1. Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission?
[A] Narendra Singh Tomar
[B] Radha Singh
[C] Sanjiv Puri
[D] Preeti Sudan
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Correct Answer: C [Sanjiv Puri]
Notes:
The 15th Finance Commission had set up an eight-member High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports headed by the Chairman of ITC, Sanjiv Puri.
It was set up to recommend performance incentives for States to encourage agricultural exports. The group has recently submitted the report that recommended a State-led Export Plan for a crop Value chain cluster (VCC). It also suggested to focus on 22 crop value chains.
2. Hamed Bakayoko has been named as the Prime Minister of which country?
[A] Ivory Coast
[B] Guinea
[C] Liberia
[D] Ghana
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Correct Answer: A [Ivory Coast]
Notes:
The former Defence Minister of the African country Ivory Coast Hamed Bakayoko, has been recently named as the Prime Minister of the country.
Earlier, the previous Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly passed away suddenly on July 8 and Hamed Bakayoko has been serving as the acting Prime Minister. The 55-year old leader has been serving as the Defence Minister since 2017 after serving as the Interior Minister since 2011.
3. Which country successfully operated Arab world’s first nuclear power reactor?
[A] Kuwait
[B] United Arab Emirates
[C] Qatar
[D] Oman
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Correct Answer: B [United Arab Emirates]
Notes:
The United Arab Emirates has successfully commenced operation of the Arab world’s first commercial nuclear power plant.
The Barakah reactor is located in the oil-rich city of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. With the commission, the UAE joins the group of 30 countries that can generate nuclear energy. It is built and run by a joint venture with Korea Electric Power Corporation.
4. How many States/UTs implement the ‘One Nation One Ration Card scheme’, as on August 4, 2020?
[A] 15
[B] 20
[C] 24
[D] 29
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Correct Answer: C [24]
Notes:
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has integrated four additional states Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand to the One Nation One Ration Card scheme.
With this, the scheme has been enabled in a total of 24 States/UTs across the country. Around 80 percent of the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA) have been covered. The Ministry aims to integrate all states/UTs to the scheme by March 2021.
5. Ciro Immobile, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Hockey
[D] Basket Ball
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Correct Answer: B [Football]
Notes:
Ciro Immobile is an Italian professional footballer who plays for the football club Lazio and the national team of Italy.
Ciro Immobile was seen in news, as he has won the domestic Golden Boot and the European Golden Shoe award. In a recent match, he matched Gonzalo Higuain’s record of 36 goals in a single season. The striker had a record 14 penalties out of the total goals.
6. Which Indian city featured in the ‘Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities’ survey conducted by Comparitech?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: B [Hyderabad]
Notes:
Hyderabad has been ranked 16th among the ‘Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities globally’, according to a report published by Comparitech.
In the survey conducted by the UK-based firm, Hyderabad topped the country with its 3 lakh CCTV cameras to organise surveillance operations in a city of over 1 crore. The Taiyum city of China was ranked at the top spot with 4.65 lakh CCTV cameras.
7. The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has launched a dedicated Door Darshan channel for which state?
[A] Meghalaya
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar has virtually launched ‘DD Assam’ channel, jointly with the Chief Minister of Assam.
The 24×7 channel will showcase the rich history of the state with programs like music programmes, travelogues, reality shows and feature films focussing on folk culture and tribal life. Door Darshan has already been running channels in several north eastern states.
8. What is the proposed target of Defence and Aerospace exports by the year 2025, as per the Draft DPEPP 2020?
[A] USD 1 billion
[B] USD 2 billion
[C] USD 3 billion
[D] USD 5 billion
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Correct Answer: D [USD 5 billion]
Notes:
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled the draft ‘Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020’ for public feedback.
As per the policy, the aim is to achieve Defence and Aerospace exports of USD 5 billion by the year 2025. It also seeks to increase the manufacturing turnover in Defence sector to $25 bn or ₹1,75,000 crore.
9. Which Indian state is to set up the country’s first snow leopard conservation centre?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Sikkim
[D] Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Uttarakhand]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat announced that the state will set up the country’s first snow leopard conservation centre.
The centre will be opened in the Uttarkashi forest division in the state. It is to set up jointly with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a part of its six-year long project called ‘SECURE Himalayas’. It was started in 2017 to conserve snow leopards and other endangered species in the Himalayas.
10. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as the new President of which South American country?
[A] Guyana
[B] Venezuela
[C] Brazil
[D] Columbia
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Correct Answer: A [Guyana]
Notes:
Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as the new President of the South American country Guyana, five months after the General Elections.
The 40-year-old former housing minister and lawmaker will succeed the previous President David Granger. After several allegations in the elections, the opposition candidate has been selected by the Election Commission.