Saturday, July 25, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: July 25, 2020

  1. Which govt. conferred Indian-origin nurse, Kala Narayanasamy with its President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic?
    A) USA
    B) UAE
    C) Singapore
    D) Australia



  2. In the name of whom did the Rajya Sabha secretariat launched an Employees’ Welfare Scheme?
    A) Arun Jaitley
    B) Sushma Swaraj
    C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    D) Sheila Dikshit



  3. In partnership with whom did the Fintech Convergence Council (FCC) hosted world’s largest virtual fintech event?
    A) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
    B) NITI Aayog
    C) Competition Commission of India
    D) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India



  4. Which state govt. has signed an MoU with milk cooperative giant AMUL to empower Women Self-help Groups (SHGs)?
    A) Gujarat
    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Maharashtra
    D) Andhra Pradesh



  5. Which state/UT has launched “Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana” to get ration delivered at home in the state?
    A) Jammu and Kashmir
    B) Chandigarh
    C) Delhi
    D) Telangana



  6. Which state/UT govt. launched e-Sachivalaya portal, a digital platform, facilitating people to take online appointments for virtual meetings?
    A) Haryana
    B) Punjab
    C) Chandigarh
    D) Uttar Pradesh



  7. The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited with whom?
    A) Adani Ports & SEZ
    B) Dredging Corp
    C) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
    D) Gujarat Pipavav



  8. PM Narendra Modi addressed the 2020 India Ideas Summit which was hosted by India Business Council. What was the theme of the summit?
    A) Technology & Innovation
    B) Healthcare Models
    C) Building a Better Future
    D) The Future of Work



  9. Which of the following actors launched a job hunt app 'Pravasi Rojgar' for migrant workers?
    A) Amitabh Bachchan
    B) Sonu Sood
    C) Salman Khan
    D) Aamir Khan



  10. According to the seventh edition of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index, India stands at which position?
    A) 8th
    B) 5th
    C) 10th
    D) 7th



  11. Researchers from which University have developed AZD1222 whose human trial for COVID-19 pandemic has shown a positive result?
    A) University of Cambridge
    B) Stanford University
    C) Harvard University
    D) University of Oxford



  12. How much fund has been approved by European Union (EU) as the biggest green stimulus in history?
    A) $585 billion
    B) $572 billion
    C) $871 billion
    D) $376 billion



  13. Nicaragua became the latest country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement in July 2020. With this, what is the total number of countries that have joined ISA?
    A) 89
    B) 87
    C) 84
    D) 85



  14. Which country has been granted observer status by the World Trade Organization (WTO ) General Council in July 2020?
    A) Turkmenistan
    B) Georgia
    C) Myanmar
    D) Saudi Arabia



  15. Which of the following has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train rural youth for financial services jobs?
    A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
    B) Fino Payments Bank
    C) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
    D) Airtel Payments Bank



  16. In partnership with which general insurance company did the digital payments platform PhonePe launched its Hospital Daily Cash benefit under Group Safeguard Insurance?
    A) TATA AIG General Insurance
    B) ICICI Lombard
    C) Acko General Insurance
    D) Reliance General Insurance



  17. To what percent will the India’s GDP contract in FY21 as per foreign brokerage, Nomura?
    A) 6.1%
    B) 5.4%
    C) 6.7%
    D) 5.8%



  18. In July 2020, England's Ben Stokes overtaken whom to become the number one ranked all-rounder in the world?
    A) Ravindra Jadeja
    B) Jason Holder
    C) Imad Wasim
    D) Rashid Khan



  19. With 25 goals in La Liga, which football player won the Pichichi trophy?
    A) Telmo Zarra
    B) Lionel Messi
    C) Sergio Ramos
    D) Karim Benzema



  20. Bharti Airtel Ltd has appointed whom as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company's enterprise business?
    A) Gopal Vittal
    B) Sharan Pasricha
    C) Ganesh Lakshminarayanan
    D) Serpil Timuray



  21. Who has resigned from the post of General Manager Cricket Operations in Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2020?
    A) Rahul Johri
    B) Saurav Ganguly
    C) Jay Shah
    D) Saba Karim



  22. From which city does Kannan C S Warrier hails who has received the 2019 National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research in Forestry?
    A) Madurai
    B) Chennai
    C) Coimbatore
    D) Vellore



STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. Where is the HQ of International Solar Alliance located?
    A) Mumbai
    B) Chandigarh
    C) Gurugram
    D) Agra



  2. What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
    A) Kampala
    B) Ashgabat
    C) Harare
    D) Lusaka



  3. What is the currency of Nicaragua?
    A) Cordoba
    B) Krone
    C) Denar
    D) Guarani



  4. World Trade Organization (WTO) has how many member states associated with it?
    A) 154
    B) 187
    C) 175
    D) 164



  5. Where is the HQ of Nomura Holdings located?
    A) Tokyo, Japan
    B) Geneva, Switzerland
    C) Rome, Italy
    D) Moscow, Russia



  6. Where is the HQ of Bharti AIrtel located?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Noida
    C) Mumbai
    D) Hyderabad



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