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

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