CURRENT AFFAIRS
13 OCTOBER, 2020 TO 19 OCTOBER, 2020
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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