1. What is India’s rank in the recently released Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2020?
Answers With Explanation : (D) India has been ranked 34th in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2020.
2. Name the ministry which has announced a partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for clean energy development.
Answers With Explanation : (A) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced a partnership for clean energy development.
3. Name the country whose Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly passed away recently.
Answers With Explanation : (C) Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Amadou Gon Coulibaly passed away.
4. “Google+” a social networking platform of internet search giant “Google” has been rebranded as _________
Answers With Explanation : (D) “Google+” a social networking platform of internet search giant “Google” has been rebranded as “Google Currents”.
5. Name the person whose tenure as the managing director and chief executive officer of the Union Bank of India, has been extended for a period of 2 years by the government of India.
Answers With Explanation : (A) The tenure of Rajkiran Rai as the managing director and chief executive officer of the Union Bank of India has been extended for a period of 2 years by the government of India.
6. Which of the following companies has launched voice-based services for its investors with Google Assistant?
Answers With Explanation : (C) Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC has launched voice-based services for its investors with Google Assistant.
7. Which ministry of the union govt. has partnered with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase India- US collaboration for clean energy development?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and India’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) have announced the launch of a new partnership to increase India- US collaboration for clean energy development.
8. M. Vasudeva Maiya, former CEO of Sri Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank Ltd. located where has passed away?
Answers With Explanation : (B) M. Vasudeva Maiya, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sri Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank Ltd., which has been in the spotlight over alleged irregularities, was found dead in his car. He was 70.
9. Suresh Amonkar who passed away recently was the former health minister of which state?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Former Goa health minister Suresh Amonkar died of COVID-19 infection. He was 68.
10. As per the Dun and Bradstreet’s Country Risk and Global Outlook Report, global economy is likely to contract by how much percent in 2020?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The global economy is likely to contract by 5.2 per cent in 2020 with the coronavirus still spreading and the economic prospects of countries across the world looking muted, says a report.
