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Current Affairs Today 2 August 2020: Our website's Current Affairs Question Series aims to provide the best current affairs questions and daily GK quizzes to help all those candidates who prepare for government exams.



Q1. Who has recently taken over charge as the chief of IAF’s Western Air Command ?

A. Rakesh Kumar Singh
B. V R Chaudhari
C. Harjit Singh Arora
D. None of the Above 

Answer - V R Chaudhari 

Explanation - 
  • Recently V R Chaudhari took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command .

About - Western Air Command Founded on July 22, 1949. Headquarters - New Delh

Q2. Which railway zone runs first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train ? 

A. Eastern Railway
B. Northern Railway
C. Southern Railway
D. None of the Above 

Answer - Northern Railway (NR) 

Explanation -
  • On 1st August, Northern Railway ran first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train.

About - Northern Railway
Headquarters - New Delhi railway station
Dates of operation since - 14 April, 1952
At present there are 18 railway zones in india.


Q3. Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passed away. Amar Singh belong to which district of Uttar Pradesh?

A. Lucknow
B. Kanpur
C. Moradabad
D. Azamgarh 

Answer - Azamgarh 
 
Explanation -
  • On 1st August, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who was admitted to a hospital in Singapore, passed away due to kidney failure.
  • In 2016 He was Elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh as an independent member by support of Samajwadi Party.

Q4. Who launched 'Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21' ? 

 A. Prakash Javadekar
B. Dr Harsh Vardhan
C. Narendra Modi
D. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Answer - Dr Harsh Vardhan 

Explanation -
  • Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched 'Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, 2020-21' on 1 August. Main Onjective of this Initiative to popularize science among school students of Class 6th to 11th.

Q5. We remembered which death anniversary of Great freedom fighter "Bal Ganges Tilak"?

A. 95
B. 100
C. 105
D. 110 

Answer - 100th 

  • About - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Born - 23 July 1856
  • Died - 1 August 1920
  • Bal Ganges Tilak was one third of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate. Bal Ganges Tilak is known for his quote "Swarajya is my birthright and I shall have it.

 Q6. Indian Government has extended ban on international flights till ? 

 A. August 31
B. September 31
C. October 31
D. September 15

Answer - August 31


Q7. ADB has signed a Dollar 200 million financing deal with which Company for power plant in Bangladesh? 

 A. Power Grid
B. Reliance Power
C. JSW Energy
D. Tata Power

Answer - Reliance Power 
 
Q8. "Back to Village" initiative some times in news, belongs to which ?

A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Rajasthan 

Answer - Jammu and Kashmir


Q9. Who has inaugurated a two-day international webinar on 'Lokmanya Tilak - Swaraj to Self-Reliant India' 100th death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak ?

A. Amit Shah
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Rajnath Singh
D. None of the Above 

Answer - Amit Shah