1.When did this year’s Earth Overshoot Day fall?
[A] August 20
[B] August 22
[C] June 19
[D] June 22
Correct Answer: B [August 22]
2.When is the PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration to be presented?
[A] Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
[B] Minorities Rights Day
[C] Ekta Diwas
[D] Martyrs Day
Correct Answer: C [Ekta Diwas]
3.Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Nirmaan Mazdoor Registration campaign’?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] New Delhi
[C] Gujarat
[D] Bihar
Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
4.Dr.G.Satheesh Reddy who has been given a 2 year extension in the present position, is the Chief of which organization?
[A] ISRO
[B] HAL
[C] DRDO
[D] BARC
5.India is set to begin operations of inland water trade route with which country?
[A] Myanmar
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Nepal
[D] Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
6.The Union Culture Ministry has announced the formation of how many new ASI circles?
[A] Three
[B] Five
[C] Seven
[D] Ten
Correct Answer: C [Seven]
7.Which Indian state has passed a resolution for inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution?
[A] Assam
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] West Bengal
Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
8.Golden Arrows, that was seen in news, is the squadron of which Armed Force of India?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard
Correct Answer: C [Indian Air Force]
9.Which technology company has introduced health monitoring device ‘Halo Band’?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Apple
[C] Google
[D] Amazon
Correct Answer: D [Amazon]
10.A Defence Policy Dialogue was conducted virtually by India with which country?
[A] South Africa
[B] Russia
[C] Singapore
[D] Japan
Correct Answer: C [Singapore]
11.Which technology company launched a new file-sharing feature ‘Nearby Share’?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Facebook
[D] Apple
Correct Answer: B [Google]
12.Which Indian state has launched a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand
Correct Answer: B [Chhattisgarh]
13.Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir?
[A] Manoj Sinha
[B] Ashwini Kumar Choubey
[C] Arjun Ram Meghwal
[D] V. K. Singh
Correct Answer: A [Manoj Sinha ]
14.The 75th anniversary of which event was observed on August 6, 2020 across the world?
[A] First Atomic Bomb attack
[B] First World War
[C] Second World War
[D] First Landing on Moon
Correct Answer: A [First Atomic Bomb attack]
15.Which organisation signed an MoU with IIT Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for using Artificial Intelligence in Decision making?
[A] Airports Authority of India
[B] National Highways Authority of India
[C] NHPC Ltd
[D] Union Public Services Commission
Correct Answer: B [National Highways Authority of India]
16.Which Indian organisation releases Business Confidence Index (BCI)?
[A] National Council of Applied Economic Research
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] National Development Council
[D] Centre for Policy Research
Correct Answer: A [National Council of Applied Economic Research]
17.Which Indian state has announced its own new Industrial Policy 2020, with an annual outlay of Rs 8000 crore?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: C [Gujarat]
18.Who won the ‘Asian College of Journalism’s Award for Investigative Journalism’?
[A] Nitin Sethi
[B] Siddharth Varadarajan
[C] Malini Parthasarathy
[D] Raghav Bahl
Correct Answer: A [Nitin Sethi]
19.Who has been selected as the new Chairperson of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)?
[A] Soma Mondal
[B] Gurdeep Singh
[C] R.N Nayak
[D] Balraj Joshi
Correct Answer: A [Soma Mondal]
20.Hassan Diab, who has resigned recently, was the Prime Minister of which country?
[A] Brazil
[B] Lebanon
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand
Correct Answer: B [Lebanon]
21.What is Ceres, that was referred to in a recent study by the NASA?
[A] Asteroid
[B] Dwarf Planet
[C] Black hole
[D] Comet
Correct Answer: B [Dwarf Planet]
22.Which State/UT Government has entered into a MoU with IIT Bombay and Tata Projects Ltd for construction of Smog Tower?
[A] Delhi
[B] Puducherry
[C] Punjab
[D] Haryana
Correct Answer: A [Delhi]
23.Which Indian state is to launch a direct benefit transfer scheme named “Arunodoi (Orunodoi)”?
[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
Correct Answer: A [Assam]
24.Microsoft Research Lab has developed a Machine Translation tool for which tribal language?
[A] Santali
[B] Gondi
[C] Savara
[D] Mundari
Correct Answer: B [Gondi]
25.What documentary films were screened by the Films Division, to mark the celebration of Independence Day?
[A] Vice Roy’s House and Mangal Pandey
[B] The legend of Bhagat Sigh and Chittagong
[C] India Wins Freedom and India Independent
[D] India Untouched and Gulabi Gang
Correct Answer: C [India Wins Freedom and India Independent]
26.Which new national mission was launched by the Prime Minster of India on 15th August 2020?
[A] National Cleanliness Mission
[B] National Digital Education Mission
[C] National Digital Health Mission
[D] National Food Safety Mission
Correct Answer: C [National Digital Health Mission]
27.Which country has approved a rapid saliva test to detect Covid-19 named ‘Saliva Direct’?
[A] China
[B] United States
[C] Russia
[D] United Kingdom
Correct Answer: B [United States]
28.Which is the second Indian zoo to have African hunting cheetahs?
[A] Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
[B] Mysuru Zoo
[C] Darjeeling Zoo
[D] Indra Gandhi Zoo, Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: B [Mysuru Zoo]
29.What is the name of the mobile unit deployed by All India Institute of Ayurveda to provide door step health services to Delhi Police?
[A] Ayurveda Rath
[B] Dhanwantari Rath
[C] Health on Wheels
[D] Mobile Medic
Correct Answer: B [Dhanwantari Rath]
30.Which State / UT has recently given approval for construction of sky scrapers with 70 or more floors?
[A] Delhi
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Telangana
Correct Answer: C [Gujarat]
31.The World’s tallest Pier bridge is being constructed by Indian Railways in which state?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Manipur
[D] Meghalaya
Correct Answer: C [Manipur]
32.Which organization has built a 180 feet bridge in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand in a short span of 3 weeks?
[A] Indian Army
[B] National Highways Authority of India
[C] Boarder Roads Organization
[D] Larsen and Toubro
Correct Answer: C [Boarder Roads Organization]
33.Who represented India in the 2020 roundtable of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] S Jai Shankar
[C] Piyush Goyal
[D] Shaktikanta Das
Correct Answer: B [S Jai Shankar]
34.Which state launched a subsidised meal scheme named ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Telangana
Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
35.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently permitted a relaxation to which financial institutions, to inject liquidity into Discoms?
[A] RBI and NABARD
[B] PFC and REC
[C] NTPC and NHPC
[D] ONGC and GAIL
Correct Answer: B [PFC and REC]
36.Srisailam hydroelectric power plant, that witnessed a massive fire outbreak, is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Telangana
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: B [Telangana]
37.India organised “ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT)” conference along with which country?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] Thailand
[C] Indonesia
[D] Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: B [Thailand]
38.Which state is to host a State Dragonfly Festival in association with WWF-India?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat
Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
39.Scientists of which organization have discovered UV rays originating from a galaxy named AUDFs01?
[A] ISRO
[B] NASA
[C] IUCAA
[D] European Space Agency
Correct Answer: C [IUCAA]
40.What is the name of the new Mental health rehabilitation helpline of Social Justice Ministry?
[A] Swasthya
[B] Suraj
[C] Kiran
[D] Mann ki Baat
Correct Answer: C [Kiran]
41.A new helicopter service has been unveiled in which state under UDAN scheme and is to be operated by Pawan Hans Limited?
[A] Bihar
[B] Gujarat
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Maharashtra
Correct Answer: C [Uttarakhand]
42.What is the name of the robotic Mars rover launched by NASA?
[A] Endeavour
[B] Perseverance
[C] Achiever
[D] Patriot
Correct Answer: B [Perseverance]
43.Which country has approved a law that gives more power to regulate social media content?
[A] China
[B] North Korea
[C] Turkey
[D] Russia
Correct Answer: C [Turkey]
44.What is the limit of turnover, above which companies are mandated to submit E-invoicing?
[A] Rs 50 crore
[B] Rs 100 crore
[C] Rs 200 crore
[D] Rs 500 crore
Correct Answer: D [Rs 500 crore]
45.Where is the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) located?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Varanasi
[C] New Delhi
[D] Ahmadabad
Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
46.Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched a programme for Agarbatti artisans under which scheme?
[A] Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
[B] Gramodyog Vikas Yojana
[C] Start-up India Scheme
[D] Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
Correct Answer: B [Gramodyog Vikas Yojana]
47.What is the name of the hurricane that has hit the US state North Carolina?
[A] Dolly
[B] Bertha
[C] Isaias
[D] Gonzalo
Correct Answer: C [Isaias]
48.Where is the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2020 edition to be held?
[A] United Arab Emirates
[B] Singapore
[C] Malaysia
[D] Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: A [United Arab Emirates]
49.Which Indian bank is set to launch an Artificial-Intelligence powered multilingual voice bot ‘AXAA’?
[A] HDFC Bank
[B] ICICI Bank
[C] Yes Bank
[D] Axis Bank
Correct Answer: D [Axis Bank]
50.When is National Handlooms Day celebrated in India?
[A] August 6
[B] August 7
[C] August 8
[D] August 9
Correct Answer: B [August 7]
