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1 .
Which state organised India's first e-Lok Adalat to ensure the administration of justice and to solve the financial crisis of the parties and lawyers amid COVID-19 pandemic?
A)
Tamil Nadu
B)
Bihar
C)
Gujarat
D)
Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer :   Chhattisgarh

On 11th July 2020, Chhattisgarh State Legal Service Authority and the high Court organised India's first e-Lok Adalat to ensure the administration of justice and to solve the financial crisis of the parties and lawyers amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Published On : July 18, 2021
2 .
Who has been appointed as the Acting Director of the prestigious National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)?
A)
Parag Chitnis
B)
Ravi Mittal
C)
Chirag Sen
D)
Rekha Negi

Correct Answer :   Parag Chitnis

Prominent Indian-American scientist Dr Parag Chitnis has been appointed as the Acting Director of the prestigious National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which drives all federally funded agricultural research in the US.

Published On : July 18, 2021
3 .
Who has been appointed as officiating president of Hockey India till the end of September 2022 after Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad resigned on July 07, 2020?
A)
Sudan
B)
Nigeria
C)
Somalia
D)
Gyanendro Ningombam

Correct Answer :   Gyanendro Ningombam

The Hockey India(HI) in its Executive Board meeting named Manipur's Gyanendro Ningombam, who was senior vice-president in the federation, as officiating president till the end of September 2022 after Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad resigned on July 07, 2020 due to personal and family commitments.

Published On : July 18, 2021
4 .
Which rate has been cut overall since February 2019 by 250 basis points in India?
A)
SLR
B)
Repo Rate
C)
Bank Rate
D)
Reverse Repo Rate

Correct Answer :   Repo Rate

The RBI Governor said repo rate has been cut overall since February 2019 by 250 basis points to alleviate liquidity stress and provide financial stability in the economy. The main aim behind the move was to tackle the economic growth slowdown.

Published On : July 18, 2021
5 .
Under the National Mission for Manuscripts, The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of re-printing 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur. Who is current Union Minister of Culture?
A)
Sachin Pilot
B)
Jitendra Singh
C)
Prahlad Singh Patel
D)
Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer :   Prahlad Singh Patel

Under the National Mission for Manuscripts, The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of re-printing 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur. A set of First Five manuscripts were presented to Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India on Guru Purnima (Dharma Chakra Day) on 4th July 2020.A set was then handed over to His Excellency Mr. Gonching Ganbold, Ambassador of Mongolia to India by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Culture and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in presence of Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju.

Published On : July 18, 2021
6 .
Which company has signed an MoU with Karnataka Governemnt to promote the arts, crafts and handloom sector of Karnataka?
A)
IMF
B)
WHO
C)
Flipkart
D)
Amazon

Correct Answer :   Flipkart

Flipkart and the Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Mines of Government of Karnataka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under Flipkart Samarth Programme to promote the arts, crafts and handloom sector of Karnataka by providing market access through e-commerce platform and to increase the local business.

Published On : July 18, 2021
7 .
Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC) is a part of the Defence system of which country?
A)
USA
B)
UK
C)
China
D)
Russia

Correct Answer :   USA

The US Department of Defence (DoD) has cancelled a previous cloud computing contract, the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) project, worth $10 billion that had been awarded to Microsoft.
The DoD will have a new system called the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC), in which the US administration will divide the contract between multiple companies, so that both Amazon and Microsoft are expected to win contracts.

Published On : July 18, 2021
8 .
Union Cabinet has given its approval to a 10 years long (FY2020 to FY2029) pan India Central Sector Scheme namely "Agriculture Infrastructure Fund" with how much outlay?
A)
Rs. 4 Lakh Crore
B)
Rs. 3 Lakh Crore
C)
Rs. 2 Lakh Crore
D)
Rs. 1 Lakh Crore

Correct Answer :   Rs. 1 Lakh Crore

As a part of the Rs 20 lakh crore "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan" announced in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Cabinet has given its approval to a 10 years long (FY2020 to FY2029) pan India Central Sector Scheme namely "Agriculture Infrastructure Fund" with an outlay of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore in order to support agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups for infrastructure and logistics facilities. Under this, the total outflow as budgetary support from Government of India (GoI) will be Rs.10,736 crore.

Published On : July 18, 2021
9 .
The Central Board of Direct Taxes signed a MOU with which organisation for the data exchange between the two organisations?
A)
IRDAI
B)
SEBI
C)
PFRDA
D)
NASSCOM

Correct Answer :   SEBI

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the data exchange between the two organisations via video conference.

Published On : July 18, 2021
10 .
Which State launched the week long campaign "Pure for Sure" from 8th July 2020 to 14th July 2020 - to ensure the purity of the milk and dairy products?
A)
Jammu and Kashmir
B)
Rajasthan
C)
Gujarat
D)
Bihar

Correct Answer :   Rajasthan

Raghu Sharma, Health minister of Rajasthan launched the week long campaign "Pure for Sure" from 8th July 2020 to 14th July 2020 - to ensure the purity of the milk and dairy products.

Published On : July 18, 2021