Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 283: July 07-09, 2020

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Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz Set 283 : July 07 – 09, 2020

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Q1. What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2020?

  1. 132
  2. 117
  3. 154
  4. 127
B. 117

India has been ranked 117th in the index with overall score of 61.92. Sweden has topped the 2020 SDG Index with a score of 84.7.

 

Q2. What is the rank of India on the Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2020?

  1. 34th
  2. 29th
  3. 42nd
  4. 20th
A. 34th

 

Q3. Government of which state has recently constitutes a five-member commission to protect rights of tribal communities?

  1. Assam
  2. Gujarat
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Nagaland
B. Gujarat

The Cabinet Minister, chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has taken decision to constituted a five-member commission to decide rightful beneficiaries of Rabari, Bharwad and Charan castes residing in the Ness areas of Gir, Barda, and Aalech forests.

 

Q4. Recently, in which state the Asia’s largest certified tier IV Data centre has been inaugurated?

  1. Telangana
  2. Kerala
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Maharashtra
D. Maharashtra

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray has virtually inaugurated the Asia’s largest certified tier IV data centre, near Mumbai. The Yotta NM1 data centre building is the largest tier IV Data centre in India and second largest in the world.

 

Q5. Recently, India and which organisation has signed the $750 million agreement for MSME Emergency Response Programme?

  1. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  2. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  3. World Bank (WB)
  4. International Finance Corporation (IFC)

C. World Bank 

The agreement was signed for the MSME Emergency Response Programme to support increased flow of finance into the hands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

 

Q6. Who has been appointed as a Chairman of the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA)?

  1. Subhash Chandra Khuntia
  2. K.Ganesh
  3. Injeti Srinivas
  4. Pournima Gupte
C. Injeti Srinivas

Injeti Srinivas has been appointed as the first Chairman of the International Financial Services Centre Authority. As per the notification, IFSCA will be headquartered at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

 

Q7. Government of which state has recently launched “Weavers Sammaan Yojana”?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Assam
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Goa
A. Karnataka

Under this scheme, 19,744 handloom weavers in the state will get annual financial assistance of two thousand rupees through Direct Benefit Transfer.

 

Q8. Which bank launched its ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers?

  1. ICICI Bank
  2. State Bank of India
  3. HDFC Bank
  4. Bandhan Bank

C. HDFC Bank

 

Q9. Recently, which country’s Railway has installed the world’s first solar power plant to directly power overhead line?

  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. India
  4. Switzerland
C. India

Indian Railways has set up a solar power plant in Bina in Madhya Pradesh. The 1.7 megawatt solar power plant has been set up as a pilot project by Railways in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL).

 

Q10. Name the Indian Tennis Player won the PSD Bank Nord Open trophy in Germany?

  1. Sumit Nagal
  2. Leander Paes
  3. Somdev Devvarman
  4. Mahesh Bhupathi
A. Sumit Nagal 

 

 

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