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Question: Which option is not correct in the context of PM-FME scheme?
(a) The scheme was launched on June 29, 2020.
(b) The Scheme would generate total investment of Rs 35,000 crore and generate 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled employment.
(c) The scheme to be implemented over a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore.
(d) It is a centrally sponsored scheme and all the expenditure will be borne by the Central Government.
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Question: Which statement is / are true with reference to the Statistics Day?
- Every year this day is celebrated on 29 June.
- It is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis.
- The theme of Statistics Day 2020 was: Sustainable Development Goals Nos. 3 and 5.
(a) Only 1 and 3 are true.
(b) Only 1 and 2 are true.
(c) Only 1 is true.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 are true.
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Question: Who chairs the China Study Group (CSG), which met in June 2020?
(a) Defence Minister of India
(b) Cabinet Secretary
(c) National Security Advisor
(d) Defence Secretary
Question: Which Union Ministry has launched the ‘SATYABHAMA’ portal?
(a) Ministry of Skill Development
(b) Ministry of Labour and Employment
(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(d) Ministry of Mines
Question: In which state’s Mandi Gobindgarh, was a Continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility inaugurated on June 29, 2020?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana
Question: Narcondam hornbill bird is an endemic species to:
(a) Nagaland
(b) Kerala
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Tamil Nadu
Question: In which state have the researchers recorded a the Scarlet Skimmer with Gynandromorphism traits?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Kerala
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Question: What is Gynandromorphism, which was in the news recently?
(a) A biological trait in which length of male species is half of female.
(b) A biological trait in which all organisms of a particular species are born blind.
(c) Individuals having both male and female tissues.
(d) A community in which species show female leadership.
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Question: Which country is following the ‘New Southbound Policy’?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Nepal
(c) Taiwan
(d) Russia
Question: Lazarus Chakwera has been sworn in as the President of:
(a) Kenya
(b) Botswana
(c) Namibia
(d) Malawi
Answer: d
Question: Who was on June 29, 2020 conferred with the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to statistics on the occasion of Statistics Day.?
(a) Bimal Jalan
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) C. Rangarajan
(d) Kaushik Basu
Question: Which state has launched ‘Project Platina’?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
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Question: Which countries are part of the Five EYES, which was recently in the news?
(a) UK, US, France, Germany and Russia
(b) Russia, China, South Africa, Brazil and North Korea
(c) USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
(d) India, USA, France, Germany and UK
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Question: The term ‘‘silence’ process’ is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:
(a) UN procedure by which a proposal for sending peace mission to a country is passed
(b) A procedure by which a UN resolution passes if no formal objections are raised within a stipulated time
(c) UN procedure by which a border dispute between two countries is resolved
(d) UN proposal condemning various countries on issues of racism and human rights
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Question: Under the Sankalp Parv, the Ministry of Culture has recommended to plants five trees which have been identified by Prime Minister. Which tree is not included in those five trees?
(a) Bargad
(b) Awla
(c) Pepal
(d) Nimbu
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Question: Which state government has launched ‘e-Manas’, a statewide registry of all facilities and professionals providing mental healthcare?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Karnataka
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Question: According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Southwest Monsoon 2020 covered the entire country 12 days prior to normal date. What is the normal date for Monsoon to cover entire country?
(a) 25 June
(b) 21 June
(c) 1 July
(d) 8 July
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Question: Uttar Pradesh government has decided to form a dedicated force for security of courts, metro rail, airports, industrial establishments, banks and other organizations in the state. What will be the name of this force?
(a) Uttar Pradesh Industrial Security Force
(b) Uttar Pradesh General Establishment Force
(c) Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force
(d) Uttar Pradesh Civil Defence Force
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Question: According to a recent study, where was the first domestication of chicken occurred?
(a) North-West India
(b) Southwestern China
(c) Gulf countries
(d) North America
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Question: In June, 2020, Mumbai started reporting symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease among patients with coronavirus. Kawasaki disease primarily affects:
(a) Farmers working in the fields
(b) Children
(c) Pregnant women
(d) Older people
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Question: The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 has amended the:
(a) The Banking Regulation Act 1969
(b) The Banking Regulation Act 1949
(c) The Banking Regulation Act, 1959
(d) The Banking Regulation Act, 1975
Answer: b
Question: In which state a 500-year-old temple, dedicated to Lord Gopinath Dev, that is believed to be submerged during the 19th century, has resurfaced?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala
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Question: Which state government has declared Tillari as Conservation Reserve?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Odisha
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Question: Which one of the followings has launched a behaviour change campaign called ‘Navigating the New Normal’
(a) CSIR
(b) United Nations
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) World Bank
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Question: Which Union Ministry has launched ‘SPARC Project’?
(a) Ministry of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(d) Ministry of Labor and Employment
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Question: What is the name of the Advanced Torpedo Decoy System of Indian Navy capable of being fired from all frontline warships?
(a) Kapila
(b) Kanad
(c) Maareech
(d) Bhaskara
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Question: In which city was the Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service (QIS) inaugurated on June 26, 2020?
(a) Pune
(b) Jaipur
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Nagpur
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Question: For how many Most Affected districts “Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) was e-launched on June 26, 2020.?
(a) For 125 districts
(b) For 182 districts
(c) For 272 districts
(d) For 295 districts
Answer: c
Question: Where will the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 be held?
(a) South Africa-Kenya
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Australia-New Zealand
(d) Germany
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Question: Which country’s President Hashim Thaci has been is being prosecuted for war crimes?
(a) Kosovo
(b) Serbia
(c) Poland
(d) Bulgaria
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Question: What is India’s ranking in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks at the end of 2019?
(a) 46th
(b) 61st
(c) 77th
(d) 25th
Answer: c
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Question: A team of scientists has launched an initiative to study the impact of “anthropause” to:
(a) track fossil fuels consumption and production
(b) track psychological behaviour of people
(c) track wildlife
(d) track economic activities
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Question: In order to provide a level playing field for private companies to use Indian space infrastructure, which organisation has been created?
