Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

TISSNET > Current Affairs (October 2020) > Flashcards

Current Affairs (October 2020) Flashcards

1
Q

Winners of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020

A

Harvey J. Alter (America)
Charles M. Rice (America)
Michael Houghton (Britain)

  • for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Winners of Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

A

Roger Penrose

  • for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity.

Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez

  • for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

A

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

  • for the development of a method for genome editing
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Winners of Nobel Prize in Literature 2020

A

Louise Glück

  • for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2020

A

World Food Programme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020

A

Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson

  • for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Ex-Officio Chairman of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

A

Governor of RBI - Shaktikanta Das

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

New economists as RBI’s MPC members

A

Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma & Shashanka Bhide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Indian Air Force Day

A

8th Oct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

When was the IAF founded?

A

8th October, 1932

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

World’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet from MSL

A

Atal Tunnel

  • previously called Rohtang Tunnel
  • built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
  • 9.02 km
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Names of Russia’s first and second COVID vaccines.

A

Sputnik V & EpiVacCorona

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Winner of Men’s 2020 French Open Title

A

Rafael Nadal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Youngest woman to win French Open Tennis 2020

A

Iga Swiatek

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

International Year of Pulses

A

2016

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

International Year of Millets

A

2023

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

India’s first indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile, developed by DRDO.

A

Prithvi-2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Winner of the Visvesvaraya award

A

Japan

  • recognises the countries with a maximum floating solar capacity in each of the four regions of ISA.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Winner of Kalpana Chawla awards

A

Bhim Singh & Aaesha Alnuaimi

  • recognise the outstanding contribution of scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Winner of Diwakar award

A

Arpan Institute & Arushi Society

  • recognises organisations working for the benefit of differently-abled people and by maximising the use of solar energy in the host country.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

India ranked ___ in Global Hunger Index 2020

A

94th

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Narendra Singh Tomar launched this scheme to assist cooperatives to play an important role in the creation of healthcare infrastructure in the country.

A

Ayushman Sahakar scheme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

India’s biggest hospital for cardiology

A

Paediatric Heart Hospital in Ahmedabad

  • inaugurated at U.N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre at Civil Hospital campus
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

World’s longest temple ropeway project

A

Girnar hill ropeway at Junagadh

  • 2,320 metres long ropeway with a capacity of carrying 1,000 passengers every hour
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina - ordered the 'no mask, no service' policy
26
Indian Movie Gully Boy received the award for the ____ at 14th Asian Film Awards.
Best Original Score - Karsh Kale, The Salvage Audio Collective
27
____ launched a green initiative named “IB-eNote” to enable a total paperless working environment.
Indian Bank
28
____ became the first bank in India to launch a debit card facility for the Economy Current Affairs customers availing the Loan Against Securities (LAS) from the Bank.
ICICI Bank
29
ICICI Bank shut down its operations in ____ in Oct, 2020.
Sri Lanka
30
____ successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic constituted a Standing Committee, Market Data cruise missile in the Arctic.
Russia - 450 km in distance and 28 km in altitude
31
As part of the UN International Day of Girl Child, ____ assumed the post of Finland’s Prime Minister for one day.
Aava Murto - 16-year old - 7th Oct, 2020
32
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern
33
____ became the World’s First Country to attach facial verification in the National Identification Database in Oct 2020.
Singapore
34
___ joined the IMF, to become its 190th member.
Andorra - largest microstate in Europe
35
____ has been elected as the President of Seychelles.
Wavel Ramkalawan - country in East Africa - capital: Victoria
36
NATO plans to build a headquarters for space operations at its airbase in ____.
Ramstein, Germany
37
Japanese stated that the country will achieve zero carbon emissions by this year.
2050 - Prime Minister: Yoshihide Suga
38
____ launched the first-ever brand and logo for ____ on Second World Cotton Day.
Smriti Irani, Indian Cotton - Union Minister of Textiles - India’s premium cotton aka ‘Kasturi Cotton’
39
Piyush Goyal was assigned the additional charge of _____ in Oct 2020.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - due to death of union minister Ram Vilas Paswan - currently Union Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry
40
President and Co-president of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
India & France
41
India contributed ____ to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees in Near East.
1 million dollars
42
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) collaborated with these 3 organisations to augment its research and development capabilities.
IIT-D, DRDO, JATC [Joint Advanced Technology Centre]
43
India assumed Chairmanship of the _____, after a gap of 35 years.
Governing Body of International Labour Organization (ILO)
44
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C)
Prahlad Singh Patel
45
Vigilance Awareness Week 2020 is held during the week in which the birthday of ____ falls.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October) - 27 Oct to 2 Nov 2020
46
Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C)
Mansukh Mandaviya
47
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs
Arjun Munda
48
Andhra CM launched a new scheme named the ____ to distribute school kits among the poor children of the state.
‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ scheme - CM: Jagan Mohan Reddy
49
____ became the first state in the country to have high-tech classrooms in all its public schools.
Kerala
50
UP governor
Anandiben Patel
51
Uttarakhand’s first Ramsar site
Asan Conservation Reserve - Wetland of International Importance - located on Yamuna river
52
____ became the first state in the country to fix the floor price for vegetables.
Kerala
53
____ broke the record of “Most Dismissal by Wicket Keeper” by MS Dhoni’s who made 91 dismissals in 98 T20 Internationals (T20Is) for India.
Alyssa Healy
54
Ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020.
Constantina Dita
55
First Indian woman to win the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
Aishwarya Sridhar
56
Theme for World Habitat Day
Housing For All — A Better Urban Future
57
World Mental Health Day
10th October Theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health : ‘mental health for all’
58
International Day of the Girl Child
11th October Theme: My voice, our equal future
59
United Nations Day
24th October
60
____ was selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon.
Nokia
61
_____ became the first airport of the Airports Authority of India to be entirely solar powered.
Pondi Airport

TISSNET (47 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions