22 July 2020 latest current affairs, daily 47

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22 July 2020 latest current affairs, daily 47.

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1. Who has appointed as the MD&CEO of Karur Vysya Bank, Recently?

a. Rajnish Singh.

b. Ramesh Boddu

c. Shaktikanta Das

d. none of these. 

[Ramesh Babu Boddu appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Karur Vysya Bank. The appointment was done by the Board of Directors of the Karur Vysya Bank. He has also been co-opted as an additional director. 

The appointment has been made for three years.]

2. Who has appointed as new MD of SAP, recently?

a. Rajkikant.

b. Kulmeet Bhawa.

c. Ramesh Babu.

d. none of these. 

[Systems, Application & Products in Data Processing (SAP) has announced the appointment of Kulmeet Bawa as the President and MD of SAP Indian Subcontinent.]

• CEO of SAP: Christian Kelin
• Founded: 1 April 1972
• Headquarters: Weinheim, Germany.

3. Who has inaugurates Zoram Mega Food Park in Mizoram?

a. Zoramthanga.

b. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

c. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. 

d. none of these. 

[Harsimarat Kaur Badal has virtually inaugurated "Zoram Mega Food Park" in Mizoram. She is the Union Food Processing Minister. This Mega Food Processing Park will benefit farmers, growers, processors, and prove to be a big boost to the growth of the food processing sector in the North East Region.]

• Chief Minister of Mizoram: Pu Zoramthanga
• Governor: P.S. Sreedharan Pillai.

4. Which ministry has launched the 'Manodarpan' for students?

a. Nirmala Sitharaman.

b. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'

c. Raj Nath Singh

d. none of these. 

[The Minister of Human Resource and Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has been launched an initiative named "Monodarpan". This initiative has been launched to ensure the mental well-being of the students. This will cover the activities to offer Psychosocial Support to students for their Mental Health & Well-being amid the Covid-19 outbreak and beyond.

This initiative is a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan launched by the Indian Prime Minister in May 2020. This also provides Psychosocial Support to the teachers and families of the students for mental health and emotional well being.]

• Finance Minsiter of India: Nirmala Sitharaman.
• Defense Minister of India: Raj Nath Singh.

5. Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine's human Trial shows positive results recently. What is the official name of this vaccine?

a. Coronil.

b. AZD1222

c. Hepatitis Vaccine.

d. none of these. 

[The Covid-19 Vaccine developed by the candidate fo the University of Oxford and backed by AstraZeneca Plc has shown a positive result on human trials. The official name of that vaccine was known as AZD1222. The director at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, Dr. Adrian Hill, explains the mechanism of this vaccine. This Vaccine triggers both arms of the immune system.]

6. Where the rare yellow turtle discovered in India, Recently?

a. Tripura.

b. Odisha.

c. Delhi.

d. none of these. 

[The rare yellow turtle discovered in India at Odisha's Balasore district, a farmer Basudev Mahapatra has spotted a turtle which is yellow in color. According to the experts, it is the product of albinism. The turtle is known as the "Indian flap shell turtle". The turtle is commonly found in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Mayanmar.]

7. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into force in India, since-

a. 2nd July 2020

b. 20 July 2020.

c. 20 June 2020.

d. none of these. 

[The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been implemented in India since 20th July 2020. It has replaced the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The new act has been introduced to offer protection to buyers from traditional sellers as well as form the new e-commerce platforms.]

• Union Minister of Consumer Affairs: Ram Vilas Paswan.

8. CBIC has signed MoU with _______ for data exchange.

a. CBI.

b. CBDT.

c. CID

d. none of these. 

[The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed an MoU with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (CBIC) to facilitate the smoother bilateral exchange of data.]

• Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs: M. Ajit Kumar.
• Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes: Pramod Chandra Mody.

9. Which bank has launched a campaign to distribute face masks & sanitizers, recently?

a. ICICI Bank.

b. Punjab National Bank.

c. YesBank

d. none of these. 

[Punjab National Bank has launched a  nation-wide campaign to distribute face masks and sanitizers to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This PNB's campaign was launched by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan.]

10. Recently India and _____ has signed an agreement to set up "Emergency Medical Services" 

a. Sri Lanka.

b. The Maldives.

c. Pakistan.

d. none of these. 

[Indian and Maldives have signed an agreement for the establishment of "Emergency Medical Services" in Male, Maldives. The Emergency Medical Service is financed by India under grant assistance of 20 million USD for neighboring countries.]

• India launched Operation SAGAR to provide Medical supplies, food items, Ayurvedic medicines to the countries Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Comoros.
• President of The Maldives: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
• Capital of Maldives: Male
• The currency of the Maldives: Maldivian Rufiyaa.

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