Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. Where is the Headquarters of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) located?
[A] Geneva
[B] New York
[C] Vienna
[D] Paris

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2. What is the name of the first edition of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Newsletter, that was recently launched?

[A] AQUA EDUCARE
[B] MATSYA SAMPAD
[C] Fishery AQUA
[D] MACHAVATAR

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3. When is ‘Chartered Accountants (CA) Day’ celebrated in India?

[A] July 1
[B] July 2
[C] July 3
[D] July 4

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4. In which state/UT, a new Urban Forest with indigenous species has been inaugurated by the Union Environment Minister?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] New Delhi
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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5. Which Indian state/UT has launched a plantation drive called ‘Paudhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’ (Plant Saplings, Save Environment)?

[A] Sikkim
[B] West Bengal
[C] New Delhi
[D] Jharkhand

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6. Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of France?

[A] Jean Castex
[B] Emmanuel Macron
[C] Edouard Philippe
[D] Mikhail Mishustin

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7. The ‘TOPS Junior’ scheme, that was seen in news, is to be launched by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture
[B] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
[C] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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8. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’?

[A] Amartya Sen
[B] Raghuram Rajan
[C] Urjit Patel
[D] ShaktiKanta Das

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9. Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, that was seen in news recently, is located in which state?

[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Sikkim

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10. The algae species Ancylonema nordenskioeldii, is said to be the reason of the recent pink appearance of which mountain range?

[A] Alps
[B] Andes
[C] Alaska
[D] Himalayas

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