October 2020 Flashcards
What act has recently been amended to regulate acceptance transfer and utilisation of foreign donation to NGOs ?
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 with
The Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020
The decision regarding its amendment has been taken by the Centre in exercise of its powers under S.1(2) of FCRA to maintain transparency in NGOs
What are the key amendments introduced by by the foreign contribution Regulation Amendment Act, 2020 ?
- The office bearers of the NGO have to furnish their Aadhar numbers. It has become mandatory for registration of NGO.
- The amendment has also lowered the administrative expenses of any NGO receiving foreign funding to 20% from existing 50%
- The amendment also bars Public Service Commission leaving foreign funding
- Foreign contribution can be received only in FCRA Account opened in the SBI Branch, New Delhi
- MHA now has the power to freeze the FCRA Bank Account in case on a contravention of the FCRA law and can also suspend FCRA registration of an organisation upto 360 days from current 180 days.
What is the Punjab Rural Transformation Strategy or the “Tandarust Punjab Mission” ?
Under the Punjab Rural Transformation Strategy or the “Tandarust Punjab Mission”, the chief minister launched the construction of 750 rural Stadium and playground in Punjab
Chief minister of Punjab
Captain Amrinder Singh
Governor of Punjab
Dr. VP Singh badnore
Capital of Punjab
Chandigarh
What is the name of the Summit that the prime minister has recently launched for Overseas and resident Indian Researchers and academicians ?
” Vaishvik Bhartiya vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit” 2020
During the Summit he encouraged indigenous vaccine production for covid-19
What is the SUNIDHI the project? And why has it been launched ?
the SUNIDHI project stands for - Superior New-generation Information and Data Handling Initiative.
The project has been launched by the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) to digitise its entire provident fund and pension related activities
What is the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) ?
The CMPFO is a statutory body under the coal ministry which administers different kinds of provident fund, pension and deposit related insurance for coal mine workers.
Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) Commissioner
Animesh Bharti
Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) HQ
Jharkhand
What is India’s largest Market of tribal product called?
Tribes India e-marketplace
The Marketplace launched by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs. It is an initiative of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)
The Tribe India eMarketplace has coordinated with what International Giant to enable sellers Autism to sell tribal India products?
Amazon
Through its Amazon Seller Flex Program
The partnership will significantly reduce the cost of transporting Tribes India Goods, to Amazon warehouses and to allow tribal sellers to have great control over their goods.
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs
Arjun Munda
TRIFED
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)
Union Minister of textiles
Smriti Zubin Irani
What Nation did India hold a virtual conference with for promotion of textiles ?
Bangladesh
It held the India-Bangladesh Virtual Conference on Textiles and Apparel sector.
It was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FFBCCI)
India successfully test fired new version of ________ missile
Nuclear capable Shaurya missile.
The Missile strikes targets at around 800 kilometres.
The Shaurya missile has been developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is currently in use by the Indian armed forces.
The range of the Missile is 700 to 1900 kms. It can carry a conventional for nuclear warhead payload 200 kg to 1 ton.
2nd October 2020
151st anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi
Manish Sisodia
What book was launched by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi 150 birth anniversary ?
“Bapu - The unforgettable”
The book contains several untouched aspects of history, where photograph and other details about Delhi and Gandhi
____________ author of the Baahubali series has launched his first children’s Book titled_________
Anand Neelakantan
“The Very Extremely, Most Naughty Asura Tales for Kids”
Published by Puffins Publishers Private Limited under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
The book narrate the story of the asura twins Kundakka and mandakka and stories of atapi and vatapi
The book seeks to introduce Indian puranas to children.
What supply spacecraft have NASA recently launched ?
The Northrop Grunman Cygnus Resupply Spacecraft named “ SS Kalpana Chawla”
The spacecraft has been named after Kalpana Chawla who was the first Indian born woman to tour the space and was one of the seven crew members who died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere in 2003.
The spacecraft was launched on an Antares rocket at NASA’s Wallop’s Flight Facility in Virginia to deliver nearly 8000 pounds (3630 kg) of scientific investigation Technology demonstration commercial products and other cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).
What 4 activists won the 2020 Right Livelihood Award ?
There were four different activists from four different nations:-
- Aless Bialiatski - Belarus
- Nasrin Sotoudeh - Iran
- Bryan Stevenson - USA
- Lottie Cunnigham Wren - Nicaragua
For their contribution towards equality democracy justice and freedom
Aless Bialiatski and Nasrin Sotoudeh - for their contribution to the realisation of democracy in Belarus and Human Rights in Iran
Bryan Stevenson - US civil rights lawyer receive the award for his efforts to Reform the criminal justice system and the advance racial reconciliation in the US
Lottie Cunnigham Wren - receive the award for her contribution in protecting indigenous lands and community from exploitation
The Right Livelihood Award was created by _____ ?
Jakob Von Uexkull, a Swedish German philatelist in 1980
The award was created after the Nobel Foundation refused to create an award for the efforts in the field of environment and international development
This is why the award is also known as alternative Nobel Prize in Stockholm
What famous Bollywood actor recently received the special humanitarian action award 2020?
