Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 15 Jul 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

15 JUL 2020

(Q.01) Who among the following presented India’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 2020?

1. Dr Rajiv Kumar
2. Narendra Modi
3. Piyush Goyal
4. Amit Shah

Ans. :- (A) Dr Rajiv Kumar

(Q.02) As part of the company’s Google for India initiative, Google will invest how many dollars (in billions) in India?

1. 05
2. 08
3. 10
4. 12

Ans. :- (C) 10

(Q.03) Qualcomm Inc will invest Rs 730 crore in Jio Platforms in exchange for how much per cent stake?

1. 0.10
2. 0.15
3. 0.02
4. 0.25

Ans. :- (B) 0.15

(Q.04) Which of the following policies has been launched by HDFC ERGO in July 2020 in wake of COVID-19?

1. Corona Protection
2. Corona Bachav
3. Fight Corona
4. Corona Kavach

Ans. :- (D) Corona Kavach

(Q.05) Tsuzuki will set up a manufacturing facility at Model Economic Township Ltd (METL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, located in which of the following cities?

1. Jhajjar
2. Hisar
3. Rohtak
4. Gurugram

Ans. :- (A) Jhajjar

(Q.06) Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has become the first player in the history of La Liga to record how many goals in a single season?

1. 14
2. 16
3. 18
4. 20

Ans. :- (D) 20

(Q.07) In July 2020, Chhattisgarh’s Mukhyamantri Darpan portal and mobile App has been awarded by which of the following institutions?

1. Cirrus Media Research Pvt. Ltd
2. BIS Research Institute
3. Elites Technomedia
4. Tyroo Technologies

Ans. :- (C) Elites Technomedia

(Q.08) In which state has IRB Infrastructure secured a Rs 2,193-crore highway project under the Bhartmala Pariyojna?

1. Odisha
2. West Bengal
3. Sikkim
4. Assam

Ans. :- (B) West Bengal

(Q.09) In July 2020, BSE Ebix Insurance Broking has announced the beta launch of life insurance on its platform by enrolling which of the following?

1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
2. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
3. Aegon Life Insurance
4. Both 1 and 2

Ans. :- (D) Both 1 and 2

(Q.10) Nepal’s cable and satellite television providers have stopped airing Indian news channels in response to public complaints against “objectionable” content broadcast about its PM. Who is the PM of Nepal?

1. Pushpa Kamal Dahal
2. Madhav Kumar
3. KP Sharma Oli
4. Rishi Dhamala

Ans. :- (C) KP Sharma Oli

(Q.11) In July 2020, the United States has banned International Airlines of which country from operating chartered flights to the country?

1. Israel
2. Pakistan
3. China
4. Syria

Ans. :- (B) Pakistan

(Q.12) In July 2020, which of the following ports has commenced EXIM service (freight), which will help reduce logistics costs?

1. Visakhapatnam Port
2. Mumbai Port Trust
3. Krishnapatnam Port
4. Paradip Port

Ans. :- (D) Paradip Port

(Q.13) AIIMS Patna has begun the human trial of coronavirus vaccine in July 2020. The trial will be conducted on how many volunteers selected by the hospital authority?

1. 10
2. 14
3. 18
4. 20

Ans. :- (C) 18

(Q.14) The government aims at gradually increasing the public health expenditure to how much per cent of the nation’s GDP by the year 2025?

1. 2.0
2. 2.5
3. 3.0
4. 3.5

Ans. :- (B) 2.5

(Q.15) In July 2020, a golden tiger was spotted in which of the following states?

1. Sikkim
2. Assam
3. Nagaland
4. Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. :- (B) Assam