Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. Micheál Martin recently took charge as the Prime Minister of which country?

[A] France
[B] Ireland
[C] Russia
[D] Germany

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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. What is the name of the application launched to provide information to sportspersons, about prohibited substances?

[A] Sports Check
[B] NADA India
[C] NADA Check
[D] Check and Khel

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4. What is the name of the first edition of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Newsletter, that was recently launched?

[A] AQUA EDUCARE
[B] MATSYA SAMPAD
[C] Fishery AQUA
[D] MACHAVATAR

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5. 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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6. 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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7. What is the name of the new scheme launched by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to strengthen research ecosystem?

[A] Accelerate Vigyan
[B] Bharat Vigyan
[C] Vigyan Padhe
[D] Vigyan Kendra

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8. Which global organisation has enhanced support to USD 400 million, for India’s programme to rejuvenate Ganga river?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] Asian Development Bank
[D] BRICS Bank

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9. What is the name of the e-governance platform, which has an online project monitoring system?
[A] e-SamikSha
[B] myGOV
[C] Cabinet Online

[D] e-Sampriti

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10. Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of France?

[A] Jean Castex
[B] Emmanuel Macron
[C] Edouard Philippe
[D] Mikhail Mishustin

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