| 17. | Which state govt. approved the proposal to give the status of State anthem to "Bande Utkala Janani", a poem written by Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Cabinet of Odisha chaired by Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha approved the proposal to give the status of State anthem to "Bande Utkala Janani", a poem written by Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912. |
| 18. | Which Kannada actor passed away at 39 due to a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bengaluru on 9 June? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away at 39 due to a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He is the grandson of Kannada late actor Shakti Prasad & the nephew of multilingual actor Arjun Sarja. |
| 19. | The World Archery committee decided to postpone the 2020 World Archery Field Championships to which year? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The World Archery and Yankton organising committee decided to postpone the 2020 World Archery Field Championships which was scheduled on September 2020 at the National Field Archery Association Easton Yankton Archery Centre, the world's largest archery centre. This decision will extend up to 2022 for safeguard of athlete's well-being & also restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Yankton is set to host the 2021 World Archery Championships. |
| 20. | Who launched the India's 1st indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system "COVID BEEP" for the COVID-19 affected patients? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the India's 1st indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system "COVID BEEP" (Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod) for the COVID-19 affected patients. Employees' State Insurance Corporation medical college, Hyderabad in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Hyderabad, and Electronics Corporation of India Limited have developed the "COVID BEEP". |
