Current Affairs Quiz August MCQs Quiz 2020-Gk By Mr Dj by Mr. DJ 07/01/2021 written by Mr. DJ August MCQs Quiz 2020-Gk By Mr Dj 2 Created on January 07, 2021 By Dinesh Jat August MCQ Quiz NameEmail 1 / 50 According to the report of National Cancer Registry Programme 2020, cancer inIndia may rise from 13.9 Lakhs in 2020 to 15.7 lakhs in 2025. The report wasreleased by which institute of ICMR? National Institute of Research in Tribal Health National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research National AIDS Research Institute National Institute of Epidemiology 2 / 50 Reliance Retail Ventures has bought 100% direct ownership of which onlinepharmacy company recently? Swasthyashopee Comedz Netmeds Myramed 3 / 50 Which state/UT ranked top in best performing states in operationalization ofHealth and Wellness Centers (HWCs) released by the Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare? Haryana Punjab Delhi Chandigarh 4 / 50 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the “Framework for authorization of Pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments” recently. What should be the minimumpaid-up capital of umbrella entity? 250 Cr 100 Cr 1000 Cr 500 Cr 5 / 50 How much amount was approved by Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the forDelhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)? USD 2 billion USD 1 billion USD 750 3illion USD 500 million 6 / 50 What is the theme for “India Healthcare Week” which was observed between 17th– 21st August 2020? “Redefining Healthcare Ecosystem” “Healthcare for Future” “Help to improve Healthcare” “Healthcare for better Future” 7 / 50 Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was given the additional charge asGovernor of Goa. Who has been appointed as the new governor of Meghalaya? Jagdish Mukhi B. D. Mishra Satya Pal Malik Biswabhusan Harichandan 8 / 50 Which two countries have agreed the historic peace agreement namely ‘AbrahamAccord’? UAE Iran Iran & Iraq Israel & UAE Iraq & Kuwait 9 / 50 Which country has tested a ballistic missile interceptor named ‘Arrow-2’? Iran UAE China Israel 10 / 50 Who launched “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” platform of Incometax department? Anurag Singh Thakur Nirmala Sitharaman Nitin Gadkari Narendra Modi 11 / 50 Name the indigenisation portal of Department of Defence Production (DDP)which was launched by Defence minister Rajnath Singh recently. SAMRATH SAMADHAN PARIVESH SRIJAN 12 / 50 Under Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0 the finance ministry increasedthe maximum limit for purchase of AA/AA- bonds and Commercial Papers by PublicSector Banks from 25% to __________. 40% 50% 35% 55% 13 / 50 Chetan Chauhan who passed away in August 2020 is a renowned ________. Cricketer Politician Singer 4) Both 1) and 2) 14 / 50 Who heads the 5-member committee formed by Aircraft Accident InvestigationBureau for the investigation of Kozhikode plane crash? Ved Prakash SS Chahar Mukul Bharadwaj YS Dahiya 15 / 50 PM Modi recently inaugurated submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connectingChennai and which city? Port Blair Kolkata Vishakhapatnam Surat 16 / 50 Who heads the three-judge bench of Supreme Court which passed judgement thatdaughters have equal birthright to inherit property with retrospective effect? Justice Arun Mishra Justice Dipak Misra Justice Indu Malhotra Justice Vineet Saran 17 / 50 Which is the India’s 1st private aerospace company to test fire 1st of its kind upperstage rocket engine named “Raman”? Skyroot Aerospace Airnetz Aviation BrahMos Aerospace Boeing India 18 / 50 Who heads the “National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration” formulated bycentral government? Ajit Doval Rajiv Kumar Ajay Tyagi VK Paul 19 / 50 Which is the 1st country in the world to officially register a COVID-19 vaccinenamed ‘Sputnik V’? China Russia United States Germany 20 / 50 Krishi Megh, the data recovery centre of ICAR has been set up at NationalAcademy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in which city? Bengaluru Chennai Hyderabad Noida 21 / 50 The 77 new species of butterflies are found by scientist recently in Matheran aneco-sensitive zone of which state? Telangana Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Karnataka 22 / 50 Who has been conferred with Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) award 2019 forinvestigative journalism? Nitin Sethi Josy Joseph Neha Dixit Chitra Subramanium 23 / 50 S N Rajeswari has been appointed as the chairman and managing director ofwhich insurance company? United India Insurance Company Limited Oriental Insurance Company Limited New India Assurance Company Limited Universal Sompo General Insurance Company 24 / 50 Name the portal on human-elephants conflict which was launched by UnionEnvironment minister Prakash Javadekar. ElicTune Elephanto SaveFrosty Surakhsya 25 / 50 Which state/UT ranked top in the implementation of Atal Mission forRejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme as per ranking releasedby Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs? Andhra Pradesh Puducherry Telangana Odisha 26 / 50 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People or world tribal day wasobserved annually on August 9. What is the 2020’s theme for the day? “COVID-19 and rights of Indigenous people” “COVID-19 and save Indigenous people” “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience” “COVID-19 and save Indigenous Languages” 27 / 50 Which Indian organization is one among 10 global organizations which received“Food Systems Vision 2050 Prize” for its ‘Eat Right India’ movement? Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) Food Corporation of India (FCI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 28 / 50 Which country is going to host the ICC Men’s T20 World cup 2021 (T20 WC 2022will be hosted by Australia)? Bangladesh Sri Lanka New Zealand India 29 / 50 The RBI has mandated the Core Investment Companies with the largest asset sizewill have to form a group risk management committee (GRMC), based on therecommendation of working group under chairmanship of whom? Usha Thorat Tapan Ray Mahesh Kumar Jain TN Manoharan 30 / 50 As per Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the 1st International Day ofAwareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed on _________ 2020. 21st September 8th August 29th September 29th August 31 / 50 Who has been appointed as the additional and independent director of GreatEastern Shipping Company Ltd (with effect from August 1, 2020)? S Jaishankar Viral Acharya BP Kanungo Urjit Patel 32 / 50 Sonam Tshering Lepcha who passed away in July 2020 is a renowned ________. Folk Musician Politicians Football Player Painter 33 / 50 Lee Teng-hui (Mr Democracy) who is in news recently is the former president ofwhich country? South Korea China Taiwan Indonesia 34 / 50 The Maharashtra government approved the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network(MagNet) project worth about Rs 1,000 crore. Which among the following bank willprovide 70% of fund to the project? Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Asian InfrastructNew Development Bank (NDB) Asian Development Bank (ADB) World Bank (WB) 35 / 50 Haryana forest department used drone for aerial seeding to increase green coverin Aravallis recently. Which IIT designed the ‘seeding drone’? IIT Delhi IIT Bombey IIT Madras IIT Kanpur 36 / 50 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed annually on August 1-7. What is thetheme for WBW 2020? “Support Breast feeding for a healthier planet” “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding” “Support Breast feeding for a “Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life” “Support Bre“Sustaining Breastfeeding Together” 37 / 50 Find the person who has been appointed as the 14th Comptroller and AuditorGeneral (CAG) of India. Arvind Saxena Pradeep Kumar Joshi Rajiv Mehrishi Girish Chandra Murmu 38 / 50 Which country is going to host the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)2020? United Arab Emirates South Africa Australia New Zealand 39 / 50 Amar Singh who passed away recently is a renowned ________. Singer Actor Politician News Editor 40 / 50 What is the defence manufacturing turnover target of India by 2025 as per‘Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020’? Rs 1,50,000 crore Rs 1,75,000 crore Rs 2,25,000 crore Rs 3,75,000 crore 41 / 50 Who has been appointed as the MD&CEO of HDFC Bank with effect from October27, 2020? Keki M Mistry Keki M Mistry Ranjan Mathai Sashidhar Jagdishan 42 / 50 John Hume who passed away in August 2020 is the Nobel laureate in whichcategory? Chemistry Literature Peace Physics 43 / 50 Who heads the committee formed by Reserve Bank of India to set up a newmechanism for stressed assets (committee will also evaluate resolution plans wheredebt is more than Rs 1,500 crore.)? Diwakar Gupta N. Manoharan KV Kamath Ashvin Parekh 44 / 50 Who heads the committee formed by Reserve Bank of India to set up a newmechanism for stressed assets (committee will also evaluate resolution plans wheredebt is more than Rs 1,500 crore.)? Diwakar Gupta N. Manoharan KV Kamath Ashvin Parekh 45 / 50 Which state planned to develop India’s 1st snow leopard conservation centre? Madhya Pradesh Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh 46 / 50 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar who passed away in August 2020 is the former ChiefMinister of which state? Chhattisgarh Maharashtra Punjab Gujarat 47 / 50 As per the study published in Nature climate change, the polar bears in articregion will become extinct by which year? 2075 2030 2050 2100 48 / 50 Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K)? Anandiben Patel Anusuiya Uikey B. D. Mishra Manoj Sinha 49 / 50 India’s 1st Kisan Rail was flagged off by railway minister Piyush Goyal &Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently. The 1st Kisan rail ran fromMaharashtra to which state? Gujarat Goa West Bengal Bihar 50 / 50 Name the coastal village which is/are 1st in Indian Ocean Region termed as'tsunami ready' by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO). Venkatraipur Noliasahi Malappuram Both 1) and 2 Your score isThe average score is 49% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte 0% Restart quiz 07/01/2021 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail