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- Which state has launched the ‘Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)’ scheme?
A) Karnataka
B) Assam
C) Haryana
D) Maharashtra
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Option A
Explanation: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a project titled ‘Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)’. The REWARD project is designed to ensure soil and water conservation in 20 taluks with low groundwater levels in Karnataka. The total cost of this project is Rs 600 crore. The World Bank will fund 70% of the project amount, which amounts to Rs 420 crore, whereas, 30% of the expenses (Rs 180 crore) will be borne by the state government of Karnataka.
- Name the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2020
A) Max Verstappen
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Pierre Gasly
D) Lance Stroll
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Option C
Explanation: Pierre Gasly (Scuderia AlphaTauri, France) has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 held on September 06, 2020. This is his first Grand Prix win.
- Which country was the host nation for the 35th Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)?
A) Japan
B) Bangladesh
C) India
D) Bhutan
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Option D
Explanation: The 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35), was held from 01 – 04 September 2020, in virtual format under the Chair of the Host Country, Bhutan. The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Rupala represented India in the conference..
- The Central government has planned to set up the first-ever cannabis medicine project in which city of the country?
A) Guwahati
B) Jammu
C) Shimla
D) Dehradun
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Option B
Explanation: Union minister Jitendra Singh announced that the first-ever cannabis medicine project will soon be set up in Jammu.
- Kesavananda Bharati, the seer who passed away was the pontiff of Edneer Mutt. It is located in which state?
A) Odisha
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
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Option C
Explanation: Pujya Kesavananda Bharati Ji, the pontiff of Edneer Mutt in Kasaragod district of Kerala, whose property rights case in the Supreme Court in 1973 helped define basic rights under the Constitution, has passed away. He was 79.
- Prahlad Singh Patel represented India in the 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting held virtually. The meeting took place under the chairmanship of which country?
A) Brazil
B) Russia
C) India
D) China
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Option B
Explanation: The Union Minister of State (I//C) for Culture and Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel attended the 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting to present India’s perspective to strengthen the cultural cooperation within BRICS. The Meeting took place virtually under the Chairpersonship of Russian Federation on 03 September 2020.
- Which among the following companies has partnered with CyberPeace Foundation to launch awareness programme on cyber safety among students in India
A) WhatsApp
B) Google
C) Amazon
D) Facebook
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Option A
Explanation: The Facebook-owned WhatsApp has entered into a partnership with the cyber security think tank CyberPeace Foundation to create awareness on cyber safety among students. The awareness campaign has been launched under the “e-Raksha” programme and will be implemented in phases.
- The decontamination device Chakr DeCoV has been launched by the incubated startup of which institution to decontaminate N95 masks?
A) IIT Kharagpur
B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Delhi
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Option D
Explanation:The IIT Delhi incubated startup Chakr Innovation has launched a special decontamination device called ‘Chakr DeCoV’, to decontaminate N95 masks.
- Ian Bell who has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket played for which country?
A) Australia
B) England
C) New Zealand
D) Zimbabwe
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Option B
Explanation: Cricketer Ian Bell from England has announced that he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2020 domestic season.
- SVAYEM scheme has been launched by which state to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state?
A) Assam
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) West Bengal
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Option A
Explanation: The state government of Assam re-launched an old scheme titled ‘Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM)’ on 4 September 2020, which aims to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state. The scheme has been re-launched with a budget of Rs 1000 crore.
