Current Affairs: 31st July 2020

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Q.1) ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ is an innovative contest launched by which organisation?

(1) NPCI
(2) DRDO
(3) ISRO
(4) Ministry of HRD
Correct Answer - (2) DRDO
Explanation:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has announced the launch of an innovative
contest ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’, on the 27 July 2020 to mark the 5th death anniversary of former President
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

Q.2) Which Ministry has been renamed which Ministry as the Ministry of Education?
(1) WCD Ministry
(2) Home Ministry
(3) Social Justice Ministry
(4) HRD Ministry
Correct Answer - (4) HRD Ministry
Explanation:
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) has been renamed as Ministry of Education.
The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Q.3) Who was the head of the committee set up by the government to suggest changes in the
education system under the National Education Policy (NEP)?
(1) K Kasturirangan
(2) G. Madhavan Nair
(3) Madhav Gadgil
(4) K. Radhakrishnan
Correct Answer - (1) K Kasturirangan
Explanation:
The committee which suggested changes in the education system under the NEP, was headed by former
ISRO chief K Kasturirangan.

Q.4) Which nation’s COVID-19 vaccine is expected to receive local regulatory approval in the first half of
August?
(1) Germany
(2) Russia
(3) UK
(4) Switzerland
Correct Answer - (2) Russia
Explanation:
Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine is likely to get local regulatory approval in the first half of
August. The vaccine is expected to be first administered to frontline health workers.

Q.5) Which state government has sought permission from the Supreme Court to appoint 10,000
terminated teachers as peons?
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Odisha
(3) Tripura
(4) Assam
Correct Answer - (3) Tripura
Explanation:
The Tripura government has sought permission from the Supreme Court to appoint 10,000 terminated
teachers as peons. The Tripura government, under the Revised Employment Policy, 2003, had recruited
1,035 PGTs, 4,666 TGTs and 4,612 UGTs in 2010 and 2014 through the oral interview but their
appointment was quashed by the high court set on May 7, 2014.

Q.6) In which city, a road is named after former Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon?
(1) Bhopal
(2) Gaya
(3) Lucknow
(4) Agra
Correct Answer - (3) Lucknow
Explanation:
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation named a road and a crossing in the city after former Madhya Pradesh
Governor Lalji Tandon. The Chauk Chauraha will now be known as Lalji Tandon Chauraha and the
Lucknow-Hardoi Road will be known as Tandon Marg.

Q.7) The Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between and which nation on Traditional Systems of
Medicine?
(1) Zimbabwe
(2) Zambia
(3) South Africa
(4) Tanzania
Correct Answer - (1) Zimbabwe
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and
Zimbabwe to expand cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy. The
agreement was signed on November 3, 2018.

Q.8) Which international organisation has approved USD 3 million grant to India to fight COVID-19
pandemic?
(1) WB
(2) ADB
(3) UNDP
(4) IMF
Correct Answer - (2) ADB
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on July 29 announced that it has approved USD 3 million grant to
India from its Asia Pacific Disaster Respond Fund. The bank has provided the grant to support India’s
emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q.9) How much liquidity support has been provided by the State Bank of India to Maldives for local
businesses and deferred loan repayment?
(1) $ 13.80 million
(2) $ 14.30 million
(3) $ 16.20 million
(4) $ 18.50 million
Correct Answer - (3) $ 16.20 million
Explanation:
The State Bank of India (SBI) is providing liquidity support of USD 16.20 million for local businesses and
deferred loan repayment for over 200 retail accounts, the Indian High Commission in the Maldives.

Q.10) Bangladesh player Kazi Anik Islam has been handed 2 years ban for failing dope test. He is related
to which sports?
(1) Tennis
(2) Hockey
(3) Football
(4) Cricket
Correct Answer - (4) Cricket
Explanation:
The Bangladesh national cricket board has handed over a two-year ban to young pacer Kazi Anik Islam for
failing a dope test in 2018. Kazi tested positive for Methamphetamine, a prohibited substance, during a
2018 National Cricket League game.

Q.11) India has planned to build a solar power park in which country?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Maldives
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Myanmar
Correct Answer - (3) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
India plans to build a solar power park in Sri Lanka as part of a strategy to project its presence in the
Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid Chinese attempts to lure nations into its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative.

Q.12) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Paytm Money?
(1) Varun Sridhar
(2) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(3) A. Balasubramanian
(4) Ashwani Bhatia
Correct Answer - (1) Varun Sridhar
Explanation:
The investment & wealth management subsidiary of Paytm- Paytm Money, has appointed Varun Sridhar
as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company on 29 July 2020. Sridhar will replace former MD
and CEO Pravin Jadhav who resigned from the startup due to differences with the management of Paytm.

Q.13) Who has been awarded the 2019-20 Premier League Golden Boot award?
(1) Aymeric Laporte
(2) David Silva
(3) Phil Foden
(4) Jamie Vardy
Correct Answer - (4) Jamie Vardy
Explanation:
In Football, Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has won the 2019-20 Premier League Golden Boot award,
which is presented to the leading goalscorer in the Premier League. The 33-year-old Vardy, became the
top scorer after finishing the season with 23 goals. He is the ninth English player as well as the oldest
player to win the award and the first from Leicester City.

Q.14) Name the player who has been awarded with the Premier League’s Golden Glove award for 2019-
20 season?
(1) Gabriel Jesus
(2) Rodri
(3) Eric García
(4) Ederson
Correct Answer - (4) Ederson
Explanation:
Manchester City’s Brazilian keeper Ederson has won the Premier League’s Golden Glove award, which is
given to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets over the course of the season. He collected 16 clean
sheet during the season.

Q.15) PM Modi launched three high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai, and
.
(1) Patna
(2) Jaipur
(3) Pune
(4) Kolkata
Correct Answer - (4) Kolkata
Explanation:
These facilities are located at the National Institutes of Indian Council of Medical Research, at Kolkata,
Mumbai and Noida. These hi-tech testing facilities will boost the testing capacity by almost 10,000 daily
tests.

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