Current Affairs 28th August 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which is the most downloaded Covid-19 contact tracing application in the world, as on date?
A. COVIDSafe
B. Stopp Corona
C. eRouska
D. Aarogya Setu
Answer [D] Aarogya Setu
2. ‘Rules of origin’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Commerce
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Agriculture
D. Ministry of MSME
Answer [B] Ministry of Finance
3. Which Indian state announced that it would be the first to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] Karnataka
4. External Affairs Ministry organized the National Coordination Committee, with which country, for the first time?
A. Uzbekistan
B. Kazakhstan
C. Laos
D. Turkmenistan
Answer [A] Uzbekistan
5. Which development bank is to finance the USD 500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III ?
A. ADB
B. AIIB
C. BRICS Bank
D. World Bank
Answer [B] AIIB
6. ‘Train the Trainer’ program, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which technology company?
A. Google
B. Amazon
C. IBM
D. Microsoft
Answer [D] Microsoft
7. Which Indian Educational institution has recently signed a MoU with Switzerland-based HELP Logistics?
A. IIM Kozhikode
B. AIIMS
C. NIT Trichy
D. IIT Madras
Answer [A] IIM Kozhikode
8. Which institution, in association with Shiv Nadar University has developed a new technology to produce Lithium Sulphur Batteries?
A. BITS
B. DRDO
C. IIT Bombay
D. IISc Bengaluru
Answer [C] IIT Bombay
9. Which company has been recently conferred with the Global Water Award?
A. Eureka Forbes
B. Blue Star Ltd
C. Kent RO
D. Va Tech Wabag
Answer [D] Va Tech Wabag
10. Pakistan has acquired an advanced war ship named 054A/P, from which country?
A. Israel
B. USA
C. China
D. Russia
Answer [C] China