Current Affairs 14th July 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Union Ministry has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI)- based ‘ASEEM’ portal?
A. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
B. Ministry of Culture
C. Ministry of MSME
D. Ministry of Health and Family welfare
Answer [A] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2. Which global organization has set up an independent panel to review its own Covid-19 response, headed by Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
A. United Nations Security Council
B. World Health Organization
C. Food and Agriculture Organization
D. International Monetary Fund
Answer [B] World Health Organization
3. Which is the first Arab country, to plan for its Mars orbiter mission?
A. Kuwait
B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia
D. United Arab Emirates
Answer [D] United Arab Emirates
4. Which Indian organization has constituted a working group to study feasibility of forming a ‘pandemic risk pool’?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Securities Exchange Board of India
C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
D. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
Answer [C] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
5. Which country suffered a failure in its launch of the ‘Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket?
A. Japan
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Israel
Answer [B] China
6. Union Shipping Ministry’s draft ‘Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020’ seeks to replace which colonial act?
A. Lighthouse Act, 1927
B. Coasting vessels Act, 1838
C. Inland Vessels Act, 1917
D. India Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
Answer [A] Lighthouse Act, 1927
7. Swabhiman Anchal, a place that was seen in news, is located in which Indian state?
A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [B] Odisha
8. India became the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment of which country in 2019?
A. United Arab Emirates
B. Australia
C. United Kingdom
D. Singapore
Answer [C] United Kingdom
9. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the psoriasis drug, manufactured by which company, for emergency use in Covid-19?
A. Sun Pharma
B. Dr Reddy’s
C. Biocon
D. Cipla
Answer [C] Biocon
10. Hagia Sophia, the monument that was seen in news recently, is located in which country?
A. Italy
B. Turkey
C. Australia
D. France
Answer [B] Turkey