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 Nelson Mendela International Day Observed on
18 July( First time Observed on 18 July 2009)
 Uttarakhand Government will Generate
Electricity from Waste under ‘Waste to Energy
initiative’
 Ossouka Raponda has been Appointed as the
First Women PM of Gabon
 Priyanaka Chopra Jonas Appointed as the
Ambassador For Toronto International Film
Festival 2020
 UNICEF India Partners with SAP India to offer
Career Counselling to Young Peoples in the
Country.

 Marcus Rashford receives Honoary Degree from

university of Machester, he becomes the
YOUNGEST Footballer(England) for his
Achievements in Footballer and Passionate
Campaigner Against Child Poverty.
 IIT Delhi Develops Covid 19 Diagnostic Kit “Corosure”

 N Chandersekaran and Jim Taiclet to Receive US India

Business Council Global Leadership Award 2020

 Anji Khad Indian Railway Ist Cable Stayed Rail Bridge will
Connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir will be
developed by Konkan Railway Corporation (473.25mt)
Sanjay Gupta is MD and Chairman of Konkan Rialway
Corporation.
01. Recently, SEBI Restructures Advisory
Committee on Regulation and Development of
Mutual Funds. This Committee is Under the
Chairmanship of ?

a. Madhabi Puri Buch

b. Jaya Jiatly
c. TV Mohandas Pai
d. Usha Thorat
02. WHO sets up Independent Panel Co-chaired
by Helen Elizabeth Clark & Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
for evaluation of global COVID-19 response.

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen

Elizabeth Clark and former President of Liberia
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

WHO Director General : Tedros Andhonom

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
03. Which State Police Station has been Ranked as
the Best Police Station of the India?

a. Rajasthan
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Haryana
04. Who is the Author of the Book ‘His Holiness
the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’ Based on the Life of
Dalai Lama?

a. Tenzin Geyche Tethong

b. Tenzin Gyatso
c. Ching Chang
d. Fen Fing
 A book titled ‘His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai
Lama: An Illustrated Biography’ is authored by one
of the Dalai Lama’s closest aides and advisor of
over 40 year, Tenzin Geyche Tethong. The
biography is a memorable portrait of the 14th Dalai
Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. The book is to be released in
October 2020 and is published by Roli Books.

 On the 85th birth anniversary of the Dalai

Lama, the cover of the book was announced by
the publisher Roli Books.
05. Recently, ISRO has Announced to Launch the
Amazonia -1 Satellite It is From Which of the
Following Country?

a. Russia
b. China
c. Japan
d. Brazil
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set
to launch the Amazonia – 1 onboard the Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) as a primary
payload by August 2020. Amazonia -1 is Brazil’s
first satellite for Earth observation – designed,
assembled and tested in Brazil.
Amazonia – 1 will help in observing and
monitoring the deforestation in the region of
Amazon through the satellite images.
06. Recently, Which of the Following Ministry has
Launched the ASEEM Portal?

a. Ministry of Human Research Development

b. Ministry of Environment
c. Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship
d. Ministry of Agriculture
07. Who has bagged the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
2020?

a. Kezang D Thongdok
b. Amitabh Bachan
c. Hritik Roshan
d. None of these
Arunachal Pradesh filmmaker bags Dada Saheb
Phalke Award for documentary on honey Hunting.

Short Documentary ‘Chi Lupo’ sketches the art of

honey hunting shertupen Communinty
Chi means Honey, Lupo Means Hunters
08. Recently, Flip kart Tie up with Karnataka Govt
to Promote Art, Craft and Handloom Sector of
Karnataka Government. Who is the CEO of
Flipkart?

a. Kalyan Krishanmurthy
b. B S Yediyurappa
c. Vajuhai Vala
d. VG Somani
9. On which day, World Population day is
observed?

a. 09 July
b. 10 July
c. 11 July
d. 12 July
10. The Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) Formed a Working Group to
Study and Make Recommendations on Formation of
an “Indian Pandemic Risk Pool’

This Panel has been formed to examine the Possibility

of Different Risks which arised due to Covid -19.
The 9 Member Committee will be headed by Suresh
Mathur.
1. Salazar Slytherin a new Species of Snake was
Discovered in Which State?
2. Ajanta Sharath Kamal is Related to Which
Sports?
3. Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 will held in
which Country?
4. Who is the Author of ‘Shuttling to the Top:
The Story of PV Sindhu’?
5. On which Day, World Soil day is Observed?
1. Arunanchal Pradesh
2. Table Tennis
3. New Zealand
4. Krishanawmay V
5. 05 December
14. Which Indian State CM has been Honored
With Paul Harris Fellow Recognition?

a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Assam
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International,Chicago, has honoured Tamil
Nadu(TN) Chief Minister(CM) Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow
recognition.

