1. Indian Army signed MoU for AK-203 assault rifles with which of the following countries?
a. United States
b. France
c. Israel
d. Russia
S-d
E-
• Indian Army to sign MoU for AK-203 assault rifles with Russia.
• The Army is likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles from Russia. As per the MoU, around 1 lakh rifles are to be received directly from Russia and the rest will be manufactured in India.
• The rifles will be manufactured at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh by a joint venture (JV) called Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL).
• Of the JV, 50.5% is to be owned by India and 49.5% by Russia
2. Which city emerged as the worst traffic congested cities in the world?
a. Bengaluru
b. Gurugram
c. Mumbai
d. New York
S-a
E-
• According to the ninth edition of Tomtom Traffic Index 2019, Bengaluru emerged as the worst traffic congested cities in the world. he people of Bengaluru per annum spend an extra 243 hours, that is 10 days, three hours in traffic.
• Bengaluru was followed by Manila (Philippines) and Bogota (Colombia) in the 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) was the least congested national capital, it had just 10% congestion level in 2019.
• Along with Bengaluru, 3 more Indian cities were ranked in the top 10 list. The other Indian cities ranked in the top 10 places were Mumbai (Maharashtra), Pune (Maharashtra) and New Delhi in the 4th 5th and 8th places respectively
• Tomtom Traffic index, a dutch multinational developer & creator of location technology and consumer electronics Tomtom had released its 9th edition of Tomtom Traffic Index 2019.
3. How much denomination was unveiled on the eve of Britain’s exit from European Union (EU)?
a. 100
b. 50
c. 500
d. 200
S-b
E-
• Britain has unveiled a new 50 pence coin minted to mark the country's departure from the European Union.
• The coin bears the inscription "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations".
• The 50p coin bears the inscription "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" and the date the UK leaves the EU January 31, 2020.
• From February 1, the UK enters into an agreed 11-month transition period in which it will continue to follow EU rules but without representation at any of the economic bloc's institutions.
• This arrangement will come to an end on January 1, 2021, by which time the two sides hope to have completed negotiations on their future economic and security partnership as part of a new agreement.
4. According to Swachh Survekshan League 2020, which of the following topped the league?
a. Lucknow
b. Pune
c. Indore
d. Chandigarh
S-c
E-
• Indore ranked first in the Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 results of Swachh Survekshan League 2020 (SS League 2020) among the cities where population is more than 10 lakh.
• The second and third spot was taken by Bhopal and Surat in Q1 while Rajkot and Navi Mumbai came at number two and three respectively in Q2 in the same population category.
• Indore has retained the title of the cleanest city in the last three years. This time a total of 4,372 cities participated in the league.
• SS League is conducted in three quarters (April-June, July-September and October-December) with the objective of sustaining the on-ground performance of cities along with monitoring of when it comes to cleanliness.
• The ODF+, ODF++ and Water plus protocols by the ministry work as the guiding document for cities in this regard.
5. Who among the following topped the Forbes’ 20 people list to watch in the 2020?
a. Hasan Minhaj
b. Prashant Kishor
c. Kanhaiya Kumar
d. Eliud Kipchoge
S-a
E-
• In the Forbes’ 20 people list to watch in the 2020, Indian origin US-born political commentator Hasan Minhaj is on the 1st position while Keyna’s Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge in on the 20th place.
• Two youth leaders from Bihar Kanhaiya Kumar and Prashant Kishor included in the Forbes India list of 20 people to watch in the 2020s.
• Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is Janata Dal (United) National Vice President while Kanhaiya Kumar is former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union.
• Kanhaiya Kumar finds 12th position in the list while Prashant Kishor is at 16th
• Other Indians who find a place in the list is Dushyant Chautala (deputy chief minister, Haryana), Mahua Moitra (Lok Sabha member, Trinamool Congress), the Godrej family (of Adi Godrej) and Garima Arora.
• President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa also figured in the list.
