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- The first ever honey testing laboratory of India has been set up in which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Haryana
C) West Bengal
D) Assam
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Option A
Explanation: India’s first dedicated honey testing laboratory has been set up at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Anand district of Gujarat. The ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ was inaugurated virtually by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on 24 July 2020, with the aim to boost exports and ensure better rates to farmers.
- When is the Kargil Vijay Diwas observed in India?
A) 25 July
B) 26 July
C) 24 July
D) 23 July
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Option B
Explanation: Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on July 26 since the year 1999, to mark India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil conflict. The day is dedicated to our Kargil War’s Heroes and is named after the successful Operation Vijay.
- Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh on additional charge, following the demise of Lalji Tandon?
A) Acharya Devvrat
B) Satyadev Narayan Arya
C) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
D) Anandiben Patel
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Option D
Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has been given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh with effect from 24 July 2020.
- The HRD Ministry has set up a committee to form guidelines and measures to make sure that more students study in India and there is a smooth transition for students returning from abroad due to COVID-19 situation. Who will head this committee?
A) Union HRD Minister
B) Chairperson AICTE
C) Chairman of UGC
D) Secretary, Department Of School Education And Literacy
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has set up a “Stay in India and Study in India” committee to form guidelines and recommend measures to make sure that more students study in India and there is a smooth transition for students returning from abroad due to COVID-19 situation. The committee will be headed by chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Prof. D. P. Singh.
- The world’s first electrified double-stack container tunnel is being constructed by Indian Railways in which state?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttarakhand
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s first electrified double-stack container tunnel, between the Aravalli hills, on the railway’s Western Dedicated Freight Corridor near Haryana’s Sohna. Once operational, a double-stack container goods train will be able to run at a speed of more than 100 km from within this one-km-tunnel. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is the implementing agency of the project.
- What is the rank of India among the top 10 global countries that have gained in forest areas in the last decade (2010-2020) according to the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 report of FAO?
A) First
B) Third
C) Tenth
D) Sixth
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Option B
Explanation: India has been ranked third among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas in the last decade (2010-2020) as per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FRA is a comprehensive assessment brought out by FAO after every five years since 1990 to assess the state of forests, their conditions and management for all member countries.
- Naveen Tahilyani has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which insurance company?
A) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
B) SBI Life Insurance Company
C) HDFC Life
D) Tata AIA Life Insurance
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Option D
Explanation: Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Naveen Tahilyani as the new Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director. Tahilyani will take over from current Chief Executive Officer, Rishi Srivastava, who is moving to Group Agency Distribution, AIA Group, Hong Kong as Chief Executive Officer.
- India Ideas Summit 2020 was organised by USIBC recently, to mark ______ formation anniversary of the organisation.
A) 55
B) 30
C) 45
D) 50
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Option C
Explanation: The India Ideas Summit was organised on 21-22 July 2020 by the US-India Business Council (USIBC). The theme for 2020 India Idea Summit was ‘Building a Better Future’. 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the formation of the US-India Business Council (USIBC). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually delivered a keynote address at the India Ideas Summit on 22 July 2020.
- Name the winner of the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year 2020?
A) Raheem Sterling
B) Jordan Henderson
C) Eden Hazard
D) Mohammed Salah
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Option B
Explanation: Jordan Henderson, the captain of Premier League club Liverpool has been named the 2019-20 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA).
- Partha Pratim Sengupta has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of which bank?
A) Indian Overseas Bank
B) Canara Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) Andhra Bank
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Option A
Explanation: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has appointed Partha Pratim Sengupta as its new managing director and chief executive. The 57 year-old Sengupta will serve the post up to the date of attaining the age of superannuation, December 31, 2022, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The post of the MD and CEO at IOB was lying vacant after the superannuation of Karnam Sekar, who retired on June 30, 2020.
- Sripali Weerakkody has recently announced her retirement from international cricket. She represented which country?
A) New Zealand
B) Zimbabwe
C) West Indies
D) Sri Lanka
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Option D
Explanation: Sri Lankan woman medium-pace bowler, Sripali Weerakkody has announced to retire from international cricket with immediate effect. The 34-year-old Sripali Weerakkody, represented Sri Lanka in 89 Women’s One Day Internationals and 58 Women’s Twenty20 Internationals.
- Bijay Mohanty who passed away recently was a renowned actor of which cinema?
A) Marathi
B) Malayalam
C) Odia
D) Bengali
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Option C
Explanation: Veteran Odia actor Bijay Mohanty has passed away following a prolonged illness. He was 70. Mohanty had started his career in Odia cinema in 1977.
