31. As per the recent announcement from the US government, which technological company is developing a website to help with coronavirus test?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Facebook
[D] Amazon
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Correct Answer: B [Google]
Notes:
The US President Donald Trump recently announced that tech giant Google is engaged in the process of developing a website to help with coronavirus test.
He also revealed that more than 1700 engineers are working on the project to develop the website. It will determine whether a test is necessary and will also enable testing at a convenient location nearby. Donald Trump also declared national emergency in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
32. In context with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) rules notified by the government, what does S stand for in ‘SJPU’?
[A] Special
[B] Sexual
[C] State
[D] Safety
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Correct Answer: A [Special ]
Notes:
The Government has notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 which enables implementation of recent amendments to the Act. Under the new rules, punishment for child abuse has been made more stringent.
The rules state that any person who has received any pornographic material involving a child or any information regarding such material being stored, distributed or is likely to be distributed in any manner shall report the contents to the Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) or Police or the cybercrime portal.
33. Who is the only Indian to feature in the iSportconnect list of 10 most influential women in sports for 2020?
[A] Nita Ambani
[B] Mary Kom
[C] Preity Zinta
[D] P T Usha
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Correct Answer: A [Nita Ambani]
Notes:
Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians cricket team franchise, has been named in the iSportconnect’s list of 10 most influential women in sports for 2020.
iSportconnect is a Sports business network, which released the list. The other women who feature in the list were Tennis superstars Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, ace gymnast Simone Biles and famous footballer Megan Rapinoe among others.
34. 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).
35. In the video conference held between the leaders of SAARC member countries, which country proposed a “Covid-19 emergency fund”?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
A meeting of the heads of countries of the SAARC alliance was held via video conferencing recently. Last time the leaders had a meeting together in November 2014.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi proposed a “Covid-19 emergency fund” to which India would provide $10 million as an initial contribution. He offered the services of a rapid response team of doctors armed with testing kits. The Prime Minister also offered online training for health workers in SAARC countries for upgrading skills to tackle Covid-19.
36. Which global technological company was first to launch a web portal which tracks COVID-19 infections worldwide?
[A] Google
[B] Microsoft
[C] Facebook
[D] Amazon
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Correct Answer: B [Microsoft]
Notes:
Microsoft Bing team has launched a web portal for tracking COVID-19 infections worldwide. The interactive website has been developed to provide up-to-date infection statistics for each country.
It also features an interactive map for number of cases for specific location and related articles from publishers. The portal hosts the data from reliable sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
37. Which e-commerce company has partnered with Aegon Life Insurance to sell insurance solutions for customers?
[A] Amazon
[B] Flipkart
[C] Snapdeal
[D] Paytm
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Correct Answer: B [Flipkart]
Notes:
E-commerce firm Flipkart recently partnered with Aegon Life Insurance, to sell wide-ranging insurance solutions.
It aims to provide solutions for customers who are looking for instant digital policies with a sum assured of up to Rs 10 lakh. This agreement is aimed at making life insurance available to customers in a convenient and transparent manner.
38. Which Indian institution has launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’?
[A] Indian Institute of Science
[B] Indian Institute of Management-Ahmadabad
[C] Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
[D] Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Institute of Technology-Madras]
Notes:
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has recently launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’.
The programme aims at offering 150 hours of training to re-skill women who have taken a break from their career. The certification course comprises of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber security data science and big data. This programme is done through the Institute’s Digital Skills Academy.
39. 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.
40. Which space agency is set to send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in May 2020?
[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] SpaceX
[D] European Space Agency
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Correct Answer: C [SpaceX]
Notes:
America-based Private space agency owned by Elon Musk, SpaceX will send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in May.
This was announced by NASA, which also revealed that the first crewed launch from the United States to the ISS platform since 2011 is to be sent through SpaceX. The space company will launch a Falcon 9 rocket to transport NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the station.