Daily GK Current Affairs quiz Questions, Important Current Affairs on 30th July.


Daily Current Affairs Quiz Questions 2020 : The daily current Affairs quiz Question series consists all the Important Current Affairs Questions and Answers for the preparation of Banking , Bank PO/Clerk, SSC, Railway, Upsc and for all other govt job exams.



Q.1) Which e-commerce company has launched a hyperlocal 90-minute delivery service?

(1) Myntra
(2) Amazon
(3) Snapdeal
(4) Flipkart 

Correct Answer - (4) Flipkart 

Explanation:
  • Walmart-owned Flipkart has launched a hyperlocal 90-minute delivery service called Flipkart Quick in Bengaluru for various categories of products including grocery, home accessories, electronics and mobiles.

Q.2) Name the mobile app of Bureau of Indian Standard launched by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan? 

(1) BIS-Care
(2) BIS-Port
(3) BIS-Train
(4) BIS-Land 

Correct Answer - (1) BIS-Care 

Explanation:
  • Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launched the Bureau of Indian Standard’s Mobile App BIS-Care. He also launched three portals on Standardization, Conformity Assessment and Training of e-BIS.

Q.3) Who among these has won the Karamveer Chakra Award of United Nations and International Confederation of NGO (iCONGO) recently?

(1) Ashish Chanchlani
(2) Ajey Nagar
(3) Sandeep Maheshwari
(4) Sunil ydv SS 

Correct Answer - (4) Sunil ydv SS 

Explanation:
  • Sunil ydv SS, founder & CEO Of SS Motivation, which is the most Subscribed Motivational Channel on Telegram, has been honoured with “Karamveer Chakra Award” instituted by United Nations and International Confederation of NGO (iCONGO). He received the award for his relentless contribution to society through his Telegram channel “SS Motivation.”

Q.4) In which district did the India’s first NABL-accredited honey testing lab inaugurated in Gujarat ?
 
(1) Patan
(2) Anand
(3) Porbandar
(4) Amreli 

Correct Answer - (2) Anand 

 Explanation:
  • Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated India’s first honey testing lab set up by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) at Anand in Gujarat.

Q.5) Which state government deployed drone and anti-depredation quick response vehicle to guard forest areas?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh
(2) Assam
(3) Telangana
(4) Punjab 

Correct Answer - (2) Assam

Explanation 
  • In a move to intensify surveillance, Assam deployed a Surveillance Quadcopter (Drone) and an anti-depredation quick response vehicle.

Q.6) Which state government signed MoUs with 16 firms for Rs. 5,137-crore investments to provide employment to the people of the state?
(1) Haryana
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Tamil Nadu
 
Correct Answer - (4) Tamil Nadu 

 Explanation:
  • The Tamil Nadu government signed MoUs with 16 companies that would bring an investment of ₹5,137 crore and provide employment to 6,555 persons.

Q.7) India conducted a Defence Ministers’ Dialogue with which nation on July 28? 

 (1) Germany
(2) France
(3) Indonesia
(4) Japan 

Correct Answer - (3) Indonesia 

 Explanation:
  • India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue was conducted in New Delhi on July 28, 2020 between Indian delegation led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and visiting Indonesian delegation led by Defence Minister General Prabowo Subianto.

Q.8) What is the rank of India in the list of countries that have gained in forest areas in the last decade (2010-2020) as per the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?

(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd
(4) 4th 

Correct Answer - (3) 3rd 

 Explanation:
  • India has been ranked third among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas in the last decade (2010-2020) as per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Q.9) The Rafale fighter jets en route to India made a stopover in whichnation? 

 (1) Saudi Arabia 
(2) Israel
(3) Greece
(4) UAE 

Correct Answer - (4) UAE 

 Explanation:
  • The first five Rafale aircraft took off from France on July 27, 2020. The aircraft are being flown to India in two stages. They had a stopover at Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE after a sortie of over seven hours. The jets are scheduled to reach Ambala in India on July29.

Q.10) Name the newly appointed Prime Minister of Tunisia. 

 (1) Hichem Mechichi
(2) Imed Hazgui
(3) Kais Saied
(4) Noureddine Erray 

Correct Answer - (1) Hichem Mechichi 

 Explanation:
  • Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has appointed the Interior Minister, Hichem Mechichi, as the new Prime Minister of the North African country on 26 July 2020.

Q.11) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently approved how much fund for India to fight against COVID-19 ?

A. 10 Million USD Dollar
B. 5 Million US Dollar
C. 3 Million US Dollar
D. 1 Million UDS Dollar 

Answer - 3 Million US Dollar 

Explanation -
  • Recently Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a three million US dollar grant to India from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) to support the government’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

About - Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Established- 19 December 1966
  • Headquarter - Manila, Philippines
  • Membership - 68 countries
  • President - Masatsugu Asakawa

Q.12) Sree Sree JoyKali Matar temple was built approximately 300 years back in the early 18th century by Shri Dayaram Roy, located in which country ?

A. India
B. Nepal
C. Srilanka
D. Bangladesh 

Answer - Bangadesh 

 Explanation -
  • Recently Reconstruction of Sree Sree Joykali Matar temple has been started with Indian Government support in Bangladesh.Indian Government provided a grant assistance of Taka 97 lakh for the reconstruction of the historic temple.