21. Which country has dropped India from the Chabahar Project due to delay in funding?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Iran
[C] Myanmar
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [Iran]
Notes:
India and Iran partnered to construct a rail line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border with Afghanistan, four years ago.
Recently, Iran decided to proceed without India’s assistance and its Transport Minister has inaugurated the track-laying process for the Chabahar-Zahedan line. Recently, China finalised a 25 year-USD 400 billion strategic deal with Iran.
22. Which company has launched its new video conferencing app named ‘BlueJeans’?
[A] Jio Platforms
[B] Bharti Airtel
[C] Amazon
[D] Facebook
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Correct Answer: B [Bharti Airtel]
Notes:
India’s leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has recently launched its new video conferencing app named ‘BlueJeans’.
This application is expected to compete its rival applications namely Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams and the recently launched JioMeet. BlueJeans has been launched in partnership with US-based telecom company Verizon.
23. Which international organisation has released a report titled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] United Nations
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] Asian Development Bank
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Correct Answer: B [United Nations]
Notes:
The United Nations has recently released a report titled ‘the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’, prepared jointly by FAO, UNICEF, IFAD and WFP.
As per the report, the number of undernourished people in India has fell down from 249.4 million in 2004-06 to 189.2 million in 2017-19. There was a rise in obesity level in India, as per the report. India and China are the only Asian countries that reported a reduction in number of undernourished people.
24. Which country is set to ban Huawei from its high-speed wireless 5-G network?
[A] India
[B] United Kingdom
[C] Russia
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [United Kingdom]
Notes:
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson announced that the country is set to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from the country’s 5G network.
This news has been announced amidst the rising tensions between the United States and China. The UK’s move is aligned towards supporting the US, in limiting the expansion of global telecom leader Huawei’s expansion in the west. The process will be completed by 2027.
25. Which Indian has become the world’s sixth-richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
[A] Gautam Adani
[B] Mukesh Ambani
[C] Lakshmi Mittal
[D] Shiv Nadar
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Correct Answer: B [Mukesh Ambani]
Notes:
The Chairman of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani has recently become the world’s sixth-richest person, as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Mukesh Ambani has recently crossed SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Alphabet co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, to reach this position. Last week, he had surpassed Warren Buffet. The wealth of Mukesh Ambani is now worth USD 72.4 billion.
26. The first trans-shipment hub of India, Vallarpadam terminal is being developed in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
The Kochi International Container Trans-shipment Terminal is locally known as the Vallarpadam Terminal is located in the Kochin port, Kerala. It is claimed to be the first trans-shipment port of India.
Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has recently reviewed the development activities at the Terminal. A terminal at the port, which handles containers, stores them and transfers them to other ships for further movement, is called as Trans-shipment Hub.
27. Elyes Fakhfakh, who recently resigned, was the Prime Minister of which country?
[A] Tunisia
[B] Algeria
[C] Turkey
[D] Egypt
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Correct Answer: A [Tunisia]
Notes:
Elyes Fakhfakh, the Prime Minister of the North African country Tunisia, has recently submitted his resignation.
Earlier, there was an allegation that the Prime Minister holds a stake in a waste processing company that won government contracts worth 15 million euro. Investigations are being carried out in this case.
28. Chattogram port, which was seen in news recently, is located in which country?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Myanmar
[D] Thailand
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Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
Notes:
Union Shipping Minister has recently flagged off first trial container ship from Kolkata Port to Agartala through the Chattogram port of Bangladesh.
This trial run has been done under the Agreement on using Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of India’s transit cargo through Bangladesh. It will provide a shorter route to connect the North East Region of India through Bangladesh.
29. The import of which agricultural equipment has been curbed by the Indian Government by amending its import policy?
[A] Tractor
[B] Power tiller
[C] Power weeder
[D] Rotary tiller
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Correct Answer: B [Power tiller]
Notes:
As per the statement released by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), the Government has amended the import policy of Power tillers and its components from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’.
The importer is required to seek a license from the DGFT for importing the product categorised as ’restricted’. This move is expected to curb the inward shipment of the equipment that comes mainly from China.
30. Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been named as the Chair person of which Indian company?
[A] Tata Consultancy Services
[B] HCL Technologies
[C] Infosys
[D] Wipro
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Correct Answer: B [HCL Technologies]
Notes:
India’s third largest services company, HCL Technologies announced that its Co-founder Shiv Nadar had stepped down as Chairman of the board of directors.
His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been named as the next Chairperson of the company. Shiv Nadar will continue in the post of Chief strategy officer. Roshni Nadar became the vice-chairman of the board in 2018. HCL was founded in the year 1976 by Shiv Nadar as one of the 5 founders.