Post (1-11) GK Int. Affairs

Recent GK International Prepared By Kawser Ahmed
Post-1 (GK International Affairs):

1. Which Bank has recently launced “Dual Prepaid Card” on 12th July 2020?
Ans: Social Islami Bank Limited
2. Elon Musk, Bill Gates, J. Bezos, Obama's twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam on 16th
july 2020.
3. Iran drops India from Chahbahar Rail project (Chahbahar Port to Zahedan).
4. Which country’s economy has slumped by 41.2% in the last three months?
Ans: Singapore.
5. Nepal's cable TV operators ban all Indian news channels except Doordarshan.
6. Which country has recently detected G4 Swine Flu virus detected?
Ans: China.
7. Which nation bans from sourcing 5G equipment from Huawei?
Ans: UK
8. Who has been appointed as interim BCCI CEO?
Ans: Hemang Amin.
9. World Youth Skill Day observed on 15th July.
10. China launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite via 3B carrier from Xichang.
11. Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup 2020 tournament in 2021.
12. Jack Charlton, England’s 1966 World-Cup winner passed away on 10th July.
13. World Population Day is observed globally on 11th July.
14. Recently India has placed its bid for the 2027 Asian Cup.
15. “Google+” has been rebranded as “Google Currents”.
16. Which country has launched ‘Digital Haat‘ for online sale and purchase of animals?
Ans -Bangladesh
17. West Bengal launched a mobile Apps ‘Self Scan’ to scan documents.
18. What kind of product is “Unisaviour”?
Ans: Disinfection box.
19. Mercedes’s racer “Valtteri Bottas” won the Austrian Grand Prix 2020 at Red Bull Ring.
20. Quinton de Kock has been named as Men’s Cricketer of 2020 at the Cricket South Africa.
21. What is the name of India’s 1st social media Apps?
Ans: “Elyments”
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/KawserTalk/
22. “Lin Dan” the two-times Olympic champion announced his retirement related with which
sports?
Ans: Badminton
23. President Vladimir Putin set to stay in power until which year?
Ans: 2036
24. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned on 3rd July.
25. India and BD signed an agreement for a 50:50 Joint Venture Company on LPG.
26. Pakistan Army has appointed Major General Nigar Johar as 1st female lieutenant general.
27. “Carl Reiner” a Legendary comedian (The Dick Van Dyke Show) passed away on 29th
June.
28. “Popstar Beyonce” honored with the BET-2020 Humanitarian Award for her
philanthropic work.
29. Which country has made COVID-19 negative certificate mandatory for travelling abroad?
Ans: Bangladesh.
30. The name of the ruling party has retained power in Singapore General Elections 2020?
Ans: People's Action Party.
31. Presently Twitter has been banned by the Indian Army.
32. Recently who has come under the 'conflict of interest' scanner.
Ans: Virat Kohli
33. Which organisation has acknowledged that there is evidence of airborne transmission of
coronavirus?
Ans: WHO
34. United Arab Emirates launches a Mars probe on 20th July.
35. Oscar winner, Legendary Italian music composer “Ennio Morricone” passed away on 6th
July.
36. Which country has planned to build 5-8 nuclear reactors per year between 2020-2025?
Ans: China.
37. Israel has launched a new spy satellite.
38. What is the name of India’s first indigenous vaccine?
Ans: Covaxin
39. Which country is planning to acquire new lethal version of Spice-2000?
Ans: India
40. Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral meeting scheduled to take place on June 24, 2020.

