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. Lazarus Chakwera has been elected as the President of which African country?

[A] Zimbabwe
[B] Malawi
[C] Zambia
[D] Mozambique

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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. Which is the first Indian state/UT to launch a dedicated Plasma Bank to treat COVID-19 patients?
[A] Kerala
[B] Maharashtra
[C] New Delhi
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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5. 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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6. The Prime Minister has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme till which month?

[A] August
[B] September
[C] October
[D] November

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7. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations?
[A] Indra Mani Pandey
[B] Ronen Sen
[C] Vivek Katju
[D] Taranjit Singh Sandhu

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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. 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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10. 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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