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1. Who becomes 5th-richest person in the world with net worth $75
billion?
Mukesh Ambani

2. India wil looking at a demand drop in electricity between 7-17% by?

2025

3. Which company becomes 1st Indian company to reach a market

capitalisation of Rs.13 lakh cr?
Reliance Industries

4. Which Indian city placed at 16th among top 50 CCTV-surveilled cities in

the world?
Hyderabad

5. Indian Railways to cover all wagons under RFID for tracking by?
2022

6. India's rank in The Global Direct Selling - 2019 Retail Sales?

15th

7. Who wins 2020 FWA Footballer of the Year award?

Jordan Henderson
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8. India planned to roll out 151 private train services by which year?
2027

9. Name the drone which is provided by DRDO to Indian Army?

Bharat

10. Which state to host the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2021?
Haryana

11. What was the theme of India Ideas Summit 2020?

"Building a Better Future"

12. What is the maximum sum insured under the standard Corona
Kavach Policy insurance cover?
5 lakhs

13. India ranks among 10 worst countries for working people in?
Global Rights Index (ITUC)

14. A largest solar power plant (3MW) of Indian Navy commissioned in?
Kerala

15. A 'One-stop scheme to fast-track investments launched in which state?

Rajasthan
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16. Which Bollywood actor launched "Pravasi Rojgar" app to help migrants
to find job opportunities?
Sonu Sood

17. Which state govt announces 2 year jail term for not wearing masks?
Jharkhand

18. Who to be conferred with "Legend of Animation: Toonz Media award"?

Arnab Chaudhuri

19. Which country gets observer status in World Trade Org. (WTO)?
Turkmenistan

20. Who becomes new CEO & Director of Microfinance Institutions

Network?
Alok Misra

21. Which institute launched smart wristband to tracks Covid_19 patients?

AIIMS Nagpur

22. The Consumer Protection Act 2019 has implemented in India, since?
20th July 2020

23. Who appointed as MD & CEO of Karur Vysya Bank?

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Ramesh Boddu
24. The DRDO provided drones to Indian Army for accurate surveillance,
named?
Bharat

25. ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup 2020 postponed to?
2021

26. A book titled “The Endgame” authored by?

Hussain Zaidi

27. Which state/UT cabinet approves “Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration
Yojana”?
Delhi

28. ICC Men's One Day cricket World Cup 2023 to be host in which nation?
India

29. India’s first public EV Charging Plaza inaugurated in?

Delhi

30. Who becomes new MD & CEO of SBI Cards?

Ashwini Kumar Tewari
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31. Which council will host 45th India Ideas Summit 2020?
India Business Council
32. Which payment application has launched India’s 1st numberless card of
the country?
Fam Pay

33. Which state launched has 'Operation Muskaan', to trace missing

children?
Andhra Pradesh

34. Which Indian has become the world’s 6th-richest person, by Bloomberg
report?
Mukesh Ambani

35. Who were honoured with Nelson Mandela Prize for 2020?
Morissana Kouyate & Marianna Vardinoyannis

36. Which state govt launches “Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for SCs?
Uttar Pradesh

37. Who wins F1 Hungarian GP 2020?

Lewis Hamilton

38. What is the name of UAE's Mars mission?

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Hope

39. The UAE sent successfully from which nation's space enter?
Japan

40. Hope is scheduled to reach Mars in?

February 2021

41. India has become the 2nd-largest source of FDI in which nation?
UK

42. Which nation’s GDP plunged by record 41.2 percent in the last three
months?
Singapore

43. Worlds most affordable (Rs.650) COVID-19 test kit "Coro sure"
developed by?
IIT-Delhi

44. Which nation recorded largest reduction in multidimensional poverty:

UN report?
India

45. Which country’s Covid 19 Vaccine could offer double protection against
the virus if successful?
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UK

46. When wil Gigantic Asteroid 2020 ND make its closest approach to
Earth?
24th July

47. India ranks in Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020?

3rd

48. Who appointed as 1st woman PM of Gabon?

Ossouka Raponda

49. Who becomes new chairman of HCL?

Roshni Nadar Malhotra

50. Who will be honoured with the Press Freedom Award 2020?
Amal Clooney

51. DCGI approves India's 1st homemade vaccine against of?

Pneumonia

52. The Vaccine named as?

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine
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53. Pneumonia-caused by?