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition is conferred to honour the efficient service of
people who provide drinking water, sanitation, prevention of diseases,
environment, world peace etc. to its people.
About Tamil Nadu

Capital– Chennai
Governor– Banwarilal Purohit

About Rotary International:

Headquarters– Evanston, USA
President– Holger Knaack( 2020-21)
15. Which of the Following State Government Has
Organized India's First e-Lok Adalat?

a. Haryana
b. Gujarat
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Odisha

Inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Justice : P R Ramchandra Menon

16. Who has becomes the third Prime Minister of
Singapore?

a. Lee Hseing Loong

b. Hamilah Yacob
c. Jean Castex
d. Shinzo Abe
17. Who is the Author of the Book Titled ‘ A Song
of india?

a. Krishanswamy V
b. Ruskin Bond
c. RC Bhargava
d. Urjit Patel
18. The Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) has accepted a long pending resignation of
Rahul Johri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
BCCI on 9 July 2020.

19. India’s has become the Second largest

Foreign Investor in UK After USA.
In 2019-2020, India has Invested in 120 Projects
and created 5429 Jobs in UK
20. Institute for Human Development (IHD), an Indian non-
profit institution conferred with ‘Development Marketplace
Award 2020:Innovations to Address Gender-Based
Violence’ from World Bank Group and Sexual Violence
Research Initiative (SVRI) for the project alcohol, intimate
partner violence and household economy: an assessment
of liquor ban in Bihar.

Institute for Human Development (IHD), non-profit

autonomous institution was established in the year 1998
and managed under the Indian Society of Labour
Economics (ISLE).
Chairman – Prof. S.R. Hashim
21. The 2018 tiger Census of India entered the
Guinness Record book as the largest camera trap
wildlife survey following the application sent to
the Guinness Book of World Record.

The population of the tiger has increased 33%

since 2014 that is from 2,226 in 2014 to 2967 in
2018 making India the safest and biggest habitat
for Tigers in the World.
22. On Which Day, World Malala Day is Observed?

a. 11 July
b. 12 July
c. 13 July
d. 14 July
Recently, UN Declared Her as the Most Famous
Teenager in the World in its Decade in Review
Report of 2019.

Important Book

‘We are Displaced’

23. Who has Won Styrian Grand Prix 2020?

a. Charles Leclerc
b. Valtteri Bottas
c. Lewis Hemilton
d. Max Versteppen
24. ‘ATL App Development Module’ has been
Launched by NITI Aayog Atal Innovation Mission
for School Students . It has been Launched with
Indian Startup Plezmo.

This Initiative is for Specially for School Students

for Improving their skills and Aiming to Covert
them from App users to App Makers in Future.
CEO of Plezmo : Amol Palshikhar
25. Recently, Avad Bin Hassan Jami Passed Away,
he was Related to ?

a. Politics
b. Bollywood
c. Cartoonist
d. Hollywood
26. IRDAI Allows launch of ‘CORONA KAVACH’
Insurance Policies

This Short Term policy will Cover Medical

Expenses due to COVID -19

The Sum Assured of this Policy Ranges from

50000 to 500000 (18 to 65 Years Age)
1. On Which Day, International Happiness Day is
Observed?
2. ‘Tour de France’ is related to Which Sports?
3. Who has been Appointed as the Ambassador of
World Wide Fund India’s Environment Education
Programme?
4. Who is the Chairman of Insolvency and Bank
Ruptcy Board of India?
5. Who is the Author of Book ‘Getting Competitive :
A Practioner Guide for India?
1. 20 March
2. Cycling
3. Vishwanath Anand
4. MS Sahoo
5. RC Bharagava
27. Who has been Appointed as India’s Next
Ambassador to Afghanistan?

