Current Affairs (September 2020) Flashcards
1
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India ranked ___ in Global Innovation Index 2020
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48th
- Switzerland topped
2
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Chairperson of Expert Committee for making overall assessments related to waiver of interest on the COVID-19 related moratorium.
A
Rajiv Mehrishi
3
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Vice President of India ____ released ‘The State of Young Child in India’ report.
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Venkaiah Naidu
- best performing state: Kerala
- worst performing state: Bihar
4
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Acc. to ‘The State of Young Child in India’ report, how many children aged below 6 years in India are undernourished?
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159 million
5
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India was elected as a member of the United Nation’s ____, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Sept 2020.
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Commission on Status of Women
6
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Acc. to the India Happiness Report, ____ is the highest ranking state.
A
Mizoram
7
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How many Indian beaches were recommended for ‘Blue Flag’ eco-label?
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8
- Blue Flag beaches are considered the benchmark for clean and hygienic beaches in the world by the Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark.
8
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Winner of the Emmy Awards 2020 for Drama Series
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Succession
- also won for Outstanding Directing & Writing for a Drama Series
9
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Winner of the Emmy Awards 2020 for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
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Julia Garner,
Ozark
10
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Winner of the Emmy Awards 2020 for Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
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Zendaya, Euphoria
11
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Winner of the Emmy Awards 2020 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
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Jeremy Strong,
Succession
12
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Winner of the Emmy Awards 2020 for Comedy Series
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Schitt’s Creek
- also won for Outstanding Directing & Writing for a Comedy Series
13
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Winner of the Emmy Awards 2020 for Limited Series:
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Watchmen
14
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Biological Sciences:
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Dr Subhadeep Chatterjee
Dr Vatsala Thirumalai
15
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Chemical Sciences:
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Dr Jyotirmayee Dash
Dr Subi Jacob George
16
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Earth Sciences:
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Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
Dr Suryendu Dutta
17
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Engineering Sciences:
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Dr Amol Arvindrao Kulkarni
Dr Kinshuk Dasgupta
18
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Mathematics Sciences:
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Dr UK Anandavardhanan,
Dr Rajat Subhra Hazra
19
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Medicine Sciences:
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Dr Bushra Ateeq,
Dr Ritesh Agarwal
20
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Winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 in Physics:
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Dr Rajesh Ganapathy
Dr Surajit Dhara
21
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____ Bank launched a virtual property exhibition ‘Home Utsav’ which digitally showcases real estate projects by renowned developers, across India.
A
ICICI
22
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Indian economy has experienced a contraction of ____ for the first quarter (April-June) Q1 of 2020-21.
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23.9%
23
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RBI ceased the Banking operations by the ____ under Banking Regulations Act 1949 with effect from July 28, 2020.
A
Aditya Birla Idea Payments (ABIP) Bank
24
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___ to launch a loan product named “SAFAL” for organic cotton growers.
A
State Bank of India
25
The CCI approved the acquisition of 100% equity shares of ____ by API Holdings Private Limited.
Medlife
26
Titan Company partnered with ___ to launch India’s first contactless payment watches named “Titan Pay”.
SBI
27
SBI General Insurance and ____ signed a corporate agency agreement in Sept 2020.
YES Bank
28
World Bank stopped the publication of its ____ report in Sept 2020 to probe data collection irregularities.
“Doing Business”
29
Donald Trump announced ____ as the first World War II Heritage City.
Wilmington, North Carolina
30
___ became the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.
Mexico
- raised EUR 750 million ($890 million)
31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to celebrate ____ as “Poshan Maah” or “Nutrition Month”.
September 2020
- also stated that schools must introduce Nutrition Monitor and Nutrition Cards to increase the awareness of nutrition among the children.
32
Union Department of Fertilizers observed ____ from 1st to 15th September 2020.
Swachhta Pakhwada
33
____ & ____ were included in the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme on ‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’ (IM-PDS).
Ladakh & Lakshadweep
- 26 States /UTs connected with the Scheme
34
National Nutrition Week is observed every year from ___ to ___ since 1982.
1st September to 7th September
35
Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry launched a toll-free mental health rehabilitation helpline ____.
KIRAN
36
____ is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crore.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
37
1.75 Lakh Families in Madhya Pradesh were delivered pucca houses under the ____ scheme.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen
38
The Lok Sabha passed the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 on 15 September 2020 to cut salaries of all Members of Parliaments by ____ for one year from April 1, 2020, to meet the urgent financial need arising out COVID-19 pandemic.
30%
39
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India decided to block ___ mobile apps in view of the emergent nature of threats.
118
40
____ inaugurated the "Destination North East-2020" festival.
Amit Shah
- theme: The Emerging Delightful Destinations
41
NABARD began a Sanitation Literacy Campaign in ____ state to promote literacy on ‘WASH’ (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in ____ villages in Sept 2020.
Karnataka, 2,000
42
The first-ever “seaplane services in Gujarat” commenced from 31 October 2020 to offer seamless and affordable air connectivity from ____ to ____.
Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Gujarat
43
Madhya Pradesh government has launched a 15-day campaign in September named ___.
‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’
44
CM of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched two nutrition schemes _____ to provide nutritious food to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children in the state.
YSR Sampoorna Poshana
| YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus
45
The state government of ____ launched India’s Biggest “Piggery Mission” in Sept 2020.
Meghalaya
46
Narendra Modi approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at ____.
Darbhanga, Bihar
47
____ scheme aims to allow free bus travel to two members of the family of the deceased to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar.
