Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 02 Aug 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

02 AUG 2020

(Q.01) Which state government announced “Chief Minister’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme” to address working capital shortage (July 2020)?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. :-(1) Kerala

Kerala government announced a new scheme namely “Chief Minister’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme” to address the issues of shortage of working capital and availability of credit faced by startups and small entrepreneurs amid COVID-19 pandemic. The programme will be implemented through the Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC).

(Q.02) Who has been re-elected for 2nd term as the president of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (with effect from Jan 16, 2021)?
1) Andrey Kruglov
2) Adel AlHosani
3) Dinanath Dubhashi
4) Jin Liqun

Ans. :-(4) Jin Liqun

During the 5th annual meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jin Liqun was elected President of AIIB for a second five-year term commencing January 16, 2021. The election result was announced by chair of AIIB’s Board of Governors, Liu Kun, who is a Minister of Finance, People’s Republic of China. Under President Jin’s leadership, AIIB has grown from 57 founding members to 103 approved members from around the world.

(Q.03) The Power Finance Corporation signed agreement with which IIT for training, research and Entrepreneurship Development (ED) in smart grid technology?
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Kanpur
4) IIT Calcutta

Ans. :-(3) IIT Kanpur

The PFC (Power Finance Corporation) signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur (IIT-K) in order to provide training, research and Entrepreneurship Development (ED) in Smart grid technology. Objective: To provide support for the IIT-Kanpur to develop the infrastructure of the research and development on smart grid technology. Budget: The PFC will provide financial assistance of Rs. 2.38 crore to the IIT-K under its CSR initiative.

(Q.04) UK India Business Council (UKIBC) signed MoU with which state government to strengthen the industrial development (July 2020)?
1) Odisha
2) Gujarat
3) Maharashtra
4) Goa

Ans. :-(2) Gujarat

The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) over a virtual platform with the Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb), Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat to speed up the business and industrial development process of Gujarat.

(Q.05) Who has been appointed as the MD & group CEO of ICRA Limited recently?

1) N. Sivaraman
2) Arun Duggal
3) Naresh Takkar
4) None

Ans. :-(1) N. Sivaraman

ICRA Limited Appointed N. Sivaraman as its new Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Sivaraman will join ICRA Ltd. on August 10, 2020. He was appointed for the tenure of 3 years, which can be further extended for 2 more years. He succeeds former MD and Group CEO Mr. Naresh Takkar.

(Q.06) Who has won life time excellence award in National Awards for excellence in Earth System Science recognized by Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)?
1) Ashok Sahni
2) Lidita D.S. Khandeparker
3) M. Ravichandran
4) None

Ans. :-(1) Ashok Sahni

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) recognized scientific contributions made by eminent scientists/engineers in various fields of Earth System Science and also to encourage women and young researchers who involved in Earth System Science. Ministry has introduced the Life Time Excellence Award, National Awards in the field of Atmospheric Science & Technology; Ocean Science; Geoscience & Technology; and Ocean Technology/Polar Science, Two Young Researcher awards and Dr. Anna Mani National Award for Woman Scientist. Dr. Harsha Vardhan is the Minister of Science and Technology.

Name of the Award	Name of Awardee	Field
Life Time Excellence Award	Professor Ashok Sahni, Chandigarh	Geology, Vertebrate Paleontology and Biostratigraphy
National Award for Ocean Science & technology	Dr. V. V. S. S. Sarma, Vishakapatnam	biogeochemistry of the Indian Ocean
	Dr.M.Ravichandran, Goa	Implementation of Ocean Data assimilation and Modelling for operational ocean services
National Award for Atmospheric Science & technology	Dr.S.Suresh Babu ,Thiruvananthapuram	adiative impacts of black carbon aerosols on atmospheric stability and climate.
National award for Geoscience & technology	N.V.Chalapathi Rao, Varanasi	an enduring research on deeper mantle petrology and geochemistry
National Award for Ocean Technology	Dr.M.A.Atmanand, Chennai	pioneering work in the area of deep sea technologies.
Young Researcher Awards	Dr.IndraSekhar Sen, Kanpur	outstanding work in Earth System Science.
	Dr.Arvind Singh, Ahmedabad	outstanding work in Earth System Science.
Dr.Anna Mani award for woman scientist	Dr.Lidita D.S. Khandeparker, Goa	aquatic microbial ecology, Marine biofilms and their relevance in the oceans.

