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Question 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to build a port of port in Great Nicobar Island at a cost of how many crores?

5,000 crores
10,000 crores
20,000 crores
35,000 crores

Answer: Rs 10,000 crore - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to build a transfer port at Great Nicobar Island at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore. Its first phase will be completed in the coming 4-5 years.

Question 2. Which of the following government has announced to form its own Board of Education from the next session?

Government of Gujarat
Government of Punjab
Delhi Government
Government of Bihar

Answer: Delhi Government - On behalf of Delhi Government, Education and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has announced that Delhi's own Board of Education will start functioning from next session. Education Board of Delhi will work on continuous assessment system throughout the year.

Question 3. Which of the following has banned 27 people and companies, including dealers of Reliance Securities, from doing business in the stock market?

Supreme court
Ministry of Finance
SEBI
Policy commission

Answer: SEBI - Mumbai - Capital market regulator SEBI has recently banned 27 people and companies, including dealers of Reliance Securities, from doing business in the stock market. Which includes Meena Veera, Bhavesh Gandhi and Abhijeet Jain among others.

Question 4. Which leading public sector bank has incurred a loss of Rs 864 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year?

Punjab National Bank
Canara Bank
Union Bank
Bank of baroda

Answer: Bank of Baroda - Which leading public sector bank "Bank of Baroda" has a loss of Rs 864 crores in the first quarter of the current financial year as compared to the same quarter 1 year ago.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 30.06.2020

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1. German extravagance carmaker BMW has designated Vikram Pawah as the leader of BMW Group India with impact from August 1. 

2. On-screen characters Benedict Cumberbatch, Courteney Cox, Zac Efron, Shia LaBeouf and vocalist Kelly Clarkson are among 35 big names from media outlets who have been chosen to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021. 

3. Dependence Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the ninth most extravagant individual all inclusive with a total assets of $64.6 billion and the main Asian mogul in the club of the world's best 10 most extravagant, as per Forbes. 

4. Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has surrendered with quick impact after the German installments firm conceded about $2 billion in real money adjusts had disappeared. 

5. The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) renamed its Sector 50 Metro station on Aqua Line as 'She-Man' to advance transgender rights. 

6. Coal India Limited (CIL) has consented to cooperate with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog to help proactively the leader strategic's and business activities the nation over. 

7. The legislature has expanded the Rs 50 lakh protection conspire for around 22 lakh social insurance suppliers for an additional three months till September as there is no break from COVID-19 pandemic. 

8. Maj Gen (retd) Lachhman Singh Lehl, who instructed the 20 Mountain Division of the Army that showed mental fortitude and valor during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has kicked the bucket. He was 97.

9. ICICI Bank has sold 1.5 percent stake in its life coverage auxiliary 'ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company' for around Rs 840 crore with an expect to reinforce the accounting report. 

10. Bio-innovation major Biocon has inked a settlement with showcase extension administrations supplier DKSH for dispersion of seven conventional items in Singapore and Thailand. 

11. Fitch Ratings has reexamined the standpoint to negative from a stable of nine Indian banks, including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank, following bringing down of India's sovereign rating viewpoint because of effect of coronavirus pandemic on the economy. 

12. India turned into the twelfth biggest holder of US government protections toward the finish of April, with holding worth $157.4 billion, the information from the US Treasury Department appeared. 

13. Jindal Institute of Behavioral Sciences of O.P. Jindal Global University reported a concurrence with worldwide scholarly distributer Springer Nature Group Singapore for joint effort in co-distributing books, monographs, and altered books in its interest to form into an establishment of greatness and national significance. 

14. India-brought into the world prestigious Pakistani Shia researcher and creator Talib Jauhari died. He was 80. 

15. The Minister of State for Shipping (Independent charge) and Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya initiated India's one the biggest first Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene EXPO 2020. The Expo has been sorted out by FICCI. 

16. The Summer issue of Town and Country, America's driving magazine, has included Nita Ambani and the Reliance Foundation among the top givers of 2020 who are sparing lives in the midst of coronavirus flare-up.

Historical Events of 12 August

Historical Events of 12 August
1831 - The Netherlands and Belgium signed a peace deal
1833 - The city of Chicago was founded in America.
1914 - Britain declares invasion of Austria and Hungary.
1944 - Eleançon was liberated by Frenchman General Philippe Lecler de Hautcloc, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis.
1953 - 7.2 ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum mercalli intensity of (extreme). Between 445 and 800 people were killed.
1960 - Echo 1A, NACO's first successful communications satellite, was launched.
1964 - South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
1981 - Personal computer was released by IBM.
1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes at Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520.
1992 - Canada, Mexico and the United States declare to complete negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1994 - Major League Baseball players were forced to cancel the 1994 World Series.
2000 - Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise and kills its entire 118-man crew.

12 August Famous People Birth (Famous on 12 August)

1914 - Teji Bachchan, the mother of Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan, was born.
1919 - Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai was born.
1972 - Indian cricketer Gyanendra Pandey was born.

Famous Persons Death on 12 August (Death of famous people on 12 August)

1945 - Englishman George Sidney Arundel, who dedicated his life to India, died.
1982 - Famous Historians

11 August(Historical events of 11 August)

11 August(Historical events of 11 August)

1908 - Revolutionary Khudiram Bose was hanged.
1908 - Indian freedom fighter Khudiram Bose died.
1914 - France declares invasion of Austria and Hungary.
1914 - Jews were evicted from Poland.
1918 - World War I: The Battle of Amiens was over.
1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to complete 500 home runs in his career at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
1942 - Actress Hedy Lamarr and musician George Anthill were granted a patent for the frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system. Which later became the basis of modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.
1948 - Summer Olympics begin in London.
1952 - Hussein bin Talal was proclaimed King of Jordan.
1959 - Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second largest airport in Russia, was opened.
1960 - Chad declares independence.
1961 - Former Portuguese territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were merged in India to form the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
1962 - Vokok 3 debuted at the Biconur Cosmodrome and astronaut Andrian Nikolayev became the first person to swim in microgravity.
1979 - Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s and 178 airliners were killed on both airliners that collided in Dniprodzinsk.
1982 - A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830 en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
1984 - Underground nuclear tests were conducted by the then Soviet Russia.
1985 - Ronald Reagan becomes US President.
2003 - NATO takes command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major campaign outside Europe in its 54-year history.
2003 - Jemaah Islamiyah

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 10.08.2020

Question 1. Ministry of Defense has prepared a list of how many defense equipment under 'Self-reliant India' campaign which will be banned?

50 defense equipment
101 defense equipment
210 defense equipment
351 defense equipment

Answer: 101 Defense Equipment - Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has announced that we have prepared a list of 101 defense equipment under the 'Self-reliant India' campaign which will be banned. Some high technology weapon systems with common parts are also included in this list.

