Current Affairs : 25 August, 2020 to 31 August, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions

CURRENT AFFAIRS

25 AUGUST, 2020 TO 31 AUGUST, 2020

1. Which state has top ranked in the recently released Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 by NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Gujarat

(d) Bihar

Answer: (c)

2. What long is the longest river ropeway of India that has been inaugurated in Assam which connects Guwahati and North Guwahati over Brahmaputra river?

(a) 1.8 km

(b) 1.5 km

(c) 2.0 km

(d) 1.6 km

Answer: (a)

3. Which state government has launched the NRI unified portal which will enable Overseas Indians and NRIs to get their issues resolved with the help of this portal in cooperation with local administration or the State Government?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (b)

4. Which country has successfully 5th Earth observation satellite Gaofen-9 (05) from the Juiquan Satellite Launch Center?

(a) Japan

(b) North Korea

(c) India

(d) China

Answer: (d)

5. Which bank has launched a new initiative named ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’ that aims to attract skilled talent that can work with bank remotely, from anywhere in the country?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) Bandhan Bank

Answer: (c)

6. Which general insurance company has launched a insurance product called ‘Shagun-Gift an Insurance’ which can be gifted to anyone and is not necessary for the policy buyer to be related to the insured?

(a) SBI General Insurance

(b) ICICI Lombard

(c) Future Generali Insurance

(d) HDFC ERGO General Insurance

Answer: (a)

7. Which bank has become the first in India to use satellite data to assess the creditworthiness of farmers?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) IDBI Bank

Answer: (b)

8. Which bank has introduced ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for the Indian Youth to address the ever-changing lifestyle needs of young and digitally interested Indians?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) Bandhan Bank

Answer: (a)

9. Which bank has announced a strategic partnership with Adobe to enhance the digital experiences of its customers which will help the bank to deliver personalised digital experiences to existing as well as new customers, at anytime and anywhere?

(a) Yes Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(c) IndusInd Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (d)

10. Who has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI)?

(a) Ashwani Bhatia

(b) Sandeep Bakhshi

(c) S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao

(d) R. A. Sankara Narayanan

Answer: (a)

11. Who has bagged the first-ever Gold Medal for India in Mental Calculations World Cup (MCWC) by Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO)?

(a) Granth Thakkar

(b) Mishti Shah

(c) Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda

(d) Shanshak Jain

Answer: (c)

12. According to the data provided by Ministry of Finance to Rajya Sabha, which state has topped the list of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in availing loans to women?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Tripura

Answer: (c)

13. Which football club has won the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title by defeating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0?

(a) Manchester City

(b) Barcelona

(c) Liverpool

(d) Bayern Munich

Answer: (d)

14. Which cricketer has become the first-ever bowler to take 600 wickets in Test Cricket?

(a) Mitchell Starc

(b) Stuart Broad

(c) Dale Steyn

(d) James Anderson

Answer: (d)

15. Which cricketer has become the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Twenty20 Cricket?

(a) Dwayne Bravo

(b) Rashid Khan

(c) Lasith Malinga

(d) Sunil Narine

Answer: (a)

16. Which country will host the BRICS Games 2021?

(a) Brazil

(b) Russia

(c) India

(d) South Africa

Answer: (c)

17. Which golfer has won the AIG Women’s Open 2020 title (rebranded as 2020 AIG Women’s Open)?

(a) Thidapa Suwannapura

(b) Minjee Lee

(c) Inbee Park

(d) Sophia Popov

Answer: (d)

18. When is the National Sports Day of India observed?

(a) 27 August

(b) 28 August

(c) 29 August

(d) 30 August

Answer: (c)

19. When is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition observed?

(a) 21 August

(b) 23 August

(c) 25 August

(d) 27 August

Answer: (b)

20. When is the National Day against Nuclear Tests observed?

(a) 25 August

(b) 27 August

(c) 29 August

(d) 31 August

Answer: (c)