16 July 2020 latest current affairs, daily 42.

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16 July 2020 latest current affairs, daily 42.

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1. World Snak Day is celebrated on-

a. 14 July.

b. 16 July

c. 15 July.

d. none of these. 

[World Snak Day is celebrated on 16th  July each year to increase the awareness of the wide variety of species around the world. Though a relatively obscure holiday with unclear origins, it is celebrated by wildlife enthusiasts the world over with great passion.]

2. Recently, the newly appointed vice president of  ADB?

a. Raghu Rajan.

b. Ashok Lavasa.

c. Diwakar Gupta.

d. none of these. 

[Ashok Lavasa has been appointed as the vice-president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He will succeed.]

• President of Asian Development Bank: Masatsugu Asakawa.
• Asian Development Bank Founded: 19 December 1996.
• Asian Development Bank Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines.

3.  "Post-COVID Coach" has been launched by-

a. Bangladesh Railway.

b. Indian Railway.

c. Pakistan Railway.

d. none of these. 

[The India Railway has been launched "Post COVID coach" in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection. The Indian Railway production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed this new Post COVID Coach.]

• Union Minister of  Railway: Piyush Goyal.

4. World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on-

a. 14th July.

b.15th July.

c. 16th July.

d. none of these. 

[United Nations celebrates World Youth Skills Day on 15th July every year. This Day is celebrated as an opportunity for  young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, and public and private sector stakeholders to acknowledge as well as celebrate the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment.]

The theme of World Youth Skills Day 2020 is "Skills for a Resilient Youth".

• Secretary-general of United Nations: Antonio Guterres.

5. 'Pragyata" guidelines for online education has released by HRD Minister.

Union Human Resources Development Ministry has released 'Pragayata' guidelines for Digital Education. As per the guidelines, online classes for pre-primary students should not be more than 30 minutes. It further mentions that two online sessions of up to 30-45 minutes each should be conducted for classes 1 to 8 and four sessions for classes 9 to 12.]

• Union HRD Minister: Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank".

6. Sachin Awasthi has honoured with Global Humanitarian Award 2020.

Sachin Awasthi has honoured with the "Top Publicist awarded" in the Global Humanitarian Award 2020. He is organized a  5 days long clean Ganga Awareness Journey which was begun from Haridwar to Varanasi. It's also called as "Vande Gange Swachhata Jan Jagran Yatra".

The Global Humanitarian Award is known as a part of honoring the honorable initiative of the World Humanitarian Drive. The main aim of this award is to honor the popular men and women who are paying contributions to the betterment of society and the world.

• World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) founder & chairman: Abdul Basit.
• World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) Headquarters: London, united kingdom.

7. Which state has topped among the other states in the implementation of PM Svanidhi Scheme?

a. Tripura.

b. Madhya Pradesh.

c. Bihar.

d. none of these. 

[Madhya Pradesh has topped among the other states in the implementation of PM street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SAVANidhi). The scheme is presently benefiting the beneficiaries of 378 urban bodies of the state.]

8. NABARD organized 'Digital Choupal' to mark its 39th foundation day.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) organized its first "Digital Choupal" to mark its 39th foundation day. "digital Choupal" was conducted in the form of a video conference which was attended by participants of different projects initiated by NABARD.

9. Who has appointed as the Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan?

a. Abdulla Hamid.

b. Vidhu Nair

c. both.

d. none of these. 

[The government of India has appointed Dr. Vidhu P. Nair as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan. He is presently serving as the Director in the ministry of  External Affairs.]

• Capital of Turkmenistan: Ashgabat.
• Currency: Turkmenistan Manat.

10. China has launched its 18th rocket in 2020.

China has successfully launched the "APSTAR-6D" telecommunication satellite via a ling march 3b carrier rocket from the Xichang satellite launch center. APSTAR-6D marked as the 18th Rocket launched by China in the year 2020.

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