Question 2. According to the International Data Corporation, which company ranked first in the market share of feature phones?

Vivo
Samsung
Panasonic
Glossary

Answer: According to Samsung - International Data Corporation, the Samsung company has ranked first in the market share of feature phones. The Chinese company ranked first in the feature phone segment with a share of 24.0%, surpassing Xiaomi and Vivo.

Question 3. PM Narendra Modi has released the sixth installment of 2 thousand rupees under which scheme in the accounts of 8.5 crore farmers?

Prime Minister's Farmers Insurance Scheme
Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi

Answer: Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi - PM Narendra Modi has released the sixth installment of 2 thousand rupees under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme in the accounts of 8.5 crore farmers. 17 thousand crores have been sent to the accounts of 8.55 crore farmers of the country.

Question 4. Which IIT institute of India has recently organized international e-seminar in association with top global universities
Has it been announced?

IIT Delhi
IIT Mumbai
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Madras

Answer: IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has

8 August (Historical Events of 8 August)

8 August  (Historical Events of 8 August)


1908 - Wilbur Wright makes his first flight to the race course at Le Mans, France. It was the first public flight of the Wright Brothers.

1929 - German airship Graf Zeppelin launched a round-the-world flight.

1940 - Aufbau Ost directive was signed by Wilhelm Kettle.

1942 - Quit India movement was launched in India against British rule in response to Moranda Gandhi's call for Swaraj or complete independence.

1945 - The London Charter was signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

1963 - Great Train Robbery: A gang of 15 train robbers in England stole £ 2.6 million in banknotes.

1967 - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

1974 - In a nationwide television address, President Richard Nixon resigned from the office of the President of the United States of America the following afternoon.

1989 - Space Shuttle Program: STS-28 Mission: The Space Shuttle Columbia landed on a secret five-day military mission.

1991 - At one time, the longest radio mast was the Warsaw Radio Mast collapse.

1998 - Consulate on Afghanistan in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan attacked by Taliban, killing ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist.

2008 - A Eurocity Express train en route from Krakow, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic, collapsed on a railroad track near Studenka railway station in the Czech Republic, killing eight people.

2010 - 100 people died and about 2000 people went missing due to landslides after heavy rains in Gansu province of Tibet.

2010 - Tejaswini Sawant world shooter

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 01.07.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. India to check all power hardware imported from China for malware that can be conceivably used to trigger power framework disappointments. 

2. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on June 29, 2020 propelled 'Venture Platina' – world's biggest gaining strength plasma treatment preliminary to treat serious COVID-19 patients. The whole plasma treatment will be liberated from cost for all patients of Maharashtra. Every single basic patient will get two dosages of 200 ml of gaining strength plasma. 

3. Princeton University to expel name of previous US President Woodrow Wilson from its School of Public and International Affairs on account of his help for isolation. 

4. President Kovind has given Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel extra charge of Madhya Pradesh. She is assuming control over the post incidentally without MP Governor Lal Ji Tandon. The 85-year-old Lal Ji Tandon was admitted to Medanta Hospital on June 11 with breathing issues and fever. 

5. Maharashtra government has expanded the lockdown till July 31, 2020 to contain additionally spread of COVID-19. The declaration was made today toward the evening. 

6. Uttar Pradesh government has chosen to set up an extraordinary security power to guarantee modern security. The committed power will guarantee security of banks, air terminals, metro rail, courts, mechanical foundations and different associations in the state. 

7. US President Donald Trump marked an official request on June 26, 2020 planned for shielding the country's landmarks and sculptures from vandalism. 

8. Association Minister Hardeep Puri reported on June 29, 2020 that the financial plan for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) has been expanded by multiple times. He expressed that the LAHDC Act has likewise been altered to organize the protection of language and culture in Ladakh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 09.08.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :-

1. Association Power Minister Raj Kumar Singh commits 3 breeze ventures with 800 MW ability to the country.

2. The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be held for all intents and purposes this year due to coronavirus pandemic.

3. José Reyes has resigned from baseball, very nearly two years in the wake of playing his last game.

4. Noted political dissident, Gandhian and theater character of Odisha, Kashinath Sahoo, kicked the bucket in Pipili. He was 108.

5. Prestigious performer, lyricist and arranger from Sikkim, Sonam Tshering Lepcha died.

6. B S Yediyurappa, Karnataka Chief Minister established the framework stone for the Rs 5,000 crore Bengaluru Lifesciences Park.

7. PM Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr Pravind Jugnauth, together presented the new Supreme Court working in Mauritius through video meeting.

8. The administration has forced shield obligation on sun powered cells for one more year till July 2021 to secure household producers and demoralize modest imports from nations like China.

LONGEST HIGHEST & BIGGEST OF INDIA

Longest river in India - Ganges

Longest Canal - Indira Gandhi Canal

Highest mountain peak = Godwin Austin (k2)

Highest Dam = Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand

Highest Waterfall = Kunchikal waterfall, Karnataka

Highest Gateway = Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh

Highest Award = Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award = Paramveer Chakra

Highest Battle field = Siachin Glacier

Highest rainfall Place = Mawsynram, Meghalaya

Highest Airport = Leh, Laddakh

Highest Lake = Cholamu Lake, Sikkim

Highest Tower = Qutub Minar, Delhi

Highest populated State = Uttar Pradesh

Highest Radio Station = The Leh station of AIR

Highest Statue = Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Gujarat

Largest lake of Fresh water = Wular lake, Kashmir

Largest Temple = Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tamil Nadu

Largest Mosque = Jama Masjid, Delhi

Largest Church = Se Cathedral, Goa

Largest Gurudwara = Golden Temple, Amritsar

Largest Monastery = Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh

Largest populated city = Mumbai, Maharastra

Largest Building = Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi

Largest Museum = National Museum, Kolkata

Largest Auditorium = Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai

Largest Cinema Theatre = Thangam, Madurai

Largest Barrage = Farakka Barrage, Ganga

Largest Delta = Sunderban Delta, West Bengal

Largest Dome = Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka

Largest Zoo = Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata

Largest Exhibition Ground = Pragati Maidan Complex, New Delhi

Largest Desert = Thar, Rajasthan

Largest cave temple = Kailash temple, Ellora, Maharashtra

Largest Cave = Amarnath Cave, Jammu and Kashmir

Largest Hotel = Oberoi –Sheraton, Mumbai

Largest State by Area = Rajasthan

Largest State by Population = Uttar PradeshLargest Hospital = B. J Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

