Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

31. Which organisation to establish a “Centre of excellence” in Uttar Pradesh Defence corridor?
[A] DRDO
[B] Indian Navy
[C] ONGC
[D] NHAI

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32. National Stock Exchange has developed Platform for Investor Education (PIE) along with which institution?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay
[B] Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore
[C] Xavier Labour Research Institute
[D] National Institute of Industrial Engineering

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33. What is the expansion of ‘NRA’, that has been approved by the Cabinet, for conducting common entrance examinations?
[A] New Recruitment Agency
[B] National Recruitment Agency
[C] New Recruitment Administration
[D] National Rating Agency

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34. Which country has displayed its locally made ballistic missile ‘martyr Qassem Soleimani’?
[A] Iraq
[B] Iran
[C] UAE
[D] Israel

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35. Who is the author of the book ‘Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’?
[A] Sudha Murty
[B] Ruskin Bond
[C] Paro Anand
[D] Anushka Ravishankar

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36. When is World Humanitarian Day observed across the world?
[A] August 11
[B] August 15
[C] August 19
[D] August 23

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37. Which space mission of India has completed one full year in the lunar orbit?
[A] Chandrayaan-1
[B] Chandrayaan-2
[C] Indian Lunar Mission 1
[D] Indian Lunar Mission 2

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38. India is set to launch a direct ferry service to which neighbouring country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Maldives
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Myanmar

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39. Srisailam hydroelectric power plant, that witnessed a massive fire outbreak, is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Telangana
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamil Nadu

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40. ‘Rules of origin’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Commerce
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of MSME

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