CURRENT AFFAIRS
08 SEPTEMBER, 2020 TO 14 SEPTEMBER, 2020
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.
(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)
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