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1) ICICI Lombard General Insurance and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance have jointly launched a combi product, __________ to provide customers with both health and life insurance under the “use and file” procedure.
(a) Myfile
(b) iShield
(c) Lsafe
(d) iFuture
(e) iSafe
2) Who among the following has unveiled India’s first-ever report on Critical Minerals for India?
(a) Pralhad Joshi
(b) Dharmendra Pradhan
(c) Virendra Kumar
(d) Piyush Goyal
(e) Ashwini Vaishnaw
3) The Union Government has decided to bring the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill, __________ to strengthen the research ecosystem in the country.
(a) 2021
(b) 2020
(c) 2023
(d) 2018
(e) 2019
4) By which year have the Indian banks ensured enhanced and affordable credit to MSMEs to achieve the target of one trillion-dollar merchandise exports?
(a) 2025
(b) 2027
(c) 2026
(d) 2030
(e) 2031
5) A seven-km undersea tunnel will be constructed for the bullet train project to save mangrove forests in which state?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Assam
(e) Maharashtra
6) PFRDA is set to allow the subscribers of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) to withdraw ____ of the accumulated corpus systematically instead of the current system of a one-time withdrawal.
(a) 30%
(b) 55%
(c) 60%
(d) 75%
(e) 80%
7) Along with which country has India set a target of doubling non-oil bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 from $48 billion at present?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Oman
(c) UAE
(d) Kuwait
(e) Qatar
8) The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed _______ from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing “measures taken by the government to better protect” them.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Germany
(c) India
(d) Sweden
(e) Pakistan
9) Recently in July 2023, Which city police launched India’s first ‘Police Drone Unit’ for aerial surveillance over vast areas and quick detection of criminal activities?
(a) Chennai
(b) Surat
(c) Noida
(d) Indore
(e) Hyderabad
10) Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme for the fourth year. Under this scheme, eligible mothers who send their children to schools will receive ________ financial aid to meet the educational expenses.
(a) Rs 15,000
(b) Rs 20,000
(c) Rs 5,000
(d) Rs 10,000
(e) Rs 30,000
11) A team of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) discovered India’s biggest natural arch during their survey of coal in which state?
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Tripura
(d) Gujarat
(e) Odisha
12) The Tamil Nadu state government has appointed Shiv Das Meena as the ____ Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu.
(a) 37th
(b) 51st
(c) 49th
(d) 44th
(e) 58th
13) Who has been appointed as new the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the German luxury car brand ‘Audi’?
(a) Gernot Dollner
(b) Oliver Blume
(c) Markus Duesmann
(d) Bram Schot
(e) Rupert Stadler
14) The “Metabolic Noncommunicable Health Report of India-the ICMR-INDIAB National Cross-sectional Study” has revealed updated national figures for non-communicable diseases.India has ______ people with diabetes and 136 million people with prediabetes.
(a) 108 million
(b) 122 million
(c) 101 million
(d) 78 million
(e) 90 million
15) HDFC Bank became the largest private sector bank in India after the merger of HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank. Who is the Chairman of HDFC Bank?
(a) Deepak Parekh
(b) Prabha Narasimhan
(c) B Govindarajan
(d) Deepak Kumar
(e) Vijay Sampla
16) Which company has expanded its codeshare partnership with Lufthansa for enabling enhanced connectivity to its customers while travelling across Europe?
(a) Air Arabia
(b) Etihad Airways
(c) Vistara
(d) Air India
(e) Qatar Airways
17) Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has approved wrestlers _______ and Bajrang Punia’s proposal for training in Kyrgyzstan and Hungary under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
(a) Geeta Phogat
(b) Sakshi Malik
(c) Vinesh Phogat
(d) Babita Kumari
(e) Satyawart Kadian
18) Which country won the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 recently held in Busan, South Korea?
(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) Hong Kong
(d) Iran
(e) South Korea
19) Every year, National Doctor’s Dayin India has been observed on 1 July. When wasthe first-ever Doctor’s Day celebrated in India in honour of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy?
(a) 2003
(b) 2001
(c) 1998
(d) 1995
(e) 1991
20) Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Gujarat
(d) Telangana
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Answers :
1) Answer: B
ICICI Lombard General Insurance and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance have jointly launched a combi product, ‘iShield’, which will provide customers with both health and life insurance under the “use and file” procedure.
About ‘iShield’ :
“iShield is a one-of-its-kind offering that is synergistic in capabilities and shares the brand values of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and ICICI Lombard.”
iShield, will enable customers to take care of expenses required for medical treatments.
