Current Affairs Questions 15th July 2020

Important Questions

Which of the following has won the prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019, under

Outstanding Accomplishment in Corporate Excellence Category? निम्नलिखित में स ेकिसन ेकॉर्पोरेट उत्कृष्टता श्रेणी मे ंउत्कृष्ट समापन के तहत प्रतिष्ठित CII-ITC स्थिरता

पुरस्कार 2019 जीता है?

A.  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation B.  Coal India C. NTPC Limited D.Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Recently, Avad Bin Hassan Jami passed away. He was a famous ________.

हाल ही में, अवध बिन हसन जामी का निधन हो गया। वह एक प्रसिद्ध ________ थे।

A.  Politician B.  Actor C. Choreographer D. Cartoonist

Recently, Nagindas Sanghvi passed away. He was a famous ________.

हाल ही में, नागिदास संघवी का निधन हो गया। वह एक प्रसिद्ध ________ थे।

A.  Painter B.  Actor C. Journalist D. Film Maker

A.  Fish Species B.  COVID-19 Vaccine C. Snake Species D. Comet

‘NEOWISE’ is recently in news. It is a/an _________. ‘NEOWISE 'हाल ही में खबरों में है। यह एक _________ है।

Guntur Sannam is registered as one of the geographical indications of ________ स्वाभिमान आंचल _________ मे ंहै।

A. Andhra Pradesh B. Assam C. Nagaland D .Uttar Pradesh

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•  Monday- History •  Tuesday- Geography •  Wednesday- Polity •  Thursday- Science •  Friday- Current Affairs •  Sunday- Super Test

•  Monday- History TEST •  Tuesday- Geography TEST •  Wednesday- Polity TEST •  Thursday- Science TEST •  Friday- Current Affairs TEST •  Sunday- Super Test TEST

Daily Monday to Friday

●  Goals ●  Promote peace, values and the well-being of all citizens of EU. ●  Offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders ●  Sustainable development based on balanced economic growth and price

stability, a highly competitive market economy with full employment and social progress, and environmental protection

●  Combat social exclusion and discrimination ●  Promote scientific and technological progress ●  Enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among EU

countries ●  Respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity ●  Establish an economic and monetary union whose currency is euro.

●  History ●  After World War II, European integration was seen as a cure to the

excessive nationalism which had devastated the continent. ●  In 1946 at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Winston Churchill went

further and advocated the emergence of a United States of Europe. ●  In 1952, European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was founded

under Treaty of Paris (1951) by 6 countries called Six (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) to renounce part of their sovereignty by placing their coal and steel production in a common market, under it.

○  European Court of Justice (called "Court of Justice of the European Communities" until 2009) was also established in 1952 under Paris Treaty.

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●  European Atomic Energy Community ●  European Economic Community (EEC) was created by the Treaty of

Rome (1957). ●  Merger Treaty (1965, Brussels) in which an agreement was reached to

merge the three communities (ECSC, EAEC, and EEC) under a single set of institutions, creating the European Communities (ECs).

●  Schengen Agreement (1985) ●  Single European Act (1986) ●  The Maastricht Treaty-1992 (also called the Treaty on European Union)

was signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Community in Maastricht, Netherlands to further European integration. It received a great push with the end of the Cold War.

●  The EU is India's largest trading partner, accounting for €85 billion (95 billion USD) worth of trade in goods in 2017 or 13.1% of total India trade, ahead of China (11.4%) and the USA (9.5%).

●  The EU's share in foreign investment inflows to India has more than doubled from 8% to 18% in the last decade, making the EU the first foreign investor in India.

●  EU foreign direct investment stocks in India amounted to €73 billion in 2016, which is significant but way below EU foreign investment stocks in China (€178 billion).

●  INDIA-EU Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA): It is a Free Trade Agreement between India and EU, which was initiated in 2007. Even after a decade of negotiations, India and EU have failed to resolve certain issues which have led to a deadlock.

●  The European Investment Bank has opened an office in New Delhi and has committed 1.5 billion euros for the current year.

●  � The Lucknow and Bengaluru metro projects and many solar ventures are supported by the Bank. �

●  There are strong bonds between the peoples of Europe and India, developed through tourism, education exchanges and civil society cooperation

●  � France, a leading member of the EU, is an important strategic partner, with high technology cooperation in defence, space, and civil nuclear.

●  � EU invited India to participate as an observer at the next EU- African Union Summit.

●  � The EU has also been an important destination for cross-border investments and overseas acquisitions for Indian companies.