Largest corridor = Rameshwaram temple corridor, Tamil Nadu

Largest Post Office = Mumbai GPO

Largest forest area state = Madhya Pradesh

Largest Prison = Tihar Central Jail, Delhi

Largest Stadium = Salt lake Stadium, Kolkata

Largest Port = Mumbai

Largest Lake of Saline water = Chika lake, Orissa

Largest river island = Majuli, Brahmaputra river, Assam

Largest Planetarium = Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

Largest man-made lake = Govind Sagar, Bhakra Dam

Largest Cantilever Span Bridge = Howrah Bridge, Kolkata

Largest library = National Library, Kolkata

Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by area = Ladhak

Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by population = Outer Delhi

biggest River = Ganga

biggest tributary river of India = Yamuna river

biggest coastline State = Gujarat

biggest tunnel = Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir

biggest national highway = NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari

biggest Dam = Hirakud Dam, Orissa

biggest River Bridge = Dhola-Sadiya Bridge, Assam

biggest Electric railway line = From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna

biggest Railway Platform = Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

biggest river which forms estuary = Narmada

biggest bridge above water = Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Maharastra

biggest distance run train = Vivek Express

biggest nonstop run train = Trivandrum Rajdhani

biggest railway bridge = Vembanad Rail bridge, Kerala

biggest rail-road bridge = Bogibeel bridge, Assam

biggest Beach = Marina Beach, Chennai

biggest River ropeway = Brahmaputra River, Guwahati

Smallest State by Area = Goa

Smallest State by Population = Sikkim

Smallest Lok Sabha Constituency by area = Chandni Chowk

Smallest Lok Sabha Constituency by population = Lakshadweep

Tallest building = Imperial Tower, Mumbai

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 27.07.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. Dr. Cruel Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare initiated the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur OPD Block of AIIMS, New Delhi. 

2. A first-of-its-sort footwear preparing place for the minimized network was initiated in Delhi by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). 

3. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh e-initiated a five-day direction program at Indian Institute of Management, Jammu. 

4. NTPC Ltd has gone into a Memorandum of Understanding with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, acting through National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited, to investigate open doors for interests in territories like sustainable power source, power circulation among different regions of shared enthusiasm for India. 

5. Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi marked agreements for development and flexibly of Two nos Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with a choice to assemble 2 progressively indistinguishable vessels. 

6. FMCG firm Marico has named its official VP and head – fund, Pawan Agrawal as its next CFO. 

7. Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, top of the ''Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan'' in Ahmedabad, passed on. He was 78. 

8. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) commended its 92nd establishment day on 16 July 2020. 

9. Flipkart declared on July 23, 2020 that it has gained parent organization, Walmart Inc's neighborhood Best Price discount money and-convey business. This will fortify the internet business company's discount contributions, to contend better with Amazon. 

10. July 23rd imprints the birth commemorations of two incredible political dissidents of India — Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad. 

11. Amazon.com Inc's Indian unit reported on July 23, 2020 that it will start offering collision protection, making India the online business monster's first market for the administration. 

12. PM Narendra Modi on July 23, 2020 established the framework stone for Manipur Water Supply Project through video conferencing. The venture means to guarantee freshwater family unit tap associations) in at any rate 1,185 residences with 1, 42,749 families. 

13. Entertainer Sonu Sood dispatches 'Pravasi Rojgar' application to assist laborers with securing positions. 

14. China propelled its first goal-oriented Mars Rover Mission-'Tianwen-1' on July 23, 2020 on board Long March 5 rocket from Hainan Island's Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. 

15. Govt. expands telecommute exception for IT and ITeS industry till December 31, 2020. 

16. The Indian Air Force has chosen to obtain HAMMER rockets from France to additionally help its battle abilities. The request is right now being handled by the legislature under the crisis money related forces given to the military in the midst of the India-China outskirt deadlock. 

17. Association Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya has affirmed Rs. 107 Crore for growth of firefighting offices on five wharfs of Haldia Dock Complex, Kolkata Port. 

18. Dependence Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the 6th most extravagant man on the planet in the wake of outperforming Alphabet Co-originator Larry Page, as per information on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI). 

19. Jawed Ashraf, India's agent to France, has been simultaneously authorize as India's next Ambassador to Monaco 

20. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat has propelled a representatives' government assistance plot for the sake recently Arun Jaitley, which will be supported by the annuity his family gets as he has been an individual from the upper house. 

21. Comprehensively, about 13.3 million employments will be accessible continuously 2022, including occupations identified with human exertion, machines and calculations. A NGO Wadhwani Foundation gave this data. 

22. National air terminals administrator AAI has inked a settlement with Navratna resistance PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) to work in close collaboration in the common flying space in the Asia Pacific and different pieces of the globe. 

23. The fifteenth gathering of the India-European Union Summit was held in virtual mode. The Summit co-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of European Council Charles Michel and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. 

24. Indian Railways has built up a Post Covid Coach to battle Covid 19. This Post Covid Coach is planned with hands free pleasantries, copper-covered handrails and locks, plasma air cleansing and titanium di-oxide covering for without covid traveler venture.

Current Affairs: 02.07.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 02.07.2020

1. Vijay Khanduja has been selected as the following Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe. 

2. An ease indigenous ventilator, Prana Vayu, was effectively tried at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh. 

3. The UK Atomic Energy Authority's Chitra Srinivasan is among five Indian-root architects to be named among the UK's Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2020. 

4. As a component of the sixth International Yoga Day recognitions, the world's first yoga college outside India has been propelled in Los Angeles. 

5. India's economy is probably going to shrivel by 5.3 percent this monetary, the most reduced GDP development in Indian history and the 6th case of financial withdrawal, India Ratings and Research said. 

6. India declared that it will contribute USD 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) over the coming two years and attested that limit upgrade through preparing and building strong establishments is a significant board of its formative help to Palestine. 

7. Adani Power Ltd will gain US-based The AES Corporation's 49 percent value stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation for USD 135 million (around Rs 1,019 crore). 

8. The Union Cabinet chose to broaden the residency of the OBC Commission by a half year, Union pastor Prakash Javadekar said.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27.06.2020

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1. The Sports Ministry is set to build up 1000 Khelo India Centers (KIC) at the locale level the nation over with the assistance of wearing heroes, who will be compensated for giving their mastery. 

2. Coordinators of the 2022 European Championships added four games to the program for the games in Munich.The nine-sport line-up now incorporates the Olympic occasions of sea shore volleyball, kayak run, sport climbing and table tennis. 

3. Lady Vera Margaret Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart whose melodies helped raise confidence in World War II, has passed on matured 103. 

4. Noted Malayalam movie chief and scriptwriter K R Sachidanandan, passed on in Thrissur. He was 48. 

5. Solid channel fabricating organization Indian Hume Pipe has packed away a request worth Rs 234.91 crore from the Uttar Pradesh government. 