a. Rudrendra Tandon
b. Monika Mohita
c. Vinay Kumar
d. TS Tirumurti
e. Vinay Mohan Quatra
28. Which Among the Following State has
Launched ‘Roko – Toko’ Campaign?

a. Chhattisgarh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Gujarat
 Bhimbetka rock shelters
 Khajuraho Caves National Parks
 Sanchi Stupa  Kanha National Park
 Bandhavgarh National Park
 Panna National Park
 Madhav National Park
 Sanjay National Park
 Pench National Park
 Van Vihar National Park
 Fossil National Park

RECENTLY DECLARED the Tiger State of India, Madhya Pradesh

is seventh tiger reserve — the Ratapani Tiger Reserve.
29. Who has been Appointed as India’s Next
Ambassador to Bangladesh?

a. Riva Ganguly Das

b. Vikram Doraiswami
c. Jawed Ashraf
d. Ajay Bisaria
 PM : SHEIKH HASSENA
PRESIDENT : ABDUL HAMID
WORLD LARGEST BURN HOSPITAL IN
BANGALDESH

E-VISA HAS BEEN STARTED IN BANGLADESH

RECENTLY
30. Who has been Appointed as Interim CEO of
BCCI?

a. Rahul Johri
b. Hemang Amin
c. DK Jain
d. Sunil Joshi
31. Which of the Following IIT has Developed UV
Sanitizing Device ‘SHUDH’?

a. IIT Mandi
b. IIT Kanpur
c. IIT Bombay
d. IIT Gandhinagar

Prof. Abhay Karandikar is the Director of IIT Kanpur

35. Google to Invest USD 10 Billion in India in
Next 5 Years

36. Asia Cup Tournament Postponed till June

2021 It was to be Hosted by Srilanka.

37. Former Footballer Jack Chariton Passed

Away( England) , He was the Member of 1966
World Cup Winning Team of England.
38. Who has been Re-elected as the President of
Poland?

a. Andrzeg Duda
b. Lee Hseing Loong
c. Jean Castex
d. Ruskin Bond
39. Padma Shree Award Winner (2019) Journalist
Nagindas Sanghvi Passed Away, he was well known
for his Books on Mahatma Gandhi

40. Qualcomm Ventures Acquires 0.15% Stake in Jio

Platforms of Rs 730 Crores
CEO : Steve Mollenkopf
41. VISA Partners with Federal Bank to Launch ‘ VISA-
Secure’ for bank Cardholders to Make Online
Shopping Experience more Easy and Convenient
 42. Who has been Named for Von Karman Award
2020?

a. VG Somani
b. Dr. Balram Bhargava
c. K Sivan
d. G Satheesh Reddy

Award was Established in 1982 And Udupi Ramchandra Rao has become
the First India to Get This Award in 2005
1. Aircraft Hercules of IAF Delivered More than 6
Tonnes of Medicines to Maldives Under Which
Operation?
2. Which Indian State has Formed Team 11 to Fight
with Covid -19?
3. #Humharnhimanege Song is Released by Which
Bank?
4. V. Vaidyanathan is the MD and CEO of Which
Bank?
5. On which day, World No Tabacco day is Observed/
1. Operation Sanjeeveni
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. HDFC Bank
4. IDFC First Bank
5. 31 May
43. On which day, World Youth Skill Day is
Observed?

a. 13 July
b. 14 July
c. 15 July
d. 16 July
43. Who has been Conferred with ‘Infra Business
Leader of the Year 2020’ by Rail Infra And
Mobility Business Digital Awards?

a. Ved Prakash Dudeja

b. Rudrendra Tandon
c. Vikram Doraiswami
d. Vikram Mishri
44. Which of the Following State has Topped in
PM Svanidhi Yojana?

a. Chhattisgarh
b. Gujarat
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
 Bhimbetka rock shelters
 Khajuraho Caves National Parks
 Sanchi Stupa  Kanha National Park
 Bandhavgarh National Park
 Panna National Park
 Madhav National Park
 Sanjay National Park
 Pench National Park
 Van Vihar National Park
 Fossil National Park

RECENTLY DECLARED the Tiger State of India, Madhya Pradesh

is seventh tiger reserve — the Ratapani Tiger Reserve.
45.US Remains India’s Top Trading Partner in
the FY 2019-2020

