Tuesday, July 14, 2020

14072020 ~ Daily Current Affairs Quiz Key + Notes

  1. Which Company has got approval from DCGI(Drugs Controller General of India) for Itolizumab,  a novel biologic therapy to be approved for treating patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 complications? 

  1. Glenmark

  2. Cipla

  3. Biocon 

  4. Hetero 

BIOCON has received approval from the  Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Itolizumab a novel biologic therapy to be approved for treating patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 complications.

Biocon Executive Chairperson ~ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

2. Which famous sixth century Byzantine monument has been converted into a mosque by the Government of Turkey ? 

  1. Hagia Sophia

  2. Aya Sofya

  3. Topkapi Palace

  4. Galata Tower

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia back into a  mosque. 

The sixth century Byzantine monument had been at the centre of the conflict between Ottoman Muslims and Greek Orthodox Christians for centuries. Now officially the Great Mosque of Ayasofya. 

3. Which agency has signed an MoU with the National Crime Records

Bureau to access the centralised online database on FIRs and stolen

vehicles, and will act as an integrated intelligence grid that connects

databases of core security agencies ?

  1. National Security Agency, NSA

  2. National Intelligence Grid ,NATGRID

  3. National Investigation Agency (NIA)

  4. Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)

NATGRID is the integrated intelligence master database structure for counter-terrorism purpose connecting databases of various core security agencies under Government of India.

Est by Home Min P. Chidambaram in 2009

Ashok Patnaik is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

4.Which State has launched ‘Paudhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’,

or ‘Plant Saplings, Save Environment’ a 17-day long mega plantation

drive to plant 31 lakh tree saplings in 17 days to increase green cover? 

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Delhi

  4. Rajasthan

The plantation drive is expected to increase the city’s green cover from 325 square kilometres at present to 350 sq km by 2021


5.Which company will invest $10 billion in India in next 5-7 years, focusing on digitizing the economy and building India first products?

  1. Facebook

  2. Amazon

  3. Netflix

  4. Google

Google to invest $10 billion in India in next 5-7 years, focusing on digitizing the economy and building India first products through“Google for India Digitisation Fund”

CEO of Google & Alphabet -Sundar Pichai

Alphabet - parent firm of Google

6. The Supreme Court on Monday has ruled that the erstwhile Travancore royal family is the “human ministrant” or the  shebait (manager) of the properties belonging to Sree Padmanabhaswa­my temple. Where is the temple situated ?

  1. Kozhikode, Kerala

  2. Kochi, Kerala

  3. Koyamputhtoor, Tamil Nadu

  4. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

 The Supreme Court on Monday has ruled that the erstwhile Travancore royal family is the “human ministrant” or the shebait (manager) of the properties belonging to Sree Padmanabhaswa­my temple inThiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

SC judgment categorically held that the death of a ruler does not affect the royal family’s shebaitship of the temple.


7.Which Indian industry body has said in its “Economic Outlook Survey” conducted in June 2020 , that annual median growth forecast for FY21 at -4.5% ?

  1. CII

  2. FICCI

  3. COAI

  4. Moody’s

FICCI, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry was formed in 1927. 

President of FICCI -Sangita Reddy

8.Which of the following has made it to the Guinness Book of

World Records for being the world's largest camera trap wildlife survey?

  1. India's Tiger Census 2018

  2. India’s Rhinoceros Census ,2018

  3. Migratory Birds Census, 2018

  4. None of the above


India's 2018 Tiger Census has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world's largest on-camera wildlife survey.

2018 Tiger Census had estimated 2,967 tigers in India, compared to 2,226 in 2014.

Global Tiger Day, also known as International  Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July.

9. Who is the current and 5th National Security Adviser (NSA)?

  1. Ajit Doval

  2. Bipin Rawat

  3. MM Naravane

  4. Karambir Singh

The NSA’s post has been upgraded to the rank of Cabinet Minister.

The NSA of India also serves as the Prime Minister's Special Interlocutor with China as well as the envoy to Pakistan and Israel on security affairs.    

   1st NSA - Brajesh Mishra -1998 under then PM AB Vajpayee


10.Which City was  selected under Smart cities as no 1 in top 20 from

among the 98 nominated cities on 28 January 2016, by

then Minister of Housing Development Shri Venkiah Naidu?

  1. Amravati

  2. Pune

  3. Aurangabad

  4. Bhubaneswar

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