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- Lalji Tandon , who passed away recently was the current Governor of which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon has passed away after battling long time illness. He was 85. He had been hospitalised in Lucknow since June 11, after developing breathing problems among other health issues.
- Science Exploration Day is observed every year on which day?
A) 19 July
B) 20 July
C) 21 July
D) 22 July
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Option B
Explanation: The Science Exploration Day (also called Moon Day) is marked every year on 20 July. It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon’s surface.
- Which state has launched the ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’ to boost rural economy by purchasing cow dung at Rs 2/kg from the cattle rearers?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Punjab
C) Haryana
D) Kerala
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Option A
Explanation: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’ on 21 July 2020, under which the state government will purchase cow dung from the cattle rearers at the rate of Rs 2 per kg. The women self-help groups will then prepare vermicompost from it, which will then be sold at Rs 8 per kg to farmers, while the dung will be utilized for other products.
- India’s first public EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza has been inaugurated in which city?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Kolkata
C) Bengaluru
D) New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: The Minister of State (IC) for Power, New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh inaugurated India’s first public EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi on 20 July 2020.
- India has been ranked among the 10 worst countries for working people’s right in the Global Rights Index 2020. The index is released by which body?
A) World Federation of Trade Unions
B) INTERPOL
C) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
D) International Labour Organization
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Option C
Explanation: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has released its Global Rights Index for the year 2020, which ranks countries on the degree of respect for workers’ rights.This is the seventh edition of the annual report and ranks 144 countries. India has been ranked among the 10 worst countries for working people. It is rated with 5 on the scale.
- Name the platform launched by HRD ministry to provide psycho-social support to students, teachers and parents and address their issues related to mental health and emotional well being?
A) Deeksha
B) Manodarpan
C) Unnati
D) Kartavya
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Option B
Explanation: The Union Minister of Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishak has virtually launched a mental health initiative called Manodarpan. The Manodarpan initiative has been launched under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to provide psycho-social support to students, teachers and parents and address their issues related to mental health and emotional well being.
- Who among the following has been appointed as the Private Secretary (PS) to President Ram Nath Kovind?
A) P Praveen Siddharth
B) Ajay Bhadoo
C) J.G. Subramanian
D) Shivendra Chaturvedi
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Option A
Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed P Praveen Siddharth, a 2001-batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax), as the new Private Secretary (PS) to President Ram Nath Kovind.