Bastille Day: 14 July बैस्टिल दिवस: 14 जुलाई

-  Republic TV

●  Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.

●  In 1789, on this day, a violent uprising helped usher the French Revolution.

●  Citizens stormed the Bastille fortress, which was used to lodge the state prisoners.

●  French poet and philosopher, Voltaire was imprisoned in Bastille for nearly a year after he spoke out against the ruling French regent's family.

●  Bastille had become the symbol of the harsh rule and tyranny of the French monarchy, especially King Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette.

•  बैस्टिल डे अंग्रेजी बोलने वाले देशों मे ंफ्रांस के राष्ट्रीय दिवस को दिया जाने वाला सामान्य नाम ह,ै जिसे प्रत्येक वर्ष 14 जुलाई को मनाया जाता है।

•  1789 में, इस दिन, एक हिंसक विद्रोह ने फ्रांसीसी क्रांति की शुरूआत करने में मदद की।

•  नागरिकों ने बैस्टिल किले को तहस-नहस कर दिया, जिसका इस्तेमाल राज्य के कैदियो ंको चकमा देने के लिए किया जाता था।

•  फ्रांसीसी कवि और दार्शनिक, वोल्टेयर को शासक फ्रांसीसी रीजेंट के परिवार के खिलाफ बोलन ेके बाद लगभग एक साल के लिए बैस्टिल में कैद किया गया था।

•  बैस्टिल फ्रांसीसी राजशाही के विशेषकर राजा लुई सोलहवें और उसकी रानी, मैरी एंटोनेट के कठोर शासन और अत्याचार का प्रतीक बन गया था।

French Revolution

●  The French Revolution was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. ●  The result of the French Revolution was the end of the monarchy. ●  King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The revolution ended when

Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1799. In 1804, he became Emperor.

●  Before 1789, France was ruled by the nobles and the Catholic Church. ●  The ideas of the Enlightenment were beginning to make the ordinary

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206th birth anniversary of Nepali poet Bhanu Jayanti in Sikkim सिक्किम में नेपाली कवि भान ु206 वी ंजयंती मनाई गयी

-  PIB

●  The 206th birth anniversary of Nepali poet Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya or Bhanu Jayanti is being celebrated in Sikkim.

●  Bhanubhakta Acharya was born in Nepal’s Tanahu district.

●  Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya laid the foundation of Nepali literature and is revered as a significant literary figure in Nepali communities.

●  He is credited for translating the Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali, thereby making it understandable for a wide range of Nepali speaking communities globally.

•  नेपाली कवि आदिकवि भानु भक्त आचार्य या भानु की 206 वीं जयंती सिक्किम मे ंमनाई गई है।

•  भानुभक्त आचार्य का जन्म नेपाल के तनाहू जिले में हुआ था।

•  आदिकवि भानु भक्त आचार्य ने नेपाली साहित्य की नींव रखी और वह नेपाली समुदायो ंमें एक महत्वपूर्ण साहित्यकार के रूप में प्रतिष्ठित है।ं

•  उन्हें संस्कृत से नेपाली में रामायण का अनुवाद करने का श्रेय दिया जाता है, जिससे यह विश्व स्तर पर नेपाली भाषी समुदायों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला के लिए समझ में आता है।

“Elites Excellence Awards -2020” to Chhattisgarh at “Elite India Transformation Summit”

"एलीट इंडिया ट्रांसफ़ॉर्मेशन समिट" में छत्तीसगढ़ ने "उत्कृष्टता पुरस्कार -2020" जीता -  AIR

●  Chief Minister Darpan website and mobile app prepared for monitoring Chhattisgarh Government’s ambitious Suraji Gaon Scheme and other flagship schemes, has been awarded “Elites Excellence Awards-2020”.

●  The state of Chhattisgarh has been awarded this honour by the country's prestigious IT institution Elites Technomedia under the 'Digital India initiative'.

●  The purpose of this website and mobile app is to directly monitor the flagship schemes of the Chhattisgarh Government from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and provide real-time information to the common citizens.

