Current Affairs Quiz

Current Affairs Quiz: 21 August 2020

The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as Chandrayaan-2 mission, ICMR study and COVID-19 sample collection among others. This quiz basically focus on All Competitive Exam 2020.



1.When did Chandrayaan-2 complete one year in orbit around moon?
a)August 20th
b)August 5th
c)July 30th
d)August 21st

2.Which state will be the first one in India to offer government jobs based on the CET score?
a)Telangana
b)Madhya Pradesh
c)Delhi
d)Maharashtra

3.Which nation is looking for collaboration with India to mass-produce its COVID vaccine?
a)China
b)US
c)Russia
d)Brazil



4.A new ICMR study has proposed what alternative to swabs for COVID-19 sample collection?
a)Ear wax
b)Eye fluid
c)Blood
d)Gargled water

5.Which short film won the first prize in the online short film contest organised by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry?
a)Am I
b)Ab India Banega Bharat
c)10 Rupees
d)Respect

6.India’s first air bubble in South Asia will be established with which nation?
a)Sri Lanka
b)Maldives
c)Nepal
d)Bangladesh

 

7.Which state government has decided to provide Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to private doctors who die of COVID-19 infection?
a)Delhi
b)Maharashtra
c)Madhya Pradesh
d)Jharkhand

8.Which nation has reopened select visa services for Indian students, researchers & teachers?
a)US
b)UK
c)Japan
d)France

Answers

1.(a) August 20th 
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter completed one year in orbit around the moon on August 20, 2020. The orbiter was successfully inserted into the Lunar orbit on August 20, 2019.

2.(b) Madhya Pradesh 
Madhya Pradesh is going to be the first state in India to offer government jobs based on score secured in the Common eligibility test (CET) which will be conducted by the proposed National Recruitment Agency.

3.(c) Russia
Russia has expressed confidence in India’s ability to mass-produce `Sputnik V’ and is looking for collaboration. Russia has become the first country in the world to give regulatory approval to the COVID-19 vaccine.

4.(d) Gargled water 
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently published a study that revealed that gargle lavage as a feasible alternative to swabs for sample collection for COVID testing.

5.(a) Am I
Short film ‘Am I?’ directed by Abhijit Paul won the first prize in an Online Short Film Contest organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting along with National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). The short film has won a cash award of Rs. 1 lakh. The second prize went to ‘Ab India Banega Bharat’ directed by Debojo Sanjiv and the third prize was won by a film titled ’10 Rupees’ directed by Yuvraj Gokul.

6.(b) Maldives
India’s first ‘air bubble’ agreement in South Asia will be established with the Maldives from next week. This was announced by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his virtual meeting with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on August 13.

7.(b) Maharashtra 
The Maharashtra government has decided to extend Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to private doctors who die of coronavirus infection during the pandemic.

8.(d) France 
France has reopened select visa services for Indian students, researchers and teachers invited by an academic establishment or laboratory and holders of talent passport.

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