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- Who among the following has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of the Federal Bank?
A) Romesh Sobti
B) Amitabh Chaudhry
C) V. Vaidyanathan
D) Shyam Srinivasan
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Option D
Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of the Kerala-based private sector lender, Federal Bank, till September 22, 2021.
- PM Modi virtually addressed the UN ECOSOC 2020 recently, marking his first address to UNSC since becoming its non-permanent member for 2021-22. The year 2020 marks _______ anniversary of the United Nations.
A) 100
B) 75
C) 50
D) 125
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi deliver a keynote address virtually at the valedictory session of High-Level Segment of UN ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) on July 17 in New York, on the eve of 75th anniversary of the United Nations. The year 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, in 1945.
- Professor C S Seshadri, who passed away recently, was one of India’s most eminent leader in which field?
A) Mathematics
B) Journalism
C) Sports
D) Economics
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Option A
Explanation: One of the eminent Indian mathematician of the post-Independence era, Professor C S Seshadri, has passed away. He was 88. Prof. Seshadri is known for his work in algebraic geometry. The Seshadri constant (in algebraic geometry) is named after him.
- Indian Railways is set to connect all the capital of the North-Eastern states of India to the rail network by which year?
A) 2024
B) 2025
C) 2022
D) 2023
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Option D
Explanation: The Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav has announced that Indian Railways has set the target to connect the capital cities of all the North-Eastern states of India to the rail network by 2023.
- Pakistan has signed an agreement with which country for the construction of 700 MW Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project?
A) Sri Lanka
B) India
C) China
D) United Kingdom
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Option C
Explanation: Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for construction of Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project in Sudhoti district of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The project is being developed under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. The 700.7 MW Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project is located at River Jhelum and is expected to be completed in 2026.
- As per the United Nations report, India has recorded largest reduction in multidimensional poverty over a period of 10 years between 2005 to 2015. Approx how many people were brought out of poverty during this period in the country?
A) 273 million
B) 216 million
C) 201 million
D) 299 million
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Option A
Explanation: About 273 million Indians were lifted out of multidimensional poverty, over a period of 10 years, between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, according to a study conducted by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme. The report noted that, India has recorded the largest reduction in the number of people living in poverty, among the 75 countries studied in MPI.
- Para athlete Ramesh Tikaram, has passed away. He was related to which game?
A) Javelin Throw
B) Badminton
C) Archery
D) Shooting
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Option B
Explanation: Ramesh Tikaram, a former star para-badminton player and an Arjuna awardee has passed away of coronavirus. He was 51. Ramesh was the first para-badminton player in India to be honoured with an Arjuna award in the year 2002.
- Where is the headquarter of Federal Bank located?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) Gujarat
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Option C
Explanation: Aluva, Kochi, Kerala
- The Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project in Pakistan is being constructed on which river?
A) Jhelum
B) Chenab
C) Indus
D) Sutlej
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Option A
Explanation: The 700.7 MW Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project is located at River Jhelum and is expected to be completed in 2026, at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion..
- Which is the only state in the North Eastern India which has no rail connectivity?
A) Nagaland
B) Mizoram
C) Tripura
D) Sikkim
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Option D
Explanation: In the present time, except Sikkim, all North-Eastern states have connectivity to the rail network.