1.India recently opened a new trade route (Pasakha to West Bengal) with which nation?
Ans -Bhutan
2.Google has been receiving backlash for allegedly deleting which nation from Google
Maps?
Ans -Palestine
3.Which social media page of the world’s top business magnates and politicians got hacked
on July 15, 2020?
Ans -Twitter
4.Which nation has decided to create a Bilateral Air Bubbles mechanism to resume
international air travel?
Ans -India
5.Eminent scientist Dr Ali Asgar passes away on:
Ans - 16th July 2020.
6.Which year will Bulgaria and Croatia take Euro currency
Ans -2023.
7.When will gigantic Asteroid 2020ND make its closest approach to Earth?
Ans -July 24th
8.Which nation has recorded the largest reduction in multidimensional poverty, as per the
latest UN report?
Ans -India
9.The United Nations has designated Noor Wali Mehsud as a global terrorist. He is the chief
of which terror group?
Ans -Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
10.When is Nelson Mandela International Day observed?
Ans -July 18th
11.Who has been elected as president of Iceland?
Ans- Gudni Johannesson
12.Which country became the first African country for Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and forest Degradation to the UNFCCC?
Ans- Uganda
13.Who was named India's Most Valuable Player of the 21st century by Wisden for his
contribution in both batting and fielding?
Ans- Ravindra Jadeja
14.Who wrote the book -The Dry Fasting Miracle: From Deprive to Thrive?
Ans- Luke Coutinho
15.The 51st annual WEF Davos meeting by the World Economic Forum will be held in
which month?
Ans- January 2021
16.World No Tobacco Day is observed on which day across the world?
Ans- 31 May
17.Which company launched an experimental app named 'Collab' that lets users make short
music videos?
Ans- Facebook
18.Which country has joined an international panel of G7 for setting up ethical guidelines for
the use of artificial intelligence?
Ans- USA
19.Twitter labels tweets from which leader as misleading?
Ans- Donald Trump
20.Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced that she is to release which book very soon?
Ans- The Ickabog
21.Which country operationalized the world's largest radio telescope?
Ans- China
22.Which country has celebrated the greatest and longest Hindu festival "Bada Dashain"?
Ans- Nepal
23.The Great Victoria Desert is located in ---
Ans- Australia
24.Oxford University was founded in ---
Ans- 1163 AD
25.The continuing fight between parties, families, clans, etc ---
Ans- Feud
26.The 'Red Triangle' symbol denotes --
Ans- Family Planning
Post 3- (Gk International Affairs)

1.Which nation has banned free internet services for social media?
Ans-Bangladesh
2.NASA has postponed the launch of James Webb Space Telescope till when?
Ans -October 2021
3.Who became the first cricketer to violate ICC’s ‘saliva ban’ rule?
Ans -Dom Sibley (19th July, 4th Day of England vs West Indies)
4.Which international sports federation has approved a proposal to ensure gender
representation in its Council?
Ans -Badminton World Federation (BWF)
5.Which country has banned its telecom companies from sourcing 5G equipment from
Huawei?
Ans -United Kingdom
6.‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is an annual joint exercise between the Coast Guards of India and which
country?
Ans -Japan
7.The United Nations has designated Noor Wali Mehsud as a global terrorist. He is the chief
of which terror group?
Ans -Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
8.India has become the second-largest source of FDI in which nation?
Ans -UK
9.What is the theme of the ‘International Mother Language Day 2020’?
Ans -Languages without borders
10.What is the theme of International Women’s Day (8 March) 2020?
Ans -I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
11.What is the theme of the Earth Day 2020, which is also the 50th anniversary of the day?
Ans -Climate Action
12.Which party has retained power in Singapore General Elections 2020?
Ans -People's Action Party
13.Muhyiddin Yassin, recently sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?
Ans -Malaysia
14.Which country left the Commonwealth in 1972 but re-joined as 49th member of the
Commonwealth?
Ans -Pakistan (1991)
15.Which means an expression of mild disapproval?
Ans -Reproof
16.What does Photophobia refer?
Ans -Abnormal intolerance of light
17.Which nation has recently surpassed it 1960 claim on Line of Actual Control(LAC)?
Ans -China
18.World day of International Justice is celebrated on?
Ans -17th July.
19.Hyundai partnered with which ride-sharing company to develop electric air taxis?
Ans -Uber
20.Which city is the host to the annual World Economic Forum-2020?
Ans -Davos
Post 4: (GK International Affairs)

1.Global Selling Programme (GSP) is an initiative of which E-Commerce company?
Ans -Amazon
2.‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?
Ans -Oman
3.According to the new report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
(SIPRI), which country is the world’s second-largest arms producer?
Ans -China
4.What is the theme of the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2020?
Ans -Westlessness
5.Pitch Black is a multilateral air combat training exercise is hosted by the Air Force of
which country?
Ans -Australia
6.Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen?
Ans -Palau
7.Which country recently hosted an art exhibition to commemorate the 150th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
Ans -Bangladesh
8.Vellbergia bartholomaei, which was seen in news recently, belongs to which species?
Ans -Lizard
9.Which is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers?
Ans -Sundarbans Mangrove forest
10.According to NCPOR, which ocean has seen the greatest decline of ice in the last 41
years?
Ans -Arctic Ocean
11.WWF and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have warned about the change in which
country’s law on commercial farming of endangered species?
Ans -Myanmar
12.Carmen Reinhart is the new Chief economist and Vice president of which global
institution?
Ans -World Bank
13.Google’s former CFO Patrick Pichette has been appointed as the board chairman of which
major technology company?
Ans -Twitter
14.As of 2020, who is the only human who has walked in space and reached the deepest point
in the ocean?
Ans -Kathy Sullivan (American)
15.Everton Weekes, who passed away recently at 95, was associated with which field?
Ans -Cricket (West Indies)
16.Which country recently set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show
event ever held?
Ans -Nepal
17.‘Dharma Chakra Parvattana’ is a famous celebration of which religion?
Ans -Buddhism
18.The recent Taiwanese anti-infiltration law is seen as a move against which country?
Ans -China
19.The Turkey government had recently signed military and maritime agreement with GNA.
What does GNA refer?
Ans -Libya’s interim government
20.The World Health Assembly of WHO has designated 2020 as which year?
Ans -The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
Post 5: (International Affairs):

