July MCQ Part-1

July MCQ Part-1

 

1. Which Indian institution developed an intensive care unit (ICU) grade ventilator under the name of ‘Project Praana’?

[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

[B] AIIMS

[C] IIT- Delhi

[D] IIT- Guwahati

 

 

Answer: Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

 

2. Which Indian state/UT has formed a dedicated commission to create employment opportunities for the migrant labourers?

[A] Odisha

[B] Madhya Pradesh

[C] Uttar Pradesh

[D] Bihar

 

 

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

 

3. What is the name of the COVID-19 health policy, framed by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)?

[A] Corona Aarogya

[B] Corona Saral

[C] Corona Protect

[D] Corona Kavach

 

 

Answer: Corona Kavach

 

4. What is the tenure of the Taxable Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 introduced by the Government?

[A] 5 years

[B] 6 years

[C] 7 years

[D] 8 years

 

 

 

Answer: 7 years

 

5. National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous organisation functioning under which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development

[B] Ministry of Commerce & Industry

[C] Ministry of MSME

[D] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Commerce & Industry

 

6. How many countries are members of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), which has

held its virtual annual summit?

[A] Eight

[B] Ten

[C] Twelve

[D] Fifteen

 

 

 

Answer: Ten

 

7. Which Union Ministry launched the Pradhan Mantri FME Scheme, to generate investments of Rs 35,000 crore?

[A] Ministry of MSME

[B] Ministry of Food Processing Industries

[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare

[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Food Processing Industries

 

8. Lazarus Chakwera has been elected as the President of which African country?

[A] Zimbabwe

[B] Malawi

[C] Zambia

[D] Mozambique

 

 

 

Answer: Malawi

 

9. Where is the Headquarters of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) located?

[A] Geneva

[B] New York

[C] Vienna

[D] Paris

 

 

 

Answer: Vienna

 

10. Which Indian became the youngest umpire to enter International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel?

[A] Srinivas Venkatraghavan

[B] Sundaram Ravi

[C] Nitin Menon

[D] Krish Srikanth

 

 

 

Answer: Nitin Menon

 

11. Which is the parent organisation of “Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes”?

[A] Financial Action Task Force

[B] Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

[C] G-20

[D] Common Wealth

 

 

 

Answer: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

 

12. A community centre called “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” is being constructed in which state?

[A] Madhya Pradesh

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Maharashtra

[D] Bihar

 

 

 

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

 

13. Who has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to statistics?

[A] D Subba Rao

[B] C Rangarajan

[C] Bimal Jalan

[D] Y V Reddy

 

 

 

Answer: C Rangarajan

 

14. Which is the first Indian state/UT to launch a dedicated Plasma Bank to treat COVID-19 patients?

[A] Kerala

[B] Maharashtra

[C] New Delhi

[D] Uttar Pradesh

 

 

Answer: New Delhi

 

15. Which state government is set to launch the ‘Kill Corona’ campaign, to control the spread of coronavirus?

[A] Bihar

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Gujarat

 

 

 

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

 

16. Which Union Ministry has developed a new web portal to issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) for power projects?

[A] Ministry of Coal

[B] Ministry of Power

[C] Ministry of Defence

[D] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Defence

 

17. Kholongchhu is the first joint venture hydroelectric project between India and which country?

[A] Singapore

[B] Bangladesh

[C] Bhutan

[D] Myanmar

 

 

 

Answer: Bhutan

 

18. When is the “International Day of the Tropics” celebrated every year?

[A] June 28

[B] June 29

[C] June 30

[D] July 1

 

 

 

Answer: June 29

 

19. Who has been named as ‘India’s Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century’ by Wisden?

[A] Mahendra Singh Dhoni

[B] Virat Kohli

[C] Ravindra Jadeja

[D] R Ashwin

 

 

 

Answer: Ravindra Jadeja

 

20. When is the “International Asteroid Day” celebrated across the world?

[A] June 30

[B] July 1

[C] July 2

[D] July 3

 

 

 

Answer: June 30

 

21. A new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic has been discovered in which country?

[A] Japan

[B] China

[C] United States

[D] Vietnam

 

 

 

Answer: China

 

22. What is the name of the application launched to provide information to sportspersons, about prohibited substances?

[A] Sports Check

[B] NADA India

[C] NADA Check

[D] Check and Khel

 

