Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. Which Indian state has launched a new scheme named ‘Indira Van Mitan Yojana’?

[A] Punjab
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Rajasthan

[D] Sikkim

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22. Which Union Ministry launched ‘Minimum Standards of Architectural Education Regulations’?

[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Minimum of Tourism
[C] Ministry of Education
[D] Ministry of External Affairs

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23. The largest ‘Tribal freedom fighters’ museum’ is being constructed in which state?

[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Gujarat
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Chhattisgarh

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24. What is the name of the Congress Leader and national Spokesperson who has recently passed away?

[A] Rajiv Tyagi
[B] Rahat Indori
[C] Dhammika Ganganath
[D] P. J. Sheehan

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25. Which Defence related organization has designed and manufactured 40 mm UBGL Ammunition?
[A] Defence Research Development Organization
[B] Ammunition Factory Khadki
[C] Ordnance Factory Board
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited

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26. Which smartphone maker is set to distribute over 2500 smartphones to Indian children, to promote online education?
[A] Oppo
[B] Vivo
[C] Xiaomi
[D] Huawei

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27. An Ayurveda based bio degradable face mask named “Pavitrapati” is developed by which organisation?
[A] Defence Research Development Organisation
[B] Indian Space Research Organisation
[C] Defence Institute of Advanced Technology

[D] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

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28. 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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29. Who has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra award, by the President of India?
[A] Abdul Rashid Kalas
[B] Krishan Singh Rawat
[C] Anil Urs
[D] Alok Kumar Dubey

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30. 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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