Union minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated upstream carriageway of the Mahatma Gandhi Bridge in Bihar recently. The Mahatma Gandhi Bridge was built over which river?
Mahanadi
Godavari
Kaveri
Ganga
Narmada
Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar released a booklet on ‘Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)’ prepared by Department of Land Resources (DoLR). The DoLR functions under which ministry?
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Name the ministry which launched programme under “Gramodyog Vikas Yojana” to benefit artisans manufacturing Agarbatti.
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Who launched ‘India Report – Digital Education June 2020’ prepared by Department of School Education & Literacy?
Nitin Gadkari
Prakash Javadekar
Harsh Vardhan
Nirmala Sitharaman
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Name the Andhra Pradesh governor who gave his nod to three state-capital bills and CRDA Repeal Bills 2020 recently.
Banwarilal Purohit
Ramesh Bais
Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
Anandiben Patel
Tamilisai Soundararajan
The Maharashtra government approved the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MagNet) project worth about Rs 1,000 crore. Which among the following bank will provide 70% of fund to the project?
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
New Development Bank (NDB)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
World Bank (WB)
None of these
India tied up with which country for five new medicinal research projects worth 8 million pounds?
United Kingdom
Russia
China
Brazil
United States
Which state government launched “Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi” (One mask, Many lives) public awareness campaign recently?
Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) launched helicopter service in which state recently under UDAN scheme?
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Odisha
Uttarakhand
Which state/UT ranked top in terms of performance in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-II as per union minister Jitendra Singh?
Himachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Sikkim
Jammu & Kashmir
Arunachal Pradesh
Find the ministry which receives SKOCH Gold Award in digital India category for “Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes” in 66th edition.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Coal
Which state government has received SKOCH Gold Award for its Blockchain-based property registration project?
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Punjab
West Bengal
Which state government has got SKOCH Platinum award in digital India category in 66th edition?
Karnataka
Arunachal Pradesh
Telangana
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal
Name the country which collaborates with India to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds.
UAE
Israel
Kuwait
Egypt
Brazil
Haryana forest department used drone for aerial seeding to increase green cover in Aravallis recently. Which IIT designed the ‘seeding drone’?
IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Madras
IIT Kanpur
IIT Gandhinagar
Footballer Benedikt Howedes who announced retirement recently belongs to which country?
Portugal
Argentina
Croatia
Russia
Germany
Who authored the book titled ‘Greenlights’?
Andrew Sean Greer
Katharine Hepburn
Matthew McConaughey
Bong Joon-ho
Sigrid Nunez
Sa. Kandasamy who passed away recently is a renowned ________.
Politician
Writer
Painter
Architect
Lawyer
Parvez Khan who passed away in July 2020 is a renowned _________.
Painter
Politician
Folk Dancer
Pop Singer
Action Director
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed annually on August 1-7. What is the theme for WBW 2020?
“Support Breast feeding for a healthier planet”
“Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding”
“Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life”
“Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”
None of the Above
Who has launched ‘CREDAI Awaas App’ and NAREDCO’s online portal ‘HousingforAll.com’ recently?
Pralhad Joshi
Shripad Yasso Naik
Hardeep Singh Puri
Narendra Singh Tomar
Nitin Gadkari
What is the amount that was granted by India as Line of Credit to Maldives for expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO)?
USD 20 million
USD 7 million
USD 14 million
USD 18 million
USD 10 million
The Punjab state government has launched ‘Pride of Punjab’ programme as a partnership between the Department of Sports & Youth Services & YuWaah. The YuWaah is the initiative of which world organization?
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
India’s first mobile RT-PCR COVID lab named ‘Mobile Infection Testing and Reporting lab (MITR)’ was developed by which institute?
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)
Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched “Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel”, a new initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). The NCDC functions under which ministry?
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
The foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur was laid at which state?
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
The doubling of Lachyan-Hotgi section was completed by South Western Railway recently. The bridge was built over which river?
Krishna
Bhima
Kaveri
Kabini
Tunga
As per UN’s report titled “Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond”, How many additional children and youths may drop out or not have access to school in 2021?
26.3 million
23.8 million
17.1 million
12.5 million
15.7 million
Which state government launched “Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana” & “Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar Yojana” for girls and women?
Chhattisgarh
Punjab
Haryana
Goa
Maharashtra
Name the state which launched Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana for tendu leaves collectors?
Maharashtra
Haryana
Punjab
Goa
Chhattisgarh
Name the payments bank which partnered with Bharti AXA General Insurance to offer “smart plan shop package policy”.
Airtel Payments Bank
India Post Payments Bank
Paytm Payments Bank
Fino Payments Bank
Jio Payments Bank
What will be the fall in global remittance in 2020 as per Asian Development Bank (ADB) report?
$108.6 billion
$214.7 billion
$98.3 billion
$74.1 billion
$172.5 billion
Which is the most valuable brand in the world as per FutureBrand Index 2020?
Microsoft
Google
Apple
Tencent
Reliance Industries
Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)?
