Which of the following organizations has signed MoU with Jute Corporation of India (JCI) to improve the production and productivity of raw Jute in the country?

National Seed Storage Laboratory

Indian Society of Seed Technology

Federation of Indian Seed Trade

Which of the following organizations has published the report titled, “Youth and COVID-19: Impacts on Jobs, Education, Rights and Mental Well-being”?

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

International Labour Organization

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

United Nations Development Programme

On 25th August 2020, which organization has decided to dissolve the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI)?

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

Forward Market Commission of India

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

Which of the following sports firms has signed MoU with International Professional Scouting Organization to conduct scout workshops throughout India?

National Rifle Association of India

Billiards and Snooker Federation of India

National Rifle Association of India

155 + Mcqs in August 2020 Page 1 McqOptions

1.	National e-Governance Division (NeGD) has recently signed MoU with CSC e-governance services India to facilitate ________________ app’s services to citizens through Common Service Centers.
A.	UMANG
B.	ROSHNI
C.	SHIKSHA VANI
D.	SAHYATRI
E.	None of these
Answer» B. ROSHNI

Discussion

2.	Who among the following has recently released a book titled, “National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective”?
A.	K. M. Cariappa
B.	Manoj Mukund Naravane
C.	Bipin Rawat
D.	Karambir Singh
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Bipin Rawat

Discussion

3.	Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ____________________ Mobile Training App.
A.	TNNCC
B.	AGNCC
C.	DGNCC
D.	APNCC
E.	None of these
Answer» D. APNCC

Discussion

4.	Which of the following companies has recently collaborated with Nepal’s Sastodeal to open new market for MSMEs?
A.	Amazon
B.	Snapdeal
C.	Flipkart
D.	Myntra
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Myntra

Discussion

5.	Which of the following companies has partnered with Innoviti Payment Solutions to develop installments platform for face-to-face transactions?
A.	Capital One
B.	Rupay
C.	Mastercard
D.	Visa
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

6.	Which of the following organizations has signed MoU with Jute Corporation of India (JCI) to improve the production and productivity of raw Jute in the country?
A.	National Seed Storage Laboratory
B.	Indian Society of Seed Technology
C.	Federation of Indian Seed Trade
D.	National Seeds Corporation
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

7.	Which of the following companies has received 75 Crore under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)’s Fund of Funds for Start-ups initiative?
A.	Nexus Venture
B.	Inventus Capital
C.	Unitus Ventures
D.	Accel Partners
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Accel Partners

Discussion

8.	Which of the following organizations has published the report titled, “Youth and COVID-19: Impacts on Jobs, Education, Rights and Mental Well-being”?
A.	World Bank
B.	International Labour Organization
C.	United Nations Industrial Development Organization
D.	United Nations Development Programme
E.	None of these
Answer» C. United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Discussion

9.	Which of the following countries has signed cultural agreement with India to strengthen the strategic bilateral relations through promoting the people to people exchange?
A.	Israel
B.	Iran
C.	Russia
D.	China
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Iran

Discussion

10.	The Union Cabinet has approved proposal for leasing out how many airports of AAI under private public partnership to Adani Enterprises (August 2020)?
A.	One
B.	Two
C.	Five
D.	Three
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

11.	Which of the following banks lead the consortium of 6 banks which signed deal with Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority to fund Bundelkhand Expressway project?
A.	Central Bank of India
B.	State Bank of India
C.	Bank of Baroda
D.	Punjab National Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Punjab National Bank

Discussion

12.	Which of the following UTs has launched ‘Iraada’ campaign to include eligible left-out beneficiaries under social welfare schemes?
A.	Delhi
B.	Jammu and Kashmir
C.	Ladakh
D.	Puducherry
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Ladakh

Discussion

13.	Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated_______________, the first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department.
A.	Khukri
B.	Pratheeksha
C.	Nireeksha
D.	Sindhughosh
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Nireeksha