 

 

Answer: NADA India

 

23. Indian Oil and NTPC Ltd partnered to develop a Waste to Energy plant at which Indian state/UT?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] New Delhi

[C] Odisha

[D] Chhattisgarh

 

 

 

Answer: New Delhi

 

24. What is the theme of the ‘International Day of Parliamentarism’ 2020?

[A] Parliaments in a time of pandemic

[B] Role of Parliaments

[C] Democracy and Parliament

[D] Parliaments Matter

 

 

 

Answer: Parliaments in a time of pandemic

 

25. World Trade Organisation (WTO) has set up a dispute panel on which country’s tariffs on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) goods?

[A] United States

[B] India

[C] Japan

[D] China

 

 

 

Answer: India

 

26. Which former Union Minister is to lead the proposed Co-Operative Development Forum (CDF)?

[A] Suresh Prabhu

[B] Gopinathrao

[C] Kalraj Mishra

[D] Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

 

 

 

Answer: Suresh Prabhu

 

27. Which global organisation released the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report?

[A] UNICEF

[B] UNESCO

[C] IMF

[D] World Bank

 

 

 

Answer: UNESCO

 

28. Which Union Ministry is set to launch a cashless scheme for road accident victims with an insurance cap of Rs 2.5 lakh?

[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[B] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development

[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

 

29. Who is the head of the national level committee set up by the Home Ministry, for reform in criminal law?

[A] Ranbir Singh

[B] A K Sikri

[C] C Rangarajan

[D] Thaawar Chand Gehlot

 

 

 

Answer: Ranbir Singh

 

30. The United States has eliminated the special status and halted Defence Exports to which country?

[A] China

[B] Hong Kong

[C] India

[D] Vietnam

 

 

 

Answer: Hong Kong

 

31. When is ‘Chartered Accountants (CA) Day’ celebrated in India?

[A] July 1

[B] July 2

[C] July 3

[D] July 4

 

 

 

Answer: July 1

 

32. Which financial institution has approved a USD 750 million MSME Emergency Response program?

[A] Asian Development Bank

[B] World Bank

[C] International Monetary Fund

[D] United Nations

 

 

 

Answer: World Bank

 

33. The United Nations has raised USD 7.7 billion in humanitarian aid for the people affected by war in which country?

[A] Iran

[B] Afghanistan

[C] Syria

[D] Iraq

 

 

 

Answer: Syria

 

34. Which Indian institution has launched the world’s first online Bachelor of Science Degree in Data Science and programming?

[A] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

[B] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

[C] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

[D] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati

 

 

 

Answer: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

 

35. Which Union Ministry implements the “PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana” scheme?

[A] Ministry of Rural Development

[B] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

[C] Ministry of Food and Public Distribution

[D] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Food and Public Distribution

 

36. ‘Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince’ are the recently discovered species of which creature?

[A] Turtle

[B] Snake

[C] Butterfly

[D] Spider

 

 

 

Answer: Butterfly

 

37. Which country voted for constitutional amendments, that let its President to remain in power till 2036?

[A] China

[B] North Korea

[C] Russia

[D] New Zealand

 

 

 

Answer: Russia

 

38. Which Indian state/UT has launched a plantation drive called ‘Paudhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’ (Plant Saplings, Save Environment)?

[A] Sikkim

[B] West Bengal

[C] New Delhi

[D] Jharkhand

 

 

 

Answer: New Delhi

 

39. Which global organisation has enhanced support to USD 400 million, for India’s programme to rejuvenate Ganga river?

[A] International Monetary Fund

[B] World Bank

[C] Asian Development Bank

[D] BRICS Bank

 

 

 

Answer: World Bank

 

40. How many countries are involved in the USMCA agreement, that was seen in news recently?

[A] Three

[B] Four

[C] Five

[D] Six

 

 

 

Answer: Three

 

41. Which Indian state holds the top position in marine fish production in 2019, as per the report of CMFRI?

[A] Kerala

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Gujarat

[D] Maharashtra

 

 

 

Answer: Tamil Nadu

 

42. Which international organisation has released the report titled ‘COVID-19 and Tourism’?

[A] UNWTO

[B] UNCTAD

[C] UNIDO

[D] UNFPA

 

 

 

Answer: UNCTAD

 

43. ‘Dharma Chakra Parvattana’ is a famous celebration of which religion?