Moksha Kalash Yojana
- approved by CM of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot
48
Under the ____ scheme, Light Motor Vehicle Service would be launched in all the villages of the state to improve rural connectivity and generate employment in the villages.
Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana
- launched by CM of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal
49
____ is the first state to launch such a unified portal along with the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.
Uttar Pradesh
50
Infosys has announced that it would acquire product design and development firm, ____ for up to $42 million.
Kaleidoscope
| Innovation
51
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and ____ announced a partnership to provide access to free learning resources for digital skills.
LinkedIn
- 10 learning paths consisting of 140 courses made available for free on e-Skill
India digital platform till 31/3/21
52
MoU was signed between the ____ & ____ to control malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan.
Ministry of Ayush & Ministry of Women and Child Development
53
Volvo Car India has partnered with ___ Bank to launch Volvo Car Financial Services to enable buyers get easy finance for its vehicles.
HDFC
54
The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) signed a MoU to promote adventure sports activities at ___ in the state.
Tehri Lake
55
India has entered into a MoU with ____ in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) Cooperation.
Denmark
- increase IP cooperation between the two countries by exchanging best practices, experiences and knowledge on IP awareness among authorities.
56
NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi, signed a Statement of Intent to support the ____ for accommodating cleaner and more energy.
Decarbonization and energy transition agenda
57
New Election Commissioner (EC) of India
Rajiv Kumar
58
Chairman of Press Trust of India
Aveek Sarkar
59
Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
Usha Padhee
60
New chief of National School of Drama
Paresh Rawal
61
The WHO’s independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response appointed former health secretary, ____ as one of its 11 panellists from across the world.
Preeti Sudan
62
UNICEF appointed Bollywood Actor ____ as its celebrity advocate for children’s rights campaign, "For Every Child”.
Ayushmann Khurrana
63
____ was appointed as Executive Director at World Bank in Washington DC.
Rajesh Khullar
64
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Harivansh Narayan Singh
65
The BCCI appointed ____ as
| the Chairman of the 5 member women’s national selection panel.
Neetu David
66
India ranked ___ position in “Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 Annual Report” by Canada’s Fraser Institute.
105th
- Hong Kong topped
67
____ won the 48th Annual World Open online chess tournament.
P Iniyan
68
_____ won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020 at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
Lewis Hamilton
69
____ won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy.
Pierre Gasly
- his first Grand Prix win
70
____ won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020.
Lewis Hamilton
71
____ defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman, to win 2020 Men’s Single Italian Open title.
Novak Djokovic
72
____ defeated champion Karolina Pliskova, to win her first Italian Open title.
Simona Halep
73
Cycling Federation of India to host the first-ever Cycling Summit in 2021 to promote the culture of cycling in the country; hosted in ___, ___ & ____.
Delhi, Mumbai, & Bangalore
74
____ Airport won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
75
____ was conferred with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019.
Sir David Attenborough
76
____ was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020.
Aditya Puri, MD of HDFC
- for building a world-class bank in India at a time where there were no similar institutions in existence.
77
____ has become the first airport in the world to be certified with “COVID-19 5-star airport rating”
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy
- aka Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport
78
____ was given the prestigious Asia Game Changer Award 2020.
Vikas Khanna
- for feeding millions of people across India in the COVID through a food distribution drive ‘Feed India’.
79
____ won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime achievement award.
Margaret Atwood
80
Narendra Modi was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for ____.
Medical Education
- for using the COVID-19 pandemic to teach the world that politicians can have a more immediate effect on life and death than scientists and doctors.
81
____ won the 2019-’20 AIFF Player of the year awards in men’s category.
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, India's men's team goalkee
82
____ was conferred the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Sonu Sood
83
_____ is observed globally on 8th September every year.
International Literacy Day
84
____ is observed on 10 September every year.
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)
85
India withdrew its participation from the multilateral Military Exercise ____ to be held in Russia.
“Kavkaz 2020”
86
The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets was formally inducted into the IAF on 10 Sept 2020 at the Air Force Station in ____.
Ambala, Haryana
87
DRDO conducted a successful flight test of ___, a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha.
ABHYAS
88
____ to become the first woman fighter pilot of India to fly the Rafale combat aircraft.
Shivangi Singh
- 1 of 10 Indian women fighter pilots in IAF
89
____ was appointed as regional ambassador for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-Tunza Eco-Generation.
Khushi Chindaliya
- 17 y/o
90
Union Cabinet approved J&K official languages Bill 2020. According to the J&K official languages Bill 2020, which languages, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu and English
91
Tamil Nadu appointed India’s first-ever woman ambulance driver, ____ under a new initiative by CM Palaniswami.
M Veeralakshmi
92
Hubballi Railway Station in Karnataka will now be known as ____ Railway Station.
Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji
93
Amazon.com Inc signed up ___ for its Alexa voice assistant.
Amitabh Bachchan
94
____ was named in the 2020 Class of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Udit Singhal
95
India and ____ have launched the first-ever direct Cargo Ferry Service on 21 September 2020 to boost trade between the two countries.
Maldives
- The cargo ferry service will connect the Indian ports of Tuticorin and Cochin ports with Kulhudhuhfushi and Male ports in the Maldives
96
Co-creator of the cartoon series Scooby-Doo
Joe Ruby
97
First man to climb Mount Everest 10 times
Ang Rita Sherpa
- also called 'snow leopard'
98
Assam’s first and only woman chief minister
Syeda Anwara Taimur
