Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 20 Jul 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

20 JUL 2020

(Q.01) With which country is India exploring to activate joint projects in Asia and Africa?

  1. Russia
  2. China
  3. Indonesia
  4. Singapore

Ans. :- (A) Russia

 

(Q.02) According to property consultant Cushman & Wakefield, which country has topped in the list of most-suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions?

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

Ans. :- (D) China

 

(Q.03) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crores for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by cyclone Amphan in which state?

  1. Odisha
  2. West Bengal
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Telangana

Ans. :- (B) West Bengal

 

(Q.04) ICRA has revised its forecast for contraction in India’s GDP in the current fiscal to how much per cent from 5 per cent earlier?

  1. 9.5
  2. 8.5
  3. 7.5
  4. 6.5

Ans. :- (A) 9.5

 

(Q.05) Actor Kate Winslet will receive the Tribute Actor Award during which of the following Film Festival in September 2020?

  1. Cannes Film Festival
  2. Berlin International Film Festival
  3. Tribeca Film Festival
  4. Toronto International Film Festival

Ans. :- (D) Toronto International Film Festival

 

(Q.06) Who has been reappointed as the MD & CEO of the Federal Bank, w.e.f. September 23, 2020, till September 22, 2021?

  1. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
  2. Shyam Srinivasan
  3. Atanu Kumar Das
  4. A.S Rajeev

Ans. :- (B) Shyam Srinivasan

 

(Q.07) Which state has announced monthly pensions for the kin of the ASHA and anganwadi workers dying during COVID-19 duty?

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

Ans. :- (A) Odisha

 

(Q.08) Which of the following will acquire 100 per cent stake in Texas-based Orchestra Technology?

  1. Cyient
  2. Maithan Alloys
  3. L&T Technology Services
  4. Mindtree

Ans. :- (C) L&T Technology Services

 

(Q.09) In July 2020, the Defence Ministry has granted special powers to the three services for individual capital procurement programme worth how many rupees to meet emergent operational requirements?

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

Ans. :- (C) 300 crore

 

(Q.10) All capitals of North-Eastern states will be connected to the rail network by which year?

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

Ans. :- (B) 2023

 

(Q.11) As per the study titled ‘Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs’, more than ________ million people in India were lifted out of poverty from 2005 to 2016.

  1. 170
  2. 200
  3. 270
  4. 300

Ans. :- (C) 270

 

(Q.12) Who among the following asked officials to prepare a strategy to make Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port into a trans-shipment hub?

  1. Parshottam Rupala
  2. Jitu Vaghani
  3. Hardeep Singh Puri
  4. Mansukh Mandaviya

Ans. :- (D) Manusukh Mandaviya

 

(Q.13) With which country has India opened a new trade route between Jaigaon and Pasakha?

  1. Bhutan
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Myanmar
  4. Nepal

Ans. :- (A) Bhutan

 

(Q.14) BHFL launched E-Home Loan for customers. BHFL is wholly owned subsidiary of which of the following? 

  1. IDBI Bank
  2. Bajaj Finance Limited
  3. HDFC Bank
  4. State Bank of India

Ans. :- (B) Bajaj Finance Limited

 

(Q.15) Where has the Tamil Nadu government proposed to establish a Turmeric Research Institute?

  1. Sathyamangalam
  2. Modakurichi
  3. Tirupur
  4. Karur

Ans. :- (B) Modakurichi

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