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 The World Bank has approved a loan of USD 500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) to
improve the quality and governance of school education across six states in India. 

Q. Kohala hydropower project is located in:

a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Sri Lanka
d) Pakistan Occupied Kashmir 

Ans: D
 A Tripartite Power Purchase Agreement (TPPA) was signed for the construction of
the 1124 MW Kohala Hydro Power Project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The Hydro
Power Project is located on the river Jhelum.

 China to construct 1,124-megawatt power project in POK under CPEC

Q. India is buying Rafael jet from which country?

a) France
b) USA
c) UK
d) Russia

Ans: A
 The Rafael is a multirole fighter aircraft designed based on technology 4+ generation
and built by the French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation.
 National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary
physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
 The Theme of 2020 National Doctor’s Day: Lessen the Mortality of COVID 19
 A new free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada comes
into effect from 1st July 2020 onwards. It is known as United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA). It replaces earlier NAFTA
 Duma was a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. 
 Department of Science and Technology’s (DST’s) Science and Engineering Research
Board (SERB) has launched a scheme named ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ on 1st July 2020.
The scheme was launched with the objective to provide a single platform that will
encourage high-end scientific research in the country by providing a common forum
for conducting workshops. Internships and capacity building programs for research
scholars and students.
 In a bid to effectively track the progress on Agenda 2030, the Ministry of Statistics
and Programme Implementation (MoPSI) launched India’s first Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) dashboard.


 Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an infection of the brain caused by the Japanese

encephalitis virus (JEV). While most infections result in little or no symptoms,
occasional inflammation of the brain occurs. In these cases symptoms may include
headache, vomiting, fever, confusion, and seizures. This occurs about 5 to 15 days
after infection

 June 30 is the day designated to celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarism. It

is also the date, in 1889, on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union — the global
organization of parliaments — was established.
 The Inter-Parliamentary Union was the first permanent forum for political multilateral
negotiations. It was established in 1889 with headquarters at Geneva
 Note:
 Althingi, the Iceland Parliament, founded in 930 is World’s oldest parliament

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 Q. Under which section of the Information Technology Act of 2000 government of
India banned 59 Chinese apps?
a) Section 69A
b) Section 58
c) Section 89
d) Section 73B

Ans: A
 The central government has banned 59 mainly Chinese mobile applications such as
Tik-Tok invoking its powers under section 69A of the Information Technology Act of
2000 and provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for
Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules of 2009 to block the apps.
 Section 69A of the IT Act 2000, provides for the central government to issue
directions for blocking public access to any information through any computer
resource.
 This provision has been relied on by government agencies in the past to take down
online content.
 The grounds on which such a step can be taken are: in the interest of sovereignty and
integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the country, friendly relations with
foreign states or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any
offence relating to above.

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 Double Asteroid Redirection Test is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the
kinetic effects of crashing an impactor spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetary
defense purposes.
 NASA recently named the moon of the near-Earth asteroid Didymos of its DART
MISSION.

 The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a national level committee for reforms
in criminal law.
 It is chaired by Ranbir Singh, chairperson, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University
(NLU).

 Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched to accelerate water harvesting and conservation
measures
  The scheme is aimed at making water conservation and promotion of irrigation
efficiency a mass movement through asset creation and communication campaigns. 
 The scheme mainly focuses on 256 districts with the lowest availability of
groundwater

Q: In which of the following countries the ‘Sakteng’ sanctuary is located?

a. China
b. Nepal
c. Bhutan
d. Bangladesh

Answer: C

Note:

 Bhutan’s foreign ministry issued a demarche to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi
for the claims made by Beijing over Sakteng Wildlife sanctuary, situated in eastern
Bhutan.
 The protest was lodged by the Royal Embassy of Bhutan in New Delhi. While
Thimphu and Beijing do not have formal diplomatic relations, the two sides have been
in talks to resolve the border issues between the two countries and demarcate the
boundary.
 Bhutan's western and middle sector have been in dispute with China. However, the
eastern sector has not been part of the boundary talks and China had not claimed
rights over Sakteng wildlife sanctuary earlier.
 The recent claim was made at the 58th meeting of the Global Environment Facility
(GEF) Council where China tried to “oppose” funding to a project for the Sakteng
Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Bhutan saying that it was “disputed” territory.
 Bhutan sent a strong note saying, “Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is an integral and
sovereign territory of Bhutan.”
 Entire state of Nagaland declared as a “disturbed area” under Armed Forces Special
Powers Act (AFSPA) for a further period of 6 months with effect from June 30, 2020

Q. International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on:

a. June 30th
b. July 1st
c. July 2nd
d. July 5th
Ans: a
The International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed every year on June
30. The day is an annual global event which is held on the anniversary
of the Siberian Tunguska event that took place on 30th June 1908, the
most harmful known asteroid-related event on Earth in recent history.

Q. In which of the following state(s) Van Gujjars are inhabited?

a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand
d. All of the above
Ans: D
Van Gujjars are nomadic buffalo-herders inhabiting the foothills of
Himalayan states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and
Uttarakhand.
They are deep dependent on wild habitats in India and for
them, transhumance (the practice of moving livestock from one
grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle) has been a way of
life for centuries.

Q. Who among the following chairs Central Zoo Authority (CZA)?

a. Prime minister
b. Secretary, ministry of environment
c. Union Minister of environment
d. None of the above
Ans: C
  The CZA is a statutory body chaired by the Environment
Minister and tasked with regulating zoos across the country.
 The authority lays down guidelines and prescribes rules under
which animals may be transferred among zoos nationally and
internationally.
 Apart from the chairman, it consists of 10 members and a
member-secretary.

Ivory Coast:
 Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast’s
ruling party, died July 8, 2020 just days after returning from two months of medical
treatment in France, where he previously had undergone a heart transplant.
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Q. Charted Accountants Day (CA Day) is celebrated on:
a. July 1st
b. June 30th
c. Dec 17th
d. May 1st

Ans: A
Charted Accountants Day (CA Day) is celebrated on 1st July every
year to commemorate the founding of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) by the parliament of India. ICAI is also
the second biggest accounting organization in the world.

Q. e-Sanchit was launched by

a. NITI Aayog
b. Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
c. FSSAI
d. CSO

Ans: B
eSANCHIT (e-Storage and Computerized Handling of Indirect Tax
documents).
eSanchit was launched by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes &
Customs (CBIC) for paperless processing, uploading of supporting
documents and to facilitate the trading across Borders.
Q: Which of the following countries blacks out Indian news channels on July 9, 2020
except Doordarshan?

a. China
b. Pakistan
c. Nepal
d. Bhutan

Answer: C

4. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in:

a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Jammu & Kashmir
d. Tripura

Ans: B
The Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) of Odisha has become the largest habitat
of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in India with a record number of their
nesting sites spotted in it.
Q. Recently who among the following has been reappointed as
Attorney General of India?
a. Mukul Rohtagi
b. Tushar Mehta
c. Nk Singh
d. K Venugopal

Ans: D
The central government has extended the term of K.K. Venugopal as
Attorney General (AG) for one year.
Venugopal was appointed the 15th AG of India in 2017. He
succeeded Mukul Rohatgi who was AG from 2014-2017.
Note:
 The Union government strengthened its top legal team by extending the
term of K.K. Venugopal as the Attorney General (AG) for one year,
Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General (SG) for three years and
appointing six new Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) besides
extending the tenure of five existing ASGs.
 While the AG was reappointed by President Ram Nath Kovind, the other
appointments were notified by the Law Ministry after the Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, cleared them

 The Attorney General (AG) of India is a part of the Union Executive. AG is

the highest law officer in the country.
 Article 76 of the Constitution provides for the office of AG of India.
World Population:

 At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of

the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8,000-year
period up to 1 A.D. it grew to 200 million (some estimate 300
million or even 600, suggesting how imprecise population
estimates of early historical periods can be), with a growth rate
of under 0.05% per year.
 A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution:
whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for
world population to reach one billion, the second billion was
achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years
(1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), and the fifth billion
in only 13 years (1987).
 The day was suggested by Dr. K.C.Zachariah in which
population reaches Five Billion when he worked as Sr
Demographer at World Bank.
 K.C. Zachariah is currently Honorary Professor at the Centre for
Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was a
senior demographer at the World Bank (1971-1987). He has
worked extensively on migration, and has coordinated six large-
scale migration surveys in Kerala along with Professor S.
Irudaya Rajan.
 During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has
grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
 In 1970, there were roughly half as many people in the world as
there are now.
 Because of declining growth rates, it will now take over 200
years to double again.
 6 Billion – 1999 (12th October)
 7 billion – 2011 (31st October)
 7.8 billion- July 2020
 8th billion – (2023)
  9th billion – (2037)
 10th billion – (2057)

India:

 The current population of India is 1,380, 407,161 as of July 11,

2020, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United
Nations data.
 India 2020 population is estimated at 1,380,004,385 people at
midyear according to UN data.
 India population is equivalent to 17.7% of the total world
population.
 India ranks number 2 in the list of countries by population.
 The population density in India is 464 per Km 2 (1,202 people
per mi2).
 The total land area is 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles)
 35.0 % of the population is urban (483,098,640 people in 2020)

The five largest countries by Population:

1. China - 1,439,487,500
2. India - 1,380,407,161
3. USA - 331,059,982
4. Indonesia - 273,609,570
5. Pakistan - 221,021,284
Q. Which of the following country is associated with intelligence satellite ‘Ofek-
16’?
a. UK
b. Germany
c. France
d. Israel

Ans: D
 Israel has successfully launched its intelligence satellite ‘Ofek-16’ into the
Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Q. ‘Dehing Patkai’ Wildlife Sanctuary is sometimes seen in news. It is located in:

a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Gujarat
d. Assam

Ans: D
 Wildlife sanctuaries refer to an area which provides protection and
favourable living conditions to the wild animals
 The national park provides protection to the entire set of the ecosystem, i.e.
flora, fauna, landscape, etc. of that region
 Assam State Government has decided for the up-gradation of the status of
the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park.
Q. Recently in which country India constructed ‘Shree Saptmai Gurukul Sanskrit
Vidhyalaya’?
a. Bhutan
b. Sri Lanka
c. Myanmar
d. Nepal
Ans: D
 Shree Saptmai Gurukul Sanskrit Vidhyalaya was constructed under the
Nepal-Bharat Maitri: Development Partnership (a High Impact Community
Development Project of Indian Government in Nepal).

Q. Which state becomes First State in India to have LPG Gas Connection in Every
Household?
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Himachal Pradesh

Ans: D
 All households in the state of Himachal Pradesh have access to LPG Gas
Connection, making Himachal Pradesh the first state in the country to
achieve the goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of
Ujjwala Yojana for providing a cooking gas connection to every household
in the country.
Q. Which of the following launched Digital India Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App
Innovation Challenge?
a. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
b. Ministry of communications
c. Ministry of HRD
d. CII

Ans: A
 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in partnership with
Atal Innovation Mission – Niti Aayog launched a Digital India Aatma
Nirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge for Indian tech entrepreneurs and
startups.

Q. What is the name of organization suggested in union budget to enhance sources

of capital for infrastructure financing?
a. Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation
b. Credit Guarantee Empowerment Corporation
c. Credit Guarantee Enhancement Cooperation
d. None of the above

Ans: A
 To enhance sources of capital for infrastructure financing, the Central
government will set up a Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation in the
current financial year 2019-20
 The regulations for setting up a Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation
have been notified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Q. In which year Paris Climate accord was signed?
a. 2015
b. 2016
c. 2017
d. 2018

Ans: A

 Conference of Parties (COP) 21, also known as the Paris Climate Conference is a

landmark environmental accord that was adopted in 2015 to address climate change
and its negative impacts.
 It aims to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit the global
temperature increase in this century to well below 2°C above pre industrial levels,
while pursuing means to limit the increase to 1.5°C.

