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1. Which of the following countries proposed the name “Nisarga” to the cyclone which hit India’s west coast of Gujarat
& Maharashtra in June 2020.
  A. India B. Bangladesh
  C. Thailand D. Myanmar
  E. Laos
2. Which became the first two countries from the South East Asia Region of World Health Organization (WHO) to have
successfully eliminated both the Measles and Rubella Virus?
  A. Nepal and Bhutan B. Sri Lanka and Maldives
  C. Malaysia and Thailand D. India and Indonesia
  E. Afghanistan and Pakistan
3. Which becomes the first state in India to use Space Technology & Artificial Intelligence for safeguarding
government lands?
  A. Odisha B. Jharkhand
  C. Andhra Pradesh D. Telangana
  E. Uttar Pradesh
4. The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of which body to provide a level playing field for private companies to
use Indian space infrastructure?
  A. IN-ISRo B. IN-NSIl
  C. IN-WSL D. IN-SPACe
  E. IN-PPP
5. In June 2020, India has joined an initiative namely Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) as a founding
member. Which organisation will host a secretariat in Paris, in order to provide support to the Global Partnership on
Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)?
  A. World Trade Organization (WTO) B. World Health Organization (WHO)
D. Organization for Economic Cooperation and
  C. United Nations Organization (UNO)
Development (OECD)
  E. International Labour Organization (ILO)
6. As part of the 6th International Yoga Day commemorations, the world's first yoga university "Vivekananda Yoga
University" (VaYU) outside India launched in ___.
  A. Los Angeles B. Canberra
  C. Rome D. London
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  E. Berlin
7. Who has attended as Indian delegation in Russia’s victory day parade which commemorate the 75th anniversary of
the victory of the Soviet People in 2nd world war?
  A. Prakash Javadekar B. Nitin Gadkari
  C. Narendra Modi D. Amit Shah
  E. Rajnath Singh
8. The education improvement project ‘STARS’, which got $500 million world bank loan will be implemented across
how many states in India?
  A. 5 B. 7
  C. 6 D. 3
  E. 9
9. Who has become the 1st female President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 233-years with effect from October
1, 2021?
  A. Heather Knight B. Kate Cross
  C. Clare Connor D. Georgia Elwiss
  E. Katherine Brunt
10. Who has received the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate?
  A. Rattan Lal B. Nishant K. Sinha
  C. Asha Sahu D. J.K. Thakur
  E. Shinogi K.C
11. K. Sanjita Chanu who is in news recently is associated with which sports?
  A. Archery B. Weightlifting
  C. Shooting D. Wrestling
  E. Cricket
12. What is India’s rank based on number of nuclear warheads present in a country, as per SIPRI Yearbook 2020 (US
topped with 5800 nuclear warheads)?
  A. 3 B. 4
  C. 6 D. 5
  E. 7
13. In May 2020, which of the following first private companies has launched two astronauts in space aboard its Crew
Dragon spacecraft?
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  A. AirLaunch B. SpaceX
  C. KinetX D. Blue Origin
  E. Astra
14. As per the ‘Global Migration Report 2020’ which country has largest diaspora?
  A. USA B. China
  C. India D. Philippines
15. The theme of Human Capital Index, 2019 was?
  A. Changing nature of work B. Inclusion of Migrants in Industries
  C. Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Human Capital D. Changing nature of Human Capital
16. Which country ranked first for the fourth consecutive time in World Press Freedom Index, 2020?
  A. Finland B. Norway
  C. Sweden D. Switzerland
17. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other
International Organisations in Geneva?
  A. Dinesh Bhatia B. T.S. Tirumurti
  C. Indra Mani Pandey D. Rajiv K Chander
18. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 23rd March 2020 for
a__________term.
  A. Fourth B. Third
  C. Second D. Sixth
19. Khelo India Youth Games 2020 were held at?
  A. Pune B. Jammu
  C. Guwahati D. Indore
20. Which country will host the AFC 2022 Women's Asian Cup?
  A. Japan B. Australia
  C. India D. UAE
21. Type of FDI in which a parent company creates a subsidiary in a different country, building its operations from the
ground up is known as _______
  A. Portfolio Investment B. Green Field FDI
  C. Brown Field FDI D. Acquisition FDI
  E. None of the above
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22. Switzerland projected Indian flag on which mountain to express solidarity to all Indians in the fight against
COVID19?
  A. Mount Matterhorn B. Mount Elbrus
  C. Mount Blanck D. Mount Dolomite
23. India has signed the first joint venture hydroelectric project on 29th June 2020 with which of the following country?
  A. Bangladesh B. Bhutan
  C. Iran D. Nepal
24. NASA’s will fly which multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon?
  A. Artemis Mission B. NEAScout
  C. Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols D. Dragonfly mission
  E. None of these
25. What is the name of Gun Shot Locator device jointly developed by Army’s college of Military Engineering and
Private firms?
  A. Prithvi B. Shakti
  C. Paras D. Parth
  E. Sudarshan
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1. B
Sol. The name, Nisarga proposed by Bangladesh, means 'nature'. It is the 65th named cyclone in the north Indian Ocean
and the second pre-monsoon cyclone to hit the Konkan coast since 1891.