6. NASA has joined forces with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to reveal a worldwide perspective on Covid-19 effects. 

7. India, which has been chosen as a non-changeless individual from the Security Council, will fill in as the leader of the amazing 15-country UN body for the long stretch of August, 2021. 

8. JSW Cement, some portion of USD 14 billion JSW Group, has roped in previous Indian cricket skipper and current leader of Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly and commander of Indias National Football Team and Bengaluru FC chief, Sunil Chhetri as its image diplomats.

GENERAL QUIZ

GENERAL QUIZ

Q1.Where do the Commercial Banks keep the liquid assets under the Statutory Liquidity Ratio?

Answer: With Themselves

Q2.What is the main function of Lymphocytes?

Answer: Production of Antibodies

Q3.Which among the following method includes planning process and plan implementation to the grass root levels ?

Answer: Decentralized Planning

Q4.Who among the following is the first Indian to win a Hoover Prize?

Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam

Q5.Knot is a unit of ___?

Answer: Speed

Q6.The pitcher plant is characterized by which of the following plants ?

Answer: Insectivorous

Q7.In which plan Integrated Handloom Development Scheme was initiated ?

Answer: 11th

Q8.Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?

Answer: Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi

Q9.What is the S.I unit of Pressure Energy?

Answer: Joule

Q10.Which among the following country is known as “Land of White Elephant”?

Answer: 13

Q11.Which among the following is the smallest Human Chromosome?

Answer: Chromosome 21

Q12.In which month, Vishu is celebrated in Kerala?

Answer: April

Q13.The colors in the fine cut diamond are because of which among the following?

Answer: Presence of Impurities

Q14. Ganga Sagar Mela is held in which state of India?

Answer: West Bengal

Q15.Who developed the Arsphenamine medicine?

Answer: Paul Ehrlich

Q16.Which among the following element in the human body / organ makes the main basis of working of the MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)?

Answer: Hydrogen

Q17.What is meant by Bond length of two bonded atoms in a molecule?

Answer: equilibrium distance between their nuclei

Q18.Newton’s third law of motion applies to which of these forces?

Answer: Gravitational & Electric & Magnetic

Q19.In context with biology, which among the following is a Zoophyte?

Answer: An animal that resembles a plant

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23.06.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. Previous Lok Sabha MP and originator of Janalaxmi Cooperative Bank Madhavrao Patil kicked the bucket in Maharashtra's' Nashik region. He was 80. 

2. Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna completed second in the Sharjah online chess title with a score of 6.5 focuses in the wake of losing the last round to Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek. 

3. The PepsiCo Foundation declared extension of its water activities to cover 200,000 individuals in Maharashtra and West Bengal who will get funneled water flexibly to their homes. 

4. The focal government has assigned Rs 2,522 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission plot for Rajasthan considering the dry season and water shortage issues and ground water contamination in the state, which is just about more than multiple times the sum given in the last monetary. 

5. Airtel Payments Bank propelled 'Suraksha Salary Account', an inventive pay account administrations for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). 

6. India's yearly pace of swelling, in view of month to month WPI, remained at (- 3.21%) (temporary) for the long stretch of May, 2020 (over May, 2019) when contrasted with 2.79% during the relating month of the earlier year. 

7. Another lodging bequest being created on Rockbank suburb of Melbourne will have avenues named after Indian cricket greats including Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Virat Kohli. 

8. Singapore-based land advancement firm Mapletree has gone into a concurrence with KSH Infra Industrial Park to gain more than 7 lakh sq ft space in its coordinations park in Pune for USD 40 million (around Rs 300 crore).

9. Prohibition on fare of against malarial medication Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) 

The Government has lifted the prohibition on the fare of hostile to malarial medication Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) API and detailing with quick impact. 

10. Ongoing Delhi-NCR tremors don't flag of a major occasion, however a solid quake can't be precluded: WIHG  

11. World Sickle Cell Day 

Association Minister for Tribal Affairs addresses online course 'National Sickle Cell Conclave' to stamp the World Sickle Cell Day, sorted out by FICCI, mutually with Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Apollo Hospitals and Novartis. 

12. Business coal mining 

Head administrator propelled the bartering procedure of 41 coal hinders for business mining through video gathering. 

13. I-Lab 

The Union Health Minister propelled I-Lab, the DBT – AMTZ Mobile Diagnostic Unit for COVID Testing. 

14. Umifenovir 

CSIR-CDRI's competitor medicate Umifenovir makes sure about DCGI endorsement for Phase III Clinical Trial against COVID-19. 

15.Triumph Day (May 9) 

India to send Tri-Service unexpected to take an interest in 75th Victory Day Parade of World War II in Moscow. 

16. Khelo India State Centers of Excellence (KISCE) 

The Sports Ministry will set up KISCE under the Khelo India Scheme. 

 

17.Aarogyapath

It is an electronic answer for the medicinal services flexibly chain that gives constant accessibility of basic human services supplies.AarogyaPath would serve producers, providers and clients. 

18.CSIR-CIMAP 

CIMAP reports photography rivalry on therapeutic and sweet-smelling plants.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 28.06.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. The US Senate has affirmed famous Indian-American researcher Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan as the Director of the National Science Foundation, a top American body supporting central examination in non-clinical fields of science and designing. 

2. The World Bank has endorsed dollar 1.05 billion for three ventures in Bangladesh to make quality occupations and quicken financial recuperation in the wake of the crown pandemic. 

3. Tech Mahindra Ltd has been perceived among India's 50 best organizations to work for in 2020 by the Great Place to Work Institute. 

4. Previous Reserve Bank of India (RBI) representative Urijit Patel has been delegated as the executive of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). 

5. Piramal Enterprises Ltd's' pharma arrangements business has gone into a settlement with G&W Laboratories Inc to secure its strong oral measurement tranquilize item fabricating office at Sellersville in US for USD 17.5 million (over Rs 130 crore). 

6. mjunction has sent an e-obtainment stage for the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and it will be in activity for a long time, the B2B online business organization said. 

7. Leader Narendra Modi propelled a huge rustic open works plot, Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, in six states. This Abhiyan will give vocation chances to the vagrant laborers and will help in the improvement of country territories by making neighborhood foundation. 

8. Boss Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass was chosen to the become the nineteenth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, making her the primary lady in history to fill in as the most elevated positioning non-charged individual from the U.S. military assistance.

