Current Affairs : 29 September to 05 October, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions

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)