Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 25 Aug 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

25 AUG 2020

(Q.01) The Microsoft Research Lab have developed an interactive neural machine translation (INMT) app that translates between Hindi and which language?
1) Santali
2) Mundari
3) Gondi
4) Nicobarese

Ans. :-(3) Gondi

Joint efforts among local Indian organizations and Microsoft Research Lab have developed an interactive neural machine translation (INMT) app that translates between Hindi and Gondi.

(Q.02) The world mosquito day was observed annually on ________.
1) 31st August
2) 20th August
3) 21st August
4) 25th August

Ans. :-(2) 20th August

The World Mosquito Day is observed on 20th August every year to raise awareness about the Causes and Prevention of Malaria and to commemorate the discovery made by British Doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit Malaria between humans.

(Q.03) Name the company which is going to sponsor team India for Tokyo Olympics.
1) INOX
2) Hero
3) Byju’s
4) Star

Ans. :-(1) INOX

Indian Olympic Association (IOA), a governing body for the Olympic Movement in India and INOX Group has signed a sponsorship agreement to support Team India for Tokyo Olympics, which was rescheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021.

(Q.04) The scientist of which country has developed the AUM (Air Unique-quality Monitoring) – for real-time remote monitoring of air quality parameters?
1) Russia
2) India
3) United States
4) North Korea

Ans. :-(2) India

World Health Organisation (WHO)’s reports show that the worsening state of poor air quality is responsible for more than 7.5 million fatalities worldwide annually. The scientists in India have developed an indigenous photonic system – AUM (Air Unique-quality Monitoring) – for real-time remote monitoring of air quality parameters. The system has been developed by the team (GVP-SIRC & GVP College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam; VIT University, Vellore) with the support from the Department of Science and Technology’s Clean Air Research Initiative. The system titled AUM (Air Unique-quality Monitoring) had CATS Eco-Systems, Nashik as the technology transfer partner for commercialization.

(Q.05) Which space agency has observed South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), a strange dent in Earth’s magnetic field over South America and the nearby Atlantic Ocean?
1) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
3) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
4) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Ans. :-(2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) observes the South Atlantic Anomaly(SAA), a strange dent in Earth’s magnetic field over South America and the nearby Atlantic Ocean which was there for more than 10 years is growing and splitting this change in the magnetic field will affect the earth. The scientists of NASA in geomagnetic, geophysics, and heliophysics research groups observe and model the SAA to monitor and predict its future changes to help with the challenges in satellite missions and humans in space.

(Q.06) Name the country which has unveiled the surface to surface ballistic missile Martyr Qassem Soleimani.
1) Kuwait
2) UAE
3) Egypt
4) Iran

Ans. :-(4) Iran

Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) has inaugurated a locally made surface-to-surface ballistic missile, called Martyr Qassem Soleimani, which has a range of 1,400 kilometers-km (870-mile) and a new cruise missile, called Martyr Abu Mahdi which has a range of over 1000 km(620-mile).

About Iran:
Capital– Tehran
Currency– Iranian Rial
President– Hassan Rouhani

(Q.07) Name the company which launches Kormo Jobs app in India
1) Microsoft
2) Google
3) Apple
4) IBM

Ans. :-(2) Google

Google has launched an android app called “Kormo Jobs” for job seekers in India,which aims to provide entry-level jobs and helps job seekers find and apply for positions across India.It was launched in Bangladesh in 2018 and subsequently in Indonesia.

(Q.08) When was UN’s International Day of remembrance and tribute to the victims of terrorism and also World Senior Citizen Day observed annually?
1) 20th August
2) 22nd August
3) 23rd August
4) 21st August

Ans. :- (4) 21st August

United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is annually oserved on 21st August to commemorate and pay tribute to the victims and survivors of Terrorism acoss the globe.The first International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism was observed on 21st August 2018.

World Senior Citizen’s Day is observed annually on August 21 to raise awareness about the various issues including age deterioration and elder abuse that affect senior citizens. The day also acknowledges and appreciates their achievements, dedication, accomplishments, and services they contribute throughout their lives to the society.