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India’s Only active mountain = Barren Island volcano

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India’s Only glass mosque = Shillong, Meghalaya

India’s Only Sail Training Ship = INS Tarangini

India’s Only active volcano = Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Island

India’s Only Floating National Park = Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur

India’s Only Floating Lake = Loktak Lake, Manipur

India’s Only Symphony Orchestra = Symphony Orchestra of India, Mumbai

India’s Only Female Wildlife Photographer = Vasudha Chakravathi

India’s Only two F1 Driver = Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok

India’s Only Aircraft carries = INS Viraat

India’s Only overseas Military Base = Farkhor Air Base, Tajikistan

India’s Only licenced production and supply Unit for National Flag = Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha

India's Only Satellite Launch Center = Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh Loktak Lake

India’s Only River Island = Majuli, Assam

India’s Only Stadium with Student Gallery = Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, UP

India’s Only Handwritten Newspaper = The Musalman

India’s Only district borders with four States = Sonbhadra District, UP

India’s only tobacco free village = Shankarpura, Haryana

India’s Only Cattle Fair = Sonepur Mela, Bihar

HISTORY QUIZ: 27.07.2020

Q1.Who is the organizer of Haryanka Dynasty? 

Answer: Bimbisar 

Q2.The Moplah Rebellion in 1921 in Malabar was Muslim Peasants Rabellion against : 

Answer: Hindu Land Holders 

Q3.Bande Matram was a progression of articles distributed in the year 1907 by : 

Answer: Sri Auronbindo Ghosh 

Q4.The East India Association was set up in : 

Answer: 1866 

Q5.Who built up the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha in the year 1907 by : 

Answer: Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar 

Q6.Mahatma Gandhi propelled Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to help the reason for : 

Answer: The laborers 

Q7.The Rowlatt Act was passed in : 

Answer: 1919 

Q8.Who was appreciated as violent Hindu in 1893 in the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago ? 

Answer: Swami Vivekanand 

Q9.The progressive like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were completely connected with : 

Answer: The Kakori Conspircy case (1925) 

Q10.Who established Ferguson school at Pune in 1885? 

Answer: Deccan Educational Society 

Q11.The first Indian pioneer to experience detainment was 

Answer: C Vijaragharachari 

Q12.After the 1935 decisions, the main two regions out of eleven which had non-congress priests were 

Answer: Bengal and Punjab 

Q13.The capital city 'Daydo' built up by kublai khan is arranged at 

Answer: Bejing 

Q14.The home of Gargi maitreyi and Kapila was at 

Answer: Mithila 

Q15.Which is the right sequential request of following 'Acharyas'? 

Answer: Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhar-Chaitanya 

Q16.Where is muslim mosque arranged where a beneficiary of Paghamber Mohammad Shaheb has been safeguarded 

Answer: Srinagar 

Q17.The Policy of supreme inclination embraced by Britain in its states in 1932 is otherwise called the 

Answer: Srinagar 

Q18.The Indian National Association was set up in 1876 by .................................... in Culcutta 

Answer: Aanand Mohan Bose 

Q19.The malimath advisory group report manages 

Answer: Criminal Justice System Reforms 

Q20.Who was selected as the President of the Indian National Congress after the acquiescence of Subhash Chandra Bose? 

Answer: Rajendra Prasad

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CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 16.07.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. Delhi LG Anil Baijal initiated the world's biggest COVID Care Center at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur. 

2. The Madhya Pradesh government endorsed Rs 781 crore for development of the Chambal Express Way. 

3. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar initiated 98 exercise communities through video connect. 

4. Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala introduced the state's first multi-storeyed games complex in Sirsa. 

5. South Africas restricted overs chief Quinton de Kock was named the men's player of the year while 21-year-old Laura Wolvaardt won the ladies' player of the year at Cricket South Africa's (CSA) virtual honor function. 

6. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been named as one of the chiefs of the consolidated Indian Super League establishment ATK-Mohun Bagan in front of the up and coming season. 

7. The focal government has affirmed a yearly arrangement worth Rs 574.16 crore for national roadway works in Jammu and Kashmir for 2020-21. 

8. BJP pioneer Devendra Fadnavis discharged a book "Atmanirbhar Maharashtra-Atmanirbhar Bharat" wrote by him on the Rs 20 lakh crore monetary bundle declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

9. Dr. Bishnu Prasad Nanda has taken over as Director General Railway Health Services(DG RHS) Railway Board. 

10. The World Bank and the Government of India consented to the $750 million arrangement for the MSME Emergency Response Program to help expanded progression of money under the control of smaller scale, little, and medium undertakings (MSMEs), seriously affected by the COVID-19 emergency. 

11. Adani Transmission has entered a concurrence with Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) for procurement of Alipurduar Transmission Ltd. 

12. Himachal Pradesh has become the main state in the nation where 100 percent families have LPG associations, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said. 

13. Previous Mumbai leg-spinner Pravin Tambe is set to turn out to be first Indian player to play in the Caribbean Premier League in the wake of being gotten by Trinbago Knight Riders in the players' draft. 

14. Israel reported the fruitful dispatch of another government agent satellite that will assist it with checking Iran's atomic exercises. 

15. New authoritative and scholastic structure of IARI Jharkhand named after Late Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on his introduction to the world commemoration. 

16. Another four-story school building worked with Indian help of Rs 1.94 crore for understudies seeking after both vedic and present day training was introduced in Nepal's Ilam region.

17. Producer Harish Shah died in Mumbai at 76 years old. 

18. The world's longest-enduring conjoined twins kicked the bucket July 4 at 68 years old. 

19. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), a self-sufficient organization under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), held hands with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to battle COVID-19 in the state. 

20. In West Bengal, the first historically speaking Plasma Bank for treatment of COVID patients has come up at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital. The State Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee initiated this. 

21. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami established the framework stone (through video-conferencing) for the development of a Government Medical College Hospital in Ariyalur area, and initiated a few different foundations in different emergency clinics over the State. 

22. A Chinese organization Gezhouba marked a USD 1.5 billion concurrence with Pakistan to set up a hydropower venture in Pakistan-involved Kashmir (PoK). 

23. The legislature has named senior official Injeti Srinivas as the main administrator of the International Financial Services Center Authority (IFSCA). 

24. India's Global Real Estate Transparency Index positioning has improved by one indent to 34 on the rear of administrative changes, better market information and green activities, as indicated by property advisor JLL.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 11.07.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 11.07.2020

1. The residency of Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain has been stretched out by a half year, till mid-December this year. 

2. E S Ranganathan took over as the new chief (promoting) of state-claimed gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd. 

3. The administration propelled a Rs 30,000-crore conspire under which non-bank moneylenders will be given momentary liquidity through a particular reason vehicle (SPV) set up by SBICAP, an auxiliary of the State Bank of India. 

5. Fortifying duty to reinforcing national security and Modi Government's approach of zero resistance to fear mongering, Union Home Ministry under authority of Home Minister Amit Shah pronounced nine people as assigned psychological militants under arrangements of UAPA Act. 