(a) Indian Space Collaboration, Exploration and Development Centre
(b) Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre
(c) Indian National Space Infrastructure Administration Centre
(d) Indian National Center for Space Coordination, Development and Certification
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Question: The Vivekananda Yoga University, the world’s first yoga university outside India has been launched in:
(a) United Kingdom
(b) Japan
(c) United States
(d) Germany
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Question: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has unveiled Free Digital Learning Platform ‘Skills Build Reignite’ in partnership with:
(a) Microsoft
(b) Google
(c) IBM
(d) Facebook
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Question: Which option is not true with reference to the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)?
(a) It was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 24 June 2020.
(b) The fund is worth Rs 25,000 crore.
(c) The beneficiaries of this fund include Farmers Producer Organizations, MSMEs, Section-8 companies, private companies as well as private entrepreneurs.
(d) Under this fund scheme, 90% would be the loan component to be made available by scheduled banks.
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Question: What is the target of the SATAT initiative?
(a) production of 10 MMT of CBG from 3000 plants by 2025
(b) production of 25 MMT of CBG from 4000 plants by 2024
(c) production of 10 MMT of CBG from 2000 plants by 2022
(d) production of 15 MMT of CBG from 5000 plants by 2023
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Question: India has announced to reduce the staff strength by half in its Embassy/ High Commissioner located in which country?
(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Answer: c
Question: To commemorate the completion of 100 years of which rebellion, a film on Variyankunnathu Kunajahmed Haji has been announced?
(a) Bhil Rebellion
(b) Kol Rebellion
(c) Rangpur Rebellion
(d) Malabar Rebellion
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Question: According to India TB Report 2020, what was the notified number of tuberculosis cases in 2019?
(a) 2.4 million
(b) 3.2 million
(c) 4.0 million
(d) 4.8 million
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Question: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) has been renamed as
(a) National Tuberculosis – Sustainable Development Goal Campaign
(b) National Tuberculosis Elimination Program
(c) National Tuberculosis Control and Eradication Program
(d) National Tuberculosis Health Campaign
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Question: How much credit will be provided under Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs?
(a) Equal to 15% of their stake (equity plus debt) or Rs. 75 lakh whichever is lower
(b) Equal to 10% of their stake (equity plus debt) or Rs. 50 lakh whichever is lower
(c) Equal to 15% of their stake (equity plus debt) or Rs. 100 lakh whichever is lower.
(d) Equal to 10% of their stake (equity plus debt) or Rs. 25 lakh whichever is lower.
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Question: Under which article of the constitution has the Central Government set up a commission for sub-categorization of other backward classes?
(a) Article 334
(b) Article 336
(c) Article 340
(d) Article 341
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Question: In which state /UT did Union Minister Shri Jitendra Singh inaugurate the two important Bridges Devika and Puneja?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
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Question: Who is the author of the book ‘The Room Where It Happened’?
(a) John Bolton
(b) Barack Obama
(c) Hillary Clinton
(d) Donald Trump
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Question: Kushinagar, where an International Airport has been approved, is famous for what?
(a) Vardhman Mahavira attained salvation here.
(b) Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon here.
(c) Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana
(d) Gautama Buddha was born here.
Answer: c
Question: In which country has the Central Government approved additional investment by ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) towards further development of Shwe oil & gas project?
(a) Iran
(b) Myanmar
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Qatar
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Question: According to the World Bank, how much was the Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) of Indian Rupee per US$ at Gross Domestic Product (GDP) level in 2017?
(a) Rs 15.55
(b) Rs 20.65
(c) Rs 25.45
(d) Rs 30.35
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Question: According to World Bank’s new Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for reference year 2017, India is the:
(a) Second largest economy in the world
(b) Third largest economy in the world
(c) Fourth largest economy in the world
(d) Fifth largest economy in the world
Answer: b
Question: The International Comparison Program (ICP) is the largest worldwide data-collection initiative, under the guidance of:
(a) OECD
(b) UNSC
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) G-20
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Question: What is the Price Level Indices (PLI), which have been in the news recently?
(a) The ratio of imported goods price to its corresponding domestic manufactured price
(b) The ratio of real GDP to its corresponding Nominal GDP
(c) The ratio of a PPP to its corresponding market exchange rate
(d) The ratio of wholesale price index to its corresponding consumer price index
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Question: According to the Top500, which has been ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer in June 2020?
(a) Summit, USA
(b) Sierra, USA
(c) Fugaku, Japan
(d) Taihulight
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Question: North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) is which political party’s fronted forum of major regional parties in the northeast?
(a) Communist Party of India (CPI)
(b) All India Congress (INC)
(c) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
(d) All India Trinamool Congress
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Question: In which temple Ambubachi festival was held in June 2020?
(a) Dakshineswar Kali Temple
(b) Vimala Temple
(c) Taratarini Temple
(d) Kamakhya Temple
Answer: d
Question: Which countries are claiming Senkaku Islands?
(a) Japan, Russia and China
(b) Russia, Philippines and Japan
(c) Japan, China and Taiwan
(d) Japan, Russia and Taiwan
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Question: The exotic ‘Hyacinth macaw’ seized at Kolkata is:
(a) A duck species
(b) A parrot species
(c) A pigeon species
(d) A vulture species
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Question: The term Coccolithophores is sometimes mentioned in the news, is:
(a) A geological age
(b) A plant species endemic to the Western Ghats
(c) An ancient marine algae
(d) A herbal flower endemic to the Himalayas
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Question: Who is the only Asian tycoon in the exclusive club of the world’s top 10 richest people, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2020?
(a) Azim Premji
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Jack Ma
(d) Gautam Adani
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Question: ‘Ashadhi Bij’ is the new year of which region?
(a) Garhwal region
(b) Bundelkhand area
(c) Kutchi region
(d) Rayalaseema region
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Question: Where is the Gee’s golden langur found in India?
(a) Only in Assam
(b) Only in Assam and Odisha
(c) Only in Kerala
(d) Only in Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Question: Which section of the Representation of the People Act 1951 upholds the privilege of the voter to maintain confidentiality about her choice of vote?
(a) Section 54
(b) Section 64
(c) Section 74
(d) Section 94
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Question: The NITI Aayog in collaboration with whom launched the “Decarbonising Transport in India” project?
