Current Affairs 10th August 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country has witnessed a massive blast that occurred by explosives stored at a port?
A. Australia
B. Lebanon
C. France
D. Germany
Answer [B] Lebanon
2. Which Indian bank is set to launch an Artificial-Intelligence powered multilingual voice bot ‘AXAA’?
A. HDFC Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. Yes Bank
D. Axis Bank
Answer [D] Axis Bank
3. Over 44 lakh tonnes of food grains were taken by the States and UTs under which scheme?
A. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Yojana-2
B. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-2
C. PM Cares Yojana
D. PM KISAN Maan Dhan Yojana
Answer [B] Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-2
4. Which technology company launched a new file-sharing feature ‘Nearby Share’?
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Facebook
D. Apple
Answer [B] Google
5. The first anniversary of the creation of which Union Territory/ies was observed on August 5?
A. Goa
B. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
C. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
D. Chandigarh
Answer [C] Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
6. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as the new President of which South American country?
A. Guyana
B. Venezuela
C. Brazil
D. Columbia
Answer [A] Guyana
7. IIM Sirmaur that was seen in news recently, is located in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Bihar
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [C] Himachal Pradesh
8. What is the name of the official YouTube channel of the National Cooperative Development Corporation?
A. Sahakar Cooptube NCDC
B. NCDC Coop
C. Agri NCDC Sahayata
D. NCDC Krishi Jagran
Answer [A] Sahakar Cooptube NCDC
9. Who is set to become the first non-white person to feature on a British coin?
A. Babasaheb Ambedkar
B. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer [D] Mahatma Gandhi
10. What is the maximum amount of guaranteed emergency credit line funding under the ECLGS scheme, after the notification in August 2020?
A. Rs 10 crore
B. Rs 7.5 crore
C. Rs 5 crore
D. Rs 2.5 crore
Answer [A] Rs 10 crore