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Updated July 11th, 2020 at 10:00 IST

Current Affairs 2020 for July 11 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

Aspirants preparing for UPSC, SSC, IAS, Banking, Defence, Railway & other government & competitive exams can read daily current affairs 2020 updates here.

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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 May current affairs and ensure that you are well-versed with the happenings of the world.

Also Read: GK Questions 2020 For June 10 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

Monthly Current Affairs in India - News format and Quiz

It is known that civil, finance & competitive exams including UPSC, SSC, IAS, Banking, Defence, Railway & other government (central & state level recruitment exams) emphasise on ascertaining aspirants' knowledge of recent current affairs. To develop a sound awareness of recent current affairs events, reading about monthly current affairs in the news or pdf format could help. Below, we have provided a daily current affairs quiz that is updated based on recent news.

Also Read: Current Affairs 2020 For June 10 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

Current Affairs 2020 Questions for July 11, 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. 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

7. 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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France?

  • Annalisa Tardino
  • Angelo Ciocca
  • Matteo Adinolfi
  • Jean Castex

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

  • Germany
  • Russia
  • France
  • Italy

14. Who is the head of the working group to study the suitability of insurers offering surety bonds for contractors formed by IRDAI?

  • G. Srinivasan
  • P. R. Seshadri
  • Mahesh Kumar Jain
  • P. S. Jayakumar

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

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

16. What is the name of All India Radio weekly Sanskrit News Magazine programme?

  • Sanskrit Patrika
  • Sanskrit Magazine
  • Sanskrit Saptahiki
  • Sanskrit Weekly

17. 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

18. 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

19. Which company has launched its first brand campaign 'It's Between You' in India that narrates real stories about how Indians communicate daily' in their closest relationships?

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • WhatsApp
  • Snapchat

20. 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

21. The last date for filing income tax returns for 2019-20 extended till which date?

  • November 30
  • September 30
  • December 30
  • October 30

22. The last date for filing income tax returns for 2019-20 extended till which date?

  • November 30
  • September 30
  • December 30
  • October 30

23. World's largest 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre is inaugurated in which city?

  • Chennai
  • Mumbai
  • Delhi
  • Gurugram

24. Which Insurance Company associated with BOB Financial Services Limited a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda to offer a group insurance cover?

  • Exide Life Insurance Co. Lt
  • Max Life Insurance Co. Lt
  • IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited
  • Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

25. The Indian Army is soon going to place emergency orders for cold weather tents for soldiers at the Line of Actual Control. Who is the current Chief of the Army Staff?

  • Bikram Singh
  • Dalbir Singh Suhag
  • Bipin Rawat
  • Manoj Mukund Naravane

26. The Government has added three more states Odisha, Mizoram, and Sikkim under the One nation, one ration card scheme. With this, the scheme now covers a total of how many states & UTs?

  • 18
  • 22
  • 20
  • 15

27. Which university has detected two super-Earths Gliese 887b and Gliese 887c orbiting around the Gliese 887, the brightest red dwarf star in the sky?

  • The University of Gottingen, Germany
  • University of Bern, Germany
  • Tsinghua University, Beijing
  • University of Helsinki, Germany

28. Which Bank has launched 'e-Kisaan Dhan' App for Farmers in India?

  • UCO Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • ICICI Bank
  • IDBI Bank

29. Whose term has been extended as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of India by 2 years till May 31, 2022?

  • Karnam Sekar
  • Rajkiran Rai G
  • Pallav Mohapatra
  • Padmaja Chunduru

30. Which Insurance Company associated with BOB Financial Services Limited a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda to offer a group insurance cover?

  • Exide Life Insurance Co. Lt
  • Max Life Insurance Co. Lt
  • IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited
  • Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Also Read: Current Affairs 2020 For June 09 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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- Option D

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. 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

7. 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

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

Answer- V Suryanarayanan

9. 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

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

Answer- HDFC Bank

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

Answer- The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

12. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France?

Answer- Jean Castex

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

Answer- France

14. Who is the head of the working group to study the suitability of insurers offering surety bonds for contractors formed by IRDAI?

Answer- G. Srinivasan

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

Answer- Kotak Mahindra Bank

16. What is the name of All India Radio weekly Sanskrit News Magazine programme?

Answer- Sanskrit Saptahiki

17. 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

18. 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

19. Which company has launched its first brand campaign 'It's Between You' in India that narrates real stories about how Indians communicate daily' in their closest relationships?

Answer- WhatsApp

20. 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

21. The last date for filing income tax returns for 2019-20 extended till which date?

Answer- November 30

22. The last date for filing income tax returns for 2019-20 extended till which date?

Answer- November 30

23. World's largest 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre is inaugurated in which city?

Answer- Delhi

24. Which Insurance Company associated with BOB Financial Services Limited a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda to offer a group insurance cover?

Answer- IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited

25. The Indian Army is soon going to place emergency orders for cold weather tents for soldiers at the Line of Actual Control. Who is the current Chief of the Army Staff?

Answer- Manoj Mukund Naravane

26.The Government has added three more states Odisha, Mizoram, and Sikkim under the One nation, one ration card scheme. With this, the scheme now covers a total of how many states & UTs?

Answer- 20

27. Which university has detected two super-Earths Gliese 887b and Gliese 887c orbiting around the Gliese 887, the brightest red dwarf star in the sky?

Answer- The University of Gottingen, Germany

28. Which Bank has launched 'e-Kisaan Dhan' App for Farmers in India?

Answer- HDFC Bank

29. Whose term has been extended as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of India by 2 years till May 31, 2022?

Answer- Rajkiran Rai G

30. Which company has launched its first brand campaign 'It's Between You' in India that narrates real stories about how Indians communicate daily' in their closest relationships?

Answer- WhatsApp

 

Also Read: GK Questions 2020 For June 09 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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