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1. The National Doctor’s 2. Senior diplomat Indra
3. Appointments
Day is celebrated in
Mani Pandey was on 1
Committee of the
India every year on 1st
July 2020 appointed as
July. The theme for Cabinet has approved

National Doctor’s Day the next Ambassador the extension of KK

2020 is “Lessen the and Permanent Venugopal’s term as
mortality of COVID 19” Representative of India the Attorney General of
and includes awareness
to the United Nations India. His term has been
about asymptomatic
and other International extended for a period of
hypoxia and early
Organisations in one year with effect
aggressive therapy. The

day also marks the birth Geneva. from 1st July 2020. ACC

and death anniversary has also approved the

of Dr B.C. Roy. reappointment of

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Solicitor General promotion of official 7. Veteran Bollywood

Tushar Mehta for a statistics. choreographer, Saroj

period of three years. 5. New Zealand has Khan passed away. She

4. C. Rangarajan has been cancelled the Asia- joined the Indian film

conferred with the first Pacific Economic industry as a child

Prof. P C Mahalanobis Cooperation (APEC) artiste, playing the

Award in Official Summit 2021, due to the younger Shyama in

Statistics for lifetime COVID-19 pandemic. Nazarana. In a career

achievements for his This summit to be held spanning four decades,

contribution in in Auckland, New she choreographed

providing solutions in Zealand. The 2019 nearly 2000 songs.

the issues related to the leaders’ meeting was 8. The 36th edition of the

estimation of national cancelled by Chile due biannual ASEAN

income. The award has to violent anti- (Association of

been instituted by the government protests Southeast Asian

Ministry of Statistics and the virtual APEC Nations) Summit 2020

and Programme meeting of 2020 is being was held via video

Implementation (MoSPI) hosted by Malaysia. conferencing in Hanoi,

from 2020, and will 6. International Cricket Vietnam. with theme

henceforth be awarded Council (ICC) “Cohesive and

annually for the Chairman, Shashank Responsive ASEAN”.

outstanding and Manohar has stepped The focus of the summit

meritorious contribution down as the head of the was on the COVID-19

of an individual for the cricket body after two- epidemic response, post-

development and year tenures. pandemic recovery and

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further cooperation with referendum on coordinated the strategy

partners. Constitutional to ease France's

9. Pakistan Army has Amendments. A coronavirus lockdown

appointed Major preliminary tally of was on 3 July 2020

General Nigar Johar as results was released by appointed new Prime

1st female lieutenant the Central Election Minister of France by

general. She is the 1st Commission of Russia President Emmanuel

female officer to be after processing 50% of Macron. He was

promoted as Lieutenant ballot and stated that presently the Mayor of

General. The officer has 76.24% of the citizens Prades and had served

been appointed as 1st voted in support of the as an adviser on social

female Surgeon General amendments. affairs in former French

of Pak Army. 11. India all-rounder President Nicolas

10. President of Russia, Ravindra Jadeja was Sarkozy's cabinet. He

Vladimir Putin has named as the country’s replaced Edouard

recorded a victory in the ‘Most Valuable Player’ Philippe who resigned

recently held (MVP) of the 21st from the post earlier

Presidential polls. With century by Wisden. He 13. Austrian Grand Prix

a victory, he is set to made his debut in 2009 was the first F1 Grand

stay in power until the and represented India in Prix event of the 2020

middle of the next 49 test matches, 165 season, as the season

decade i.e. until 2036. ODIs and 49 T20Is as of went into tail-spin due

Russians citizens went 2020. to the global covid-19

to the polls to cast 12. Jean Castex, a career pandemic. Mercedes'

ballots in a nationwide civil servant who Valtteri Bottas won the

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race with teammate and thus affecting their region to eliminate both

F1 defending champion health the viral diseases.