Anandiben Patel
Anusuiya Uikey
B. D. Mishra
Manoj Sinha
R. N. Ravi
Ajay Tyagi has got extension as chairman of which organization till February 28, 2020?
Forward Market Commission of India
Reserve Bank of India
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Securities and Exchange Board of India
Who has been appointed as the ambassadors of Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports recently?
Suresh Raina
Harmanpreet Kaur
Ravindra Jadeja
Both 1) and 2)
Both 1) and 3)
People’s Archive of Rural India has won ‘Outstanding Environmental Reporting of the Year 2020’ at Prem Bhatia award 2020. Name the person who has been conferred with ‘Outstanding Political Reporting of the Year 2020’ award at Prem Bhatia award 2020?
Swapan Dasgupta
Balraj Puri
Dipankar Ghose
Girilal Jain
None of the Above
Name the Malayalam film which has won best film award at the 20th edition of New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).
Forensic
Moothon
Shylock
Kappela
Anjaam Pathiraa
Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF) II has acquired 1.63% stake in DCB Bank Limited. Where is the HQ of DCB bank located?
Noida
Pune
Kolkata
Mumbai
New Delhi
Name the person who authored the book titled ‘RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations’.
Yatish Yadav
Maloy Krishna Dhar
Stephen King
Ruskin Bond
None of the Above
Shirley Ann Grau who passed away recently has won Pulitzer Prize for which book?
The black prince and other stories
The Keepers of the House
The hard blue sky
House on Coliseum Street
The condor passes
The Hiroshima Day was observed annually on August 6. The year 2020 marks _____ anniversary of Hiroshima Day.
60th
45th
90th
50th
75th
Railways of which country has launched Overhead Equipment (OHE) Inspection app for real-time monitoring?
United States
China
India
Russia
Japan
What is the defence manufacturing turnover target of India by 2025 as per ‘Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020’?
Rs 1,50,000 crore
Rs 1,75,000 crore
Rs 2,25,000 crore
Rs 3,75,000 crore
Rs 5,90,000 crore
Central government recently made amendments in Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957. As per the amendment, listed entities should meet criteria of minimum _____ public shareholding within 3 years.
20%
35%
25%
50%
40%
How many states/UTs have joined One Nation One Ration Card scheme as on August 1, 2020?
23
22
20
21
24
Indian railways is using New Track Construction (NTC) machine for the 1st time to ease infrastructure work. Name the company which implement this project.
Indian Railway Construction Corporation
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited
Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation
Indian Railway Finance Corporation
Centre for Railway Information Systems
Name the organization which organized international webinar on the theme of ‘Lokmanya Tilak – Swaraj to Self-reliant India’ in New Delhi.
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Sahitya Akademi
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
National school for Culture
Find the public sector bank which partnered with New India Assurance Company Ltd, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd and HDFC ERGO Health Insurance to offer individual short-term Corona Kavach policy.
Canara bank
State Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Bank of Baroda
Indian Overseas Bank
Infosys Finacle was selected to digitally transform the transaction banking business of national bank of which country?
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Qatar
Iran
Kuwait
Axis bank has partnered with which company to deploy multi-lingual bot AXAA?
Day One Technologies
Sigma Data Systems
7EDGE
Quytech
Vernacular.ai
Ministry of defence signed tripartite agreement with Department of Administrative Reforms & Public grievances (DAR & PG) and ‘which’ IIT for using AI, ML to address grievances?
IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Calcutta
IIT Mandi
Which state government signed MoU with Hindustan Unilever Ltd, P&G and ITC to support economic empowerment of women?
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Karnataka
Who has been appointed as the MD&CEO of HDFC Bank with effect from October 27, 2020?
Deepak S Parekh
Keki M Mistry
Sumit Bose
Ranjan Mathai
Sashidhar Jagdishan
Name the person who received the Karmaveer Chakra of United Nations & iCONGO at ReX ConcLIVE.
Komal S
Jadav Payeng
Sunil Ydv SS
Arsh Shah Dilbagi
Aditya Bhargava
The Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre of Which IIT along with Helyxon healthcare solutions jointly developed a first of its kind remote patient monitoring device for COVID-19?
IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Calcutta
IIT Mandi
What is the name of health assistance robot which was designed by Mumbai division of central railway?
R-Bot
Jeevan Lite
Rakshak
ASIMOV
NOCCA
A unique kiosk named “UV Baggage Bath” was inaugurated recently at which railway station?
Agra City Railway Station
Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station
Ghoom Railway Station
Bangalore railway station
None of the Above
Indian Railways installed automatic lighting systems at three railways stations in which state?
Goa
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Kumari Kavita Devi who is in news recently is associated with which sport?
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Hockey
Kabaddi
Cricket
John Hume who passed away in August 2020 is the Nobel laureate in which field?
Chemistry
Literature
Peace
Physics
Physiology
Ram D Pradhan who passed away recently is the former governor of which state?
Uttarakhand
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
E-Gyan Mitra mobile app for online education was developed by administration of which UT?
