Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

41. Who has been named the winner of the 1 million-Euro ‘Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity’?

[A] Greta Thunberg
[B] Rosemary Kayess
[C] Rattan Lal
[D] Joel Salatin

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42. India is to sign ‘Defence logistics sharing pact’ with which country?

[A] United States
[B] Russia
[C] France
[D] Israel

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43. The Union Government has extended Work-from-home exemption for IT and IT-enabled services companies till which month, after July?

[A] December 2020
[B] November 2020
[C] October 2020
[D] September 2020

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44. Who has been nominated to be the Vice-Chairman of the International Union of Railways (UIC)?

[A] Arun Kumar
[B] Sylendra Babu
[C] Rajiv Ranjan Verma
[D] Rajan Bhagat

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45. Which country has relaxed standards for exporting drones to its friendly countries?

[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] United States
[D] France

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46. 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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47. Which country is the largest holder of American government securities, at the end of May 2020?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] United Kingdom

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48. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, being manufactured by Serum Institute of India, is called by which name in India?

[A] Covishield
[B] Covaxin
[C] Covidsafe
[D] Covidia

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49. State Bank of India (SBI) has provided USD 16.20 million for local businesses in which country?

[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Maldives
[C] Mauritius
[D] Myanmar

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50. Which Indian climate activist has been named by UN Secretary-General to his new young advisory group?

[A] Archana Soreng
[B] Licypriya Kangujam
[C] Sunita Narain
[D] Sumaira Abdulali

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