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)
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