(a) Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(b) International Energy Agency
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) International Transport Forum
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Question: The Decarbonising Transport in Emerging Economies (DTEE) supports transport decarbonisation in four countries. Which country is not included in these four countries?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Argentina
(d) Morocco
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Question: Which one of the followings organized first Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene EXPO 2020 in June 2020?
(a) Assocham
(b) FICCI
(c) CII
(d) NASSCOM
Answer: b
Question: The World Camel Day was celebrated on:
(a) April 21, 2020
(b) June 22, 2020
(c) June 16, 2020
(d) March 18, 2020
Answer: b
Question: When is the World Rainforest Day celebrated?
(a) 22 June
(b) 21 March
(c) 14 December
(d) 28 April
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Question: Which is the largest frog in the world?
(a) American Bullfrog
(b) Northern Leopard Frog
(c) American Toad
(d) Goliath Frog
Question: On which day was the World Music Day celebrated?
(a) May 29, 2020
(b) June 21, 2020
(c) January 17, 2020
(d) 16 April, 2020
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Question: Which is the first company in India to hit a market valuation of USD 150 billion?
(a) TCS
(b) Reliance Industries
(c) Tata group
(d) Adani Enterprises
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Question: Which one of the following options is not true with reference to the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan?
(a) It was launched on 20 June 2020 from Khagaria, Bihar.
(b) Union Ministry of Labor and Employment is the nodal ministry for this campaign.
(c) It involves focused implementation of 25 categories of works/ activities in 116 districts in 6 states.
(d) The main objective of this campaign is to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to returnee migrant workers.
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Question: Which option is not true with reference to the solar eclipse?
(a) Annular solar eclipse is also popularly called as ring of fire eclipse.
(b) The first solar eclipse of 2020 took place on the summer solstice, which was the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
(c) In all solar eclipse the Sun, Moon and Earth may be perfectly aligned.
(d) Annular solar eclipse is a particular case of the total solar eclipse.
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Question: Which one of the following options is not true?
(a) Galvan Valley is situated to the west of the confluence of Galwan River and Shyok River.
(b) The Line of Actual Control between India and China lies east of the confluence of the Shyok River and the Galvan River.
(c) India has built the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulet Beg Oldie road east of the Shyok River.
(d) The Galwan River originates in Aksai Chin, which is currently in the control of China.
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Question: In which state is the ancient site Keeladi located where excavations are being carried out?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: c
Question: The Sports Ministry has decided to establish 1000 Khelo India Centers (KIC) at the:
(a) Block level
(b) Gram Panchayat level
(c) District level
(d) College level
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Question: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’, who died, was from which country?
(a) Colombia
(b) Brazil
(c) Spain
(d) Germany
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Question: When was the World Sickle Cell Day organized?
(a) 8 June 2020
(b) 14 April 2020
(c) 19 June 2020
(d) 24 March 2020
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Question: When was the International Horseshoe Crab Day celebrated?
(a) June 15, 2020
(b) June 16, 2020
(c) June 20, 2020
(d) May 28, 2020
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Question: What was the theme of the International Day of Yoga 2020?
(a) Yoga for mental peace
(b) Yoga for global peace
(c) Yoga for health – Yoga at home
(d) Yoga for global welfare
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Question: The world’s second largest egg fossil has been found on Seymour Island off:
(a) Arctic’s coast
(b) Antarctic’s coast
(c) Brazil’ coast
(d) Spain’s coast
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Question: Which country has launched a campaign called ‘New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System’ (N.O.R.M.S)?
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) France
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Question: Besides India, which countries have been elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council in June 2020?
(a) Ireland, Mexico and Norway
(b) Ireland, Mexico and Canada
(c) Canada, South Africa and Norway
(d) South Africa, Ireland and Norway
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Question: What is the name of India’s first mobile lab for COVID-19 testing to promote last mile testing access in rural India?
(a) C-Lab
(b) I-Lab
(c) P-Lab
(d) S-Lab
Answer: b
Question: On June 18, 2020, the Prime Minister launched the auction process of how many coal blocks for commercial mining?
(a) 35
(b) 41
(c) 55
(d) 101
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Question: India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 18, 2020 signed a $750 million “COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme”. When did the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank begin operations?
(a) January 2015
(b) January 2016
(c) January 2017
(d) January 2011
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Question: Petroleum major BP on June 18, 2020 announced plans to set up a major new centre for its global business services (GBS) operations in:
(a) Pune
(b) Jamnagar
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad
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Question: Who took charge as chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) on June 22, 2020 in June 2020?
(a) Raghuram Rajan
(b) Bimal Jalan
(c) Urjit Patel
(d) Kaushik Basu
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Question: BPR Vitthal, who passed away recently, was a member of which of the following?
(a) Planning Commission
(b) Finance Commission
(c) National Human Rights Commission
(d) Law Commission
Answer: b
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Question: Where will the Secretariat of the newly launched Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)?
(a) Montreal
(b) Paris
(c) New York
(d) Geneva
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Question: ‘Axone’, on which a film was made recently, is basically a fermented soya bean of which state?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Odisha
(c) Nagaland
(d) Kerala
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Question: Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the World Investment Report 2020?
(a) This report was released by UNCTAD.
(b) India was ranked 9th in terms of attracting foreign direct investments in the year 2019.
(c) In the year 2019, India attracted $51 billions of foreign direct investment.
(d) India attracted $9 billion less FDIs in 2019 as compared to the year 2018.
Answer: d
Question: What is India’s ranking on an annual World Competitiveness Index 2020 compiled by Institute for Management Development (IMD)?
(a) 38th
(b) 43rd
(c) 58th
(d) 73rd
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Question: Which country has got top position on an annual World Competitiveness Index 2020 compiled by Institute for Management Development (IMD)?
(a) Singapore
(b) New Zealand
(c) Denmark
(d) USA
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Question: When was the Desertification and Drought Prevention Day 2020 was observed?
