Current Affairs July 15, 2020

1)         Which Indian state celebrates the birth anniversary of poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya as ‘Bhanu Jayanti’?

Ans.:   Sikkim.

2)         Who has been named the Chairman of its e-commerce Committee of confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21?

Ans.:   Kunal Bhal.

3)         Who has been appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to Afghanistan?

Ans.:   Rudrendra Tandon.

4)         Tangams Community are believed to live in;

Ans.:   Arunachal Pradesh.

5)         ‘India Cycles 4 Change Challenge’ in an initiative of which Union Ministry?

Ans.:   Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

6)         Which stock exchange has collaborated with IIT Alumni council for listing of start-ups?

Ans.:   Bombay Stock Exchange.

7)         which state has launched ‘Roko-Toko’ campaign?

Ans.:   Madhya Pradesh.

8)         Ministry of Railways has set target to transform Indian Railways into Green Railways by;

                                                                        OR

            What is the target year set by the Indian Railways to achieve net zero carbon emission?

Ans.:   2030.

9)         For the first time, Indian Railways transported Andhra Pradesh dry chillies in special parcel trains to which country?

Ans.:   Bangladesh.

 10)       Which country has launched a nation-wide campaign to cleanup website, that target users below the age of 18? 

Ans.:   Chaina.

11)       Who has been appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to Bangladesh?

Ans.:   Vikram Doraiswami.

12)       Paddy watch app is being developed by;

Ans.:   a)   Developed by University of Sydney.

            b)   In collaboration with Google Earth.

            c)   Group on Earth observations.

13)       Which country was the top trading partner of India in 2019-20 as per the recent data released by Commerce Industry?

Ans.:   United States.

14)       Who has been Appointed as Interim CEO of BCCI?

Ans.:   Hemang Amin.

15)       Padmashri awardee Nagindas Sanshvi, who recently passed away, as associated with which profession?

Ans.:   Journalist.

16)       Filmmaker Kezang D Thongdek (from Arunachal Pradesh) got the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 for which short documentary?

Ans.:   Chi Lupo.

17)       which tournament has decide to pay USD 12.5 million prize money to players despite its cancellation?

Ans.:   Wimbledon.

18)       Who has been named for Von Karman Award 2020 of the International Academy of Astronautics?

Ans.:   Dr. K. Sivan.

19)       WWF and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have warned about the change in which country’s law on commercial farming of endangered species?

Ans.:   Myanmar.

20)       Which Indian state has started online registration of crops by any initiative named e-Crop?

Ans.:   Andhra Pradesh.

21)       Which institution has developed an Ultra Violet sanitizing product called “SHUDH”?

Ans.:   IIT Kanpur.

22)       Which armed force of India is implementing the nationwide tree plantation drive, which was launched by the Union Home Minister?

Ans.:   Central Armed Police Force.

23)       Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located in;

Ans.:   Thiruvananthapuram, a city of Kerala.

24)       Who has presented India’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF)?

Ans.:   Rajiv Kumar.

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