23 July 2020 latest current affairs, daily 48.

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23 July 2020 latest current affairs, daily 48.

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1. South Korea's 1st military satellite "ANASIS-II" has launched by-

a. NASA

b. Space X.

c. ISRO.

d. none of these. 

[South Korea's 1st military satellite "ANASIS-II" has launched by SpaceX. This was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the US of Florida. After this successful launch, South Korea has become the 10th Country to own a Military-only communications satellite, which will provide permanent and secured military communications. 

ANASIS-II was previously named as KMitSatCom-1. This will replace the Koreasat-5/ANASIS-I satellite.]

• President of South Korea: Moon Jae-in.
• Capital of South Korea: Seoul.
• The currency of South Korea: South Korean Won.
• Space X founder & CEO: Elon Musk.
• Space X founded: 2002.
• Space X Headquarters: California, United States of America.

2. Recently, who has appointed as the Vice-Chairman of UIC?

a. Arun Pawar.

b. Arun Kumar.

c. Arun Paul.

d. none of these. 

[Arun Kumar has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of  Railways), Security Platform from July 2020 to July 2022. He will take the charge as Chairman of the Security Platform from July 2020 to July 2024.]

• Headquarter of International Union of Railway: Paris, France.
• Director-General of International Union of Railway: Francois Davenne.

3. Recently, who has launched "Vriksharopan Abhiyan" in New Delhi?

a. Nirmala Sitharaman.

b. Amit Shah.

c. Raj Nath Singh.

d. none of these. 

[The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will launched "Vriksharopan Abhiyan" at the New Delhi. The Ministry of Coal will organize the Abhiyan along with all coal/lignite  PSUs. Under this plantation, a large scale plantation would be carried out in mines, colonies, offices, and other suitable areas of Coal/Lignite PSUs in order to promote plantation by society.

Along with this, the Union Home Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 6 Eco parks/ Tourism sites. A new avenues for recreation, adventure, water sport, bird watching, etc for the people residing in the nearby areas.]

• Union Minister of Coal, Mines, and Parliamentary Affairs: Pralhad Joshi.

4. LIC has signed with which bank to distribute the latter's policies?

a. ICICI.

b. Union Bank of India.

c. HDFC.

d. none of these. 

[Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has signed with the Union Bank of India to distribute the LIC policies. 

The Bank will market the Lic products like insurance, pension, plan, children plan, etc.]

• Chairman of LIC: MR Kumar.
• LIC Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharastra.
• Union Bank of India Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharastra.
• Union Bank of India MD&CEO: Rajkiran Rai G.
• The tagline of Union Bank of India: Good People to Bank with.

5. Which state Government has recently launched "Godhan Nyay Yojana"?

a. Tripura.

b. Chhattisgarh.

c. Manipur.

d. none of these. 

[Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Bhupesh Baghel has recently launched "Godhan Nyay Yojana". The scheme will help to promote cattle rearing, ensure the safety of livestock, help cattle rancher earn extra income, help in tackling the problem of open grazing by stray cattle, and encourage the use of organic fertilizers as well as  boost the rural economy.]

• CM of Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel.
• Governor of Chhattisgarh: Anusuiya Uikey.

6. Who ha became the new CEO & director of MFIN, recently?

a. Alok Mitra.

b. Alok Misra.

c. Alok Trivedi. 

d. none of these. 

[ Alok Misra has become the new CEO & Director of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN). The appointment will be effective from 1st August 2020. He is taking over from the present CEO, Harsh Shrivastava.]

• MFIN Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana.

7. Recently, UPI AutoPay facility for recurring payment has launched by-

a. Google pay.

b. NPCI.

c. both.

d. none of these. 

[UPI AutoPay facility for recurring payment has been launched by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI). This new facility will enable recurring e-mandate with the help of any Unified Payment Interface(UPI) application for recurring payments like mobile bills, electricity bills, EMI payments, etc up to Rs. 2000. UPI users will be able to create e-mandate through UPI ID, QR scan, or intent.]

• MD&CEO of National Payment Corporation of India: Dilip Asbe.

8. Who has appointed as the new CMD OF NMDC?

a. Sumit Das.

b.Sumit Deb.

c. Sumit Hazra.

d. none of these. 

[Sumit Deb has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC.) He is presently serving as Director (Personnel in the NMDC.)]

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is an iron ore mining major of India.

9. Who is the winner of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity?

a. Great Jobs.

b. Greta Thunberg.

c. both.

d. none of these. 

[Greta Thunberg has been named as the winner of the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. She is a 17 years old climate activist from Sweden. She has been awarded for her efforts to mobilize younger generations to tackle climate change. ]

10. Recently, which country has launched its 1st independent Mission to Mars?

a. India.

b. China.

c. Pakistan.

d. none of these. 

[China has launched its 1st independent mission to Mars, named "Tianwen-1". This rocket has launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's tropical Hainan province. 

Tianwen-1, whose name means "Questions to Heaven", is a combined orbiter and rover. It aims to explore the Martin environment and search for hints of life. The spacecraft will travel for about seven months until it reaches Mars.]

• Capital of China: Beijing.
• President of China: Xi Jinping.
• The currency of China: Renminbi.

11. India has successfully tested fires ATGM "Dhruvastra".

 India has successfully conducted flight tests of its indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile "Dhruvastra" at Chandipur in Odisha. 'Dhruvastra' is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) which has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

It is a Helicopter Version of  "Nag Helina".

• Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation: G Satheesh Reddy.
• Headquarters of Defence Research and Development Organisation: New Delhi.

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