(a) 14 April 2020
(b) 16 March 2020
(c) 17 June 2020
(d) 26 April 2020
Answer: c
Question: Which statement is true with reference to the SIPRI Yearbook 2020 report on nuclear weapons?
(a) The number of countries with nuclear weapons in the world is eight.
(b) India has less nuclear weapons than China but more than Pakistan.
(c) Russia has the most nuclear weapons in the world.
(d) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) is a Swedish think tank.
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Question: According to the bulletin released by the Reserve Bank of India, what was the Indian household’s net financial assets (NFA) in the financial year 2019-20?
(a) 6.7 percent of GDP
(b) 7.2 percent of GDP
(c) 7.7 percent of GDP
(d) 8.2 percent of GDP
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Question: What is the difference between Net Financial Assets (NFA) and Gross Financial Assets (GFA)?
(a) The Net financial asset is the sum of gross financial assets and financial liabilities.
(b) The Net financial asset is the difference between gross financial assets and less financial liabilities .
(c) The gross financial asset is the sum of net financial assets and financial liabilities.
(d) The gross financial asset is the difference between net financial assets and financial liabilities..
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Question: The United States Trump administration has authorised sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in response to:
(a) The court’s decision to open an investigation into Russia spy case
(b) The court’s decision to support Iranian Government in nuclear deal
(c) The court’s decision to open an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan
(d) The court’s decision to open an investigation into war crimes in Iraq
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Question: The Indian Gas Exchange (IGX),which was recently launched, is incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the:
(a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) National Stock Exchange
(c) National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
(d) Indian Energy Exchange
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Question: Hachcholli-Raravi area is the breeding center of which species?
(a) The Great Indian Bustard
(b) Pygmy hog
(c) Flamingo
(d) Vulture
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Question: Which institute has launched a national health care supply chain portal called ‘Aarogyapath’?
(a) DRDO
(b) CSIR
(c) AIIMS
(d) Ministry of AYUSH
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Question: The Karnataka’s Authority for Advanced Ruling (AAR) has decided to impose how much GST on Parota?
(a) 5 percent
(b) 18 percent
(c) zero
(d) 28 percent
Answer: b
Question: An advance ruling pronounced by Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) & the Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) shall be binding:
(a) Only on the applicant
(b) All the taxpayers of the concerned state/UT including the applicant
(c) Taxpayers from all over India including the applicant
(d) All the states and union territories except the Union Government
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Question: When did the Great Oxidation Event, which was in the news recently, take place?
(a) About 4.2 billion years ago
(b) About 4.8 billion years ago
(c) About 2.4 billion years ago
(d) About 1.6 billion years ago
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Question: Who was world’s oldest living first-class cricketer who died at the age of 100 in June 2020?
(a) Vasant Raiji
(b) Narendra Setty
(c) Amit Rai
(d) Naresh Gaikwad
Answer: a
Question: In which state a Mesolithic site was discovered at Iduru-Kunjadi?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
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Question: In which state is the three-day Raja Praba celebrated on the occasion of onset of monsoon ?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) Meghalaya
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Question: Who has developed iFlOWS Mumbai?
(a) IIT Mumbai
(b) ISRO
(c) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(d) Bhabha Atomic Research Center
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Question: Indian Railways has become the first Railway to run Double Stack Container train with high reach pantograph in high rise OHE territory, the Operations of which successfully commenced on 10th June, 2020 from Palanpur & Botad stations in:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
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Question: What is the objective of the recently launched ‘Sahakar-Mitra’ programme?
(a) To provide the farmers a fair price for their produces
(b) To provide credits to farmers at low interest rates
(c) To provide paid internship to professionals
(d) To provide easy credits to ASHA workers
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Question: Which is the first organization in the construction sector to be fully digital with the launch of Data Lake and Project Management Software?
(a) HUDCO
(b) Larsen and Toubro
(c) NHAI
(d) HCC
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Question: Which option is not correct with reference to the Bose-Einstein condensate, which was in the news recently?
(a) It is the fifth state of matter.
(b) It is formed at absolute zero.
(c) It has also been observed in space.
(d) It will help in understanding quantum mechanics.
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Question: Dr. Rattan Lal has been awarded the World Food Prize 2020 for achievement in which field?
(a) Plant genetics
(b) Organic fertilizer
(c) Micro irrigation
(d) Soil Science
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Question: Which spacecraft has successfully performed the first interstellar ‘parallax’ experiment?
(a) Voyager Interstellar Mission
(b) New Horizons Mission
(c) Aquarius Mission
(d) Galileo Mission
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Question: Under whose chairmanship has the Petroleum Ministry constituted a three-member high-level committee to inquire into the blowout at an Oil India Ltd well in Assam?
(a) B.C.Bora
(b) T.K. Sengupta
(c) S.C.L. Das
(d) S.K. Sarin
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Question: The Lonar Lake which suddenly turned pink, is located in the district of:
(a) Nashik
(b) Latur
(c) Buldhana
(d) Hingoli
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Question: ‘Run to the Moon’ fund raiser was launched to help people associated with which field?
(a) Health
(b) Industrial workers
(c) Informal sector
(d) Sports
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Question: Poet Anand Mohan Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ Dehlvi, who died recently, was the editor of which of the following magazine?
(a) Sadhana
(b) Science ki Duniya
(c) Itihasa Darpan
(d) Asian News Digest
Answer: b
Question: Which state has launched the ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’?
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b
Question: Who has launched a robot called ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’?
(a) DRDO
(b) Indian Railways
(c) Indian Navy
(d) Indian Air Force
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Question: Which of the following option is not true with reference to the QS World University Rankings 2021?
(a) Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru is the top institution in India.
(b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the USA took the top spot.
(c) Only three educational institutes from India feature in the top 200 list.
(d) The QS World University Rankings are based on six metrics.
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Question: In which state a statewide “post card agitation” urging the chief minister to continue Korama, Koracha, Bhovi and the Lambani communities in the Scheduled Caste list was held in June 2020?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha
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Question: Which three states are planned to be connected to the proposed Chambal Expressway?
(a) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and b Chhattisgarh
(d) Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh
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Question: When was the World Accreditation Day celebrated?
