Current Affairs 27th July 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Indian Public sector bank has launched ‘Insta Click Savings Account’?
A. Union Bank of India
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Bank of Maharashtra
D. Bank of India
Answer [B] Bank of Baroda
2. The Union Government has extended Work-from-home exemption for IT and IT-enabled services companies till which month, after July?
A. December 2020
B. November 2020
C. October 2020
D. September 2020
Answer [A] December 2020
3. What is the corpus of foreign investment attracted by India during Covid lockdown, as stated by the prime Minister in India Ideas summit?
A. USD 5 billion
B. USD 10 billion
C. USD 20 billion
D. USD 50 billion
Answer [C] USD 20 billion
4. Which country has launched a new ‘Jet Zero Council’ to tackle aviation emissions?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. China
D. Russia
Answer [B] United Kingdom
5. Which country has been ordered to close its consulate in Houston by the United States?
A. China
B. India
C. Australia
D. Germany
Answer [A] China
6. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has extended the Suspension of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) of which country?
A. China
B. Russia
C. India
D. United States
Answer [C] India
7. ‘Grand Renaissance Dam’ that was seen in news recently, is located in which country?
A. Nigeria
B. Sudan
C. Egypt
D. Ethiopia
Answer [D] Ethiopia
8. Which Bollywood personality has launched an online platform called ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ to help migrants find job opportunities?
A. Nana Patekar
B. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
C. Sonu Sood
D. Amitabh Bachchan
Answer [C] Sonu Sood
9. Who is the winner of the Australian 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award?
A. Tara June Winch
B. Tony Birch
C. Bruce Pascoe
D. Melissa Lucashenko
Answer [A] Tara June Winch
10. Which Indian Bureaucrat has been appointed honorary advisor to the steering committee for BRICS CCI Young Leaders?
A. Tina Dabi
B. Smita Sabharwal
C. Annies Kanmani Joy
D. Shantanu Goyal
Answer [A] Tina Dabi