Q. ‘World Zoonoses Day’ is observed on

a. Dec 17th
b. June 30th
c. July 6th
d. April 5th

Ans: C

 World Zoonoses Day is held every year on July 6. The day commemorates July 6,
1885, when Louis Pasteur successfully administered the first vaccine against Rabies
virus, a zoonotic disease. Theme day raises awareness for the risk of zoonotic
diseases.
 Zoonoses are infectious diseases (virus, bacteria and parasites) that can be spread
from animals to humans, and vice versa. Zoonoses can spread from direct contact
with animals or indirectly, vector-borne or food-borne.
Q. Which of the following country is associated with CAATSA?
a. Bhutan
b. USA
c. Maldives
d. Bangladesh

Ans: B
CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) is a United States
federal law that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
It includes sanctions against countries that engage in significant transactions with Russia's
defence and intelligence sectors.

Q. Plague is caused by
a. Bacteria
b. Protozoa
c. Virus
d. None of the above

Ans: A
 Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis usually found in small mammals and
their fleas.
 It is transmitted between animals and humans by the bite of infected fleas, direct
contact with infected tissues and inhalation of infected respiratory droplets.
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Q. Recently government of India launched Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for the following
period?
a. 2020-22
b. 2020-24
c. 2020-27
d. 2020-29

Ans: D
Recently, the Union Cabinet has given approval to a pan India central sector
scheme i.e. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, to inject formal credit into farm and farm-
processing based activities.
Duration: Financial Year 2020 to 2029.

Q. In which year National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed?

a. 2004
b. 2005
c. 2006
d. 2007

Ans: B
 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, earlier known as
the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in 2005 to augment
employment generation and social security in India.
 It is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development.
 The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every
financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-
related unskilled manual work.
 It covers all districts of India except the ones with 100% urban population
Q. Indian railways announced that it will become a net-zero emission network by:
a. 2030
b. 2027
c. 2025
d. 2022

Ans: A
 In January 2020, it was announced that the entire network of the Indian Railways will
run on electricity by 2024 and become a net-zero emission network by 2030.
 Indian Railways is all set to transform itself as 'Net Zero' Carbon Emission Mass
Transportation Network by 2030 in a mission mode! As directed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, the national transporter plans to solarise railway stations by utilizing
its vacant lands for renewable energy projects

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Q. What is the rank of India in Logistics Performance Index?

a. 89
b. 58th
c. 48th
d. 44th

Ans: D
  The Logistics Performance Index (LPI), developed by the World Bank Group, is an
interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and
opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to
improve their performance.
 India ranked 44th on the LPI in 2018.
 Germany ranked at the top followed by Sweden, Belgium and Austria.
 Afghanistan 160/160

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Q. Which of the following is an example of Anti-Tank Guided Missile?

a. Prithvi
b. Agni
c. Akash
d. Nag

Ans: D
 Nag was one of the first five strategic missiles planned to be developed
under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme initiated in
the 1980s. The other missiles developed under the project include the
Agni, Prithvi, Trishul and Akash and all three of them have been
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Q. In which year, Hong Kong was formerly a British colony and was handed
over to China?
a. 1995
b. 1997
c. 1999
d. 2000

Ans: B
 Hong Kong was formerly a British colony and was handed over to
mainland China in 1997, becoming one of its Special Administrative
Regions (SAR).
 It is governed by a mini-constitution called the Basic Law, which affirms
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Q. Recently, the Prime Minister has inaugurated Asia's largest solar power
project in:
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Kerala
d. Madhya Pradesh

