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- Which among the following countries have been declared as Measles and Rubella free by WHO on 8th July 2020?
A) East Timor and Indonesia
B) Maldives and Sri Lanka
C) North Korea and Maldives
D) Bhutan and Sri Lanka
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Option B
Explanation: On 8th July 2020, the global health body World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Maldives and Sri Lanka have successfully eliminated Measles and Rubella from the country. With this achievement, Maldives and Sri Lanka have become the first two countries in the South East Asia region to eliminate measles and rubella ahead of the 2023 target.
- What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy for the fiscal 2020-21, as per the US brokerage firm BofA Securities?
A) -3%
B) -5%
C) -4%
D) -6%
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Option A
Explanation: The US brokerage firm BofA Securities has projected the India’s GDP to contract by 3 percent in FY21 because of the coronavirus pandemic, assuming the economy is opened up fully from August 2020. The GDP is likely to grow at 9 percent in FY22
- Which state of India has recently launched space technology and artificial intelligence based system BLUIS to monitor government land?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Odisha
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Option D
Explanation: In Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS), to monitor changes in all government land in the capital city Bhubaneswar by leveraging high resolution satellite imagery. With this, Odisha has become the first state in the country to tap space technology and artificial intelligence for safeguarding government lands.
- India’s largest and world’s second largest Tier IV data centre has been inaugurated in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi
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Option C
Explanation: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray jointly inaugurated the second-largest Tier IV data centre of the world in Mumbai on 8th July 2020, through online mode. The world-class ‘Yotta NM1 data centre’ building has been set up at Mumbai’s Panvel data center park, to cater to the needs of engineering and real estate businesses. It is the largest of its kind data centre in India and Asia, as well as the second largest in the world.
- Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who passed away recently was the current Prime Minister of which country?
A) Ivory Coast
B) Senegal
C) Mali
D) Ghana
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Option A
Explanation: The incumbent Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, passed away on 8th July 2020. He was 61
- Who represented India at the fourth edition of the virtual Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA)?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Prakash Javadekar
C) Nitin Gadkari
D) Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Option B
Explanation: The fourth edition of the Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) was held, virtually for the first time, on 7th July 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic. The meeting was co-chaired by European Union, China and Canada, to discuss and ensure that progress is made on climate action. Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar, represented India in the meeting.
- What is the rank of India among the 10 Asia-Pacific countries for cancer preparedness, according to the recent report of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
A) 5th
B) 2nd
C) 4th
D) 8th
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Option D
Explanation: India has been ranked at eighth position among 10 Asia-Pacific countries for cancer preparedness, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report titled “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”. India stood 8th with an overall score of 51.6 out of 100, which is below the regional average of 66.5.
- What was the profession of Jagdeep (Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri), who passed away recently?
A) Politician
B) Journalist
C) Actor
D) Singer
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Option C
Explanation: Veteran Actor and renowned comedian Jagdeep, best known for his role as Soorma Bhopali in 1975 film “Sholay”, has passed away. He was 81. The actors real name Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri. Jagdeep has worked in over 400 films.
- Who is the author of the novel ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’?
A) A.K. Srikumar and Bhavana Nair
B) Bharat Bhasker and A.K. Srikumar
C) A.K. Srikumar and Srikumar Malakar
D) A.K. Srikumar and Rupa Srikumar
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Option D
Explanation: Amid the rising tensions between India and China, the award winning author A.K. Srikumar along with his wife, Rupa Srikumar, has come up with a novel titled ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’ that tells the tale of the Indo-Chinese battle of Nuranang in 1962.
- Which country has topped among the 10 Asia-Pacific countries for cancer preparedness, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report titled “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”?
A) China
B) Australia
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia
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Option B
Explanation: Australia (92.4) has topped the regional list, followed by South Korea (83.4) and Malaysia (80.3).