[A] Jainism

[B] Buddhism

[C] Hinduism

[D] Sikhism

 

 

 

Answer: Buddhism

 

44. What is the name of the National-award winning Bollywood choreographer, who recently passed away?

[A] Saroj Khan

[B] Protik Prakash

[C] Tridib Ghosh

[D] Geetha Nagabhushan

 

 

 

Answer: Saroj Khan

 

45. What is the name of the free video-conferencing application, launched by Reliance Jio?

[A] JioMeet

[B] Vande Bharat

[C] Hello India

[D] Jio Zoom

 

 

 

Answer: JioMeet

 

46. Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of France?

[A] Jean Castex

[B] Emmanuel Macron

[C] Edouard Philippe

[D] Mikhail Mishustin

 

 

 

Answer: Jean Castex

 

47. Which country has become the first major economy to shut down coal and nuclear power?

[A] France

[B] Germany

[C] Austria

[D] Canada

 

 

 

Answer: Germany

 

48. Which country has the world’s largest elephant population?

[A] Botswana

[B] Zimbabwe

[C] Thailand

[D] Namibia

 

 

 

Answer: Botswana

 

49. As per the World Bank’s classification, India is retained in which category of income group?

[A] Low-income

[B] Lower-middle income

[C] Upper-middle income

[D] High-income

 

 

 

Answer: Lower-middle income

 

50. What is the name of the first social media super-application, to be launched in India?

[A] Elyments

[B] Incorporate

[C] Homegrown

[D] Inspire

 

 

 

Answer: Elyments

 

51. Which Indian state has signed a MoU with the UK India Business Council, to promote business relations between UK and India?

[A] Gujarat

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Maharashtra

[D] Odisha

 

 

 

Answer: Maharashtra

 

52. Which organisation is set to launch its first ever news magazine program in Sanskrit named ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’?

[A] Door Darshan News

[B] All India Radio

[C] DD KISAN

[D] DD Arunprabha

 

 

 

Answer: All India Radio

 

53. Which Indian state/UT has launched a mobile van ‘Dhanvantri Rath’ providing essential healthcare

services to the people?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Gujarat

[C] Odisha

[D] West Bengal

 

 

 

Answer: Gujarat

 

54. What is the theme of “International Day of Cooperatives” 2020?

[A] Cooperatives for Climate Action

[B] Cooperatives and SDGs

[C] Cooperatives and their challenges

[D] Cooperatives across the globe

 

 

 

Answer: Cooperatives for Climate Action

 

55. What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index?

[A] 77

[B] 97

[C] 117

[D] 137

 

 

 

Answer: 117

 

56. A new Sanskrit school building, that was funded by India, has been inaugurated in which country?

[A] Sri Lanka

[B] Nepal

[C] Bangladesh

[D] Myanmar

 

 

 

Answer: Nepal

 

57. Which is the first Indian state to provide LPG connections to all its households?

[A] Gujarat

[B] Himachal Pradesh

[C] Andhra Pradesh

[D] Odisha

 

 

 

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

 

58. Which Indian state/UT is to launch a financial assistance scheme called ‘Balaram Yojana’?

[A] Gujarat

[B] Odisha

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Answer: Odisha

 

59. ‘Mission Vriksharopan’ is a plantation initiative of which Indian state?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Bihar

[C] West Bengal

[D] Chhattisgarh

 

 

 

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

 

60. What is the name of the campaign launched by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, to attract tourists?

[A] Intzaar Aap Ka

[B] Magnificent Madhya Pradesh

[C] Miracles awaiting

[D] Pranaam MP

 

 

 

Answer: Intzaar Aap Ka

 

61. Which country’s Railways has set up the world’s first solar power plant to directly power Overhead line?

[A] China

[B] India

[C] United States

[D] Singapore

 

 

 

Answer: India

 

62. Which organisation has partnered with Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad to establish a research cell?

[A] Indian Space Research Organisation

[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation

[C] Hindustan Aeronautical Limited

[D] Bharat Electronics Limited

 

 

 

Answer: Defence Research and Development Organisation

 

63. Which country has passed the Expat quota bill, which could force about 8 lakh Indians to leave, when enacted?

[A] United Arab Emirates

[B] Kuwait

[C] Oman

[D] Bahrain

 

 

 

Answer: Kuwait

 

64. The algae species Ancylonema nordenskioeldii, is said to be the reason of the recent pink appearance of which mountain range?