As per the Data, India and US Trade has been

Increased from 87.96$ Billion to $88.75 Billion in the
FY 2019-2020.
Previous China was India's Top Trading Partner

46. India Railway on Mission to Become ‘Green

Railway till 2030.
47. Which of the Following Country has Launched
‘APSTAR 6D’ Telecommunication Satellite Via A
Long MARCH 3D Carrier Rocket?

a. Russia
b. China
c. India
d. Japan
48. Recently, Brahm Vasudev Passed Away, he
was the Chairman of ?

a. MDH Masala
b. Hawkins Cooker
c. Hero Cycle
d. Bajaj Automobiles
49. Who has been Conferred with ‘Top Publicist’
Award in Global Humanitarian Award 2020?

a. Andrzeg Duda
b. Jack Chariton
c. Sachin Awasthi
d. None of these

Campaign is also Known as Gange Swacchta Jan Jagran Yatra

50, Recently, UNICEF India and FICCI Partners for
#Reimagine Campaign. Who is the President of
FICCI?

a. Dr. Sangeeta Reddy

b. Henrietta H Fore
c. Jim Bridenstine
d. None of these
51. Recently, NABARD organized ‘Digital Choupal’
on its Foundation Day. In which Year NABARD
was Established?

a. 10 July 1982
b. 11 July 1982
c. 12 July 1982
d. 13 July 1982
52. Who is the Author of the Book ‘ If it Bleeds’?

a. Ruskin Bond
b. Stephen King
c. RC Bhargava
d. Urjit Patel
53. Recently, Which Country has Excluded India
from the Chabahar Project?

a. Iran
b. Iraq
c. Srilanka
d. China
54. Which India State has Awarded Elites
Excellence Award 2020?

a. Chhattisgarh
b. Gujarat
c. Haryana
d. Madhya Pradesh
55. Google has Announced to Buy How much
Percent ____ Stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 33,737
Crores?

a. 5.73%
b. 7.73%
c. 8.25%
d. 9.99%
56. Who has been Appointed as the New Vice
President of Asian Development Bank?

a. Ashok Lavasa
b. Ved Parkash Dudeja
c. Brahm Vasudev
d. Diwakar Gupta
57. Recently, Who has Won the ‘MY LIFE MY
YOGA’ video Blogging Contest in the Professional
Category?

a. Ashwath Hegde(Male)
b. Savita Tandon
c. Rajni Gehlot(Female)
d. Sudhir Sharma
e. Both A and C
Rajpal Singh Arya and Shailee Prasad are First in
Adult ( Above 18 Years)

Pranay Sharma and Navyaa S H are first in Youth

Category under 18
58. How much percentage of world population
went hungry in 2019 as per UN annual report
titled “The state of food security and nutrition in
the world 2020”?

a. 6.9%
b. 7.9%
c. 8.9%
d. 9.9%
59. Recently, Indian Railway has Created a History
of Operating how many Kilometres Long Freight
Train ? Train Operated between Nagpur and
Korba.

a. 1.6 Km
b. 2.2 Km
c. 2.8 Km
d. 3.0 Km
60. Mohun Bagan club Announced Hockey legend Gurbux
Singh and former first-class cricketer Palash Nandi will
receive this year’s Mohun Bagan Ratna.

Some other Awards

Ashok Kumar, a member of India’s 1975 World Cup-
winning hockey team, will be Conferred with the Lifetime
Achievement Award along with Pranab Ganguly (football)
and Monoranjan Porel (athletics).

 Joseba Beitia will get the best footballer (senior)

prize. Sajal Bag (U-18) has been chosen as the best
youth player.
61. Indian teenager Soham Mukherjee in
UAE(United Arab Emirates), has made a Guinness
World Record title with 101 One-Leg Hops over a
Ruler, who managed to break the previous
Guinness World Records title of 96 hops in 30
seconds.
62. ‘Mera Pani Meri Virasat’ Scheme is of Which
State Government?

a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Gujarat
d. Himachal Pradesh
63. Hyderabad International Airport Introduces
India’s First Fully Contactless Car Parking

India’s first ever fully contactless airport car

parking with contact less toll transaction for their
passengers and visitors to provide a safe airport
amid COVID-19. The NETC FASTag Car Park is a
part of the “One Nation One Tag” – NETC FASTag
programme of Indian Government.
 64. Poba Reserve Forest in to be upgraded to
wildlife sanctuary. It is located in Which State?

