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76. The cricket team of which country was recently presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy?

(A) England
(B) South Africa
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand

Correct Answer: (C) Australia

Answer Explanation:
The Australian team was presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy. The team has retained the trophy by topping in eight-team ODI competition played from 2017 to 2020.
Australia has scored 34 points from 18 matches with one more series to play. The ICC Women’s Championship qualified hosts New Zealand and four other top teams including Australia, England and South Africa, directly to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021.

77. Which country has unveiled its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Police officer Ella?

(A) Japan
(B) Singapore
(C) New Zealand
(D) Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: (C) New Zealand

Answer Explanation:
The New Zealand Police have recently unveiled their first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Police officer Ella. Ella stands for ‘Electronic Lifelike Assistant’, which will be configured at the digital kiosks, to resolve the queries of public and reduce queues in stations.
Ella will be made available in the headquarters building initially, and will be expanded to other parts of the country soon. The virtual assistant has been designed as a mix of 26 different people.

78. Aditya Mehta, who was seen in news recently, is associated with sports?

(A) Snooker
(B) Weight-lifting
(C) Archery
(D) Boxing

Correct Answer: (A) Snooker

Answer Explanation:
Indian cueist Aditya Mehta was seen in news recently as he won the National Snooker Championship, held at Pune. He represented the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and defeated the 22-time-world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the title. Pankaj recently won the National Billiards Championship.

79. What is the GDP growth projection for India in 2020, as estimated by Moody’s Investors Service?

(A) 5.0%
(B) 5.2%
(C) 5.4%
(D) 5.6%

Correct Answer: (C) 5.4%

Answer Explanation:
American Credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service has lowered India’s growth forecast to 5.4 percent for the year 2020. Earlier, the country’s growth was estimated as 6.6 percent.
Moody’s said in its update on Global Macro Outlook that India’s economy has decelerated rapidly over the last two years and a recovery in the current quarter. It has also predicted a growth rate of 5.8 percent for 2021. It also stated that the G-20 economies would collectively grow 2.4 per cent in 2020.
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