Current Affairs 2020 for July 07 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

Staying up-to-date with current affairs 2020 is absolutely essential for anybody looking to take competitive exams this year. Many school/college exams, entrance exams, and interviews require you to be well-versed with current affairs today. However, remembering daily current affairs by reading about it alone is often not enough. Our daily current affairs 2020 questions and answers will thus help you test your knowledge about current affairs and ensure that you are well-versed with the happenings of the world.

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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for July 07, 2020

1. What is the name of Chairman of National Highway Authority of India who gets a 6 months extension in his tenure?

• Nupur Mitra
• Alok Kumar Misra
• B A Prabhakar
• Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

2. What is the theme of World Allergy Week 2020 celebrated from 28 June - 4 July 2020?

• Allergy care importance in COVID-19
• Allergy care restriction in COVID-19
• Allergy care in the time of COVID-19
• Allergy care does not stop with COVID-19

3. Which Indian Veteran Bollywood Choreographer died of Cardiac arrest at Gurunanak Hospital, Bandra, Maharashtra?

• Saroj Khan
• Remo D'Souza
• Ganesh Acharya
• Terence Lewis

4. According to the Reserve Bank of India data, what is India's external debt in March 2020?

• $558.5 billion
• $658.5 billion
• $758.5 billion
• $858.5 billion

5. AIIMS doctor along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed which app which enables users to track willing plasma donors who have recovered from Covid-19?

• COPAL-19
• COVIL-19
• COPLA-19
• PLACO-19

6. RBI conducted the simultaneous purchase of Government Securities maturing between 2027 and 2033, and sale of 182 days and 364-day treasury bills under Open Market Operations for how much worth each?

• ₹ 20,000 crore
• ₹ 10,000 crore
• ₹ 30,000 crore
• ₹ 40,000 crore

7. Who launched the Drug Discovery Hackathon through an online platform?

• Kiren Rijiju
• Shripad Yesso Naik
• Raj Kumar Singh
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan

8. India Celebrates which day as the National Doctors Day?

• July 1
• July 2
• July 4
• July 3

9. US-based Electronic chip maker Intel's investment arm, Intel Capital will buy 0.39% stake in which Indian platform for Rs 1,894.50 crore?

• Tata Sky
• Reliance Industries Limited
• Vodafone Idea
• Bharti Airtel Limited

10. Which Bank has joined the Paris (France)-based Network for Greening the Financial System as an observer?

• IMF
• Asian Development Bank
• New Development Bank
• World bank

11. Administration of Mon, from which state received 2020 SKOCH awards under three categories?

• Nagaland
• Assam
• Sikkim
• Tripura

12. Who has been announced as the winner of Asian region prize as the overall winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story, "The Great Indian Tee and Snakes"?

• Amitav Ghosh
• Kiran Desai
• Kritika Pandey
• Jhumpa Lahiri

13. Which Indian student received the 2020 Diana Award for her Recycler App, which she developed to connect users with waste-handlers as a measure to help the ragpickers of Delhi?

• Bhaskar Sen
• Arun Kaul
• Freya Thakral
• Achal Kumar

14. The Governor of Telangana has amended the Telangana Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act-2005 which will enable the State to increase the borrowing limit by how much per cent from earlier 3%?

• 3%
• 1%
• 4%
• 2%

15. Which institute has developed a virtual classroom aid, 'Mobile Masterjee'?

• The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• The Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
• The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
• The Indian Institute of Science

16. Which State Government announced that Marathi writer and playwright Ratnakar Matkari will be posthumously honoured with the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar award for his lifetime contribution to the theatres and arts?

• Maharashtra
• Bihar
• Rajasthan
• Haryana

17. Who virtually released a book, "Future of Higher Education - Nine Mega Trends"?

• Pranab Mukherjee
• Ram Nath Kovind
• M Venkaiah Naidu
• Narendra Modi

18. Edouard Phillipe Prime Minister of which country resigned during the expected government reshuffle?

• Germany
• Russia
• France
• Italy

19. Defence Acquisition Council has given its consent for the capital acquisition of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces of how much worth?

• ₹ 48,900 crore
• ₹ 38,900 crore
• ₹ 58,900 crore
• ₹ 18,900 crore

20. World Sports Journalists Day is observed annually on which day?

• July 1
• July 2
• July 4
• July 3

21. Which bank has collaborated with Innovative Payment Solutions Pvt. Lt to provide EMI billing options on Debit Cards which are swiped on Innovative Point of Sale terminals?

• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Axis Bank
• Canara Bank

22. Who won the 3rd position on the leaderboard at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America 2020 and became the first-ever Indian to secure a podium position in the international ultra-cycling race?

• T. M. Bhasin
• Bharat Pannu
• Pratip Chaudhuri
• P.Nanda Kumaran

23. Who is appointed as the New Managing Director of the Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company promoted?

• Padmaja Chunduru
• V Suryanarayanan
• Pallav Mohapatra
• Shyam Srinivasan

24. Who launched the toolkit for the sixth edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India 'Swachh Survekshan 2021' conducted by MoHUA?

