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- ICC has recently inducted three former players in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Choose the player who is not the part of the list?
A) Jacques Kallis
B) Zaheer Abbas
C) Shaun Pollock
D) Lisa Sthalekar
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Option C
Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has inducted three former players into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 23 August 2020. They are South Africa’s gritty all-rounder Jacques Kallis, Australian World Cup-winning all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar and Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan’s stylish batsman of the 1970s and 80s who was also known as the Asian Bradman.
- The longest River Ropeway of India has been launched over which river?
A) Brahmaputra
B) Ganges
C) Yamuna
D) Narmada
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Option A
Explanation: The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in Assam, over the River Brahmaputra, which would connect Guwahati and North Guwahati.
- NABARD has inked pact with which bank to launch dedicated debt and credit guarantee product named Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) Bandhan Bank
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Option A
Explanation: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has launched dedicated debt and credit guarantee product named Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs to ensure the unhindered flow of credit in rural areas hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will provide partial guarantee on pooled loans extended to small and mid-sized microfinance institutions (MFIs). Nabard has signed a pact with Vivriti Capital and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank for this.
- Who is the author of the book ‘One Arranged Murder’?
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Amish Tripathi
C) Chetan Bhagat
D) Vikram Seth
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Option C
Explanation: India’s highest-selling author Chetan Bhagat has come up with his another unputdownable thriller book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’.
- Name the mobile app launched by the Indian Air Force, to provide career related details to aspirants who wish to join Indian air force?
A) Join IAF
B) IAF Data
C) IAF Know
D) MY IAF
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Option D
Explanation: Air Chief MarshalRakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, the Chief of the Air Staff has launched a mobile application named ‘MY IAF’. The app launched as a part of Digital India initiative has been developed in association with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to provide career related information and details to the aspirants who wish to join the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- Which team has lifted the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title?
A) Bayern Munich
B) Paris Saint-Germain
C) Barcelona
D) Juventus
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Option A
Explanation: In Football, German team Bayern Munich defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 to win the UEFA Champions League 2019-20.
- Government has extended the validity of Fitness, Permits, Licenses, Registration or other documents under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. What is the new valid time period?
A) 31 October
B) 31 December
C) 30 September
D) 30 November
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Option B
Explanation: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to extend the validity of Fitness, Permits, Licenses, Registration or other documents under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 till the 31st of December 2020. Earlier this extension was provided till 30th of September 2020.
- Cameron White has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He played for which team?
A) New Zealand
B) South Africa
C) Australia
D) England
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Option C
Explanation: Australian all-rounder Cameron White has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket. The 37 year-old Australian player will however, continue to play at the Premier Cricket level as the captain of the Melbourne Cricket Club.
- How much amount has been approved as loan by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III?
A) USD 300 million
B) USD 250 million
C) USD 100 million
D) USD 500 million
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Option D
Explanation: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed a loan agreement (with Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra and Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation) for a $500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III.
- Sophia Popov has won the 2020 Women’s British Golf Open. She is from which country?
A) Portugal
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Australia
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Option B
Explanation: In Golf, the World number 304 Sophia Popov of Germany defeated Thailand’s Jasmine Suwannapura by two strokes to capture the Women’s British Open 2020 title (rebranded as 2020 AIG Women’s Open) held at Royal Troon in Scotland.
