1. | PRAGYATA guidelines belong to which field? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Union Human Resource and Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' released PRAGYATA guidelines on digital education. The PRAGYATA guidelines have been developed focusing digital education or online education. |
2. | Who was honoured with the "Top Publicist" award in the Global Humanitarian Awards 2020? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Sachin Awasthi, the president of National Media Club and Founder of Shri Ram Seva Mission was honoured with the "Top Publicist" award in the Global Humanitarian Awards 2020 held as a webinar over a virtual platform in London. |
3. | A low-cost COVID-19 test "Corosure" has been developed by which IIT? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister and Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State HRD launched a low-cost COVID-19 test "Corosure" developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi). |
4. | Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is in which state? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Supreme Court upheld the right of the Travancore royal family to manage the property of deity at Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram reversing the 2011 Kerala High Court decision. |
5. | Who was appointed as the vice president of Asian Development Bank? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Ashok Lavasa was appointed as the vice president of Asian Development Bank. Ashok Lavasa, a 1980 batch retired IAS officer. He was serving as the Election Commissioner and is next in line to become Chief Election Commissioner. |
6. | Which one is the name of the robotic helicopter that is to be deployed in Mars 2020 mission of NASA? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Ingenuity is a robotic helicopter that is to be deployed in Mars 2020 mission of NASA. Mars 2020 mission is to be launched on July 30, 2020. |
7. | Darpan Portal of which state has received the Elites Excellence Awards 2020? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister Darpan (Mukhyamantri Darpan) Portal and Mobile app, which contains the details of the schemes of the Government of Chhattisgarh received the Elites Excellence Awards 2020 by the IT institution Elites Technomedia under the Digital India Initiative. |
8. | Bastille Day is being celebrated on which date? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Every year on July 14, the French Government celebrates Bastille Day. It is also called the French National Day. The day commemorates the storming of Bastille in 1789. |