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- What is the rank of India in 2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI) of Cushman & Wakefield?
A) Fourth
B) Second
C) Third
D) Tenth
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Option C
Explanation: India is the third top-most country among 48 nations, in the 2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI), for having the most-suitable locations for global manufacturing in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions. The annual Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI) report was released by the US-based property consultant Cushman & Wakefield, to rank the most suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in Europe, Americas, and the Asia-Pacific.
- When is the UN recognised Nelson Mandela International Day observed globally?
A) 16 July
B) 15 July
C) 17 July
D) 18 July
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Option D
Explanation: Nelson Mandela International Day (also Mandela Day) is held every year on July 18 globally to honour the legacy of the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.
- Name the company which has developed India’s first indigenously developed pneumonia vaccine named ‘Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine’
A) Serum Institute of India
B) Piramal Enterprises
C) Bharat Biotech International
D) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
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Option A
Explanation: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to India’s first fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia ‘Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine’. The vaccine has been developed by Pune-based firm Serum Institute of India.
- How much amount has been approved by NABARD towards invest in various development projects in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Rs 50 Lakh
B) Rs 44 Lakh
C) Rs 32 Lakh
D) Rs 75 lakh
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Option B
Explanation: The apex development finance institution, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched development projects worth Rs 44 lakhs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with the aim to strengthen the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat through rural entrepreneurship.
- Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed as the first women prime minister of which country?
A) Equatorial Guinea
B) Benin
C) Gabon
D) Mozambique
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Option C
Explanation: Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed as the first woman prime minister of Gabon on 16 July 2020. The 56-year-old is the 12th PM of the country and succeeds Julien Nkoghe Bekale.
- How many journalists have been honored with the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)?
A) 8
B) 2
C) 6
D) 4
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Option D
Explanation: Four Journalists have been named as the recipients of the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based non-profit organisation to promote press freedom and defend the rights of journalists. The winners are Shahidul Alam from Bangladesh, Mohammad Mosaed from Iran, Dapo Olorunyomi from Nigeria and Svetlana Prokopyeva from Russia.
- ‘MediCAB’ is a portable hospital unit launched by which institute for COVID-19 treatment?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Kanpur
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Indore
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) incubated start-up Modulus Housing, has developed a portable hospital unit called ‘MediCAB’, that can be installed anywhere within 8 hours by four people. MediCAB is foldable and is composed of four zones including a doctor’s room, an isolation room, a medical room/ward and a twin-bed ICU, maintained at negative pressure.
- Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the HCL Technologies?
A) C Vijayakumar
B) Roshni Nadar Malhotra
C) Shobhana Bhartia
D) Kiran Nadar
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Option B
Explanation: Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the IT services company HCL Technologies, after her father Shiv Nadar, expressed his desire to step down from the position of the Chairman.
- Which team has won the 2019-20 La Liga Championship title?
A) Atletico Madrid
B) Barcelona
C) Real Madrid
D) Valencia
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Option C
Explanation: Real Madrid have been crowned La Liga Champions for the 34th time after defeating Villarreal 2–1, with one match remaining. Also, the La Liga 2019-20 season title for Spanish football club Real Madrid is first in three years. Last time the team won the title in 2017.
- “CybHER” Campaign has been launched by which state to make cyberspace safe for women and children?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
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Option B
Explanation: The Telangana Director-General of Police, Mahender Reddy has launched an online cyber awareness campaign “CybHER”- Making cyberspace safe for Women and Children. The month long campaign has been organized by the Women Safety Wing of the Telangana State Police in collaboration with the Legal Aid Centre, and Symbiosis Law School at Hyderabad.
- Which country has topped the 2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI) of Cushman & Wakefield?
A) China
B) United States
C) Germany
D) France
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Option A
Explanation: China and the United States retain the top two positions respectively in MRI 2020, while India has moved one place higher from previous edition of the report, to rank third in MRI 2020.
- What is the capital of Gabon?
A) Belmopan
B) Managua
C) San José
D) Libreville
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Option D
Explanation: Gabon Capital – Libreville, Currency- Central African CFA franc
