1. | The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports signed the statement of intent with YuWaah to mobilise 1 crore youth volunteers in India to achieve the goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat. YuWaah is initiative of which organisation? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) signed the statement of intent with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)'s multi stakeholder platform - YuWaah to mobilise 1 crore youth volunteers in India to achieve the goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat. |
2. | Who has been appointed as the new MD of Karur Vysya Bank? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Karur Vysya Bank (KVB)'s Board of Directors has co-opted Ramesh Babu Boddu as an Additional Director and appointed him as the Managing Director(MD) & Chief Executive Officer(CEO) for three years tenure. He replaces P R Seshadri, who resigned in January 2020 citing personal reasons. |
3. | Which state/UT Chief Minister presented Rs 9000 crore tax free budget for the financial year 2020-2021 in the assembly? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, who also holds the finance portfolio presented Rs 9000 crore tax free budget for the financial year 2020-2021 in the assembly. The budget is Rs 575 crore more than the previous year's outlay of Rs 8,425 crore and Rs 1073 crore more than the revised budget outlay of Rs 7927 crore in 2019-2020. |
4. | Which anti-tank guided missile has been successfully test-fired by the Indian armed forces? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Indian armed forces successfully test-fired the helicopter-launched Nag Missile Dhruvastra anti-tank guided missile, erstwhile called Helina, indirect and top attack mode. The flight test trials were done without a helicopter on 15th and 16th July at ITR Balasore, Odisha. |
5. | Which state Government has included the transgender community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana(MBPY)? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The official notification of The Department of Social security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) informed that, Odisha Government has included the transgender community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana(MBPY), a social security scheme by amending to Rule 6 of the Madhu Babu Pension Rules 2008. |
6. | Which state government signed 8 Memorandums of Understandings worth Rs 10,399 crore with companies to create employment opportunities for over 13,507 people? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Tamil Nadu government signed 8 Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) worth Rs 10,399 crore with companies to create employment opportunities for over 13,507 people. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in the Secretariat at Fort St George in Chennai. |
7. | CBDT and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will share data related to income tax returns by the CBDT to the Ministry of MSME. Who is the union minister of Minister of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) signed the formal memorandum of understanding (MoU) for sharing of data related to income tax returns by the CBDT to the Ministry of MSME. The union Minister of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) is Nitin Jairam Gadkari. |
8. | Who has launched virtually the Manodarpan initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' is to launch virtually the Manodarpan initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on 21 July 2020. Manodarpan is an initiative under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, to provide psychosocial support to students for their Mental Health and Well-being |