Besides, it will also provide a lump sum amount to the family in case of the unfortunate demise of the policyholder.
2) Answer: A
Union Minister of Mines, Pralhad Joshi, has unveiled India’s first-ever report on Critical Minerals for India.
The report identifies 30 critical minerals essential for sectors including defence, agriculture, energy, pharmaceuticals, and telecom.
This comprehensive list marks a milestone in India’s pursuit of self-reliance and security in mineral resources, aligning with the vision of achieving ‘Net Zero’ targets.
3) Answer: C
The union government has decided to bring the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill, 2023 to strengthen the research ecosystem in the country.
The Bill approved by the Union Cabinet will pave the way to establish NRF to seed, grow and promote research and development and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, and research institutions.
The Minister informed that the bill has a provision to establish NRF, an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country at a total estimated cost of 50 thousand crore rupees during the next five years.
4) Answer: D
The Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has asked the Indian banks to ensure enhanced and affordable credit to MSMEs to achieve the target of one trillion dollar merchandise exports by 2030.
Mr Goyal stated this in a meeting called to discuss the issue of increasing the availability of export credit to the MSME exporters.
It was attended by the top officials of 21 banks including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of India and Central Bank of India.
5) Answer: E
A seven-km undersea tunnel will be constructed for the bullet train project to save mangrove forests in Maharashtra.
The tunnel will be a single tube tunnel to accommodate both up and down tracks.
The tunnel construction is aimed towards conserving nearly 12 hectares of mangroves in the creek.
This will escalate the construction cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project’s 21-km long stretch from ₹100 crores to ₹10,000 crores.
The tunnel will ensure the protection of the bird sanctuary and mangroves around Thane Creek.
The undersea tunnel will escalate the construction cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project’s 21-km long stretch from Bandra Kurla Complex Station to Shilphata.
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) recently signed a contract with Afcons for constructing India’s first undersea rail tunnel, which is part of a 21-kilometre-long tunnel for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
6) Answer: C
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) intends to introduce a plan during the second half of this fiscal, to allow the subscribers of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) to withdraw 60% of the accumulated corpus systematically instead of the current system of a one-time withdrawal.
As per the proposal, NPS subscribers would be allowed to systematically withdraw 60% of their corpus post-retirement up to the age of 75, instead of the current system of one-time withdrawal, while 40% has to be invested in annuity.
Currently, National Pension Scheme (NPS) subscribers after turning 60 years withdraw up to 60 per cent of the retirement corpus as a lump sum while the remaining 40 per cent of the corpus mandatorily goes into buying an annuity.
The amount can be fixed by the subscriber any number of times and it can be withdrawn in lumpsum or on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or annual basis.
It applies to those in the age group of 60 to 75.
7) Answer: C
India and the UAE have set a target of doubling non-oil bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 from $48 billion at present.
Goyal and the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, decided to revise the target from the earlier goal of an overall bilateral trade of $100 billion by 2030 at the first meeting of the Joint Committee of the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
8) Answer: C
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing “measures taken by the government to better protect” them.
Guterres also acknowledged India’s technical mission and a workshop on strengthening child protection.
India had been included in the report since 2010, alongside other countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Lake Chad Basin, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Initially, India was included on the list due to allegations of the recruitment of young boys by armed groups in Jammu and Kashmir and the detainment of boys by the security forces on grounds of association with armed groups.
9) Answer: A
The Greater Chennai City Police (GCP) launched India’s first ‘Police Drone Unit’ for aerial surveillance over vast areas and quick detection of criminal activities.
Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force C. Sylendra Babu inaugurated the newly-created special unit at Besant Avenue, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN).
The unit was established at a cost of Rs 3.6 crore.
10) Answer: A
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister (CM) Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme for the fourth year, under which financial assistance of Rs 6,393 crore will be deposited into the bank accounts of 43 lakh beneficiaries, at Kurupam in Parvathipuram Manyam district, AP.
Objective :
To provide financial assistance to the mother or recognized guardian of those children who belong to the below-poverty line category.
Key Highlights :
Spanning 10 days, Amma Vodi will be distributed in all the mandals benefiting more than 83 lakh students studying in classes 1 to 12 across AP.
Under the Amma Vodi scheme, eligible mothers who send their children to schools will receive Rs 15,000 in financial aid to meet their educational expenses.
The Government of AP has credited a total of Rs 26,067 crore under Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme, including Rs 6,393 crore disbursal set in motion on June 28, 2023.
11) Answer: E
A team of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) discovered India’s biggest natural arch during their survey of coal in Kenduadihi block in Odisha’s Sundargarh district.
