Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 01 Jul 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

01 JUL 2020

(Q.01) Which of the following days is observed on June 29 every year?

1. World Braille Day
2. International Day of the Tropics
3. World Pulses Day
4. World Health Day

Ans. :- (B) International Day of the Tropics

(Q.02) The year 2020 will mark which anniversary of World Asteroid day?

1. 6th
2. 7th
3. 8th
4. 9th

Ans. :- (A) 6th

(Q.03) The age limit for voters to opt for the postal ballot in Lok Sabha and assembly elections has been reduced to 65 years. The voters of which state will be the first to benefit from the amended rules?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Jharkhand
3. Bihar
4. Chhattisgarh

Ans. :- (C) Bihar

(Q.04) Dr Adyasha Das has released her fourth book of poems, “The Yogini Poems: Love and Life”. From which of the following states does she belong?

1. Odisha
2. Punjab
3. Rajasthan
4. Assam

Ans. :- (A) Odisha

(Q.05) ​Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is planning to create a permanent base in the Indian Ocean by which year?

1. 2020
2. 2021
3. 2022
4. 2023

Ans. :- (B) 2021

(Q.06) Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has been given the additional charge of which state in June 2020?

1. Jharkhand
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Rajasthan

Ans. :- (B) Madhya Pradesh

(Q.07) Minister of State for MSME Pratap Chandra Sarangi launched an MSME Forum for Indian entrepreneurs on World MSME Day. Who among the following gave the opening speech during the launch?

1. Ashutosh Kumar
2. Karan Goyal
3. Abhishek Rathore
4. Rajesh Kumar

Ans. :- (A) Ashutosh Kumar

(Q.08) In June 2020, a concession agreement for the 600 MW Kholongchhu Indo-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project was signed. The project is expected to be completed by which year?

1. 2022
2. 2023
3. 2024
4. 2025

Ans. :- (D) 2025

(Q.09) Which of the following projects has been launched by the Maharashtra government that is the largest plasma therapy trial for COVID-19?

1. Project Platina
2. Project Plasma
3. Project COVID
4. Project Safety

Ans. :- (A) Project Platina

(Q.10) The PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme would generate a total investment of how many rupees (in crores)?

1. 25,000
2. 30,000
3. 35,000
4. 40,000

Ans. :- (C) 35,000

(Q.11) Who laid the foundation stone of Indian Oil’s state-of-the-art Technology Development & Deployment Centre as its 2nd R&D Campus at IMT, Faridabad in June 2020?

1. Piyush Goyal
2. Amit Shah
3. Nitin Gadkari
4. Dharmendra Pradhan

Ans. :- (D) Dharmendra Pradhan

(Q.12) Scientists at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, have designed a portable oxygen unit which can be used in homes and hospitals. In which city is the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory located?

1. Mumbai
2. Patna
3. Pune
4. Hyderabad

Ans. :- (C) Pune

(Q.13) In June 2020, the Indian Government has banned how many mobile apps?

1. 40
2. 46
3. 51
4. 59

Ans. :- (D) 59

(Q.14) In June 2020, the government has again extended the deadline to bid for which of the following for two months till 31st August 2020?

1. IndiGo
2. Vistara
3. GoAir
4. Air India

Ans. :- (D) Air India

(Q.15) Which of the following was the last day of the first phase of the three-phased exit plan from nationwide lockdown?

1. 30 June
2. 3 July
3. 7 July
4. 10 July

Ans. :- (A) 30 June