Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. Which is the parent organisation of “Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes”?
[A] Financial Action Task Force
[B] Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
[C] G-20
[D] Common Wealth

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2. The World Bank has approved USD 250 million loan for affordable housing projects of which Indian state?

[A] Odisha
[B] West Bengal
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala

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3. Kholongchhu is the first joint venture hydroelectric project between India and which country?

[A] Singapore
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Bhutan
[D] Myanmar

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4. Which organisation has developed the Airborne Locust Control System to tackle the locusts attack?

[A] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[B] Indian Air Force
[C] Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd
[D] Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd

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5. How many countries are involved in the USMCA agreement, that was seen in news recently?

[A] Three
[B] Four
[C] Five
[D] Six

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6. Which Union Ministry constituted the ‘Prerak Dauur Samman’ awards?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

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7. Which financial institution has recently joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)?
[A] BRICS Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] European Central Bank
[D] BRICS Bank

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8. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Weavers Sammaan Yojana’?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Odisha
[D] Gujarat

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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. Which country has launched a new military surveillance satellite named ‘Ofek 16’?
[A] United States
[B] Israel
[C] Germany
[D] UAE

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