Current Affairs 17th July 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Indian state is set to launch ‘Roko-Toko’ campaign for urging people to wear masks?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Haryana
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
2. Global payment tech leader VISA has partnered with which private bank to deploy VISA Secure for e-Commerce?
A. City Union Bank
B. Federal Bank
C. Karnataka Bank
D. Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer [B] Federal Bank
3. What is the target year set by the Indian Railways to achieve net zero carbon emission?
A. 2025
B. 2027
C. 2030
D. 2035
Answer [C] 2030
4. Which organization has estimated that India needs 6.2% additional spending of GDP to achieve 2030 SDGs?
A. NITI Aayog
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. National Development Council
D. Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
Answer [A] NITI Aayog
5. What is ‘NEOWISE’, that was seen in news recently?
A. Asteroid
B. Star
C. Exo-planet
D. Comet
Answer [D] Comet
6. Who has been named as the recipient of the 2020 Von Karman Award of the International Academy of Astronautics?
A. Dr K Sivan
B. Dr G Satheesh Reddy
C. Tessy Thomas
D. Ritu Karidhal
Answer [A] Dr K Sivan
7. Which state’s website and application containing details of all its schemes, has been awarded “Elites Excellence Awards-2020”?
A. Odisha
B. Telangana
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Rajasthan
Answer [C] Chhattisgarh
8. Which country has dropped India from the Chabahar Project due to delay in funding?
A. Afghanistan
B. Iran
C. Myanmar
D. Nepal
Answer [B] Iran
9. Which institution has developed an Ultraviolet sanitizing product named SHUDH?
A. IIT Kanpur
B. IIT Madras
C. IISe Bangalore
D. AIIMS
Answer [A] IIT Kanpur
10. Which organization has collaborated with trade body FICCI, for a campaign to support vulnerable population?
A. World Bank
B. International Monetary Fund
C. World Economic Forum
D. UNICEF
Answer [D] UNICEF