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. How many countries are members of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), which has held its virtual annual summit?

[A] Eight
[B] Ten
[C] Twelve
[D] Fifteen

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3. Which is the parent organisation of “Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes”?
[A] Financial Action Task Force
[B] Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
[C] G-20
[D] Common Wealth

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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 is the headquarters of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)?

[A] Geneva
[B] New York
[C] Nairobi
[D] Paris

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6. Indian Oil and NTPC Ltd partnered to develop a Waste to Energy plant at which Indian state/UT?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] New Delhi
[C] Odisha
[D] Chhattisgarh

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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. The United Nations has raised USD 7.7 billion in humanitarian aid for the people affected by war in which country?

[A] Iran
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Syria
[D] Iraq

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9. 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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10. Which Indian state/UT has launched a plantation drive called ‘Paudhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’ (Plant Saplings, Save Environment)?

[A] Sikkim
[B] West Bengal
[C] New Delhi
[D] Jharkhand

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