GK Current Affairs Quiz: July 23rd-24th, 2020

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Current Affairs Quiz 23rd 24th July 2020

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Question 1:Indian Navy has conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the _______ Navy in the Indian Ocean.
A. USA
B. UK
C. Japan
D. Russia

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

  • Indian Navy has conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the US Navy in the Indian Ocean.
  • Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh.

    • Question 2:Swedish Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been awarded first _________ Prize for Humanity.
    A. Rodrigues
    B. Gulbenkian
    C. Isabel Mota
    D. Henrique

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • Swedish Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been awarded first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.
  • Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who has gained international recognition for promoting the view that humanity is facing an existential crisis arising from climate change.

    • Question 3:National Broadcasting Day was celebrated on ________ July.
    A. 25th
    B. 24th
    C. 23rd
    D. 26th

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: C

  • National Broadcasting Day was celebrated on 23rd July.
  • In 1927, the first-ever radio broadcast in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station under the Indian Broadcasting Company.

    • Question 4:Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has appointed Dr _________ as its new Chief Executive Officer.
    A. Alok Tripathi
    B. Alok Misra
    C. Alok Sharma
    D. Alok Gupta

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has appointed Dr Alok Misra as its new Chief Executive Officer.
  • Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) is an association for the microfinance sector in India. Its member organizations constitute the leading microfinance institutions in the country.
  • HQ: Gurgaon, Haryana

    • Question 5: ____________ has provided ‘Bharat’ Drones to the Indian Army for accurate surveillance.
    A. DRDO
    B. ISRO
    C. HAL
    D. BDL

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: A

  • Defence Research and Development Organisation has provided ‘Bharat’ Drones to the Indian Army for accurate surveillance.
  • Chief of the Army Staff: Manoj Mukund Naravane.

    • Question 6:DRDO has test-fired ‘Made In India’ anti-tank Guided Nag Missile ____________.
    A. Lakshyastra
    B. Amoghvastra
    C. Dhruvastra
    D. Adityastra

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: C

  • DRDO has test-fired ‘Made In India’ anti-tank Guided Nag Missile ‘Dhruvastra’.
  • DRDO: Chairman: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy || Headquarters: New Delhi

    • Question 7:___________ has launched ‘UPI Autopay’ which is a facility for recurring payments at regular intervals.
    A. SEBI
    B. RBI
    C. NPCI
    D. IBRAT

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: C

  • National Payments Corporation of India has launched ‘UPI Autopay’ which is a facility for recurring payments at regular intervals.
  • NPCI: Headquarters: Mumbai || Non-Exe Chairman: Biswamohan Mahapatra || MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe

    • Question 8:_________ Payments Bank has partnered with NSDC to train rural youth for financial services jobs.
    A. Paytm
    B. Fino
    C. Jio
    D. Airtel

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: D

  • Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with NSDC to train rural youth for financial services jobs.
  • Airtel Payment Bank: Headquarters location: New Delhi || CEO: Anubrata Biswas
  • NSDC: CEO: Manish Kumar || Headquarters location: New Delhi

    • Question 9: ___________ has launched first fully homegrown ambitious Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission.
    A. Korea
    B. Taiwan
    C. Japan
    D. China

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: D

  • China has launched first fully homegrown ambitious Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission.
  • China: President– Xi Jinping || Capital– Beijing || Currency– Renminbi

    • Question 10: Where is the Headquarter of International Solar Alliance?
    A. Saudi Arabia
    B. India
    C. UAE
    D. Switzerland

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

    International Solar Alliance: Director General: Upendra Tripathy || Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana

    Question 11:Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been implemented and has replaced Consumer Protection Act, _________.
    A. 1976
    B. 1966
    C. 1996
    D. 1986

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: D

  • Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been implemented and has replaced Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
  • Aim: To offer protection to buyers from traditional sellers as well as from the new e-commerce retailers/platforms.
  • Minister of Consumer Affairs: Ram Vilas Paswan.

    • Question 12: Book ‘The Pandemic Century’ has been authored by _________ medical historian Mark Honigsbaum.
    A. Spanish
    B. British
    C. German
    D. Spanish

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • Book ‘The Pandemic Century’ has been authored by British medical historian Mark Honigsbaum.
  • It tells the history of global contagion dating from the Spanish Flu (1918) to the present day COVID-19.

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