(Link for Post- 1,2,3,4 are in the comment section)
1. Which country recently unveiled the historic coin with the inscription “Peace, prosperity
and friendship with all nations” and the date of 31 January 2020?
Ans -United Kingdom
2. Which global tech firm has launched a short-video making application called ‘Tangi’,
which focusses on creativity?
-Google
3. In the wake of the coronavirus fears, recently the Baltic Dry Index sank to all time low
plunging into negative territory. What is tracked by Baltic Dry Index?
-Freight Rates
4. ‘PehleSafety’ is an Internet safety campaign of which major technological company?
-Google
5. Which country recently ratified the North Atlantic Treaty, to make their country a member
of NATO?
-Republic of North Macedonia
6. ‘Berlinale’ is the 70th edition of which famous festival, which is set to be inaugurated in
Germany?
-Berlin Film Festival
7. Paul Biya, who recently won the Presidential elections, is the incumbent President of
which African country?
-Cameroon
8. Which country is set to levy a 2% tax on digital services from April 1, 2020?
-United Kingdom
9. Which SAARC member country pledged $1 million to SAARC Coronavirus Emergency
Fund?
-Afghanistan
10. Which international association has proposed a 750 billion-euro (USD 826 billion)
COVID-19 recovery fund?
-European Union
11. Which SAARC member country has committed 5 Million US dollars to COVID-19
SAARC emergency fund?
-Sri Lanka
12. The 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games which has been rescheduled to 2023, was
previously planned to be held in which country?
-Trinidad and Tobago
13. Which chess player has won the ‘Chessable Masters’ online tournament?
-Magnus Carlsen
14. Who has been selected as the nominee for the American Presidential elections from the
Democratic party, against Donald Trump?
-Joe Biden
15. Which space agency has announced the launch date for its manned mission to space
station, aboard Falcon 9 rocket?
-NASA
16. ‘Bounce Back Loan Scheme’ is the initiative of which country, aimed at assisting small
businesses amidst the Covid-19 pandemic?
-United Kingdom
17. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) located?
-New York
18. Twitter recently linked the tweet of the which country’s head to fact-checking page?
-United States
19. Which country’s survey team recently became the first to reach the peak of Everest this
year?
-China
20.In which country “Emu Bird” is found?
-Autralia

1. Who becomes 7th bowler of the world to take 500 wickets in the Test cricket?
Ans- Stuart Broad
2. Who is the current President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank-(AIIB)?
Ans- Jin Liqun
3. Which Arab country becomes first to produce nuclear energy?
Ans-UAE.
4. Which football team wins both the FA Cup and Portuguese Cup final this year?
Ans-Arsenal.
5. Which country’s President (Lee Teng Hui) is termed as “Mr. Democracy”?
Ans-Taiwan.
6. India supported the construction (Sree Sree Joykali Matar Temple at Natore) of a 300-year-
old Kali Temple in which nation?
-Bangladesh.
7. As per a new study, 1 in 3 children worldwide are threatened by high levels of which
chemical element in their blood?
Ans-Lead.
8. An American citizen “Tahir Naseem” was shot dead inside which nation’s courtroom?
Ans-Pakistan.
9. Which nation has released its first list of verified news portals?
Ans-Bangladesh.
10. Which one is the highest altitude capital city in the World
Ans-La Paz, Bolivia.
11. Ikebana is a Japanese art of?
Ans- Flower Arrangement.
12. Salsa is a popular dance of?
Ans- America.
13. "Legion of Honour" is the highest civilian order of which country?
Ans- French.
14. When is IPL 2020 edition scheduled to begin?
Ans-19th September.
15. Which nation has banned over 100 textbooks for containing 'objectionable content?
Ans-Pakistan.
16. The United States has ordered closure of which nation’s Consulate General in Houston?
Ans-China.
17. Which country recently launched its first-ever military satellite?
Ans-South Korea.
18. Which nation will be hosting the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League?
Ans-UAE (Chairman: Brijesh Patel)
19. Which Asian country has banned all wildlife imports amidst Coronavirus spread?
Ans-Vietnam.
20. Which animal is in the logo of WWF(World Wild Life)?
- Giant Panda.
Post-7: (GK International Affairs)

