21072020 Quiz + Key

1. AIIMS  to start phase 1 testing of Covid vaccine called   ?

1. ZyCov-D

2. Covaxin

3. ChAdOx1 nCov-19

4. remdevisir

2. The human vaccine trial has been developed by scientists at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, is made from a weakened version of a common cold adenovirus that causes infections in chimpanzees.?

1. ZyCov-D

2. Covaxin

3. ChAdOx1 nCov-19

4. remdevisir

3. Bachpan Bachao Andolan ( BBA; Save Childhood Movement) is an India-based movement campaigning for the rights of children. It was started in 1980 by_______ ? 

1. Narendra Modi

2. Indira Gandhi

3. Kailash Satyarthi

4. Arvind Kejriwal

4.  ASHA is a community health worker instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a part of the National Rural Health Mission. ASHA full form__

1. Accredited Social Health Activist

2. Assistant Social Health Activist

3. Associated Social Health Activist

4. Apprentice Social Health Activist

5.Which Civic body has urged mandals to follow ‘one ward-one Ganpati’ concept?

1. Chennai Municipal Corporation

2. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

3. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

4. Kolkata Municipal Corporation

6. Which  government has announced financial incentives for doctors and paramedic staff working in COVID­-19 hospitals to boost morale?

1. Maharashtra

2. Odisha

3. Telengana

4. Andhra Pradesh

7. Four Indian frontline naval ships, Shivalik, Sahyadri, Kamorta and Rana including a stealth corvette, conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with USS Nimitz and three other U.S. ships in the Indian Ocean near______? 

1. Visakhapatnam

2. Lakshadweep

3. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

4. Kochi

8.  Char Dham Expressway National Highway, is an under construction two-lane express National Highway, connecting the four holy places namely_______ 

1. Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, Rameswaram

2. Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri

3. Amarnath, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Mansarovar

4. Kolkata, Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri

9.Which company has announced a new experiment called Shoploop that brings an interactive shopping experience to consumers?

1. Microsoft

2. Google

3. Amazon

4. Facebook

10. Which country announced that it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law ?

1. Australia

2. USA

3. UK

4. singapore

11.What is the name of the first Arab space mission to Mars, developed by UAE that lifted off from Japan on 20th July 2020?

1. Perpetuity

2. Ingenuity

3. Hope

4. Perseverance

12. _________is an independent regulator to oversee the auditing profession and accounting standards in India under Companies Act 2013, came into existence in October 2018.

1. SEBI

2. RBI

3. PFRDA

4. NFRA