[A] Alps

[B] Andes

[C] Alaska

[D] Himalayas

 

 

 

Answer: Alps

 

65. G. Akash, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

[A] Table Tennis

[B] Chess

[C] Weight Lifting

[D] Javelin Throw

 

 

 

Answer: Chess

 

66. What is the rank of India, in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index?

[A] 14

[B] 24

[C] 34

[D] 54

 

 

 

Answer: 34

 

67. ‘Golden Birdwing’, that was seen in news recently, belongs to which family of species?

[A] Humming Bird

[B] Butterfly

[C] Spider

[D] Snake

 

 

 

Answer: Butterfly

 

68. Which sports body has adopted a new visual identity, after it has completed 100 years of participation at the Summer Olympics?

[A] Hockey India

[B] All India Football Federation

[C] All India Tennis Association

[D] Indian Olympic Association

 

 

 

Answer: Indian Olympic Association

 

69. Which Indian state/UT has approved the drafting of ordinance to provide 75% reservation in private sector jobs?

[A] Andhra Pradesh

[B] Karnataka

[C] Haryana

[D] Odisha

 

 

 

Answer: Haryana

 

70. Which state has the highest count of inbred tigers in the country, as per the National Centre for Biological Sciences?

[A] Madhya Pradesh

[B] Rajasthan

[C] West Bengal

[D] Karnataka

 

 

 

Answer: Rajasthan

 

71. Which financial institution has approved USD 400 million loan to support the Namami Gange programme of India?

[A] Asian Development Bank

[B] World Bank

[C] International Monetary Fund

[D] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

 

 

 

Answer: World Bank

 

72. Which organisation is to launch interface points called ‘Turant Suvidha Kendras (TSKs)’?

[A] Central Board of Investigation

[B] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

[C] Central Board of Secondary Education

[D] Employee Provident Fund Organisation

 

 

 

 

Answer: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

 

73. As per the World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which country reported the highest seizure of opium in 2018?

[A] Iran

[B] Afghanistan

[C] India

[D] Pakistan

 

 

 

Answer: Iran

 

74. Which Indian state has provided about Rs 23,848 crore to its Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)?

[A] Andhra Pradesh

[B] Telangana

[C] Odisha

[D] Kerala

 

 

 

Answer: Odisha

 

75. Which country has notified the United Nations about its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation

(WHO)?

[A] China

[B] Russia

[C] United States

[D] Germany

 

 

 

Answer: United States

 

76. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has partnered with which technology company to provide digital skills to Indian youth?

[A] Google

[B] Microsoft

[C] Facebook

[D] Infosys

 

 

 

Answer: Microsoft

 

77. What is the name of the new short-video platform launched by Facebook, within its Instagram app?

[A] Go Video

[B] Reels

[C] Video lus

[D] Livo

 

 

 

Answer: Reels

 

78. Indian Coast Guard has signed an MoU with its counterpart of which country, to boost maritime relations?

[A] Japan

[B] Indonesia

[C] France

[D] Sri Lanka

 

 

 

Answer: Indonesia

 

79. The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) works under which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[C] Ministry of AYUSH

[D] Ministry of MSME

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of AYUSH

 

80. Which Public sector General Insurance company is not included in the capital infusion of PSGICs approved by the Cabinet?

[A] New India Assurance Company Limited

[B] United India Insurance Company Limited

[C] Oriental Insurance Company Limited

[D] National Insurance Company Limited

 

 

 

Answer: New India Assurance Company Limited

 

81. What is the theme of the virtual conference ‘India Global Week 2020’, being organised in the United Kingdom?

[A] Be The Revival: India and a Better New World

[B] Atmanirbhar Bharat

[C] Spiritual Face of India

[D] India winning Covid-19

 

 

 

Answer: Be The Revival: India and a Better New World

 

82. An employee who earns a monthly salary of up to Rs 15,000 is mandatorily required to join which security scheme?

[A] Employee Provident Fund

[B] Atal Pension Yojana

[C] National Pension Scheme

[D] New Pension Scheme

 

 

 

Answer: Employee Provident Fund

 

83. Which trade association has launched a platform in New Jersey, to promote trade partnerships between India and the US?

