Current Affairs : 15 September to 21 September, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions

CURRENT AFFAIRS

15 SEPTEMBER, 2020 TO 21 SEPTEMBER, 2020Weekly Current Affairs : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

1. Which state has top ranked in the recently released India Happiness Report 2020 based on a nationwide survey covering 16,950 people between March and July, 2020 by Professor Rajesh K. Pillania?

(a) Tripura

(b) Nagaland

(c) Assam

(d) Mizoram

Answer: (d)

2. Which state has worst ranked in the recently released India Happiness Report 2020 based on a nationwide survey covering 16,950 people between March and July, 2020 by Professor Rajesh K. Pillania?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (a)

3. Which city has top ranked in the recently released Smart City Index 2020 by the Institute for Management Development in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD)?

(a) New Delhi

(b) New York

(c) Singapore

(d) Tokyo

Answer: (c)

4. Which was the top Indian city placed at 85th position in the recently released Smart City Index 2020 by the Institute for Management Development in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD)?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Mumbai

(c) Guwahati

(d) New Delhi

Answer: (a)

5. Which state government has launched a new scheme named ‘GARIMA’ which aims to ensure the economic safety and social dignity of core sanitation workers in the state?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Bihar

(d) Odisha

Answer: (d)

6. Which state government has launched a state-wide campaign titled ‘My Family, My Responsibilty’ to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Jharkhand

(d) Punjab

Answer: (b)

7. Which state government has launched the ‘Arthika Spandana’ programme of disbursing loans to the tune of Rs. 39,300 crore through various cooperative institutions?

(a) Kerala

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (c)

8. Which state government has launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana (MMUY) to provide interest free loans to women’s groups in the state?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Bihar

(d) Gujarat

Answer: (d)

9. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Japan?

(a) Yoshihide Suga

(b) Tsai Ing-wen

(c) Chung Sye-kyun

(d) Mr. Rodrigo R. Duterte

Answer: (a)

10. Which of the following has become the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations?

(a) Norway

(b) Mexico

(c) Switzerland

(d) Sweden

Answer: (b)

11. Titan Company has partnered with which of the following banks to launch India’s first contactless payment watches named ‘Titan Pay’?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) Bank of India

(c) United Bank of India

(d) State Bank of India

Answer: (d)

12. Which bank has set up a new vertical called ‘Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB)’ to support the emerging needs of the unbanked and underbanked segment of customers?

(a) ICIC I Bank

(b) Bandhan Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (b)

13. Which bank has launched lead management system (LMS)-i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0) to provide its service to customers irrespective of where they resides?

(a) Canara Bank

(b) Vijaya Bank

(c) Bank of India

(d) Bank of Baroda

Answer: (a)

14. Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?

(a) Prabhakar Mundkur

(b) N.S. Rajan

(c) Priya Nair

(d) Subhash Kamnath

Answer: (d)

15. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director at World Bank in Washington DC?

(a) Rajesh Khullar

(b) Aparna Subramani

(c) Anshula Kant

(d) Sundar Pichai

Answer: (a)

16. Who has won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s Lifetime Achievement Award?

(a) N. Scott Momaday

(b) Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde

(c) Margaret Atwood

(d) Richard Powers

Answer: (c)

17. Amazon.com Inc has signed up which Bollywood actor for its Alexa voice assistant?

(a) Amitabh Bachchan

(b) Akshay Kumar

(c) Shahrukh Khan

(d) Ajay Devgan

Answer: (a)

18. When is Hindi Diwas observed?

(a) 12 September

(b) 14 September

(c) 16 September

(d) 18 September

Answer: (b)

19. When is International Day of Democracy observed?

(a) 11 September

(b) 13 September

(c) 15 September

(d) 17 September

Answer: (c)

20. When is International Equal Pay Day observed?

(a) 12 September

(b) 14 September

(c) 16 September

(d) 18 September

Answer: (d)

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