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A)
2050
B)
2040
C)
2030
D)
2025

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 2030


On 27th August 2020, Indian Railways organised a discussion over a wide range of topics with the stakeholders, chaired by Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, Union Minister of Railways, to become 100% self-sustainable for all its energy needs and to contribute to the National Solar Mission of India. With the ambitious plan of achieving 100% electrification for Railways by the year 2023, Indian Railways energy consumption is set to become more than 33 billion units by 2030 from its current annual requirement of about 21 billion units.

Published On : July 19, 2021
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Rajnath Singh
C)
Smriti Irani
D)
Yogi Adityanath

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rajnath Singh


On 27th August, 2020 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (DGNCC), a mobile training app which will help in conducting a countrywide online training for the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

Published On : July 19, 2021
A)
FCA
B)
NeGD
C)
AIFC
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - NeGD


On August 26, 2020, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CSC (Common Service Center) e Governance Services India Limited to facilitate delivery of UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance) app services to citizens through the network of 3.75 lakh CSCs.

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
Tata Motors
B)
Hyundai India
C)
Maruti Suzuki
D)
Volkswagen Motorsport India

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Volkswagen Motorsport India


Leading Automobile company, Volkswagen Motorsport India has launched the Volkswagen Virtual Racing Championship (VW-VRC), a virtual Polo Cup Championship.
It is open for all Indian participants and as many as 26 drivers will be chosen to race in the 2020 VW-VRC season. The winners can drive an actual Polo race car in the 2021 Volkswagen Polo Championship.

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
34
B)
57
C)
78
D)
92

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 78


The Union Civil Aviation Minister has recently announced that a total of 78 additional routes has been approved under the fourth batch of Regional Connectivity Scheme—Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN).
Named as Udan 4.0, the new set of air operations connect Eighteen unserved/underserved airports to metro cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Kochi among others. With this, the total number of sanctioned routes has been increased to 766.

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
Gujarat
B)
Telangana
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Gujarat


The NITI Aayog has recently released a report on Export Preparedness Index 2020, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness. It ranked states on four key parameters namely Policy, Business Ecosystem, Export Ecosystem and Export Performance.
As per the report, Gujarat has topped the index, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Among the top ten places of the list, six out of the country’s coastal states found place. Rajasthan topped among the landlocked states and Uttarakhand topped among the Himalayan states.

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
August 14 - 18, 2020
B)
August 18 - 22, 2020
C)
August 20 - 24, 2020
D)
August 24 - 28, 2020

Correct Answer : Option (D) - August 24 - 28, 2020


The World Water Week of the year 2020 is observed as the World Water Week at Home (WWWeek at Home) from 24th August 2020 to 28th August 2020.The World Water Week, organised by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has been annually celebrated as the most influential, innovative and dynamic movement for transforming the global water issues.

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
Zaheer Khan
B)
James Anderson
C)
Michael Starc
D)
Stuart Broad

Correct Answer : Option (B) - James Anderson


England pacer James Anderson,38-year-old,has become the first fast bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets in the third Test against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton,England, who is only the fourth bowler in the test cricket to join the 600-Plus Club with the three legendary spinners Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan(800), Australian Shane Warne(708) and Indian Anil Kumble(619).

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
Visacard
B)
Credit Card
C)
Rupay card
D)
Mastercard

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Mastercard


Mastercard has entered into an alliance with Goals101.ai, the leading bank-tech and Artificial Intelligence(AI) company. Through this alliance, Goals101.ai connects merchants and issuers using big data, AI and automation to create targeted and personalized offers for Bank cardholders. This helps banks to improve their communications performance and makes the banking experience more personalized, real-time and relevant for their customers.

Published On : July 18, 2021
A)
NSIC
B)
KVIC
C)
SIDBI
D)
NABARD

Correct Answer : Option (B) - KVIC


Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has recently distributed over 700 bee boxes, to provide Self-Employment for Migrant Workers.
The boxes have been distributed to the workers of Uttar Pradesh at the KVIC’s training center in Panjokera. The Honey Mission was launched by KVIC before 3 years, to create employment for farmers, tribal people, women and unemployed youth.

Published On : July 18, 2021