Current Affairs 7th August 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Indian journalist has been named the winner of Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting?
A. Dipankar Ghose
B. Ravish Kumar
C. Siddharth Varadarajan
D. Malini Parthasarathy
Answer [A] Dipankar Ghose
2. What is the name of the programme launched by the Health Minister to promote scientific temper among school students?
A. India studies Science
B. Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan
C. Science Bolta Hai
D. Vigyan hi Vikas
Answer [B] Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan
3. Which state has launched a cyber-crime awareness programme named ‘E-Rakshabandhan’?
A. Odisha
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Andhra Pradesh
4. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) located?
A. Mumbai
B. Gandhi Nagar
C. Kolkata
D. New Delhi
Answer [D] New Delhi
5. Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission?
A. Narendra Singh Tomar
B. Radha Singh
C. Sanjiv Puri
D. Preeti Sudan
Answer [C] Sanjiv Puri
6. Which global institution has inked deal with Reliance Power for constructing power plant in Bangladesh?
A. World Bank
B. Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank
C. International Monetary Fund
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [D] Asian Development Bank
7. Which global firm became the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, after surpassing Saudi Aramco?
A. Apple
B. Amazon
C. Reliance
D. Google
Answer [A] Apple
8. What is the limit of turnover, above which companies are mandated to submit E-invoicing?
A. Rs 50 crore
B. Rs 100 crore
C. Rs 200 crore
D. Rs 500 crore
Answer [D] Rs 500 crore
9. India observed the 100th death anniversary of which freedom fighter, on August 1?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Subash Chandra Bose
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer [B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
10. Which country successfully operated Arab world’s first nuclear power reactor?
A. Kuwait
B. United Arab Emirates
C. Qatar
D. Oman
Answer [B] United Arab Emirates
1. Which Indian journalist has been named the winner of Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting?
A. Dipankar Ghose
B. Ravish Kumar
C. Siddharth Varadarajan
D. Malini Parthasarathy
Answer [A] Dipankar Ghose
2. What is the name of the programme launched by the Health Minister to promote scientific temper among school students?
A. India studies Science
B. Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan
C. Science Bolta Hai
D. Vigyan hi Vikas
Answer [B] Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan
3. Which state has launched a cyber-crime awareness programme named ‘E-Rakshabandhan’?
A. Odisha
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Andhra Pradesh
4. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) located?
A. Mumbai
B. Gandhi Nagar
C. Kolkata
D. New Delhi
Answer [D] New Delhi
5. Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission?
A. Narendra Singh Tomar
B. Radha Singh
C. Sanjiv Puri
D. Preeti Sudan
Answer [C] Sanjiv Puri
6. Which global institution has inked deal with Reliance Power for constructing power plant in Bangladesh?
A. World Bank
B. Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank
C. International Monetary Fund
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [D] Asian Development Bank
7. Which global firm became the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, after surpassing Saudi Aramco?
A. Apple
B. Amazon
C. Reliance
D. Google
Answer [A] Apple
8. What is the limit of turnover, above which companies are mandated to submit E-invoicing?
A. Rs 50 crore
B. Rs 100 crore
C. Rs 200 crore
D. Rs 500 crore
Answer [D] Rs 500 crore
9. India observed the 100th death anniversary of which freedom fighter, on August 1?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Subash Chandra Bose
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer [B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
10. Which country successfully operated Arab world’s first nuclear power reactor?
A. Kuwait
B. United Arab Emirates
C. Qatar
D. Oman
Answer [B] United Arab Emirates