CURRENT AFFAIRS
29 SEPTEMBER, 2020 TO 05 OCTOBER, 2020
1. Who
has won the 2019-20 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Footballer of the Year
Award in men’s category?
(a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
(b) Sandesh Jhingan
(c) Sunit Chhetri
(d) Pronay Halder
Answer:
(a)
2. Who
has won the 2019-20 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Footballer of the Year
Award in women’s category?
(a) Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
(b) Sanju Yadav
(c) Sangita Basfore
(d) Anushka Samuel
Answer:
(b)
3. Who
has won the 2019-20 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Emerging Footballer of
the Year Award in men’s category?
(a) Udanta Singh
(b) Sahal Abdul Samad
(c) Ashique Kuruniyan
(d) Anirudh Thapa
Answer:
(d)
4. Who
has won the 2019-20 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Emerging Footballer of
the Year Award in women’s category?
(a) Maibam Linthoingambi Devi
(b) Manisha Kalyan
(c) Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi
(d) Heigrujam Daya Dev
Answer:
(c)
5. Which
state government has launched the portal named ‘Kritagyata’, an online pension
submission ad tracking system to lend convenience to the pensioners to dispose
off their pension related claims?
(a) Assam
(b) Tripura
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
Answer:
(a)
6. Which
state government has launched ‘Pathashree Abhijan’, a road repair scheme where
more than 7,000 stretches of roads comprising 12,000 kilometres across the
state will be repaired in a mission mode and in a time-bound manner?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
Answer:
(c)
7. Union
Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda has launched
POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK)
for farmers in which of the states?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
(d)
8. Who
has become the new Prime Minister of Mali?
(a) Moctar Ouane
(b) Abdelaziz Djerad
(c) Brigi Rafini
(d) Hamed Bakayoko
Answer:
(a)
9. Which
bank has become the first to implement the new feature of document embedding
facility with Letter of Credit (LC)/Bank Guarantee (BG) messages over
Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS) platform of Indian Financial
Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS)?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) IDBI Bank
Answer:
(d)
10. Who
has been conferred the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
(a) Sonu Sood
(b) Medha Patkar
(c) Anna Hazare
(d) Baba Amte
Answer:
(a)
11. Which
woman cricketer and wicket-keeper has broken the record of ‘Most Dismissals by
Wicket-Keeper’ of M.S. Dhoni?
(a) Sushma Verma
(b) Sarah Jane Taylor
(c) Alyssa Healy
(d) Katey Martin
Answer:
(c)
12. Who
has won the Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020 held at Sochi Autodrom, Russia?
(a) Max Verstappen
(b) Valtteri Bottas
(c) Lewis Hamilton
(d) Daniel Ricciardo
Answer:
(b)
13. Which
of the following institutes has successfully developed ‘Moushik’, an indigenously-made
microprocessor for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices?
(a) IIT Guwahati
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Madras
Answer:
(d)
14. Which
of the following has launched the project ‘Operation my Saheli’ to enhance the
security of women passengers in the train throughout the entire journey from
the originating point to their destinations?
(a) South Eastern Railway
(b) South East Central Railway
(c) South Western Railway
(d) South Central Railway
Answer:
(a)
15. When
is International Day for the Universal Access to Information observed?
(a) 22 September
(b) 247 September
(c) 26 September
(d) 28 September
Answer:
(d)
16. When
is World Rabies Day observed?
(a) 26 September
(b) 27 September
(c) 28 September
(d) 29 September
Answer:
(c)
17. When
is World Tourism Day observed?
(a) 25 September
(b) 27 September
(c) 29 September
(d) 01 October
Answer:
(b)
18. When
is World Heart Day observed?
(a) 29 September
(b) 01 October
(c) 03 October
(d) 05 October
Answer:
(a)
19. When
is International Translation Day observed?
(a) 26 September
(b) 28 September
(c) 30 September
(d) 02 October
Answer:
(c)
20. When
is International Day of Non-Violence observed?
(a) 26 September
(b) 28 September
(c) 30 September
(d) 02 October
Answer:
(d)
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