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1. The Parliament of India has adopted a statutory resolution for levying 200% duty on all goods exported from or originating from which of the following countries?

1. Pakistan
2. China
3. Bhutan
4. Russia

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• The Parliament has adopted a statutory resolution for levying 200 per cent duty on all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan.
• The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha approved the amendment in the first schedule of the Customs Tariff Act in this regard.
• India had notified the basic customs duty to 200 per cent on all goods exported from Pakistan with effect from 16th of February this year.

2. Who has been appointed as the CFO of the World Bank?

1. Christine Lagard
2. David Malpass
3. Anshula Kant
4. Gita Gopinath

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• Anshula Kant, managing director of the State Bank of India, has been appointed as managing director and chief financial officer of the World Bank. As Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Kant will be responsible for financial and risk management of the World Bank Group, reporting to the President.

3. The Supreme Court has directed which of the following government to deposit a fine in context of illegal coal mining?

1. 100 crore
2. 1000 crores
3. 200 crores
4. 3000 crores

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• The Supreme Court directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on it by the NGT for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
• A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over the illegally extracted coal to Coal India Limited (CIL) which will auction it and deposit the funds with the state government.
• The bench also allowed the mining operation to go on in the state on the privately and community owned land subject to the permissions from the concerned authorities.

4. Which state has launced 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal for farmers?

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. West Bengal
4. Andhra Pradesh

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• The Haryana government announced the launch of 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal whereby farmers can avail benefits of several government schemes directly after uploading their crop-related details.

5. How much fine will be imposed in case of violation of Adhaar data?

1. 20 lakhs
2. 10 lakhs
3. 1 crores
4. 2 crores

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• Parliament passed an amendment bill which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connections.
• The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by a voice vote.
• The amendment bill, which also provides for a stiff Rs one crore penalty and a jail term for private entities for violating provisions on Aadhaar data, was earlier passed by Lok Sabha on July 4.

6. Who among the following is not a member of the Jalianwala Bagh trust?

1. Chief Minister of Punjab
2. Governor of Punjab
3. Prime Minister of India
4. President of India

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• The trust which manages the memorial, has the Prime Minister as the chairperson, President of Indian National Congress, Culture Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Punjab governor, Punjab CM as its members.
• Jallianwala Bagh memorial was established in 1951 by the central government to mark the massacre of unarmed people on April 13, 1919 by the British Indian Army under the command of Col Reginald Dyer.

7. In which Indian state will the immunocontraceptive project of Ministry of Environment start as a pilot project?

1. Punjab
2. Sikkim
3. Telangana
4. Uttrakhand

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• The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for populationmanagement of four species of wild animals — elephant, wild boar, monkey and blue bull (Nilgai).
• The pilot project will begin in Uttarakhand and then implemented in rest of the country.

8. Who among the following wrote the original book ‘Vivekadeepini’?

1. Vedanta Bharati
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Adi Shankaracharya
4. Venkaiah Naidu

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• The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled “Vivekadeepini”. It has been released in 10 languages. It is a book that contains facts and principles of spiritual leaders like Adi Shankaracharya and Swami Vivekananda.
• The original book is written by Sri Adi Shankaracharya in Prashnottara Ratnamalika (Questions and Answers).
• The conversion in different 10 languages has been done by Vedanta Bharati

9. Where will be India's first Design Development Center 'Fashionova' launched?

1. Surat
2. Pune
3. New Delhi
4. Lucknow

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• India's first Design Development Center 'Fashionova' was launched in the Textile city Surat to promote the city in the field of the fashion design sector.
• The main objective of this studio is to provide a strong platform to all those who have a flair of the apparel business.
• It fulfills, on a large scale, all business needs from co-working space, technicians, expert advises to cognitive workshops and exposure to the industry.

10. Which state observed 12 July as the Water Conservation Day?

1. West Bengal
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu

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• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her government will observe July 12 as 'Save Water Day' from this year.
• The corrective actions were the need of the hour to combat the situation of water scarcity in various parts of the country.

11. Where is the City of Babylon which has been included among the New UNESCO World Heritage Sites situated?

1. Iraq
2. Italy
3. France
4. Paris

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• Babylon has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site following decades of lobbying by Iraq.
• Babylon is situated 85 km south of Baghdad, the property includes the ruins of the city which, between 626 and 539 BCE, was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. It includes villages and agricultural areas surrounding the ancient city. Its remains, outer and inner-city walls, gates, palaces and temples, are a unique testimony to one of the most influential empires of the ancient world.

12. Which of the following places, home to the world-famous sparkling wine Prosecco, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list?

1. Italy
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. India
5. Israel

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• Italy's hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, home to the world-famous sparkling wine Prosecco, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. It is located in the northeastern Veneto region.
• Prosecco has become the most popular Italian wine abroad, with its exports seen rising by a record 21% in 2019 in foreign markets.

13. According to the latest guidelines of RBI, what will be the charges of RTGS transactions from 1 July 2019?

1. Nil
2. Rs 10 for every Rs 1000
3. Rs 100 for every Rs 10,000
4. Re 1 for every Rs 1,00,000

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• The RBI issued an order to provide an impetus to digital funds movement, it had decided to do away with the NEFT, RTGS charges.
• This came into practice from 1 July 2019.
• NEFT stands for National Electronic Funds Transfer. RTGS stands for Real Time Gross Settlement.

14. Who among the following has been appointed as Greece’s Prime Minister?

1. Kyriakos Mitsotakis
2. Alexis Tsipras
3. Ursula Von der Leyen
4. Jean-Claude Juncker

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• Greece's new conservative prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in after a sweeping election victory put him in charge of the EU's most indebted member with promises to end a decade of economic crisis.
• He succeeded Alexis Tsipras.

15. Which of the following is the first country to introduce GAFA tax?

1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Italy
4. France

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• France is the first country to Introduce a new Digital 'GAFA Tax' (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon Tax) with the EU to Follow.