The state unit of the GSI has proposed to declare the ‘Natural Arch’ in the Kanika range of Sundargarh forest division, a Geo Heritage Site.
If it is done, it will be the biggest natural arch of the country to have the Geo Heritage tag.
Currently, India has two other natural arches – one located in the Tirumala hills of Tirupati and the other in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but both are smaller than the one in Sundargarh.
12) Answer: C
The Tamil Nadu (TN) government has appointed senior bureaucrat Shiv Das Meena as the next Chief Secretary of TN.
He will take charge as the 49th chief secretary of TN.
Meena will take over as Chief Secretary from V Irai Anbu, who is retiring from service on June 30,2023.
About Shiv Das Meena :
Meena is an 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer hails from Rajasthan.
He began his career as an assistant collector in Kanchipuram in TN.
13) Answer: A
German luxury car brand Audi has appointed Gernot Dollner as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board of Management, effective September 1, 2023.
He will take over Markus Duesmann.
About Gernot Dollner :
Gernot Dollner joined Volkswagen as a Ph.D. candidate in 1993 and subsequently served in a number of management roles at Porsche, including as head of Concept Development and head of the Panamera Series.
Since 2021, he has overseen the Volkswagen Group’s Product and Group Strategy and the General Secretariat.
14) Answer: C
The new national estimates for non-communicable diseases (NCDs)- “Metabolic non-communicable health report of India-the ICMR-INDIAB National Cross-sectional Study” was recently released.
The study was funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
It was a cross-sectional, population-based survey of adults above 20 years, across the country using a stratified, multistage sampling design.
The four major NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.In India there are 101 million people with diabetes.
They all share behavioural risk factors such as unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and use of tobacco and alcohol.
India is facing the dual problem of malnutrition and obesity as there is the availability of surplus food, but after being exposed to fast foods, lack of sleep, exercise and stress creates NCDs.
15) Answer: A
Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited Chairman Deepak Parekh stated that HDFC Bank, the largest private sector bank in India, and housing finance company HDFC Ltd are set to complete their merger by July 1,2023.
The boards of HDFC and the HDFC bank met on June 30, 2023 to clear and approve the merger & it will be the last board meeting of HDFC.
Meanwhile, HDFC vice-chairman and CEO Keki Mistry informed that the delisting of the HDFC stock from exchanges will be effective from July 13, 2023 & will start trading under HDFC Bank ticker.
Post-merger, Parekh will retire and Keki Mistry and HDFC MD Renu Karnad will be board members of HDFC Bank.
16) Answer: C
Vistara, India’s leading full-service carrier, has expanded its codeshare partnership with Lufthansa, one of Europe’s premier airlines, enabling enhanced connectivity to Vistara customers while travelling across Europe.
Now, the 12 key destinations that get included in Vistara’s network are Amsterdam (AMS), Stockholm (ARN), Berlin (BER), Budapest (BUD), Copenhagen (CPH), Rome (FCO), Hamburg (HAM), Helsinki (HEL), Lisbon (LIS), Munich (MUC), Oslo (OSL), Prague (PRG).
17) Answer: C
Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has approved wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s proposal for training in Kyrgyzstan and Hungary under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
Both the wrestlers had sent their proposals to the Ministry, and TOPS team and it was cleared within 24 hours of their request.
Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia will head out to Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan for 36 days training camp.
18) Answer: B
India beat Iran 42-32 in the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 in Busan, South Korea. This is India’s eighth title in nine editions.
Indian captain Pawan Sehrawat led from the front with a super 10.
Earlier in the day, India had beaten Hong Kong 64-20 to end the league stage of the tournament undefeated.Six teams – India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong – participated in the Championships.
India won all five matches in the league stage and topped the points table.
19) Answer: E
On July 1st National Doctor’s Day 2023 is observed nationally all over India as an honouring event among the public.
The theme for this year(2023) is “Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands.”
In 1882, Bidhan Chandra Roy was born in Patna Bengal Presidency, British India, on July 1st.
In 1901, Roy enrolled at the Calcutta Medical College and, upon graduating, left for England for further studies.
In 1925, Dr Roy became the Chief Minister of West Bengal following India’s newly gained Independence.
In 1926, Dr Roy established The Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, a special hospital for women and children.
In 1961, Dr Roy was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the Republic of India, a year before his death.
In 1991, The first-ever Doctor’s Day is celebrated in India in honour of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
20) Answer: A
Andhra Pradesh:
Governor: S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief minister: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
National Park: Papikonda National Park, Rajiv Gandhi (Rameshwaram) National Park, Sri Venkateswara National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries: Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary.
