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- Who has topped the Forbes’ world’s highest paid actors of 2020 list?
A) Dwayne Johnson
B) Jackie Chan
C) Will Smith
D) Vin Diesel
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Option A
Explanation: The list has been topped by Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson, for a second straight year, with the total earning of $87.5 million. Johnson is also known by his ring name The Rock.
- Which state has launched the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana to compensate farmers for crop losses in Kharif season?
A) Madhta Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Haryana
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Option B
Explanation: The Gujarat government under Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced a new scheme called Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana, which will replace the Central governments’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for this fiscal year (2020-21) only. Under this new scheme, farmers facing crop losses due to drought, excess rain or unseasonal rain will get compensation.
- Which Indian organisation has recently partnered with USAID and Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative to bridge the gender digital divide in India?
A) Azim Premji Foundation
B) Piramal Foundation
C) Shiv Nadar Foundation
D) Reliance Foundation
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Option D
Explanation: Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, has entered into partnership with US Agency for International Development (USAID) to bridge the gender digital divide in India. The partnership will enable Reliance Foundation to join forces with Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative.
- Centre has launched data recovery centre ‘Krishi Megh’, of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), It will be based in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi
D) Bengaluru
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Option A
Explanation: The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched a data recovery centre ‘Krishi Megh’ (National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services) of the government’s premier research body Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The centre has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad.
- Which city in India has become the first to install female symbol at traffic signals and signage to promote gender equality?
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) Ahmedabad
D) Hyderabad
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Option A
Explanation: Mumbai has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage, as a symbolic gesture towards gender equality in public spaces.. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed female traffic signals, near Mumbai’s Dadar area.
- How many police officer has been awarded with the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation for 2020?
A) 100
B) 85
C) 121
D) 132
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation for 2020 has been awarded to 121 Police personnel. The medal is being given since 2018 with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such Excellence in Investigation by investigating officers.Of the total 121 awardees, 21 are women police officers.
- Name the only Indian actor to feature among the top 10 world’s highest paid actors of 2020?
A) Ajay Devgan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Salman Khan
D) Akshay Kumar
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Option D
Explanation: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, is the only Indian star to be listed among the top 10 world’s highest paid actors of 2020, released by Forbes magazine on 11 August 2020. With total earnings of $48.5 million, Akshay is placed at sixth place in the list. Most of his income came from product endorsements.
- Which among these days is observed as International Left Handers Day?
A) 12 August
B) 13 August
C) 11 August
D) 10 August
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Option B
Explanation: The International Left Handers Day is observed on August 13 every year to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of the left handers and raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed in a predominantly right-handed world.
- The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressed the ‘India@75 Summit: Mission 2022’ recently organised for upliftment of MSME sector. Who organised this summit?
A) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
B) NASSCOM
C) Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
D) NPCI
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari addressed the ‘India@75 Summit: Mission 2022’ on 8 August in New Delhi, via video-conferencing. The event was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) to look towards improving presence of MSME industry in the 115 identified aspirational districts of the country.
- Government has set up ‘Krishi Megh’ (National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services) under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP). The NAHEP project is funded jointly by the government of India and________
A) UNESCO
B) World Bank
C) Asian Development
D) IMF
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Option B
Explanation: The centre has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad, under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), which is funded by both the Government of India and World Bank.