(a) 8 June 2020
(b) 9 April 2020
(c) 9 June 2020
(d) 8 April 2020
Answer: c
Question: Which option is not true in the context of the Asiatic lion population estimation exercise carried out in Gir forest in June 2020?
(a) Population of the majestic Asiatic Lion, living in Gujarat’s Gir Forest, is up by almost 29 per cent.
(b) Distribution area of the majestic Asiatic Lion, living in Gujarat’s Gir Forest has decreased in the year 2020 as compared to the previous estimate.
(c) Today, Asiatic lions are present in Protected Areas and agro-pastoral landscape of Saurashtra covering nine districts.
(d) In the year 2020, a population estimation exercise was carried out during full moon.
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Question: Which railway stations will be categorised as green by the Central Pollution Control Board ?
(a) Railway stations generating waste water less than 50 Kilo Litres per Day (KLD).
(b) Railway stations generating waste water less than 100 Kilo Litres per Day (KLD)..
(c) Railway stations generating waste water less than 10 Kilo Litres per Day (KLD).
(d) Railway stations generating waste water less than 20 Kilo Litres per Day (KLD).
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Question: The Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) is proposed to be imposed on:
(a) Importers only
(b) Importers and exporters, both
(c) Importers and domestic industries, both
(d) Foreign Direct Investments only
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Question: In which country the investigation into murder of former prime minister Olof Palme has been closed?
(a) Norway
(b) Denmark
(c) Sweden
(d) Iceland
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Question: Among Indian institutions, which institution has topped the Nature Index 2020 ratings based on the research published in the top journals
(a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
(b) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
(c) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
(d) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay)
Question: Which institution has topped the Nature Index 2020 ratings based on the research published in the top journals?
(a) Howard University, USA
(b) Max Planck Society, Germany
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
(d) Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Question: Which institution has got the first position in Overall Ranking in the ‘India Rankings 2020’ of higher educational institutions?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
(c) IIT Madras
(d) IIT Bombay
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Question: What is Lakefield, which was recently in the news?
(a) A Tesla supercomputer
(b) A NASA drone
(c) Microsoft’s artificial intelligence
(d) Intel’s mobile processor
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Question: What is the objective of the ICARUS project?
(a) To monitor the world’s wildlife from space
(b) To monitor the ocean plastics from space
(c) To monitor the climate change from space
(d) To monitor the natural disasters from space
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Question: Which state government has approved the ‘Silver Line’ semi-high speed rail project?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
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Question: Which country has announced to launch its first ever mission to Mars called Amal?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) United Arab Emirates
(c) Qatar
(d) Oman
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Question: Which former NASA astronaut has become the first woman to dive to lowest point on Earth, known as Challenger Deep, inside the Mariana Trench?
(a) Christina Koch
(b) Jessica Meir
(c) Peggy Whitson
(d) Kathy Sullivan
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Question: The Baghjan oil well, which was in the news due to natural gas leak, is located in the state of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Maharashtra
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Question: Recent cyclones have severely damaged the habitat of horseshoe crabs. Their habitats in India are confined to the beaches of:
(a) Gujarat and Lakshadweep
(b) West Bengal and Odisha
(c) Andaman-Nicobar and Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra and Gujarat
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Question: After failing doping test, Gomathi Marimuthu has been stripped of her:
(a) Commonwealth Games 800m gold
(b) Asian athletics championship 800m gold
(c) World Athletics Championship 800m gold
(d) Paralympics 800m gold
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Question: Who has become the first Indian to be given the Richard Dawkins Award?
(a) M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Javed Akhtar
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Vandana Shiva
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Question: What is ‘ARPIT’ developed by the Indian Air Force?
(a) Fighter aircraft
(b) A radar
(d) Rescue Pod
(d) A Helicopter
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Question: As part of Mission Sagar, which Indian Naval Ship reached Port Victoria in Seychelles on June 7, 2020 for handing over COVID related essential medicines?
(a) INS Jalashwa
(b) INS Tarkash
(c) INS Kesari
(d) INS Sahyadri
Answer: c
Question: Hamza Koya, who died recently, was associated with which sport?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Kabbadi
(d) Wrestling
Answer: a
Question: Hing, which is being tried to produce in India, is obtained from:
(a) Roots
(b) Stems
(c) Flowers
(d) Fruits
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Question: The Union Ministry of Roads and Transport has mandated a strip of which colour on top of the existing sticker carrying details of registration for BS-VI vehicles?
(a) Blue colour
(b) Green colour
(c) Orange colour
(d) White colour
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Question: Where was the biggest biodiversity park of Uttarakhand opened?
(a) Almora
(b) Haldwani
(c) Ranikhet
(d) Kotdwar
Answer: b
Question: The terms Kaphal, hisalu, ghingharu and kilmora sometimes mentioned in the news are the species of :
(a) Wild Berry
(b) Wild Mango
(c) Wild Orange
(d) Wild Guava
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Question: According to Mercer’s ‘2020 Cost of Living Survey, which is the most expensive city in India for expatriates in terms of cost of living?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Delhi
(c) Bangalore
(d) Mumbai
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Question: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) has entered into an MoU with which of the following for Conversion of Carbon dioxide to clean fuels such as methanol?
(a) Center for Environmental Planning and Technology
(b) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
(c) Breath Applied Sciences
(d) The Energy and Research Institute
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Question: In order to protect the interests of agarbatti manufacturers, the central government has hiked Customs duty on bamboo imports from 10 per cent to:
(a) 20 percent
(b) 25 percent
(c) 30 percent
(d) 40 percent
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Question: The Central Government has set up a Task Force headed by which of the following to examine matters pertaining to age of motherhood, MMR, improvement of nutritional levels ?
(a) Maneka Gandhi
(b) Rekha Sharma
(c) Jaya Jaitley
(d) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
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Question: What was the theme of World Food Safety Day 2020?
(a) Food safety for our safety
(b) Food safety for healthy human development
(c) Food safety, everyone’s business
(d) Secure child future through food safety
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Question: Which one option is not correct with reference to the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020?
(a) No farming agreement shall be entered into by a farmer in derogation of any rights of a share cropper.