Lewis Hamilton 15. Former RBI governor, 17. Mercedes’s, Valtteri

finishing at the fourth Urjit Patel has written a Bottas (Finland) has

position. book titled ‘Overdraft: won the Austrian

14. Himachal Pradesh Chief Saving the Indian Grand Prix 2020 at Red

Minister Jai Ram Thakur Saver’. The book focuses Bull Ring in Spielberg,

on 6 July 2020 on the non-performing Austria. This was the

announced that assets (NPAs) issue that first race of 2020

Himachal Pradesh has has afflicted Indian Formula One season.

become the first state in banking in recent years. Charles Leclerc finished

India where cent per It will be published by second for Ferrari while

cent households have Harper Collins India. McLaren’s Lando Norris

LPG (liquefied 16. The World Health came third.

petroleum gas) Organisation (WHO) on 18. Prime Minister

connections. The state 8 July 2020 announced Narendra Modi on 10

achieved this ambitious that Sri Lanka and July 2020 dedicated

target with the help of Maldives have been Asia’s largest solar

the of Himachal Grihini successful in power project, the

Suvidha Yojna that eliminating rubella and Rewa solar power

focuses on homemaker measles. The two project in Madhya

women that collect fuel countries thus became Pradesh, to the nation.

wood and cooking food the first two countries The new 750 MW Solar

on traditional challah from South-East Asia Power plant Project has

been set up at Rewa, in

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the state of Madhya Turkish society. But the on COVID-19:

Pradesh. The plant decision has sparked Safeguarding the health

consists of three solar dismay in the and rights of women

power generating units, international and girls.

each having a capacity community as it was 21. Arunachal Pradesh

of 250 MW and each considered an emblem filmmaker Kezang D

located on a 500-hectare of Christian-Muslim co- Thongdok has bagged

plot of land, which is existence. the Dada Saheb Phalke

situated inside a Solar Award 2020 for a short

20. World Population
Park. documentary “Chi
Day is observed globally
19. Turkish President Recep Lupo”. Chi Lupo is a
on 11th July every year.
Tayyip Erdogan has short documentary on
This day is observed to
formally converted honey hunting,
raise awareness among
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia documented by Kezang
people about the impact
back into a mosque on D Thongdok. Chi Lupo
of a growing population
July 10. Hagia Sophia, sketches the tradition of
and issues including
an architectural marvel honey hunting practised
gender equality, the
and a UNESCO heritage in the Shertukpen
importance of family
site, is now declared community in which
planning, poverty,
open for Muslim “Chi” means honey
maternal health, human
worship. Turning the while “Lipo” means
rights, etc. This year
monument back into a hunters.
theme of World
mosque has been a 22. Chhattisgarh carved its
Population Day
growing demand from name in history as the
2020: Putting the brakes
the Islamist sections of first state level ‘E-Lok
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Adalat’ of India was Party is the ruling party Congress for

conducted successfully in Singapore since challenging Chief

here on 11 July 2020. independence in 1965. Minister Ashok Gehlot,

The first-of-its-kind e- 24. The Supreme Court moved the High Court

public court was upheld the right of against the Assembly

inaugurated by Justice Travancore’s royal disqualification notice

P.R. Ramachandra family to manage the served to him and 18

Menon, the Chief Justice affairs of MLAs. Pilot was

of Chhattisgarh High Padmanabhaswamy accused of horse –

Court. Temple in trading but maintained

Thiruvananthapuram, that he did not wish to

23. Lee Hsien Loong has
reversing a 2011 ruling join the BJP.
become the Prime
of the Kerala High 26. India's third-largest
Minister of Singapore
Court. The State has telecom operator
after the ruling People’s
struggled to gain control Vodafone Idea reported
Action Party won the
of the fabulously a net loss of Rs. 73,878
General Elections held
wealthy temple ever crore for 2019-20. This
in the country. With
since the death of the is the highest ever
this, Lee Hsien Loong
last monarch, Chithira annual loss ever
has won a fourth term
Thirunal Balarama reported by an Indian
as the Prime Minister of
Varma, in 1991 company. However, the
Singapore. Lee Hsien
25. In a dramatic turn, loss includes provision
Loong is the 3rd Prime
Rajasthan Deputy CM for Supreme Court-
Minister of Singapore.
Sachin Pilot, who was mandated statutory
The People’s Action
dismissed by the
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dues, which amount to been opened at Ahllay, ongoing Covid-19

Rs. 58,300 crore) Pasakha by the pandemic. The wearing

27. The Asian Government of India. of the face mask has

Development Bank This new route is been mandatory in the

(ADB) on 15 July 2020 expected to facilitate state as in almost all the

announced that it had movement of industrial states in the country.

