Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

1. 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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2. Which Indian author has won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize?

[A] Madhuri Vijay
[B] Kritika Pandey
[C] Arvind Adiga
[D] Arundhati Roy

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3. Which Indian state is to launch a scheme named ‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Gujarat

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4. ‘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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5. What is the name of the online competition launched by the HRD Ministry and Health Ministry, to identify drugs against coronavirus?

[A] Corona Care Hackathon
[B] Drug Discovery Hackathon
[C] Bharat Medico Hackathon
[D] Aatma Nirbhar Hackathon

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6. A place called Nimu, that was seen in news recently, is located on the banks of which river?

[A] Indus
[B] Suru
[C] Yapola
[D] Hanley

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7. 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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8. Which Indian state has banned the sale of dog meat and commercial import and trading of dogs?
[A] Assam
[B] Nagaland
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Gujarat

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9. What is the name of the first social media super-application, to be launched in India?
[A] Elyments
[B] Incorporate
[C] Homegrown
[D] Inspire

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10. Who has authored the book titled ‘Getting Competitive: A Practitioner’s Guide for India’?
[A] R C Bhargava
[B] Mohit Burman
[C] Jagdish Khattar
[D] Sunil Duggal

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