(b) The minimum period of the farming agreement shall be for two years and the maximum period shall be five years.
(c) No farming agreement shall be entered into for the purpose of any transfer, including sale, lease and mortgage of the land or premises of the farmer.
(d) The price to be paid for the purchase of a farming produce may be determined and mentioned in the farming agreement itself
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Question: In which field is the Gustave Trouvé Award given?
(a) Wind energy
(b) Electric boats
(c) Solar lamps
(d) Scientific irrigation methods
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Question: The Vamsadhara river water dispute is between which states?
(a) Karnataka and Maharashtra
(b) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha and West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
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Question: Where is the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) located?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Ladakh
(c) Mount Abu
(d) Nainital
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Question: The Government of India has adopted ‘GVA’ (gross value added) to bring the GDP calculation in line with which organisation’s ‘System of National Accounts’ (SNA)?
(a) United Nations
(b) World Bank
(c) International Statistical Institute (ISI)
(d) World Economic Forum
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Question: How many urban forests will be developed across the country in the next five years under of the Central Government’s “Nagar Van” scheme?
(a) 100
(b) 150
(c) 200
(d) 250
Answer: c ( The Centre has announced the implementation of a scheme to develop 200 urban forests across the country in the next five years, with Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar saying there was a need to increase forest cover in such areas. Javadekar on June 5, 2020 announced the implementation of the “Nagar Van” scheme to develop the urban forests. The environment ministry announced the scheme in 2016 but officials said it couldn’t be implemented on a large scale so far. The urban forests will be on any forest land inside a city or any other vacant land offered by local urban bodies.)
Question: What is the objective of the global campaign called “Race to Zero” ?
(a) Zero hunger deaths
(b) Zero emissions
(c) Zero discrimination
(d) Zero child labour
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Question: The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) in partnership with which of the following organisation, launched the “Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings” initiative?
(a) International Energy Agency
(b) World Bank
(c) USAID
(d) Asian Development Bank
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Question: The Market Integration and Transformation Program for Energy Efficiency (MAITREE) is a joint initiative between
(a) Union Ministry of Power and World Bank
(b) Union Ministry of Power and USAID
(c) Union Ministry of Power and French Electricity Department
(d) Union Ministry of Power and Government of Sweden
Question: Which of the following Union Ministry has launched the ‘#iCommit’ campaign?
(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(c) Ministry of Power
(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Question: The Tropical Indian Fritillary; Indian Jezebel; Common Mime; Common Shot Silverline and Tawny Coster, which were mentioned in the media, are:
(a) Bird species
(b) Tortoise species
(c) Butterfly species
(d) Fish species
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Question: According to the latest Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS), what was the unemployment rate in India in the year 2018-19?
(a) 6.1 percent
(b) 6.3 percent
(c) 5.8 percent
(d) 5.2 percent
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Question: The Ambarnaya River, which was mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of oil leak in Arctic, is located in:
(a) Sweden
(b) Denmark
(c) Iceland
(d) Russia
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Question: Which of the following options is not true with reference to the Environmental Performance Index 2020 (EPI)?
(a) This index was released by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
(b) India was ranked 168.
(c) Denmark came in first place
(d) Using 32 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries.
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Question: A Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) between India and Australia will allow:
(a) The two countries to increase direct flights
(b) The both countries to jointly explore the Indian Ocean.
(c) The both countries to help each other in times of disaster.
(d) The two countries to use each other’s military bases
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Question: Till June 2020, with which countries India has entered into a ‘Mutual Logistics Support Agreement’ (MLSA)?
(a) USA, France, Australia and Israel
(b) USA, Japan, Australia and Israel
(c) France, Japan, UK and Germany
(d) USA, Japan, France and Australia
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Question: Which organisation released the ‘State of India’s Environment in Figures 2020’ report in June 2020?
(a) Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(b) Greenpeace
(c) Center for Science and Environment
(d) United Nations Environment Program
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Question: What was the theme of World Environment Day 2020?
(a) Nature cares
(b) Save mass extinction
(c) Time for nature
(d) Our natural future
Answer: c
Question: On the occasion of World Environment Day 2020, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had emphasized on which subject?
(a) Water harvesting
(b) Bio-fertilizer
(c) Urban forest
(d) Forest Produces
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Question: Who has been appointed India’s permanent representative in the World Trade Organization?
(a) Rajeev Topno
(b) Brajendra Navnit
(c) Ravi Kota
(d) Avinash Kumar
Answer: b
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Private Secretary Rajeev Topno, a 1996 batch IAS from Gujarat cadre, has been appointed as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank in Washington DC. Mr. Topno has been the Prime Minister’s private secretary since 2014. He was appointed in the PMO in 2009 during the UPA regime. Another officer who served in the PMO as Joint Secretary, Brajendra Navnit, a 1999 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, has been sent to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India (PRI). He will be based in Geneva. Besides them, another IAS officer of 1993 batch and Assam and Meghalaya cadre, Ravi Kota has been made Minister (Economic) in the Embassy of India in Washington DC.
Question: Which institution released the ‘Current Situation Index’ (CSI) in June 2020?
(a) National Statistical Office (NSO)
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) CMIE
(d) Reserve Bank of India
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Question: Which film was not directed by Basu Chatterjee?
(a) Sara Akash
(b) Baton Baton Mein
(c) Chitchor
(d) Mili
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Question: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways launched the ‘Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways’, which is a national awareness campaign by:
(a) UNDP
(b) UNICEF
(c) UNFCCC
(d) World Bank
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Question: Where is the Wajre Urban forest located?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Imphal
(c) Pune
(d) Kohima
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Question: Which railway station will have the world’s longest platform within one year, when the existing 550-metre long Platform No 1 will be extended to 1,400 metres?
(a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
(b) Hubballi railway station, Karnataka
(c) Secunderabad railway station
(d) Tundla Railway Station
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Question: Who has been has been named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020?
(a) Mukesh Ambani
(b) Anand Mahindra
(c) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(d) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Question: In which state the ‘food forest’ project is being implemented as part of the Tribal Comprehensive Development Programme?
