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- In India, Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of which leader?
A) APJ Abdul Kalam
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D) Chaudhary Charan Singh
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Option B
Explanation: Every year India observes Sadbhavana Diwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of late erstwhile Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi. ‘Sadbhavana’ means goodwill and bonafide.
- Name the first ever US based company to reach the market capitalization mark of $2 trillion?
A) Amazon
B) Walmart
C) Apple
D) Berkshire Hathaway
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Option C
Explanation: Technology giant Apple Inc. has become the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a market capitalization of over $2 trillion, after its share price climbed above $467.77 on 19 August 2020. Apple is also the world’s only second company to hit $2 trillion in market cap.
- NIPL is the wholly-owned subsidiary of which organisation?
A) NPCI
B) SIDBI
C) RBI
D) NABARD
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Option A
Explanation: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched its wholly-owned subsidiary firm named NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL).
- Akshay Urja Diwas is observed every year by the Ministry for New & Renewable Energy on
A) 18 August
B) 19 August
C) 21 August
D) 20 August
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Option D
Explanation: Akshay Urja Diwas (Renewable Energy Day) is observed every year on 20 August since 2004 to raise awareness about the developments and adoption of renewable energy in India.
- Who was the representative from India in the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2020, held through video mode?
A) Venkaiah Naidu
B) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
C) Om Birla
D) Sumitra Mahajan
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Option C
Explanation: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in the inaugural ceremony of the conference. The second part of the conference will be held in physical format in 2021 in Vienna, Austria
- Kormo Jobs is an application to provide entry-level jobs option. The app has been launched by which company?
A) Google
B) Apple
C) Facebook
D) Microsoft
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Option A
Explanation: Tech giant Google has announced that it is expanding and has launched its employment application ‘Kormo Jobs’ in India on 19 August 2020, which would help millions of Indians to get entry-level jobs.
- The DRDO has successfully tested the Pinaka rockets manufactured completely by the private sector for the first time. Which company has developed this Pinaka rocket?
A) Solar Industries India
B) Economic Explosives Ltd
C) Security and Intelligence Services
D) Electrosteel Castings
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Option B
Explanation: The Indian Army successfully test fired the first ever privately manufactured Pinaka rockets recently from the firing range in Pokharan, which achieved the desired results by accurately hitting targets. The rockets have been manufactured by Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL) and are the first ammunition of its kind made by the private sector in India.
- World Senior Citizen Day is observed every year on which day?
A) 18 August
B) 20 August
C) 19 August
D) 21 August
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Option D
Explanation: The World Senior Citizen Day is observed globally on August 21 every year to raise awareness about issues affecting older people
- Which city has topped the Swachh Survekshan 2020 ranking for being the cleanest city of India?
A) Surat
B) Chennai
C) Indore
D) Navi Mumbai
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Option C
Explanation: Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has been ranked as the cleanest city of India for the fourth consecutive year under the Swachh Survekshan 2020, announced on 20 August by the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoUHA), Hardeep Singh Puri.
- How much amount has been approved by ADB to India for the development of Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS)?
A) USD 1 billion
B) USD 2 billion
C) USD 5 billion
D) USD 3 billion
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Option A
Explanation: The Manila-headquartered multilateral lending agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 1 billion (about Rs. 7,485 crore) loan for the construction of the modern, high-speed Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) in India.
- Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been appointed as the new President of which of these countries?
A) Panama
B) Dominican Republic
C) Nicaragua
D) Cuba
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Option B
Explanation:Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn in as 54th President of the Dominican Republic on 16 August 2020.
- United Nations has dedicated which day to be observed as International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism?
A) 22 August
B) 21 August
C) 19 August
D) 20 August
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Option B
Explanation: The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is a UN recognised day observed on August 21
- Which is the first company in the world to cross the market cap value of $ 2 trillion?
A) Saudi Aramco
B) Microsoft
C) Berkshire Hathaway
D) Alibaba Group Holding Limited
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Option A
Explanation: Oil Major Saudi Aramco was the world’s first and only publicly listed company to reach a $2 trillion market value in December 2019.
- Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of newly launched NIPL?
A) Gaurav Garg
B) Avinash Sandhu
C) Mohit Gupte
D) Ritesh Shukla
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Option D
Explanation: Ritesh Shukla has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NIPL.
- The Swachh Survekshan 2020 was which edition of the annual cleanliness ranking?
A) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 5th
D) 4th
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Option C
Explanation:2020 Swachh Survekshan is the 5th edition of the annual exercise.