Discussion

14.	Which of the following organizations has launched India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)-Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA)?
A.	Finance Commission
B.	Reserve Bank of India
C.	NITI Aayog
D.	National Development Council
E.	None of these
Answer» D. National Development Council

Discussion

15.	The Indian Railways is all set to meet its energy consumption of over 33 billion units by ____________.
A.	2030
B.	2035
C.	2025
D.	2023
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 2035

Discussion

16.	On 25th August 2020, which organization has decided to dissolve the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI)?
A.	Forward Market Commission of India
B.	Reserve Bank of India
C.	Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
D.	Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

Discussion

17.	As per the recent report, Banks and financial institutions reported a __________________ jump in the total number of fraud cases, with a value of Rs 1 lakh or higher .
A.	14%
B.	18%
C.	28%
D.	21%
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 21%

Discussion

18.	On 25th August 2020, which of the following banks has recently introduced ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for the Indian youth?
A.	Axis Bank
B.	ICICI Bank
C.	IDBI Bank
D.	Yes Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» B. ICICI Bank

Discussion

19.	Which of the following banks has recently launched one stop business solution named,‘Omni collect’ in India?
A.	DBS Bank
B.	Barclays Bank
C.	HSBC India
D.	Deutsche Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Deutsche Bank

Discussion

20.	On 26th August 2020, which continent was declared wild polio free by World Health organization?
A.	Australia
B.	South America
C.	Asia
D.	Africa
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

21.	Who among the following headed the NITI Aayog task force which recommended linking of Sugarcane prices to sugar rate?
A.	Padmavathi Ravi
B.	Ravindra Pratap Singh
C.	V.K. Saraswat
D.	Ramesh Chand
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

22.	Union minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated 45 new highway projects in which state?
A.	Maharashtra
B.	Madhya Pradesh
C.	Uttar Pradesh
D.	Gujarat
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh

Discussion

23.	Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘Who painted my lust red?’?
A.	Shiv Nadar
B.	Veerasamy Pillai
C.	Sree Iyer
D.	Muthu Naidu
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Muthu Naidu

Discussion

24.	Who among the following has become the first German female golfer to win the Women’s British Open?
A.	Lexi Thompson
B.	Sophia Popov
C.	Brooke Henderson
D.	Inbee Park
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Brooke Henderson

Discussion

25.	What amount of loan agreement has been signed between India and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III?
A.	USD 200 million
B.	USD 400 million
C.	USD 500 million
D.	USD 600 million
E.	None of these
Answer» D. USD 600 million

Discussion

26.	“Thumbimahotsavam 2020” is the 1st ever dragonfly festival of which state?
A.	West Bengal
B.	Odisha
C.	Andhra Pradesh
D.	Kerala
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

27.	India and ___________________ held their first meeting of the National Coordination Committee.
A.	Sudan
B.	Uzbekistan
C.	Mali
D.	Cuba
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Mali

Discussion

28.	India’s longest river ropeway project connecting the northern and southern banks of the Brahmaputra river was inaugurated in which of the following states?
A.	Uttarakhand
B.	Tripura
C.	Assam
D.	Arunachal Pradesh
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh

Discussion

29.	The Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) has partnered with _______________ to set up a help desk for MSMEs.
A.	UNEP
B.	ILO
C.	UNIDO
D.	UNDP
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

30.	The ‘Nuakhai Juhar’ festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
A.	Odisha
B.	Jharkhand
C.	Tamil Nadu
D.	Jammu and Kashmir
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Jharkhand

Discussion

31.	The National Commission on Population has projected India’s population to be more feminine in which of the following years?
A.	2031
B.	2023
C.	2036
D.	2028
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 2028

Discussion

32.	Which of the following companies has recently launched Kormo Jobs app in India?
A.	Google
B.	Microsoft
C.	Amazon
D.	IBM
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Microsoft

