Current Affairs : 22 September to 28 September, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions

CURRENT AFFAIRS

22 SEPTEMBER, 2020 TO 28 SEPTEMBER, 2020Current Affairs : 22 September to 28 September, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

1. Which country has top ranked in the recently released World Bank’s Human Capital Index 2020?

(a) Singapore

(b) Japan

(c) Russia

(d) France

Answer: (a)

2. What is the rank of India in recently released World Bank’s Human Capital Index 2020?

(a) 100th

(b) 116th

(c) 120th

(d) 125th

Answer: (b)

3. Which Indian actor has been named in Artists category of the recently released TIME 100 most Influential People List 2020 by the Time Magazine?

(a) Boman Irani

(b) Rajkummar Rao

(c) Vicky Kaushal

(d) Ayushmann Khurrana

Answer: (d)

4. Which Indian politician has been named in Leaders category of the recently released TIME 100 most Influential People List 2020 by the Time Magazine?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Amit Shah

(c) Yogi Adityanath

(d) Rajnath Singh

Answer: (a)

5. Which state government has approved the scheme called ‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’ that aims to allow free bus travel to two members of the family of the deceased to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Punjab

(c) Jharkhand

(d) Rajasthan

Answer: (d)

6. Which state government has launched ‘Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni’ of the state transport department, under which Light Motor Vehicle service would be launched in all the villages of the state to improve rural connectivity and generate employment in the villages?

(a) Tripura

(b) Odisha

(c) Assam

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (c)

7. Which state government has launched a unified portal called ‘U-Rise’ along with the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020?

(a) Bihar

(b) Gujarat

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (d)

8. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Somalia?

(a) Hassan Ali Khaire

(b) Mohamed Hussein Roble

(c) Uhuru Kenyatta

(d) Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed

Answer: (b)

9. Volvo Car India has partnered with which bank to launch Volvo Car Financial Services to enable buyers get easy finance for its vehicles?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) IDFC First Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (d)

10. Google Pay has partnered with which of the following for the rollout of tokenization across its platform that will enable users to safely transact with their debit or credit cards?

(a) Master Card

(b) PayPal

(c) VISA

(d) RuPay

Answer: (c)

11. Who among the following has announced his first presidential memoir titled ‘A Promised Land’?

(a) Barack Obama

(b) Vladimir Putin

(c) Ram Nath Kovind

(d) Donald Trump

Answer: (a)

12. Who among the following has authored a book titled ‘Kitchens of Gratitude’ that will be released in 2021?

(a) Sanjeev Kapoor

(b) Kunal Kapur

(c) Vikas Khanna

(d) Ranveer Brar

Answer: (c)

13. Which bank will launch ‘SafePay’, a contactless debit card based payment facility that will allow contactless debit card payments by simply waving one’s smartphone against a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled POS terminal?

(a) IDFC First Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

Answer: (a)

14. Which of the following has started a new campaign called ‘SIFI’ or ‘SIP in Fixed Income’ to make investors more aware about the benefits of investing in fixed income products via Systematic Investment Plans?

(a) IDFC Mutual Fund

(b) SBI Mutual Fund

(c) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

(d) Tata Mutual Fund

Answer: (a)

15. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)?

(a) Shekhar C. Mande

(b) Kailasavadivoo Sivan

(c) Trilochan Mohapatra

(d) Anil Dhasmana

Answer: (d)

16. Who has become the first woman fighter pilot of India to fly the Rafale combat aircraft that was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 10 September, 2020?

(a) Bhawana Kanth

(b) Parul Bharadwaj

(c) Aman Nidhi

(d) Shivangi Singh

Answer: (d)

17. Who has won the 2020 Men’s Singles Italian Open title?

(a) Novak Djokovic

(b) Diego Schwartzman

(c) Casper Ruud

(d) Denis Shapovalov

Answer: (a)

18. Who has won the 2020 Women’s Singles Italian Open title?

(a) Karolina Pliskova

(b) Simona Halep

(c) Victoria Azarenka

(d) Elina Svitolina

Answer: (b)

19. When is International Day of Peace observed?

(a) 19 September

(b) 21 September

(c) 23 September

(d) 25 September

Answer: (b)

20. When is World Environmental Health Day observed?

(a) 22 September

(b) 24 September

(c) 26 September

(d) 28 September

Answer: (c)

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