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- What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2020?
A) 59
B) 48
C) 32
D) 21
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Option B
Explanation: India has been ranked at 48th position in the Global Innovation Index 2020.
- When is the National Small Industry Day observed in India?
A) 02 September
B) 01 September
C) 31 august
D) 30 August
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Option D
Explanation: In India, the National Small Industry Day is celebrated on 30 August every year, to support and promote small Industries for their overall growth potential and opportunities received for their development in the year
- As per the latest Ecowrap report, the real GDP of India for fiscal 2020-21 has been estimated at what per cent?
A) -12.6%
B) -6.1%
C) -10.9%
D) -9.1%
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Option C
Explanation: State Bank of India’s research report – Ecowrap has projected India’s real GDP to contract by 10.9%. Earlier the report had predicted a contraction of 6.8% in the real GDP of India in FY21.
- Who has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board?
A) Arun Pratap Maurya
B) VK Yadav
C) Shashank Singh Bisht
D) Jyoti Das
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Option B
Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of VK Yadav as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board. He will be the first to hold such a post in the railway’s history.
- Which University has topped the “THE World University Rankings 2021”?
A) University of Oxford
B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
C) Harvard University
D) Stanford University
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Option A
Explanation: University of Oxford, UK has been ranked 1st in the “THE World University Rankings 2021”. It has retained the top spot for the fifth consecutive year.
- What is the rank of India in the list of the largest solar market globally, as per the 2019 Mercer Global listing?
A) Third
B) Second
C) Seventh
D) Tenth
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Option A
Explanation: India has been ranked third in terms of the largest solar market in 2019 as per Mercer Global listing for 2019. India had 9% of world’s installed capacity.
- Which city of India is set to get the country’s first regional voters’ awareness centre by the Election Commission of India?
A) Amritsar
B) Gurgaon
C) Jaipur
D) Indore
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Option C
Explanation: Election Commission of India (ECI) will set up the country’s first regional voters’ awareness centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It will cater to four states — Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.
- Name the first-ever Women Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), appointed recently
A) Poonam Malakondaiah
B) Aruna Sundararajan
C) Durga Shakti Nagpal
D) Usha Padhee
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Option D
Explanation: Usha Padhee, the joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given the additional charge as Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
- What is the total number of states and Union Territories in India that have been linked with the ration card portability scheme ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ of the GoI?
A) 29
B) 21
C) 26
D) 23
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Territories of Ladakh and Lakshadweep have the joined the Centre’s ration card portability scheme ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’. This brings the total number of states and Union territories linked with the scheme to 26.
- Which bank has launched a virtual property exhibition titled ‘Home Utsav’?
A) Axis Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) HDFC Bank
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Option B
Explanation: ICICI Bank has launched a virtual property exhibition under the name ‘Home Utsav’. The exhibition will digitally showcase real estate projects by renowned developers, across India.
- The Government of India has set the target to achieve 1 billion tonnes (BT) coal production by which financial year?
A) 2023-24
B) 2021-22
C) 2024-25
D) 2022-23
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Option A
Explanation: The state-owned national miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) has announced that the company will invest over Rs. 1.22 lakh crore on development of nearly 500 projects, with the objective to achieve 1 billion tonnes (BT) coal production by the year 2023-24 and in process make the nation Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) in terms of Coal
- Who among the following has been given the charge of the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)?
A) D Rajkumar
B) K Padmakar
C) Arun Kumar Singh
D) Rajesh Aggarwal
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Option B
Explanation: K Padmakar, the Director (HR) at the state-run oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has been given the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.
- Which country has emerged as the largest solar market in the world in 2019 as per the Mercer Global listing?
A) Russia
B) United States
C) China
D) France
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Option C
Explanation: China has topped the ranking with bout 30 Gw (26% of world capacity). The US is on the second rank.
- Who is the author of the book ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind’?
A) Mukul Kesavan
B) Bipan Chandra
C) Amitav Ghosh
D) Ramachandra Guha
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Option D
Explanation: Renowned Indian writer and historian Ramachandra Guha has come out with a book on cricket titled ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind’.
- The Olympic Shi Racing Champion Viktoria Rebensburg has recently announced her retirement from the sports. She represented which country?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) Netherlands
D) Poland
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Option A
Explanation: Olympic ski champion Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany has announced her retirement due to injury caused during a race in February 2020, which was keeping her from performing at her best.
- The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has extended the tenure of the CMD of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) by one year. Name the CMD of the company?
A) L C Goyal
B) Shashank Priya
C) Nidhi Mani Tripathi
D) Rahul Kumar Shrawat
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Option A
Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved one-year extension in tenure of L C Goyal as the Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
- Which country has topped the Global Innovation Index 2020?
A) Norway
B) Finland
C) Netherlands
D) Switzerland
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Option D
Explanation: The ranking has been topped by Switzerland.
- Which Indian University has achieved the highest rank in the “THE World University Rankings 2021”?
A) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
B) Indian Institute of Technology Indore
C) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
D) Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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Option C
Explanation: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is the top-ranked University from India and is ranked in the 301-350 band.
- Name the Indian company which has emerged as the top Solar power developer in the world in 2019
A) Suzlon
B) Azure Power
C) Reliance Power
D) Adani Green Energy
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Option D
Explanation: Adani Green Energy has emerged as the top Solar Developer in 2019 with 12.3 Gw capacity
- The Global Innovation Index is prepared by which of these organizations?
A) International Monetary Fund
B) World Intellectual Property Organization
C) World Trade Organization
D) United Nations Development Programme
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Option B
Explanation: The report has been prepared by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), along with Cornell University and the INSEAD Business School.
