Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. Who has been selected as the new Chairperson of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)?

[A] Soma Mondal
[B] Gurdeep Singh
[C] R.N Nayak
[D] Balraj Joshi

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22. Which Indian Higher Educational Institution has developed a seed ball named ‘BEEG’?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Kanpur
[C] BITS
[D] NIT Trichy

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23. Which is the first country to approve a vaccine against Covid-19?

[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] United Kingdom

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24. A webinar titled “Weaves of Maharashtra and Textiles of Odisha” was organized by which organization, along with India Tourism?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Press Trust of India
[C] Press Information Bureau
[D] Central Weaving Institute

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25. The Katra – Delhi Express Road Corridor, that was in news recently, connects the National Capital to which state/UT?

[A] Ladakh
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Punjab

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26. What is the name of the platform unveiled by the Prime Minister as a part of taxation reform?
[A] Honest Tax Payer Dashboard
[B] Transparent Taxation–Honoring the Honest
[C] Faceless assessment Yojana
[D] PM Transparency

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27. As per a recent report, which Indian city has been ranked second cheapest city to rent in the world?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Delhi
[D] Chennai

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28. Which Indian bank has launched a special card named ‘Shaurya KGC Card’, for armed forces?
[A] ICICI Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] Axis Bank
[D] Yes Bank

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29. Which Indian state is the top performer in implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme (AMRUT)?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Gujarat
[C] Odisha
[D] Maharashtra

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30. 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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