Current Affairs Quiz: 5 August 2020

5 August 2020:The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as  Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, IPL's Title Sponsor and Pakistan’s new political map among others.

1.Veteran Congress leader CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away on August 5, 2020. He served as the former Chief Minister of which state?
a)Madhya Pradesh 
b)Maharashtra 
c)Karnataka
d)Rajasthan 

2.Prominent Northern Ireland Politician John Hume passed away on August 3, 2020. He had won a Nobel prize in which category?
a)Peace Prize
b)Literature 
c)Physics
d)Chemistry

3.Which nation’s President has barred federal agencies from replacing its citizens with foreign workers?
a)Canada
b)UK
c)US
d)Australia

4.A massive explosion rocked which nation’s capital city on August 4, 2020?
a)Vietnam
b)Turkey
c)Pakistan
d)Lebanon

5.Which Chinese company pulled out as IPL's Title Sponsor?
a)Vivo 
b)Oppo
c)Xiaomi
d)Huawei

6.Pakistan’s new political map includes parts of which Indian state?
a)Rajasthan
b)Maharashtra
c)Madhya Pradesh
d)Gujarat

7.Vaishno Devi yatra will begin from which date?
a)August 16th 
b)August 17th 
c)August 30th 
d)August 20th 

Answers

1.(b) Maharashtra 
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away on August 5, 2020 due to prolonged illness. He was 89. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar had served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra between 1985 and 1986. 

2.(a) Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize winner Laureate John Hume passed away on August 3, 2020 following a long period of illness. He was a prominent Northern Ireland politician. 

3.(c) US
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring federal government agencies from displacing American nationals and citizens with foreign workers.

4.(d) Lebanon
A massive explosion rocked Lebanon's capital city Beirut on August 4, 2020. According to reports, around 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a Beirut port warehouse exploded, devastating large parts of the city.

5.(a) Vivo  
Vivo, the Title Sponsor of the Indian Premier League 2020, has pulled out after a disagreement with the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) over a discount on the sponsorship fee and also in response to the growing opposition to its involvement in the tournament, as it is a Chinese brand.

6.(d) Gujarat
Pakistan released a new political map on August 4, 2020 laying claim to Indian territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and parts of western Gujarat. India rejected the claim, terming it as 'political absurdity.'

7.(a) August 16th 
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has announced the resumption of Vaishno Devi yatra from August 16, 2020, almost four months after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.