Current Affairs Quiz July 14th & 15th 2020

Current Affairs Quiz July 14th & 15th 2020

Here is the Current affairs quiz July 14th & 15th 2020 for RBI/NABARD/SEBI in the quiz series. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other  important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.

Current affairs quiz July 14th & 15th 2020

Q1. Who has appointed as the Director General of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication?

  1. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
  2. Nirakar Pradhan
  3. Kaizad Bharucha
  4. Sanjay Dwivedi

Answer: (4)
Professor Sanjay Dwivedi has been appointed as the Director General of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)

Q2. Who has become new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?

  1. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
  2. Nirakar Pradhan
  3. Ravinder Bhakar
  4. Sanjay Dwivedi

Answer: (1)
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya took charge as the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

Q3. Who has took charge as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC)?

  1. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
  2. Indra Mani Pandey
  3. Ravinder Bhakar
  4. Sanjay Dwivedi

Answer: (3)
Ravinder Bhakar took charge as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC).

Q4. Who has been appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations?

  1. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
  2. Indra Mani Pandey
  3. Ravinder Bhakar
  4. Sanjay Dwivedi

Answer: (2)
Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva

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Q5. Name the bank that has launched ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers allover India?

  1. HDFC Bank
  2. Axis Bank
  3. ICICI Bank
  4. SBI

Answer: (1)
HDFC Bank has announced the launch of ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers allover India. ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ will provide value-added services like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat, Kisan TV, and more

Q6. Fitch has slashed India’s growth projection from to ______ for FY22

  1. 7.5%
  2. 8%
  3. 8.5%
  4. 9%
  5. 9.5%

Answer: (2)
Fitch Ratings has cut India’s growth forecast for 2021-22 fiscal to 8 per cent from 9.5 per cent projected last month. It retained its projection of Indian economy contracting by 5 per cent in the current fiscal

Q7. Name the country that has cancelled Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in 2021?

  1. Australia
  2. China
  3. USA
  4. New Zealand

Answer: (4)
New Zealand has cancelled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Q8. Name the institute that has developed a tool which can detect Covid-19 in a patient through their chest X-ray?

  1. IIT Mumbai
  2. IIT Delhi
  3. IIT Gandhinagar
  4. IIT Ropar

Answer: (3)
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based deep learning tool for detection of Covid-19 from Chest X-ray images

Q9. Who has been named as India’s Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden?

  1. Ravindra Jadeja
  2. Virat Kohli
  3. Rohit Sharma
  4. Ajinkya Rahane

Answer: (1)
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was named as the country’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden. Jadeja’s contribution to his team has been noteworthy with the ball, bat, and while fielding

Q10. Where continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility in Punjab has been inaugurated recently?

  1. Bhatinda
  2. Jalandhar
  3. Ludhiana
  4. Mandi Gobindgarh

Answer: (4)
Union Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated Continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab.

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