Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. 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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22. Which metro rail network has set up India’s deepest underground ventilation shaft?

[A] Delhi Metro
[B] Kochi Metro
[C] Kolkata Metro
[D] Chennai Metro

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23. Rahat Indori, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?

[A] Politician
[B] Sportsperson
[C] Poet
[D] Businessperson

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24. Which Union Ministry released “Report of the Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR)”?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[D] Ministry of External Affairs

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25. 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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26. Price Monitoring and Resource Units (PMRU), seen in news recently, is set up under the aegis of which agency?
[A] National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
[B] Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd
[C] Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India

[D] National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education Research

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27. What is the name of the newly launched Offshore Patrol Vessel of Indian Coast Guard?
[A] ICGS Sastha
[B] ICGS Sarthak
[C] ICGS Rakshak
[D] ICGS Samastha

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28. Which actor has topped the Forbes List of Top 10 highly paid male actors of the world?
[A] Will Smith
[B] Jackie Chan
[C] Akshay Kumar
[D] Dwayne Johnson

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29. Which Institution has partnered with Coursera to offer certificate programmes in AI & ML and in Data Science?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIM Bangalore
[C] IIT Roorkee
[D] IIM Ahmedabad

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30. What is the name of the DRDO-certified device for disinfection of surfaces, launched by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari?
[A] Aaradhya
[B] Atulya
[C] Abhimanyu
[D] Akansha

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