Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. Who is the head of the Health ministry’s committee, which recommended the Serological survey?
[A] V K Paul
[B] Harsh Vardhan
[C] Amitabh Kant
[D] V.K. Saraswat

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2. What is the tenure of the Taxable Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 introduced by the Government?

[A] 5 years
[B] 6 years
[C] 7 years
[D] 8 years

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3. How many countries are members of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), which has held its virtual annual summit?

[A] Eight
[B] Ten
[C] Twelve
[D] Fifteen

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4. Who has been named as ‘India’s Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century’ by Wisden?
[A] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Ravindra Jadeja
[D] R Ashwin

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5. Which digital platform of the Indian Government won two awards at the prestigious Global Leadership Summit, CogX 2020?

[A] MyGov Corona
[B] Digital India
[C] Fit India
[D] Swachh Bharat Mission

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6. Union Home Ministry has extended the Armed Forces Special power Act(AFSPA) in which state for six months?

[A] Assam
[B] Nagaland
[C] Mizoram
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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7. Which financial institution has approved a USD 750 million MSME Emergency Response program?
[A] Asian Development Bank
[B] World Bank
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] United Nations

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8. What is the name of the new scheme launched by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to strengthen research ecosystem?

[A] Accelerate Vigyan
[B] Bharat Vigyan
[C] Vigyan Padhe
[D] Vigyan Kendra

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9. Which country voted for constitutional amendments, that let its President to remain in power till 2036?
[A] China
[B] North Korea
[C] Russia
[D] New Zealand

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10. 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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