Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020
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21. Which organisation has estimated that India needs 6.2% additional spending of GDP to achieve 2030 SDGs?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
[D] National Development Council
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Correct Answer: B [NITI Aayog]
Notes:
NITI Aayog has estimated that India needs 6.2% additional spending of GDP to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
The country’s think tank said this in its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the UN high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development, 2020. India needs to upgrade its statistical system, improve its monitoring mechanism and capacity building of all stakeholders. It also advised that the Budget should be aligned with SDGs.
22. Which country celebrates ‘Bastille Day’ ceremony also called as Fête nationale?
[A] Russia
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: B [France]
Notes:
France celebrates its national day Fête nationale also called as Bastille Day every year on July 14. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille fortress on July 14, 1789, which was a turning point in the French Revolution.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the country celebrated a downsized ceremony, as the historic annual military parade was called off, for the first time since 1945. Only half of the soldiers gathered at the Place de la Concorde.
23. As per the Health Ministry, what percentage of the country’s GDP is to be spent for public health, by 2025?
[A] 1.5%
[B] 2.0%
[C] 2.5%
[D] 5%
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Correct Answer: C [2.5%]
Notes:
The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced during the meeting with the 15th Finance Commission, that the Government is to gradually increase the public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of the country’s GDP by 2025.
This is the government’s target of the National Health Policy 2017. He also confirmed that the primary health expenditure will be made about two-third of the total public health expenditure in the country.
24. Which is the Headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
[A] Geneva
[B] New York
[C] Washington
[D] Paris
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Correct Answer: B [New York ]
Notes:
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, headquartered at New York.
The High-Level Segment of UN ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) is to be held on July 17 in New York in the theme of “Multilateralism after COVID19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary”. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address the valedictory session.
25. Which Indian institution developed the World’s Most Affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit ‘Corosure’?
[A] AIIMS
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IISc
[D] IIT Madras
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Delhi]
Notes:
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched a low-cost Covid-19 test developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT) Delhi.
The test kit named ‘Corosure’, has been claimed as the world’s most affordable probe free RT-PCR based Covid-19 diagnostic kit. It uses an alternative method of testing samples and costs approximately Rs 650 per kit.
26. Which Minister has launched the guidelines of the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund, (AHIDF)?
[A] Giriraj Singh
[B] Narendra Singh Tomar
[C] Harsimrat Kaur Badal
[D] Arjun Munda
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Correct Answer: A [Giriraj Singh]
Notes:
Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh launched the implementation guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund, AHIDF.
The 15000 crore rupees worth fund was approved by the Union Cabinet last month under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan stimulus package. Under the fund, Farmer Producer Organizations, MSMEs, Private Companies and individual entrepreneurs with minimum 10% margin are given 90% loans from scheduled banks, for developing infrastructure for animal husbandry.
27. Which payment application has launched India’s first numberless card of the country?
[A] Payzapp
[B] FamPay
[C] FreeCharge
[D] PayTm
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Correct Answer: B [FamPay]
Notes:
One of the country’s digital payment applications, Fampay has recently launched the country’s first numberless card, targeted at teenagers.
Using these numberless debit cards, minors can make online and offline payments without opening a bank account. The card has no numbers on it and all the details are saved on the FamPay application.
28. Jeremy Burge, who was seen in news, is associated with which special day celebrated on July 17?
[A] World E-Mail Day
[B] World Emoji Day
[C] World Social Media Day
[D] World Multimedia Day
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Correct Answer: B [World Emoji Day]
Notes:
World Emoji Day is celebrated every year on July 17, across the world. It was founded by Jeremy Burge.
He is called an emoji historian as he created an unofficial Wikipedia for emojis named Emojipedia. This day has been observed since 2014, to celebrate the usage of emojis, the ideograms used in online text conversations.
29. Which state is implementing a pension scheme named ‘Madhu Babu Pension Yojana’?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
The state Government of Odisha is implementing a pension scheme named ‘Madhu Babu Pension Yojana’.
Recently, it was announced that the people of transgender community will also be included in the Pension scheme. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to the destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows. Now, Around 5,000 transgenders will get a monthly pension between Rs 500 and Rs 900 based on their age.
30. Which state has announced that its Covid-19 clusters have more than 50% of Community transmission?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
The Health Minister of Kerala KK Shailaja has recently announced that the rate of community transmission in Covid-19 clusters in the state is more than 50%.
In the 84 clusters in the state, local transmission is more than 50%. However, the rate of transmission is less than 10% outside the clusters. The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also confirmed that community transmission was detected in two coastal villages of Thiruvananthapuram.
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