Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. The book titled ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing’ is based on third year of office of which Indian leader?
[A] Ramnath Kovind
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Venkiah Nadu
[D] Sunil Arora

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22. 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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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. Alexander Lukashenko has been re-elected as the President of which country?

[A] Algeria
[B] Belarus
[C] Lebanon
[D] Brazil

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25. The Medal for Excellence in Investigation that is awarded to Police Personnel is constituted by which ministry?

[A] Union Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Union Ministry of Defence
[C] Union Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

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26. Which pharma company has launched the Country’s cheapest version of Remdesivir as ‘Remdac’?
[A] Zydus Cadila

[B] Sun Pharma

[C] Apex
[D] Cipla

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27. Which country is to partner with Russia, in production and marketing of Sputnik V vaccine?
[A] Argentina
[B] Brazil
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand

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28. As per the Ministry of New and Renewable energy, all ongoing renewable energy projects are given time extension by how many months?
[A] 3 months
[B] 5 months
[C] 6 months
[D] 12 months

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29. Who has been awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s special award for his/her contribution in fighting Covid-19?
[A] Sundar Pichai
[B] Soumya Swaminathan
[C] Kamala Harris
[D] Sathya Nadella

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30. The resolution of which country to extend a ban of Arms on Iran, was rejected by the UN Security Council?
[A] Russia
[B] France
[C] United States
[D] China

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