appointed Election raw materials and goods Under the campaign the

Commissioner Ashok destined for Pasakha persons not wearing

Lavasa as its vice- Industrial Estate in masks will be stopped

president for private- Bhutan) and provided with a

sector operations and 29. Gabon President Ali mask for Rs. 20 per unit

public-private Bongo appointed the by volunteers of several

partnerships. Lavasa country's first woman voluntary organizations.

was next in line to prime minister, Rose 31. Part of the newly built

become the Chief Christiane Ossouka Rs.263.7 crore

Election Commissioner Raponda, in a cabinet Sattarghat Bridge,

(CEC) of India in 2021. reshuffle on 15 July which crosses the

28. On 15 July 2020 India 2020. Gandak River in

and Bhutan opened a 30. The Madhya Pradesh Gopalganj, Bihar,

new trade route Government on 13 July reportedly collapsed

between Jaigaon in 2020 started the “Roko- when heavy rainfall

West Bengal and Toko” campaign in the caused the water level to

Pasakha in Bhutan. An state to focus against rise, a month after it was

additional Land people not wearing face inaugurated by Chief

Customs station has mask amidst the Minister Nitish Kumar

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with much fanfare. to reach from Bengal to helicopter. The name

Opposition leaders reach to reach the north “Dhruv” in ‘Dhruvastra’

lashed out, although east. Access to the is derived from the

officials said the damage Chittagong port will cut Advanced Light

was only to an approach down the distance by Helicopter (ALH)

road located 2km from almost half. Dhruv, which will be

the bridge. 33. ‘Dhruvastra’ is the equipped with the

32. Marking a new name given to India’s missile.

landmark in maritime anti-tank guided 34. Six-time Formula 1 (F1)

relations between India missile, which was champion Lewis

and Bangladesh, union earlier known as Hamilton (Britain) on

shipping minister HELINA, the short form 19 July 2020 won the

Mansukh Mandaviya of helicopter-launched Hungarian F1 Grand

virtually flagged off the Nag Missile. The flight Prix race and thus

first trial movement of trial of ‘Dhruvastra’ equalled Germany’s

container ships from were conducted on 15 Michael Schumacher's

Kolkata Port to and 16 July 2020 at the single-venue record of

Agartala in Tripura via Interim Test Range (ITR) eight wins.

Chittagong port in in Odisha. Developed 35. UGC Chairman DP

Bangladesh. This will by Defence Research Singh is the Chairman

cut transportation time and Development of the committee

and cost through land Organisation (DRDO), constituted by the HRD

routes to India’s North- this anti-tank guided Ministry to frame

Eastern region. It takes missile meant to be guidelines to ensure

over 1,200 km for goods launched from a that more students stay
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in India and continue it went into space with a return for a 7.73% stake.

their higher studies. Russian mission and the Google CEO, Sundar

According to the HRD launch didn’t succeed. Pichai has announced a

Ministry data in 2019 37. During July 2020 Indian $10 billion for “Google

alone around 7,50,000 budget airline SpiceJet For India Digitisation

students travelled was designated as the Fund”. Under the fund,

abroad to pursue higher Indian Scheduled Google will invest

studies. carrier for flight roughly Rs 75,000 crore

36. Tianwen 1 is the name services to the United in India over the next 5-

of China’s first mission States (US). It thus 7 years. The investment

to the red-planet Mars. became the sole private will be done through a

It was launched on 23 Indian carrier and the mix of equity

July 2020 from Hainan first budget airline to investments,

Island's Wenchang operate services to the partnerships and

Satellite Launch Center. country. Currently, only operational

It consists of an orbiter the national carrier Air infrastructure in

and a lander/rover duo, India is operating flights ecosystem investments.

a combination of craft on India-US routes. 39. Tata group chairman,

that had never before 38. Google CEO Sundar Natarajan

launched together Pichai announced a $10 Chandrasekaran and

toward the Red Planet. billion investment in Chief Executive Officer

It is worth mentioning India over the next and President of

that China did launch an seven years, almost half Lockheed Martin, Jim

orbiter named Yinghuo- of which was put first Taiclet to receive the

1 in November 2011 but into Reliance Jio in US-India Business

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Council(USIBC) Global Nelson Mandela Prize. will protect the

Leadership Award 2020. Kouyaté is a leading consumer rights

figure in efforts to end through its various

40. The United Nations
violence against women notified Rules and
observes 18 July every
in Africa, including provisions and will
year as Nelson Mandela
Female Genital empower consumers
International Day. The
Mutilation (FGM). and hence help them in
day acknowledges
Vardinoyannis has been protecting their rights.
Nelson Mandela’s
involved in the fight Some of the features of
contribution to the
against childhood the Consumer
struggle for democracy
cancer for some 30 Protection Act, 2019
internationally and the
years. includes Consumer
promotion of a culture
42. The Consumer Protection Councils,
of peace throughout the
Protection Act, 2019 has Consumer Disputes
world. Nelson Mandela
been implemented in Redressal Commissions,
Day is an occasion for
India since 20th July Mediation, Product
all to take action and
2020. It has replaced Liability and punishmen
inspire change.
Consumer Protection t for manufacture or sale
41. Guinean doctor
Act, 1986. The new Act of products containing
Morissana Kouyate and
has been introduced to adulterant / spurious
Marianna
offer protection to goods. It also involves
Vardinoyannis of
buyers from traditional the setting up of the
Greece have been
sellers as well as from Central Consumer
announced as the
the new e-commerce Protection
winners of the 2020
retailers/platforms. It Authority (CCPA) whic
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h will aim to promote, become the 10th ‘South Pole Wall’, it’s

protect and enforce the country to own a just half a billion light

rights of consumers. It military-only years from our own

will also conduct communications Milky Way, a small

investigations into satellite, which will distance in intergalactic

violations of consumer provide permanent and terms, which is part of

rights and institute secured military the reason it remained

complaints / communications. undetected till now – it

prosecution. 45. Interest rode high on was hidden by our

43. Eminent Indian Shakuntala Devi – The galaxy’s brightness in a

mathematician of the True story of India’s ‘Zone of Galactic

post-Independence era, Math Genius, film on Obscuration’.

Professor C S the late Shakuntala 47. Climate activist Greta

Seshadri, passed away. Devi, the ‘human Thunberg, who was

He was the founder and computer’, whose role awarded the inaugural

Director-Emeritus of the will be played by Vidya Gulbenkian Prize for

Chennai Mathematical Balan. Humanity, donated the

Institute, an institute for 46. Astronomers reported 1 million prize money to

the study of the discovery of a giant charities working to

mathematics in India. ‘wall’ or filament of combat climate change.

44. SpaceX has successfully galaxies, at least 1.37 She has been awarded

launched South Korea’s billion light years long for her efforts to

first military satellite one of the largest mobilise younger

“ANASIS-II”. With this structures in the known generations to tackle

launch, South Korea has universe. Dubbed the climate change.

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48. Largest Solar Power courage of Indian Singh, a seven – time

Plant at Indian Naval soldiers during the 1999 Rajasthan MLA and

Academy, Ezhimala has Kargil war. brother of the last

been commissioned by 51. The U.A.E. launched the Maharaja of Bharatpur,

the Vice Admiral Anil Arab world’s first along with two of his

Kumar Chawla. It is a 3 mission to Mars, with its associates in a staged

MW Solar Power Plant probe Al – Amal – hope encounter in 1985. The

which has been set-up in in Arabic – taking off incident took place after

line with the Indian from Japan’s an angry Singh had

Government’s initiative Tanegashima Space crashed his car into then

of ‘National Solar Centre and successfully Chief Minister Shiv

Mission’ which aims to establishing contact Charan Mathur’s

achieve 100GW of solar with ground control in helicopter.

power by 2022. Dubai. It is expected to 53. Britain suspended its

49. Haryana will host the reach the Red Planet by extradition treaty with

4th edition of the Khelo February 2021, after Hong Kong amid fears

India Youth Games in which it will remain in that people accused

2021. The Games will be orbit for a Martian year under the new security

held in Panchkula. (687 days on Earth), law imposed by China

50. Kargil Vijay Diwas is collecting data about the could face draconian

observed on 26th July atmosphere. punishments; Canada

every year. On this day, 52. After 35 years, a CBI and Australia have

the country remembers court in Mathura already taken similar

the extreme valour, convicted 11 policemen measures. China

sacrifice and exemplary of Killing Raja Man responded with a threat

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of ‘forceful counter – 56. A fleet of five French- procure 36 Rafale jets.