6. To give a solitary stage to explore entry level positions, limit building projects, and workshops the nation over, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has propelled another plan called 'Quicken Vigyan' (AV). 

7. Government-possessed Power Finance Corporation (PFC), India's driving NBFC, reported the arrangement of Parminder Chopra as Director (Finance) of the organization. She succeeds N.B. Gupta, who obsolete on June 30 2020. 

8. Prepared negotiator Indra Mani Pandey has been designated as India's' next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other universal associations in Geneva. 

9. Indian Air Force Senior Air Staff Officers' (SASOs') Conference was initiated by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC on 02 Jul 20. 

10. Extraordinary Urban Forest introduced at the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in New Delhi. 

11. Association Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', and, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Cruel Vardhan propelled Drug Discovery Hackathon through online stage. 

13. Veteran columnist Bishnu Prasad Kumar, who had secured the Bangladesh Liberation War and the fierce Naxalite development during the 70s, passed on. He was 85 

14. Senior administrator Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was given a half year expansion, till mid January 2021, as the executive of National Highways Authority of India. 

16. Guard Acquisition Council (DAC) endorsed capital procurement of different stages and hardware worth Rs 38,900 crore.

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Q1.Most rivers flowing west from the western Ghats do not come deltas because of

Answer: The high Gradient

Q2.What are the intersection lines found on a map and globe?

Answer: Geographic network

Q3.Where is India's first astronomical park being set up?

Answer: Lucknow

Q4.Mahe, situated on the Malabar coast of the Western Ghats, is a part of which of the following?

Answer: Pondicherry

Q5.Where is the headquarters of 'Interpol' located?

Answer: Lyon

Q6.Which of the following is the highest velocity of air?

Answer: Tornado

Q7.The headquarter of Red Cross is situated in ?

Answer: Switzerland

Q8.The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river

Answer: Godavari

Q9.The oldest oil refinery in India is at

Answer: Digboi, Assam

Q10.which among the following river rises from the milam glacier in kuman himalaya

Answer: Gori Ganga

Q11.The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Q12.Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?

Answer: Coconut

Q13.Which country has the largest coast line?

Answer: Canada

Q14.Which of the following rocks found in Oceanic crust?

Answer: Basalt

Q15. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at

Answer: Jamnagar

Q16.The oldest oil field in India is the ___ field, in ____

Answer: Digboi, Assam

Q17.The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because

Answer: Of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers

Q18. What percentage of India's population employed in agriculture approx.

Answer: 70%

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History objectives: 07.7.2020

History objectives: 07.7.2020

Q1.Muhammed Gawan was the Regent of ……………

Answer: Muhammad Shah-III

Q2.Which of the following Greek Explorers is considered to have left the earliest account of India?

Answer: Scylax

Q3.Which among the following village was the site of the Vikramshila Mahavihara, the renowned educational centre of Pala period?

Answer: Antichak

Q4.The beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill were__?

Answer: Ajivikas

Q5.Which one of the following archaeologists discovered the Harappa site of the Indus Valley civilisation?

Answer: Daya Ram Sahini

Q6.Begram in Afghanistan was a capital of which of the following kings?

Answer: Kanishka

Q7.Which of the following is associated with Megaliths?

Answer: Black-and-Red Ware

Q8.Tekkalakota in Karnataka is a Pre-historic site has shown a evidence of?

Answer: Elaborate gold ear-ornaments

Q9.  In which Dynasty Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belongs?

Answer: Sangama Dynasty

Q10. A Janapadin was the _ of a janapada.

Answer: Ruler

Q11.The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in 1885 A.D. under the leadership of __:

Answer: Woomesh Chandra Banerjee

Q12.Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company?

Answer: Baji Rao II

Q13.Who among the following presided the historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress?

Answer: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Q14.On which among the following dates, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place ?

Answer: April 13,1919

Q15.Treaty of yabandu is related to which of the following states ?

Answer: Assam

Q16.Who of the following died during the very beginning of the Non-cooperation movement?

Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q17.Which of the following Act ended the recognition and activities of the British East India Company as a commercial body?

Answer: The Charter Act of 1833

Q18.A 15 member council to assist the Secretary of State for India was established by the Government of India Act 1858. How many of them were to be appointed by the Crown?

Answer: 8

Q19.Jinnah’s fourteen points demanded what fraction of Muslim representation in the Central Legislature?

Answer: 1/3rd

Q20.Fox India Bill was introduced in which year?

Answer: 1783

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 07.05.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. Clergyman of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan alongside the Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik introduced a Product Application and Development Center (PADC) arrangement by Indian Oil at Paradip, through video meeting. 

2. NITI Aayog, in association with Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Center for Social and Behavioral Change (CSBC), Ashoka University, and the Ministries of Health and WCD, propelled a conduct change battle called 'Exploring the New Normal', and its site. 

3. Sqn Ldr Parvez Jamasji (retd), who was granted the Vir Chakra for courage during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, has kicked the bucket. He was 77. 

4. India has descended three spots to 77th position as far as cash stopped by its residents and ventures with Swiss banks toward the finish of 2019, while the UK has held its top situation, according to the most recent information from Switzerland's national bank. 

5. Authentic and Wilson Solar Ltd said its US auxiliary has stowed an agreement worth USD 99 million (around Rs 747 crore) to build a sunlight based venture in the United States of America. 

6. Driving FMCG player Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has finished the securing of female close cleanliness brand VWash from pharma major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. 

7. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare propelled the 'eBloodServices' portable App created by The Indian Red Cross Society (ICRS), through a video conferencing. 

8. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), in a first of its sort activity has started investigating the undiscovered yet exceptionally productive endeavor of sandalwood and bamboo tree estate for adaptation of its benefits.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS :-

1. Fitch evaluations have overhauled India's standpoint from "stable" to "negative", noticing that the coronavirus plague has essentially debilitated the nation's development for a considerable length of time and presented provokes identified with a high open obligation trouble. 

2. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that creating Asian nations will develop "just" in 2020, and the Indian economy is anticipated to shrivel by 4% this monetary year because of the unfriendly impacts of the coronavirus scourge. 

3. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his significant other Patty Quilin verifiably give ১২ 120 million to understudy grants to dark schools and colleges. 

4. Samsung India has contributed Rs 2 crore to the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority to help the battle against the Kovid-1p plague. 

5. US President Donald Trump has marked into law a law that makes ready for sanctions against senior Chinese authorities, censuring asserted human rights maltreatment by the Uyghur minority in China's dissipated Muslim-dominant part locale of Xinjiang. 

