of 6-months, by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. His tenure was ending on 31 August 2020. This is his second extension.His extended term will be effective from 01 September 2020 to 28 February 2021.
- Which state has announced to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in every district to address the problem of frequent cases of power theft?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Rajasthan
D) Himachal Pradesh
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Option A
Explanation: The state government of Uttar Pradesh has announced to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in each of the 75 district of state to address the problem of frequent cases of power theft.
- ‘AIR Scanner’ is an AI based Reading Assistant and Document Scanner app launched by the students of which institute?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Kanpur
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Option B
Explanation: A pair of students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has developed an AI-based document-scanning app ‘AIR Scanner’, as an alternative to Chinese document scanning app CamScanner. The app has been developed by Rohit Kumar and Kavin Agrawal from the Department of Civil Engineering.
- The ‘MEDBOT’ is a remote-controlled medical trolley launched by the Indian Railways for the Covid-19 patients. This trolley has been designed by which unit of Indian Railways?
A) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
B) Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
C) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Asansol
D) Diesel Rail Engine Factory, Varanasi
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Option D
Explanation: The Indian Railways has developed a remote-controlled medical trolley dubbed as ‘MEDBOT’ to help deliver food and medicines to COVID-19 patients. The trolley has been designed by the Diesel Rail Engine Factory, Varanasi of Indian Railways to be used at its Central Hospital (Kovid Hospital Level-I).
- Name the state which had recently launched 15 days long Gandgi Bharat Chhodo campaign to make the state garbage free?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
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Option A
Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh government had launched a special massive cleanliness campaign titled “Gandgi Bharat Chhodo – Madhya Pradesh” (Free India and Madhya Pradesh from garbage) from 16 to 30 August 2020 to make the state garbage-free.
- Mustapha Adib has been appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Finland
B) Lebanon
C) Venezuela
D) Morocco
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Option B
Explanation: Lebanese diplomat, Mustapha Adib, country’s envoy to Germany, has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Lebanon. The 48-year-old replaces Hassan Diab.
- Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd?
A) Binay Kumar Das
B) M V Raja Sekhar
C) Rajendra Prasad Singh
D) Hemant Khatri
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Option D
Explanation: Indian Navy (IN) Commodore Hemant Khatri (retd) has taken the charge of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd on 01 September 2020.
- LiGo is an AI-powered voice chatbot launched on Google Assistant by which insurance company?
A) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
B) SBI Life Insurance
C) Max Life Insurance
D) Tata AIA Life
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Option A
Explanation: The private-sector ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched an AI-powered voice chatbot called ‘LiGo’, on Google Assistant to enable its policyholders get their queries addressed by simple voice commands.
