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- The draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020) aims to achieve USD 25 billion defence turnover by which year?
A) 2025
B) 2022
C) 2030
D) 2027
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Option A
Explanation: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020). To achieve a turnover of Rs 1,75,000 Crores (USD 25 Billion) including export of Rs 35,000 Crore (USD 5 Billion) in Aerospace and Defence goods and services by 2025.
- Who among the following has been selected as the new CEO of the HDFC Bank?
A) J Packirisamy
B) Sashidhar Jagdishan
C) A. Subba Rao Pai
D) M. Ramaswami Chettiar
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Option B
Explanation: Sashidhar Jagdishan has been selected as the new CEO of HDFC Bank and will replace Aditya Puri. He will take charge in October when Puri retires.
- Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as the new President of which country?
A) Ghana
B) Suriname
C) Burundi
D) Guyana
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Option D
Explanation: Mohamed Irfaan Ali, a former member of parliament and housing minister, has been sworn in as the President of Guyana on 2 August 2020. The 40-year-old People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) candidate has taken over as the 10th President of the country.
- Ebrahim Alkazi, who died recently was associated with which field?
A) Sportsman
B) Journalist
C) Theatre Director
D) Economist
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Option C
Explanation: Indian theatre director and drama teacher, Ebrahim Alkazi, has passed away. He was 94. Ebrahim was considered as the father of modern Indian theatre
- The one month long ‘E-Rakshabandhan’ virtual cybercrime awareness programme has been launched by which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Haryana
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Option A
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has launched a one month-long innovative virtual cybercrime awareness programme ‘E-Rakshabandhan’ on 3 August 2020 The campaign organised by the Andhra Pradesh CID and the police, aims to bring awareness among the public in cyberspace, especially women, youth and children.
- The Ministry of Defence has recently inked a tripartite agreement with which institution to conduct predictive analysis of public grievances?
A) IIT Hyderabad
B) IIT Kanpur
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Bombay
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Option B
Explanation: A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Department of Defence (DoD) Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) on 4 August 2020. Under this MoU, IIT Kanpur will develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Techniques to conduct exploratory and predictive analysis of Public Grievances received on the web based Centralized Public Grievances Redress & Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) related to the MoD.
- Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Guyana?
A) Mohabir Anil Nandlall
B) Bharrat Jagdeo
C) Donald Ramotar
D) Mark Phillips
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Option D
Explanation: Former Army Chief of Staff and Ali’s campaign mate, Brigadier Mark Phillips was also sworn in as Prime Minister. Additionally, former President Bharrat Jagdeo was named Vice President.
- Nobel Prize winning politician John Hume from Northern Ireland has passed away. He won the Nobel prize in which field?
A) Peace
B) Literature
C) Mathematics
D) Physics
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Option A
Explanation: The prominent Northern Ireland politician and former Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, has passed away following a long period of illness. He was 83.
- The biography of Indian player Vishesh Bhriguvanshi titled ‘Vishesh: Code To Win’ has been written by Nirupama Yadav. Vishesh was related to which sports?
A) Tennis
B) Football
C) Basketball
D) Hockey
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Option C
Explanation: The inspirational story on the life of Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, India’s youngest basketball team captain, is set to be released on August 29, the National Sports Day. The book, titled “Vishesh: Code To Win”, has been written by sportswoman-turned-author Nirupama Yadav and published by the publishing house Bluerose.
- The 15 days long public awareness campaign ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’ (One Mask-Many Lives) has been launched by which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Gujarat
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Option B
Explanation:The Madhya Pradesh Government has organised a public awareness campaign called ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’ (One Mask-Many Lives) to be conducted from August 1 till August 15.
- The newly installed Mass Fever Screening System, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad has been set up by Union Health Ministry in association with _____________
A) USAID and UNICEF
B) IMF & UNICEF
C) World Bank and UNICEF
D) ADB and UNICEF
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Option D
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in coordination with Asian Development Bank (ADB), has provided a state-of-the-art Thermal Scanner, to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, to simplify operations and minimize handling. The Mass Fever Screening System, has been funded by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and will enhance the efficacy of the screening process at the airport.
- Late Mr. P Manikyala Rao was the former Minister of which state?
A) Goa
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
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Option B
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh former minister and senior BJP leader P Manikyala Rao has passed away of coronavirus. He was 59.
- Veteran Soccer player Benedikt Howedes, has announced his retirement. He played for which country?
A) Germany
B) Great Britain
C) New Zealand
D) Russia
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Option A
Explanation:The professional German footballer, Benedikt Howedes, who helped Germany win the World Cup title in 2014, has announced his retirement from soccer, citing family reasons.
- The “Thenzawl Golf Resort” Project has been launched in which state to promote Golf Tourism in India?
A) Tripura
B) Sikkim
C) Mizoram
D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (Independent charge) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has virtually inaugurated the world-class “Thenzawl Golf Resort” Project in Mizoram on 4 August 2020, for the development of Golf Tourism in the country and attract both International and domestic tourists.
- William Kirk English, the renowned computer engineer, who passed away recently, is credited for developing which computer device?
A) Scanner
B) Printer
C) Keyboard
D) Mouse
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Option D
Explanation: William Kirk English, the American computer engineer who co-invented the world’s first computer mouse, has passed away. He was 91 years old.
