Current Affairs: July 19-20, 2020
July 20, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. Which Indian state has set up a high-level committee to constitute new districts with Lok Sabha constituency as base?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The state government of Andhra Pradesh has recently constituted a high-level committee constitute new districts with Lok Sabha constituency as base.
As per the decision made during the Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, this high-level committee will be headed by the Chief Secretary. The committee will study the feasibility of forming new districts and reducing expenditure.
2. Which payment application has launched India’s first numberless card of the country?
[A] Payzapp
[B] FamPay
[C] FreeCharge
[D] PayTm
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Correct Answer: B [FamPay]
Notes:
One of the country’s digital payment applications, Fampay has recently launched the country’s first numberless card, targeted at teenagers.
Using these numberless debit cards, minors can make online and offline payments without opening a bank account. The card has no numbers on it and all the details are saved on the FamPay application.
3. Chattogram port, which was seen in news recently, is located in which country?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Myanmar
[D] Thailand
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Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
Notes:
Union Shipping Minister has recently flagged off first trial container ship from Kolkata Port to Agartala through the Chattogram port of Bangladesh.
This trial run has been done under the Agreement on using Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of India’s transit cargo through Bangladesh. It will provide a shorter route to connect the North East Region of India through Bangladesh.
4. The import of which agricultural equipment has been curbed by the Indian Government by amending its import policy?
[A] Tractor
[B] Power tiller
[C] Power weeder
[D] Rotary tiller
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Correct Answer: B [Power tiller]
Notes:
As per the statement released by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), the Government has amended the import policy of Power tillers and its components from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’.
The importer is required to seek a license from the DGFT for importing the product categorised as ’restricted’. This move is expected to curb the inward shipment of the equipment that comes mainly from China.
5. As per the recommendation of the NITI Aayog, what is the percentage of recycled products to be used in large infrastructure projects?
[A] 5 per cent
[B] 10 per cent
[C] 25 per cent
[D] 50 per cent
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Correct Answer: C [25 per cent]
Notes:
NITI Aayog has recommended that the Government of India should use 25 per cent use of recycled products in large infrastructure projects to promote secondary products across India.
The chief executive officer of Niti Aayog, Amitabh Kant announced that the recycled products including metals, plastics and paper will promote secondary products that are now hardly found in our country. India levies 2.5 per cent customs duty on the scrap while importing.
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