Discussion

33.	The 2020 World Senior Citizen’s Day was observed on which of the following dates?
A.	August 21
B.	August 20
C.	August 19
D.	August 22
E.	None of these
Answer» B. August 20

Discussion

34.	The 2020 International Day of remembrance and tribute to the victims of terrorism was observed on which of the following dates?
A.	17th August
B.	20th August
C.	21st August
D.	18th August
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 18th August

Discussion

35.	Name the person who has recently authored the book named ‘Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’.
A.	Sudha Murty
B.	Anita Desai
C.	Kamila Shamsie
D.	Kiran Desai
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Anita Desai

Discussion

36.	Who among the following has recently launched the tertiary processing centres of the “Trifood Project” in Maharashtra’s Raigad and Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur?
A.	Arjun Munda
B.	Harsimrat Kaur Badal
C.	Harsh Vardhan
D.	Mahendra Nath Pandey
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Discussion

37.	The Microsoft Research Lab have developed an interactive neural machine translation (INMT) app that translates between Hindi and ________.
A.	Mundari
B.	Gondi
C.	Savara
D.	Santali
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Savara

Discussion

38.	The 2020 World Mosquito Day was observed on which of the following dates?
A.	17th August
B.	15th August
C.	20th August
D.	31st August
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 31st August

Discussion

39.	Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan passed away recently, was related to which sport?
A.	Golf
B.	Badminton
C.	Cricket
D.	Snooker
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Snooker

Discussion

40.	Bhaskar Maity passed away recently, was associated with which sport?
A.	Tennis
B.	Hockey
C.	Football
D.	Handball
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Handball

Discussion

41.	The St Christopher School located in which state has won the first ever Pallikkutam national award for innovation in education instituted by Rajagiri Media?
A.	West Bengal
B.	Nagaland
C.	Tripura
D.	Kerala
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Tripura

Discussion

42.	Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has recently resigned from the post of president of __________.
A.	Niger
B.	Mali
C.	Algeria
D.	Guinea
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Algeria

Discussion

43.	Who among the following has resigned to take up the position of vice-president at Asian Development Bank next month?
A.	Sunil Arora
B.	Nasim Zaidi
C.	Ashok Lavasa
D.	Om Prakash Rawat
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Om Prakash Rawat

Discussion

44.	Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn-in as the 54th president of which of the following countries?
A.	Dominican Republic
B.	Puerto Rico
C.	Jamaica
D.	Panama
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Puerto Rico

Discussion

45.	Which of the following sports firms has signed MoU with International Professional Scouting Organization to conduct scout workshops throughout India?
A.	Billiards and Snooker Federation of India
B.	Boxing Federation of India
C.	All India Football Federation
D.	National Rifle Association of India
E.	None of these
Answer» D. National Rifle Association of India

Discussion

46.	Border Security Force was news recently, is headquartered in which city?
A.	Jhansi
B.	New Delhi
C.	Chandigarh
D.	Sri Nagar
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Chandigarh

Discussion

47.	Who among the following has launched the VedKrishi.com an online farm to fork service promoted by farmers?
A.	Prakash Javadekar
B.	Nitin Gadkari
C.	Narendra Modi
D.	Amit Shah
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Narendra Modi

Discussion

48.	Who among the following has launched the first of its kind e-portal named “Swasthya”?
A.	Arjun Munda
B.	Harsimrat Kaur Badal
C.	Harsh Vardhan
D.	Mahendra Nath Pandey
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Discussion

49.	Angela Buxton passed away recently, was associated with ________________.
A.	Cricket
B.	Tennis
C.	Hockey
D.	Badminton
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Hockey

Discussion

50.	The central government has set the target to achieve 10percent bio-ethanol blending of petrol by ____________.
A.	2020
B.	2022
C.	2021
D.	2023
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 2021

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Current Affairs Quiz.

National e-Governance Division (NeGD) has recently signed MoU with CSC e-governance services India to facilitate ________________ app’s services to citizens through Common Service Centers.

