Current Affairs 4th August 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated upstream carriageway of the Mahatma Gandhi Bridge in Bihar Recently. The Mahatma Gandhi Bridge was built over which river?
A. Mahanadi                           
B. Godavari
C. Kaveri                                   
D. Ganga
Answer [D] Ganga
2. Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar released a booklet on ‘Best Practices in Digital Indian Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)’ prepared by Department of Land Resources (DoLR). The DoLR functions under which ministry?
A. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 
B. Ministry of Rural Development 
C. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 
D. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 
Answer [B] Ministry of Rural Development
3. Name the ministry which launched programme under “Gramodyog Vikas Yojana” to benefit artisans manufacturing Agarbatti. 
A. Ministry of Culture 
B. Ministry of Human Resource Development 
C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 
D. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Answer [D] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
4. Who launched ‘India Report-Digital Education June 2020’ prepared by Department of School Education & Literacy?
A. Nitin Gadkari                       
B. Prakash Javedekar 
C. Harsh Vardhan                   
D. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 
Answer [D] Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 
5. Name the Andhra Pradesh governor who gave his nod to three state-capital bills and CRDA Repeal Bills 2020 recently.
A. Banwarilal Purohit                           
B. Ramesh Bais
C. Biswa Bhusan Harichandan             
D. Anandiben Patel
Answer [C] Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
6. The Maharashtra government approved the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (Magnet) project worth about Rs 1,000 crore. Which among the following bank will provide 70% of fund to the project?
A. New Development Bank (NDB)
B. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
C. World Bank (WB)
D. None of these
Answer [B] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
7. India tied up with which country for five new medicinal research projects worth 8 million pounds?
A. United Kingdom                                 
B. Russia
C. China                                                   
D. Brazil
Answer [A] United Kingdom
8. Which state government launched “Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi” (One Mask, Many Lives) public awareness campaign recently?
A. Madhya Pradesh                   
B. Meghalaya 
C. Mizoram                                 
D. Telangana
Answer [A] Madhya Pradesh
9. Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) launched helicopter service in which state recently under UDAN scheme?
A. Maharashtra                   
B. Madhya Pradesh 
C. Haryana                           
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [D] Uttarakhand
10. Which state/UT ranked top in terms of performs in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-II as per union minister Jitendra Singh?
A. Himachal Pradesh                       
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Sikkim                                           
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer [A] Himachal Pradesh