Current Affairs Quiz – August 24 2020
1. Which state celebrates the Nuakhai Juhar Festival?
a) Assam
b) Odisha
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Sikkim
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Answer b) Odisha. Nuakhai Juhar was celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and areas of neighbouring states on August 23. It is one of the most ancient festivals celebrated in Indian.
2. India’s longest river ropeway inaugurated in ___________.
a) Assam
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Mehalaya
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Answer a) Assam. The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in Assam. The ropeway is 1.8 Km long and connects Guwahati and North Guwahati over Brahmaputra river.
3. Satpal Singh Satti named which state finance commission chief?
a) Sikkim
b) Nagpur
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Manipur
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Answer c) Himachal Pradesh. Former BJP state president Satpal Singh Satti has been appointed Chairman of the Sixth Himachal Pradesh State Finance Commission.
4. Which organization has set to acquired 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport?
a) Reliance
b) TATA
c) HCL
d) Adani
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Answer d) Adani. Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) is likely to soon acquire a 74 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport (MIAL). With this acquisition, Adani Group flagship will become the largest private operator of airports in the country after GMR Group.
5. Which team won the UEFA Champions League 2020?
a) Real Madrid
b) Barcelona
c) Paris Saint-Germain
d) Bayern Munich
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Answer d) Bayern Munich. German giants Bayern Munich have won the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time in the club’s history after beating French side Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the final in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon.
6. Women’s British Open 2020 won by_____________.
a) Mina harigea
b) Sophia Popov
c) Esther Henslet
d) Cheyenne woods
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Answer b) Sophia Popov. Sophia Popov marked her ball a few inches from the hole on the 18th green, pulled the brim of her cap over her face and began to cry in the arms of her caddie.