Amazon 5th July, 2020 Quiz Answers

1.Which country’s parliament on 27th June 2020, picked veteran opposition leader Micheál Martin as their Prime Minister? Ireland 2.Which of these clubs recently sealed the League title for the 2019-20 season, its first since the Premier League’s inception in 1992? ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-5 July 2020

Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-5 July 2020 INDIA AIR (All India Radio) starts weekly Sanskrit ‘News Magazine’ programme ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’ on Saturdays DD News’ Weekly Sanskrit Magazine ‘Vaartavali completes 5 years ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 485

12345 1. Which two Indians are among the winners of the “Green Oscars” award for the Year 2017? Purnima Devi Barman and Sanjay Gubbi Prafulla Samantara and Bhagat Puran Singh Maneka Gandhi and Dr. Harsh Vardhan Sugathakumari and Pradip Krishen ..

Chinese Badminton Legend Lin Dan announces retirement

On July 4, 2020, the two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan announced retirement at the age of 36. Highlights Lin Dan who won gold medal at Beijing Olympics in 2008 and London Olympics in 2012 will not be participating at 2020 ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

India-China Stand-off in Ladakh triggers Andaman build up

India and China have been facing stand-off along Line of Actual Control, especially in the Pangong Tso lake in the Ladakh region. Even after several rounds of peace talks between the army high commands of both the countries, the situation ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

First ever News Magazine Programme in Sanskrit

The All India Radio is to broadcast the first ever “News Magazine” programme in Sanskrit. The programme has been titled “Sanskrit Saptahiki”. Highlights The news programme is to be aired every Saturday for a duration of 20 minutes. Also, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Indian Solar Imports from China to increase

The Solar Cell manufacturing capacity of India is 2.5 GW. Around 5 GW of power is under construction. Also, the Power Ministry has recently approved for 3GW. This means that the solar equipment imports from China, which is already contributing ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Target Olympic Podium Scheme to be launched for Junior Athletes

The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijju has launched the Target Olympic Podium Scheme for junior atheletes. The scheme will groom them for the Olympics that is to be held in 2024 and 2028. What is the plan? The GoI is ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Tunga Dam construction: Number of Migratory birds decreases

The number of migratory birds arriving to Mandagadde bird sanctuary has reduced due to the construction of Tunga dam. Highlights Earlier around 10,000 migratory birds would arrive at the Mandagadde bird sanctuary in July 2020 and go back in December ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

WHO team to visit China to investigate origins of COVID-19

A team from the World Health Organization is to visit China next week to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Highlights According to the Indian Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, the team will conduct a through research on how ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020