(Q.07) Which country is going to host the 6th annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2021?
1) Australia
2) Cyprus
3) India
4) UAE

Ans. :-(4) UAE

During the meet it was also decided that the sixth Annual Meeting will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Oct. 27-28, 2021 which will be the first annual meeting in the Middle East. It will take place in parallel with the Dubai World Expo. UAE was also one of the founding members of AIIB.

(Q.08) Which institute of CSIR along with AMESYS INDIA developed a microorganism decontamination box named ‘Suraksha’?
1) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT)
2) Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO)
3) Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI)
4) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI)

Ans. :- (2) Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO)

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) along with AMESYS INDIA developed a microorganism decontamination box, ‘Suraksha’. The box sanitizes an object in the span of 10 – 15 minutes using heat and UVC light.

(Q.09) Which is India’s 1st Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approved drone training school?
1) Delhi Flying Club
2) Chennai Flying Club
3) Madras Flying Club
4) Bombay Flying Club

Ans. :-(4) Bombay Flying Club

Bombay Flying Club, Mumbai, has become the India’s first DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) approved drone training school, announced by Ministry of Civil Aviation. Note: In an order dated July 20, 2020, DGCA approved the club’s application for conducting remote pilot training for remotely piloted aircraft system.

(Q.10) Who unveiled the book titled “Padi Bhavajaalalu”, Telugu version of Ten Ideologies book authored by former Union Minister Late S Jaipal Reddy?
1) Narendra Modi
2) Amit Shah
3) Ram Nath Kovind
4) Venkaiah Naidu

Ans. :-(4) Venkaiah Naidu

M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India virtually unveiled the “Padi Bhavajaalalu” Telugu version Ten Ideologies book authored by former Union Minister Late S Jaipal Reddy and published by Orient BlackSwan, amid his family members and followers on the event of his first death anniversary. The virtual launch was organized under the aegis of Manthan, a forum for public discourse. The translation was done by Kalluri Bhaskaram.

(Q.11) Who authored the book named “Burnt Sugar” or “Girl in White Cotton”?
1) Avni Doshi
2) Pushan Mahapatra
3) Tulika Mehrotra
4) V Ramasamy

Ans. :-(1) Avni Doshi

A debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’ authored by Avni Doshi has been published in the United Kingdom (UK) and it was one among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2020 Booker Prize. A version of the same novel has been published in India under the title Girl in White Cotton.

(Q.12) The India-Indonesia defence ministers dialogue was held at which city?
1) Jakarta
2) Mumbai
3) Bekasi
4) New Delhi

Ans. :-(4) New Delhi

Defence Minister of India, Shri Rajnath Singh and the Defence Minister General of Indonesia Mr. Prabowo Subianto agree to expand the military ties during the Defence Minister’s dialogue held at New Delhi. Objective: To expand the defence industries and military ties between two countries and to expand the technology sharing.

(Q.13) The union cabinet approved MoU between India and which country on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy?
1) Botswana
2) Zambia
3) Zimbabwe
4) South Africa

Ans. :-(3) Zimbabwe

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Zimbabwe on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy., which was signed on November 3rd, 2018. The objective of the MoU is to promote traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy between two nations on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.

(Q.14) The government plans to increase the fund allocation of education sector to ______% of GDP.
1) 6
2) 5
3) 10
4) 8

Ans. :-(1) 6

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the first education policy of the 21st century i.e. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which has replaced 34 years old NPE, 1986. This was announced by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Keshav Javadekar. With this, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) will officially be renamed the Ministry of Education (MoE). It should be noted that from now onwards the education sector will get allocation of 6% of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

(Q.15) National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes to set up which fund?
1) Gender Equality Fund
2) Gender Inclusion Fund
3) Social Empowerment Fund
4) Education Upliftment Fund

Ans. :-(2) Gender Inclusion Fund

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes setting up of Gender Inclusion Fund, Special Education Zones for disadvantaged regions and groups.