Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. 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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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. Which Indian state/UT has launched the world’s largest convalescent plasma therapy project for treating COVID-19, named PLATINA?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Maharashtra
[C] TamilNadu

[D] Kerala

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4. Which global institution has approved a project for India called ‘Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS)’?
[A] World Bank
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] Asian Development Bank

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5. Which global organisation released the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report?

[A] UNICEF
[B] UNESCO
[C] IMF
[D] World Bank

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6. 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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7. Who are the beneficiaries of the state agency ‘APCOS’, launched by the government of Andhra Pradesh?

[A] MSMEs
[B] Outsourcing staff
[C] Farmers and Fishermen
[D] School Students

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8. Which country has become the first major economy to shut down coal and nuclear power?

[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Austria
[D] Canada

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9. Which country has the world’s largest elephant population?

[A] Botswana
[B] Zimbabwe
[C] Thailand
[D] Namibia

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10. Which social media platform has launched a campaign called ‘It’s Between You’, in India?

[A] WhatsApp
[B] Twitter
[C] TikTok
[D] Telegram

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