Bacteria

54. The vaccine has developed by?

Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, Pune

55. Which airport is India’s 1st-ever fully contactless airport car parking to
provide safe from COVID19?
RGIA Hyd

56. Indian Railways aims to be fully electrified in next how many years?
3.5 years

57. India recently opened a new #trade route with which nation?
Bhutan

58. Who appointed as Vice President of Asian Development Bank?

Ashok Lavasa

59. Which nation reopens its borders for international travel today?
Maldives

60. Which nation has dropped India from Chahbahar Rail Project?
Iran
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61. Which institute develops UV sanitizing device ‘SHUDH’?

IIT Kanpur
62. Which state awarded “Elites Excellence Awards” under Digital India
initiative?
Chhattisgarh

63. Which state to launch Roko Toko campaign, to distribute masks who do
not wear in public places?
Madhya Pradesh

64. Which nation remains India’s top trading partner in FY2019-20?

United States

65. Who wins Poland’s presidential election?

Andrzej Duda

66. Name the ISRO chief who named for Von Karman Award2020?
K Sivan

67. Who appointed as interim CEO of BCCI?

Hemang Amin

68. Who becomes new Prime Minister of Singapore?

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Lee Hsien Loong

69. Which state organises India’s 1st "e-Lok Adalat" amid Covid_19
pandemic?
Chhattisgarh

70. Who won Styrian GP 2020?

Lewis Hamilton

71. What is the name of potential COVID19 vaccine to be developed by

ICMR?
COVAXIN

72. Which country becomes 1st nation to complete clinical trials of corona
virus vaccine?
Russia

73. India becomes a ____ largest source of FDI for UK, while US at top?
2nd

74. Which comes to invest $10 billion in India to boost digital economy?
Google
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75. Which Indian news channel is the only one that hasn’t taken off air by
Nepal’s cable TV operators?
Doordarshan

76. Which nation will host Asia Cup Cricket 2021?

Sri Lanka

77. Which Arab nation will become the 1st one to launch a Mars probe on
July 15?
UAE

78. What is the rank of India in GRETI 2020 by JLL report, while UK at top?
34th

79. Which state has topped market borrowings among states in the
country?
Tamil Nadu (with 17%)

80. What is the theme of India Global Week 2020?

“Be The Revival: India and a Better New World

81. Which nations eliminate #measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target?
Maldives & Sri Lanka

82. Which country has formally announced its withdrawal from WHO?
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United States

83. Which country has launches “Digital Haat” for sacrificial animals?
Bangladesh
84. PM Modi wil unveil Asia’s largest 750 MW Rewa ultra mega solar plant
in?
Madhya Pradesh

85. Which state becomes 1st to where everyone possess LPG connection?
Himachal Pradesh

86. Israel successfully launches a spy satellite into space?

Ofek 16

87. Who appointed as chairman of IFSCA?

Injeti Srinivas

88. Who wins F1 Austrian GP?

Valtteri Bottas

89. Who appointed as new Prime Minister of France?

Jean Castex

90. Delhi launches e-learning portal for I to XII students?

LEAD
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91. Which IIT develops virtual classroom system ‘Mobile Masterjee?

IIT Kanpur

92. The current Chairman of NHAI?

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

93. Amendments, that let its President to remain in power till 2036?
Russia

94. The Fit Hai to Hit Hai India launched for?

School children

95. Odisha to plant 13 crore saplings under which initiative?

Sabuja Odisha

96. India-Bangladesh form 50:50 Joint Venture Company for LPG business
in?
Bangladesh

97. A book titled “Future of Higher Education–Nine Mega Trends” authored

by?
CA V Pattabhi Ram

98. What is the name of India’s 1st indigenous COVID19 vaccine candidate?
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Covaxin

99. Which South Asian nation has placed its bid for 2027 Asia Cup?
India
100. Which two Bollywood actors has invited to join the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts & Sciences?
Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan

101. India’s GDP may contract by ____ in FY21: Care Ratings?

6.4%

102. Who becomes new French PM after Edouard Philippe resigns?

Jean Castex

103. Who declared overall winner of 2020 Commonwealth Short Story

Prize?
Kritika Pandey

104. Which org. launches “Alliance for Poverty Eradication”, amid COVID-19
pandemic?
UN

105. Who are the beneficiaries of 1st allocation of Rs 1000 crfrm PM CARES
Fund?
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Migrant workers

106. India has declares entire state as “disturbed area” for next 6 months?
Nagaland
107. Who were honored as the ‘Great Immigrants 2020’?
Siddhartha Mukherjee & Raj Chetty

108. Which institute developed a classroom-to-home teaching setup ‘Mobile

Masterjee?
IIT Kanpur

109. Which institute develops Artificial Intelligence based tool to detect

Covid 19?
IIT Gandhinagar

110. The virtual APEC meeting 2020 is being hosted by?

Malaysia

111. Who appoints as new envoy of India to UN bodies?

Indra Mani Pandey

112. Who quits as ICC Chairman?

Shashank Manohar
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113. Who has been named as India’s ‘most valuable player’ by Wisden?
Ravindra Jadeja

114. Which bank launches ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers?

HDFC Bank

115. Who appointed as the 1st female Lieutenant General of Pak Army?
Nigar Johar

116. Which new pandemic potential virus candidate detected in China?

G4 virus

117. India is planning to acquire the more lethal version of which bomb?
Spice-2000

118. MSME Ministry launched which portal for MSME registration?

Udyam

119. The recently approved National Education Policy 2020 will replace the
NPE of?
1986

120. The HRD Ministry to be renamed as?

Ministry Of Education
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121. The HRD ministry name was adopted in the year of?
1985

122. Who appoints as CEO of Paytm Money?

Varun Sridhar

123. What is the name of India’s first solar ferry which is wins Gustave
Trouve Award?
Aditya

124. Who re-elected as Prime Minister of Croatia?

Andrej Plenković

125. Which district tops NITI Aayog’s overall delta ranking of aspirational
districts for February-June 2020?
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

126. Which state government announced “Chief Minister’s Entrepreneurship

Development Programme” to address working capital shortage ?
Kerala

127. Who has won life time excellence award in National Awards for
excellence in Earth System Science recognized by Ministry of Earth
Sciences (MoES)?
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Ashok Sah

128. Which country is going to host the 6th annual meeting of Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2021?
UAE

129. Name the organization which launched ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ contest for
innovators and startups.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

130. Which is the India's most attractive employer brand: Survey?

Microsoft

131. Which district has tops in Niti Aayog's aspirational districts ranking?
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

132. Which bank approves $ 3 million grant to India to combat COVID19?

ADB

133. Which state's Chief Minister has launched the first helicopter service?
Uttarakhand

134. Which state has organized the Subtropical Fruit Expo 2020?
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Haryana

135. Which general insurance company has launched a campaign called

'BahurJaruri Hai' ?
Bharti AXA

136. Which country has successfully tested the Zarkon missile?

Russia

137. The intersection of which city is named after Lalji Tandon?

Lucknow

138. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

Anandiben Patel

139. Where will the world's largest solar power plant be set up?
Abu Dhabi

140. The recently approved National Education Policy 2020 will replace the
NPE of?
1986

141. The HRD Ministry to be renamed as?

Ministry Of Education
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142. The HRD ministry name was adopted in the year of?
1985

143. Who appoints as CEO of Paytm Money?

Varun Sridhar

144. What is the name of India’s first solar ferry which is wins Gustave
Trouve Award?
Aditya

145. Who re-elected as Prime Minister of Croatia?

Andrej Plenković

146. Which district tops NITI Aayog’s overall delta ranking of aspirational
districts for February-June 2020?
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

147. Which state government announced “Chief Minister’s Entrepreneurship

Development Programme” to address working capital shortage ?
Kerala
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148. Who has won life time excellence award in National Awards for
excellence in Earth System Science recognized by Ministry of Earth
Sciences (MoES)?
Ashok Sah
149. Which country is going to host the 6th annual meeting of Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2021?
UAE

150. Who has written a book called The Indian Way: Strategies from an
Uncertain World?
Dr. S. Jaishankar