(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
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Question: In which state a plantation drive named “Thank Mom” has been started on World Environment Day?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: d
Question: Which country will host the Football Women’s Asian Cup 2022?
(a) Singapore
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Qatar
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Question: The term Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:
(a) USA-Russia relation
(b) USA-Philippines relation
(c) USA-China relation
(d) USA-Cuba relation
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Question: What is the objective of the ‘TULIP’ program launched by the Central Government?
(a) Skill development of rural youth
(b) Social security of construction workers in the city
(c) Promoting Made in India products
(d) Internship opportunities to students in urban bodies
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Question: Under the ‘pan-India Real Time Market in electricity’ initiative, real time market would be for:
(a) Every 30 minutes in a day
(b) Every 60 minutes in a day
(c) Every 120 minutes in a day
(d) Every 180 minutes in a day
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Question: The term ‘Gate Closure‘ is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:
(a) Start up registration
(b) MSME’s credit
(c) Electricity trading
(d) Manufacturing of health equipment in India
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Question: U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would like to expand G-7 to a G-11, by adding:
(a) India, Brazil, Australia and China
(b) India, Russia, South Korea and Australia
(c) India, Brazil, South Korea and Australia
(d) India, China, Russia and South Korea
Answer: b
Question: Who assumed office as president of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2020-21
(a) Anand Mahindra
(b) Uday Kotak
(c) Rajiv Bajaj
(d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Answer: b
Question: Which country has announced to “neutralise” Adolf Hitler’s birth house located in Braunau town by turning it into a police station?
(a) Czech Republic
(b) Luxembourg
(c) Germany
(d) Austria
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Question: The term ‘wolf-warrior’ is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:
(a) Medical personnel fighting Covid-19
(b) Chinese diplomacy
(c) Campaign to save rare wolves
(d) Defence force formed by the US
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Question: For attracting investments in India, the Union Cabinet has constituted an empowered group of secretaries (EGoS) headed by:
(a) Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
(b) Secretary, Minister Commerce and Industry
(c) Cabinet Secretary
(d) Home Secretary
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Question: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 4, 2020 addressed the virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by
(a) Donald Trump
(b) Scott Morrison
(c) Boris Johnson
(d) Angela Merkel
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Question: A new referendum is scheduled in New Caledonia to get independence from
(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Greece
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Question: Which option is not correct with reference to the Kolkata Port Trust?
(a) Its new name is Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.
(b) It features at Serial Number 1 in Part I—Major Ports of the Indian Ports Act, 1908.
(c) It is the only riverine port of the country.
(d) It came to be governed by a Trust in 1920.
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Question: What are Chumur and Demchok recently mentioned in the media?
(a) Computer viruses
(b) Mobile Apps
(c) Places in Ladakh
(d) Names of Typhoon
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Question: The US Trade Representative (USTR) office has launched probe against India for imposing a 2 per cent digital tax or equalization levy on:
(a) Automobile companies
(b) Digital newspapers
(c) Pharma companies
(d) e-commerce companies
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Question: The terms O, A2a and A3i are sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:
(a) Artificial Intelligence categories
(b) Geomagnetic field measurements
(c) Coronavirus types
(d) GPS technologies
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Question: By amending the Essential Commodities Act in June 2020, which Commodities have been removed from list of essential commodities?
1. Cereals, 2. Pulses, 3. Oilseeds, 4. Edible oils, 5. Onions, 6. Tomatoes,
(a) 1, 5 and 6 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 5 and 6 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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Question: what is the objective of the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020?
(a) Ensuring minimum support price for farmers
(b) Reducing the cost of agricultural inputs
(c) Allowing farmers to sell their produce directly in the commodity exchanges
(d) Give farmers freedom of choice to sale their agri-produces
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Question: CEPI has signed an agreement with which of the following to fund up to $14 million to advance the development of a Chikungunya vaccine?
(a) Serum Institute of India
(b) Bharat Biotech
(c) Biocon
(d) Cadila Pharmaceuticals
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Question: What is the objective of the Ind-CEPI Mission by the Government of India?
(a) Vaccine Development and Manufacturing
(b) Rare mineral exploration in the Indian Ocean
(c) Promoting Blue Economy
(d) Protection of Indian interests in space
Answer: a
Question: Which of the following organization has developed Covid-19 special ventilator named ‘VITAL’?
(a) Indian Space Research Organization’ ISRO’
(b) US space agency ‘NASA’
(c) European Space Agency
(d) Japanese space agency ‘Jaxa’
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Question: What is the objective of recently launched ‘SWADES’ scheme by Government of India ?
(a) Skill training of migrant laborers in rural areas
(b) To promote entrepreneurship in rural areas
(c) Promoting the uses of Khadi clothes
(d) Skill mapping of Indians returned from overseas
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Question: In which state ‘CM Didi Kitchen’ has been launched?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answer: b (In Jharkhand, the Chief Minister Didi Kitchen is proving to be a lifeline for all the needy, poor, desolate women, specially-abled and the elderly since the lockdown orders were imposed across the country ahead of COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Didi Kitchen scheme was started by Chief Minister Hemant Soren across the state on April 2 with the motive that no poor or needy should starve to sleep during the Lockdown period.)
Question: Which exchange has launched ‘Agridex’ ?
(a) MCX
(b) NCDEX
(c) NSE
(d) BSE
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3 June 2020
Question: As of June 2020, consider the following pairs related to the modified definitions of MSMEs:
- Micro Enterprise: Rs. 1 crore of investment and Rs. 5 crore of turnover
- Small Enterprise: Rs. 10 crore of investment and Rs 50 crore of turnover
- Medium Enterprise: Rs 50 crore of investment and Rs. 250 crore of turnover
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Question: What is the minimum support price for paddy (common) announced for the year 2020-21 Kharif season?
(a) Rs 1768 per quintal
(b) Rs 1868 per quintal
(c) Rs. 1968 per quintal
(d) Rs 2068 per quintal
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Question: In what context was the term ‘Antifa’ mentioned in the media recently?
(a) India-China border dispute
(b) US-Iran dispute
(c) America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization
(d) Violent protests in USA
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Question: What is the main objective of the recently launched PLI, SPECS and EMC 2.0?
