11. After the recent curbs on exports of diagnostic kits by the Indian Government, an exporter will have to get a licence from which authority for out-bound shipments?
[A] Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
[B] Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)
[C] Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics
[D] Department of Health Research
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Correct Answer: A [Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)]
Notes:
The Government of India placed curbs on exports of diagnostic kits (diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, preparation diagnostic or laboratory reagents) with immediate effect.
As per the recent notification of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), this step has been taken to discourage shipments amid the coronavirus outbreak. An exporter will have to get license from the DGFT for shipments, which were allowed without restrictions earlier.
12. Kobe Bryant along with eight others, were selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The museum cum hall of fame is located in which country?
[A] Brazil
[B] United States
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [United States]
Notes:
Basketball legend, who died in a helicopter crash earlier this year, Kobe Bryant along with eight others, were selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Other personalities include American basketball coach Tim Duncan and former professional basketball player Kevin Garnett. The Honourees will be officially inducted in on August 29 in Massachusetts, United States, where the basketball museum, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located.
13. Pravin Rao has been appointed as the new Chairman of which industry body of India?
[A] NASSCOM
[B] CII
[C] FICCI
[D] IAMAI
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Correct Answer: A [NASSCOM]
Notes:
The Information Technology Industry body NASSCOM announced that it has appointed Infosys Chief Operating Officer UB Pravin Rao as its chairman for the year 2020-21.
Pravin Rao is set to replace the incumbent Chairman WNS Global Services Group CEO Keshav Murugesh. The Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India, Rekha M Menon has been named as the vice chairperson for 2020-21.
14. What is the tagline for World Health Day 2020?
[A] Support Doctors and Health professionals
[B] Support nurses and midwives
[C] Support Health Care
[D] Contribute to Health Care
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Correct Answer: B [Support nurses and midwives]
Notes:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been celebrating the World Health Day on 7th April every year. This year, the tagline for World Health Day 2020 is ‘Support nurses and midwives’.
This year had also been designated as the ‘International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’. WHO highlighted the crucial role of Nurses and other health workers, who are working in the COVID-19 response activities of the world
15. What is the brand name of the rapid antibody diagnostic kit for COVID-19, developed by the state-owned enterprise, HLL Lifecare Limited?
[A] TestSure
[B] MakeSure
[C] CheckSure
[D] CovidSure
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Correct Answer: B [MakeSure]
Notes:
A Central government enterprise under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HLL Lifecare Limited has developed a rapid antibody diagnostic kit for COVID-19.
The kit has been validated and approved by the NIV and the ICMR and will be marketed under the brand name of “MakeSure”. The result would be obtained from the patient sample in 15-20 minutes using the kit. About two lakh kits for supplying to various government units are to be manufactured within the next 10 days.
16. As per the notification of WIPO, which country topped the world in filing International Patents filed with WIPO, in 2019?
[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
As per the recent notification of WIPO, China topped the world in filing International Patents filed with WIPO, in 2019.
China has filed 58,990 applications in 2019 via WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System thereby surpassing the United States, which topped every year since the PCT began operations in 1978. China also recorded growth in the international intellectual property (IP) services, treaty-adherence activity of WIPO.
17. Who was named the leading men’s cricketer of the year by 2020 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ben stokes
[C] Jofra Archer
[D] Pat Cummins
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Correct Answer: B [Ben stokes]
Notes:
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been recently named the ‘Leading Cricketer in the World’ in the 2020 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. He becomes the first English cricketer to win the award since 2005 after Andrew Flintoff.
Ben Stokes replaced the Indian skipper Virat Kohli who had won the award three straight times till last year’s edition. Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry won the leading woman player in the world award. England’s Jofra Archer, South Africa’s Simon Harmer, Australians Pat Cummins, Marnus Labuschagne and Ellyse Perry were named as the five Wisden Cricketers of the year.
18. According to the Digidhan Dashboard, which was the most popular means of digital transaction in the Financial year 2019-20?
[A] BHIM UPI
[B] Debit cards
[C] Prepaid instruments
[D] Internet Banking
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Correct Answer: A [BHIM UPI]
Notes:
According to the Digidhan Dashboard, launched by the Electronics and IT Ministry, the total transactions through the digital channels reached ₹4,116.74 crore in 2019-20, which is an increase by over 31 per cent from the last year.
As per the data, BHIM UPI has been the most popular means, with 30.19 per cent share in digital transactions amounting to ₹1,242.98 crore of payment. It was followed by prepaid instruments and debit cards in the second and third place.
19. Which Union Ministry has launched the revised version of Swachhata App to handle queries specific to COVID 19?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[D] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched revised version of Swachhata App to handle queries specific to COVID 19.
The Swachhata-MoHUA Application is a flagship grievance redressal tool of MoHUA, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). Now using this app, the COVID19-related complaints of the citizens will be redressed by the Urban Local bodies.
20. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has partnered with which international organisation to promote a digital campaign on Social Distancing, for Self Help Groups (SHGs)?
[A] ILO
[B] UNICEF
[C] UNESCO
[D] World Bank
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Correct Answer: B [UNICEF]
Notes:
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has partnered with UNICEF to promote a digital campaign on Social Distancing, for Self Help Groups (SHGs).
UNICEF is to provide the necessary support for circulating Digital Multimedia content, Webinars and Social Media campaigns on social distancing, home quarantine, etc. This initiative will reach more than 18,000 participants and will ensure tribal gatherers carry on their work safely.