1. China is set to impose a ban on pork related imports from India after concerns regarding
which disease?
Ans -African swine fever.
2. Which country has launched plasma exchange network for COVID 19 treatment?
Ans –Bangladesh.
3. Which mobile game application has become the highest grossing game across the world in
May 2020?
Ans -PUBG Mobile.
4. Which Chinese company pulled out as IPL's Title Sponsor?
Ans –Vivo.
5. Alfalfa is a kind of?
Ans -Grass.
6. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was seen in news recently, is the Chief of which
international organisation?
Ans -World Health Organisation.
7. Which financial institution has recently joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network
for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)?
Ans -Asian Development Bank.
8. The world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium, ‘Norilsk Nickel’ mining company is
located in which country?
Ans –Russia.
9. Which is the Headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC)?
Ans -New York.
10. Which is the African race is called the dying race?
Ans - Pygmy.
11. A massive explosion rocked which nation’s capital city on August 4, 2020?
Ans –Lebanon.
12. Amber Box, Blue Box & Green Box are related to?
Ans -WTO affairs.
13. What is the name of the person who has become the Prime Minister of Guyana?
Ans -Mark Phillips.
14. Orbicom is an international network of which organization?

Ans - UNESCO.
15. ‘World Cities Summit’ is a global biennial conference hosted by which country?
Ans –Singapore.
16. ‘RAISE 2020’, which was seen in news, is the first global Artificial Intelligence Summit
of which country?
Ans –India.
17. In the year 2020, which country holds the Chairmanship of the ASEAN bloc?
Ans –Vietnam.
18. Petersberg dialogue is associated with which field?
Ans -Climate Action.
19. What is the theme of the online Contact Group Summit of Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM) held in May 2020?
Ans -United against COVID-19.
20. Which city is the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit 2020?
Ans -St. Petersburg.
21. Which country played host to the virtual Global Vaccine Summit?
Ans -United Kingdom.
22. The name of the Nobel Peace Prize winner prominent Northern Ireland Politician passed
away on August 3, 2020?
Ans -John Hume.
23. The coffee estates of Brazil are known as?
Ans -Fezendas.
24. Which country recently launched a driver-less bullet train with the speed up to 350 km/h?
Ans –China.
25. Which Indian satellite has been recently launched from French Guiana?
Ans -GSAT 30.
26. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world’s largest solar telescope, has
recently captured the highest-resolution image of which celestial body?
Ans –Sun.
27. Global code hosting platform GitHub, which recently launched its operations in India, is
owned by which technological company?
Ans –Microsoft.
28. Which city is known as the Queen Of Adriatic?

Ans -Venice.
29. Which nation’s President has barred federal agencies from replacing its citizens with
foreign workers?
Ans –USA.
30. The Cape of Good Hope was discovered by?
Ans -Bartolomeo Dias.
31. ‘Pragati’ is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of which technological
company?
Ans –Facebook.
32. ‘Hemostat’ which was in news recently, is a material developed to stop rapid blood loss
during accidents. It is made up of which component?
Ans –Starch.
33. ‘Clara’, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot, which helps to self-check COVID-19, is
introduced by which country?
Ans -United States.
34. The term ‘Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction’, which is seen in news
often, is a process used for which purpose?
Ans -Testing Coronavirus.
35. What is ‘VITAL’, which was making news recently, in context with the prevailing Covid-
19 pandemic?
Ans –Ventilator.
36. Which is the oldest Stock Exchange in the world?
Ans -Amsterdam.
37. AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database of the National Agricultural Library of?
Ans -USA.
38. Which major technology company has shut its video game streaming service ‘Mixer’?
Ans –Microsoft.
39. As per a recent study, the researchers detected an exoplanet named ‘HIP 67522 b’. What
is it otherwise called?
Ans -Hot Jupiter.
40. Which social media platform has launched a campaign called ‘It’s Between You’?
Ans –WhatsApp.
41. Who has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit,
United Kingdom?
Ans -Lewis Hamilton.
42. Who stated that Egypt is the gift of the Nile?
Ans - Herodotus.
43. Which country has become the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant?
Ans -United Arab Emirates.
44. Which city will play host to the 2022 Common Wealth Games?
Ans –Birmingham.
45. Which country won the inaugural ‘ATP Cup’ 2020 tournament held at Sydney?
Ans –Serbia.
46. Which nation’s former King has exited the country amid corruption allegations?
Ans –Spain.
47. A UN-backed tribunal is expected to announce its verdict on the assassination of “Rafik
al-Hariri” who was the former Prime Minister of which nation?
Ans –Lebanon.
48. USA has warned to put which Apps out of business if it is not sold by September 15?
Ans –TikTok.
49. US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restrict the use of which
visa?
Ans -H1B.
50. India asked which nation to desist from interfering in India’s affairs?
Ans –Pakistan.
51. Tick-borne virus has re-emerged in which nation?
Ans –China.