• Shripad Yesso Naik
• Hardeep Singh Puri
• Raj Kumar Singh
• Harsh Vardhan

25. Which Bank announced that it will offer 'ZipDrive', an online instant auto loan to its customers in 1,000 cities?

• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Axis Bank
• Canara Bank

26. Who will take charge as interim chairman of International Cricket Council?

• Mohan Sharma
• R K Chhibber
• Venugopal Dhoot
• Imran Khwaja

27. CARE Ratings Limited in its report, 'Revised GDP growth projections for FY21' has projected how much contraction in India's GDP growth for the current financial year FY 21?

• 3.4 %
• 4.4 %
• 5.4 %
• 6.4 %

28. Who has won the Russian electorate and will become President until 2036?

• Vladimir Putin
• Mikhail Mishustin
• Andrey Belousov
• Viktoria Abramchenko

29. Who was appointed as India's Permanent Representative /Ambassador to the United Nations and the other International Organisations in Geneva?

• Arun Goel
• Indra Mani Pandey
• Rajesh Kotecha
• Jai Priye Prakash

30. What is the name of 17-day campaign which will be launched from July 10 to July 26 from the National Highway 20 near ITO to reduce air pollution?

• Podhe Ugao, Paryavaran Bachao
• Podhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao
• Podhe Ugao, Desh Bachao
• Podhe Lagao, Desh Bachao

 

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Current Affair 2020 Answers

1. What is the name of Chairman of National Highway Authority of India who gets a 6 months extension in his tenure?

Answer- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

2. What is the theme of World Allergy Week 2020 celebrated from 28 June - 4 July 2020?

Answer- Allergy care does not stop with COVID-19

3. Which Indian Veteran Bollywood Choreographer died of Cardiac arrest at Gurunanak Hospital, Bandra, Maharashtra?

Answer- Saroj Khan

4. According to the Reserve Bank of India data, what is India's external debt in March 2020?

Answer- $558.5 billion

5. AIIMS doctor along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed which app which enables users to track willing plasma donors who have recovered from Covid-19?

Answer- COPAL-19

6. RBI conducted the simultaneous purchase of Government Securities maturing between 2027 and 2033, and sale of 182 days and 364-day treasury bills under Open Market Operations for how much worth each?

Answer- Rs 10,000 crore

7. Who launched the Drug Discovery Hackathon through an online platform?

Answer- Dr. Harsh Vardhan

8. India Celebrates which day as the National Doctors Day?

Answer- July 1

9. US-based Electronic chip maker Intel's investment arm, Intel Capital will buy 0.39% stake in which Indian platform for Rs 1,894.50 crore?

Answer- Reliance Industries Limited

10. Which Bank has joined the Paris (France)-based Network for Greening the Financial System as an observer?

Answer- Asian Development Bank

11. Administration of Mon, from which state received 2020 SKOCH awards under three categories?

Answer- Nagaland

12. Who has been announced as the winner of Asian region prize as the overall winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story, "The Great Indian Tee and Snakes"?

Answer- Kritika Pandey

13. Which Indian student received the 2020 Diana Award for her Recycler App, which she developed to connect users with waste-handlers as a measure to help the ragpickers of Delhi?

Answer- Freya Thakral

14. The Governor of Telangana has amended the Telangana Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act-2005 which will enable the State to increase the borrowing limit by how much per cent from earlier 3%?

Answer- 2%

15. Which institute has developed a virtual classroom aid, 'Mobile Masterjee'?

Answer- The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

16. Which State Government announced that Marathi writer and playwright Ratnakar Matkari will be posthumously honoured with the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar award for his lifetime contribution to the theatres and arts?

Answer- Maharashtra

17. Who virtually released a book, "Future of Higher Education - Nine Mega Trends"?

Answer- M Venkaiah Naidu

18. Edouard Phillipe Prime Minister of which country resigned during the expected government reshuffle?

Answer- France

19. Defence Acquisition Council has given its consent for the capital acquisition of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces of how much worth?

Answer- Rs 38,900 crore

20. World Sports Journalists Day is observed annually on which day?

Answer- July 2

21. Which bank has collaborated with Innovative Payment Solutions Pvt. Lt to provide EMI billing options on Debit Cards which are swiped on Innovative Point of Sale terminals?

Answer- Kotak Mahindra Bank

22. Who won the 3rd position on the leaderboard at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America 2020 and became the first-ever Indian to secure a podium position in the international ultra-cycling race?

Answer- Bharat Pannu

23. Who is appointed as the New Managing Director of the Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company promoted?

Answer- V Suryanarayanan

24. Who launched the toolkit for the sixth edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India 'Swachh Survekshan 2021'conducted by MoHUA?

Answer- Hardeep Singh Puri

25. Which Bank announced that it will offer 'ZipDrive', an online instant auto loan to its customers in 1,000 cities?

Answer- HDFC Bank

26. Who will take charge as interim chairman of International Cricket Council?

Answer- Imran Khwaja

27. CARE Ratings Limited in its report, 'Revised GDP growth projections for FY21' has projected how many contractions in India's GDP growth for the current financial year FY 21?

Answer- 6.4 %

28. Who has won the Russian electorate and will become President until 2036?

Answer- Vladimir Putin

29. Who was appointed as India's Permanent Representative /Ambassador to the United Nations and the other International Organisations in Geneva?

Answer- Indra Mani Pandey

30. What is the name of 17-day campaign which will be launched from July 10 to July 26 from the National Highway 20 near ITO to reduce air pollution?

Answer- Podhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao

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