attack’. With this and manufactured Rafale The delivery of all 36

other disputes, multi-role combat jets aircraft will be

including the exclusion arrived in India. Rafale completed on schedule

of Chinese firm Huawei Jets landed at the by the end of 2021.

from the U.K’s 5G Ambala Air Force base 57. The Union Cabinet

network, the tension is after covering a distance chaired by the Prime

palpably high. of 7,000 km from the Minister Shri Narendra

54. The book titled “Quest Merignac airbase in Modi has approved the

for Restoring Financial French port city of National Education

Stability in India” Bordeaux. Rafale multi- Policy 2020. The

authored by former role combat jets are recently approved

Reserve Bank of India considered one of the National Education

(RBI) deputy governor most potent combat jets Policy 2020 will replace

Viral V.Acharya. globally and will the thirty-four-year-old

55. The former diplomat, provide India’s air National Policy on

and current Minister of power a strategic edge Education (NPE), 1986.

External Affairs in the over its adversaries in The new National

Government of India, S the neighbourhood. Education Policy has

Jaishankar, is releasing Government of India been drafted by a

his new book “The signed a Rs 59,000-crore committee headed by

India Way: Strategies deal with French former ISRO chief

for an Uncertain aerospace major Kasturirangan. National

World”. Dassault Aviation on Education Policy 2020 is

September 23, 2016 to the first education

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policy of the 21st 2014 the tiger 30 July 2020. The

century and aims to population in 2018 rose mission is also carrying

bring transformational up to 2967.Corbett Tiger a four-pound helicopter

reforms in both school Reserve of Uttarakhand called “Ingenuity”.

and higher education has recorded the highest Perseverance Rover is

sectors. National tiger density amongst 50 expected to land on

Education Policy 2020 is tiger reserves in India. Mars’ crater Jezero on 18

aligned to the 2030 The reserve has 14 tigers February 2021.

Agenda for Sustainable per 100 square kilometer

Development and is which is highest in

based on the India. Corbett Tiger

foundational pillars of Reserve also recorded

Access, Equity, Quality, the most number of

Affordability and tigers in the country,

Accountability. with 231 of the 2,967

58. Indian Grandmaster, P tigers.

Harikrishna has 60. Perseverance rover is

finished second in the the name of the wheeled

rapid section of the 53rd robotic rover that was

Biel International Chess dispatched for Mars

Festival in Switzerland. through United States’

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founder of the 5. The National year on ______6____.

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lifetime achievements asymptomatic hypoxia marks the birth and
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estimation of national death anniversary of Committee of the
income. The award has ______7____. Cabinet has approved
been instituted by the 6. The National the extension of KK
Ministry of Statistics ______5_____ Day is Venugopal’s term as the
and Programme celebrated in India every ________8_____ of India.
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henceforth be awarded _____5____ Day 2020 is one year with effect
annually for the “Lessen the mortality of from 1st July 2020. ACC
outstanding and COVID 19” and includes has also approved the
meritorious contribution awareness about reappointment of
of an individual for the asymptomatic hypoxia Solicitor General
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statistics. PC marks the birth and 9. Appointments
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His term has been heritage site is now sections of Turkish

extended for a period of declared open for
one year with effect Muslim worship.
from 1st July 2020. ACC Turning the monument
has also approved the back into a mosque has
reappointment of been a growing demand
Solicitor General from the Islamist
_________9_______for a sections of Turkish
period of three years. society. But the decision
10. International Cricket has sparked dismay in
Council (ICC) located in the international
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Chairman, considered an emblem
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has formally converted Muslim worship.
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existence. level was put first into

