Q1. Which institution is to set up a new Umbrella entity for retail payments?

Answer. Reserve Bank of India

Q2. Manduadih railway station, that was renamed as 'Banaras', is located in which state?

Answer. Uttar Pradesh

Q3. Which state announced to reserve all government jobs to the people belonging to its state?

Answer. Madhya Pradesh

Q4. Which organisation released 'National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020'? 

Answer. ICMR

Q5. People's Bank of China (PBOC) has acquired a stake in which Indian private sector bank?

Answer. ICICI Bank

Q6. Which state has launched Indira Rasoi Yojana?

Answer. Rajasthan

Q7. India is launching Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to counter China along with which two nations?

Answer. Japan, Australia

Q8. The Home Ministry has withdrawn 10,000 security personnel from which state/ UT?

Answer. Jammu and Kashmir

Q9. Which town was adjudged as the cleanest town on the banks of river Ganga in Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings?

Answer. Varanasi

Q10. Which city was ranked at the top in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings list?

Answer. Indore

Q11. Who has become the first Indian American to accept Democratic Party nomination for US Vice President’s post?

Answer. Kamala Harris

Q12. Whose birth anniversary was observed on August 20th?

Answer. Rajiv Gandhi 

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