Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous organisation functioning under which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] Ministry of Commerce & Industry
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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2. Which Union Ministry launched the Pradhan Mantri FME Scheme, to generate investments of Rs 35,000 crore?

[A] Ministry of MSME
[B] Ministry of Food Processing Industries
[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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3. A community centre called “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” is being constructed in which state?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Bihar

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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. Food aggregator company Swiggy has partnered with which bank to launch its own digital wallet?
[A] HDFC Bank
[B] State Bank of India
[C] ICICI Bank
[D] Axis Bank

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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. 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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8. Which Technology company has announced a new global skills initiative, to train 25 million people worldwide?

[A] Google
[B] Microsoft
[C] Amazon
[D] Facebook

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9. Everton Weekes, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

[A] Politics
[B] Arts
[C] Sports
[D] Literature

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10. Lin Dan, who announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?

[A] Table Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Tennis
[D] Football

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