Gk questions and answers of the current affairs
(1) Gujarat
(2) Telangana
(3) Karnataka
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer - (4) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to launch ‘YSR Cheyutha’ on August 12, 2020, to benefit the
rural economy of the state amid hardships resulting due to Coronavirus pandemic.
Q.2) Where is country’s first ICMR
approved mobile RTPCR Covid labinaugurated?
(1) Pune
(2) Bengaluru
(3) Gurugram
(4) Gandhinagar
Correct Answer - (2) Bengaluru
Explanation:
Nation’s first ICMR approved mobile RTPCR Covid lab developed by Indian Institute of Science in
Bengaluru has been inaugurated. Packed with all the safety features, this unique lab is capable of
producing accurate results within four hours. In a month the mobile lab can conduct 9000 tests. The lab
can be utilised for testing H1N1,HCV,TB,HPV,HIV virus also.
Q.3) Who has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General ofIndia?
(1) GC Murmu
(2) Satyapal Malik
(3) Manoj Sinha
(4) RK Mathur
Correct Answer - (1) GC Murmu
Explanation:
Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed by the President as
GC Murmu had resigned as J&K Lt Governor on August 5, 2020.
Q.4) Which state’s villages have been recognised by UNESO for Tsunamireadiness?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Karnataka
(3) Odisha
(4) Kerala
Correct Answer - (3) Odisha
Explanation:
Two coastal villages in Odisha -Venkatraipur and Noliasahi- have been recognised as tsunami ready by
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). This is the first time that any state in
India is getting recognition. The Information and Public Relations Department of Odisha made the
announcement.
Q.5) Which state government launched “Parivar Pehchan Patras” to enable the citizens to get the
benefits of various central and state governmentschemes?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Punjab
(3) Gujarat
(4) Haryana
Correct Answer - (4) Haryana
Explanation:
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched ”Parivar Pehchan Patras” to enable the citizens to
get the benefits of various central and state government schemes.
Q.6) Which institute has signed an agreement with Gavi, the vaccine alliance to accelerate manufacture
and delivery of 100 million doses of COVIDVaccine?
(1) Biocon
(2) ICMR
(3) SII
(4) Bharat Biotech
Correct Answer - (3) SII
Explanation:
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into a landmark partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine
Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of COVID
vaccine for India and the middle and low-income countries.
Q.7) At which of the following railway stations a unique COVID prevention kiosk named ‘UV Baggage
Bath’ has been inaugurated?
(1) Bengaluru Railway Station
(2) Chennai Railway Station
(3) Nasik Railway Station
(4) Patna Railway Station
Correct Answer - (1) Bengaluru Railway Station
Explanation:
A unique COVID prevention kiosk named ‘UV Baggage Bath’ has been inaugurated at Bengaluru Railway
Station. It has been set up at the second entry of the station where most of the scheduled special trains
Q.8) India has recently extended Line of Credit (LoC) worth USD 18 million to which country for the
expansion of fishing facilities at MIFCO?
(1) Maldives
(2) Malaysia
(3) Mauritius
(4) Myanmar
Correct Answer - (1) Maldives
Explanation:
The Government of India has extended Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 18 million to the Government
9) Which state of the country has got the first ever ICMR-approved mobile RT-PCR COVID-19 testing
laboratory?
(1) Telangana
(2) Karnataka
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Gujarat
Correct Answer - (2) Karnataka
Explanation:
The Karnataka Government has launched a first-of-its-kind mobile COVID-19 laboratory on 5th August
2020. The unique lab has been developed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISC). The mobile lab is the
first Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-approved mobile RT-PCR Covid-19 testing laboratory in
India.
Q.10) Which nation has banned transactions with TikTok owner Bytedance and WeChat’s parent firm
Tencent?
(1) US
(2) India
(3) UK
(4) Japan
Correct Answer - (1) US
Explanation:
US President Trump has signed a new executive order that bans US transactions with TikTok owner
Bytedance and WeChat parent firm, Chinese tech giant Tencent.
Q.11) Which state government launched Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik
Suraksha Yojana for tendu leaves collectors?
(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) Nagaland
Correct Answer - (3) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched a social security scheme for tendu leaves
engaged in its collection. The scheme, named after slain Congress leader Mahendra Karma, was
inaugurated on the occasion of his birth anniversary from the official residence of Baghel.
Q.12) Name the current and first Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, who has
stepped down from the post
(1) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
(2) Subhash Chandra Garg
(3) Draupadi Murmu
(4) Girish Chandra Murmu
Correct Answer - (4) Girish Chandra Murmu
Explanation:
The incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu has resigned from
the post on 5 August 2020. 5 August also marks the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 by
Centre, to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir and turn it into two union territories
Q.13) Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
(1) Hardeep Singh Puri
(2) Dinesh Sharma
(3) Mukhtar Ansari
(4) Manoj Sinha
Correct Answer - (4) Manoj Sinha
Explanation:
Manoj Sinha, a senior BJP leader and former Union Minister, has been appointed as the new LG of the
UT of Jammu & Kashmir. The 61-year-old Manoj Sinha, was a Minister of State for Communications and
Minister of State for Railways in the first term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Q.14) When will Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra be inaugurated?
(1) August 8th
(2) August 14th
(3) August 15th
(4) August 10th
Correct Answer - (1) August 8th
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) on August 8, 2020.
The Kendra is an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission. The Prime Minister will
be inaugurating the centre on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's
Champaran Satyagraha.
Q.15) Who is the author of the book titled “RAW: A History of India’s CovertOperations”?
(1) Yatish Yadav
(2) Neha Dixit
(3) Chitra Subramaniam
(4) Hussain Zaidi
Correct Answer - (1) Yatish Yadav
Explanation:
The new book, titled “RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations”, has been launched which gives a (RAW). The book has been written by investigative journalist and author Yatish Yadav. It has been published by Westland
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