31. The flagship “Ganga Amantran Abhiyan” programme is conducted by which organisation?
[A] National Mission for Clean Ganga
[B] Ganga Flood Control Mission
[C] National Water Development Agency
[D] Central Water Commission
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Correct Answer: A [National Mission for Clean Ganga ]
Notes:
National Mission for Clean Ganga which functions under the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation-Ministry of Jal Shakti organised its flagship rafting and kayaking expedition programme called “Ganga Amantran Abhiyan”.
The exploratory open-water rafting programme was organised from Devprayag (Uttarakhand) to Gangasagar (West Bengal). The programme which concluded recently allowed people to connect with the river Ganga.
32. In context with the new recruitment system to be followed from 2021 for various government jobs, what does CET stand for?
[A] Common Eligibility Test
[B] Common Entrance Test
[C] Central Eligibility Test
[D] Central Entrance Test
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Correct Answer: A [Common Eligibility Test]
Notes:
As per the recent announcement from Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh, there shall be a common eligibility test (CET) from 2021 for applicants for jobs in railways, banks and lower levels of Central government jobs.
The Centre is to set up an autonomous National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct this online test. The CET is expected to replace the first level tests conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
33. What is the share of Indian companies in Defence Ministry’s contracts for procurement of defence equipment in 2019-20?
[A] 25.03 %
[B] 50.03 %
[C] 75.03 %
[D] 90.03 %
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Correct Answer: C [75.03 %]
Notes:
As per the recent information from the Union Defence Ministry, the share of Indian companies in contracts awarded by the Union Defence Ministry for procurement of defence equipment is 75.03 per cent in 2019-20.
The share has increased from 39.06 per cent in 2015-16 to 75.03 per cent in 2019-20 as the Ministry tries to procure indigenously manufactured equipment to the maximum extent. In the last five years 158 contracts were signed with Indian vendors against 100 foreign contracts.
34. Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the Chairman of Tourism Development Corporation of which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Former Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Ashwani Lohani has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC).
This was announced in the order released by the Chief Secretary of the state and the appointment has been made for one year. He had earlier served in several similar positions including the Chairman of the Railway Board and CMD of the India Tourism Development Corporation.
35. The football coach Francisco Garcia, who has recently passed away after contracting coronavirus,belonged to which country?
[A] United States
[B] Spain
[C] South Korea
[D] Thailand
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Correct Answer: B [Spain]
Notes:
Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia has recently passed away after contracting coronavirus, at the age of 21. He is also the youngest victim of the illness in the region.
Garcia was serving as the manager of Atletico Portada Alta’s youth team and he was tested positive for COVID-19 last week. During his treatment, it was found out that he was also suffering from leukaemia. All major football competitions like have been suspended due to coronavirus outbreak.
36. What will be the economic growth of India in 2020, as predicted by S&P Global Ratings in March 2020?
[A] 5.7%
[B] 5.5%
[C] 5.2%
[D] 5%
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Correct Answer: C [5.2%]
Notes:
S&P Global Ratings lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent for the year 2020. The rating agency had earlier predicted the growth rate of 5.7% for 2020.
The agency also estimated that the Asia-Pacific economic growth in 2020 will dip to less than 3 per cent. It also revealed that saying the global economy is entering a recession amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
37. Google has appointed which technical expert as the Managing Director of Google Cloud in India?
[A] Karan Bajwa
[B] Sundar Pichai
[C] Rishi Sunak
[D] Rick Harshman
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Correct Answer: A [Karan Bajwa]
Notes:
Karan Bajwa has been recently appointed as the Managing Director of Google Cloud in India. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Head of IBM’s India operations. He has also worked in Microsoft for nine years before that.
In this new role, Karan Bajwa will be responsible for monitoring all revenue and market operations for Google Cloud’s solution portfolio.
38. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the procurement of 83 Tejas fighter aircrafts, manufactured by which organisation?
[A] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[B] Bharat Electronics Limited
[C] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[D] Ordnance Factory Board
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Correct Answer: A [Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]
Notes:
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the procurement of 83 Tejas fighter aircrafts, which are manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is indigenously designed by Aircraft Development Agency (ADA) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). This order of 83 air-crafts is in addition to the previous order of 43 air-crafts approved earlier.
39. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is conducting an OMO for purchase of Rs 10,000 crore worth government securities. What does OMO stand for?
[A] Open Money Operations
[B] Open Market Operations
[C] Overview of Market Operations
[D] Overview of Money Operations
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Correct Answer: B [Open Market Operations]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is conducting Open Market Operations (OMO) in the form of purchase of Rs 10,000 crore worth government securities.
This important step of the central bank has been announced at the backdrop of the increased risks of COVID-19 pandemic. The operation would increase the liquidity in the Indian economy and would help the financial market segments which are affected by the economic risks.
40. The ‘COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force’, unveiled by the Prime Minister of India, is to be headed by which Union minister?
[A] Piyush Goyal
[B] Harsh Vardhan
[C] Nirmala Sitharaman
[D] Rajnath Singh
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Correct Answer: C [Nirmala Sitharaman]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his public address, announced the setting up of a COVID-19 economic response task force.
The task force is to be headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, to measure the economic impact of the pandemic and take appropriate steps. The Finance Minister is set to meet the Ministers of animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, civil aviation, tourism and MSME, for getting feedback and assessing the economic impact of COVID-19.