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- NABARD recently organised the ”Digital Choupal” to mark __________ foundation day of the body
A) 39
B) 50
C) 26
D) 42
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Option A
Explanation:On 13 July 2020, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) organised its first ”Digital Choupal” via video conferencing, to mark the celebration of its 39th foundation day (founded on 12 July 1982).
- UNICEF India has launched the #Reimagine Campaign in partnership with which entity to support the most vulnerable populations and children during Covid-19 crisis?
A) NITI Aayog
B) FICCI
C) CII
D) TERI
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Option B
Explanation: The UNICEF INDIA has entered into partnership with the Socio Economic Development Foundation (SEDF) of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), to co-develop #Reimagine Campaign.
- Mile Jedinak has recently announced his retirement from the sports of Soccer. He was the former captain of the national soccer team of which country?
A) England
B) New Zealand
C) Australia
D) Russia
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Option C
Explanation: Asian Cup-winning Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak has officially announced his retirement from all forms of the game. The Australia national soccer team is nicknamed as Socceroos.
- Who among these has been appointed as the Vice-President of ADB from India?
A) Ashok Lavasa
B) Om Prakash Rawat
C) Sunil Arora
D) Achal Kumar Jyoti
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Option A
Explanation:The Metro Manila, Philippines based multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed India’s Election Commissioner (EC) Ashok Lavasa as the Vice-President for private sector operations and public-private partnerships.
- Who is the author of the novel ‘If It Bleeds’?
A) James Patterson
B) J.K. Rowling
C) Mary Higgins Clark
D) Stephen King
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Option D
Explanation: Renowned American author Stephen Edwin King, has come up with his extraordinary collection of four new and compelling horror novels under the title ‘If It Bleeds’.
- Who among the following has won the ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’ Award 2020 at the first Rail Infra and Mobility Business Digital Awards (RIMBDA)
A) Amudhan Valavan
B) Ved Parkash Dudeja
C) Tansen Chaudhary
D) Janak Panchal
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Option B
Explanation: Ved Parkash Dudeja, the Vice Chairman of Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has been awarded with the coveted ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’ award 2020 by the Rail Infra and Mobility Business Digital Awards (RIMBDA).
- Renowned footballer Wim Suurbier has passed away. He played for which country?
A) Poland
B) Spain
C) Netherlands
D) New Zealand
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Option C
Explanation: Netherlands football legend and Ajax defender Wim Suurbier has passed away. He was 75.
- As per the UN study report titled ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’ for the year 2019, approx how many people were found to be hungry in 2019?
A) 690 million
B) 720 million
C) 460 million
D) 550 million
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Option A
Explanation: As per the annual ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’ report, by United Nations, almost 690 million people (8.9% of overall population) went hungry in 2019. This figure is up by 10 million from 2018, and by nearly 60 million in five years.
- How much amount has been announced by NABARD to convert Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), into multi service centres in three years by 2023?
A) Rs 3,000 crore
B) Rs 6,000 crore
C) Rs 4,000 crore
D) Rs 5,000 crore
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Option D
Explanation: The institution also announced another Rs 5,000 crore for turning Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), into multi service centres, to make them one-stop shops for meeting the varied needs of the farmers. This will be done in phased manner, with about 5,000 PACS to be upgraded in FY21 followed by 15,000 PACS in FY22 and 15,000 PACS in FY23.
- Name the winner of the ‘Top Publicist’ honour of Global Humanitarian Award 2020 by the World Humanitarian Drive (WHD)?
A) Kumar Keshav
B) Rakesh Gaur
C) Sachin Awasthi
D) Priyanka Kumar
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Option C
Explanation: Sachin Awasthi, the President of National Media Club and founder of Shri Ram Seva Mission, has been awarded with the ‘Top Publicist’ honour under Global Humanitarian Award 2020 by the London-based World Humanitarian Drive (WHD).
- APSTAR-6D satellite is a broadband communications satellite launched successfully by which country into the orbit?
A) Germany
B) China
C) Israel
D) Russia
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Option B
Explanation: On July 9, 2020, China successfully launched the APSTAR-6D satellite– a high-power broadband communications satellite into orbit, to provide broadband internet service. The APSTAR-6D telecommunication satellite was launched aboard a Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
- Brahm Vasudeva, the famous business tycoon, has passed away at the age of 84. He was the former Chairperson of which of these companies?
A) Hawkins Cookers Limited
B) MRF Tyres
C) JK Cement
D) Bajaj Auto
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Option A
Explanation: Brahm Vasudeva, the former Chairman of Hawkins Cookers Limited, has passed away at the age of 84, after being in leadership role for 52 years.
- How much amount has been announced by NABARD under the refinance scheme for banks and financial institutions for its watershed development projects, over a period of three years from 2020 to 2023?
A) Rs 1,000 crore
B) Rs 3,00o crore
C) Rs 2,000 crore
D) Rs 5,000 crore
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Option D
Explanation: As a part of the conference, NABARD announced Rs 5,000 crore of refinance scheme for banks and financial institutions, to provide finance to the beneficiaries of its 2,150 watershed development projects. This concessional line of assistance will be available for three years from 2020-21 to 2022-23
- The Union HRD Minister has released the Guidelines on #DigitalEducation to assist school heads, teachers, parents and students, in e-learning. The guidelines has been launched under the name _______
A) Agamya
B) Pragyata
C) Vedasree
D) Manishka
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Option B
Explanation: The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank released the ‘PRAGYATA’: Guidelines on #DigitalEducation on 14 July 2020. ‘Pragyata’ is an eight step guidelines on digital education for school heads, teachers, parents and students, to assist them in e-learning.
- The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World of the United Nations tracks the global progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition. The report is prepared by which of these organisations?
A) UN-FAO
B) IFAD and WHO
C) UNICEF and UN-WFP
D) All of the above
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Option D
Explanation: It is co-developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
