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1. 

Which minister from India attended the 75th Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square on June 24?

A. Rajnath Singh
B. Jitendra Singh
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the 75th Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square on June 24. The Tri-Service contingent of Indian Armed Forces also participated in the parade. President Vladimir Putin along with other higher authorities has attended the parade. It marked the 75th Diamond Jubilee of 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The parade also remembers both the capitulation of Nazi Germany in the 2nd World War in 1945 and historic Moscow Victory Parade of 1945.

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2. 

The World Karate Federation has provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India with immediate effect from June 21. Where is Headquarters of WKF?

A. Amsterdam
B. Paris
C. Copenhagen
D. Madrid

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India(KAI) with immediate effect from June 21 for infighting and violating the WKF statutes during its 2019 elections. Headquarters of WKF is in Madrid, Spain.

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3. 

Which country has awarded the Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC Limited in an event held on 24 June 2020?

A. Cameroon
B. Republic of Mali
C. Burundi
D. Algeria

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Republic of Mali has awarded the Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC Limited, a central PSU that functions under the Ministry of Power, in an event held on 24 June 2020. The contract aims to develop 500 MW Solar Park. The event was chaired by the Union Minister of State for Power R.K.Singh, NRE, Skill Development and President of International Solar Alliance (ISA), and Mr.H.E. Sekou Kasse, the Ambassador of Mali.

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4. 

K Raghunath passed away at 74 due to age-related complications. He belongs to which sport?

A. Shooting
B. Table tennis
C. Weightlifting
D. Basketball

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Former Karnataka Basketball Player K Raghunath passed away at 74 due to age-related complications. He was one of the founding members of the Beagles Basketball Club(BC), Bengaluru.He was popularly called as pappachi.

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5. 

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the declaration of which Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport?

A. Lucknow Airport
B. Kushinagar Airport
C. Gorakhpur Airport
D. Hindon Airport

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport.

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6. 

Which institute has discovered new biomolecules to fight drug resistance in Kala-azar exploring ways to tackle miltefosine resistance?

A. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
B. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
C. National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
D. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Researchers at the Department of Biotechnology's National Centre for Cell Science (DBT-NCCS) in Pune discovered new biomolecules to fight drug resistance in Kala-azar exploring ways to tackle miltefosine resistance.

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7. 

Who has won the Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award 2018-19?

A. Gulabbai Sangamnerkar
B. Nakash Aziz
C. Irshad Kamil
D. Teddy Maurya

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Maharashtra Culture Minister Amit Deshmukh announced that Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award 2018-19 will be conferred upon the senior tamasha (folk art) artist, Gulabbai Sangamnerkar and Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Kirloskar musical theatre lifetime achievement award will 2019-20 be given to Veteran theatre actress-singer Madhuvanti Dandekar.

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8. 

In accordance with the India Ratings and Research, India's Gross domestic Product is likely to shrink by what percent in FY20-21?

A. 5.3%
B. 3.3%
C. 4.3%
D. 2.3%

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In accordance with the India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), India's Gross domestic Product (GDP) is likely to shrink by 5.3% in FY20-21, the lowest GDP growth in the Indian history. It will contract in each quarter in FY21 (April 2020 to March 2021). For FY21-22, it is expected that GDP growth would bounce back in the range of 5-6%.

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