Current Affairs 8th July 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which international organization has released the report titled ‘COVID-19’ and Tourism?
A. UNWTO
B. UNCTAD
C. UNIDO
D. UNFPA
Answer [B] UNCTAD
2. A place called Nimu, that was seen in news recently, is located on the banks of which river?
A. Indus
B. Suru
C. Yapola
D. Hanley
Answer [A] Indus
3. Which financial institution has recently joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)?
A. BRICS Bank
B. Asian Development Bank
C. European Central Bank
D. BRICS Bank
Answer [B] Asian Development Bank
4. Which Mutual Fund House manages the Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?
A. SBI Mutual Fund
B. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
C. Edelweiss Mutual Fund
D. Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Answer [C] Edelweiss Mutual Fund
5.’Dharma Chakra Parvattana’ is a famous celebration of which religion?
A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Hinduism
D. Sikhism
Answer [B] Buddhism
6. What is the name of the e-governance platform, which has an online project monitoring system?
A. e-Samiksha
B. myGov
C. Cabinet Online
D. e-Sampriti
Answer [A] e-Samiksha
7. Phobos, that was seen in news, is the biggest natural satellite of which planet?
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Venus
Answer [B] Mars
8. Which Indian state has banned the sale of dog meat and commercial import and trading of dogs?
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] Nagaland
9. What is the name of the free video-conferencing application, launched by Reliance Jio?
A. Vande Bharat
B. Jio Zoom
C. Hello India
D. JioMeet
Answer [D] JioMeet
10. Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of France?
A. Jean Castex
B. Emmanuel Macron
C. Edouard Philippe
D. Mikhail Mishustin
Answer [C] Edouard Philippe