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1 .

The Rajya Sabha passed ‘The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020’, which proposes to commercialise the mining of which mineral?

A)

Coal

B)

Iron

C)

Bauxite

D)

Copper

Correct Answer : Coal

The Rajya Sabha passed ‘The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020’, which proposes amendments to the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015.

The Lok Sabha had passed this Bill last week and it will come into force after the President’s assent. It seeks to allow companies which do not possess any prior coal mining experience in India to participate in coal auctions. It also seeks to remove the ‘specified end-use criterion’ of the companies.

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2 .

Which Indian state is set to depute ‘Arogya Mitra’ at Primary health centres to inform people about government’s health-related schemes?

A)

Uttar Pradesh

B)

Andhra Pradesh

C)

Bihar

D)

Odisha

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath recently announced that one ‘Arogya Mitra’ each is to be deputed at all Primary health centres in the state to inform people about health-related schemes of the government.

The Chief Minister also ‘Kaushal Satrang’ programme of the Department of Vocational Education and Skill Development and Department of Labour and Employment Exchange. The programme is aimed at generating employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth of the state.

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3 .

Which global organisation has launched the ”COVID Action Platform” to convene the business community to support for COVID-19?

A)

World Bank

B)

United Nations

C)

World Economic Forum

D)

International Monetary Fund

Correct Answer : World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum recently launched a new platform with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to convene the global business community for a collective support for the COVID-19 outbreak.

The newly formed platform is called ”COVID Action Platform” and is open to all businesses and industry groups and other stakeholders including the governments around the globe. This first of its kind platform will integrate the efforts of all the entities in tackling the outbreak together.

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4 .

World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders. How many Indians are included in the list?

A)

One

B)

Five

C)

Ten

D)

Fifteen

Correct Answer : Five

World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders. As per the report, these young global leaders from 52 countries under the age of forty are working in their respective fields to change the world and are called ‘change-makers’.

Five Indians are named in the coveted list including Byju Classes’ founder Byju Raveendran, Zomato’s co-founder Gaurav Gupta, Tara Singh Vachani (CEO of Antara Senior Living), Vinati Mutreja (Managing Director and CEO, Vinati Organics Limited), and Swapan Mehra (CEO, IORA Ecological Solutions).

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5 .

Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021. He belongs to which game?

A)

Archery

B)

Snooker

C)

Boxing

D)

Golf

Correct Answer : Golf

Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021. He will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in December 2020, once the age of entry was lowered from 50 to 45. Woods has won 15 majors and a joint record 82 times on the PGA Tour. The 44-year-old won the Masters at Augusta in April 2019 for his 15th major.

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6 .

Which Bank is to provide USD 200 million to companies manufacturing and distributing medicines, and other items needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

A)

ICICI

B)

RBI

C)

ADB

D)

World Bank

Correct Answer : ADB

Manila-based Asian Development Bank to provide(ADB) USD 200 million to companies manufacturing and distributing medicines, and other items needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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7 .

Which Indian state/UT launched the 'Namaste over Handshake' Campaign to prevent from COVID-19?

A)

Karnataka

B)

Maharashtra

C)

New Delhi

D)

Bihar

Correct Answer : Karnataka

The Karnataka Government launched 'Namaste over Handshake' campaign in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19 (CoronaVirusDisease-19) and advises people to keep a safe distance from one another. The poster also consists of 24/7 toll free health helpline number 104 for public queries on the viral disease.

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8 .

Which company launched tool that will allow developers to tune their websites for visual impairments like color blindness to help them fix accessibility issues on their sites?

A)

Microsoft

B)

Google

C)

IBM

D)

TCS

Correct Answer : Google

Google launched a new Chrome tool that will allow developers to tune their websites for visual impairments like color blindness to help them fix accessibility issues on their sites. The developers can use this feature by launching Google Chrome. The developers can head to the browser's Developer tools. Choose more tools, then select Rendering and Emulate visual deficiencies.

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9 .

The tombs of Taramati and Premamati , which were in news recently, are located in which Indian state/UT?

A)

New Delhi

B)

Telangana

C)

Maharashtra

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Telangana

The Qutb Shahi Tombs were in news recently, as the United States Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster announced the completion of a US-funded restoration project of the tombs of Taramati and Premamati within the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex.

They are 17th century tombs located in Telangana’s capital city of Hyderabad. In February 2019, the Ambassador had partnered with Aga Khan Foundation and announced a $ 103,000 grant through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. In 2014, the tombs received a similar grant for mapping and documenting the place’s structures.

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10 .

Lt Gen KJS Dhillon has been recently appointed as the Director-General of which organisation?

A)

Intelligence Bureau

B)

Research and Analysis Wing

C)

Defence Intelligence Agency

D)

Central Bureau of Investigation

Correct Answer : Defence Intelligence Agency

Lt Gen KJS Dhillon has been appointed as the Director-General of the tri-services organisation Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) under the Chief of Defence Staff.

He was a former 15 Corps Commander and with his recent appointment, he will replace Lt Gen AS Bedi. The new role as DG, DIA will require handling the intelligence inputs from all the three services along with various other agencies.

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