[A] NASSCOM

[B] FICCI

[C] Data Security Council

[D] CII

 

 

 

Answer: NASSCOM

 

84. The world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium, ‘Norilsk Nickel’ mining company is located in which country?

[A] Spain

[B] Italy

[C] Russia

[D] France

 

 

 

Answer: Russia

 

85. ‘Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri’ is the real name of which famous actor, who recently passed away?

[A] Ranjon Ghoshal

[B] Jagdeep

[C] Suresh Amonkar

[D] Bishnu Charan Das

 

 

 

Answer: Jagdeep

 

86. Which special week is observed by the United Nations from July 6 to July 10, 2020?

[A] Covid Awareness week

[B] Counter-Terrorism Week

[C] Anti-Racism Week

[D] End Malnutrition week

 

 

 

Answer: Counter-Terrorism Week

 

87. Which two countries became the first in South East Asia, to eliminate measles and rubella diseases?

[A] India and Sri Lanka

[B] Sri Lanka and Maldives

[C] India and Maldives

[D] Bangladesh and Maldives

 

 

 

Answer: Sri Lanka and Maldives

 

88. The IIT Alumni Council is setting up the world’s largest molecular diagnostic lab in which city?

[A] Mumbai

[B] New Delhi

[C] Bengaluru

[D] Hyderabad

 

 

 

Answer: Mumbai

 

89. Which Union Ministry has started the project to reprint ‘Mongolian Kanjur’ manuscripts?

[A] Ministry of Culture

[B] Ministry of Law and Justice

[C] Ministry of Communication

[D] Ministry of Science and Technology

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Culture

 

90. Which armed force of India has directed its personnel to delete 89 mobile applications including Facebook, TikTok and PUBG?

[A] Indian Navy

[B] Indian Army

[C] Indian Air Force

[D] Indian Coast Guard

 

 

 

Answer: Indian Army

 

91. The Union Defence Minister of India has inaugurated six major bridges in which state/UT?

[A] Sikkim

[B] Jammu & Kashmir

[C] Arunachal Pradesh

[D] Uttar Pradesh

 

 

 

Answer: Jammu & Kashmir

 

92. Which state government has constituted a commission to protect the Constitutional rights of tribal communities?

[A] Odisha

[B] Madhya Pradesh

[C] Gujarat

[D] Chhattisgarh

 

 

 

Answer: Gujarat

 

93. The head of which international organisation has urged G-20 countries to freeze debt payment of poorest countries in 2021?

[A] International Monetary Fund

[B] World Economic Forum

[C] World Bank

[D] Asian Development Bank

 

 

 

Answer: World Bank

 

94. A commercial communication satellite named ‘APStar-6D’ was launched from which country, using its flagship Long March rocket?

[A] United States

[B] China

[C] Russia

[D] Israel

 

 

 

Answer: China

 

95. Which country’s research team has won the World Bank’s Development Marketplace award?

[A] Bangladesh

[B] Myanmar

[C] India

[D] Cambodia

 

 

 

Answer: Cambodia

 

96. China has warned about a local ‘unknown pneumonia’ prevalent in which country?

[A] Taiwan

[B] Vietnam

[C] Kazakhstan

[D] Thailand

 

 

 

Answer: Kazakhstan

 

97. Which aerospace company has completed delivering 22 Apache and 15 Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force?

[A] Air Bus

[B] Boeing

[C] Tesla

[D] SpaceX

 

 

 

Answer: Boeing

 

98. Asia Cup is a popular tournament of which sports?

[A] Foot ball

[B] Cricket

[C] Hockey

[D] Badminton

 

 

 

Answer: Cricket

 

99. Which Indian institution has partnered with NVIDIA, to establish India’s first ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’?

