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1 .

Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC) is a part of the Defence system of which country?

USA

China

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

2 .

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?

Rs. 4 Lakh Crore

Rs. 3 Lakh Crore

Rs. 2 Lakh Crore

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

3 .

The Central Board of Direct Taxes signed a MOU with which organisation for the data exchange between the two organisations?

IRDAI

SEBI

PFRDA

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

4 .

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?

Jammu and Kashmir

Rajasthan

Gujarat

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

5 .

Which State Chief Minister launched the BLUIS, a flagship development of the General Administration and Public grievances departments?

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

Odisha

Karnataka

Correct Answer : Odisha

The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, launched the Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS), a flagship development of the General Administration and Public grievances departments. Odisha becomes the first state in India to use high resolution satellite imagery utilising space technology and artificial intelligence to monitor government lands.

Published On : July 18, 2021

6 .

Which institution released the report titled â€œThe Hunger Virus Multipliesâ€?

Oxfam

UNICEF

World Bank

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Correct Answer : Oxfam

Oxfam has recently released a new report titled “The Hunger Virus Multiplies”. As per the report, eleven people die every minute of hunger.

The report also found that the number of those facing famine-like conditions globally has increased by six times over the past year. It highlighted that famine outpaces COVID-19, which kills about seven people per minute.

Published On : July 18, 2021

7 .

The IIT Alumni Council signed an agreement for joint research on COVID-19 and patient data analysis with which institute?

CSIR-IGIB

CSIR-IHBT

CSIR-IICT

CSIR-CMERI

Correct Answer : CSIR-IGIB

The Alumni Council of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Alumni Council) signed an agreement for joint research on COVID-19 and patient data analysis with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB).

Published On : July 18, 2021

8 .

Which company signed Licence Agreement and Transfer of Technology for Akash Missile Weapon System of Indian Army Variant with Defence Research and Development Organisation?

Mishra Dhatu Nigam

Bharat Earth Movers

Ordnance Factory Board

Bharat Dynamics Limited

Correct Answer : Bharat Dynamics Limited

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) signed Licence Agreement and Transfer of Technology (LAToT) for Akash Missile Weapon System of Indian Army Variant with Defence Research and Development Organisation - Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDO - DRDL). The agreement was signed by Dr. Dasharath Ram, Director of DRDL and P Radha Krishna, Production Director of BDL.

Published On : July 18, 2021

9 .

Which bank has released USD 50 million in the first tranche of assistance to L&T Infrastructure Finance Ltd, to fund renewable Energy Projects in India?

World Bank

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Asian Development Bank

New Development Bank

Correct Answer : Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) has released USD 50 million in the first tranche of assistance to L&T Infrastructure Finance Ltd(LTIF), to fund renewable Energy Projects in the country. The released amount is part of a sanctioned USD 100 million External Commercial Borrowing(ECB) loan.

Published On : July 18, 2021

10 .

Aitoliko lagoon, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?

Sweden

Australia

Greece

Russia

Correct Answer : Greece

Aitoliko lagoon is located in in the northern Patras Gulf in western Greece. It is a polluted lagoon with depths of up to 30 metres, linked by narrow channels to the sea.

Recently, a group of divers have reported a rare sighting of hundreds of endangered seahorses in the lagoon. Seahorses are protected species threatened by overfishing and pollution, as they need an environment full of organisms to feed on and plants to hide.

Published On : July 18, 2021