A. China
B. India
C. Germany
D. Russia
Correct Answer: A. China
China has recently provided a huge boost in trade with Bangladesh by offering them a tariff exemption for 97 per cent of their exports. The exemption is to be made effective from July 1.
A. Japan
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Israel
Correct Answer: B. China
The Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket, which was launched by China, has recently suffered a failure during its maiden flight. Kuaizhou means ‘fast ship’ in Chinese. It is a low-cost solid-fuelled carrier rocket, that was designed to launch low-Earth orbit satellites.
A. Gabon
B. Zimbabwe
C. Nigeria
D. Kenya
Correct Answer: A. Gabon
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed as the first woman Prime Minister of the Central African country, Gabon. She is 56-year-old. She had served as the Budget Minister in 2012 and then in Defence Ministry.
A. India
B. Bangladesh
C. Sri Lanka
D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: C. Sri Lanka
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced that the 2020 edition of the Asia Cup stands cancelled. The tournament’s governing body is looking for a window in June 2021 to host the tournament. The T20 tournament, which was to be played in Sri Lanka in September after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offered to swap hosting rights in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to host it next year as well.
A. Russia
B. China
C. Germany
D. America
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia’s Sechenov University has successfully completed the world’s first clinical trials of coronavirus vaccine on humans, media reports said on Sunday (July 12, 2020). The research has been completed and it proved that the vaccine is safe. The volunteers will be discharged on July 15 and July 20.
A. Iran
B. China
C. Afghanistan
D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: A. Iran
Iran on Tuesday 14 July 2020, dropped India from a vital project construction of a rail line from Chabahar Port to Zahedan along the Iran-Afghan border. The Iranian government has cited a delay in funding from the Indian side to initiate the 628-km-long project as the reason for it dropping India from the multi-million dollar project. Iran and India had signed an agreement in May 2016.
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
D. Russia
Correct Answer: C. France
France’s Lourdes Roman Catholic shrine, which usually attracts millions of pilgrims every year, organized the first-ever e-pilgrimage on Thursday 16 July 2020designed to gather people from all over the world, but virtually.
A. Russia
B. USA
C. Turkey
D. China
Correct Answer: D. China
After anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened, China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2 percent expansion in the latest quarter reported on July 16, 2020, for the three months ending in June.
A. Singapore
B. South Korea
C. Bangladesh
D. Turkey
Correct Answer: A. Singapore
On 10th July 2020, Singapore became the 2nd Country in Asia to conduct National Polls in the times of the COVID-19 global pandemic. On 15th April 2020, South Korea became the first Asian Country to conduct National Polls in the times of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
A. Singapore
B. South Korea
C. Bangladesh
D. Turkey
Correct Answer: B. South Korea
South Korea became the first Asian Country to conduct National Polls in the times of the COVID-19 global pandemic. South Korea’s 21st legislative elections were held on 15 April 2020. Chung Sye-Kyun is the current Prime Minister of South Korea.