Who among the following has recently released a book titled, “National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective”?

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ____________________ Mobile Training App.

Which of the following companies has recently collaborated with Nepal’s Sastodeal to open new market for MSMEs?

Which of the following companies has partnered with Innoviti Payment Solutions to develop installments platform for face-to-face transactions?

Which of the following organizations has signed MoU with Jute Corporation of India (JCI) to improve the production and productivity of raw Jute in the country?

Which of the following companies has received 75 Crore under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)’s Fund of Funds for Start-ups initiative?

Which of the following organizations has published the report titled, “Youth and COVID-19: Impacts on Jobs, Education, Rights and Mental Well-being”?

Which of the following countries has signed cultural agreement with India to strengthen the strategic bilateral relations through promoting the people to people exchange?

The Union Cabinet has approved proposal for leasing out how many airports of AAI under private public partnership to Adani Enterprises (August 2020)?

Which of the following banks lead the consortium of 6 banks which signed deal with Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority to fund Bundelkhand Expressway project?

Which of the following UTs has launched ‘Iraada’ campaign to include eligible left-out beneficiaries under social welfare schemes?

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated_______________, the first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department.

Which of the following organizations has launched India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)-Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA)?

The Indian Railways is all set to meet its energy consumption of over 33 billion units by ____________.

On 25th August 2020, which organization has decided to dissolve the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI)?

As per the recent report, Banks and financial institutions reported a __________________ jump in the total number of fraud cases, with a value of Rs 1 lakh or higher .

On 25th August 2020, which of the following banks has recently introduced ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for the Indian youth?

Which of the following banks has recently launched one stop business solution named,‘Omni collect’ in India?

On 26th August 2020, which continent was declared wild polio free by World Health organization?

Who among the following headed the NITI Aayog task force which recommended linking of Sugarcane prices to sugar rate?

Union minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated 45 new highway projects in which state?

Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘Who painted my lust red?’?

Who among the following has become the first German female golfer to win the Women’s British Open?

What amount of loan agreement has been signed between India and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III?

“Thumbimahotsavam 2020” is the 1st ever dragonfly festival of which state?

India and ___________________ held their first meeting of the National Coordination Committee.

India’s longest river ropeway project connecting the northern and southern banks of the Brahmaputra river was inaugurated in which of the following states?

The Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) has partnered with _______________ to set up a help desk for MSMEs.

The ‘Nuakhai Juhar’ festival is celebrated in which of the following states?

The National Commission on Population has projected India’s population to be more feminine in which of the following years?

Which of the following companies has recently launched Kormo Jobs app in India?

The 2020 World Senior Citizen’s Day was observed on which of the following dates?

The 2020 International Day of remembrance and tribute to the victims of terrorism was observed on which of the following dates?

Name the person who has recently authored the book named ‘Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’.

Who among the following has recently launched the tertiary processing centres of the “Trifood Project” in Maharashtra’s Raigad and Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur?

The Microsoft Research Lab have developed an interactive neural machine translation (INMT) app that translates between Hindi and ________.

The 2020 World Mosquito Day was observed on which of the following dates?

Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan passed away recently, was related to which sport?

Bhaskar Maity passed away recently, was associated with which sport?

The St Christopher School located in which state has won the first ever Pallikkutam national award for innovation in education instituted by Rajagiri Media?

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has recently resigned from the post of president of __________.

Who among the following has resigned to take up the position of vice-president at Asian Development Bank next month?

Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn-in as the 54th president of which of the following countries?

Which of the following sports firms has signed MoU with International Professional Scouting Organization to conduct scout workshops throughout India?

Border Security Force was news recently, is headquartered in which city?

Who among the following has launched the VedKrishi.com an online farm to fork service promoted by farmers?

Who among the following has launched the first of its kind e-portal named “Swasthya”?

Angela Buxton passed away recently, was associated with ________________.

The central government has set the target to achieve 10percent bio-ethanol blending of petrol by ____________.