•  छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार की महत्वाकांक्षी सुराजी गाँव योजना और अन्य प्रमुख योजनाओ ंकी निगरानी के लिए मुख्यमंत्री दर्पण वेबसाइट और मोबाइल ऐप तैयार किया गया है, जिसे “एलिट्स एक्सीलेंस अवार्ड्स -2020” से सम्मानित किया गया है।

•  छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य को ‘डिजिटल इंडिया पहल’ के तहत देश के प्रतिष्ठित आईटी संस्थान एलिट्स टेक्नोमेडिया द्वारा यह सम्मान दिया गया ह।ै

•  इस वेबसाइट और मोबाइल ऐप का उद्देश्य सीधे मुख्यमंत्री सचिवालय से छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार की प्रमुख योजनाओ ंकी निगरानी करना और आम नागरिको ंको वास्तविक समय की जानकारी प्रदान करना है।

Ruskin Bond’s new book will mark 70 years of his writing journey रस्किन बॉन्ड की नई किताब में उनकी लेखन यात्रा के 70 साल पूरे होंगे

-  IE

●  Ruskin Bond’s new book, ‘A Song of India’ is all set to release in July this year.

●  Published by Puffin Books, the book is set in 1951, and traces the beginning of Bond’s writing career.

●  The illustrated book will mark the 70th year of the author’s writing journey.

●  It was in England where Bond worked on his first book 'The Room on the Roof' and realised his true calling of becoming a writer.

●  The new book is the fourth instalment in his memoir series after “Looking for the Rainbow” (2017), “Till the Clouds Roll By” (2017) and “Coming Round the Mountain” (2019).

•  रस्किन बॉन्ड की नई किताब, ‘ए सॉन्ग ऑफ इंडिया’ इस साल जुलाई में रिलीज़ होन ेके लिए पूरी तरह तैयार है।

•  पफिन बुक्स द्वारा प्रकाशित, पुस्तक 1951 को दर्शाती है, और बॉन्ड के लेखन कैरियर की शुरुआत का पता लगाती है।

•  सचित्र पुस्तक लेखक की लेखन यात्रा के 70 वें वर्ष को चिह्नित करेगी।

•  वह इंग्लैंड मे ंथे जहा ंबॉन्ड ने अपनी पहली पुस्तक 'द रूम ऑन द रूफ' पर काम किया और लेखक बनन ेकी अपनी सच्ची कॉलिंग का एहसास किया।

•  नई किताब “Looking for the Rainbow” (2017), “Till the Clouds Roll By” (2017) और “Coming Round the Mountain” (2019) के बाद उनकी संस्मरण श्रृंखला में चौथी पुस्तक है।

Retail inflation growth at 6.09% in June जून में खुदरा मुद्रास्फीति की वृद्धि दर 6.09% रही

-  IE

•  India’s retail inflation, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 6.09 per cent in the month of June, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

•  The government had not released the headline retail inflation data in April and May.

•  However, in April, it had revised the CPI data for the month of March to 5.84 per cent from 5.91 per cent.

•  The retail inflation growth was mainly due to a rise in pulses and products prices that saw a 16.68% on-year rise in June.

•  The retail inflation has grown beyond the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper margin of 6%.

•  सांख्यिकी और कार्यक्रम कार्यान्वयन मंत्रालय (MoSPI) द्वारा जारी किए गए नवीनतम आंकड़ों क ेअनुसार, भारत की खुदरा मुद्रास्फीति, जो उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक (CPI) द्वारा जून के महीने में 6.09 प्रतिशत बढ़ी है।

•  सरकार ने अप्रैल और मई में हेडलाइन खुदरा मुद्रास्फीति के आंकड़ ेजारी नहीं किए थे।

•  हालांकि, अप्रैल में उसन ेसीपीआई के आंकड़ों को मार्च महीने के लिए संशोधित कर 5.84 फीसदी से 5.84 फीसदी कर दिया था।

•  खुदरा महंगाई दर मुख्य रूप से दालों और उत्पादों की कीमतों में वृद्धि के कारण थी जिसमें जून में 16.68% की सालाना वृद्धि देखी गई थी।

•  खुदरा मुद्रास्फीति भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक (RBI) के ऊपरी मार्जिन 6% स ेअधिक हो गई है।

Inflation

•  Inflation refers to the rise in the prices of most goods and services of daily or common use, such as food, clothing, housing, recreation, transport, consumer staples, etc.

•  Inflation measures the average price change in a basket of commodities and services over time.

•  Inflation is indicative of the decrease in the purchasing power of a unit of a country’s currency. This could ultimately lead to a deceleration in economic growth.

•  However, a moderate level of inflation is required in the economy to ensure that production is promoted.

•  In India, the NSO under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation measures inflation.

•  In India, inflation is primarily measured by two main indices — WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and CPI (Consumer Price Index) which measure wholesale and retail-level price changes, respectively.

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Consumer Price Index

•  It measures price changes from the perspective of a retail buyer. •  The CPI calculates the difference in the price of commodities and services such

as food, medical care, education, electronics etc, which Indian consumers buy for use.

