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Q.1) ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ is an innovative contest launched by whichorganisation?

(1) NPCI
(2) DRDO
(3) ISRO
(4) Ministry of HRD 

Correct Answer - (2) DRDO 

Explanation:
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has announced the launch of an innovative contest ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’, on the 27 July 2020 to mark the 5th death anniversary of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

Q.2) Which Ministry has been renamed which Ministry as the Ministry ofEducation?
(1) WCD Ministry
(2) Home Ministry
(3) Social Justice Ministry
(4) HRD Ministry 

Correct Answer - (4) HRD Ministry 

 Explanation:
  • The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) has been renamed as Ministry of Education. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Q.3) Who was the head of the committee set up by the government to suggest changes in the education system under the National Education Policy (NEP)?

(1) K Kasturirangan
(2) G. Madhavan Nair
(3) Madhav Gadgil
(4) K. Radhakrishnan 

Correct Answer - (1) K Kasturirangan 

 Explanation:
  • The committee which suggested changes in the education system under the NEP, was headed by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan.

Q.4) Which nation’s COVID-19 vaccine is expected to receive local regulatory approval in the first half of August?

(1) Germany
(2) Russia
(3) UK
(4) Switzerland 

Correct Answer - (2) Russia 

 Explanation:
  • Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine is likely to get local regulatory approval in the first half of August. The vaccine is expected to be first administered to frontline health workers.

Q.5) Which state government has sought permission from the Supreme Court to appoint 10,000 terminated teachers as peons?

(1) Jharkhand
(2) Odisha
(3) Tripura
(4) Assam

Correct Answer - (3) Tripura 

Explanation:
  • The Tripura government has sought permission from the Supreme Court to appoint 10,000 terminated teachers as peons. The Tripura government, under the Revised Employment Policy, 2003, had recruited 1,035 PGTs, 4,666 TGTs and 4,612 UGTs in 2010 and 2014 through the oral interview but their appointment was quashed by the high court set on May 7, 2014.

Q.6) In which city, a road is named after former Madhya Pradesh Governor LaljiTandon? 

 (1) Bhopal
(2) Gaya
(3) Lucknow
(4) Agra 

Correct Answer - (3) Lucknow 

 Explanation:
  • The Lucknow Municipal Corporation named a road and a crossing in the city after former Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon. The Chauk Chauraha will now be known as Lalji Tandon Chauraha and the Lucknow-Hardoi Road will be known as Tandon Marg.

Q.7) The Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between and which nation on Traditional Systems of Medicine?

(1) Zimbabwe
(2) Zambia
(3) South Africa
(4) Tanzania 

Correct Answer - (1) Zimbabwe 

Explanation:
  • The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Zimbabwe to expand cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy. The agreement was signed on November 3, 2018.

Q.8) Which international organisation has approved USD 3 million grant to India to fight COVID-19 pandemic?

(1) WB
(2) ADB
(3) UNDP
(4) IMF 

Correct Answer - (2) ADB 

Explanation:
  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on July 29 announced that it has approved USD 3 million grant to India from its Asia Pacific Disaster Respond Fund. The bank has provided the grant to support India’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q.9) How much liquidity support has been provided by the State Bank of India to Maldives for local businesses and deferred loan repayment?

(1) $ 13.80 million
(2) $ 14.30 million
(3) $ 16.20 million
(4) $ 18.50 million 

Correct Answer - (3) $ 16.20 million 

 Explanation:
  • The State Bank of India (SBI) is providing liquidity support of USD 16.20 million for local businesses and deferred loan repayment for over 200 retail accounts, the Indian High Commission in the Maldives.

Q.10) Bangladesh player Kazi Anik Islam has been handed 2 years ban for failing dope test. He is related to which sports?
(1) Tennis
(2) Hockey
(3) Football
(4) Cricket 

Correct Answer - (4) Cricket 

 Explanation:
  • The Bangladesh national cricket board has handed over a two-year ban to young pacer Kazi Anik Islam for failing a dope test in 2018. Kazi tested positive for Methamphetamine, a prohibited substance, during a 2018 National Cricket League game.