(a) Better monitoring of environment impact assessment
(b) Better monitoring of rural schemes including MGNREGA
(c) Building a robust manufacturing ecosystem
(d) Strengthening Primary Health Centers
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Question: Which country has named the cyclone Nisarga?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
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Question: The term ‘Jupiter Trojan’ is sometimes mentioned in the news is/are:
(a) Mountain series on Jupiter
(b) icy cloud on Jupiter
(c) Asteroids
(d) Debris of artificial satellites on Jupiter
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Question: From which place have scientists discovered Kampecaris obanensis–the oldest animal known to have lived on land?
(a) Russia
(b) South Africa
(c) Scotland
(d) South Korea
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Question: What is the name of the Delhi government’s app to help people find the status of total hospital beds and ventilators in the union territory?
(a) Delhi Covid
(b) Capital Corona
(c) Delhi Corona
(d) Aapka Asptal
Answer: c
Question: Recently, the government has announced to provide Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to dairy farmers. What is the the general limit for KCC credit without collateral?
(a) One lakh rupees
(b) 1.6 lakh rupees
(c) Two lakh rupees
(d) 50 thousand rupees
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Question: Which scheme has been launched for 15,000 physical education teachers and coaches around the country.?
(a) Healthy coaches and teachers for healthy India programme
(b) Khelo India Community Coach Development programme
(c) Healthy India Physical Teachers E-Course Programme
(d) Khelo India Physical Teachers-Community Awareness Programme
Answer: b
Sports minister Kiren Rijiju launched the Khelo India Community Coach Development programme for 15,000 physical education teachers and coaches around the country. The 25-day programme was inaugurated by Rijiju on June 1, 2020. Terming it a critical and far-reaching programme which will further boost India’s objective of becoming a sporting nation, Rijiju said: “Earlier physical education in school used to be an ad-hoc arrangement and never given much importance. But if India has to be a sporting superpower we need to create a culture of sports in the country. The course module will equip physical education teachers and community coaches with the right set of knowledge and skills to help children of all ages to take up a variety of fitness-related activities and conduct age-appropriate fitness tests.
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2 June 2020
Question: Which state has claimed that the ‘legyan’ (muffler) sported by PM Modi was designed from state’s traditional cloth, ‘leirum phee’?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Nagaland
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
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Question: R. Sreelekha has become the first woman to take charge as a Director General of Police (DGP) in:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Telangana
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Question: In the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) terminology, what does ‘normal monsoon’ mean?
(a) 90 to 96 percent of LPA
(b) 96 to 104 percent of LPA
(c) 104 to 110 percent of LPA
(d) Less than 90 percent of LPA
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Question: What is ENSO in the IMD’s long term forecast released on June 1, 2020 ?
(a) Forecasting Statistical Model
(b) Cloud formed over the Himalayas
(c) US NOAA’s monsoon forecasting model
(d) A phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean
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Question: The technology platform CHAMPIONS launched on 1 June 2020 to:
(a) Address grievances of school children
(b) Address grievances of non-governmental organizations
(c) Address grievances of foreign investors
(d) To address grievances of MSMEs
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Question: The Architect Pradeep Sachdeva, who passed away, is credited with conceptualising and designing:
(a) Connaught Place, Delhi
(b) Lotus Temple, Delhi
(c) Lodi Garden, Delhi
(d) Dilli Haat
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Question: Which one of the following options is not true with reference to ‘PM SVANIDHI’?
(a) The scheme targets to benefit street vendors belonging to the surrounding peri-urban or rural areas also.
(b) It has been launched and being implemented by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.
(c) The vendors can avail a working capital loan of upto ten thousand rupees, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of two years.
(d) If the vendor will repays the instalments in time or earlier, they will be eligible for higher amount of term loan to 20 thousand rupees and so on.
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Question: Which of the following organization has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials?
(a) CSIR
(b) DRDO
(c) IIT Kanpur
(d) IIT Delhi
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Question: According to the data released in the last week of May 2020, What was India’s growth rate in the financial year 2019-20?
(a) 3.7 percent
(b) 4.2 percent
(c) 4.4 percent
(d) 4.8 percent
Answer: b
Question: According to the data released in the last week of May 2020, what was the fiscal deficit of the central government in the financial year 2019-20?
(a) 3.8 percent of GDP
(b) 4.6 percent of GDP
(c) 5.3 percent of GDP
(d) 5.6 percent of GDP
Answer: b
Question: When is the World Milk Day observed?
(a) 31 May
(b) 1 June
(c) 2 June
(d) 28 May
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1 June, 2020
Question: Which of the following options in the context of ‘Demo-2 Mission’ is not correct?
(a) This is the first orbital human spaceflight to depart from American soil since NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011.
(b) For the first time, NASA astronauts were launched from the America’s soil in a commercially built and operated crew spacecraft.
(c) Two astronauts launched from this mission are Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley.
(d) The spacecraft was launched on 29 May 2020 by Falcon 9 rocket.
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Question: In which state the ethnic community ‘Sumi Hoho’ has demanded to postpone the delimitation process?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Question: Where have the scientists discovered the color-changing fish species Bandtail scorpionfish first time in Indian waters?
(a) Andaman-Nicobar Islands
(b) Sagar Island
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) Gulf of Mannar
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Question: Which country’s file-sharing website ‘WeTransfer’ has been banned in India by the Union Government?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Netherlands
(d) Sweden
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Question: Which of the following phenomenon does not affect locust invasion in India?
(a) Strong monsoon
(b) Positive Indian Ocean Dipole
(c) Favorable wind
(d) Ozone layer hole
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Question: For which disease Indian scientists have developed a vaccine under brand name ‘Raksha Class’?
(a) Japanese encephalitis
(b) Mad cow disease
(c) Avian influenza
(d) Classical Swine Fever
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Question: Who was Yogesh Gaur, who died recently?
(a) Lyricist
(b) Composer
(c) Novelist
(d) Actor
Answer: a
Question: In which State/UT is the Kheer Bhawani Mela organized?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: d
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