1. Pakistan’s new political map includes parts of which Indian state?
Ans – Gujarat
2. Which racing driver has won the Styrian Grand Prix tournament?
Ans -Lewis Hamilton
3. The 75th anniversary of which event was observed on August 6, 2020 across the world?
Ans- First Atomic Bomb Attack
4. Which of the following day is marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima
during World War II?
Ans -6th August
5. The American computer engineer who co-invented the world’s first computer mouse,
recently passed away?
Ans -William Kirk English
6. Pulitzer Prize-winner Shirley Ann Grau who passed away recently is a famous?
Ans –Writer
7. When is the International Day of Education observed every year ?
Ans -January 24
8. Which among the following parties won just one seat in Sri Lankan Parliamentary
Elections 2020?
Ans - UNP (United National Party)
9. TikTok is owned by which Chinese tech company?
Ans –ByteDance
10. Recently Tick-borne virus has re-emerged in which nation?
Ans – China
11. The headquarter of Mercedes-Benz is located in?
Ans -Stuttgart.
12. Cadbury chocolate was first found in the city of ?
Ans -Birmingham.
13. When was the first Ballon d’Or given?
Ans-1956 (Award winner: Stanley Matthews)
14. Which kind of insects is “Golden Birdwing”?
Ans –Butterfly
15. Which city is host to the 33rd African Union (AU) summit, being held recently?
Ans -Addis Ababa

16. Matterhorn Mountain is situated in which continent?
Ans –Europe
17. What is the name of the ocean area spread across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua
New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste?
Ans -Coral Triangle
18. Lourdes Roman Catholic shrine, that arranged the world’s first e-pilgrimage, is located in
which country?
Ans –France
19. Tokyo City host Summer Olympics first time in?
Ans -1964 (Proposed-2020)
20. The famous mountain Colosseum is located in?
Ans -Italy.
21. At present, the costliest metal of the world is?
Ans -Californium 252.
22. Taoism is a school of ?
Ans -Chinese Philosophy.
23. Kimono is a dress style of which country?
Ans -Japan.
24. The official language of Canada along with English is?
Ans -French.
25. The judicial capital of South Africa is?
Ans -Bloemfontein.
26. When is the World Hepatitis Day observed?
Ans -July 28th
27. When the first match of ICC Super League 2020 begin?
Ans -July 30th in Southampton (England vs Ireland)
28. Who has won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity?
Ans -Greta Thunberg
29. What is the name of China’s ambitious Mars Rover Mission?
Ans -Tianwen-1
30. NASA has postponed the launch of James Webb Space Telescope till when?
Ans -October 2021
31. Which is the world first cash-less country?

