31. Which state announced to reserve all government jobs to the people belonging to its state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan has recently announced that all of the state government jobs will be reserved to the people belonging to its state.
This is the first country in the state to reserve all its jobs to the people of the state. The state government is set to form legal provisions in this regard. During his Independence Day address, the Chief Minister announced that the state will give preference to their youths in government jobs.
32. People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has acquired a stake in which Indian private sector bank?
[A] Yes Bank
[B] Axis Bank
[C] ICICI Bank
[D] IDBI Bank
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Correct Answer: C [ICICI Bank]
Notes:
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has acquired a small equity stake in the leading Indian private sector bank, ICICI Bank.
It is one among the 357 institutional investors which had subscribed to the issue of the Qualified institutional investors (QIP) placement, of Rs 15,000 crore. PBOC has invested Rs 15 crore in the issue. It had earlier bought a stake in leading institution, HDFC.
33. Which company has been awarded the title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020?
[A] Byju’s
[B] Unacademy
[C] Dream 11
[D] Oppo
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Correct Answer: C [Dream 11]
Notes:
The title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is awarded to Dream11, an Indian fantasy sports platform. The sponsorship rights have been awarded for Rs.222 crore.
Byju’s came second in the bid at Rs 201 crore and Unacademy stood third in the bid at Rs 171 crore. The 2020 IPL is the 13th edition of the cricket event and is scheduled to be held at the United Arab Emirates.
34. The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) that is in news recently, is related to which three countries?
[A] India, Nepal and China
[B] India, Brazil and South Africa
[C] India, Japan and Australia
[D] India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: C [India, Japan and Australia]
Notes:
In order to reduce the dependency of China, three countries namely India, Japan and Australia have begun discussions to launch a trilateral “Supply Chain Resilience Initiative” (SCRI).
The initiative was originally proposed by Japan, which had approached India to take forward the initiative. The first meeting of the commerce and trade ministers of the three countries will be held next week.
35. Which Indian Parliamentarian has attended the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament?
[A] Venkaiah Naidu
[B] Om Birla
[C] Thambi Durai
[D] Harivansh Narayan Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Om Birla]
Notes:
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has attended the inaugural ceremony of the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).
It is a two-day virtual Conference organized jointly by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva and Parliament of Austria. The programme is supported by United Nations (UN). The theme of the Conference is “Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet.”
36. Which Indian institution has inaugurated the Academy of Classical and Folk Arts?
[A] IIT Roorkee
[B] IIT Kharagpur
[C] IIT Madras
[D] IIT Delhi
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Kharagpur]
Notes:
IIT Kharagpur has recently inaugurated the Academy of Classical and Folk Arts on its campus, to offer training on music, fine arts and other performing arts.
This is in lines with the New Education Policy, 2020 to spark innovation and multidisciplinary teaching. The academy hosts a ‘100 ragas’ initiative, which will be headed by the Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty.
37. Which two Indian leaders are selected for USISPF 2020 Leadership Awards?
[A] Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen
[B] Uday Kotak and Urjit Patel
[C] Ratan Tata and Anil Ambani
[D] Narayanamurthy and Azim Premji
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Correct Answer: A [Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen]
Notes:
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), an US based India-centric business advocacy group has announced to honour Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen with 2020 Leadership Awards.
The Mahindra group Chairman and Adobe Chairman and CEO are awarded for promoting US-India bilateral ties. It will be presented at 3rd Annual Leadership Summit of USISPF titled “US-India Week: Navigating New Challenges”, that will be virtually convened from August 31.
38. ICICI Lombard General Insurance is set to acquire which insurance company?
[A] Digit Insurance
[B] Bharti AXA General Insurance
[C] Sundaram Insurance
[D] ERGO Life Insurance
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Correct Answer: B [Bharti AXA General Insurance]
Notes:
India’s leading private non-life insurer, ICICI Lombard General Insurance is set to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance.
The merger of Bharti AXA with ICICI Lombard is to be made by means of a share swap deal. Once completed, the combined entity would become the third largest general insurance entity of the country, as of today.
39. ‘Rules of origin’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Commerce
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Finance]
Notes:
The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has notified the ‘Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020’.
The norms for enforcing the ‘rules of origin’ provisions has been released by the Government recently. These rules will come into effect from September 21, 2020 and will apply where preferential rate of duty is claimed by importer. The ”Rules of origin” provision mandates minimal processing in the FTA country.
40. Who is the head of the newly formed ‘National Council for Transgender Persons’?
[A] Minister of Law and Justice
[B] Minister of Women and Child Development
[C] Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
[D] Minister of Minority Affairs
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Correct Answer: C [Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]
Notes:
The Union Government has recently constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons’ under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
This is the first-of-its-kind council and will be headed by the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. The council includes representatives from 10 central departments, five states and members of the trans-gender community. It advises the Government on the related policies.