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- As per SBI’s Ecowrap report, what is the estimated growth rate of Indian economy for the fiscal year 2020-21?
A) 5.1%
B) 4.2%
C) 3.7%
D) 2.6%
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Option D
Explanation: According to the SBI Ecowrap report released by the State Bank of India (SBI), the GDP growth rate of India for the financial year 2020-21 is likely to fall to 2.6 percent due to the ongoing 21-day lockdown.
- Name the first Indian state to launch the COVID 19 self-assessment tool to help people in identifying the symptoms and risks of being infected by novel coronavirus?
A) Karnataka
B) Goa
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
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Option B
Explanation: The Government of Goa has launched a COVID 19 self-assessment tool, to assist people in identifying symptoms and risks of being infected by novel coronavirus, without having to visit a healthcare facility physically. With this, Goa has become the first state to launch India’s first digital initiative to tackle novel Coronavirus. The self-assessment tool named ‘Test Yourself Goa’ has been launched by the Directorate of Health Services, Government of Goa in partnership with Innovaccer.
- Which country has launched the Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite to strengthen its military communication?
A) United States
B) Israel
C) Japan
D) Russia
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Option A
Explanation: The United States Space Force launched its first national security mission, the Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite on March 26, 2020. It will help the US in military communication. This was the sixth and the final in the Lockheed Martin AEHF constellation and is named AEHF-6. The launch was done from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
- Name the operation launched by Indian Army to combat the spread of COVID-19?
A) Operation Corona
B) Operation Doori
C) Operation Namaste
D) Operation Ekta
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Option C
Explanation: Army Chief General MM Naravane has launched “Operation Namaste” to combat the spread of COVID-19. The aim of the Operation is to insulate the 1.3 million armed force from coronavirus infection and extend all possible assistance to the government in containing the pandemic.
- Sportsman Navin Chikara has been banned for failed dope test. He is related to which event?
A) Long Jump
B) Track & Field
C) Javelin Throw
D) Shot Put
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Option D
Explanation: The Athletics Integrity Unit of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has suspended Indian shot putter Navin Chikara for four years for using a prohibited substance and failing an out-of-competition dope test. The suspension period of the 23-year-old is effective from July 27, 2018.
- Name the coronavirus risk-tracking app launched by the Government of India ?
A) Corona Suraksha
B) Corona Kavach
C) Corona Khabar
D) Corona Sashtra
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Option B
Explanation: Government of India has launched a coronavirus risk-tracking app in India and is named “Corona Kavach”. The app has been developed by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Former minister Beni Prasad Verma who passed away recently was the founder of which political party?
A) Aam Aadmi Party
B) BSP
C) BJP
D) Samajwadi Party
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Option D
Explanation: Founder of Samajwadi Party and Former Union Minister, Beni Prasad Verma passed away at the age of 79. He was a founding member of the Samajwadi Party. He was known as ‘Babu Ji’
- As per SBI Ecowrap report, the GDP growth for India in Financial year 2019-20 is estimated at __________ percent
A) 4.5%
B) 3.8%
C) 2.9%
D) 4.0%
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Option A
Explanation: The GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal, i.e. 2019-20 is estimated at 4.5 percent.
