1. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan centre of which institution has partnered with CSIR and Vijnana Bharti for promoting rural development?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IIT Kharagpur
[D] IIT Guwahati
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Delhi]
Notes:
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan-Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (UBA-IITD) and Vijnana Bharti (VIBHA), New Delhi.
The objective of the MoU is to provide joint action in the area of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) for rural development of India. UBA is a flagship program of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) by connecting academic institutions with local communities.
2. Which technology company released the ‘Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019’?
[A] Google
[B] Microsoft
[C] Amazon
[D] Apple
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Correct Answer: B [Microsoft]
Notes:
Major technology company Microsoft has unveiled the latest edition of its Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019.
As per the report, India has been placed among the countries with the highest cryptocurrency mining encounters in the last year. India registered the seventh highest malware encounter rate in the past year and the third highest ransomware encounter rate across the Asia-Pacific region.
3. What will be the effective contribution by the employees and employers to the Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) from August 2020?
[A] 25%
[B] 24%
[C] 20%
[D] 18%
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Correct Answer: B [24%]
Notes:
In the month of May, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had reduced EPF contribution by 4% for three months of May, June and July.
2% of employer’s contribution and 2% of employee’s contribution were reduced. This step was taken as a part of relief measures announced by the Government during the Covid-19 pandemic. From the month of August, the effective contribution will come back to the old deduction rate of 24%.
4. Which financial institution has launched the ‘MSME Saksham’ portal, in association with TransUnion CIBIL?
[A] SIDBI
[B] RBI
[C] NABARD
[D] NHB
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Correct Answer: A [SIDBI]
Notes:
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched a knowledge portal named ‘MSME Saksham’, in association with TransUnion CIBIL.
The comprehensive financial education and knowledge platform will provide financial awareness to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and assist them in getting quick access to formal and affordable credit facilities.
5. 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.
6. Ebrahim Alkazi, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Arts
[C] Sports
[D] Business
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Correct Answer: B [Arts]
Notes:
Veteran theatre mentor and the longest serving director of the National School of Drama, Ebrahim Alkazi has passed away recently at the age of 94.
He won several prestigious awards including Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award & Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship. He had trained several artists and his significant plays include Tughlaq and Andha Yug.
7. Which Indian state/UT launched a new mobile application named ‘E-Gyan Mitra’?
[A] Puducherry
[B] Goa
[C] Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
[D] Lakshadweep
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Correct Answer: C [Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]
Notes:
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has launched a new mobile application named ‘E-Gyan Mitra’.
The application launched by the Education Department of the UT aims to teach the students through digital mode. Students from Primary to Higher secondary classes can take online classes and attend tests in the application.
8. Which Indian state has launched a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
The state government of Chhattisgarh has implemented a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’, under which cow dung is being procured from cattle farmers at Rs 2 per kg.
It is a first of its kind scheme, which produces vermicompost from the dung so procured. It is then sold with the help of cooperative societies. The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel will inaugurate the process of payment to the bank accounts of beneficiaries under the scheme.
9. Which Indian state launched ‘Saheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana’?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: C [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
The state government of Chhattisgarh has launched a social security scheme for Tendupatta (Tendu leaves) collectors.
The scheme was named as ‘Saheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana’, after the Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed by rebels in the year 2013. The scheme aims to provide financial support to families of tendupatta labourers.
10. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir?
[A] Manoj Sinha
[B] Ashwini Kumar Choubey
[C] Arjun Ram Meghwal
[D] V. K. Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Manoj Sinha ]
Notes:
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
He will replace the previous LG Girish Chandra Murmu who has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by the President. Manoj Sinha has served as Junior Railways Minister. He represented Ghazipur constituency in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha.