GK Questions in english - General knowledge 2020 - question with answers

Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will adress grand finale of the Smart 

India Hackathon going to organised between 1 to 3 August. What is the 

edition of this ?

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 3rd 

D. 4th

Answer - 4th

Explanation -

On 1 August , Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the grand finale.

Smart India Hackathon is initiative provide provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus 

First edition Of Smart India Hackathon started in the year 2017.

Q2. Which Central Armed Police Force( CAPF ) became first to get Supplies 

from KVIC ?

A. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

B. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

C. Border Security Force (BSF

D.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Answer - Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Explanation -

Recently ITBP became the first Central Armed Police Force CAPF to 

have supplies from the Khadi & Village Industries Commission.

About ITBP 

Formation - 24 October, 1962

Headquarters - New Delhi

Director General - S S Deswal (Succeed Sh R K Pachnanda )

Q3. From which date “Muslim Women’s Rights Day” will be celebrated? 

A. 31 July

B. 1 August

C. 26 August

D.1 September

Answer - 1 August

Explanation -

The year 2019 on 1 august 2020 the Triple Talaq Bill got the Presidential

Q4. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma 

Gandhi Setu over river Ganga.What is the length of Mahatma Gandhi 

bridge?

A. 4.75 km

B. 5.75 km

C. 6.75 km

D. 3.75 km

Answer - 5.75km(5750 metre)

About - Mahatma Gandhi Setu

Location - Patna, Bihar

Type of Design - Girder bridge

Total length - 5.75 km (3.57 mi)

No. of spans - 45

Designer Company - Gammon India

Construction started in year1972 , Construction ended in year 1982

Opened in May 1982 by prime minister, Indira Gandhi.

Longest bridges above water in India

 NAME RIVER LENGTH

1. Bhupen Hazarika Setu Lohit River 9.150 km

2. Dibang River Dibang River 6.200 km

3. Mahatma Gandhi Setu Ganges 5.750 kmkm

Q5. India recently renewed its Agreement on Scientific and Technological

2020-2025  with which organisation?

A. NASA

B. World Bank 

C. IMF

D. European Union (EU)

Answer - European Union (EU)

Recently India and European Union (EU) have renewed its Agreement on 

Scientific and Technological Cooperation for 2020-2025.

Q6. What is the last date for nominations of ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda 

Prabandhan Puraskar for year 2021’?

A. 15 August 2020

B. 31 August 2020

C. 15 September 2020

D. 30 September 2020

Answer - 31 August 2020

Explanation -

Last date for nominations of ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan 

Puraskar for year 2021 is 31st August.

On 23 January Every year the award winners are announced on the birth 

 of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Q7. Who represented India at the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ 

Meeting on july 30 through Video Conferencing?

A. Ravi Shankar Prasad

B. Prakash Javadekar 

C. Nirmala Sitaraman

D. Piyush Goyal

Answer - Prakash Javadekar

Explanation -

Meeting on 30 July through a video conference under the presidency of 

Russia. Prakash Javadekar represented from India.

Q8. ‘Kona Kona Umeed’ Campaign has launched by which Bank ?

A. SBI

B. PNB

C. ICICI

D. Kotak Mahindra

Answer - Kotak Mahindra

Explanation -

About - Kotak Mahindra Bank

Founded - February 2003

Founders - Uday Kotak

Headquarter - Mumbai

MD & CEO - Uday Kotak 

Chairman - Prakash Apte

Q9. Who is recently appointed as the new CEO of Paytm Money ?

A. Amit Nayyar

B. Varun Sridhar

C. Ajay Shekhar Sharma

D. Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Answer - Varun Sridhar

Explanation -

Varun Sridhar is given job as the New CEO of Paytm Money.

About - Paytm

Founded - August 2010

Headquarter - Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Founder - Vijay Shekhar Sharma

CEO - Varun Sridhar 

President - Amit Nayyar

Vice president - Ajay Shekhar Sharma

Q10. Sonam Tshering Lepcha died at 92. He belongs to which state?

A. Sikkim

B. Manipur

C. Meghalaya

D. West Bengal

Answer - West Bengal 

Explanation -

Sonam Tshering Lepcha (3 January 1928-30July 2020) was an Indian folk 

musician, composer and lyricist. 

He was reported to be credited with over 400 folk songs, 102 folk dances and 

10 dance dramas.

Awards -

Sangeet Natak Akademi - 1995

Padma Shri - 2007