Nepal. The upper place of Nepal's parliament consistently casted a ballot to revise the constitution to refresh the nation's new political guide, alongside guaranteeing three vital center territories along the outskirt. 

India. India has been chosen as a non-lasting individual from the amazing UN Security Council for a two-year term in a phenomenal political decision. 

. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has affirmed the appropriation of J&K Municipal Accounting and Budget Rules, 2020 to encourage the execution of Accrual Based Double Entry Accounting System (ABDAS) in urban nearby bodies (ULBs).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24.06.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. ISRO gets patent for Liquid Cooling and Heating Garment (LCHG) for human spaceflight. 

2. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Raj Mohan Vohra, granted Maha Vir Chakra for grit in 1971 India-Pakistan War, kicks the bucket at 88. 

3. With USD 157.4 billion, India becomes twelfth biggest holder of US govt protections at April end; Japan remained No: 1 with USD 1.27 trillion. 

4. World Day of the Celebration of the Solstice saw on June 21. 

5. World Day of Yoga saw on June 21; topic: "Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home". 

6. World Music Day celebrated on June 21; began by Frenchmen Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret in 1981. 

7. 2968-meter Mount Merapi spring of gushing lava emits on the island of Java in Indonesia. 

8. China to set up a "national security organization" in Hong Kong to oversee another law planned for getting serious about difference.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 25.06.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS 

1. The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) reported that the fourth Asian Youth Para Games will take place in Bahrain from 1st December to 10th December 2021

2. As a component of endeavors to give sensible social insurance to COVID-19 patients, a few states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh have agreed with the private area, the Health Ministry said. 

3. Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has affirmed a USD 750 million (around Rs 5,714 crore) advance to India to enable the administration to fortify its fight against the unfavorable effect of Covid-19 on poor and helpless family units. 

4. The MLA of Balasore Sadar body electorate in Odisha and BJP pioneer Madan Mohan Dutta passed on. He was 63. 

5. Vehicle advertise pioneer Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has banded together with Karur Vysya Bank to offer less difficult and adaptable financing plans for new clients. 

6. State Bank of India has sold 2.1 percent stake of its stake its auxiliary SBI Life Insurance Company through the proposal available to be purchased course to agree to shareholding standards. 

7. Double cross World Rally champion Carlos Sainz was granted the Princess of Asturias prize in the games field. 

8. The US gave over to India 100 ventilators, esteemed at about USD 1.2 million, as a feature of President Donald Trump's proposal of help to New Delhi in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nicknames of GREAT INDIANS

Nicknames of GREAT INDIANS

Father of Nation = Mahatma Gandhi

Iron man of India = Vallabhbhai Patel

Lokmanya = Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Nightingale of India = Sarojini Naidu

Kaviguru = Rabindranath Tagore

Frontier Gandhi = Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Sahid-e-Azam = Bhagat Singh

Birdman of India = Salim Ali

Grand Old man of India = Dadabhai Naoroji

Deshbandhu = Chitta Ranjan Das

Loknayak = Jayaprakash Narayan

Missile man of India = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Missile woman of India = Tessy Thomas

Gurudev = Rabindranath Tagore

Chachaji = Jawaharlal Nehru

Netaji = Subhash Chandra Bose

Father of Indian nuclear programme = Homi J. Bhabha

Father of Indian space program = Vikram Sarabhai

Father of Indian cinema = Dadasaheb Phalke

Father of Indian constitution = Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Father of Green Revolution in India = M. S. Swaminathan

Lion of Punjab = Ranjit Singh

Napoleon of India = Samudragupta

Payyoli Express = P.T. Usha

Man of Peace = Lal Bahadur Shastri

Mahamana = Madan Mohan Malaviya

Hockey Wizard = Dhyan Chand

Haryana Hurrican = Kapil Dev

Little Master = Sachin Tendulkar

Adi Kavi = Valmeeki

Tiger Mysor = Tipu Sultan

Waterman of India = Rajendra Singh

Flying Sikh = Milkha Singh

Metro man of India = E. Sreedharan

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 16.08.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :-

1. Head administrator Narendra Modi turned into the main Prime Minister of the nation to visit the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.

2. Researchers from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), a self-ruling organization of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, have built up a gear free fluoride particle discovery and measurement in drinking water with the unaided eye.

3. Telecom organization Bharti Airtel declared a multi-year key coordinated effort with Amazon Web Services to offer a set-up of cloud answers for organizations in India.

4. The Andhra Pradesh government marked a settlement with Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) for setting up an open approach lab to help accomplish monetary recuperation and development in the post-COVID-19 period.

5. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar propelled 'Parivar Pehchan Patras' to empower the residents to get the advantages of different focal and state government plans.

6. Local steel major JSW Steel Mark Bush has been designated as the CEO of its US activities.

7. Previous Maharashtra boss clergyman Shivaji Patil Nilangekar passed on in Pune. He was 89.

8. Leader Narendra Modi delivered a dedicatory postage stamp on the 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir'.

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Question 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently become the most serving Prime Minister of the country?

first
Others
Third
Fourth

Answer: Fourth - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently become the fourth highest serving Prime Minister of the country as well as non-Congress Prime Minister of the country serving the longest period.

Question 2. Which state government has announced the implementation of Aurunodoy scheme to provide financial assistance to about 17 lakh families?

Government of Kerala
Government of Maharashtra
Government of Punjab
Government of Assam

Answer: Government of Assam - The Government of Assam has recently announced the implementation of Aurunodoy scheme with the objective of providing financial assistance to about 17 lakh families. Under this scheme, 830 rupees per month will be given to the eligible families for purchasing necessary items.

Question 3. Which of these cities has the generic pharma company MSN Group launched "Favilo", the cheapest drug in Corona?

Delhi
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Chennai

Answer: Hyderabad - Hyderabad-based generic pharma company MSN Group has launched Corona's cheapest drug "Favilo". Which contains Favipiravir drug dose. A tablet of 200 mg Favipiravir will be 33 rupees. Soon the company will also launch favipivir 400 mg tablet.

Question 4. Who has announced Rs 57,128 crore to the Central Government for the financial year 2019-20?

Reserve Bank of India
Bank of Baroda
Yes Bank
Canara Bank

Answer: Reserve Bank of India - Reserve Bank of India has recently announced to give 57,128 crore rupees to the Central Government for the financial year 2019-20 in the Central Board meeting. This amount will be given from Surplus Capital.

Question 5. Which woman of Indian origin was elected President in the presidential election in America?

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Current Affairs questions and answers 18.08.2020

Current Affairs  Questions and Answers

Question 1. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to increase the scope of NCC to how many border and coastal districts?

