1. Biocon’s board has approved Tata Capital investment of Rs. 225 Crores for how much percent stake in subsidiary Biocon Biologics?
Answer: 0.85
2. As per the assessment by the Energy policy Institute at the University of Chicago in July 2020, which country is the most – polluted country globally?
Answer: Bangladesh
3. In July 2020, S N Rajeshwari has been appointed the Chairman – cum – Managing Director of Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL). Where is OICL headquartered?
Answer: New Delhi
4. Who has been appointed new Director-General of Gujarat Police in July 2020?
Answer: Ashish Bhatia
5. Who has inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga in Bihar in July 2020?
Answer: Nitin Gadkari
6. Which has become the first DGCA-approved drone training school of the country?
Answer: Bombay Flying Club
7. How many women entrepreneurs have been awarded by the Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment, WEE cohort, in August 2020?
Answer: 11
8. Which country has become the first country in the Arab World to produce nuclear energy?
Answer: UAE
9. What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020?
Answer: Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet
10. Who has been appointed as the new Director of Navratna Defense PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in August 2020?
Answer: Dinesh Kumar Batra
11. Which bank has received approval for Sashidhar Jagdishan to become the next chief of the private-sector lender?
Answer: HDFC Bank
12. Dalmia Bharat Group has won an award for Environment Sustainability at which edition of FICCI CSR award ceremony?
Answer: 18
13. According to a report published by UK-based firm, what is the rank of Hyderabad among the “Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities globally?
Answer: 16
14. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away in August 2020, He was the former C of which state?
Answer: Maharastra
15. Which country has unveiled a new political map that includes Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as part of the country’s territory for the first time?
Answer: Pakistan
16. Who hosted the swearing-in of the first Black Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Charles Q. Brown in August 2020?
Answer: Donald Trump
17. In August 2020, Eoin Morgan has become the skipper with most sixes in international cricket. He belongs to which country?
Answer: England
18. In which city did the locals celebrate the first year of abrogation of Article 370 by organizing a two-day festival “Bangas Awam Mela”?
Answer: Handwara
19. Who edited the book “The Swachh Bharat Revolution”?
Answer: Parameswaran Iyer
20. Who has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to offer a set of cloud solutions to enterprises in the country?
Answer: Bharati Airtel
21. In August 2020, who has been given an 18-month extension as the chairman of markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI?
Answer: Ajay Tyagi
22. In August 2020, RBI Governor Shakinta Das has announced that the key repo rate will be kept unchanged at how much per cent?
Answer: 4
23. When is the National Handloom Day observed?
Answer: 7 August
24. Who has announced a loan restructuring window for corporate following demands from bankers and industry?
Answer: RBI
25. In August 2020, whose net worth passed $100 bn for the first time after hitting a record on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels?
Answer: Mark Zuckerberg
26. With whom Microsoft joined hands to include a special version of the Xbox Gae pass app in its store?
Answer: Samsung
27. Which country has debt-trapped Tajikistan, and now it is claiming 45% of its land?
Answer: China
28. In August 2020, which state has announced the new industrial policy?
Answer: Gujarat
29. With which country is India holding the senior military-level talks in August 2020 to discuss the pullback od troops?
Answer: China
30. According to the Hurun Global Unicorns 2020 list, what is the rank of India in terms of the base for unicorns globally?
Answer: 4
31. Who has been selected for the Chemical Research Society of India Bronze medal 2021?
Answer: Dr Sriari Pabbaraja
32. Who has selected Naandi Foundation, an NGO, as one of the top 10 visionaries in the world for the Dood Vision 2050 prize?
Answer: Rockefeller Foundation
33. Jobs portal Naukri.com, in collaboration with whom has launched a platform to help hospitals meet the shortage of healthcare professionals, which poses a challenge before them in tackling the COVID-19 caseload?
Answer: ECHO India
34. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has cleared a proposal for the appointment of how many community health officers under the National Health Mission?
Answer: 6310
35. Who is the President of the UAE?
Answer: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
36. Which has become the first Municipal Corporation in the country which has provided urban forestland entitlement?
Answer: Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation
37. Manitombi Singh passed away in August 2020. He was related to which sport?
Answer: Football
38. When is the World Biofuel Day observed every year?
Answer: 10 August
39. In August 2020, Lok Sabha has started a beginner-level course in which language for the officials and staff of the Lok Sabha Secretariat at the Parliament House?
Answer: French
40. Who has launched ICAR’s data recovery centre – Krishi Megh?
Answer: Narendra Singh Tomar
41. In the US, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has named whom as his Vive-Presidential running mate?
Answer: Kamala Harris
42. Which state is all set to roll out Arunodoi scheme in the state from October 2020?
Answer: Assam
43. Who has launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organization (NIIO) through an online webinar?
Answer: Rajnath Singh
44. Who held 3rd review meeting of Central Public Sector Enterprises, CPSes on capital expenditure for the current financial year, in August 2020?
Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman
45. Who has launched the first pocket Android POS device for contactless ordering and payments in India?
Answer: Paytm
46. According to a survey by Knight Frank released in August 2020, what is the rank of Bengaluru globally in terms of annual price appreciation of luxury residential properties?
Answer: 26
47. The 4th session of the BRICS anti-drug working group was held under the chairmanship of which of the following countries?
Answer: Russia
48. Who will deliver the inaugural address of the First World Solar Technology Summit?
Answer: Narendra Modi
49. Who has been appointed as the Governor for Meghalaya by President Ram Nath Kovind in August 2020?
Answer: Satya Pal Malik
50. Who will take up the role of chairman emeritus at Zee Entertainment Enterprises?
Answer: Subhash Chandra
