Current Affairs 9th July 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which organization is set to launch its first ever news magazine program in Sanskrit named ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’?
A. Door Darshan News
B. All India Radio
C. DD KISAN
D. DD Arunprabha
Answer [B] All India Radio
2. Which Indian state/UT has launched a mobile van ‘Dhanvantri Rath’ providing essential healthcare services to the people?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Gujarat
3. What is the name of the potential COVID-19 vaccine, to be developed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)?
A. Covidin
B. Comedin
C. Covaxin
D. Coresearch
Answer [C] Covaxin
4. Which social media platform has launched a campaign called ‘it’s Between You’, in India?
A. WhatsApp
B. Twitter
C. Tik Tok
D. Telegram
Answer [A] WhatsApp
5. What is the theme of “International Day of Cooperatives” 2020?
A. Cooperatives for Climate Action
B. Cooperatives and SDGs
C. Cooperatives and their challenges
D. Cooperatives across the globe
Answer [A] Cooperatives for Climate Action
6. The world’s largest COVID care centre has been inaugurated in which Indian state/UT?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. New Delhi
Answer [D] New Delhi
7. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has partnered with which technology company, to launch a curriculum on digital safety?
A. Amazon
B. Google
C. Facebook
D. Microsoft
Answer [C] Facebook
8. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. ShaktiKanta Das
D. Urjit Patel
Answer [D] Urjit Patel
9. What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index?
A. 77
B. 97
C. 117
D. 137
Answer [C] 117
10. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Weavers Sammaan Yojana’?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] Karnataka