Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020
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21. Asia Cup is a popular tournament of which sports?
[A] Foot ball
[B] Cricket
[C] Hockey
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The Asia Cup is a popular cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It was established in 1983 and includes men’s One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament.
Recently, the Asian Cricket Council announced that the tournament that was scheduled to be held in September this year in Sri Lanka, has been postponed till June 2021.
22. Union Shipping Ministry’s draft ‘Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020’ seeks to replace which colonial act?
[A] Lighthouse Act, 1927
[B] Coasting vessels Act, 1838
[C] Inland Vessels Act, 1917
[D] India Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
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Correct Answer: A [Lighthouse Act, 1927]
Notes:
The Union Shipping Ministry has issued a draft ‘Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020’ and sought suggestions from stakeholders and general public.
This draft bill seeks to replace the colonial Lighthouse Act, 1927, which is over nine decades old. The bill seeks to empower the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) with additional power. It also proposes to include global best practices.
23. India became the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment of which country in 2019?
[A] United Arab Emirates
[B] Australia
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Singapore
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Correct Answer: C [United Kingdom]
Notes:
India has become the second largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the United Kingdom in 2019.
As per the UK government figures recently released, India is up from its third position in 2018 and it is second only to the United States. India has invested in 120 projects and created above 5000 new jobs in the UK. India is followed by Germany, France and China.
24. Which state’s website and application containing details of all its schemes, has been awarded “Elites Excellence Awards-2020”?
[A] Odisha
[B] Telangana
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: C [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
Chhattisgarh government’s Mukhyamantri Darpan website and mobile application has been awarded “Elites Excellence Awards-2020”.
The website and app contains all the flagship schemes of the Chhattisgarh government, including the ‘Suraji Gaon Yojna’. The award was announced under the ‘Digital India initiative’ of Elites Technomedia in a virtual conference inaugurated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.
25. Economic Corridor projects worth Rs 20000 crore have been inaugurated in which state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Haryana
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana]
Notes:
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has recently inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 11 highway projects in Haryana worth over 20,000 crore rupees.
These projects are part of the new Economic corridors in the state, which includes the Ambala Kotputli corridor among others. The projects will provide better connectivity to neighbouring states such as Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
26. Which Indian institution developed the World’s Most Affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit ‘Corosure’?
[A] AIIMS
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IISc
[D] IIT Madras
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Delhi]
Notes:
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched a low-cost Covid-19 test developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT) Delhi.
The test kit named ‘Corosure’, has been claimed as the world’s most affordable probe free RT-PCR based Covid-19 diagnostic kit. It uses an alternative method of testing samples and costs approximately Rs 650 per kit.
27. Which state is to launch a trial to study the efficacy of BCG vaccine in reducing Covid-19 mortality on elder people?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The state of Tamil Nadu is set to launch a trial to study the efficacy of the BCG vaccine in reducing mortality due to COVID-19 in the elder people.
The trial, which has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), would be taken up by the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai. The BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) is being administered to new-born for 50 years as a vaccine against tuberculosis.
28. Which regional organisation has launched the Commerce and Industry (CCI) Young Leaders Initiative?
[A] BRICS
[B] ASEAN
[C] G-20
[D] G-7
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Correct Answer: A [BRICS]
Notes:
The BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has launched a BRICS CCI Young Leaders Initiative.
The Initiative has been launched with an objective to support and empower young leaders and entrepreneurs. It also aims to provide industry exposure and job opportunities across member nations, to the youngsters.
29. Solar Orbiter Mission is the collaboration between NASA and which other space agency?
[A] European Space Agency
[B] SpaceX
[C] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
[D] Roscosmos
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Correct Answer: A [European Space Agency]
Notes:
Solar Orbiter Mission is the collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) and it was launched in the month of February 2020.
NASA has recently released the images from the Orbiter including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun, to the public. The spacecraft has closely passed the Sun for the first time in the month of June. The orbiter carries six imaging instruments, to capture the layers of Sun.
30. Who has been appointed as the Private Secretary to President of India Ram Nath Kovind?
[A] Nripendra Mishra
[B] P. Praveen Siddharth
[C] P K Sinha
[D] Rajiv Gauba
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Correct Answer: B [P. Praveen Siddharth]
Notes:
P. Praveen Siddharth, a 2001 batch Indian Revenue Service- Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, P. Praveen Siddharth, has been appointed Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind.
He has replaced Vikram Singh, who has recently been appointed as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping. The new Private Secretary is serving as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the President’s Secretariat.
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