Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. Which two cities are additionally selected by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs to be made as smart cities?

[A] Leh and Kargil
[B] Ludhiana and Amritsar
[C] Jaipur and Jodhpur
[D] Gangtok and Namchi

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2. Which country has passed a bill to promote the legacies of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr?

[A] India
[B] United States
[C] Australia
[D] United Kingdom

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3. Which technology company released the ‘Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019’?

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

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4. 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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5. Cabinet approved the MoU signed by India with which country, in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy?

[A] Australia
[B] Zimbabwe
[C] Austria
[D] Finland

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6. Which former RBI Governor was appointed as an independent Director in Great Eastern Shipping Company?

[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Urjit Patel
[C] Y V Reddy
[D] D Subba Rao

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7. What is the theme of ‘World Breastfeeding Week’ 2020?

[A] Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet
[B] Innocenti Declaration Anniversary
[C] Exclusive breastfeeding
[D] Support Lactating mothers

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8. Which Indian journalist has been named the winner of Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting?
[A] Dipankar Ghose
[B] Ravish Kumar
[C] Siddharth Varadarajan
[D] Malini Parthasarathy

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9. Which oil company has formed a Joint Venture to manufacture Bitumen Derivatives?

[A] Indian Oil
[B] Hindstan Petroleum

[C] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
[D] Bharat Petroleum

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10. Thenzawl Golf Resort, which was seen in news recently, is located in which state?

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

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