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1. The Great India Run Indias first multi-city marathon has started from which
city of India?
New Delhi - Indias first multi-city marathon The Great India Run has started from
New Delhi on July 17, 2016. The run will pass through Uttar Pradesh, Delhi,
Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and will end at Mumbai in
Maharashtra on August 6, 2016.

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2. What is the Indias rank on business optimism index for June quarter 2016, as
per the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR)?

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India has been ranked 3rd on the business optimism index for April-June quarter of
2016, as per the latest Grant Thorntons latest International Business Report (IBR).
After remaining on top globally for the two preceding quarters, Indias rank has
dropped due to delays in key reforms such as Goods and Services Tax ( GST), nonresolution of tax disputes, banking issues due to NPAs and the banking sectors
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3. 18th July : Nelson Mandela International Day observed

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a) Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson

Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday. The day is aimed at
inspiring individuals to take action to help change the world for the better.
b) The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the
first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. However, other groups began
celebrating Mandela Day on 18 July 2009.

c) The Day recognized Nelson Mandelas values and his dedication to the service of
humanity, in the fields of conflict resolution, race relations, the promotion and
protection of human rights. The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to
Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk "for their work for the peaceful
termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new
democratic South Africa".
4. India's first e-court opened in Hyderabad
a) India's first e-court has opened at High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. It is the
common high court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
b) Inaugurating the e-court, Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur stated that
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were first two states in the country to be chosen for
Integrated Criminal Justice System project.
c) Justice Lokur, who heads the e-Committee of the Supreme Court, said modalities of
the system will be worked out at a meeting scheduled on July 28.
5. HCL Tech appoints Vijay Kumar as COO

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a) HCL Technologies has appointed C Vijaykumar as the Chief Operating Officer

(COO).
b) He is currently the president of Global Infrastructure Services business.
c) He is responsible for strategy, product, sales and delivery and is two decade a veteran
in the company.
d) In his new role, he will be responsible to accelerate growth in the core outsourcing
business.

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6. Developing Asian Economies to Grow 5.6 %

a) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its 2016 growth projection for
developing economies in Asia & the Pacific.

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b) It has cut the forecast to 5.6 percent, down from its earlier forecast of 5.7 percent.
c) The ADB in his report released kept the growth forecast for 2017 of 5.7
% unchanged.

d) The ADB is a regional development bank established on 19 Dec 1966 which

Pema Khandu was sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

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is located in Manila, Philippines.

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a) Pema Khandu has sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh while
Chowna Mein has sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister. With this, Mr. Khandu
became the youngest Chief Minister in the country.
b) They both Mr. Khandu and Chowna have administered the oath of office and secrecy
by Governor Tathagat Roy at a function in Itanagar.
c) The 37 years old Mr. Khandu is a son of late Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and
represents Moktu assembly constituency in Tawang district.
8. Commerce Ministry Starts e-Marketplace
a) The Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace for online purchase of goods
& services by various central govt ministries & departments.
b) The move is aimed at bringing in more transparency& streamlining the govt
procurement of goods & services.
c) The Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) has developed the
portal.
d) E-commerce is a fast growing industry in the country.
9. Aneurin Smashes 123-ball Double Century

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a) Glamorgan teenager Aneurin Donald equalled Ravi Shastris record for the fastest
double-century in first-class cricket against Derbyshire.
b) Donalds knock included 15 sixes,with his 200 from just 123 balls equalling the mark
set by former India Shastri in his home country in 1985.
c) He came to the crease at Colwyn Bay (UK) with his side 96-3 in the County
Championship encounter.

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10. 19 July, Guruprasad Mohapatra has been appointed as Chairman of Airports

Authority of India.
11. 20 July, The World Bank has confirmed New York University economics professor
Paul Romer (60-yers) its next chief economist. He will replace Kaushik Basu, a
former Indian government economics adviser who is retiring.
12. 20 July, Turkish musician Kudsi Erguner has been appointed as the UNESCO Artist
for Peace by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.

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13. 20 July, Pakistans spinner Yasir Shah has scaled the number one spot in the ICC
Test rankings becoming the first Pakistani bowler to do so since Mushtaq Ahmed in
December 1996.

14. . Which of the following states are the first states in India where Integrated Criminal

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Justice System (ICJS) will be launched?

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are the first states in
India where Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) will be launched. The system
will integrate the courts, police stations, prosecution, forensic science laboratories and

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jails.

15. 21 July, A Nigerian journalist Didi Akinyelure has won the second BBC World News
Komla Dumor Award for 2016. Didi Akinyelure is a prime-time news anchor in
Nigeria and presents business news for CNBC, which broadcasts across the continent.

16. 21 July, India will host the BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue on 26th of this month at
Patna in Bihar. The discussion will take forward the Policy Planning talks initiated
under Russias Shairmanship last year in line with this years theme of Building
Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions.
17. 22 July, cabinet approved the establishment of an All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya
Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The cost of the project for the establishment of the new
AIIMS in Gorakhpur shall be Rs. 1011 crore.

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18. University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked applicants to provide Aadhaar
number while applying for any UGC fellowship or scholarship. Aadhaar will be used
as an identifier for availing benefits of the UGC scholarship/fellowship schemes.
19. Vijender Singh, an Indian professional boxer, has won the 2016 WBO Asia Pacific
Super Middleweight title after defeating former WBC European champion Kerry
Hope in a 10-round bout in New Delhi.
20. NASA has announced the discovery of 104 new planets outside our solar system
including four that could have Earth-like, rocky surfaces. The unmanned Kepler
mission has been scanning 150,000 stars in the Cygnus constellation for signs of

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orbiting bodies, particularly those that might be able to support life.

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