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. National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous organisation functioning under which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] Ministry of Commerce & Industry
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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

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

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4. Which Union Ministry has developed a new web portal to issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) for power projects?

[A] Ministry of Coal
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Defence
[D] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

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5. Which Union Ministry is set to launch a cashless scheme for road accident victims with an insurance cap of Rs 2.5 lakh?
[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[B] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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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. When is ‘Chartered Accountants (CA) Day’ celebrated in India?

[A] July 1
[B] July 2
[C] July 3
[D] July 4

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8. Union Home Ministry has extended the Armed Forces Special power Act(AFSPA) in which state for six months?

[A] Assam
[B] Nagaland
[C] Mizoram
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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9. What is the name of the project announced by Kerala, for rehabilitation of its people returning from abroad?

[A] Welcome Back
[B] Dream Kerala
[C] God’s Own Country
[D] Winning Covid

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10. 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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