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Amazon Quiz – 26 August, 2020 (Answers)

1.Mauritius had declared a ‘state of environmental emergency’ due to what caused by the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio? Oil Spill 2.Girish Chandra Murmu is the 14th and...

August 26, 2020

What is the function of NABARD? What is its Credit guarantee scheme for NBFC-MFIs?

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announced the introduction of a dedicated debt and credit guarantee scheme for non-banking financial companies and microfinance institutions to...

August 26, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 537

123451. Consider the following bodies/organizations: Central Ground Water Authority Airport Economic Regularity Authority Central pollution Control Board Which of the above is/are statutory body/bodies?1 & 3 Only3 Only1...

August 26, 2020

Current Affairs – August 25, 2020 [Evening Headlines]

Here are the Current Affairs Evening Headlines of August 25, 2020 by GKToday: AIIB to fund Mumbai Urban Transport Project III Centre, Maharashtra government, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation...

August 25, 2020

What is the special OMO which has been launched by the RBI? How does it impact the economy?

The Reserve Bank of India recently declared that it is going to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale activities of government securities under the Open Market Operations for an...

August 25, 2020

ASTROSAT detected UV light from a galaxy, 9.3 billion light-years away

Pune based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics confirmed that the AstroSat satellite has detected an extreme ultraviolet (UV) ray from a galaxy that is 9.3 billion light-years...

August 25, 2020

India’s longest ropeway service opened in Guwahati over Brahmaputra

Northeast Indian city, Guwahati has earned the longest river crossing ropeway in India across the Brahmaputra river. The project has been completed with an enormous effort of 11...

August 25, 2020

“MY IAF”: Indian Air Force launches new mobile application for aspirants

As part of the ‘Digital India’ initiative, the Chief of the Air Staff, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has launched a mobile application named ‘My IAF’ containing career-related information...

August 25, 2020

Businesses, with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh are exempted from GST

The Finance Ministry of the Government of India has declared in a series of statements that Businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh will...

August 25, 2020

Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III: India signs USD 500 million loan agreement with AIIB

A loan agreement has been signed by the Central government of India, State Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for a...

August 25, 2020

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