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

1 .

What is the name of the mobile app launched by Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Earth Sciences in the event of14th Foundation day of the Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES) ?

A)

UMANG

B)

MAUSAM

C)

DHARTI

D)

WEATHER

Correct Answer : MAUSAM

On 27th July 2020, in the event of14th Foundation day of the Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES), Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Earth Sciences launched the mobile app "Mausam" designed and developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune and the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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2 .

Who has launched a mobile app Lyfas for detection & risk assessment of COVID 19 infected individuals?

A)

GreenSoft Pvt Ltd

B)

Generich Pvt Ltd

C)

Acculi Labs

D)

My Labs

Correct Answer : Acculi Labs

Bangalore based startup Acculi Labs has been selected the Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH), an initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to develop a COVID risk assessment profile called Lyfas COVID score. In this application, one can keep the index finger on the rear phone camera of a mobile phone for 5 minutes. It will capture the capillary pulse and blood volume change and derive 95 biomarkers with proprietary algorithms and signal processing techniques.

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3 .

Kala Narayanasamy, who has conferred with the President's Award for Nurses in Singapore for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, belongs to which country?

A)

Pakistan

B)

Sri Lanka

C)

India

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : India

Indian-origin nurse Kala Narayanasamy (59) in Singapore has conferred with the President's Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, who was among the five nurses (Tay Yee Kian, Patricia Yong Yueh Li, Alice Chua Foong Sin, Chin Soh Mun).

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4 .

Which state will host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021?

A)

Himachal Pradesh

B)

Tamil Nadu

C)

Gujarat

D)

Haryana

Correct Answer : Haryana

Haryana will host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Gamesin 2021.The announcement was made by the Haryana's chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju via video conference.

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5 .

When is ‘Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day)’ celebrated in India?

A)

July 24

B)

July 25

C)

July 26

D)

July 27

Correct Answer : July 24

Aaykar Diwas or Income Tax Day is celebrated on July 24 by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and all field offices.

On the same day in the year 1860, Income tax was originally introduced in India by Sir James Wilson, to compensate for the losses incurred during the first war of independence. This is the 160th anniversary of Income Tax Day.

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6 .

National Intelligence Grid “NATGRID” is an attached office under which Union Ministry?

A)

Ministry of Defence

B)

Ministry of Home Affairs

C)

Ministry of Finance

D)

Ministry of External Affairs

Correct Answer : Ministry of Home Affairs

National Intelligence Grid “NATGRID” is an attached office under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. It aims to allow investigation and law enforcement agencies to access real-time information.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is to partner with the NATGRID to share the financial details of any entity with 10 agencies including the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the NIA. This information-sharing mechanism is done under the NATGRID platform.

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7 .

‘Honey Testing Laboratory’ of National Dairy Development Board was inaugurated in which state?

A)

Gujarat

B)

Assam

C)

Meghalaya

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Gujarat

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has virtually inaugurated a world-class Honey Testing Laboratory.

The state of Art laboratory has been established by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) with support of National Bee Board (NBB), in Anand, Gujarat. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare has approved the National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) for a period of 2 years.

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8 .

What is the duration for which waterway usage charges have been waived off by the Shipping Ministry?

A)

7 years

B)

5 years

C)

3 years

D)

2 years

Correct Answer : 3 years

Union Shipping Ministry has announced that it has waived off waterway usage charges for a period of three years.

This decision has been taken to promote inland waterways as a cheaper mode of transport. Water usage charge was previously applicable on use of all national waterways by vessels. This waiver is estimated to increase the inland waterway traffic movement to 110 million metric tonne (MMT) in 2022-23.

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9 .

Which financial institution of India has released ‘Financial Stability Report’?

A)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

B)

Securities Exchange Board of India

C)

State Bank of India

D)

Reserve Bank of India

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India releases a bi annual report called the financial stability report (FSR). The latest edition was released recently.

RBI has estimated that the gross non performing asset (GNPA) ratio of all banks may increase from 8.5% in March 2020 to 12.5% by March 2021. GNPA ratio of public sector banks will increase to 15.2% in March 2021. The main reason for this dip is the slowdown in the economy due to the Covid-19 induced lock-down.

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10 .

As per the ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report’ by the UNEP and IEA, what is the estimated number of cooling machines in the world by 2050?

A)

2 billion

B)

6 billion

C)

10 billion

D)

14 billion

Correct Answer : 14 billion

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have jointly released a report titled ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report: Benefits of cooling efficiency and the Kigali Amendment’ report released July 17, 2020.

As per the report, the world will need more than 10 billion new cooling appliances by 2050, that will make the count of such machines to 14 billion. As per the report around 3.6 billion appliances are being used and it is increasing by up to 10 cooling appliances every second.

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