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| 1701. |
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs launched which programme at Bengaluru and Chennai with technological support for faster clearance of imported goods and for the ease of doing business? |
| A. | Speed customs |
| B. | Quick customs |
| C. | Turant customs |
| D. | Tej customs |
| Answer» D. Tej customs | |
| 1702. |
Which organisation signs MoU with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for joint research, testing and validation of different products through ICAR institutes and Krishi Vigyan Kendras? |
| A. | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals |
| B. | NAARM |
| C. | Indian Institute of Horticultural Research |
| D. | IFFCO |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1703. |
According to Economic Outlook, June 2020 by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, India's GDP can further decelerate to what percent in case of second Covid-19 outbreak? |
| A. | -6.3% |
| B. | -7.3% |
| C. | -5.3% |
| D. | -8.3% |
| Answer» C. -5.3% | |
| 1704. |
Which indian startup has launched an automated mask disposal machine, named BIN-19, as part of efforts to develop products helping to combat the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Prantae Solutions |
| B. | VST Mobility Solutions |
| C. | MetroMedi Solutions |
| D. | Practo |
| Answer» C. MetroMedi Solutions | |
| 1705. |
According to Mercer 26th Annual Cost of Living Survey 2020 what is Mumbai rank in most expensive city globally? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» C. 70 | |
| 1706. |
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions directed the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances to expedite work from home policy guidelines. Who is Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances? |
| A. | Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
| B. | Prakash Javadekar |
| C. | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| D. | Dr. Jitendra Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1707. |
Centre has directed how many North Eastern States to set up e-office in a stipulated timeframe which will be a cardinal pillar of Digital India? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 1708. |
In accordance with the Nature Index 2020 ratings, how many autonomous institutions of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India ranked among top 30 Indian Institutes? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 1709. |
Ministry of Shipping has approved the Revised Cost estimate of how much Rs for the project "Extension of Dry Dock-II at a marine dockyard in Port Blair, South Andaman" for augmenting Ship Repair facilities? |
| A. | Rs. 123.95 crore |
| B. | Rs. 213.95 crore |
| C. | Rs. 223.95 crore |
| D. | Rs. 145.95 crore |
| Answer» B. Rs. 213.95 crore | |
| 1710. |
Which indian Organisation becomes the first Organisation in the Construction Sector to become fully digitalised utilising the cloud and artificial intelligence? |
| A. | GMR |
| B. | PWD |
| C. | CIDC |
| D. | NHAI |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1711. |
Which organisation has developed a sanitizing chamber named 'GermiKlean' to sanitise uniforms of security forces? |
| A. | DRDO |
| B. | CSIR |
| C. | ICMR |
| D. | IIT |
| Answer» B. CSIR | |
| 1712. |
Which company signs concession agreement with AP govt. for developing greenfield Bhogapuram international airport? |
| A. | GMR |
| B. | IRB |
| C. | L&T IDPL |
| D. | Hindustan Construction Company |
| Answer» B. IRB | |
| 1713. |
Government of India has launched which portal, for the healthcare supply chain that provides real-time availability of critical supplies? |
| A. | Aarogyapath |
| B. | Aarogyasupplies |
| C. | Aarogyachain |
| D. | Aarogyaportal |
| Answer» B. Aarogyasupplies | |
| 1714. |
According to a ruling by the Karnataka bench of the Authority for Advance Rulings, parathas are not rotis and therefore can be taxed at a higher GST rate of what per cent compared to 5 per cent for rotis? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» B. 12 | |
| 1715. |
What was the name of world's oldest living first-class cricketer who died aged 100 on 13 June? |
| A. | B. B. Nimbalkar |
| B. | Samit Gohel |
| C. | K. S. Bharat |
| D. | Vasant Raiji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1716. |
The Union Health Ministry has included the use of which anti-viral drug as part of "investigational therapy" only for restricted emergency-use in its updated Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19 patients? |
| A. | Trizivir |
| B. | Peramivir |
| C. | Remdesivir |
| D. | Indinavir |
| Answer» D. Indinavir | |
| 1717. |
Which company will buy 0.93% equity stake in Jio Platforms Ltd for Rs. 4,546.80 crore? |
| A. | McKesson |
| B. | CVS Health |
| C. | Texas Pacific Group |
