Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

21. The ‘Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Academy’ has been inaugurated in which city?

[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Lucknow
[D] Gurugram

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22. 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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23. Which State/UT Government has entered into a MoU with IIT Bombay and Tata Projects Ltd for construction of Smog Tower?

[A] Delhi
[B] Puducherry
[C] Punjab
[D] Haryana

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

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26. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a satellite of which country’s space organisation?
[A] United States
[B] France
[C] Australia
[D] China

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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. 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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29. 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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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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