92 border and coastal districts
107 border and coastal districts
153 border and coastal districts
173 border and coastal districts

Answer: 173 border and coastal districts - India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has recently approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) scope to 173 border and coastal districts. According to which, 1 lakh new cadets will be recruited.

Question 2. Odisha has ranked first in the ranking of states released by the Central Government under which scheme recently?

Ayushman Yojana
Query plan
Self-reliant india scheme
Amrit Yojana

Answer: Amrit Yojana - Odisha has been ranked first with 85.67 percentile score in the recently released rankings of states under the "Amrit Yojana" by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The purpose of this scheme is to provide piped water supply to households in urban areas of the state.

Question 3. How many years has been banned for the failure of three Pakistan athletes in dope test?

1 year
2 years
3 year
4 years

Answer: 4 years - South Asian Games medals have been withdrawn last year after all three athletes of Pakistan failed in dope test and all three have been banned for 4 years. Of these, 2 athletes won gold and one bronze in last year's games.

Question 4. How many Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have been awarded the Director General's Commendation?

55 seals
171 seals
294 seals
315 seals

Answer: 294 jawans - Recently 294 soldiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for showing bravery in the conflict with Chinese soldiers in Ladakh.

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Historical events of 17 August

Historical events of 17 August
1858 - The first bank was opened in the American province of Hawaii.
1869 - The first international sailing competition was held on London's Thames River.
1907 - Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination, the historic district registered in Seattle was opened.
1909 - The great revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra was hanged.
1908 - The first animated cartoon, produced by Enmiel Kohl, was shown in Fantasmagori, Paris, France.
1914 - World War I: Battle of Stalupon: The German army of General Herman von François defeated the Russian army commanded by Paul von Renenkamp near Russia's modern-day Nestorov.
1918 - Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
1942 - World War II: US Marines attack Japanese-based Pacific island of Makin.
1943 - World War II: U.S. The Eighth Air Force suffered the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission.
1943 - World War II: Winston Churchill's first Quebec conference, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Leon Mackenzie King began.
1943 - World War II: The Royal Air Force launched Operation Hydra, the first air raid of Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapons program.
1945 - Sukarno and Mohammed Hatta declare Indonesia's independence, highlighting the Indonesian national revolution against the Dutch Empire.
1945 - The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell was first published.
1947 - Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, was revealed.
1947 - After British independence, the first British army unit went home.
1953 - Addiction: Narcot in Southern California

 CURRENT AFFAIRS :-

1. President Joe Biden has said his $2 trillion investment proposal, touted as a "once-in-a-generation" plan, would boost the US global competitive edge, modernise aging infrastructure and address the challenge posed by climate change.

2. Actor Rajinikanth will be conferred with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke award.

3. In consultation with the Government of India, that the limits for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2021-22 (April 2021 to September 2021) will be Rs 1,20,000 crore,' the central bank said in a statement.

4. Billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd plans to set up a coastal copper smelter plant in India for Rs 10,000 crore.

5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the timeline by six months to comply with its guidelines related to recurring online transactions with Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA).

6. Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar flagged off the field work of All India Survey on Migrant Workers and All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES).

7. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will be the chief guest at the function to mark the conclusion of the 25-day long Dandi yatra in Gujarat on April 6.

8. The World Trade Organization (WTO) said that global trade is primed for a strong but uneven recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic shock, forecasting an increase in the volume of world merchandise trade of 8 per cent this year.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13.06.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13.06.2020

1. Board of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR has met up with Atal Innovation Mission, AIM to advance a culture of development and enterprise in different segments. 

2. IIT-Hyderabad specialists guarantee to have created COVID-19 test pack that can convey results inside 20 minutes. 

3. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has asked safety net providers not to concede credit reestablishments or upgrades if the borrowers don't get the LEI code from the Legal Entity Identifier India Ltd. 

4. Business-to-business showcasing veteran Tim McDonough has joined Intel as the Vice President and General Manager of advertising for purchaser and business PCs. 

5. The Trichy Railway Junction has been given the covetable Gold rating by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for actualizing different condition benevolent measures. 

6. Government has comprised a team to look at issues identified with period of parenthood, bringing down Maternal Mortality Rate and improvement of healthful levels. The team will be going by Jaya Jaitly. 

7. The leading group of Larsen and Toubro Ltd. has given its gesture for reappointment of A M Naik as non-official administrator for a time of three years. 

8. Reddit fellow benefactor Alexis Ohanian has left the tech company's board.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16.06.2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS :- 

1. In a critical move towards citizen assistance, the Government has onwards permitted documenting of NIL GST month to month return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS. 

2. India and Denmark have marked a MoU for creating participation in the force area. 

3. Madhya Pradesh has developed the top state in the nation in wheat acquisition on help cost by buying more than one crore metric tons from ranchers. 

4. The worldwide economy, which has dove into an extreme constriction, will contract by 5.2 percent this year because of the huge stun of the coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown measures to contain it, the World Bank said. 

5. India's economy will shrivel by 3.2% in the current monetary, the World Bank said as it joined a chorale of global offices that are anticipating a compression in development rate due to the coronavirus lockdown stopping financial movement. 

6. S&P Global Ratings said the Indian economy will contract 5 percent in the current financial, saying the monetary upgrade worth 1.2 percent of GDP won't be sufficient to give noteworthy development support. 

7. The Indian Air Force has structured, created and accepted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This unit will be used for departure of basic patients with irresistible illnesses including COVID-19 from high height zone, confined and remote spots. 

8. Priest of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh introduced the eighteenth Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh through a Video Conference. 

9. To make e-learning increasingly productive, NCERT and Rotary India carefully marked MoU for e-learning content broadcast for class 1-12 over all NCERT TV diverts within the sight of Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal 'Nishank' in New Delhi. 

10. Association Minister for Road Transport and Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari declared further augmentation of the legitimacy date of engine vehicle records till 30th September, 2020. 

11. Driving FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL)said its overseeing chief and Chief official Vivek Gambhir has surrendered refering to "individual reasons". 

12. As indicated by Mercer's '2020 Cost of Living Survey', Mumbai is the 60th most costly city for ostracizes all around, while it positions nineteenth in Asia. 

13. The Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) and the Department of Agriculture of Himachal Pradesh government, have manufactured a vital and usage organization, in an offer to expand the creation of heeng and saffron in the nation. 

14. Bharti Airtel said its auxiliary has gained an extra 6.3 percent stake in Bangladesh's' telecom administrator Robi Axiata from NTT Docomo. 

15. The Indian hard of hearing cricket crew is set to participate in the 'DICC Cricket ODI World Cup - 2021', booked to be held in UAE from October 19 to 29. 

16. Bollywood on-screen character Sushant Singh Rajput has passed on at 34 years old.