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1 .
Which payment application has launched India’s first numberless card of the country?
A)
PayTm
B)
Payzapp
C)
FamPay
D)
FreeCharge

Correct Answer :   FamPay

One of the country’s digital payment applications, Fampay has recently launched the country’s first numberless card, targeted at teenagers.
Using these numberless debit cards, minors can make online and offline payments without opening a bank account. The card has no numbers on it and all the details are saved on the FamPay application.

Published On : July 18, 2021
2 .
As per the recommendation of the NITI Aayog, what is the percentage of recycled products to be used in large infrastructure projects?
A)
10%
B)
25%
C)
50%
D)
75%

Correct Answer :   25 %

NITI Aayog has recommended that the Government of India should use 25 per cent use of recycled products in large infrastructure projects to promote secondary products across India.
The chief executive officer of Niti Aayog, Amitabh Kant announced that the recycled products including metals, plastics and paper will promote secondary products that are now hardly found in our country. India levies 2.5 per cent customs duty on the scrap while importing.

Published On : July 18, 2021
3 .
Which Indian state has set up a high-level committee to constitute new districts with Lok Sabha constituency as base?
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Karnataka
C)
Uttar Pradesh
D)
Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Andhra Pradesh

The state government of Andhra Pradesh has recently constituted a high-level committee constitute new districts with Lok Sabha constituency as base.
As per the decision made during the Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, this high-level committee will be headed by the Chief Secretary. The committee will study the feasibility of forming new districts and reducing expenditure.

Published On : July 18, 2021
4 .
According to the New World Bank country classifications by income level 2020-2021, what is the status of India?
A)
Developing Country
B)
Higher Income Country
C)
Lower Income Country
D)
Lower-Middle-Income Country

Correct Answer :   Lower-Middle-Income Country

According to the New World Bank country classifications by income level 2020-2021, India remains in the classification, Lower-Middle-Income Economy. In total 218 countries were included in this classification. Headquarters- Washington, D.C., United States

Published On : July 18, 2021
5 .
Which state has announced the Energy Export Policy 2020, which permits the sale of power to the other states of India?
A)
Bihar
B)
Jharkhand
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Andhra Pradesh

The State Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) announced the Andhra Pradesh Renewable Energy Export Policy 2020, which permits the sale of power to the other states of India. The policy will be in force for the five years.

Published On : July 18, 2021
6 .
Which minister form India addressed the opening session of two day long Digital Indo- Italian Business Mission on Food Processing?
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Raj Nath Singh
C)
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
D)
Mansukh Mandaviya

Correct Answer :   Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed the opening session of two day long Digital Indo- Italian Business Mission on Food Processing held virtually. This webinar consisted of digital conferences; trade fair, and B2B (business to business) meetings where 23 Italian companies virtually exhibited their products and services for end users and other industry players in India.

Published On : July 18, 2021
7 .
Who flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh in a virtual ceremony?
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Mansukh Mandaviya
C)
Narendra Modi
D)
Raj Nath Singh

Correct Answer :   Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Agartala (Tripura) through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh in a virtual ceremony. This will not only provide an alternative and shorter route for India to connect it's North East Region (NER) through Bangladesh but will also further boost India-Bangladesh maritime relations.

Published On : July 18, 2021
8 .
Who has been reappointed as the managing Director and Chief Executive officer of Federal bank Limited with effect from September 23, 2020 till September 22, 2021?
A)
Shyam Srinivasan
B)
Romesh Sobti
C)
Amitabh Chaudhry
D)
S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao

Correct Answer :   Shyam Srinivasan

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the managing Director and Chief Executive officer of Federal bank Limited with effect from September 23, 2020 till September 22, 2021.

Published On : July 18, 2021
9 .
Which indian shipbuilder company has signed a contract to build the world's first fully automatic electric vessel for ASKO Maritime, Norway?
A)
Cochin Shipyard Ltd
B)
Mazagon Dock Limited
C)
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
D)
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

Correct Answer :   Cochin Shipyard Ltd

India's largest commercial shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard Ltd has signed a contract to build the world's first fully automatic electric vessel for ASKO Maritime, Norway. In this regard, CSL will construct and supply two autonomous electric ferries to ASKO Maritime, with an option to build two more identical vessels. The project, partially funded by the Norwegian Government, aimed at emission-free transport of goods across the Oslofjord, inlet in Norway. The value of two ships is Rs 125 crore, the cost does not include the value for two optional ships.

Published On : July 18, 2021
10 .
India and which country opened a new trade route between to establish easy connectivity and to increase trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
A)
Bangladesh
B)
Pakistan
C)
Nepal
D)
Bhutan

Correct Answer :   Bhutan

India and Bhutan opened a new trade route between Jaigaon in West Bengal and Ahlay, Pasakha in Bhutan to establish easy connectivity and to increase trade between India and Bhutan amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published On : July 18, 2021