Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. What is the name of the robotic Mars rover launched by NASA?

[A] Endeavour
[B] Perseverance
[C] Achiever
[D] Patriot

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2. ‘BeiDou’ is the Navigation Satellite System commissioned by which country?

[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Israel
[D] South Korea

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3. 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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4. Who is the head of the Sports Ministry’s committee to select this year’s National Sports Awards winners?

[A] Mukundakam Sharma
[B] S B Sinha
[C] Markandey Katju
[D] Jagannadha Rao

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5. How many States/UTs implement the ‘One Nation One Ration Card scheme’, as on August 4, 2020?
[A] 15
[B] 20
[C] 24
[D] 29

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6. Amar Singh, who passed away recently, was related to which field?

[A] Sports
[B] Politics
[C] Literature
[D] Arts

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7. 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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8. Which company has been approved to set up the third Power exchange of India?

[A] PTC India
[B] REC Ltd
[C] Oil India
[D] Tata Power

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9. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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10. Which institute has developed the first ICMR-approved mobile RT-PCR lab?

[A] AIIMS
[B] IISc Bengaluru
[C] IIT- Guwahati
[D] IIT- Delhi

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