Cyclone Nisarga hit the coastline of north Maharashtra and south Gujarat in June 2020.

It comes in the wake of cyclone Amphan that devastated the lives of over a million people and left 86 dead when it
made landfall as a very severe cyclonic storm on May 21 at the Sunderbans, in West Bengal.
2. B
Sol. • Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Sri Lanka and the Maldives have eliminated
Rubella Virus.

• With this, Sri Lanka and the Maldives became the first two countries from the South East Asia Region of WHO to
have successfully eliminated both the Measles and Rubella Virus.

• Sri Lanka and Maldives the first two countries from the South-East Asia Region of the WHO to achieve the target.

• The target year set by the WHO for eliminating Rubella Virus from the South-East Asia Region is 2023.

 
3. A
Sol. • To monitor all Government lands in the state capital Bhubaneswar, web and mobile-based
solution named ‘BLUIS’- Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System was launched.
• The Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System is a geo-tagged repository that would
monitor and detect all government lands in Bhubaneswar.
• This will be done by using high-resolution satellite imagery.
• For safeguarding government lands from encroachments by land grabbers- the launch of
BLUIS makes Odisha the first state in the country to use satellite technology and artificial
intelligence.
4. D
Sol. In June 2020, the Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the Indian National Space Promotion and
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Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) to provide a level playing field for private companies to use Indian space
infrastructure. This is part of reforms aimed at giving a boost to private sector participation in the entire range of
space activities.

The main objective of NSIL is to scale up industry participation in Indian space programmes in comparison to IN-
SPACe which gives emphasis on the participation of the private sector.
5. D
Sol. India has joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay) as a founding
member. GPAI was launched by a group of leading economies namely UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France,
Germany, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Italy, Japan, USA, Mexico, New Zealand and India. This partnership among
the leading economies aims to guide the responsible development as well as use of AI, grounded in human rights,
diversity, innovation, inclusion, and economic growth.

As a founding member of the initiative, India will actively take part in the global development of Artificial
Intelligence, leveraging upon its experience around use of digital technologies for inclusive growth.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will host a Secretariat in Paris, in order to

provide support to the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). It will also have two Centers of
Expertise: one each in Paris and Montreal.

Note:

GPAI is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative is a first initiative of its type to evolve better understanding
of the challenges along with opportunities around AI by using the experience and diversity of participating nations.
This would be achieved by uniting leading experts from industry, civil society, governments, and academia to
promote responsible evolution of AI.

 
6. A
Sol. As a part of International Yoga day, on 23rd June 2020, V Muraleedharan, the Minister of State of External Affairs
and P P Chaudhary, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, jointly launched World’s First Yoga
University “Vivekananda Yoga University”(VaYU) in Los Angeles, United States of America, over the virtual event
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at the Consulate General of India in New York.

The event was jointly hosted by the Consulate General and Jaipur Foot USA Chairperson and founding director of
VaYU Prem Bhandari.

Founded on the principles of Swami Vivekananda's prescription for universal welfare, VaYU will offer online
graduate programmes based on scientific principles and modern research approaches to yoga.

The university will offer online master's program in Yoga. The applications for fall 2020 semester are open with the
first day of classes starting on August 24 in a virtual mode.
7. D
Sol. Rajnath Singh attended the Victory Parade at the iconic Red Square in Russia’s capital
Moscow on June 24, 2020 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet
People in the great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 i.e. Second World War (World War II). The
Parade is organised to honour the heroism and sacrifices made by the Russian and other
friendly people. It was originally scheduled on May 9, 2020 but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
8. C
Sol. The board of executives of the World Bank (WB) has approved loan of $ 500 million (about Rs
3,700 crore) under ‘Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program
(STARS)’project to improve the quality and governance of school education across six states
(Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan) in India.
9. C
Sol. Former England Women Cricket Captain Clare Connor (43-year-old), an all-rounder, becomes the 1st female
president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 233 years. Her tenure will begin on October 1, 2021, and will end
on September 30, 2022. She will succeed Kumar Sangakkara.
10. A
Sol. 76-year-old Indian-American Soil scientist, Dr. Rattan Lal received the 2020 World Food Prize
Laureate (250,000 USD – Rs. 1.89 crore) for developing and mainstreaming a soil centric
approach to increase food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate
change. He was born in 1944 in Karyal, West Punjab, India.
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11. B
Sol. Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Secretary Sahdev Yadav informed that 2 times
Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, Weightlifter K. Sanjita Chanu will get the Arjuna award
for 2018. This comes after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) cleared her doping
charges.
12. C
Sol. In accordance with the “SIPRI Yearbook 2020-Armaments, Disarmament and International Security” of Swedish
think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), from 2019 there is an increase in the nuclear
weapons stockpile of India and China. The number of nuclear warheads in the Indian arsenal pegged at 150 in
comparison to the 2019 report (on the basis of 2018) when India had 130-140. Importantly, in April 2020, SIPRI had
identified India as the 3rd largest military spender in the world, behind the United States (US) and China. India
ranked 6th as nuclear weapons increased since 2019; US tops: SIPRI's Yearbook 2020. 
13. B
Sol. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX became the first private company to launch two astronauts in space
aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The milestone flight marked the first time that American astronauts have flown
from US soil since NASA’s space shuttle programme ended in 2011.

