Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020
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1. Milton Glaser, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Politics
[C] Graphics Design
[D] Space Science
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Correct Answer: C [Graphics Design]
Notes:
Veteran American Designer Milton Glaser, who was famous for his “I (HEART) NY” logo, passed away recently at the age of 91.
He was considered as a Pioneer in using brightly coloured, extroverted posters and book covers in American visual culture in the 1960s and ’70s. Glaser had designed more than 400 posters during his long art career. A book titled “The Push Pin Graphic: A Quarter Century of Innovative Design and Illustration” describes his life.
2. When is the “International Day of the Tropics” celebrated every year?
[A] June 28
[B] June 29
[C] June 30
[D] July 1
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Correct Answer: B [June 29]
Notes:
International Day of the Tropics is celebrated every year on 29 June. The United Nations General Assembly declared the day in the year 2016.
The International Day of the Tropics was designated to raise awareness to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas. June 29 was selected because on the same day in 2014, the inaugural State of the Tropics Report was launched by leading tropical research institutions.
3. What is the theme of the ‘International Day of Parliamentarism’ 2020?
[A] Parliaments in a time of pandemic
[B] Role of Parliaments
[C] Democracy and Parliament
[D] Parliaments Matter
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Correct Answer: A [Parliaments in a time of pandemic]
Notes:
June 30 is the day designated by the United Nations to celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarism.
The United Nations General Assembly recognized the role of parliaments in developing the world, and designated the special day. On the same day in the year 1889, the global organization of parliaments called the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was established.
4. The United States has eliminated the special status and halted Defence Exports to which country?
[A] China
[B] Hong Kong
[C] India
[D] Vietnam
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Correct Answer: B [Hong Kong]
Notes:
The United States has recently eliminated the special status under U.S. law and halted Defence Exports to Hong Kong.
U.S has also restricted the access of the country to high technology products. This decision has been taken while China is preparing new Hong Kong security legislation. U.S also proposed to end the export of dual-use technologies to the territory, which have both commercial and military uses.
5. What is the theme of the ‘National Doctors Day’ 2020?
[A] Lessen the mortality of COVID-19
[B] No violence against Doctors
[C] Help those who help us
[D] Honouring B.C.Roy
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Correct Answer: A [Lessen the mortality of COVID-19]
Notes:
India celebrates National Doctor’s Day on July 1 each year, in honour of the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
He was a veteran physician of the country and the second Chief minister of West Bengal. Indian Government established the Doctor’s Day in the year of 1991. This year, the theme of the day is “Lessen the mortality of COVID-19”.
6. ‘Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince’ are the recently discovered species of which creature?
[A] Turtle
[B] Snake
[C] Butterfly
[D] Spider
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Correct Answer: C [Butterfly]
Notes:
Lepidopterists, those who specialises in studying moths and butterflies, have recently discovered two new species of butterflies namely Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince in Arunachal Pradesh.
The Striped Hairstreak was first recorded in Japan and the Elusive Prince was discovered in Vietnam. As per the Society for Education and Environmental Development (SEED), the discovery of two new species have increased the number of butterfly species of the country to 1327.
7. Which Indian American author and oncologist has been named as ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honouree?
[A] Siddhartha Mukherjee
[B] Jhumpa Lahiri
[C] Fareed Zakaria
[D] Sanjay Gupta
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Correct Answer: A [Siddhartha Mukherjee]
Notes:
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-American author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee has been named as the ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honourees by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Another Indian American Professor of Economics at Harvard University Raj Chetty also jointly received the honour. They have been honoured for their contribution towards the efforts in containing the COVID-19 crisis.
8. Coal India has partnered with which other PSU to form a Joint Venture Company, to develop green power?
[A] NLC India
[B] GAIL
[C] ONGC
[D] NTPC Ltd
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Correct Answer: A [NLC India]
Notes:
Two Central public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Coal, namely the NLC India Ltd and Coal India have signed an agreement to form a Joint Venture Company, to develop green power.
The JV company aims to develop solar and thermal power assets of 5000 MW (5 GW) across the country. In the proposed company, both the enterprises will invest in the ratio of 50:50. The expertise of both PSUs would be used for developing power sector.
9. Which sports body has adopted a new visual identity, after it has completed 100 years of participation at the Summer Olympics?
[A] Hockey India
[B] All India Football Federation
[C] All India Tennis Association
[D] Indian Olympic Association
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Correct Answer: D [Indian Olympic Association ]
Notes:
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has adopted a new institutional and a commercial logo, to celebrate its 100 years of participation of Indian athletes at the Summer Olympics.
The previous institutional logo was adopted during the period of British rule in India and has been used till present. The new branding and visual identity have been approved by the International Olympic Committee.
10. Which Indian has been ranked at the top spot, as per the International Boxing Association’s latest World rankings (52kg)?
[A] Amit Panghal
[B] Shiva Thapa
[C] Vikas Yadav
[D] Manju Rani
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Correct Answer: A [Amit Panghal]
Notes:
Ace Indian boxer and World championships silver medallist Amit Panghal is ranked at the first spot, in men’s 52kg category, as per the latest world rankings released by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Worlds silver medallist Manju Rani has been placed at the second rank in 48 kg category. Legendary boxer Mary Kom is placed at third place. Kavinder Bisht, Deepak and Manish Kaushik also found place in the top ten ranks in their categories.
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