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- The Ministry of Railways has set the target of transforming the Indian Railways into Green Railways by which year in mission mode?
A) 2023
B) 2030
C) 2050
D) 2025
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Option B
Explanation: The Ministry of Railways has set the target of transforming the Indian Railways into Green Railways by 2030.
- How many foreign investors have acquired stake in Reliance Industries subsidiary Jio Platforms till date?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 15
D) 11
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Option A
Explanation: Qualcomm Ventures, the investment arm of US-based wireless technology company Qualcomm Incorporated has invested Rs 730 crore in ‘Jio Platforms’ for a 0.15 % stake in the company. Qualcomm Ventures is the 12th investor to buy a stake in Jio Platforms. Qualcomm’s investment marks the 13th investment in Jio platforms.
- Name the winners of Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2020?
A) Pradip Chowdhury and Syed Nayeemuddin
B) Keshav Dutt and Prasun Banerjee
C) Gurbux Singh and Palash Nandy
D) Pradip Kumar Banerjee and Abhilash Ghosh
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Option C
Explanation: Hockey legend Gurbux Singh and former first-class cricketer Palash Nandy has been named for the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2020 by the football club Mohun Bagan’s executive committee.
- Who has been sworn in as the interim Chief Executive Officer of BCCI, following the departure of Rahul Johri?
A) Arun Singh Dhumal
B) Brijesh Patel
C) Jayesh George
D) Hemang Amin
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Option D
Explanation:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Hemang Amin, the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian Premier League, as the interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Indian cricket board.
- India’s renowned artist Jyostan Bhatt has passed away. She was famous for which art form?
A) Ceramic and Pottery
B) Madhubani Painting
C) Sand Art
D) Candle Making
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Option A
Explanation: One of India’s best-known ceramic and pottery artists, Jyotsna Bhatt has passed away after suffering a stroke. She was 80.
- Who has been selected for the 2020 Von Karman Award of International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)?
A) K. Radhakrishnan
B) K Sivan
C) A. S. Kiran Kumar
D) G. Madhavan Nair
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Option B
Explanation: ISRO Chief Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan has been named as the winner of the 2020 Von Karman Award by the Paris-based International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
- Andrzej Duda,has recently won the Presidential election of which country for the second straight term?
A) Hungary
B) Ukraine
C) Poland
D) Sweden
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Option C
Explanation: Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda has been re-elected in the 2020 presidential election for another five year term.
- World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on which of the following days globally?
A) 13 July
B) 12 July
C) 14 July
D) 15 July
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Option D
Explanation: The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) is observed every year on July 15. The United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day in November 2014. The theme of 2020 is “Skills for a Resilient Youth”
- India has been dropped from the implementation of the Chabahar rail project. The deal for this project was signed with which of these countries by India?
A) United States and Japan
B) Iran and Afghanistan
C) Israel and Syria
D) Sri Lanka and Malaysia
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Option B
Explanation: Iran has dropped India from the
Chabahar rail project, for the construction of railway line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the Iran-Afghanistan border. The reason that Iran gave for dropping India was delays from the Indian side in funding and starting the construction of the project.
- The Indian Railways has launched ‘Post Covid Coach’ to fight against COVID-19. The coach has been developed by which unit of the Indian Railways?
A) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Asansol
B) Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
C) Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
D) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
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Option D
Explanation: The Indian Railways has launched a new state-of-the-art, ‘Post Covid Coach’ in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection. The Indian Railways’ production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed this new Post Covid Coach.
- The world’s first-of-its-kind, 1.7 MW Bina Solar Power Plant project has been set up by the Indian Railways in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
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Option C
Explanation: Indian Railways has installed first-of-its kind in the world, 1.7 megawatt solar power plant in Bina, Madhya Pradesh. The energy generated from the power plant will be used to run trains. The solar power plant has been set up as a pilot project by Railways in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) and the pilot project is under extensive testing and trial.
- Indian Railways has set the target to electrify all the routes on Broad Gauge network by______
A) December 2023
B) March 2023
C) December 2022
D) March 2022
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Option A
Explanation: All routes on Broad Gauge network have been planned to be electrified by December 2023.
