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

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

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4. 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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5. 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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6. Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched a programme for Agarbatti artisans under which scheme?

[A] Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
[B] Gramodyog Vikas Yojana
[C] Start-up India Scheme
[D] Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

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7. Which zone of the Indian Railways operated the first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train?
[A] Central Railway
[B] Northern Railway
[C] North-Eastern Railway
[D] East Coast Railway

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8. What is the name of the Crew Dragon spacecraft from which NASA astronauts landed back on the Earth?

[A] Victor
[B] Endeavor
[C] SpaceX Plus
[D] NASA Craft

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9. What is the name of the official YouTube channel of the National Cooperative Development Corporation?

[A] NCDC Coop
[B] Sahakar Cooptube NCDC
[C] Agri NCDC Sahayata
[D] NCDC Krishi Jagran

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10. Which Indian city featured in the ‘Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities’ survey conducted by Comparitech?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi

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