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Thierry Delaporte has been appointed as the CEO and MD of which of

the following Indian IT giants?

A. Wipro

B. Infosys

C. HCL

D. TCS

Points to Know (PTN):

He is the first non-Indian CEO of Wipro.

Source: The Economic Times

Which of the following platforms has been launched by the govt. to help

MSMEs grow, evolve and solve problems?

A. WINNERS

B. DREAMS

C. CHAMPIONS

D. JEETO

PTN:

The acronym CHAMPIONS stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of

Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength.

As per International Hydropower Association, India is now the _____

largest Hydropower generator in the world.

A. 3rd

B. 4th

C. 5th

D. 6th

PTN:

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released its 2020 Hydropower

Status Report, which notes that India overtook Japan as the fifth largest hydropower

generator in the world with an installed capacity of 50.07 GW.

As per StartupBlink, a global innovation mapping and research company, what

is India’s rank in terms of its startup ecosystem?

A. 14th

B. 17th

C. 23rd

D. 21st

PTN:

India has moved down from 17th position in 2019 to 23rd this year out of 100

countries.

India is the 3rd largest startup ecosystem, in terms of number of technology startups.

What is the name of the portal launched by the govt. in order to provide

internships to graduate engineers under ‘smart city’ projects?

A. TULIP

B. ROSE

C. JASMINE

D. None of these

PTN:

According to the TULIP portal, there are a total of 295,200 internships under

23,970 companies.

Which of the following banks has launched a mobile app which helps the

customers open current accounts within a few hours?

A. HDFC Bank

B. IndusInd Bank

C. ICICI Bank

D. SBI

PTN:

The bank officials can capture and verify information about customers in real time

using the app.

Which of the following is the 1st Indian state to provide free internet to the

poor?

A. Karnataka

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Gujarat

D. Kerala

PTN:

Under the Rs.1500 crore project - Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) - all the

citizens below poverty live in Kerala will get free high-speed Internet.

Name the only Indian to feature on Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest

paid celebrities.

A. Salman Khan

B. Deepika Padukone

C. Shahrukh Khan

D. Akshay Kumar

PTN:

Kylie Jenner and Kanye West topped the list. Akshay is ranked 52.

Which of the following Indian brands has been ranked no.1 in the list of the

strongest Indian brands by Brand Finance’s report ‘India 100 2020’?

A. Airtel

B. Jio

C. Taj

D. Mahindra & Mahindra

PTN:

In this report, released by the world’s leading independent brand valuation

consultancy, Taj achieved a brand strength index (BSI) score of 90.5 out of 100.

Who among the following was named the EY World Entrepreneur Of The

Year™ 2020?

A. Mukesh Ambani

B. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

C. Ratan Tata

D. Anand Mahindra

PTN:

In the award's 20-year history, Mazumdar-Shaw is the first woman entrepreneur

from India and the third Indian to win it. She is the 2nd woman worldwide to win.

Who among the following officially became the Democratic Party’s presidential

nomination to challenge Donal Trump in November’s elections?

A. Hillary Clinton

B. Bill Sanders

C. Joe Biden

D. None of these

PTN:

The veteran Democrat, who served as the 47th vice president of the United States

from 2009 to 2017 during the presidency of Barack Obama, would formally be

nominated at the Democratic National Convention in Wisconsin in August.

Who among the following officially became the Democratic Party’s presidential

nomination to challenge Donal Trump in November’s elections?

A. Hillary Clinton

B. Bill Sanders

C. Joe Biden

D. None of these

PTN:

The veteran Democrat, who served as the 47th vice president of the United States

from 2009 to 2017 during the presidency of Barack Obama, would formally be

nominated at the Democratic National Convention in Wisconsin in August.

Source: India Today

Which of the following states has launched an app named “Meghasandesha”,

which will provide real-time information as well as forecast on rains & floods?

A. West Bengal

B. Maharashtra

C. Odisha

D. Karnataka

PTN:

The app is for Bengaluru only. It is jointly developed by Karnataka state natural

disaster monitoring centre and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

What is India’s rank in Environmental performance index 2020 launched

recently?

A. 115th

B. 168th

C. 177th

D. 190th

PTN:

1st Rank – Denmark

India ranked 168th out of 180 countries.

When is the International Yoga day celebrated?

A. 15th June

B. 17th June

C. 18th June

D. 21st June

PTN:The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra

Modi, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 27 September 2014.

A total of 192 nations, including 44 Islamic countries, celebrated the inaugural International Yoga Day on

June 21.

Which IIT has become the first first academic institute to get a nod from

the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for its COVID-19 test kit?

A. IIT Kanpur

B. IIT Delhi

C. IIT Bombay

D. IIT Indore

PTN:

IIT Delhi has given non-exclusive open licence to Bengaluru-based biotetechnology

firm Genie Laboratories for commercialising the test kit.

Assignment Questions!

- Which country has bagged the right to host the Women's Asian Cup football

2022?

- Who is the writer of Lockdown Liaisons: Book 2: No Love Lost and Other

Stories?

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