1. Lazarus Chakwera has been elected as the President of which African country?
[A] Zimbabwe
[B] Malawi
[C] Zambia
[D] Mozambique
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Correct Answer: B [Malawi]
Notes:
The electoral commission of the East African country Malawi has declared opposition alliance leader. Lazarus Chakwera, as the winner of the country’s presidential re-election.
The result of the previous May 2019 election has been declared invalid by the constitutional court, over allegations of irregularities. Lazarus Chakwera secured the required majority defeating the incumbent President Peter Mutharika, who has been in power since 2014.
2. Which state government is set to launch the ‘Kill Corona’ campaign, to control the spread of coronavirus?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The state government of Madhya Pradesh is set to launch a campaign called ‘Kill Corona’, to control the spread of coronavirus in the state.
The 15-day campaign, which is to be carried out from July 1, involves door-to-door survey and tests for other diseases. During the campaign, 2.5 lakh tests will be carried out and about 20,000 samples would be collected daily.
3. Which is the headquarters of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)?
[A] Geneva
[B] New York
[C] Nairobi
[D] Paris
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Correct Answer: B [New York]
Notes:
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has recently released the ‘State of World Population 2020’ report.
UNFPA is the sexual and reproductive health agency of the United Nations (UN) located in New York. As per the report, the number of missing women has more than doubled over the past 50 years, from 61 million in 1970 to 142.6 million in 2020. Out of that, India accounts for 45.8 million of missing females of the world.
4. The Prime Minister has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme till which month?
[A] August
[B] September
[C] October
[D] November
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Correct Answer: D [November]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana would be extended till the end of November.
The scheme aims to provide free grains to more than 80 crore poor people of the country. The Prime Minister announced that more than Rs 90,000 crore will be spent in this expansion of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
5. What is the name of the application launched to provide information to sportspersons, about prohibited substances?
[A] Sports Check
[B] NADA India
[C] NADA Check
[D] Check and Khel
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Correct Answer: B [NADA India]
Notes:
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has unveiled National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile application to provide information about prohibited substances and their use.
This application is expected to provide easily accessible information of NADA, so that the athletes and their coaches would remain cautious about the prohibited drugs and medicines. The app also provides means for easy process of conducting a dope test.
6. Indian Oil and NTPC Ltd partnered to develop a Waste to Energy plant at which Indian state/UT?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] New Delhi
[C] Odisha
[D] Chhattisgarh
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
A MoU was recently signed between Indian Oil, NTPC Ltd and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), to develop a demonstration Waste-to-energy Plant at Okhla landfill site in Delhi.
The plant is to be developed using Gasification technology and it shall process 17500 tons per annum of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) from combustible components of Municipal Waste. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh were present during the virtual event.
7. What is the name of the first edition of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Newsletter, that was recently launched?
[A] AQUA EDUCARE
[B] MATSYA SAMPAD
[C] Fishery AQUA
[D] MACHAVATAR
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Correct Answer: B [MATSYA SAMPAD]
Notes:
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh has launched the first edition of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Newsletter.
The newsletter has been named MATSYA SAMPADA and it is published by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The Minister also launched the Operational Guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
8. Which Indian author has won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize?
[A] Madhuri Vijay
[B] Kritika Pandey
[C] Arvind Adiga
[D] Arundhati Roy
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Correct Answer: B [Kritika Pandey]
Notes:
Young Indian author Kritika Pandey has won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, for her short story ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’.
The 29-year-old writer is currently studying at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was also declared as one of five Regional Winners for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her literary work.
9. What is the theme of the ‘National Doctors Day’ 2020?
[A] Lessen the mortality of COVID-19
[B] No violence against Doctors
[C] Help those who help us
[D] Honouring B.C.Roy
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Correct Answer: A [Lessen the mortality of COVID-19]
Notes:
India celebrates National Doctor’s Day on July 1 each year, in honour of the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
He was a veteran physician of the country and the second Chief minister of West Bengal. Indian Government established the Doctor’s Day in the year of 1991. This year, the theme of the day is “Lessen the mortality of COVID-19”.
10. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations?
[A] Indra Mani Pandey
[B] Ronen Sen
[C] Vivek Katju
[D] Taranjit Singh Sandhu
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Correct Answer: A [Indra Mani Pandey]
Notes:
Veteran diplomat Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva.
The Indian Foreign Service officer is currently serving as an additional secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is to succeed the current representative hRajiv K Chander in Geneva. I.M Pandey had served in Indian missions in several places including Cairo, Islamabad and Kabul among others.