Ans -Sweden.
32. How many countries are members of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
Nations), which has held its virtual annual summit?
Ans –Ten
33. When is ‘World No Tobacco Day 2020’ celebrated every year?
Ans -May 31
34. What is the theme of the Environment Day, 2020?
Ans -Celebrating biodiversity
35. Which country chaired the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
(FMCBG) meeting?
Ans -Saudi Arabia
36. What is a “Shopper’, which was sometimes seen in news recently ?
Ans –Malware
37. Which country found water in the moon mission first?
Ans -India.
38. What is the colour of Black Box of an aircraft?
Ans -Orange.
39. Red Data Book contains the data of?
Ans -Endangered Species.
40. Which organization developed the Universal Health Coverage Index?
Ans -World Bank.
41. The famous “Wiling Wall” can be found in which country?
Ans -Jerusalem.
42. Which country is the largest troop contributor to UN peace keeping mission?
Ans -Ethiopia (2nd-Bangladesh)
43. The software "Hyphoguard" which safeguards data even when the computer is on sleep
mode was developed by?
Ans -Canada.
44. Electronic Dealer Financing Scheme (e-DFS) is a flagship product of which Indian public
sector bank?
Ans -State Bank of India
45. The cricket team of which country was recently presented with the ICC Women’s
Championship trophy?
Ans –Australia
46. Which Golfer is set to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class
of 2021?
Ans -Tiger Woods
47. Which is the first country to withdraw from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears?
Ans –Canada
48. ‘Feifei’, which was recently seen in news, is the mascot released for which famous sports
event?
Ans -Asian Paralympic Games
49. The Buddhist stupa "Pga That Luang" is located in?
Ans -Laos.
50. Which of the following country host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021?
Ans – India
51. The highest rate of deforestation in?
Ans -Indonesia.
52. All Novel Prize except the Peace Prize is given at the city?
Ans -Stockholm. (Peace Prize- Oslo)
53. MERCOSUR is a group of which country?
Ans -South America.
54. International Day of Peace is?
Ans -September 21.
55. The "Valley of Kings" is located in the country?
-Egypt.
56. Which phone company used the Android apps for first time?
Ans -HTC.

1. Which country clears out $6.30 million doping fine imposed by World Athletics?
Ans - Russia
2. Peking City is known as?
Ans -Beijing.
3. Which country successfully tested an Advanced Missile named “Arrow-2”?
Ans - Israel
4. The Maori people can be found in?
Ans -New Zealand.
5. Which country stopped Loan and the supply of Oil to Pakistan?
Ans - Saudi Arabia
6. When International Youth Day is celebrated on?
Ans - 12th August
7. Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister for how many times?
Ans -4th
8. The "Tartar" tribe inhabitants in which part of the world?
Ans -Siberia.
9. Which company topped in the 2020 Fortune Global 500 list?
Ans -Walmart
10. In which country the Mount Sinabung is located from where Volvano is erupted?
Ans -Indonesia
11. What is the name of Russia’s first COVID-19 vaccine?
Ans -Sputnik V
12. Which nation has registered to buy the Russian COVID-19 vaccine?
Ans -Vietnam
13. Which two nations warships engaged in 'mini collision' in the eastern Mediterranean on
August 12?
Ans -Greece, Turkey
14. After how many years, the first Peace Treaty between Israel and UAE took place on 14th
August?
Ans -25 years.
15. The US-brokered a historic peace agreement between Israel and which nation on August
13, 2020?
Ans -UAE
16. Murray River is in which country?
Ans -Australia.
17. Amazon .com Inc has launched its online pharmacy in which Indian city?
Ans -Bengaluru
18. NASA recently discovered how many new exoplanets?
Ans -66
19. UNICEF research centre is located in?
Ans -Florence.
20. What is the name the Red Bull racer who has won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix held
recently?
Ans -Max Verstappen
21. Which nation has sent AI-based high-end equipment to combat COVID-19 to India’s
AIIMS?
Ans -Israel
22. Who has been selected as Joe Biden’s vice-presidential running mate for US Elections
2020?
Ans -Kamala James Harris
23. Bangladesh has signed it’s largest-ever loan package deal worth USD 3.1 billion with
which nation?
Ans -Japan
24. When will the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 be held now?
Ans -October-November 2021
25. Which is called the Diamond capital of the world?
Ans -Antwerp.
26. Which bloc has announced €1.65 million humanitarian aid for flood victims in India,
Bangladesh and Nepal?
Ans -European Union
27. When was World Tribal Day observed?
Ans -August 9th
28. Bangladesh has decided to construct a standalone war memorial for the soldiers martyred
in 1971 War for which nation?
Ans -India
29. The world's longest straight road without any corners is located in?
Ans -Saudi Arabia
30. Which country has declared a “State of Environmental Emergency” as a Japanese bulk
carrier “MV Wakashio” ran aground on a reef, leaking tons of fuel into the surrounding
waters?
Ans - Mauritius
31. World Refugee Day is?
Ans -20th June.
32. What is the name the person who has won the sixth term as the President of Belarus?
Ans - Alexander Lukashenko
33. What is the capital of Belarus?
Ans - Minsk
34. Which has become the 2nd in the rakning of Exporting Clothes?
Ans -European Union (1st -China)
35. Who is the only Indian to be listed among the top 10 world’s highest-paid actors of 2020
list released by Forbes magazine?
Ans - Akshay Kumar
36. What is the name of Mahathir's new party?
Ans -Pejuang
37. In which city Gamaleya Research Institute is located?
Ans -Moscow
38. “The Kingdom of Aksum” is situated in which country?
Ans -Ethiopia
39. “Grand Canyon” the 8th Wonder of the World is located in which country?
Ans - Arizona, United States
40. Warsaw is the capital of?
Ans -Poland.
41. Which country opened first ever underwater museum?
Ans - Sri Lanka
42. Which country has allowed the sale and registration of electric vehicles without pre-fitted
batteries?
Ans -India
43. Ruhr region is located in?
Ans -Germany.
44. The largest employers in the world ?
Ans -US Dept of Defence.

