Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

41. Which cricketer has become the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder by displacing Jason Holder?

[A] Ben Stokes
[B] Ravindra Jadeja
[C] Mitchell Starc
[D] Ravichandran Ashwin

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42. In which state/UT, National Center for Disease Control conducted a Sero-prevalence study?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] New Delhi
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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43. Who has been appointed as the head to probe the encounter involving the Kanpur-based gangster?

[A] B S Chauhan
[B] A K Sikri
[C] Shashi Kant Aggarwal
[D] K L Gupta

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44. Which Indian vaccine maker is to begin trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca?

[A] Serum Institute of India
[B] Biocon
[C] Panacea Biotech
[D] Cadila Healthcare

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45. Which Indian-origin nurse has been conferred with the Singapore President’s Award for COVID-19 Services?

[A] Kala Narayanasamy
[B] Bhasha Mukherjee
[C] Ankit Bharat
[D] Uma Madhusudan

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46. Which country has been ordered to close its consulate in Houston by the United States?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] Australia
[D] Germany

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47. When was the Kargil war fought between the armies of India and Pakistan?

[A] 1961
[B] 1975
[C] 1999
[D] 2001

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48. Which of these organisations started the ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ contest on the death anniversary of former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] Indian Institute of Science

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49. Which Union Ministry monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above?

[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[C] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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50. Olivia de Havilland, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?

[A] Politician
[B] Actor
[C] Sportsperson
[D] Businessperson

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