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

1 .

Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India by the Government of India?

A)

Sanjay Kothari

B)

Rajiv Gauba

C)

Rajiv Kumar

D)

Trilochan Mohapatra

Correct Answer : Rajiv Kumar

Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar, who retired earlier this year, was appointed election commissioner on Friday. Kumar will be the chief election commissioner (CEC) in the next general election in 2024, going by the seniority convention.

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2 .

India is set to launch a direct ferry service to which neighbouring country?

A)

Myanmar

B)

Maldives

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Maldives

India is set to launch a new direct cargo ferry service to the Maldives, in the third week of September, as per the Indian high commission in the Maldives.

The service will link Kochi and Tuticorin with Male and will boost bilateral trade relations. A vessel operated by the Shipping Corporation of India, will be used for the ferry service. The vessel is to carry electrical machinery, medicines, construction material as well as perishable goods.

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3 .

What is the name of the project launched by the Tribal Affairs Ministry, to establish tertiary processing centres?

A)

Tribe India

B)

Tribal Value

C)

Trifood

D)

MFP Enhance

Correct Answer : Trifood

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has virtually launched the tertiary processing centres of ‘Trifood Project’.

It is an initiative of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in association with Ministry of Food Processing (MoFPI). The Minister launched the project in Raigad of Maharashtra and Jagdalpur of Chhattisgarh. It aims to enhance the income of tribal population by making value addition in the Minor Forest Produces.

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4 .

Which company has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer free Digital skill training?

A)

IBM

B)

Apple

C)

Google

D)

Microsoft

Correct Answer : IBM

Leading multi-national company IBM India, has collaborated with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer a free digital education platform.

The training focuses on recent technologies like cybersecurity, blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning and professional development skills. The online courses developed by IBM will be offered through NSDC’s eSkill India portal to the learners between 18 to 22 years.

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5 .

Which Indian power company is to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary for its renewable energy business?

A)

NTPC

B)

NHPC

C)

GAIL

D)

ONGC

Correct Answer : NTPC

Government owned power major NTPC Limited has recently announced that it is to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary for its renewable energy business.

The company has recently obtained the approval from the Niti Aayog and Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Ministry of Finance for formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary.

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6 .

Which space mission of India has completed one full year in the lunar orbit?

A)

Indian Lunar Mission 1

B)

Indian Lunar Mission 2

C)

Chandrayaan-1

D)

Chandrayaan-2

Correct Answer : Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2 is India’s first mission to make a soft-landing of a rover on the South pole of the moon.

It is also India’s second lunar mission, which has recently completed one full year around the moon. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that all of its instruments are performing well and there is adequate fuel to keep it functional for about seven more years.

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7 .

Who will sponsor Team India for Tokyo Olympics?

A)

TATA Group

B)

INOX Group

C)

Reliance

D)

Patanjali

Correct Answer : INOX Group

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.

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8 .

Who has approved the proposal to set up the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) that will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for non-gazetted posts (Group B and C) of Staff Selection Commission (SSC)?

A)

President

B)

Prime Minister

C)

The Union Cabinet

D)

Education Minister

Correct Answer : The Union Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) that will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for non-gazetted posts (Group B and C) of Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and the Institute of Banking Service Personnel (IBPS). Candidates who qualify CET can apply to any recruitment agencies for higher level of examination. Therefore CET will be a first level test (preliminary) to shortlist candidates which will be held twice a year with score validity of three years.

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9 .

An Indigenous Photonic System Developed for Real-Time Remote Monitoring of which of the following scenario?

A)

Water Quality

B)

Soil Quality

C)

Air Quality

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Air Quality

Air Unique-quality Monitoring(AUM), an indigenous photonic system for real-time remote monitoring of air quality parameters has been developed. It was developed by Prof. Rao Tatavarti, Director of Gayatri Vidya Parishad-Scientific and Industrial Research Centre (GVP-SIRC) & GVP College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam with the support from Department of Science and Technology's Clean Air Research Initiative. The system had CATS Eco-Systems, Nashik as the technology transfer partner for commercialization.

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10 .

Which nation signed cultural agreement to strengthen bilateral relations to promote people to people exchange with Israel?

A)

Iran

B)

USA

C)

Gaza

D)

India

Correct Answer : India

On 20th August 2020 India signed a cultural agreement with Israel, which outlines a three year programme of cooperation for 2020 to 2023, to strengthen the strategic bilateral relations through promoting the people to people exchange.

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