Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. 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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2. 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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3. Which international bloc has imposed its first-ever sanctions over cyber attacks on organisations of Russia, China and North Korea?
[A] G-20
[B] G-7
[C] European Union
[D] ASEAN

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4. Which Union Ministry has received SKOCH Gold Award for its IT enabled Scholarship Schemes?
[A] Ministry of HRD
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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5. Which fin tech company launched a UPI payment link service that allows transactions from any payment app?

[A] PhonePe
[B] MobiKwik
[C] BharatPe
[D] Freecharge

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6. Who has assumed office as the Union Health Secretary of India in August 2020?

[A] Rajesh Bhushan
[B] S Jai Shankar
[C] M Siva Shankar
[D] Anil Swarup

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7. Which technology company is to set up Robotics Laboratory at IISc, Bengaluru to study about 5G technology?

[A] Amazon
[B] Nokia
[C] Huawei
[D] Jio

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8. Which Indian state has launched a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand

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9. Which Indian film won the best film award at the New York Indian Film Festival 2020 (NYIFF)?
[A] Moothon
[B] Uyare
[C] Kumbalangi Nights
[D] Unda

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10. Which technology company has partnered with Prasar Bharati for AI-enabled Independence Day celebration?

[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Facebook
[D] Twitter

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