Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 04 Jul 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

04 JUL 2020

(Q.01) World Bank has approved a loan of how many dollars (in millions) to India to assist it to further the ongoing Namami Gange programme?

1. 100
2. 200
3. 300
4. 400

Ans. :- (D) 400

(Q.02) In July 2020, which of the following has constituted a national level committee for reform in criminal law?

1. NITI Aayog
2. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
3. Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Ministry of Defence

Ans. :- (C) Ministry of Home Affairs

(Q.03) The researchers of which of the following countries have discovered a new type of virus in pigs that can infect humans and is capable of causing a pandemic?

1. China
2. Australia
3. USA
4. Germany

Ans. :- (A) China

(Q.04) Everton Weekes was related to which of the following sports?

1. Football
2. Chess
3. Cricket
4. Badminton

Ans. :- (C) Cricket

(Q.05) Parminder Chopra took charge as the Director (Finance) of the government-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) in July 2020. Whom did she replace?

1. Arun Singhal
2. NB Gupta
3. R K Chaturvedi
4. Mohandas Pai

Ans. :- (B) NB Gupta

(Q.06) Assam government has decided to set up a plasma bank in Guwahati. A plasma separator has already been installed at which of the following colleges in Assam?

1. Dibrugarh University
2. Tezpur University
3. Assam Down Town University
4. Guwahati Medical College

Ans. :- (D) Guwahati Medical College

(Q.07) Who has released eight weeks’ alternative academic calendar for Primary stage in July 2020?

1. Prakash Javadekar
2. Harish Rawat
3. Manish Sisodia
4. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Ans. :- (D) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

(Q.08) For the first time in the history of Indian Railways, all trains achieved 100 per cent punctuality on 1 July 2020. The previous best was how much per cent?

1. ​99.54
2. 98.37
3. 97.12
4. 96.34

Ans. :- (A) 99.54

(Q.09) The Railways of which of the following countries achieved a record by running more than 100 freight trains in June 2020?

1. India and Pakistan
2. India and Bhutan
3. India and Nepal
4. India and Bangladesh

Ans. :- (D) India and Bangladesh

(Q.10) Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the world-famous sporting event in India, the Ladakh Marathon has been cancelled for 2020. Which edition of the event was scheduled for 13th September 2020?

1. 7th
2. 8th
3. 9th
4. 10th

Ans. :- (C) 9th

(Q.11) To prevent corona infection, the Indore Municipal Corporation is placing dustbins of which color at all major places in the city?

1. Red
2. Yellow
3. Green
4. Pink

Ans. :- (B) Yellow

(Q.12) The Central Drug Standard Control Organisation has granted approval to which of the following companies to initiate phase I and II human clinical trials in India for its potential COVID-19 vaccine?

1. Glenmark
2. Zydus Cadila
3. Biocon
4. Systopic

Ans. :- (B) Zydus Padila

(Q.13) Which state has decided to postpone the world-famous Shravani Mela for 2020, in view of spread of COVID-19?

1. Bihar
2. West Bengal
3. Jharkhand
4. Odisha

Ans. :- (C) Jharkhand

(Q.14) Karnam Sekar retired on June 30, 2020. He was the MD and CEO of which of the following banks?

1. ICICI Bank
2. HDFC Bank
3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. PNB Bank

Ans. :- (C) Indian Overseas Bank

(Q.15) Who among the following has written a book  “Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends”?

1. Apoorva Kumar Singh
2. Chetan Bhagat
3. Abhay Kumar
4. V Pattabhi Ram

Ans. :- (D) V Pattabhi Ram