Ans: B

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Q. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner functions under:
a. Ministry of HRD
b. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
c. Ministry of Home Affairs
d. None of the above

Ans: C
The Office of the Registrar General is under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It
issues the Sample Registration System bulletin, which provides estimates of
birth rate, death rate and infant mortality rate for states.
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Q. India is procuring AH-64E Apache Helicopter and Chinook helicopters

from:
a. USA
b. Russia
c. France
d. Australia
Ans: A
 India is procuring 37 Military Helicopter- 22 were AH-64E Apache
Helicopter and 15 were CH-47F(I) Chinook heavy-lift Helicopters from
USA.
 Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I)
Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final five of
the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force
Station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boeing handed over the last five of 15
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Q. Which country successfully launched ‘APSTAR-6D’ satellite?

a. UK
b. China
c. France
d. Russia

Ans: B
 From the LaunchPad 3 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, China
Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC- the sole commercial
organization for providing commercial satellite launch services of the
Chinese Government) had successfully launched the communication
satellite ‘APSTAR-6D’

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Q. Which is the primary regulator for insurance in India?
a. RBI
b. SEBI
c. IRDAI
d. TRAI

Ans: C
 The primary regulator for insurance in India is the Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
 Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the capital infusion of
Rs.12,450 crore in the three Public Sector General Insurance Companies
(PSGICs) namely Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OlCL), National
Insurance Company Limited (NICL) and United India Insurance
Company
Limited (UIICL).

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Q. Soyuz was an expendable carrier rocket of:

a. Japan
b. Russia
c. China
d. France

Ans: B

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Q. How many times Aphelion Day takes place in a year?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Ans: a
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Q. How many states are present in North-East council?

a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

Ans: C
 The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and
social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the
eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The North Eastern Council was
constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament.
 Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002
 The headquarters of the council is situated in Shillong and functions
under the ministry of home affairs

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Q. International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation is also

known as:
a. Vienna convention
b. Hague Code of Conduct
c. Rotterdam convention
d. None of the above
Ans: B
 The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation,
also known as the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC), was established on
25 November 2002 as an arrangement to prevent the proliferation
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Q. GOARN (Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network) is an initiative of
a. World bank
b. IMF
c. WTO
d. WHO
Ans: D

 The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global Outbreak Alert and

Response Network (GOARN) is one of the initiatives which makes
scientific predictions based on global data about diseases.

Q. What is the name of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier?

a. Vikrant
b. Sindush
c. Khanderi
d. Arihant
Ans: A
 The country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), Vikrant, is in
advanced stage of construction and will be delivered to the Navy in 2021 for
advanced trials
 Vikrant, weighing 40,000 tonnes, is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. It
works on Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) mechanism
similar to the present carrier INS Vikramaditya with an angular ski-jump.
The ship is powered by four General Electric (GE) gas turbines. It will
operate Russian origin MiG-29K fighters, which also fly from
Vikramaditya.

Q. ISRO has signed a contract with Glavkosmos company for Gaganyaan project.
The company belongs to which country?
a. France
b. Russia
c. Germany
d. Japan

Ans: B
 Gaganyaan is a fully autonomous 3.7-tonne (8,200 lb) spacecraft
designed to carry a 3-member crew to orbit and safely return to
the Earth after a mission duration of up to seven days. Its service module
is powered by two liquid propellant engines.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation has signed a contract with a
Russian company Glavkosmos.
 The contract has been signed for selection support, medical examination and
space training of Indian astronauts for the country’s proposed maiden
manned space mission ‘Gaganyaan’.
 Glavkosmos is a Russian launch service provider and a subsidiary of the
state corporation Roscosmos.
Q. With which of the following Government of India signed the $750 million
agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme?
a. IMF
b. World Bank
c. ADB
d. NDB

Ans: B

 The World Bank and the Government of India signed the $750 million
agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme
 World Bank’s MSME Emergency Response Programme will address the
immediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million viable MSMEs to
help them withstand the impact of the current shock and protect millions of
jobs.

