21. Which organisation has become the first construction sector organisation to completely operate in digital platform?
[A] National Highway Authority of India
[B] Indian Oil Corporation
[C] NTPC Limited
[D] REC Limited
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Correct Answer: A [National Highway Authority of India]
Notes:
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has become the first construction sector organisation to go fully digital.
NHAI has launched ‘Data Lake and Project Management Software’, a cloud-based and artificial intelligence-powered big data analytics platform. With this launch, the entire project workflow of NHAI has been transformed to that based on online portal. The system will also predict the financial impacts of different alternatives.
22. Which Indian state/UT has launched a financial assistance scheme, to benefit barbers, washermen and tailors?
[A] Odisha
[B] Kerala
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The state government of Andhra Pradesh has recently launched a financial assistance scheme called ‘Jagananna Chedodu’.
The scheme aims to provide direct cash transfer of Rs 10,000 into the bank accounts of each of 2,47,040 beneficiaries every year. The beneficiaries include barbers, washermen and tailors. The government has also released Rs 247.04 crore for the implementation of this scheme.
23. Which milestone has been reached by the foreign exchange reserves of India, for the first time?
[A] USD 300 billion
[B] USD 400 billion
[C] USD 500 billion
[D] USD 700 billion
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Correct Answer: C [USD 500 billion]
Notes:
India’s foreign exchange reserves crossed the half-a-trillion mark for the first time in the week ended June 5.
As per the recent data from the Reserve Bank of India, the forex reserves increased by $8.22 billion the week, which made the overall reserves cross the USD 500 billion mark to reach USD 501.70 billion. A huge rise in the Foreign Current Assets (FCA) is the main reason for the rise in reserves. The reserves stood at USD 493.48 billion in the previous week.
24. Which country ordered authorising sanctions against individuals involved in the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation?
[A] China
[B] United States
[C] Germany
[D] North Korea
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Correct Answer: B [United States]
Notes:
The United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order authorising sanctions against individuals involved in an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can block assets in the U.S. of ICC employees involved in the probe and also block their entry into the U.S. The investigation was held to find whether the U.S. forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. While Afghanistan is a member of ICC, U.S. is not a member.
25. Which Bollywood personality was named by NITI Aayog to promote the Women Entrepreneurship platform (WEP)?
[A] Salman Khan
[B] Akshay Kumar
[C] Sushant Singh Rajput
[D] Vidya Balan
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Correct Answer: C [Sushant Singh Rajput]
Notes:
Young Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was recently found dead at his residence, at the age of 34. Sushant was known for his acclaimed performances in films such as MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Sonchiriya, Kai Po Che, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! among others.
The policy think-tank of the Indian government, NITI Aayog signed him to promote the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) in the year 2018.
26. Which organisation launched ‘e-Office’ application in over 500 of its offices to improve e-governance?
[A] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
[B] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[C] Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
[D] Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
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Correct Answer: A [Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)]
Notes:
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched ‘e-Office’ application in over 500 GST and customs offices.
The application has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). This will enable the automation of internal processes of handling files that have been handled manually and help improve e-governance. Over 50000 officers and staff will use this application.
27. Which payment bank launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for workforce of MSMEs?
[A] Airtel Payments Bank
[B] India Post Payments Bank
[C] Jio Payments Bank
[D] Paytm Payments Bank
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Correct Answer: A [Airtel Payments Bank]
Notes:
Leading payments bank of India, Airtel Payments Bank has recently launched a salary account for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).
Named as the ‘Suraksha Salary’ account, it will enable MSMEs and other organisations to make cashless payments. It also provides Hospicash Insurance and Personal Accidental insurance cover. As of now, it is only available to new customers and will be extended to existing account holders soon.
28. Which internet company has discontinued two of its popular applications Vigo Video and Vigo Lite?
[A] Apple
[B] ByteDance
[C] Tencent
[D] Adobe
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Correct Answer: B [ByteDance]
Notes:
Chinese internet company ByteDance has recently announced that it is set to discontinue two of its applications Vigo Video and Vigo Lite.
The applications that allow users to create and share short videos, will be discontinued in India at the end of October 2020. ByteDance also said the users can opt to transfer their videos to TikTok, download or delete all their Vigo data from the app.
29. What is the campaign of the International Day of Yoga 2020, promoted by the AYUSH Ministry?
[A] Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family
[B] Yoga during Covid-19
[C] Yoga for immunity
[D] Yoga for heart
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Correct Answer: A [Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family]
Notes:
International Day of Yoga is celebrated every year on June 21, across the world. The first such day was celebrated in the year 2015.
This year, Union AYUSH Ministry is promoting the practice of Yoga with the campaign ‘Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family’, through its various initiatives, as a part of the International Yoga Day Celebration on June 21. This year’s observance will highlight the health-building and stress-relieving aspects of Yoga.
30. Which Indian financial start-up firm has been awarded as technology pioneer by World Economic Forum?
[A] ZestMoney
[B] Snapmint
[C] PayU
[D] CC Avenue
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Correct Answer: A [ZestMoney]
Notes:
Two Indian firms namely ZestMoney and Stellapps feature in the new list of Tech Pioneers released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The 100 firms selected as pioneers will be invited to participate at World Economic Forum workshops, events and high-level discussions. Zestmoney offers affordable credit as an alternate to traditional way of finance. Stellapps, is a farm-to-consumer dairy technology solutions company.