| 9. | Visa, enters into partnership with which bank to deploy Visa Secure to the bank's cardholders? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Visa, enters into partnership with Federal Bank to deploy Visa Secure to the bank's cardholders. Visa Secure will provide additional authentication layers for issuers and merchants to combat online frauds |
| 10. | Which company has signed a MoU with IIT Alumni Council to develop a 'High Investor Depth' platform for statrtups? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) informed that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Alumni Council to encourage the listing of startups and develop a 'High Investor Depth' platform for those startups. |
| 11. | Which organization recently released the title 'Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients- Status, Issues, Technology Readiness, and Challenges'? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous organization under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India released the title 'Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients- Status, Issues, Technology Readiness, and Challenges.' |
| 12. | Who has been appointed as India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Vikram Doraiswami is India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Rudrendra Tandon is new Ambassador to Afghanistan. |
| 13. | PM Modi will deliver an address at the Valedictory of High-Level Segment of UN ECOSOC.Which country was the first president of ECOSOC? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: On July 17, 2020, PM Modi will deliver an address on the eve of 75th anniversary of the UN. The Prime Minister is to speak at the Valedictory of High-Level Segment of UN ECOSOC. The first meeting of ECOSOC was held in 1946. India was the first president of ECOSOC. |
| 14. | Which country will resume Afghanistan's exports through the Wagah border with India? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Pakistan to resume Afghanistan's exports through the Wagah border with India from July 15. |
| 15. | Who will receive this year's Mohun Bagan Ratna? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: According to ATK-Mohun Bagan club, Hockey legend Gurbux Singh and former first-class cricketer Palash Nandi will receive this year's Mohun Bagan Ratna. |
| 16. | TO How much the retail inflation has risen up in the month of June 2020? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Retail inflation increased to 6.09% in June, mainly on account of higher prices of food items. Food inflation in June increased to 7.87%, according to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. |