1. Who wrote “The Ickabog” a latest free online book for the children during this lockdown
period?
Ans - JK Rowling
2. When will the first-ever World Solar Technology Summit be held?
Ans -September 8th
3. Israel for the first time established direct phone links recently with which nation?
Ans –UAE
4. Which Country has started ‘Shohojodha’ online plasma network for COVID 19 treatment?
Ans –Bangladesh
5. Which countries are launching Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to counter China?
Ans -Japan, Australia, India
6. “The Strategy 2030” a corporate strategy taken by which organization?
Ans –ADB
7. Which country has the highest number of time zones?
Ans –Franch
8. “Toman” a new currency to tackle Inflation was introduced by which nation?
Ans –Iran
9. Which nation’s Presidential Election Results 2020 have caused massive uproar and
protests?
Ans –Belarus
10. Chandrayaan- 2 recently captured an image of a crater on Moon. ISRO has named the
crater after whom?
Ans -Vikram Sarabhai
11. What is the name of spy satellite launched by Israel?
Ans -“Ofek 16”
12. Which organization has become “Observer” for Network for Greening the Financial
System-(NGFS)?
Ans –ADB
13. Google has warned which nation’s citizens of the possibility of losing their access to free
search services?
Ans –Australia
14. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced the launch of “Bezos Earth Fund” to combat
which issue?
Ans -Climate Change.
15. Which country has detected new coronavirus strain that is ten times more infectious?
Ans –Malaysia
16. Which nation celebrated its 70th National Democracy Day this year?
Ans –Nepal
17. Which company wins the title Sponsorship for the IPL 2020?
Ans -Dream11
18. Who is the Computer scientist who invented the “pixel” and scanned the world’s first
digital photograph, passed away recently?
Ans -Russell Kirsch
19. Which nation is looking for collaboration with India to mass-produce its COVID vaccine?
Ans –Russia
20. Who has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held in Spain?
Ans -Lewis Hamilton
21. India’s first air bubble in South Asia will be established with which nation?
Ans –Maldives
22. Which country is ranked first in the number of organic farmers?
Ans –India
23. “APSTAR-6D” a telecommunication satellite launched by which nation?
Ans –China
24. Hydrologic basin “Death Valley” is located in which country?
Ans -California, USA
25. 'Land of the Morning Calm' refer to which country
Ans –Korea
26. To an observer on the lunar surface, during the day time the sky will appear to be which
colour?
Ans –Black
27. What is the average salinity of the ocean water?
Ans -3.5%
28. Which country has booked 40 m coronavirus vaccine from Sinovac?
Ans –Indonesia
29. “The 46664” is a series of AIDS benefit concerts played in South Africa in honour of
whom?
Ans -Nelson Mandela
30. According to “The Economist” in 2020, what’s the position of Bangladesh in terms of
economic potential?
Ans -9th
31. Currently, who is acting as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States?
Ans -Mohammad Ziauddin
32. Which Bangladeshi scientist won the 'UNESCO Women in Science Award' in 2020?
Ans -Dr Firdausi Qadri
33. SpaceX launched a military satellite “ANASIS-II” belongs to which country?
Ans -South Korea
34. Amazon was established on which year?
Ans -5th July 1994.
35. Which country celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on 4th February 2020?
Ans -Sri Lanka
36. Which country became 54th member of the Commonwealth this year?
Ans –Maldives
37. What is the name of Bangladeshi pacer who recently got 2-year ban for doping test in
2018?
Ans -Kazi Anik Islam