NASA astronauts Robrt Behnken and Douglas Hurley docked the SpaceX with the International Space Station(ISS)
on 31st May 2020.
14. C
Sol. • As per the ‘Global Migration Report 2020’ India has the largest diaspora.
• Global Migration Report is released by International Organisation for Migrations.
• ‘Global Migration Report 2020’ finds India with diaspora of 17.5 million people.
• The top three countries of origin of international migrants – India (17.5 million) > Mexico (11.8
million) > China (10.7 million).
• The United States remained the top remittance-sending country ($68 billion).
 
15. A
Sol. • The theme of Human Capital Index, 2019 was- Changing nature of Work.
• It is released by World Bank as a part of World Development Report, 2019.
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• The index is based on three components- Survival, Expected years of Quality adjusted
School and Health Environment.
• India ranked at 115th out of 157 countries.
• It seeks to measure the amount of human capital that a child born can expect to attain by age
of 18.
 
16. B
Sol. • Norway ranks first first for the fourth consecutive time in World Press Freedom Index, 2020.
• Finland and Denmark holds second and third place.
• India ranked at 142nd position with a drop of two ranks.
• WPFI is released by Reporters without Borders since 2002.
• It is compiled by means of a questionnaire in 20 languages that is completed by experts all
over the world.
 
17. C
Sol. * Shri Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to
the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, Switzerland.

* He is the 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.

* He was appointed on 1st July 2020.

* He will succeed 1983 batch Indian Foreign Services Officer Rajiv Kumar Chander.

* Rajiv Kumar Chander was appointed as to the post on 30th May 2017.
18. A
Sol. • On 23rd March 2020, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Chief Minister of

Madhya Pradesh for a fourth term.

• He is the 32ndChief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

• He represents Budhni constituency in Sehore district.

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• Ravishankar Shukla was the first chief minister of the Madhya Pradesh from 1st
November 1956 until his death on 31st December 1956.

19. C
Sol. • Khelo India Youth Games 2020 were held at Guwahati, Assam.
• Khelo India Youth Games are held at National Level every year.
• These games are held under two categories-
a) Under17 for school players and
b) Under 21 for college players
• Every year best 1000 kids will be given an annual scholarship of 5 lakh for 8
years to prepare them for the international sporting events.
• Till now, Khelo India Youth games are being held for three times, which are-
a) 2018-Delhi
b) 2019-Pune
c) 2020-Guwahati
20. C
Sol. • India will host the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) 2022 Women’s Asian Cup.

• It will be the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

• The hosting rights have been awarded to India by the Asian Football
Confederation.

• This is the second time India will be hosting the event.

• India hosted the event for the first time in 1979.

21. B
Sol. • A green-field investment is a type of FDI in which a parent company creates a subsidiary in a different country,
building its operations from the ground up.

• In other words, when investment is made in new projects, it is known as Green Field FDI.
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22. A
Sol. * Switzerland projected Indian flag on Matterhorn Mountain to express solidarity to all Indians in the fight against
COVID19.

* Matterhorn is a mountain of Alps Range.

* It is situated in the Pennine Alps on Switzerland and Italy border.

* It has a height of 4478 mt.

* It is also referred as ‘Mountains of Mountain’.

* It is one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe (Mont Blanc being highest).

 
23. B
Sol. * India and Bhutan signed the first Indo-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project on

29th June 2020.

* The agreement will pave the way for the commencement of its construction and other related
works.
* The agreement will lead to the commencement of construction and other works of this first
Joint Venture (JV) Hydroelectric Project between India and Bhutan.
* The project will be completed in the second half of the year 2025.
24. D
Sol. • NASA to send robotic 'dragonfly' drone to Saturn moon Titan. Tiny copter will soar over the
icy world, looking for signs of life. Get ready to see another world from the eyes of a dragonfly
— at least, a robotic one. NASA said Thursday that it's sending a drone called Dragonfly to
explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
• The Dragonfly mission will fly multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s
icy moon.
25. D
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Sol. •  The Army’s College of Military Engineering has developed a gunshot locator jointly with a
private firm that costs much cheaper than the imported ones.

•  The device named ‘Parth’ costs around Rs. three lakhs.

•  The device can locate the exact location of a bullet from a distance of 400 m and will help to
locate and neutralize terrorist faster.