Current Affairs July 14, 2020

1)         Which country suffered a failure in its launch of the ‘Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket?

Ans.:    China.

2)         Which Union Ministry has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based ‘ASEEM portal?

Ans.:    Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

3)         Recently, Avad Bin Hassan Jami Passed Away, he was related to?

Ans.:    Cartoonist.

4)         Lee Hsien Loong, is the Prime Minister of which country?

Ans.:    Singapore.

5)         India has recently submitted which Voluntary National Review to UN over initiatives taken by India for SDGS?

Ans.:    2nd.

6)         Which Union Ministry implements the Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) Project, along                          with Fachbook India?  

Ans.:    Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

7)         Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the psoriasis drug, manufactured by which company, for emergency use in COVID-19?

Ans.:    Biocon.

8)         Which Indian state CM has been Honored with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition?

Ans.:    Tamil Nadu.

9)         Which is the first Arab country to plan for its Mars orbiter mission?

Ans.:    United Arab Emirates.

10)       India became the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment of which country in 2019?

Ans.:    United Kingdom.

11)       Who is the Author of the Book Titled ‘A song of India?

Ans.:    Ruskin Bond.

12)       Jyotsna Bhatt Who passed away recently was a well known;

Ans.:    Ceramic Artist.

13)       Which Indian organization has constituted a working group to study feasibility of forming a ‘pandemic risk pool?  

Ans.:    Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.

14)       Which country’s Tiger Census has set a Guinness Record for being the world’s lagest camera trap wildlife survey?

Ans.:    India.

15)       On which Day, World Malala Day is observed?

Ans.:    12 July.

16)       Union Shipping Ministry’s draft ‘Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020’ seeks to replace which colonial Act?

Ans.:    Lighthouse Act, 1927.

17)       Who has won Styrian Grand Prix 2020?

Ans.:    Lewis Hemilton (from UK).

18)       Hagia Sophia, the monument that was seen in news recently, is located in which country?

Ans.:    Turkey.

19)       Which country has launched a new military surveillance satellite named ‘Ofek 16’?

Ans.:    Israel.

20)       Which Indian has been ranked at the top spot, as per the International Boxing Association’s latest world rankings (52 Kg)?

Ans.:    Amit Panghal.

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