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1 .

Which Indian public sector bank has launched ‘Insta Click Savings Account’?

Bank of Baroda

Bank of India

Union Bank of India

Bank of Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Bank of Baroda

Note :

India’s third-largest public sector bank, Bank of Baroda (BoB) has recently launched ‘Insta Click Savings Account’.

This is a completely paperless, digital and self-assisted online savings account. The process uses a new form of digital KYC and Aadhaar-based OTP authentication of the customer. A customer can access the bank’s website to open the account, which gets activated in real-time. Baroda M Connect Plus is to be used for further transactions.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

2 .

The Union Government has extended Work-from-home exemption for IT and IT-enabled services companies till which month, after July?

September 2020

October 2020

November 2020

December 2020

Correct Answer : Option (D) - December 2020

Note :

The Union Government has recently announced that the Work-from-home exemption for IT and IT-enabled services companies is extended till December 31, 2020.

In March, the Department of Telecommunication had relaxed the norms till April to facilitate work from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which was then extended till July 31 and now to December 31. At present, more than 90% of the IT workforce are working remotely.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

3 .

Which Indian-origin nurse has been conferred with the Singapore President’s Award for COVID-19 Services?

Ankit Bharat

Uma Madhusudan

Kala Narayanasamy

Bhasha Mukherjee

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kala Narayanasamy

Note :

Kala Narayanasamy, a 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses.

She has been awarded for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for using infection control practices learnt during SARS outbreak in 2003. The 10,000 SGD -award is given to 5 nurses for their services.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

4 .

What is the corpus of foreign investment attracted by India during Covid lockdown, as stated by the Prime Minister in India Ideas summit?

USD 10 billion

USD 20 billion

USD 30 billion

USD 40 billion

Correct Answer : Option (B) - USD 20 billion

Note :

India Ideas summit is a two-day virtual summit organised by the US-India Business Council. It aims to connect officials from the two nations, to discuss post-coronavirus recovery plans.

In his keynote address, the Prime Minister of India welcomed the US investors to India and added that India has attracted over USD 20 billion foreign investment even during the Covid-19 lockdown. He also highlighted the rise in India’s rank to 63 in Ease of Doing Business ranking of World Bank.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

5 .

Which Indian vaccine maker is to begin trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca?

Biocon

Serum Institute of India

Cadila Healthcare

Panacea Biotech

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Serum Institute of India

Note :

Pune-based Serum Institute of India announced that the company will start trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca.

The trials are to be carried out by the end of August on about 5,000 Indian volunteers after getting the necessary permissions. The company also hoped that the vaccine will be hopefully launched by June next year. To manufacture 300 million doses, the company is to spend USD 200 million.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

6 .

Sumit Deb has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of which organisation?

Coal India

NLC India Limited

National Aluminium Company

National Mineral Development Corporation

Correct Answer : Option (D) - National Mineral Development Corporation

Note :

Sumit Deb has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), the iron ore mining company of the country.

Sumit Deb is serving as the Director (Personnel) in the NMDC. He succeeds N Baijendra Kumar who is set to superannuate this month-end. After the appointment, Sumit Deb will have tenure till 2023.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

7 .

Who has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of Railways)?

Arun Kumar

Jignesh Patel

Rakesh Yadav

Shruti Sharma

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Arun Kumar

Note : The Director General of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Arun Kumar has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of Railways), Security Platform from July 2020 to July 2022.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

8 .

Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir on Nile river is in which country?

Egypt

Sudan

Ethiopia

All of the Above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ethiopia

Note : Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to resume talks to break a deadlock on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir on Nile.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

9 .

Who received the 2019 National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research in Forestry from the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)?

Aijaz Ahmad

Anindya Sinha

Ravi Gahlawat

Kannan CS Warrier

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kannan CS Warrier

Note : Kannan CS Warrier, Senior Principal Scientist (Scientist F) at the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) received the 2019 National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research in Forestry from the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).

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Published On : July 18, 2021

10 .

Who will be appointed as the non-executive chairman of Bajaj Finance?

Rahul Bajaj

Sanjiv Bajaj

Rekha Malik

Gaurav Malik

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sanjiv Bajaj

Note : Rahul Bajaj, the present non-executive chairman of Bajaj Finance has decided to step down on July 31, 2020 and he will be replaced by his son Sanjiv Bajaj (the present Vice Chairman of the company) from August 1.

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Published On : July 18, 2021

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