(Q.09) Name the person who authored the book titled, ‘One Arranged Murder’.
1) Chetan Bhagat
2) Vikram Seth
3) Amitav Ghosh
4) Arundhati Roy

Ans. :-(1) Chetan Bhagat

A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ authored by ChetanBhagat will be released worldwide on September 28, 2020. The fiction book portrays a murder mystery in the backdrop of an arranged marriage. The book will be published by Westland Publications Ltd. It is the author’s 9th novel and 11th book overall. Essence of the book- The book not only has an intense suspense but also is filled with humour, love and relatable Indian characters.

(Q.10) Who authored the book named ‘Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’?
1) Kiran Desai
2) Kamila Shamsie
3) Sudha Murty
4) R. Narayanaswamy

Ans. :-(3) Sudha Murty

On the 70th birthday of award-winning author SudhaMurty, publishing house Penguin Random House India on Wednesday announced her latest collection of short stories, Grandparents’ Bag of Stories. The book, scheduled to be released in November, is a sequel to Murty’s last release Grandma’s Bag of Stories and will feature 20 stories.

(Q.11) Who has won the 2020 world snooker championship (at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England)?
1) John Higgins
2) Ronnie O’Sullivan
3) Neil Robertson
4) Mark Williams

Ans. :-(2) Ronnie O’Sullivan

English Professional Snooker Player Ronnie O’Sullivan won the World Snooker Championship for the 6th time by winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England. He defeated England’s Kyren Wilson 18-8 in the final of the Betfred World Snooker Championship.

(Q.12) The NASA plans to launch Psyche mission (journey to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter) by which year?
1) 2021
2) 2022
3) 2023
4) 2024

Ans. :-(2) 2022

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been working on a spacecraft that will be sent to explore the asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt. It is thought to be almost pure metal in its composition. As per the space agency, one of the key targets of the Psyche spacecraft is to study the asteroid.NASA said that the Psyche spacecraft is targeted to launch in August 2022, and would arrive at the asteroid in early 2026.

(Q.13) Name the tribal minister of India who launched the tertiary processing centres of the “Trifood Project” in Maharashtra’s Raigad and Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur.
1) Narendra Singh Tomar
2) Harsh Vardhan
3) Mahendra Nath Pandey
4) Arjun Munda

Ans. :-(4) Arjun Munda

Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) virtually launched the tertiary processing centres of the “Trifood Project” in Raigad, Maharashtra and Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. The Trifood project was carried by the MoTA in association with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI) and implemented by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED).

About Ministry of Tribal Affairs:
Union Minister– ArjunMunda
Minister of State– Renuka Singh Saruta
About TRIFED:
Managing Director– Pravir Krishna
Head Office– New Delhi, India

(Q.14) Who launched Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI)’s ‘Eat Right India’ Handbook recently?
1) Narendra Singh Tomar
2) Harsh Vardhan
3) Mahendra Nath Pandey
4) Arjun Munda

Ans. :-(2) Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right India’ Handbook, a referral guide for officials of different jurisdictions to adopt and scale up the ‘Eat Right India’(ERI) initiatives in their jurisdictions during the online orientation workshop organised by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as part of its “Eat Right Challenge”.

About Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW):
Union Minister– Harsh Vardhan
Minister of State– Ashwini Kumar Choubey

(Q.15) Which is the cleanest city of India (> 10 Lakh population) as announced by Hardeep Singh Puri in the 5th annual cleanliness urban survey of India, Swachh Survekshan 2020?
1) Indore
2) Bengaluru
3) Surat
4) Dehradun

Ans. :-(1) Indore

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (MoS)-Independent Charge (I/C) MoHUA announced the 5th edition of the annual cleanliness urban survey of India i.e.” Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS2020)” conducted by MoHUA. A total of 129 awards were given by the minister in which Madhya Pradesh’s Indore Creates record as India’s cleanest city for the 4th consecutive time while Gujarat’s Surat and Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai grabbed 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.
India’s Cleanest Mega City– Amdavad, Gujarat (>40 Lakh population). The India’s Cleanest Big City– Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (10-40 Lakh Population). India’s Cleanest Medium City– Mysuru, Karnataka (3-10 Lakh Population). India’s Cleanest Small City– Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh (1-3 Lakh population) & India’s Cleanest Capital– New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), Delhi.