Current Affairs : 08 September, 2020 to 14 September, 2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS

08 SEPTEMBER, 2020 TO 14 SEPTEMBER, 2020

Current Affairs

1. Which institute has top ranked in the recently released World University Rankings, 2021 by the Times Higher Education?

(a) University of Oxford

(b) Stanford University

(c) Harvard University

(d) California Institute of Technology

Answer: (a)

2. Which is the best performing state of India based on the Young Child Outcomes Index?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala

(d) Odisha

Answer: (c)

3. Which is the worst performing state of India based on the Young Child Outcomes Index?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Bihar

(c) Nagaland

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (b)

4. Which of the following has partnered with Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to create awareness on cyber safety among students?

(a) Google

(b) YouTube

(c) Twitter

(d) WhatsApp

Answer: (d)

5. Which of the following have announced a partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide access to free learning resources for digital skills?

(a) LinkedIn

(b) Opportunity

(c) Xing

(d) Hired

Answer: (a)

6. Which of the following banks has launched an international contactless debit card ‘Signature Visa Debit Card’ for high net worth individuals who are maintaining an average quarterly balance of Rs. 10 lakh and above?

(a) Vijaya Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Bank of India

Answer: (d)

7. Which of the following banks has top ranked in the recently released EAS Banking Reforms Index 2.0?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) United Bank of India

Answer: (c)

8. Which of the following banks is planning to launch a loan product named ‘Safe and Fast Agriculture Loan (SAFAL)’ for organic cotton growers?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (a)

9. Which of the following banks has launched a new product named ‘iStartup2.0’ to cater to the banking needs of start-ups and entrepreneurs?

(a) AXIS Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) IDFC First Bank

Answer: (c)

10. Who has been elected as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for a term of two years?

(a) Kenichi Ayukawa

(b) Bo Shin Seo

(c) Guenter Butschek

(d) Akito Tachibana

Answer: (a)

11. Which bollywood actor have been appointed as the new Chief of National School of Drama (NSD)?

(a) Boman Irani

(b) Paresh Rawal

(c) Pankaj Tripathi

(d) Raghuveer Yadav

Answer: (b)

12. United Nation Children’s Fund has appointed which bollywood actor as its celebrity advocate for children’s rights campaign ‘For Every Child’?

(a) Rajkummar Rao

(b) Amit Sadh

(c) Ayushmann Khurrana

(d) Pulkit Samrat

Answer: (c)

13. When was the first batch of five Rafale fighter jets formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

(a) 8 September, 2020

(b) 10 September, 2020

(c) 12 September, 2020

(d) 14 September, 2020

Answer: (b)

14. Which of the following countries has top ranked in the recently released ‘Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 Annual Report’ by Canada’s Fraser Institute in conjunction with Center for Civil Society, New Delhi-based think tank?

(a) Honk Kong

(b) Singapore

(c) New Zealand

(d) Australia

Answer: (a)

15. What is the rank of India in the recently released ‘Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 Annual Report’ by Canada’s Fraser Institute in conjunction with Center for Civil Society, New Delhi-based think tank?

(a) 11th

(b) 50th

(c) 101st

(d) 105th

Answer: (d)

16. When is the International Literacy Day observed?

(a) 6 September

(b) 8 September

(c) 10 September

(d) 12 September

Answer: (b)

17. When is the World Suicide Prevention Day observed?

(a) 10 September

(b) 12 September

(c) 14 September

(d) 16 September

Answer: (a)

18. Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana?

(a) Capt. Amaarinder Singh

(b) Jai Ram Thakur

(c) Shivraj Singh Chouhan

(d) Manohar Lal Khattar

Answer: (d)

19. Who is the Governor of Haryana?

(a) Anandiben Patel

(b) V. P. Singh Badnore

(c) Satyadev Narayan Arya

(d) Anil Baijal

Answer: (c)

20. Who is the Prime Minister of Australia?

(a) Scott Morrison

(b) Jacinda Ardern

(c) Justin Trudeau

(d) Boris Johnson

Answer: (a)