•  The CPI has several sub-groups including food and beverages, fuel and light, housing and clothing, bedding and footwear.

•  Four types of CPI are as follows: •  CPI for Industrial Workers (IW). •  CPI for Agricultural Labourer (AL). •  CPI for Rural Labourer (RL). •  CPI (Rural/Urban/Combined).

•  Of these, the first three are compiled by the Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Fourth is compiled by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

•  Base Year for CPI is 2012. •  The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) uses CPI data to control inflation.

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First real-time digital platform to monitor rice fields can bolster food security चावल के खेतों की निगरानी के लिए पहला रियल टाइम डिजिटल प्लेटफ़ॉर्म खाद्य सुरक्षा को

बढ़ा सकता है -  DTE

●  Researchers from University of Sydney in collaboration with other partners have been developing an app i.e. Paddy watch, which will act as the first real-time monitoring platform for rice fields.

●  The project has been undertaken in collaboration with Google Earth and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).

●  The Paddy watch is being developed in partnership with Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India along with the research institutes from different countries i.e. China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

●  These five countries hold the position of the largest rice-producing countries across the globe.

●  Among these, India, China and Indonesia are the world’s three largest producers of rice and together account for about 60% of the total world production.

●  The app would work on deep-learning techniques (works on the idea of Artificial Intelligence) to forecast crop yields and water consumption.

•  अन्य भागीदारों के सहयोग से यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ सिडनी के शोधकर्ता एक ऐप यानि पैडी वॉच विकसित कर रहे हैं, जो चावल के खेतों के लिए पहली बार वास्तविक निगरानी मंच के रूप में कार्य करेगा।

•  यह परियोजना Google अर्थ और ग्रुप ऑन अर्थ ऑब्जर्वेशन (GEO) क ेसहयोग से शुरू की गई ह।ै

•  Paddy watch को भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान, भारत के साथ विभिन्न देशों के अनुसंधान संस्थानों यानी चीन, मलेशिया, इंडोनेशिया और वियतनाम के साथ साझेदारी में विकसित किया जा रहा है।

•  ये पांच देश दुनिया भर में सबसे बड़े चावल उत्पादक देश हैं। •  इनमें से, भारत, चीन और इंडोनेशिया दुनिया में चावल क ेतीन

सबसे बड़े उत्पादक हैं और कुल विश्व उत्पादन का लगभग 60% हिस्सा ह।ै

•  ऐप फसल की पैदावार और पानी की खपत का अनुमान लगाने के लिए डीप-लर्निंग तकनीक (आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस के विचार पर काम करता ह)ै पर काम करेगा।

Group on Earth Observations

•  GEO is a unique global network connecting government institutions, academic and research institutions, data providers and scientists to benefit the world by comprehensive and sustained Earth observations.

•  It coordinates international efforts to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).

•  It aims to produce a global public infrastructure that generates, near-real-time environmental data, information and analyses for a wide range of users and mitigation of global issues like climate change.

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Sikkim observed the 206th birth anniversary of Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya. He was a

famous ________. सिक्किम ने आदिकवि भान ुभक्त आचार्य की 206 वीं जयंती मनाई। वह एक प्रसिद्ध ________ थे।

A.  Ruler of Sikkim B.  Doctor C. Social Activist D. Poet

In the recent Google for India virtual live-stream event, Google’s Sundar Pichai announces ________ investment in India.

हाल ही मे ंगूगल फॉर इंडिया वर्चुअल लाइव-स्ट्रीम इवेंट में, गूगल के सुंदर पिचाई ने भारत में ________ निवेश की घोषणा की।

A. $10 billion B. $20 billion C. $ 30 billion D .$50 billion

Which of the following state has won the “Elites Excellence Awards -2020” at “Elite India Transformation Summit”?

निम्नलिखित मे ंसे किस राज्य ने "एलीट इंडिया ट्रांसफॉर्मेशन समिट" में "एलीट एक्सीलेंस अवार्ड -2020" जीता है?

A.  Uttar Pradesh B.  Telangana C. Andhra Pradesh D. Chhattisgarh

A.  Arundhati Roy B.  Salman Rushdie C. Ruskin Bond D. Vikram Seth

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘A Song of India’? निम्नलिखित मे ंसे कौन ‘ए सॉन्ग ऑफ इंडिया’ पुस्तक क ेलेखक है?

‘Chushul’ is recently in News. It is in ________. 'चुशुल' हाल ही में समाचार में है। यह ________ में है।

A. Leh B. Himachal Pradesh C. Sikkim D. Arunachal Pradesh

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