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(A) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(B) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(C) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(D) Reserve Bank of India
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Correct Answer: (B) [Securities and Exchange Board of India]
Explanation:
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has signed an agreement for data exchange.
2. Name the state which has launched 'BLUIS' to use space technology & AI to monitor government lands.
(A) Telangana
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: (C) [Odisha]
Explanation:
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, launched the Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS), a flagship development of the General Administration and Public grievances departments. Odisha becomes the first state in India to use high resolution satellite imagery utilizing space technology and artificial intelligence to monitor government lands.
3. Which organisation is to launch interface points called 'Turant Suvidha Kendras (TSKs)'?
(A) Central Board of Secondary Education
(B) Employee Provident Fund Organisation
(C) Central Board of Investigation
(D) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
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Correct Answer: (D) [Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs]
Explanation:
As per the recent communication from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), all custom stations would set up Turant Suvidha Kendras (TSKs) by July 15.
The centres would act as the only interface point with Customs officers for physical submission of documents. The Union Budget 2020 proposed to launch nation-wide faceless assessment and this is considered as the first step in the process. CBIC has also inducted several modern testing equipment into the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.
4. According to the International Monetary Fund, India is at which position in case of foreign exchange reserves?
(A) 4th
(B) 5th
(C) 7th
(D) 8th
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Correct Answer: (B) [5th]
Explanation:
India has accumulated the world’s fifth-largest foreign exchange reserves after China, Japan, Switzerland and Russia, according to the International Monetary Fund.
5. To Support Start-ups and Farmer Groups, Govt. has set up an Agri-Infra Fund of how much amount?
(A) Rs 1 Lakh Cr
(B) Rs 2 Lakh Cr
(C) Rs 3 Lakh Cr
(D) Rs 4 Lakh Cr
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Correct Answer: (A) [Rs 1 Lakh Cr]
Explanation:
The government approved setting up an agriculture infrastructure fund with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore to provide financial support to entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups for infrastructure and logistics facilities.
6. A new building of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) situated where has been named after Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Late Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee?
(A) Haryana
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: (D) [Jharkhand]
Explanation:
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Jharkhand new administrative and the academic building have been named after Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Late Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on his 119th birth anniversary.
7. As per the World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which country reported the highest seizure of opium in 2018?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Pakistan
(C) Iran
(D) Iraq
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Correct Answer: (C) [Iran]
Explanation:
As per the latest World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the highest seizure of opium in 2018 was reported from Iran.
About 644 tonnes of opium was seized in Iran, followed by 27 tonnes in Afghanistan and 19 tonnes in Pakistan. India is placed in the fourth place, with 4 tonnes. Moreover, in the list of heroin seizure India was at the 12th position in the world with 1.3 tonnes, which was also topped by Iran.
8. Which IIT has collaborated with NVIDIA to establish India's first NVIDIA AI technology centre?
(A) IIT-Madras
(B) IIT-Hyderabad
(C) IIT-Calcutta
(D) IIT-Delhi
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Correct Answer: (B) [IIT-Hyderabad]
Explanation:
Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad(IIT-H) collaborates with NVIDIA to establish India’s first ‘NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Centre (NVAITC) to speed up the research work on AI and its commercial purpose.
9. The fourth edition of the virtual Ministerial on Climate Action was co-chaired by European Union, China and _______
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Canada
(D) Japan
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Correct Answer: (C) [Canada]
Explanation:
The fourth edition of the virtual Ministerial on Climate Action was co-chaired by European Union, China and Canada.
10. Which state has launched "Pure for Sure" campaign to ensure the purity of the milk and dairy products?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: (B) [Rajasthan]
Explanation:
Raghu Sharma, Health minister of Rajasthan launched the week long campaign "Pure for Sure" from 8th July 2020 to 14th July 2020 – to ensure the purity of the milk and dairy products.
