Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

31. Which technology company has partnered with Central Water Commission (CWC) of India for flood forecasting?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Facebook
[C] Google
[D] Amazon

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32. Which organization has built a 180 feet bridge in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand in a short span of 3 weeks?
[A] Indian Army
[B] National Highways Authority of India
[C] Boarder Roads Organization
[D] Larsen and Toubro

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33. Which organisation released ‘National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020’?
[A] ICMR
[B] AIIMS
[C] CSIR
[D] NITI AAYOG

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34. Death Valley, that is seen in news recently, is located in which country?
[A] South Africa
[B] USA
[C] Canada
[D] Brazil

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35. Which organisation along with ILO released the report ‘Tackling the Covid-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific’?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] UNESCO
[D] World Economic Forum

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36. Which Indian cricketer has been recommended for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
[A] Suresh Raina
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] KL Rahul
[D] Jasprit Bumra

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37. Which state has decided to exempt all serving and retired soldiers from the Gram Panchayat property tax?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Haryana

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38. 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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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. Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner by the Central Government?
[A] Amitabh Kant
[B] Ajay Bushan Pandey
[C] Debashis Panda
[D] Rajiv Kumar

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