Published 14:28 IST, July 29th 2020
Current Affairs 2020 for July 29 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs
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Current Affairs 2020 Questions for July 29, 2020
1. Largest Solar Power Plant has been commissioned by the Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla at which place?
- Vishakhapatnam
- Kochi
- Panji
- Ezhimala
2. Which country's league has become the first one in South Asia and seventh in Asia to join the World Leagues Forum?
- Bangladesh
- India
- Bhutan
- China
3. Which bank has announced a corporate agency agreement with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to distribute the latter's policies?
- SBI
- Union Bank of India
- Bank
- Andhra Bank
4. Which country became the 87th country to sign the International Solar Alliance(ISA) Framework Agreement?
- France
- Nicaragua
- Ethopia
- Chile
5. Who became the world's fifth-richest man in the world with an estimated wealth of 75 billion USD?
- Jeff Bezos
- Warren Buffett
- Mukesh Ambani
- Amancio Ortega
6. Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir on the Nile river is in which country?
- Sudan
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- All of the Above
7. Which country for the first time conducted a successful flight test of the MGTD-20 gas turbine engine made by 3D-printing?
- Russia
- France
- Japan
- China
8. Which company has launched vehicle insurance in partnership with Bengaluru-based startup Acko General Insurance?
- PhonePe
- Paytm
- Amazon Pay
- Google Pay
9. Which country became the 25th country who was granted observer status in the World Trade Organization?
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
- Turkmenistan
- Russia
10. As per the report of DBS, India's Gross Domestic Product(GDP) will contract by how much in FY21?
- 3%
- 8%
- 5%
- 6%
11. Who authored the "The Pandemic Century"?
- Ernest Hemingway
- Mark Honigsbaum
- Virginia Woolf
- William Faulkner
12. Who had become the 1st woman to head a listed Indian IT company?
- Harmeet Nayyar
- Roshni Nadar Malhotra
- Fakiri Pradasd
- Indra Nooyi
13. The Tianwen-1, first fully homegrown Mars Mission, was launched by which country?
- China
- India
- Japan
- Israel
14. India with which country inked an agreement to set up Geydoshu Mas Plant (Neighborhood Fish Processing Plants)?
- Singapore
- Mauritius
- Maldives
- Australia
15. As per the report of Nomura Holdings, Inc, a Japanese brokerage firm, India's Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is likely to contract by how much per cent?
- 2.4%
- 3.1%
- 8.1%
- 6.1%
16. India will have around 60% of the installed capacity of the electricity generation from renewable resources by which year?
- 2021
- 2018
- 2020
- 2030
17. Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer& Director of Microfinance Institutions Network?
- Faruukh Roshan
- Harsh Shrivastava
- Alok Misra
- Ravi Bhatia
18. Who has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of Railways)?
- Jignesh Patel
- Rakesh Yadav
- Arun Kumar
- Shruti Sharma
19. Which UT has decided to launch ambulances for the treatment of sick trees in the Union Territory?
- Goa
- Delhi
- Chandigarh
- Daman and Diu
20. Which company becomes the 1st Indian company to reach Market Capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 13 lakh crore?
- PhonePe
- Reliance Industries Limited
- Infosys
- Amazon
21. National Broadcasting Day was observed on which date?
- July 24
- July 22
- July 23
- July 25
22. Viktor Chizhikov, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?
- Actor
- Artist
- Politician
- Athlete
23. State Government approved the formation of the Digital Economy Mission?
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
24. Which payment bank has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train and skill the youth in rural India?
- Fino Payments Bank
- Airtel Payments Bank
- Jio Payments Bank
- Paytm Payments Bank
25. The Punjab government signed an MoU with which IIT for Skill Development in Chandigarh?
- IIT Ropar
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Roorkee
26. Amala Shankar, who passed away, belonged to which profession?
- Composer
- Singer
- Choreographer
- Director
27. Virtual meeting of the G20 Digital Economy Minister was held under the presidency of which country?
- UAE
- Saudi Arabia
- UK
- USA
28. A virtual meeting between India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) took place to achieve a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). How many countries are there in the Southern African Customs Union?
- 6
- 5
- 9
- 4
29. Indian Railways is planning to radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) Tag all wagons by the end of which year?
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2020
30. Which bank launched 'Insta Savings Account', a 100% paperless digital self-assisted online savings account?
- SBI
- Bank of Baroda
- IDFC
- HDFC
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Current Affair 2020 Answers
1. Largest Solar Power Plant has been commissioned by the Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla at which place?
Answer- Ezhimala
2. Which country's league has become the first one in South Asia and seventh in Asia to join the World Leagues Forum?
Answer- India
3. Which bank has announced a corporate agency agreement with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to distribute the latter's policies?
Answer- Union Bank of India
4. Which country became the 87th country to sign the International Solar Alliance(ISA) Framework Agreement?
Answer- Nicaragua
5. Who became the world's fifth-richest man in the world with an estimated wealth of 75 billion USD?
Answer- Mukesh Ambani
6. Grand Renaissance Dam reservoir on Nile river is in which country?
Answer- Ethiopia
7. Which country for the first time conducted a successful flight test of the MGTD-20 gas turbine engine made by 3D-printing?
Answer- Russia
8. Which company has launched vehicle insurance in partnership with Bengaluru-based startup Acko General Insurance?
Answer- Amazon Pay
9. Which country became the 25th country who was granted observer status in the World Trade Organization?
Answer- Turkmenistan
10. As per the report of DBS, India's Gross domestic Product(GDP) will contract by how much in FY21?
Answer- 6%
11. Who authored the "The Pandemic Century"?
Answer- Mark Honigsbaum
12. Who had become the 1st woman to head a listed Indian IT company?
Answer- Roshni Nadar Malhotra
13. The Tianwen-1, first fully homegrown Mars Mission, was launched by which country?
Answer- China
14. India with which country inked an agreement to set up Geydoshu Mas Plant (Neighborhood Fish Processing Plants)?
Answer- Maldives
15. As per the report of Nomura Holdings, Inc, a Japanese brokerage firm, India's Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is likely to contract by how much per cent?
Answer- 6.1%
16. India will have around 60% of the installed capacity of the electricity generation from renewable resources by which year?
Answer- 2030
17. Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer& Director of Microfinance Institutions Network?
Answer- Alok Misra
18. Who has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of Railways)?
Answer- Arun Kumar
19. Which UT has decided to launch ambulances for the treatment of sick trees in the Union Territory?
Answer- Chandigarh
20. Which company becomes the 1st Indian company to reach Market Capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 13 lakh crore?
Answer- Reliance Industries Limited
21. National Broadcasting Day was observed on which date?
Answer- July 23
22. Viktor Chizhikov, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?
Answer- Artist
23. State Government approved the formation of the Digital Economy Mission?
Answer- Karnataka
24. Which payment bank has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train and skill the youth in rural India?
Answer- Airtel Payments Bank
25. The Punjab government signed an MoU with which IIT for Skill Development in Chandigarh?
Answer- IIT Ropar
26. Amala Shankar, who passed away, belonged to which profession?
Answer- Choreographer
27. Virtual meeting of the G20 Digital Economy Minister was held under the presidency of which country?
Answer- Saudi Arabia
28. A virtual meeting between India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) took place to achieve a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). How many countries are there in the Southern African Customs Union?
Answer- 5
29. Indian Railways is planning to radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) Tag all wagons by the end of which year?
Answer- 2022
30. Which bank launched 'Insta Savings Account', a 100% paperless digital self-assisted online savings account?
Answer- Bank of Baroda
Updated 14:28 IST, July 29th 2020