[A] IIT- Madras

[B] IISc, Bangalore

[C] IIT- Hyderabad

[D] IIT- Kharagpur

 

 

 

Answer: IIT- Hyderabad

 

100. Which Indian state has topped market borrowings among states in the country, during 2020-21?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Gujarat

[D] Telangana

 

 

 

Answer: Tamil Nadu

 

101. Which is the first Arab country, to plan for its Mars orbiter mission?

[A] United Arab Emirates

[B] Kuwait

[C] Qatar

[D] Saudi Arabia

 

 

 

Answer: United Arab Emirates

 

102. Which Indian organisation has constituted a working group to study feasibility of forming a ‘pandemic risk pool’?

[A] Reserve Bank of India

[B] Securities Exchange Board of India

[C] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

[D] Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

 

 

 

Answer: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

 

103. Which country suffered a failure in its launch of the ‘Kuaizhou-11’ carrier rocket?

[A] Japan

[B] China

[C] South Korea

[D] Israel

 

 

 

Answer: China

 

104. Which organisation has prepared the White paper on ‘Focused Interventions for ‘Make in India’: Post COVID 19’?

[A] Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)

[B] National Atlas Organisation

[C] National Innovation Foundation

[D] Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology

 

 

 

Answer: Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)

 

105. Which Union Ministry implements the Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) Project, along with Facebook India?

[A] Ministry of Tribal Affairs

[B] Ministry of Human Resources and Development

[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development

 

 

 

Answer: Ministry of Tribal Affairs

 

106. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the psoriasis drug, manufactured by which company, for emergency use in Covid-19?

[A] Biocon

[B] Sun Pharma

[C] Dr Reddy’s

[D] Cipla

 

 

 

Answer: Biocon

 

107. Which institution has launched ‘ATL App Development Module’ for school children across the country?

[A] Ministry of HRD

[B] NITI Aayog

[C] IIT Madras

[D] National Development Council

 

 

 

Answer: NITI Aayog

 

108. Hagia Sophia, the monument that was seen in news recently, is located in which country?

[A] Italy

[B] Turkey

[C] Australia

[D] France

 

 

 

Answer: Turkey

 

109. Who has become the second fastest all-rounder to score 4000 runs and take 150 wickets?

[A] Ben Stokes

[B] Eoin Morgan

[C] Jason Holder

[D] Kemar Roach

 

 

 

Answer: Ben Stokes

 

110. India became the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment of which country in 2019?

[A] United Arab Emirates

[B] Australia

[C] United Kingdom

[D] Singapore

 

 

 

Answer: United Kingdom

 

111. Lee Hsien Loong, who was seen in news recently, is the Prime Minister of which country?

[A] Singapore

[B] Malaysia

[C] South Korea

[D] Taiwan

 

 

 

Answer: Singapore

 

112. What is the name of the tropical Storm, that has made heavy rains, flood and landfall in New Jersey?

[A] Franklin

[B] Fay

[C] Freeze

[D] Fana

 

 

 

Answer: Fay

 

113. For the first time, Indian Railways transported Andhra Pradesh dry chillies in special Parcel trains to

which country?

[A] Bangladesh

[B] Myanmar

[C] Nepal

[D] Laos

 

 

 

Answer: Bangladesh

 

114. Which country was the top trading partner of India in 2019-20, as per the recent data released by Commerce Industry?

[A] China

[B] United States

[C] United Arab Emirates

[D] Singapore

 

 

 

Answer: United States

 

115. When is Malala Day celebrated every year?

[A] July 12

[B] July 13

[C] July 14

[D] July 15

 

 

Answer: July 12

 

116. Which tournament has decided to pay USD 12.5 million prize money to players despite its cancellation?

[A] Australian Open

[B] French Open

[C] Wimbledon

[D] U.S Open

 

 

 

Answer: Wimbledon

 

117. WWF and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have warned about the change in which country’s law on commercial farming of endangered species?

[A] India

[B] China

[C] Myanmar

[D] Taiwan

 

 

Answer: Myanmar

 

118. Andrzej Duda has been re-elected as the President of which country?

[A] France

[B] Poland

[C] The Netherlands

[D] Egypt

 

 

 

Answer: Poland

 

119. Which Indian state celebrates the birth anniversary of poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya as ‘Bhanu Jayanti’?

[A] Sikkim

[B] Assam

[C] Meghalaya

[D] Nagaland

 

 

 

Answer: Sikkim

 

120. Who has been named the Chairman of its e-commerce committee of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21?

[A] Kunal Bahl

[B] Rohit Bansal

[C] Bhavish Aggarwal

[D] Vijay Shekar Sharma

 

 

 

Answer: Kunal Bahl