31. Pandit Jasraj, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Music
[B] Literature
[C] Handicrafts
[D] Painting
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Correct Answer: A [Music]
Notes:
Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj has recently passed away in the United States, at the age of 90.
During his musical career spanning over 80 years, he has won several prestigious awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Fellowship, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He was also honoured with the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000.
32. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Meghalaya?
[A] Satya Pal Malik
[B] G C Murmu
[C] R K Mathur
[D] Tamilisai Soundarrajan
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Correct Answer: A [Satya Pal Malik]
Notes:
The Governor of Goa, Satya Pal Malik has been transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya, as per a recent communication from the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
He is to replace the incumbent Governor of the North Est state, Tathagata Roy who completed his five-year tenure. The Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, will discharge the additional functions of the Goa Governor.
33. Which racing driver has won the Spanish Grand Pix Formula One tournament?
[A] Charles Leclerc
[B] Valtteri Bottas
[C] Lewis Hamilton
[D] Max Verstappen
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Correct Answer: C [Lewis Hamilton]
Notes:
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes clinched victory at the Spanish Grand Prix for the fourth successive year. With this victory, he holds the record of the highest number of podium finishes in F1 history.
Earlier, Lewis Hamilton has shared a record of 155 podium finishes with Michael Schumacher. With the Spanish Grand Pix victory, the count stands at 156 for Hamilton. Max Verstappen finished second in the race followed by Valtteri Bottas.
34. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has recently resigned, was the President of which country?
[A] Mauritius
[B] Brazil
[C] Mali
[D] Zimbabwe
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Correct Answer: C [Mali]
Notes:
The President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has recently stepped down from his role, after the prevalent military rebellion in the country.
The soldiers had detained the President and the country’s Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The country was seeing a large number of protests against alleged corruption and worsening security. People were demanding the resignation of the President for some time.
35. Which State / UT has recently given approval for construction of sky scrapers with 70 or more floors?
[A] Delhi
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Gujarat]
Notes:
Vijay Rupani, the Chief Minsiter of Gujarat has given approval for construction of sky scrapers and high-rise buildings of 70 floors or more in five major cities of the state namely Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Gandhinagar.
The present rule governing the construction of buildings permits construction only up to 23 floors. A special technical committee would be set up to give approval to such projects.
36. What is the name of the challenge that is launched by India, to promote indigenous microprocessor manufacturing?
[A] Atma Nirbhar Challenge
[B] Make in India Challenge
[C] Self-Reliance Challenge
[D] Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge
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Correct Answer: D [Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge]
Notes:
“Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge” has been launched by the Government of India to promote indigenous microprocessor manufacturing and designing.
100 shortlisted companies will be given grant to build their prototype. 25 finalists will win Rs.1 crore each. The top ten teams will get a fund of total Rs.2.30 crore with 12-month incubation support, from the Ministry of Information Technology.
37. Which country has displayed its locally made ballistic missile ‘martyr Qassem Soleimani’?
[A] Iraq
[B] Iran
[C] UAE
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [Iran]
Notes:
Iran has displayed a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, that has a range of 1,400 kilometres, named martyr Qassem Soleimani.
The country also displayed a new cruise missile called martyr Abu Mahdi, with a range of over 1,000 km, amidst the demand from the United States to stop its missile programme. The head of Iran’s Quds Force, Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a U.S. strike.
38. When is World Humanitarian Day observed across the world?
[A] August 11
[B] August 15
[C] August 19
[D] August 23
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Correct Answer: C [August 19]
Notes:
Every year, August 19 is observed as the World Humanitarian Day by the United Nations (UN), to commemorate humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work.
This year, the UN has initiated a global conversation / campaign -to thank #RealLifeHeroes to celebrate the humanitarians who have committed their lives to help others. The day marks the 2003 bomb attack killing 22 people, including the Iraqi chief humanitarian, Sergio Vieira de Mello.
39. What is the position of India in requesting Twitter to remove content during second half of 2019?
[A] Second
[B] Third
[C] Fourth
[D] Fifth
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Correct Answer: D [Fifth]
Notes:
Social networking major Twitter released its latest transparency report, which has the data between July -December 2019 on its rule enforcement, legal demands on content removal among others.
As per the report, India stands at fifth position in requesting Twitter and Periscope to remove content, based on local laws. Japan, Russia and Turkey ranked in the top 3 positions in the list. Twitter recorded a 21% rise in global account information requests and 789 requests from India.
40. When did this year’s Earth Overshoot Day fall?
[A] August 20
[B] August 22
[C] June 19
[D] June 22
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Correct Answer: B [August 22]
Notes:
This year, the Earth Overshoot Day fell on 22nd August, 2020. Earth Overshoot Day is the date when the demand for ecological resources and services by human beings exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a given year.
This is computed by the think tank named Global Footprint Network using Earth’s Bio-capacity, Humanity’s Ecological Footprint among others.