1. “Crankstart” an organization belongs to UK, sponsored for which prize?
Ans - International Booker Prize
2. Which country has crowned the world's Speediest Supercomputer named “Fugaku”?
Ans – Japan
3. “Brenton Tarrant” attacked at Christchurch mosque (on 15 March 2019) belongs to which
country?
Ans –Australia
4. “Oculus Medium” a premiere VR creative tool was bought by which company?
Ans –Adobe
5. What is the name of the closest known SUV-sized asteroid that fly past Earth on 16th
August?
Ans -2020 QG
6. Which country has decided to pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor?
Ans –Myanmar
7. On 24th August, India has inaugurated the largest river ropeway in which river?
Ans -Brahmaputra.
8. Who has become the fourth South African player to be inducted into International Cricket
Council’s Hall of Fame?
Ans -Jaques Kallis
9. Which country has launched 5th Gaofen-9 series Earth observation satellite?
Ans –China
10. Which team has won the UEFA Champions League 2019-20?
Ans -Bayern Munich
11. The book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’ is written by?
Ans - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
12. Who is the writer of the Book “Our house is on Fire"?
Ans -Greta Thuberg
13. Who is the writer of the Book “The Nickel Boys”?
Ans - Colson Whitehead
14. What is the name of the snooker player who has won the World Snooker Championship
2020?
Ans - Ronnie O’Sullivan
15. Which day is being observed by the United Nations every year as “International Day for
the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”?
Ans - 23 August
16. Which nation’s President resigned after being detained at gunpoint by mutinying
soldiers?
Ans –Mali
17. Which country will be hosting Kavkaz-2020 in September 2020?
Ans –Russia
18. WHO’s COVAX facility currently includes how many vaccines?
Ans – 9
19. Which nation is planning to relocate around one million Rohingyas to Bhashan Char
Islands?
Ans –Bangladesh
20. Which nation’s state oil company has suspended its USD 10 bn worth China oil refinery
project?
Ans -Saudi Arabia
21. Which nation has discovered the biggest-ever natural gas reserve in the Black Sea?
Ans –Turkey
22. Mahatma Gandhi’s iconic round-shaped spectacles were sold for how much amount at a
UK auction?
Ans -Rs 2.55 crore
23. Aleksei A. Navalny who is hospitalized after being poisoned, is a leader of opposition in
which country?
Ans – Russia
24. Which team won the Europa League Trophy in 2020?
Ans –Sevilla
25. Which team won the Champions League Trophy in 2020?
Ans – Bayern Munich
26. Who has become the new president of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) this year?
Ans -Sheikh Hasina
27. Which is the most widely used shoulder weapon in the world?
Ans -AK47 (Producer: Kalashnikov, Russia)
28. Recently who has been elected as the Chairman of National Congress of India?
Ans - Sonia Gandhi
29. Dr. Rasel Das, an idol of Bangladesh, invented plastic made water purifier for?
Ans –Sea Water
30. When was the World Water Week 2020 observed as the World Water Week at Home?
Ans - (24th-28th August 2020)
31. What is the theme for World Water Week 2020 at Home?
Ans -Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action
32. On which date “World Humanitarian Day” is celebrated world-wide?
Ans -19th August
33. Which of the following continent was recently certified by ARCC, an independent body
set up by WHO, free from wild Polio virus.
Ans –Africa
34. Polio is currently present in which two nations?
Ans -Afghanistan, Pakistan
35. When was Mother Teresa’s 110th birth anniversary observed?
Ans -August 26th
36. Which nation will host BRICS games in 2021?
Ans –India
37. Who has become the first-ever fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets?
Ans -James Anderson
38. Which bowler holds the record of being the highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket?
Ans -Muttiah Muralitharan
39. Who has become the first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20 cricket
Ans -Dwayne Bravo
40. Kevin Mayer stepped down as CEO of which company on August 26, 2020?
Ans –TikTok
41. Who has become the first person to hit a net worth of $200 billion?
Ans -Jeff Bezos
42. From which country the last case of Wild Polio in Africa was reported?
Ans –Nigreia
43. Who became the first Indian cricketer to play for Caribbean Premier League?
Ans -Praveen Tambe
44. Who will become the first black women to serve as an International Space Station-(ISS)
crew member?
Ans -Stephanie Wilson
45. Who has become the youngest to win the International Booker Prize?
Ans -Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
46. Which country is affected by the hurricane “Laura”?
Ans –USA
47. In how many Test matches, James Anderson took his 600 wickets?
Ans -156
48. Which nation’s Prime Minister (Shinzo Abe) has resigned due to worsening health
condition?
Ans –Japan
49. Ukraine has frozen its dialogue with which nation?
Ans -Belarus

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