Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan centre of which institution has partnered with CSIR and Vijnana Bharti for promoting rural development?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IIT Kharagpur
[D] IIT Guwahati

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2. A new helicopter service has been unveiled in which state under UDAN scheme and is to be operated by Pawan Hans Limited?

[A] Bihar
[B] Gujarat
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Maharashtra

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3. When is ‘World Day against Trafficking in Persons’ observed?

[A] July 30
[B] July 31
[C] August 1
[D] August 2

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4. Where is the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) located?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Varanasi
[C] New Delhi
[D] Ahmadabad

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5. Who is set to become the first non-white person to feature on a British coin?

[A] Babasaheb Ambedkar
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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6. The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) is being implemented under which programme?

[A] National Health Mission
[B] Ajeevika
[C] Indra Dhanush
[D] Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

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7. Who is the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
[A] Bhim Sain Bassi
[B] Pradeep Kumar Joshi

[C] Sujata Mehta
[D] Manoj Soni

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8. ‘Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education’ was organised by Education Ministry along with which institution?
[A] UGC
[B] AICTE
[C] National Testing Agency
[D] NITI Aayog

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9. The ‘Eat Right India’ movement that has won the ‘Food System Vision Prize’, is being implemented by which organisation?

[A] Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
[B] Food Corporation of India (FCI)
[C] Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
[D] Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)

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10. Which Non-Profit organization has tied up with Naukri.com for connecting health care professionals with hospitals?

[A] CRY India
[B] HelpAge India
[C] Smile Foundation
[D] ECHO India

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