__________14__________ _________17________ of ________19______ in
is located in the city of India was conducted return for a 7.73% stake.
__________15_______. successfully here on 11 Google CEO, Sundar
15. ________12______ July 2020. The first-of- Pichai has announced a
President its-kind e-public court $10 billion for “Google
__________13_________ was inaugurated by For India Digitisation
has formally converted Justice P.R. Fund”. Under the fund,
__________14______ Ramachandra Menon, Google will invest
back into a mosque on the Chief Justice of roughly Rs 75,000 crore
July 10. An architectural Chhattisgarh High in India over the next 5-
marvel and a UNESCO Court. 7 years. The investment
heritage site is now 17. __________16______ will be done through a
declared open for carved its name in mix of equity
Muslim worship. history as the first state investments,
Turning the monument level partnerships and
back into a mosque has _________17________ of operational
been a growing demand India was conducted infrastructure in
from the Islamist successfully here on 11 ecosystem investments.
sections of Turkish July 2020. The first-of- 19. Google CEO Sundar
society. But the decision its-kind e-public court Pichai announced a
has sparked dismay in was inaugurated by ________18_______
the international Justice P.R. investment in India over
community as it was Ramachandra Menon, the next seven years,
considered an emblem the Chief Justice of almost half of which
of Christian-Muslim co- Chhattisgarh High was put first into
existence. Court. ________19______ in
__________14__________ 18. Google CEO Sundar return for a 7.73% stake.
is located in the city of Pichai announced a Google CEO, Sundar
__________15_______. ________18_______ Pichai has announced a
16. __________16______ investment in India over $10 billion for “Google
carved its name in the next seven years, For India Digitisation
history as the first state almost half of which Fund”. Under the fund,

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Google will invest aerospace major 22. A fleet of ______20____

roughly Rs 75,000 crore _______23______ on French-manufactured
in India over the next 5- September 23, 2016 to Rafale multi-role combat
7 years. The investment procure jets arrived in India.
will be done through a _________24_____. Rafale Jets landed at the
mix of equity 21. A fleet of ______20____ ______21____ Air Force
investments, French-manufactured base after covering a
partnerships and Rafale multi-role combat distance of 7,000 km
operational jets arrived in India. from the Merignac
infrastructure in Rafale Jets landed at the airbase in French port
ecosystem investments. ______21____ Air Force city of_______22____ .
20. A fleet of ______20____ base after covering a Rafale multi-role combat
French-manufactured distance of 7,000 km jets are considered one
Rafale multi-role combat from the Merignac of the most potent
jets arrived in India. airbase in French port combat jets globally and
Rafale Jets landed at the city of_______22____ . will provide India’s air
______21____ Air Force Rafale multi-role combat power a strategic edge
base after covering a jets are considered one over its adversaries in
distance of 7,000 km of the most potent the neighbourhood.
from the Merignac combat jets globally and Government of India
airbase in French port will provide India’s air signed a Rs 59,000-crore
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combat jets globally and signed a Rs 59,000-crore procure
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power a strategic edge aerospace major 23. A fleet of ______20____
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signed a Rs 59,000-crore _________24_____. Rafale Jets landed at the
deal with French ______21____ Air Force

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base after covering a jets are considered one former _______28____

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Minister Prakash 36. Which Indian committee to frame

Javadekar on 28 July bureaucrat was guidelines to ensure that
2020? appointed a Vice- more students stay in
33. What is the name given President of the Asian India and continue their
to India’s anti-tank Development Bank higher studies. Who is
guided missile, the flight (ADB) on 15 July 2020? heading this committee?
trial of which 37. Asia’s largest solar
successfully conducted power project was
at the Interim Test dedicated to the nation
Range (ITR) in Odisha by Prime Minister
during July 2020? Narendra Modi on 10
34. According to the July 2020. This 750-mw
announcements made is situated at which
by Railway Board place in Madhya
Chairman Vinod Kumar Pradesh
Yadav during July 2020 38. Which was the first
Indian Railways is Formula One Grand
undertaking the mission Prix event of the 2020
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North-Eastern states to which was held on 5
the rail network by July 2020?
which year? 39. The first batch of five
35. The Consumer Rafale fighter jets of the
Protection Act, 2019 36 ordered by India
came into force from 20 arrived at the Indian Air Correct Rating
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25 to 30 Good
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21 Ambala
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22 Bordeaux
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26 Narendra Modi
7 BC Roy
27 1986
8 Attorney General
28 ISRO
9 Solicitor General
29 Kasturirangan
10 Dubai, UAE
30 2030
11 Shashank Manohar
31 Perseverance
12 Turkish
32 2967
13 Reccip Tayyip Erdogan
33 Dhruvastra
14 Hagia Sophia
34 2023
15 Istanbul
35 CPA, 1986
16 Chhattisgarh
36 Ashok Lavasa
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