Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. Which country has claimed ‘Diaoyu islands’ as its territory and declared its right to conduct law enforcement activities?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Australia
[D] Vietnam

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2. Which financial institution has launched the ‘MSME Saksham’ portal, in association with TransUnion CIBIL?

[A] SIDBI
[B] RBI
[C] NABARD
[D] NHB

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3. What is the name of the nodal agency that will regulate space activities and the use of ISRO facilities by private sector?

[A] NSIL
[B] IN-SPACe
[C] Space India
[D] Bharat Space

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4. Which country has approved a law that gives more power to regulate social media content?

[A] China
[B] North Korea
[C] Turkey
[D] Russia

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5. Which day is observed in India, to mark the anniversary of the passage of Law against Triple Talaq?
[A] Muslim Women’s Rights Day
[B] Abolition of Triple Talaq Day
[C] Protection of Women Day
[D] Gender Equality Day

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6. Which country is the first to make Facebook and Google pay its media outlets for news content?

[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] Australia
[D] Germany

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7. Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission?

[A] Narendra Singh Tomar
[B] Radha Singh
[C] Sanjiv Puri
[D] Preeti Sudan

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8. Which global firm became the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, after surpassing Saudi Aramco?

[A] Apple
[B] Amazon
[C] Reliance
[D] Google

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9. What is the name of the Crew Dragon spacecraft from which NASA astronauts landed back on the Earth?

[A] Victor
[B] Endeavor
[C] SpaceX Plus
[D] NASA Craft

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10. The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has launched a dedicated Door Darshan channel for which state?

[A] Meghalaya
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Sikkim

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