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4401.

According to UN Conference on Trade and Development report India recieved how much foreign investment in 2019?

A. USD 71 billion
B. USD 51 billion
C. USD 61 billion
D. USD 41 billion
Answer» C. USD 61 billion
4402.

Who developed the body screening facility "FebriEye thermal cameras" set up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai to effectively scan passengers for symptoms of COVID-19?

A. Vehant Technologies
B. UST Global
C. Thirdware Solutions
D. Sasken Technologies
Answer» B. UST Global
4403.

India has got its first infectious disease diagnostics lab as a part of PM Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan'. This lab has been built with the help of which automobile company?

A. Ashok Leyland
B. Bharat Benz
C. Force Motors
D. Mahindra & Mahindra
Answer» C. Force Motors
4404.

India with 12 other countries lead which initiative launched by the United Nations on 21st May 2020, to fight the spreading of misinformation about COVID-19 with fact-based accurate information?

A. Verified
B. Factcheck
C. Original
D. Accurate
Answer» B. Factcheck
4405.

Who wrote the biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, "Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism" published by the Harvard University Press in May 2020?

A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Dinyar Patel
C. Kiran Desai
D. Vikram Seth
Answer» C. Kiran Desai
4406.

China reports fresh new cases of novel coronavirus in which city?

A. Chengdu
B. Wuhan
C. Beijing
D. Tianjin
Answer» D. Tianjin
4407.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold 6th virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers of all States/UTs on which date through video conferencing?

A. June 18-19
B. June 16-17
C. June 20-21
D. June 22-24
Answer» C. June 20-21
4408.

Which company will buy 0.93% equity stake in Jio Platforms Ltd for Rs. 4,546.80 crore?

A. McKesson
B. CVS Health
C. Texas Pacific Group
D. Walmart
Answer» D. Walmart
4409.

What was the name of world's oldest living first-class cricketer who died aged 100 on 13 June?

A. B. B. Nimbalkar
B. Samit Gohel
C. K. S. Bharat
D. Vasant Raiji
Answer» E.
4410.

NCLT allows which company to sell its premises in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai to settle debts?

A. SpiceJet
B. Jet Airways
C. Air India
D. Vistara
Answer» C. Air India
4411.

According to a ruling by the Karnataka bench of the Authority for Advance Rulings, parathas are not rotis and therefore can be taxed at a higher GST rate of what per cent compared to 5 per cent for rotis?

A. 18
B. 12
C. 8
D. 7
Answer» B. 12
4412.

Which company signs concession agreement with AP govt. for developing greenfield Bhogapuram international airport?

A. GMR
B. IRB
C. L&T IDPL
D. Hindustan Construction Company
Answer» B. IRB
4413.

The Union Health Ministry has included the use of which anti-viral drug as part of "investigational therapy" only for restricted emergency-use in its updated Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19 patients?

A. Trizivir
B. Peramivir
C. Remdesivir
D. Indinavir
Answer» D. Indinavir
4414.

Which organisation has developed a sanitizing chamber named 'GermiKlean' to sanitise uniforms of security forces?

A. DRDO
B. CSIR
C. ICMR
D. IIT
Answer» B. CSIR
4415.

Government of India has launched which portal, for the healthcare supply chain that provides real-time availability of critical supplies?

A. Aarogyapath
B. Aarogyasupplies
C. Aarogyachain
D. Aarogyaportal
Answer» B. Aarogyasupplies
4416.

Centre has directed how many North Eastern States to set up e-office in a stipulated timeframe which will be a cardinal pillar of Digital India?

A. 7
B. 6
C. 8
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
4417.

In accordance with the Nature Index 2020 ratings, how many autonomous institutions of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India ranked among top 30 Indian Institutes?

A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
4418.

Ministry of Shipping has approved the Revised Cost estimate of how much Rs for the project "Extension of Dry Dock-II at a marine dockyard in Port Blair, South Andaman" for augmenting Ship Repair facilities?

A. Rs. 123.95 crore
B. Rs. 213.95 crore
C. Rs. 223.95 crore
D. Rs. 145.95 crore
Answer» B. Rs. 213.95 crore
4419.

Which indian Organisation becomes the first Organisation in the Construction Sector to become fully digitalised utilising the cloud and artificial intelligence?

A. GMR
B. PWD
C. CIDC
D. NHAI
Answer» E.
4420.

Which indian startup has launched an automated mask disposal machine, named BIN-19, as part of efforts to develop products helping to combat the COVID-19 pandemic?

A. Prantae Solutions
B. VST Mobility Solutions
C. MetroMedi Solutions
D. Practo
Answer» C. MetroMedi Solutions
4421.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs launched which programme at Bengaluru and Chennai with technological support for faster clearance of imported goods and for the ease of doing business?

A. Speed customs
B. Quick customs
C. Turant customs
D. Tej customs
Answer» D. Tej customs
4422.

How many Indian Institutions were among the top two-hundred ranks in 17th edition of the QS World University Rankings 2021?

A. 5
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» C. 2
4423.

According to Mercer 26th Annual Cost of Living Survey 2020 what is Mumbai rank in most expensive city globally?

A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Answer» C. 70
4424.

Which organisation signs MoU with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for joint research, testing and validation of different products through ICAR institutes and Krishi Vigyan Kendras?

A. Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals
B. NAARM
C. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
D. IFFCO
Answer» E.
4425.

According to Economic Outlook, June 2020 by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, India's GDP can further decelerate to what percent in case of second Covid-19 outbreak?

A. -6.3%
B. -7.3%
C. -5.3%
D. -8.3%
Answer» C. -5.3%
4426.

Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions directed the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances to expedite work from home policy guidelines. Who is Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances?

