Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. 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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2. What is the name of the microorganism decontamination device developed by CSIR- Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO)?
[A] Suraksha
[B] Shreyas
[C] Samriddhi
[D] Sweekar

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3. What is the modified deadline for filing income tax returns, as announced by the Union Government after July 31?

[A] August 31
[B] September 30
[C] October 31
[D] December 31

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

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

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5. The Indian Government has imposed safeguard duty on which product till July 2021, to protect domestic manufacturers?

[A] Medical devices
[B] Solar cells
[C] Textile
[D] Electronics

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6. 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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7. Which country chaired the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting?

[A] Brazil
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] China

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8. ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’ is a welfare scheme of which Indian state?

[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Mizoram

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9. Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment (WEE) is an initiative of which institution?

[A] IIT- Delhi
[B] IIT- Madras
[C] IIT- Guwahati
[D] IIT- Bombay

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10. What is the name of the hurricane that has hit the US state North Carolina?

[A] Dolly
[B] Bertha
[C] Isaias
[D] Gonzalo

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