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PART-8

Which ministry has launched a web portal for street vendors loan

scheme, PMSVANidhi?

A. Ministry of Finance

B. Ministry of Home Affairs

C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

D. Ministry of Health

Points to Know (PTN):

It aims to provide affordable working capital loans to street vendors to

resume their livelihoods that have been affected due to the coronavirus

lockdown.

Which of the following banks launched the e-Kisaan Dhan application?

A. ICICI Bank

B. HDFC Bank

C. State Bank of India

D. IndusInd Bank

PTN:

e-Kisaan Dhan’ will provide value-added services like mandi prices, latest

farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS

advisory, e-pashuhaat, Kisan TV, and more.

Indian Railways and which of the following PSU company has jointly

commissioned 1st of its kind solar power plant in Bina, Madhya Pradesh?

A. Power Grid

B. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

C. NTPC

D. None of these

PTN:

For the first time in the world, the power generated by the solar power

plant will be directly fed to the overhead power lines of the national

transporter to power the traction system of the electric locomotives to

run trains.

Name the company which has developed India’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine,

named COVAXIN, in collaboration with ICMR?

A. Piramal

B. Mankind Pharma

C. Bharat Biotech

D. Ranbaxy

PTN:

India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has started human trials.

In phase I, the vaccine would be tested on 375 volunteers.

Which of the following state government’s information technology

department has launched an app “SelfScan”, an alternative to CamScanner?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. West Bengal

C. Rajasthan

D. Madhya Pradesh

PTN:

The developers claim the data always stays in the device and there will be

no storing of data by the app on any server. Mamta Banerjee launched it.

The Asia’s largest and the world’s second largest data centre – “Yotta

NM1 data centre” was inaugurated in which state?

A. Maharashtra

B. Karnataka

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Madhya Pradesh

PTN:

Located in Panvel, the Yotta NM1 data centre, is the largest of its kind in

India, as well as the second largest in the world. The private facility is

owned by the Hiranandani Group. Capacity: 210MW

Name the IT giant which joined hands with National Skill Development

Corporation (NSDC) to offer digital skills to the Indian youth?

A. Microsoft

B. Google

C. IBM

D. Infosys

PTN:

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Microsoft have

announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing digital skills to over 1

lakh youth in the country over the next 12 months.

As per Economic Outlook Survey of FICCI, what will be India’s GDP

growth in FY2020-21?

A. -2%

B. -3.5%

C. -4%

D. -4.5%

PTN:

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the healthcare crisis globally, the

latest forecast marks a sharp downward revision from the growth estimate

of 5.5 per cent reported in the January 2020.

Ministry of Defence has procured 1,512 mine plough (MP) for the

Indian army's main battle tank T-90 from which company?

A. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

B. Mazagon Dock Limited

C. Bharat Earth Movers Limited

D. Bharat Electronics Limited

PTN:

To boost Make in India Initiative of the Indian government, the Defence

Acquisition Council, Union Minister of Defence signed the contract worth

Rs.557 crores with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).

Which of these is the 1st Indian company to reach a market capitalization

of Rs. 13 lakh crore?

A. Tata Consultancy Services

B. Infosys

C. Reliance Industries Limited

D. Vedanta

PTN:

The oil-to-telecom conglomerate is ranked 48th in market cap globally,

according to stock market data.

Globally, Saudi Aramco is the company with the highest market cap of $1.7

trillion, followed by Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet.

What is India’s rank in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020?

A. 11th

B. 32nd

C. 34th

D. 54th

PTN:

As per Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL’s) official release, globally a higher level of

transparency has been observed in the real estate market in India because

of the enhanced market data, regulatory reforms, and sustainability

initiatives.

India is the ______ largest source of foreign investment in the United

Kingdom.

A. 3rd

B. 4th

C. 2nd

D. th

PTN:

India invested in 120 projects and created 5,429 new jobs in the UK to

become the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) after

the US in 2019, according to new UK government figures.

What is India’s rank in the list of most suitable locations for global

manufacturing as per property consultant Cushman & Wakefield?

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 3rd

D. 4th

PTN:

China and the US retain the top two positions, while India has moved one

place higher to rank third, the consultant said in its Global Manufacturing

Risk Index (MRI) report.

As per the recent ‘Financial Stability Report’ released by RBI, the gross

non-performing assets for all banks together will grow to what %?

A. 11%

B. 11.5%

C. 12%

D. 12.5%

PTN:

The gross NPAs for all banks together was at 8.5 per cent as of March

2020. This is expected to increase to 12.5 per cent by March 2021.

Reason?

Amazon Pay has joined hands with which of the following general

insurance companies recently?

A. TATA AIG General Insurance

B. Oriental Insurance Company Limited

C. New India Assurance Company Limited

D. Acko General Insurance Company

PTN:

Customers can visit the Amazon Pay and easily buy a car and bike insurance

in a few easy steps, Amazon said in a blog. They can also get discount

coupons.

Which of the following stock broking firm launched world’s first

financial movies platform ‘MoneyFlix’?

A. Angel Broking

B. Sharekhan

C. Kotak Securities

D. Motilal Oswal

PTN:

Sharekhan, owned by BNP Paribas unveiled MoneyFlix.

The platform offers nearly 100 videos, which has a duration of 5 to 30

minutes. These videos cover topics from the simplest investing principles to

complex trading strategies in Bollywood style.

Which smartphone company became the world’s No. 1 supplier of

smartphones as per the new data from research company Canalys?

A. Huawei

B. Apple

C. Samsung

D. Nokia

PTN:

The Chinese technology giant sold 55.8 million devices in Q2, 2020

followed by Samsung which sold 53.7 million mobile devices. The

achievement was largely due to Huawei’s domination of the Chinese

market, where 70% of its smartphones are sold.

Which of the following banks has acquired a 24.19% stake in Dish TV

India Ltd.?

A. RBL Bank

B. Axis Bank

C. HDFC Bank

D. Yes Bank

PTN:

Private sector lender YES Bank has acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV

India’s largest direct-to-home (DTH) company in terms of subscribers, by

invocation of 44.53 crore pledged shares.

Which of the following IT giants has launched an app named ‘Sodar’,

to help people maintain social distancing?

A. Microsoft

B. Google

C. Apple

D. Facebook

PTN:

Google named the new app 'Sodar', will create a visual boundary using

the user's smartphone camera and constantly show who's breaching that

distance.

What’s the name of the robot launched by the railways to boost the

screening and surveillance of passengers?

A. Captain Vyom

B. Captain Aswath

C. Captain Saksham

D. Captain Arjun

PTN:

The Railway Protection Force of Central Railway, Pune, Maharashtra

launched a Robotic ‘Captain Arjun’ (Always be Responsible and Just Use

to be Nice) to intensify the screening and surveillance of passengers.

Which of the following firm bought Walmart’s Best Price wholesale

cash and carry business?

A. Facebook

B. Flipkart

C. Amazon

D. Snapdeal

PTN:

The deal will allow Flipkart to launch a digital marketplace called Flipkart

Wholesale, the Bengaluru-headquartered firm said, without disclosing any

financial details of the deal.

Assignment Questions:

1. Name the company which announced $10 Billion digitalization fund

in India.

2. Name the advisory platform launched by Mr. Nitin Gadkari to help MSME

sector.

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