Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

1. Which country has claimed ‘Diaoyu islands’ as its territory and declared its right to conduct law enforcement activities?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Australia
[D] Vietnam

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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. India observed the 100th death anniversary of which freedom fighter, on August 1?

[A] Lala Lajpat Rai
[B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C] Subash Chandra Bose
[D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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

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

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6. Ciro Immobile, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Hockey
[D] Basket Ball

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7. Which Indian state launched ‘Saheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana’?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] West Bengal

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8. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir?

[A] Manoj Sinha
[B] Ashwini Kumar Choubey
[C] Arjun Ram Meghwal
[D] V. K. Singh

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9. What is the new repo rate, after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting of August 2020?
[A] 4.75 per cent
[B] 4.5 per cent

[C] 4.0 per cent
[D] 3.8 per cent

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10. When is National Handlooms Day celebrated in India?

[A] August 6
[B] August 7
[C] August 8
[D] August 9

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