Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. 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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22. Who hosts the “At Home” reception for freedom fighters, as a part of Anniversary of the Quit India Movement?

[A] Prime Minister
[B] Defence Minister
[C] President of India
[D] Chief of Defence Staff

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23. The Supreme Court ruled on the equal heirship rights of daughters, referring to which act?

[A] Hindu Marriage act, 1955
[B] Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
[C] Hindu Heirship Act, 1955
[D] Hindu Coparcenary Act, 2005

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24. Which is the first private company to develop and test fire a rocket engine?

[A] Dhruva Space
[B] Team Indus
[C] Skyroot Aerospace
[D] Agnikul

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25. Which organisation conducted a survey titled “’Youth and Covid-19: impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being”?

[A] International Labour Organisation
[B] UNICEF
[C] UNESCO
[D] World Economic Forum

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26. Who is the chairperson for the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19?
[A] Amitabh Kant
[B] Dr V K Paul
[C] Narendra Singh Tomar
[D] Rajiv Kumar

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27. Sumner Redstone, who has recently passed away, is associated with which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Business
[C] Sports
[D] Literature

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28. Arrow 2, an advanced missile defence system, is associated with which country?
[A] USA
[B] Australia
[C] North Korea
[D] Israel

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29. 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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30. The Centre for Bio Pharma Analysis (CBA) that was in news recently, is set up at which city?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Pune
[C] Delhi
[D] Hyderabad

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