Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020
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41. India is developing a 30-second rapid testing kit for Covid-19, in collaboration with which country?
[A] United States
[B] Russia
[C] Israel
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: C [Israel]
Notes:
India is in the process of developing a rapid testing kit for Covid-19, in collaboration with Israel. The proposed kit is expected to give results in less than 30 seconds.
A team from Israel’s Research and Development (R&D) Team of Defence Ministry will arrive in India to develop the rapid testing kit. The team has been working with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Principal scientific adviser, K. Vijay Raghavan.
42. Which space technology start-up has developed India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring and tracking system?
[A] Digiantra Research and Technology
[B] Pixxel
[C] GrowX
[D] Astrome
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Correct Answer: A [Digiantra Research and Technology]
Notes:
A space technology start-up named Digiantra Research and Technology (DRT) developed India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring and tracking system.
The company has also been selected for the ‘Society for Innovation and Development’ incubation program at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. The country’s first air and space surveillance company has received a grant of Rs 25 lakhs for developing space debris monitoring systems.
43. Which company has been approved to acquire the Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd?
[A] Adani Ports SEZL
[B] Containr Corporation of India
[C] AllCargo Logistics
[D] Transport Corporation of India
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Correct Answer: A [Adani Ports SEZL]
Notes:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
Along with the equity shareholding, the management control of the total share capital of Krishnapatnam Port company will be acquired, as per the statement of CCI. Krishnapatnam Port Company is the developer and operator of the deep-water port at Krishnapatnam.
44. Women officers in which Indian armed force have been granted permanent commission?
[A] Indian Air Force
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Army
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Ministry of Defence has recently issued formal sanction order for granting Permanent Commission (PC) to Women Officers in the Indian Army.
As per the order, permanent commission has been granted to Service Commissioned (SSC) Women Officers in all ten streams of the Indian Army including Army Air Defence (AAD), Army Service Corps (ASC) among others.
45. Who is the head of the committee for Analysis of QR (Quick Response) Code, set up by the Reserve Bank of India?
[A] D.B. Phatak
[B] Narasimhan
[C] Y V Reddy
[D] D K Mohanty
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Correct Answer: A [D.B. Phatak]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India has released the ‘Report of the Committee for Analysis of QR (Quick Response) Code’.
The Committee was constituted by RBI in December 2019 under the Chairmanship of Prof. D.B. Phatak, to review the present system of QR Codes in India in digital payments. The report asked the Government to provide incentive schemes to popularise QR code transactions among consumers. It also recommended phasing out proprietary and closed loop QR codes.
46. Which global organisation releases the ‘Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA)’ report?
[A] Food and Agriculture Organization
[B] World Food Programme
[C] International Fund for Agricultural Development
[D] World Wide Fund for Nature
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Correct Answer: A [Food and Agriculture Organization ]
Notes:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations releases the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA)’ report.
FAO has been publishing this assessment once in every 5 years since 1990. It evaluates the state of forests and their management in all member countries. As per the recent report, India has ranked third among the countries that gained in forest areas in the last decade (2010-2020). China and Australia held the first two ranks.
47. Who are the beneficiaries of ‘Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana’, that was seen in news recently?
[A] Fishermen
[B] Potters
[C] Street Vendors
[D] Teachers
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Correct Answer: B [Potters]
Notes:
‘Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana’ is a scheme of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for empowering the potters community.
Under the scheme, Training for advanced pottery products and Market linkages are provided through KVIC exhibitions. Recently, the Union Home Minister distributed 100 Electric Potter Wheels to trained artisans in Gandhinagar.
48. As on July 2020, what is the average completion of time of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin scheme?
[A] 514 days
[B] 314 days
[C] 114 days
[D] 54 days
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Correct Answer: C [114 days]
Notes:
Ministry of Rural Development has announced that the average completion time for houses under restructured Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) has come down to 114 days.
Earlier, the number of days for construction under the scheme used to be 314 days. The scheme was launched the scheme in the year 2016, with an objective of Housing for all by the year 2022. It strives to construct as many as 2.95 crore houses with all basic amenities by the year 2022.
49. Union Minister Sadananda Gowda launched four schemes including a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and industry park scheme, for manufacturing which products?
[A] Bulk drugs and medical devices
[B] Textile
[C] Automobile
[D] Steel
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Correct Answer: A [Bulk drugs and medical devices]
Notes:
The government has released guidelines for four schemes to boost domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs and medical devices.
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda launched and issued guidelines for the schemes, which aim to reduce imports in pharmaceutical raw materials like drug intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and medical devices.
50. Which of these organisations started the ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ contest on the death anniversary of former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] Indian Institute of Science
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Correct Answer: B [Defence Research and Development Organisation]
Notes:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has recently launched an innovation contest named Dare to Dream 2.0.
It was announced by the Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh, on the fifth death anniversary of the former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The contest encourages individuals and start-ups to use advanced technologies for innovation in Aerospace and Defence sectors in the country.
