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- World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on___________
A) 27 July
B) 28 July
C) 26 July
D) 25 July
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Option B
Explanation: The World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July every year to raise global awareness of the burden of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. Theme of World Hepatitis Day 2020: ‘Find the Missing Millions’.
- Name the weather forecasting mobile app launched by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), for the general public
A) Mausam
B) Bharat Forecast
C) Meghadoot
D) Weather India
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Option A
Explanation: The Ministry of Earth Sciences has launched a Mobile app ‘Mausam’ to provide all current weather information and forecasts, among other warnings. The mobile application, Mausam, has been designed and developed jointly by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. Mausam is the first app launched by the 145-year-old India Meteorological Department (IMD) that is meant for general public to communicate weather forecasts in a simple manner with no technical jargon.
- How much amount will be funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST)‘India-Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialisation Programme’?
A) Rs 20 crore
B) Rs 25 crore
C) Rs 10 crore
D) Rs 15 crore
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Option D
Explanation: The Department of Science and Technology has launched ‘India-Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialisation Programme’. The programme has been jointly launched in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE) of the Russian Federation. The programme will run over a period of two yearsDST will fund up to Rs 15 crores to 10 Indian SMEs/start-ups
- The fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is scheduled to be held in which of these cities?
A) Dharamshala
B) Panchkula
C) Lucknow
D) Pithoragarh
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Option B
Explanation: Haryana will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021, in Panchkula. The games will be held after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled to take place from July 2021.
- Which country is set to launch the ASTHROS Mission to study Cosmos by sending a telescope, on a football stadium-sized balloon?
A) Japan
B) Germany
C) United States
D) Russia
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Option C
Explanation: NASA has planned to launch a new mission ‘ASTHROS’, to observe wavelengths of light invisible from the Earth, in a bid to find answers about formation of giant stars in the galaxy. Under the mission NASA will send a telescope, on a football stadium-sized balloon, high into the stratosphere.The telescope mission ASTHROS stands for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths.
- PM Narendra Modi has launched India’s three high throughput coronavirus testing facilities on 27 July. Which among the given cities is not the one to get the facility?
A) Noida
B) Kolkata
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three high throughput coronavirus testing facilities via video conferencing on 27 July 2020 at the National Institutes of Indian Council of Medical Research at Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai; and ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata.These hi-tech testing facilities will have testing capacity of almost 10,000 per day.
- The Indian 4×400 mixed relay squad has been declared the winner of the event held at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta by upgrading their silver medal to Gold medal. Originally, which team has won this gold?
A) Bahrain
B) Kenya
C) Oman
D) Saudi Arabia
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Option A
Explanation: The silver medal which was won by the Indian 4×400 mixed relay quartet of Mohammed Anas, M.R. Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta has been upgraded to gold. This decision was taken following the disqualification of original winners Bahrain on account of a four-year doping ban handed to Kemi Adekoya by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing a dope test.
- ‘Veli Band’ is a user-friendly wearable device launched by which institution to help comply with social distancing norms during the current pandemic situation?
A) IIM Hyderabad
B) IIM Kozhikode
C) IIM Lucknow
D) IIM Bengaluru
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Option B
Explanation:The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK)-based incubated startup, Qual5 India Pvt Ltd (a female-led startup), has launched a unique user-friendly wearable gadget, named as ‘Veli Band’ that helps in maintaining social distancing by sending out alarm in case of proximity with another person.
- India and EU have renewed their Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, which was signed in 2001. The agreement has been renewed for a period of __ years.
A) 7 years
B) 10 years
C) 5 years
D) 3 years
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Option C
Explanation: India & the European Union have further renewed its Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the next five years, 2020-2025, at the 15th India-EU Summit, held on 15 July 2020. The Agreement was initially signed in on 23 November 2001 and renewed two times in past in 2007 and 2015.
- CRPF observes its Raising Day every year on 27 July. In 2020, the CRPF observed its ___________ Raising Day
A) 88
B) 64
C) 75
D) 82
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Option D
Explanation: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), observed its 82nd Raising Day on 27 July 2020. CRPF is India’s largest Central Armed Police Force, under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Its headquarter is located in New Delhi.
- Benjamin Mkapa, who passed away recently was the former President of which country?
A) Uganda
B) Tanzania
C) Ethiopia
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Option B
Explanation: Former President of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa, has passed away, due to heart attack. He was 81. Mr Mkapa served as the third President of Tanzania and was in office for one decade from 1995 to 2005.
- TRIFED has inked an agreement with which institution for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)?
A) IIT Delhi
B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Hyderabad
D) IIT Bombay
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Option A
Explanation: TRIFED, a key organizations committed to the welfare and growth of the tribal people, under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has entered into a partnership with IIT Delhi for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) for the tribal development.
- How much amount has been allocated by India to North Korea under WHO anti-tuberculosis programme?
A) USD 2 million
B) USD 1 million
C) USD 3 million
D) USD 4 million
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Option B
Explanation: India has extended anti-tuberculosis medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea in response to a request received from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The medical assistance is given under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’ is a web portal launched by which state to bring job seekers and employers on one platform?
A) Assam
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: The Government of Delhi, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has launched an online job portal ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’, which will be beneficial for both, the job seekers and employers, by bringing them together on one platform. The portal can be accessed at http://jobs.delhi.gov.in/
- On 26 July 2020, Maldives celebrated its ____________ Independence Day
A) 65
B) 45
C) 55
D) 75
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Option C
Explanation: Maldives celebrated its 55th Independence Day on 26 July 2020. 2020 also marks 55 years of establishment of diplomatic ties between India and the Maldives. Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
