CURRENT AFFAIRS
20 OCTOBER, 2020 TO 26 OCTOBER, 2020
1.
What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2020?
(a) 90th
(b) 94th
(c) 100th
(d) 102nd
Answer:
(b)
2.
Which state government has launched the electricity consumer service portal ‘Mo
Bidyut’?
(a) Odisha
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tripura
Answer:
(a)
3.
Which state government has launched ‘YSR Bima’ scheme to provide financial
assistance through insurance cover to the beneficiary in case of death or
accident of their families members?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
(d)
4.
Which state government has launched the Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000
government schools of the state that aims to ensure a better teaching
environment as well as lead towards Digital India and Atmanirbhar Bharat?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:
(c)
5.
Which state government has launched the Integrated Model Agricultural Village
Scheme (Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana) in the state in partnership with
NABARD?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:
(a)
6.
Which district has bagged the top position in the list of top-performing 30
districts in the country for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY)?
(a) Kamrup (Metro), Assam
(b) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
(c) Malda, West Bengal
(d) Pune, Maharashtra
Answer:
(b)
7.
Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
(a) Mahathir Bin Mohamad
(b) Lee Hsien Loong
(c) Scott Morrison
(d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer:
(d)
8.
Which has become the world’s first country to attach facial verification in the
National Identification Database?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Thailand
(c) Singapore
(d) Indonesia
Answer:
(c)
9.
Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Lebanon?
(a) Saad Hariri
(b) Fayez al-Sarraj
(c) Hani Mulki
(d) Imad Khamis
Answer:
(a)
10.
Which bank has entered into a tie-up with Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), whereby
the bank will be one of the preferred financiers for the entire range of
vehicles sold by TKM?
(a) Bank of India
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) Vijaya Bank
(d) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
Answer:
(b)
11.
Which of the following has entered into a partnership with Atlantis to expand
the Digital First Program in India?
(a) Mastercard
(b) RuPay
(c) Visa
(d) Maestro
Answer:
(a)
12.
Who is the author of the autobiography titled ‘Portraits of Power : Half a
Century of Being at Ringside’?
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Nand Kishore Singh
Answer:
(d)
13.
Which bank has announced the launch of banking services on WhatsApp?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) IDBI Bank
Answer:
(d)
14.
Which bank has introduced an initiative for funding start-ups, ‘IND Spring
Board’, in collaboration with the IIT-Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC)?
(a) Bank of India
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Indian Bank
Answer:
(d)
15. What
is the rank of India in the Asia Power Index 2020?
(a) 4th
(b) 5th
(c) 6th
(d) 7th
Answer:
(a)
16. Which
state has emerged as the top destination for attracting the highest number of
domestic tourists visiting the state in 2019 as per the Indian Tourism
Statistics (ITS) 2020, released by the Ministry of Tourism?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Kerala
Answer:
(b)
17. When
is National Police Commemoration Day observed?
(a) 21 October
(b) 25 October
(c) 29 October
(d) 31 October
Answer:
(a)
18. When
is United Nations Day observed?
(a) 22 October
(b) 23 October
(c) 24 October
(d) 25 October
Answer:
(c)
19. When
is International Chefs Day observed?
(a) 20 October
(b) 22 October
(c) 24 October
(d) 26 October
Answer:
(a)
20. When
is World Polio Day observed?
(a) 21 October
(b) 22 October
(c) 23 October
(d) 24 October
Answer:
(d)
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