Current Affairs : 13 October to 19 October, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions

CURRENT AFFAIRS

13 OCTOBER, 2020 TO 19 OCTOBER, 2020Weekly Current Affairs : 13 October to 19 October, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions : Assam Jobs Guide

1. Who has won the men’s 2020 French Open title?

(a) Novak Djokovic

(b) Rafael Nadal

(c) Diego Schwartzman

(d) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Answer: (b)

2. Who has won the women’s 2020 French Open title?

(a) Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek

(b) Sofia Kenin

(c) Nadia Podoroska

(d) Petra Kvitová

Answer: (a)

3. Which of the following has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ state in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Assam

(c) Odisha

(d) Goa

Answer: (d)

4. Which state government has launched the scheme ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ to distribute school kits among the poor children of the state?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Rajasthan

Answer: (b)

5. Which state government has launched a mobile water testing laboratory van that is fully equipped with a multi-parameter system containing analysers, sensor, probes and instruments meant for assessing water quality?

(a) Haryana

(b) Punjab

(c) Kerala

(d) Goa

Answer: (a)

6. Which state government has launched “Sujal”, ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ scheme to provide round the clock supply of quality tap drinking water in all urban areas of the state?

(a) Tripura

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d) Gujarat

Answer: (c)

7. Which state government has tied up with India Post to get 11,000 farmers enrolled in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi scheme?

(a) Assam

(b) West Bengal

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Goa

Answer: (d)

8. Which state government has signed a pact with Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZ) to set up a Greenfield zinc smelter in the state?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Odisha

(c) Gujarat

(d) Mizoram

Answer: (c)

9. As part of the United Nations International Day of Girl Child (11 October, 2020), a 16-year old Aava Murto assumed the post of Prime Minister of which country for one day on 07 October, 2020 to raise awareness about gender equality?

(a) Finland

(b) Sweden

(c) Canada

(d) Switzerland

Answer: (a)

10. which bank have collaborated with Apollo Hospitals to launch the ‘HealthLife Programme’ to make healthy living accessible and affordable while making the process convenient and easy for the customers?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) Axis Bank

(c) IDFC First Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (d)

11. Which bank has won the Central Bank of the Year 2020?

(a) Bank of Ghana

(b) Bank of New Zealand

(c) Bank of England

(d) Reserve Bank of India

Answer: (a)

12. Which country has top ranked in the 2020 Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index?

(a) Australia

(b) Denmark

(c) Norway

(d) Iceland

Answer: (c)

13. What is the rank of India in the 2020 Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index?

(a) 129th

(b) 142nd

(c) 125th

(d) 99th

Answer: (a)

14. Who has won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany?

(a) Max Verstappen

(b) Lewis Hamilton

(c) Daniel Ricciardo

(d) Sergio Pérez

Answer: (b)

15. Which team has won the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship 2020?

(a) Boston Celtics

(b) Denver Nuggets

(c) Miami Heat

(d) Los Angeles Lakers

Answer: (d)

16. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for India’s first-ever homegrown professional badminton brand “Transform”?

(a) Jwala Gutta

(b) Saina Nehwal

(c) Chetan Anand

(d) P.V. Sindhu

Answer: (c)

17. When is World Standards Day observed?

(a) 10 October

(b) 12 October

(c) 14 October

 (d) 16 October

Answer: (c)

18. When is International Day of Rural Women observed?

(a) 14 October

(b) 15 October

(c) 16 October

(d) 17 October

Answer: (b)

19. When is World Food Day observed?

(a) 10 October

(b) 12 October

(c) 14 October

(d) 16 October

Answer: (d)

20. When is World Arthritis Day observed?

(a) 12 October

(b) 13 October

(c) 14 October

(d) 15 October

Answer: (a)

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