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

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

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3. Which former RBI Governor was appointed as an independent Director in Great Eastern Shipping Company?

[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Urjit Patel
[C] Y V Reddy
[D] D Subba Rao

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

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

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5. Which sports association has declared that it will pardon the players who voluntarily declare age fraud?
[A] Board of Control for Cricket in India
[B] Hockey India
[C] Athletics Federation of India
[D] Badminton Association of India

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6. Which Indian state is to set up the country’s first snow leopard conservation centre?

[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Sikkim
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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7. The first anniversary of the creation of which Union Territory/ies was observed on August 5?

[A] Dadra & Nagar Haveli
[B] Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Goa

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8. Which telecom company of India has partnered with Amazon Web Services to provide cloud solutions to businesses?

[A] Jio
[B] Airtel
[C] BSNL
[D] Vodafone Idea

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9. 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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10. 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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