Latest Current Affairs Online Quiz in 2020, July, August and September Current Affairs in 2020

1 .

Kevin Mayer stepped down as CEO of which company on August 26, 2020?

A)

Huawei

B)

Tencent

C)

TikTok

D)

Vivo

Correct Answer : TikTok

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has announced his resignation from the post, less than three months after his appointment. In an email to his employees, Mayer said that "It is with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you all know that I have decided to leave the company."

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2 .

When will India formally induct Rafael fighter jets?

A)

September 3rd

B)

September 5th

C)

September 10th

D)

September 15th

Correct Answer : September 10th

Rafael fighter jets will be formally inducted into the Indian Air Force by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on September 10, 2020 at the Ambala airbase in Haryana. French Defence Minister Florence Partly will be invited for the induction ceremony.

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3 .

Which Indian state has passed a resolution for inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution?

A)

Assam

B)

West Bengal

C)

Andhra Pradesh

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Arunachal Pradesh

The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has recently passed a resolution to bring the state under the scope of Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

The Sixth Schedule provides protection of tribal people’s rights in the Northeast India. Under the Indian constitution, Arunachal Pradesh is the only North-eastern state without any protective provisions for its tribal communities.

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4 .

Who is the head of the new forum on Artificial Intelligence set up by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

A)

Rekha Menon

B)

Sandip Patel

C)

Cyrus Mistry

D)

Ramkumar Ramamoorthy

Correct Answer : Sandip Patel

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recently announced that it has established a new forum on Artificial Intelligence chaired by Sandip Patel.

Sandip Patel is the Managing Director of India/South Asia region of IBM. The CII AI Forum will focus on building a strong AI ecosystem in India. It also seeks to generate awareness at grassroot level and reskill the Indian workforce in emerging technologies.

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5 .

Who launched 'Vriksharopan Abhiyan' the tree plantation campaign of the Coal Ministry?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Nitin Gadkari

C)

Narendra Modi

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah launched 'Vriksharopan Abhiyan' the tree plantation campaign of the Coal Ministry in the presence of Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs.

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6 .

Cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retired from International Cricket, belongs to which country?

A)

Sri Lanka

B)

India

C)

Pakistan

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Sri Lanka

On 27th August, 2020 Sri Lankan Opening batsman Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana announced retirement from all forms of International Cricket at the age of 38.

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7 .

Indian Railways set to meet all its energy need of over 33 Billion units by which year?

A)

2050

B)

2040

C)

2030

D)

2025

Correct Answer : 2030

On 27th August 2020, Indian Railways organised a discussion over a wide range of topics with the stakeholders, chaired by Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, Union Minister of Railways, to become 100% self-sustainable for all its energy needs and to contribute to the National Solar Mission of India. With the ambitious plan of achieving 100% electrification for Railways by the year 2023, Indian Railways energy consumption is set to become more than 33 billion units by 2030 from its current annual requirement of about 21 billion units.

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8 .

Who launched mobile App, 'DGNCC' for NCC Training?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Rajnath Singh

C)

Smriti Irani

D)

Yogi Adityanath

Correct Answer : Rajnath Singh

On 27th August, 2020 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (DGNCC), a mobile training app which will help in conducting a countrywide online training for the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

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9 .

With whom CSC E-Governance Services India Ltd Inked MoU to Facilitate UMANG app services at CSCs?

A)

FCA

B)

NeGD

C)

AIFC

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : NeGD

On August 26, 2020, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CSC (Common Service Center) e Governance Services India Limited to facilitate delivery of UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance) app services to citizens through the network of 3.75 lakh CSCs.

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10 .

Which automobile manufacturer has launched a Virtual Racing Championship in India?

A)

Tata Motors

B)

Hyundai India

C)

Maruti Suzuki

D)

Volkswagen Motorsport India

Correct Answer : Volkswagen Motorsport India

Leading Automobile company, Volkswagen Motorsport India has launched the Volkswagen Virtual Racing Championship (VW-VRC), a virtual Polo Cup Championship.

It is open for all Indian participants and as many as 26 drivers will be chosen to race in the 2020 VW-VRC season. The winners can drive an actual Polo race car in the 2021 Volkswagen Polo Championship.

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