Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. Which Indian institution developed an intensive care unit (ICU) grade ventilator under the name of ‘Project Praana’?

[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[B] AIIMS
[C] IIT- Delhi
[D] IIT- Guwahati

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2. Zoox, that was recently acquired by Amazon, is a start-up firm related to which field?

[A] Self-driving Car
[B] Aerial Transport
[C] Social Media
[D] Ride Hailing service

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3. When is the “International Asteroid Day” celebrated across the world?

[A] June 30
[B] July 1
[C] July 2
[D] July 3

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4. A new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic has been discovered in which country?

[A] Japan
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] Vietnam

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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. Who is the head of the national level committee set up by the Home Ministry, for reform in criminal law?
[A] Ranbir Singh
[B] A K Sikri
[C] C Rangarajan
[D] Thaawar Chand Gehlot

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7. Beximco LPG, with which Indian Oil has signed an agreement to form a Joint Venture LPG company, is located in which country?

[A] Malaysia
[B] Russia
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Thailand

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8. Which Indian institution has launched the world’s first online Bachelor of Science Degree in Data Science and programming?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
[B] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
[C] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[D] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati

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9. ‘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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10. In which state/UT, a new Urban Forest with indigenous species has been inaugurated by the Union Environment Minister?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] New Delhi
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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