Page-183 of GKToday Archives: 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 535

12345 1. Consider the following statements: In India, monazite and thorium are the principal source of rare earths elements India is self sufficient in Rare Earth elements Which among the above statements is / are correct? Only 1 is correct ..

Amazon Quiz – 23 August, 2020 (Answers)

1.’Youth Engagement for Global Action’ was the 2020 theme for which observance on 12th August? International Youth Day 2.The recently released book ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing’ chronicles whose 3rd year in office? Venkaiah Naidu 3.Collin Morikawa recently became the first person ..

Current Affairs – August 23, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 23, 2020 INDIA Home Ministry uploads details of proclaimed offenders on its portal; will enable citizens to seek antecedent verification of prospective employees, tenants Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner Telangana: Nine killed ..

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UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 534

12345 1. The Bicameral legislature is an essential features in which among the following types of Governments? Parliamentary System Presidential system Federal System Unitary System 2. Almost all of haematite resources of India is confined to which among the following ..

Arunachal Pradesh to provide 100% tap water connections to all its households by 2023

The Government of North Eastern state Arunachal Pradesh has set a target to provide tap water connections to each and every household in the State by 2023 under Union Government’s flagship program Jal Jeevan Mission. What is Jal Jeevan Mission? ..

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USISPF confers 2020 Leadership Awards on Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen

Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra and Adobe Chairman and CEO, Shantanu Narayen will be conferred with 2020 Leadership Awards by a top US-based India centric business advocacy group for their remarkable ambition in strengthening the US-India bilateral economic partnership. Key ..

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Ashwani Bhatia appointed as the Managing Director of SBI

Ashwani Bhatia has been appointed as the managing director of State Bank of India by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister of India. He will be appointed in the place of  P K Gupta. Key highlights ..

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Aarogya Setu team launches ‘Open API Service’ for better operation

India’s self-assessed digital healthcare service app Aarogya Setu has come up with a new feature called the Open API Service, which allows the organizations to check the health status of their employees or any other user as well without creating ..

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Current Affairs – August 22, 2020 [Evening Headlines]

Here are the Current Affairs Evening Headlines of August 22, 2020 by GKToday: Hallmarking of precious metals mandatory from June 1, 2021 The Central government has set a deadline for mandatory compliance with hallmarking of precious metals at 1st June ..

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ICICI Lombard to merge with Bharti Axa General Insurance

ICICI Lombard general insurance company is going to merge with Bharti AXA’s non-life insurance business through a scheme of arrangement. According to ICICI Lombard, it will be the third-largest non-life insurer in India. Who are non-insurance companies? Non-life insurance companies ..

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