Q. What is the name of India’s largest Butterfly?

a. golden birdwing
b. southern birdwing
c. Pigeon birdwing
d. None of the above
Ans: A
 It has dethroned an unknown specimen a British Army officer had recorded in 1932
 A Himalayan butterfly named Golden Birdwing is India’s largest, a record an
unknown specimen had held for 88 years.
 With a wingspan of 194 mm, the female of the species is marginally larger than the
Southern Birdwing (190 mm) that Brigadier William Harry Evans, a British military
officer and lepidopterist, had recorded in 1932. But the male Golden Birdwing
(Troides aeacus) is much smaller at 106 mm.

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Q. Who among the following is the head of committee that was constituted to Frame
Guidelines for students to stay in India for higher studies?
a. Dr P Raghu ram
b. Dr Ranjan ghose
c. Dr Vimal kumar
d. Dr D P Singh

Ans: D
Union Minister of Human Resources and Development has set a committee under the
chairmanship of UGC Chairman D P Singh. The committee is to frame guidelines to ensure
that more students stay in India and continue their higher studies.

Q. In which of the following states Markandeshwar temple is located?

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Maharastra
d. Karnataka

Ans: C
The Markandeshwar temple is situated on the bank of River Wainganga in district of
Maharashtra. It is in news because the Archaeological Survey of India initiated the large scale
restoration work of this temple.
It is Known as the “Khajuraho of Vidarbha”, the temples belong to the Nagara group of
temples of North India.
Q. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is an initiative of:
a. Ministry of women and child development
b. Ministry of Home affairs
c. NITI Aayog
d. Ministry of Human Resource and Development

Ans: D
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Human Resource and
Development.
The programme aims to link a higher education institute with at least 5 villages.

Q. Which space agency is associated with ASTHROS Mission?

a. ISRO
b. ESA
c. NASA
d. JAXA

Ans: C
 The space agency's ASTHROS mission will depart from Antarctica in December
2023 and spend three weeks in the stratosphere, the section of the atmosphere where
the ozone layer sits. Its components include a balloon the size of a football field and a
specialized far-infrared telescope designed to pick up light the human eye can't detect.
American Presidential Elections:

 Never in American history, not even during the Civil War and World War
II has there been a successful move to ‘Delay the Election’ for President.

 Fifteen States had postponed their primaries or switched to vote by mail

with extended deadlines.

 These where in compliance with state laws. Postponing the general

election is a lot more complex though.
 Changes to Election Day, which, by law, is the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, can be affected only by changing the law.
 For this to happen the U.S. Senate and House, would need to vote for
such legislation.
 Trump does not have the ability to delay the election.
 Elections are enshrined in the Constitution.
 The Constitution also says that if the date of the election is to be changed,
it must be changed by Congress.

Bubonic Plague:

 A herdsman in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected

with bubonic plague, health officials said, a reminder of how even as the world battles
a pandemic caused by a novel virus, old threats remain.

 The Bayannur city health commission said the plague was doagnoised in the
herdsman on July 5, 2020, and he was in stable condition undergoing treatment at a
hospital.

 The commission also issued a third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-level
system, warning people against hunting, eating or transporting potentially infected
animals, particularly marmots, and to report any dead or diseased rodents.

 The city government said it had put in place plague-prevention measures that would
remain in force for the rest of the year.

 The disease, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages, is caused by the
Yersinia pestis bacterium and is transmitted by fleas that become infected by rodents.
In Inner Mongolia, the host is often marmots that live in rural areas.

Symptoms:
  Patients develop sudden onset of fever, headache, chills, and weakness and one or
more swollen, tender and painful lymph nodes (called buboes). This form is usually
the result of an infected flea bite. The bacteria multiply in the lymph node closest to
where the bacteria entered the human body. If the patient is not treated with
appropriate antibiotics, the bacteria can spread to other parts of the body.

Note:

 Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region that is considered part of the People's

Republic of China

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