Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: July 16, 2020

  1. As announced by Asia Cricket Council (ACC), Asia Cup cricket tournament has been postponed until when?
    A) December 2021
    B) June 2021
    C) March 2021
    D) September 2021



  2. Andrzej Duda has been re-elected as the president of which country in July 2020?
    A) Poland
    B) Norway
    C) Indonesia
    D) Mali



  3. Which of the following presented India’s 2nd Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)?
    A) Reserve Bank of India
    B) Institute of Economic Growth
    C) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
    D) NITI Aayog



  4. How much amount has been announced to be invested in India by Google with a focus on digitising the economy and building India-first products and services?
    A) Rs 82,000 cr
    B) Rs 75,000 cr
    C) Rs 67,000 cr
    D) Rs 85,000 cr



  5. Which country has been dropped by Iran in its Chabahar rail project to Zahedan?
    A) Afghanistan
    B) China
    C) India
    D) Pakistan



  6. As highlighted by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, by which year the Govt. aims to increase public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP?
    A) 2022
    B) 2030
    C) 2025
    D) 2028



  7. Which institute has developed UV sanitizing device called 'SHUDDH' to make rooms COVID free?
    A) IIT Delhi
    B) IIT Hyderabad
    C) IIT Kharagpur
    D) IIT Kanpur



  8. Which state has emerged on top in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi-PM Swa Nidhi scheme?
    A) Madhya Pradesh
    B) West Bengal
    C) Tripura
    D) Chhattisgarh



  9. In July 2020, which bank announced to set up the IFSC Banking Unit at Gujarat International Finance Tec City, GIFT city in Gandhinagar Gujarat?
    A) Royal Bank of Scotland
    B) Barclays Bank
    C) HSBC Bank
    D) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited



  10. Divvya Chouksey who passed away recently belonged to which profession?
    A) Journalist
    B) Professor
    C) Doctor
    D) Actress



  11. Which technology giant has announced its partnership with CBSE to help 1 million teachers conduct classes online by the end of the year?
    A) Microsoft
    B) Samsung
    C) Apple
    D) Google



  12. How much credit amount has been provided by National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to West Bengal during the COVID-19 pandemic so far?
    A) Rs 1,538 crore
    B) Rs 1,607 crore
    C) Rs 1,265 crore
    D) Rs 1,461 crore



  13. How much amount as concessional refinance facility has been given by NABARD for banks and financial institutions for on-lending to beneficiaries in its 2,150 watershed development projects?
    A) Rs 5,000 cr
    B) Rs 6,000 cr
    C) Rs 2,000 cr
    D) Rs 4,000 cr



  14. How much amount as refinance assistance has been provided by National Housing Bank to housing finance companies from March to June 30, 2020?
    A) Rs 30,000 cr
    B) Rs 10,000 cr
    C) Rs 25,000 cr
    D) Rs 35,000 cr



  15. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) e-commerce committee for the year 2020-21?
    A) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
    B) Kunal Bahl
    C) Amit Agarwal
    D) Sachin Bansal



  16. Who has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
    A) Hemang Amin
    B) Rahul Johri
    C) Sourav Ganguly
    D) Sachin Tendulkar



  17. Which state has launched a television-based learning programme for 10th standard students?
    A) Kerala
    B) Odisha
    C) Maharashtra
    D) Tamil Nadu



  18. To support 298 watershed projects in Karnataka, how much amount of grant assistance has been extended by NABARD?
    A) Rs 265.19 crore
    B) Rs 221.89 crore
    C) Rs 298.34 crore
    D) Rs 276.53 crore



  19. Projects worth how much amount have been launched in Haryana by Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari in July 2020?
    A) Rs 20,000 cr
    B) Rs 50,000 cr
    C) Rs 10,000 cr
    D) Rs 30,000 cr



  20. How much fund has been approved by the union govt. for augmentation of firefighting facilities on five jetties of Haldia Dock Complex at Kolkata Port?
    A) Rs 107 cr
    B) Rs 162 cr
    C) Rs 135 cr
    D) Rs 113 cr



  21. Which hockey legend will be conferred with the Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award on 29th July on the occasion of its foundation day?
    A) Harmanpreet Singh
    B) Dhanraj Pillay
    C) Amit Rohidas
    D) Ashok Kumar



STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. Where is the HQ Asian Cricket Council (ACC) located?
    A) Mauritius
    B) Bangladesh
    C) Sri Lanka
    D) Pakistan



  2. Where is the HQ of National Housing Bank (NHB) located?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Noida
    C) Mumbai
    D) Kochi



  3. Where is the HQ of e-commerce company, Snapdeal, located?
    A) Hyderabad
    B) New Delhi
    C) Coimbatore
    D) Thiruvananthapuram



  4. Where is the HQ of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) located?
    A) Shanghai
    B) Beijing
    C) Hong Kong
    D) Wuhan



  5. What is the capital of Poland?
    A) Tirana
    B) Bogota
    C) Mbabane
    D) Warsaw



  6. Where is the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, a multi-sport club, located?
    A) Odisha
    B) New Delhi
    C) Kolkata
    D) Punjab



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