| D. | Walmart |
| Answer» D. Walmart | |
| 1718. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold 6th virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers of all States/UTs on which date through video conferencing? |
| A. | June 18-19 |
| B. | June 16-17 |
| C. | June 20-21 |
| D. | June 22-24 |
| Answer» C. June 20-21 | |
| 1719. |
NCLT allows which company to sell its premises in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai to settle debts? |
| A. | SpiceJet |
| B. | Jet Airways |
| C. | Air India |
| D. | Vistara |
| Answer» C. Air India | |
| 1720. |
India has got its first infectious disease diagnostics lab as a part of PM Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan'. This lab has been built with the help of which automobile company? |
| A. | Ashok Leyland |
| B. | Bharat Benz |
| C. | Force Motors |
| D. | Mahindra & Mahindra |
| Answer» C. Force Motors | |
| 1721. |
China reports fresh new cases of novel coronavirus in which city? |
| A. | Chengdu |
| B. | Wuhan |
| C. | Beijing |
| D. | Tianjin |
| Answer» D. Tianjin | |
| 1722. |
India with 12 other countries lead which initiative launched by the United Nations on 21st May 2020, to fight the spreading of misinformation about COVID-19 with fact-based accurate information? |
| A. | Verified |
| B. | Factcheck |
| C. | Original |
| D. | Accurate |
| Answer» B. Factcheck | |
| 1723. |
According to UN Conference on Trade and Development report India recieved how much foreign investment in 2019? |
| A. | USD 71 billion |
| B. | USD 51 billion |
| C. | USD 61 billion |
| D. | USD 41 billion |
| Answer» C. USD 61 billion | |
| 1724. |
Who developed the body screening facility "FebriEye thermal cameras" set up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai to effectively scan passengers for symptoms of COVID-19? |
| A. | Vehant Technologies |
| B. | UST Global |
| C. | Thirdware Solutions |
| D. | Sasken Technologies |
| Answer» B. UST Global | |
| 1725. |
Who launched the Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances on 15 June? |
| A. | Prakash Javadekar |
| B. | Dr. Jitendra Singh |
| C. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| D. | Harsh Vardhan |
| Answer» C. Nirmala Sitharaman | |
| 1726. |
Who wrote the biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, "Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism" published by the Harvard University Press in May 2020? |
| A. | Amitav Ghosh |
| B. | Dinyar Patel |
| C. | Kiran Desai |
| D. | Vikram Seth |
| Answer» C. Kiran Desai | |
| 1727. |
Deepak Kumar Nayak, Project Assistant of INTACH with Rabindra Rana, heritage enthusiast of Odisha located the 500-year-old submerged temple in which river? |
| A. | Hooghly River |
| B. | Mahanadi River |
| C. | Kosi River |
| D. | Subarnarekha River |
| Answer» C. Kosi River | |
| 1728. |
India & China got engaged into a violent face off on 15th June night when the troops of both the armies fired at each other in which valley in Ladakh? |
| A. | Nubra Valley |
| B. | Galwan Valley |
| C. | Dha Hanu valley |
| D. | Markha valley |
| Answer» C. Dha Hanu valley | |
| 1729. |
The Union Civil Aviation Minister stated on June 16, 2020 that the decision to resume international flights will be taken in the coming month. Who is current Union Civil Aviation Minister? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| C. | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| D. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Answer» D. Dharmendra Pradhan | |
| 1730. |
What is India's rank according to World Competitiveness Index compiled by Institute for Management Development? |
| A. | 41rd |
| B. | 43rd |
| C. | 48rd |
| D. | 49rd |
| Answer» C. 48rd | |
| 1731. |
Who won the Biodiversity award 2020 and a grant of 40000 Euros of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation for the contribution of DDS women in rehabilitation of degraded lands and to promote biodiversity? |
| A. | Wildlife Protection Society of India |
| B. | The Deccan Development Society |
| C. | Environmentalist Foundation of India |
| D. | Prakratik Society |
| Answer» C. Environmentalist Foundation of India | |
| 1732. |
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation under Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched Multi-location claim settlement facility. Where is headquarters of EPFO located? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 1733. |
Sanitary Napkin is being made available in more than 6,300 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras across the country at what price? |
| A. | Rs 15/- per pad |
| B. | Rs 1/- per pad |
| C. | Rs 5/- per pad |
| D. | Rs 10/- per pad |
| Answer» C. Rs 5/- per pad | |
| 1734. |
The Sports Ministry prepared to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme and identified how many sports facilities to upgrade as KISCE? |
