Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 16 Jul 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

16 JUL 2020

(Q.01) In July 2020, the Board of which of the following companies has decided to induct Subramanian Sarma as an Executive Director?

1. Infosys
2. ITC Limited
3. Larsen & Toubro
4. TCS

Ans. :- (C) Larsen & Toubro

(Q.02) In July 2020, BSE has signed an MoU with which of the following to encourage listing culture for startups and develop a ‘high investor depth’ startups platform?

1. IIM Calcutta Alumni Association
2. NIT Durgapur Alumni Association
3. NIT Rourkela Alumni Association
4. IIT Alumni Council

Ans. :- (D) IIT Alumni Council

(Q.03) In July 2020, the Indian Railways created a record for operating how many kilometres long freight train?

1. 2.2
2. 2.4
3. 2.6
4. 2.8

Ans. :- (D) 2.8

(Q.04) The world-leading sports broadcast production company Sunset+Vine has been appointed as host broadcaster for which of the following games?

1. Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
2. 2020 Asian Beach Games
3. 2020 Summer Olympics
4. 2020 Netball Nations Cup

Ans. :- (A) Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

(Q.05) The Blockchain Network XinFin, based in which country, has partnered with BuyUcoin to introduce its Utility token XDC in India?

1. Indonesia
2. Singapore
3. Japan
4. Thailand

Ans. :- (B) Singapore

(Q.06) Ved Parkash Dudeja has been awarded the coveted ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’ award for 2020. He is the Vice-Chairman of which of the following?

1. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
2. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification
3. RailTel Corporation of India
4. Rail Land Development Authority

Ans. :- (D) Rail Land Development Authority

(Q.07) Hemang Amin has been appointed interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2020. Whom has he replaced?

1. Pankaj Arora
2. Rahul Johri
3. Udit Singhal
4. Pawan Bansal

Ans. :- (B) Rahul Johri

(Q.08) Who will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 by football club Mohun Bagan on the occasion of its foundation day?

1. Ashok Kumar
2. Pranab Ganguly
3. Monoranjan Porel
4. All of the above

Ans. :- (D) All of the above

(Q.09) In July 2020, who among the following was re-elected as the President of Poland?

1. Andrzej Duda
2. Rafal Trzaskowski
3. Donald Tusk
4. Lech Walesa

Ans. :- (A) Andrzej Duda

(Q.10) Which state has signed an MoU with HDFC Bank in July 2020 to offer digital payment solutions to traffic violators?

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

Ans. :- (B) Jharkhand

(Q.11) In July 2020, the Supreme Court reversed the 2011 Kerala High Court judgement after they upheld the rights of the former royal family to run the administration of which temple in Kerala?

1. Padmanabhaswamy Temple
2. Ananthapura Lake Temple
3. Madhur Temple
4. Trikkannad Tryambakeshwara Temple

Ans. :- (A) Padmanabhaswamy Temple

(Q.12) In July 2020, which of the following carrier rockets of China suffered a failure during its maiden flight?

1. Long March 3
2. Kuaizhou-11
3. Long March 2C
4. Falcon 11

Ans. :- (B) Kuaizhou-11

(Q.13) Russia has become the first nation to complete clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine on humans. It had allowed clinical trials of how many forms of a potential COVID-19 vaccine?

1. 02
2. 03
3. 04
4. 05

Ans. :- (A) 02

(Q.14) In July 2020, Diplomat Hemant Harishchandra Kotalwar has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to which country?

1. Poland
2. Denmark
3. Finland
4. Czech Republic

Ans. :- (D) Czech Republic

(Q.15) Who will virtually address the valedictory of high-level segment of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in July 2020?

1. Narendra Modi
2. Piyush Goyal
3. Amit Shah
4. Rajnath Singh

Ans. :- (A) Narendra Modi