A. Nitin Jairam Gadkari
B. Prakash Javadekar
C. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
D. Dr. Jitendra Singh
Answer» E.
4427.

Which indian company directly and through its affiliate entities, has acquired an additional 6.3% stake in Robi Axiata Limited, Bangladesh?

A. Balaji Group
B. Bharti Airtel
C. Tata Motors
D. Adani Group
Answer» C. Tata Motors
4428.

Which institute has developed a new low-cost and low-tech Reverse Transcription nested PCR (RT-nPCR) test required test for the COVID-19 testing?

A. National Institute of Hydrology
B. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
C. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
D. The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune
Answer» C. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
4429.

Which company partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation to provide its training partners access to Digital Glass Room, so as to enable online vocational skills training for millions of students across the country?

A. Infosys Ltd.
B. TCS iON
C. HCL Technologies Ltd
D. Wipro Ltd
Answer» C. HCL Technologies Ltd
4430.

Which Indian company entered into a partnership with First Alliance Bank Ltd in Zambia, Africa, to provide mobile point of sale solution to small and medium enterprises and other businesses?

A. Posiflex Technology
B. Mindscape Computing
C. ePaisa
D. Ginesys
Answer» D. Ginesys
4431.

In order to eliminate the use of physical card which Payment Systems has joined hands with Mastercard to launch "Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard" in India?

A. Paytm
B. Paypal
C. Empays
D. Google Pay
Answer» D. Google Pay
4432.

In a big boost to the "Skill India" initiative of the GoI, National Fertilizers Limited has signed an MoU with which institute to train youths in 12 trades under Dual System of Training Scheme?

A. Industrial Training Institutes Nangal
B. National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
C. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali
D. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Answer» B. National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
4433.

According to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change annual report 2019-20 how much forest lands were diverted to other projects in 22 states between January 1 and November 6, 2019?

A. 10,467.83 hectares
B. 9,467.83 hectares
C. 11,467.83 hectares
D. 8,467.83 hectares
Answer» D. 8,467.83 hectares
4434.

The Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers' Welfare has allocated how much Rs. to the state governments for the year 2020-21 for implementing Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana?

A. Rs. 2000 cr
B. Rs. 4000 cr
C. Rs. 3000 cr
D. Rs. 5000 cr
Answer» C. Rs. 3000 cr
4435.

According to a new study Saturn's largest moon Titan is now expanding from Saturn at how many times faster than scientists had previously predicted?

A. 100
B. 50
C. 150
D. 60
Answer» B. 50
4436.

Researchers from which institute have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask?

A. IIT-Ropar
B. IIT-BHU
C. IIT-Indore
D. IIT-Palakkad
Answer» C. IIT-Indore
4437.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport, informed that Former European high jump champion Alexander Shustov of Russia banned for how many years for the use of a banned substance?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
4438.

As per the report of Deep Knowledge Group's safest country in the world from covid- 19 what is India's rank?

A. 26th
B. 36th
C. 56th
D. 46th
Answer» D. 46th
4439.

Scientist from which institute have discovered a new planet named KOI-456.04 & its host star called Kepler-160 which are "mirror image" of our own planet and sun?

A. American Schools of Oriental Research
B. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
C. German Institute of Science and Technology
D. Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics
Answer» C. German Institute of Science and Technology
4440.

Which company along with ICICI Lombard 'first of its kind' travel insurance, domestic multi-trip insurance to provide a stress-free travel experience to customers by covering risks associated with all modes of travel within the country?

A. PhonePe
B. Google Pay
C. Amazon Pay
D. ICICI Pockets
Answer» B. Google Pay
4441.

What is the name of Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard delivered by Warship builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd on 9 June?

A. ICGS Ameya Amogh
B. ICGS Kanaklata Barua
C. ICGS Achook
D. ICGS Atulya
Answer» C. ICGS Achook
4442.

Researchers from which institute claims to have developed a technology for making high-efficiency masks using waste pet bottles?

A. Indian Institute of Technology - Mandi
B. Indian Institute of Technology - Patna
C. Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
D. Indian Institute of Technology - Jammu
Answer» B. Indian Institute of Technology - Patna
4443.

S&P Global Ratings predicted that Indian economy will shrink how much pecent in FY21 and the fiscal stimulus worth 1.2 percent of GDP will not be enough to provide significant growth support?

A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 4%
D. 3%
Answer» C. 4%
4444.

Students from which university has developed a mobile application called "Flyzy" for seamless and contactless air travel?

A. Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad
B. Indian Institute of Technology - Patna
C. Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
D. Indian Institute of Technology - Jammu
Answer» D. Indian Institute of Technology - Jammu
4445.

ASI monuments having places of worship to remain shut in how many states despite centre's nod to reopen them from June 8?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
4446.

Scientists from the which institute has developed a magnetocaloric material that can be used in the treatment of cancer?

A. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
B. International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
C. The Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
D. Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Answer» C. The Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
4447.

vWhich indian company has joined 155 global companies by inking a joint declaration with United Nations Global Compact urging governments to align their COVID-19 recovery efforts with the latest climate science?

A. Tech Mahindra Ltd
B. Asian Paints Ltd
C. Eureka Forbes
D. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Answer» B. Asian Paints Ltd
4448.

What is India's rank according to the biennial Environment Performance Index 2020 released jointly by Yale University and Columbia University?

A. 138
B. 168
C. 158
D. 148
Answer» C. 158
4449.

Who has designed developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including the COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places?

A. DRDO
B. Indian Air Force
C. IIT
D. CSIR
Answer» C. IIT
4450.

In accordance with the revised Public Procurement Order 2017, the government has modified public procurement norms for giving maximum preference to companies whose goods and services have how much perccent local content?

A. 50%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 25%
Answer» B. 20%