a. Karnataka
b. Gujarat
c. Assam
d. Haryana

Assam has decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary in

Assam, which is home to a vast variety of flora and fauna, to a National
Park.
62. Indian Railway has Developed a Post COVID
Coach to Fight with Covid -19. This Special
Coach has been Developed in ?

a. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

b. Rail Coach Factory, Chennai
c. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
d. None of these
66. HRD Ministry has Launched ‘PRAGYATA’
Guidelines on Digital Education.
67. Which of the following Country has banned
Importing 5G Equipment From China Telecom
Company Huawei?

a. USA
b. UK
c. India
d. Brazil
68. The assault rifles ARAD & CARMEL Will be
manufactured in India under make in India
initiative in PLR Systems Private Limited. The
ARAD & CARMEL are Originally assault rifles of
which country?

a. Japan
b. Israel
c. China
d. USA
68. Which of the Following State has Signed MoU
With HDFC Bank to Offer Digital Payment
Solutions to Traffic Violators?

a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Jharkhand
c. Odisha
d. Haryana
70. Who has been Named as the Brand
Ambassador of SportsAdda?

a. Ricky Pointing
b. Virat Kohli
c. Brett Lee
d. Rohit Sharma
71.World Day for International justice is Observed
on 17 July

72. DCGI Approves India’s First Home Made

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate
Vaccine

73. IOC Postpones 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics

to 2026

74. Archarya Shree Purushottam Priyadasji

Passed Away due to Covid-19
75. First on-Line NISTHA( National Initiative for
School Heads’ And Teacher’s Holistic
Advancement) Programme Has been Launched by
HRD Ministry in Andhra Pradesh.

76.IIT Madras Startup Developed A Portable

Hospital Known as ‘MediCAB’(Launched in
Wayanad District of Kerala)
77. Roshni Nadar Malhotra Becomes the New
Chairman of HCL Technologies replacing her
Father Shiv Nadar.

78. Pakistan China Signs Agreement For ‘Azad

Pattan Hydel Power Project’(700 MW) in Pok on
Jhelum River.
79. Maharashtra First Women State Election
Commissioner Neela Satyanarayan Passed Away.

1780. NABARD Launched Development Projects in

Andaman and Nicobar Island.
Lt Gov. of Andaman and Nicobar : Admiral DK
Joshi
81. Telengana Police Rolls Outs ‘CyberHer’
Campaign to Tackle Cybercrime Against Women’s
and Childrens.

82. CM Pema Khandu Released Book on

Endangered Tribe Book Titled ‘ The Tangams: An
Enthnolinguistic Study of the Critically
Endangered Species of Arunachal Pradesh’
75. First on-Line NISTHA( National Initiative for
School Heads’ And Teacher’s Holistic
Advancement) Programme Has been Launched by
HRD Ministry in Andhra Pradesh.

76.IIT Madras Startup Developed A Portable

Hospital Known as ‘MediCAB’(Launched in
Wayanad District of Kerala)
77. Roshni Nadar Malhotra Becomes the New
Chairman of HCL Technologies replacing her
Father Shiv Nadar.

78. Pakistan China Signs Agreement For ‘Azad

Pattan Hydel Power Project’(700 MW) in Pok on
Jhelum River.
79. Maharashtra First Women State Election
Commissioner Neela Satyanarayan Passed Away.

1780. NABARD Launched Development Projects in

Andaman and Nicobar Island.
Lt Gov. of Andaman and Nicobar : Admiral DK
Joshi
81. Telengana Police Rolls Outs ‘CyberHer’
Campaign to Tackle Cybercrime Against Women’s
and Childrens.

82. CM Pema Khandu Released Book on

Endangered Tribe Book Titled ‘ The Tangams: An
Enthnolinguistic Study of the Critically
Endangered Species of Arunachal Pradesh’
 01. Which State has Topped in PM Svanidhi Yojana?
 02. Elites Excellence Award is Given by Which State?
 03. How much Percentage google has announced
to Purchase from Jio Platforms?
 04. Who has been Conferred with Infra Business
Leader of the Year?
 05. Chairman of Konkan Railway Corporation?
 06, New Vice President of Asian Development Bank?