| A. | 9 state |
| B. | 4 state |
| C. | 8 state |
| D. | 6 state |
| Answer» D. 6 state | |
| 1735. |
Indian Railways' Central Railway zone has installed an Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access machine, 1st of its kind at which station? |
| A. | Mahalaxmi station |
| B. | Chinchpokli station |
| C. | Nagpur station |
| D. | Juinagar station |
| Answer» D. Juinagar station | |
| 1736. |
Which indian company partnered with Amazon and Global Optimism and signed the Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement? |
| A. | Infosys |
| B. | Tata Consultancy Services |
| C. | Wipro |
| D. | HCL Technologies |
| Answer» B. Tata Consultancy Services | |
| 1737. |
In order to strengthen the SEBIs enforcement mechanism the SEBI committee headed by which former Supreme Court Judge has proposed a method of quantification of profit made by the defaulter and loss caused to investors? |
| A. | Anil Dave |
| B. | M. Y. Eqbal |
| C. | DK Jain |
| D. | T. S. Thakur |
| Answer» B. M. Y. Eqbal | |
| 1738. |
Which Indian startups were featured in the List of Technology Pioneers of 2020, released by the World Economic Forum? |
| A. | Instamojo and Shuttl |
| B. | Stellapps and Zestmoney |
| C. | Unacademy and Shuttl |
| D. | Haptik and Zestmoney |
| Answer» C. Unacademy and Shuttl | |
| 1739. |
Which insurance provider has joined hands with UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited to launch India's 1st 'Pay as you Fly' insurance for drone-owners in India? |
| A. | TATA AIA Life Insurance |
| B. | HDFC ERGO |
| C. | Bajaj Allianz |
| D. | Bharti AXA Life Insurance |
| Answer» C. Bajaj Allianz | |
| 1740. |
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set up a Project Development Cell under whom to attract investment in clean energy, especially in the solar sector? |
| A. | Pankaj Patel |
| B. | Balesh Sharma |
| C. | Amitesh Kumar Sinha |
| D. | Varun Berry |
| Answer» D. Varun Berry | |
| 1741. |
Reliance Industries Limited's Jio Platforms stepped into 11th deal with which company, who bought 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 crores? |
| A. | Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation. |
| B. | Jabal Omar Development Co. |
| C. | Saudi Electricity Co. |
| D. | Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1742. |
What is the name of mobile application launched by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and Ventilators? |
| A. | Venti-ICU |
| B. | Mum-Air |
| C. | Air-Venti |
| D. | Corona-Care |
| Answer» D. Corona-Care | |
| 1743. |
What is the name of the youngest known magnetar discovered by NASA? |
| A. | Magne J1818.0-1607 |
| B. | Swift J1818.0-1607 |
| C. | Neutr J1818.0-1607 |
| D. | Star J1818.0-1607 |
| Answer» C. Neutr J1818.0-1607 | |
| 1744. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the two stage electronic auction of how many coal blocks for commercial mining through video-conference? |
| A. | 41 |
| B. | 31 |
| C. | 34 |
| D. | 51 |
| Answer» B. 31 | |
| 1745. |
India released its first national report on the state of the climate crisis titled "Assessment of climate change over the Indian region". Who published this report? |
| A. | MacMillan India Ltd. |
| B. | Spring Nature |
| C. | Taxman Publications Limited |
| D. | Hachette India |
| Answer» C. Taxman Publications Limited | |
| 1746. |
The Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj's minerals business by which company under section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002? |
| A. | Barrick Gold |
| B. | Newmont Mining |
| C. | Outotec Oyj |
| D. | Fresnillo |
| Answer» D. Fresnillo | |
| 1747. |
Which institute has developed a herbal infusion technology, as a source of income for local marginal farmers in the mid-Himalayas? |
| A. | Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur |
| B. | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| C. | Indian Institute of Technology Mandi |
| D. | Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology |
| Answer» D. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology | |
| 1748. |
What was the theme of International Day of Yoga 2020? |
| A. | Yoga for Everyone - Yoga at Home |
| B. | Yoga for Health - Yoga in Life |
| C. | Yoga for Health - Yoga at Home |
| D. | Yoga for Corona - Yoga in Life |
| Answer» D. Yoga for Corona - Yoga in Life | |
| 1749. |
Which Metro has decided to convert a station into a "She-Man" station that will have special facilities and employment for the transgender community? |
| A. | Noida-Greater Noida Metro |
| B. | Jaipur Metro |
| C. | Kolkata Metro |
| D. | Delhi Metro |
| Answer» B. Jaipur Metro | |
| 1750. |
What is the nickname of 66-million-year-old egg (second-largest egg in the world) found in Antarctica's Seymour Island? |
| A. | The Sphere |
| B. | The Thing |
| C. | The Egg |
| D. | The Rock |
| Answer» C. The Egg | |