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Today we will cover the 20 July 2024 current affairs in English, which is helpful for central and state government exams:
➼ Between which two regions is the Davis Strait, recently mentioned in the news, situated?
India’s foreign exchange reserves have reached an all-time high of how many billion dollars?
(A) 660
(B) 667
(C) 668
(D) 663
Ans-(B) 667
Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the president of which commission?
(A) American Commission
(B) Asian Commission
(C) Indian Commission
(D) European Commission
Ans-(D) European Commission
Which helpline has been launched to prevent drug trafficking?
(A) India
(B) Swarajya
(C) Manas
(D) Aditya
Ans-(C) Manas
By whom was the Manas helpline to prevent drug trafficking launched?
(A) Nitin Gadkari
(B) Amit Shah
(C) Anurag Thakur
(D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Ans- (B) Amit Shah
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha?
(A) Om Birla
(B) Rajnath Singh
(C) Rahul Gandhi
(D) Gaurav Gogoi
Ans- (A) Om Birla
Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as India’s ambassador to which country?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) USA
Ans-(D) USA
From where did the Maharashtra government bring the historical wagh nakh (tiger claws) of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
(A) New York
(B) Paris
(C) London
(D) Dubai
Ans-(C) London
Where did the Maharashtra government place the historical wagh nakh of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj brought from London?
(A) Satara
(B) Raigad
(C) Pune
(D) Kolhapur
Ans-(A) Satara
Which organization has started the Asmita project?
(A) NCERT
(B) WHO
(C) MCERT
(D) UGC
Ans-(D) UGC
Who was awarded the 2024 Pioneer of the Year Award?
(A) Priyanka Chopra
(B) Greta Greving
(C) Lisa Haydon
(D) Alyssa Healy
Ans-(B) Greta Greving
Which state has been recognized for the best performance in the Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Ans-(A) Madhya Pradesh
When is World Chess Day celebrated?
(A) July 19
(B) July 18
(C) July 20
(D) July 21
Ans- (C) July 20
When was World Chess Day first celebrated?
(A) 1960
(B) 1966
(C) 1967
(D) 1968
Ans-(B) 1966
In which state is the new Dholpur Karauli tiger reserve located?
(A) Bihar
(B) Kerala
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans-(C) Rajasthan
The new Dholpur Karauli tiger reserve is which number tiger reserve in the country?
(A) 55
(B) 53
(C) 54
(D) 52
Ans-(A) 55
Which state has been granted the GI tag for Magaji Laddu?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Nagaland
(C) Manipur
(D) Odisha
Ans-(D) Odisha
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