Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. Which E-commerce platform launched a seller-driven campaign named ‘Itna Aasan Hai’?

[A] Amazon
[B] Flipkart
[C] Snapdeal
[D] Shopclues

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22. What is Ceres, that was referred to in a recent study by the NASA?
[A] Asteroid
[B] Dwarf Planet
[C] Black hole
[D] Comet

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23. The PM SVANidhi scheme that has crossed a loan sanction mark of 1 lakh, has been launched by which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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24. Which Indian Industrialist is ranked the 4th richest person in the world by Bloomberg Billionaires Index?

[A] Ratan Tata
[B] Mukesh Ambani
[C] Anil Ambani
[D] Azim Premji

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25. India has announced a USD 500 million assistance to which country, for its largest civilian infrastructure project?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Maldives
[D] Nepal

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26. Who has the longest tenure of over as head of elected government in India (including Chief Minister as well as Prime Minister)?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Manmohan Singh
[C] P V Narasimha Rao
[D] Indira Gandhi

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27. Which state / UT has entered into an agreement with Siemens and GIZ for vocational education in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Goa

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28. What documentary films were screened by the Films Division, to mark the celebration of Independence Day?
[A] Vice Roy’s House and Mangal Pandey
[B] The legend of Bhagat Sigh and Chittagong
[C] India Wins Freedom and India Independent
[D] India Untouched and Gulabi Gang

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29. Which Technology company has introduced a new educational product called ‘Assignments’?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Apple

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30. Gangotri National Park, which was seen in news recently, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Sikkim
[C] Assam
[D] Bihar

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