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- Which literary work has been awarded the International Booker Prize 2020?
A) The Discomfort of Evening
B) The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
C) The Adventures of China Iron
D) The Memory Police
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Option A
Explanation: The International Booker Prize 2020 has been won by Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld for her debut novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’. The novel has been translated from Dutch to English by Michele Hutchison.
- The 5th BRICS Industry Ministers’ Meeting was held virtually on 24 August 2020. Which country is the Chair of the BRICS in 2020?
A) China
B) Brazil
C) Russia
D) South Africa
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Option C
Explanation: The Industry Ministers of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries held a meeting through video mode on 24 August 2020 to discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas including 5G and Artificial Intelligence. Russia is the current Chair of BRICS.
- How many new Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) circles have been identified by the government recently apart from the existing 29 ASI circles across the country?
A) 11
B) 9
C) 5
D) 7
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Option D
Explanation: The Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Currently there were 29 ASI circles across the country. With the creation of 7 new circles, the total ASI circles have now become 36.
- The African region of the WHO has recently been declared as free from the wild polio. How many regions of the WHO are yet to be declared wild-polio free?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
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Option A
Explanation: The Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has declared the African Region of WHO as wild polio-free on 25 August 2020, after no cases were seen in last four years. ARCC is a group of 16 members appointed by the World Health Organization, for overseeing the eradication of the wild poliovirus from the African continent. Nigeria is the last African country to be declared free from wild polio With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions are now free of the wild poliovirus
- The Liberty Savings Account is a new and unique type of account launched by which bank for the professional youths of the country?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Yes Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) Axis Bank
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Option D
Explanation: The private sector lender Axis Bank has launched a new savings account called the ‘Axis Liberty Savings Account’, with focus on millennial customers. The product is aimed at salaried professionals under the age of 35, because they are digitally savvy, well-informed and are on the look-out for offers and deals which they compare before choosing.
- Centre has formed a 5-member expert panel to redefine the role of the DRDO for the current and futuristic defence and battlefield scenarios. Who is the Chairperson of this committee?
A) S. Somnath
B) V. Ramagopal Rao
C) Samir V. Kamat
D) Sandeep Singh
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Option B
Explanation: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, the Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has constituted the five-member expert committee to redefine the role of the DRDO for the current and futuristic defence and battlefield scenarios. The committee will be headed by professor V. Ramagopal Rao, Director of IIT, Delhi.
- The IITs Alumni Council has signed an agreement with which country to develop world’s largest and fastest hybrid quantum computer in India?
A) United States
B) Germany
C) France
D) Russia
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Option D
Explanation: With the objective to achieve the mission of Atma Nirbhar Bharat, the Indian Institute of Technology’s (IITs) Alumni Council has signed an agreement with Russian state-owned companies, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Russoft, to build the world’s largest and fastest hybrid quantum computer in India.
- Name the 24×7 Mental Health Rehabilitation helpline number service launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment?
A) Mann
B) Prayatna
C) Kiran
D) Sewa
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Option C
Explanation: The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a 24×7 Mental Health Rehabilitation helpline number under the name ‘Kiran’ to assist people to cope with mental health issues, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The toll-free HELPLINE number 1800-599-0019 will operate through 25 Institutions in 13 languages.
- Sangeeta Srivastava who has passed away recently was related to which field?
A) Television actress
B) Sportswomen
C) Journalist
D) Classical Dancer
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Option A
Explanation: Television actress Sangeeta Srivastava, who is popularly known for her character in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, has passed away.
- The Cricket Drona ia a biography of which cricket coach?
A) Sanjay Bangar
B) Vasoo Paranjape
C) Bharat Arun
D) Ramakrishnan Sridhar
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Option B
Explanation: A book titled ”Cricket Drona” which is based on the life of one of India’s most respected cricket coaches, Vasoo Paranjape, is scheduled to be released on 2 September 2020. It has been co-authored by Paranjape’s son, former India player and current national selector Jatin along with cricket journalist Anand Vasu.
- Who represented the Indian delegation at the 2020 BRICS Industry Ministers’ meet held virtually recently?
A) Rattan Lal Kataria
B) Nityanand Rai
C) Arjun Ram Meghwal
D) Som Parkash
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Option D
Explanation: From India, the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, participated in the 5th edition of the Industry Ministers’ meeting.
- WHO has identified two countries as being the only countries globally which are still fighting the wild-polio. Which are those two countries?
A) Vietnam and Pakistan
B) Bangladesh and Indonesia
C) Pakistan and Afghanistan
D) Sri Lanka and Pakistan
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Option C
Explanation: As of now, only two countries globally continue to have wild poliovirus and they are Pakistan and Afghanistan.
