Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 13 July to 19 July 2020

13 July to 19 July 2020: Jagran Josh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise at ease with Current Affairs Quizzes section. The week's updated quizzes cover topics such as USD 10 billion investment in India, interim BCCI CEO, COVID-19 vaccine and Noor Wali Mehsud among others. 

1.Which among the following tech giants has announced USD 10 billion worth investment in India?
a)Microsoft 
b)Facebook
c)Apple 
d)Google

2.The Supreme Court recently upheld the rights of Travancore royal family in administration of which Kerala temple?
a)Guruvayur
b)Sree Padmanabhaswamy
c)Vadakkunnathan 
d)Sabarimala 

3. Who has been removed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
a)Vasundhara Raje
b)Ashok Gehlot 
c)Sachin Pilot 
d)Milind Deora

4.Who has been appointed as the interim BCCI CEO?
a)Anil Kumble 
b)Rahul Dravid 
c)Hemang Amin 
d)Srikanth 

5.Which country has banned its telecom companies from sourcing 5G equipment from Huawei?
a)France
b)Germany
c)United Kingdom 
d)United States

6.Which among the following country’s COVID vaccine could offer double protection against the virus if successful?
a)United Kingdom 
b)United States of America
c)Italy 
d)Germany
 
7. The United Nations has designated Noor Wali Mehsud as a global terrorist. He is the chief of which terror group?
a)Al-Qaeda
b)Lashkar-e-Omar,
c)Jaish ul-Adl
d)Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan 

8.India has become the second-largest source of FDI in which nation?
a)US
b)Japan 
c)Canada
d)UK

9.Which nation’s GDP plunged by record 41.2 percent in the last three months?
a)India 
b)Singapore
c)China
d)UK

10. Which party has retained power in Singapore General Elections 2020?
a)People's Action Party 
b)Democratic Progressive Alliance
c)Justice Party 
d)Workers’ Party

Answers

1.(d) Google
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on July 13, 2020 announced an investment worth Rs. 75,000 crore , which is approximately $10 billion, in India over the next 5-7 years through the ‘Google for India Digitization Fund’.

2.(b) Sree Padmanabhaswamy
The Supreme Court upheld the rights of the Travancore royal family in administration and management of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The long-awaited verdict was delivered on July 13, 2020.

3. (c)Sachin Pilot 
Sachin Pilot was removed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan on July 14, 2020. The announcement was made by senior Congress leader and the party's national spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala. Sachin Pilot has also been removed as the Rajasthan Congress Committee Chief. 

4. (c) Hemang Amin
The BCCI has appointed Hemang Amin as the interim CEO of the board to replace Rahul Johri, whose resignation was accepted last week. The announcement was made on July 13, 2020. 

5. (c) United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has imposed a ban on its telecom companies from sourcing 5G equipment from Chinese telecom company Huawei. The announcement was made by UK’s Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden after a meeting chaired by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

6. (a) United Kingdom
In a major breakthrough, the UK COVID-19 trials have shown that the Oxford vaccine could offer 'double protection' against COVID-19. The researchers at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom discovered during human trials that their vaccine could trigger an immune response that will provide a double defence against Coronavirus. 

7. (d) Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
The United Nations on July 16, 2020 designated Pakistan-based terror group, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan's leader, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, as a global terrorist.

8.(d) UK 
United Kingdom (UK) government figures which were released on July 10 showed that India has become the second-largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the UK by investing in 120 projects and creating 5,429 new jobs in the United Kingdom.

9.(b) Singapore
Singapore’s economy has slumped into recession with a record plunge in GDP by almost 41.2 percent in the last three months. This is largely due to the extended lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 spread in the nation. 

10. (a)People's Action Party 
The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) yet again scripted its victory in the Singapore Elections 2020. The final results showed that the PAP had retained power but its support was reported to have fallen to a record low. The general elections were held on July 10, 2020.