01 AUG 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS

Current Affairs 2020 Questions for August 01, 2020

1. The National Task Force on COVID-19 recently decided against using which drug in clinical management protocols?

  • Itolizumab
  • Chloroquine
  • Favilavir
  • Fusogenix
  • 2. On July 27, 2020, the first batch of Rafael Jets flew out to reach India from which country?

    3. Government of India has extended medical assistance in the form of anti-tuberculosis medicines worth about US$ 1 million to which country?

  • North Korea
  • Japan
  • USA
  • Russia
  • 4. Which state/UT has launched the portal named as "Rozgar Bazar", a sort of marketplace for job seekers and the people recruiters?

  • Delhi
  • Gujarat
  • Chandigarh
  • Ladakh
  • 5. GoI is to convert ravines in Gwalior-Chambal belt of MP into arable land with the support of which organization?

    6. A five-day Sub-Tropical Fruit Expo 2020 at the Centre for Sub-Tropical Fruit was organised at which state?

  • Maharashtra
  • Haryana
  • UP
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • 7. Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on which date?

  • July 26
  • July 21
  • July 24
  • July 25
  • 8. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the 'World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory' in which state?

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

  • Gujarat
  • Haryana
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • 10. Benjamin Mkapa, who died recently, was a former president of which country?

  • Sudan
  • Chad
  • Tanzania
  • Vietnam
  • 11. According to TERI's new report, demand for electricity in India will be lower by 7 to 17% due to covid-19 by which year?

    12. According to the Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the world can avoid greenhouse gas emissions upto what amount of carbon dioxide equivalent over the next four decades?

  • 510-660 gigatonnes
  • 110-460 gigatonnes
  • 200-300 gigatonnes
  • 210-460 gigatonnes
  • 13. 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?

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
  • 14. Macadamisation program' has been launched in which state/UT?

  • Jharkhand
  • Delhi
  • UP
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • 15. According to the Central Water Commission, reservoirs have how much water as compared to that of 2019?

  • 155% more
  • 122% more
  • 105% less
  • 155% less
  • 16. The Cotton Corporation of India will set up its own warehouse in which country to boost cotton exports?

  • Vietnam
  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
  • Thailand
  • 17. Which state has signed 16 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 5,137 crore to create employment opportunities for over 6,555 people?

  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Haryana
  • Kerala
  • 18. Who has been named the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for the 2019-20 Premier League season?

  • Jordan Henderson
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Xavi
  • Andres Iniesta
  • 19. According to the World Wildlife Crime Report, which two countries are the main source countries for shipments seized in international trade of tiger parts?

  • Thailand and India
  • India and Sri Lanka
  • Thailand and Singapore
  • India and Maldives
  • 20. Which city has positioned in 16th rank among the list of top 20 cities with the maximum number of Closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras?

  • Gurugram
  • Hyderabad
  • Pune
  • Jhansi
  • 21. The Ind-AS 103 is related to which category?

  • Renting
  • Disclosure of leases
  • Business combinations
  • Presentation, recognition of leases
  • 22. Which IIM has developed a wearable hand band Known as the "Veli Band?

  • IIM Lucknow
  • IIM- Kozhikode
  • IIM Bangalore
  • IIM Calcutta
  • 23. Who will head the 10-member ICC in the aviation ministry?

  • Amber Dubey
  • Gopal Dev
  • Prachi Aggarwal
  • C P Rao
  • 24. What is India's rank among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas during 2010-2020?

    25. Which country closed the United States Consulate in Chengdu city?

  • North Korea
  • UAE
  • China
  • Iran
  • 26. The gross nonperforming assets (GNPA) ratio of all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) will increase from 8.5% in March 2020 to what amount by March 2021?

    27. Nusrat Zaheer passed away in Saharanpur. He was a writer of which language?

  • Urdu
  • Hindi
  • Sanskrit
  • English
  • 28. Anu Raghavan belongs to which game?

  • Cricket
  • Hockey
  • Football
  • Athlete
  • 29. Achyuta Rao, who succumbed to Covid-19 at a private hospital in the city in Hyderabad, belonged to which profession?

  • Child-rights activist
  • Professor
  • Scientist
  • Freedom Fighter
  • 30. The Sree Sree Joykali Matar temple is in which country?

  • Nepal
  • Maldives
  • Bhutan
  • Bangladesh
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