Sonu Sood and SPS Oberoi (Dubai based Businessman philanthropist)
The event was organised in collaboration with UNDP Sustainable Development Goals for Coordination Centre.
Who received The Leave No one Behind special humanitarian action award 2020?
Iqbal Shah
Who received The Leave No one Behind Spirit special humanitarian action award 2020?
Speaking Hands Foundation
Who received The Economic Sustainability NGO special humanitarian action award 2020?
Red Cross - Infosys PGI Sarai and Samvedna
To commemorate the the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi _____________ bank has launched three months long nationwide campaign of financial inclusion and literacy initiative called ____________
Punjab National Bank
Gram Sampark Abhiyan. It was launched by the minister of agriculture and farmers welfare on the lines of Atmanirbhar Bharat
The campaign is centre on 4 key themes - digital, credit, social security and financial literacy
The campaign will culminate on December 31st 2020 covering 526 district 24 states
Punjab National Bank MD and CEO
S s Mallikarjuna Rao
Punjab National Bank headquarters
New Delhi
Tag line - “The Name you can Bank upon”
Who is the FCRA applicable on?
Since 1976, FCRA regulate foreign donations in insurance that such contributions don’t adversely affect internal security. It has been amended once in 2010.
It is applicable to all associations groups and NGOs which intend to receive foreign donations and makes it mandatory for them to register themselves
Minister of Home Affairs
Amit Shah
Minister of state (MHA)
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy and Nityanand Rai
Headquarters of Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Minister of state for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Renuka Singh Saruta
Bangladesh Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh president
Dr Abdul Hamid
Bangladesh capital
Dhaka
Bangladesh currency
Bangladesh taka
NASA headquarters
Washington DC United States
NASA Administrator
James Frederick Bridenstine (also known as “Jim” Bridenstien)
Confederation of Indian industry (CII) headquarter
New Delhi
Confederation of Indian industry (CII) president
Uday Kotak
Confederation of Indian industry (CII) director general
Chandrajit Banerjee
Which states has been the first in India to make the public education sector completely digital?
Kerala
The project has been implemented at a cost of 42.36 crores, out of which the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has contributed 34.75 crores
The project was implemented by KITE
What organisation implemented the Kerala Education digitisation project?
Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE)
Capital of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Chief Minister of Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor of Kerala
Mohammed Arif Khan
The Prime Minister of India has recently released a commemorative coin of rupees 100 in honour of __ of___
Vijaya Raje Scindia
The coin is being released on the occasion of her birth centenary. It has been invented by the Finance ministry
She was one of the founding members of the BJP
Who was known as the Rajmata of Gwalior
Vijaya Raje Scindia
She has been elected to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Coins in India are regulated in accordance with _____ Act
The Coinage Act, 2011
They are printed by the Ministry of Finance
Whereas other currency note from 2 Rupees to 10000 Rupees are printed and regulated by the RBI and the RBI Act, 1934
Delhi government has exempted _______ vehicles from road tax
Battery operated vehicles
This has been done under its new Electric Vehicle Policy
What is the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2020
It has been announced by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in August 2020
Under the policy and assistance of rupees 1.5 Lakh will be given on car purchases, rupees 30000 given for two wheeler purchase, e rickshaws, auto rickshaw purchases,
The Government has aim to register around 5 lakh electric vehicles in Delhi by 2024
What Government has aimed to register around 5 lakh electric vehicles by 2024?
Delhi
What stage of the recruitment process has the government of India abolished in its recruitment for candidates in government jobs ?
The interview process
This has been announced by Union Minister Jitendra Singh
In 2015 Prime Minister had announced by delivering the speech from Red Fort in Delhi on August 15 that the interview system should be abolished. He emphasised that job selection must be done only on the basis of written test.
The entire process is undertaken by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)
What is the blue flag certification
The blue flag certification is globally recognised and is accorded by a Denmark based International agency known as the foundation for environment education.
The blue flag certification or tag is awarded to those beaches that are providing clean and hygienic bath facilities to the tourist on the beach goers.
The certification or tag is also given to the feature that provides safe and healthy environment and promote sustainable development in and around the beach area.
How many beaches in India have been awarded the blue flag certification?
8
Shivrajpur - Gujarat Golden Beach - Orissa Kasarkod and Padubidri - Karnataka Goghla - Daman and Diu Radha Nagar beach - Andaman and Nicobar Island Kappad - Kerala Rushikonda - Andhra Pradesh
These eight Indian beaches were also recommended for the blue flag International eco label on your casual of international coastal cleanup day
What state is the Shivrajpur beach located in?
Gujarat
What state is the Golden Beach located in?
Orissa
What state are Kasarkod and Padubidri beaches located in?
Karnataka
What state is the Radha Nagar Beach located in?
Andaman and Nicobar Island
What state is a kapad beach located in?
Kerala
What state is the rushikonda beach located ?
Andhra Pradesh
What is the BEAMS program
The BEAMS program stands for the Beach Environment and Aesthetic Management Services (BEAMS).
It was launched by the Union Ministry of environment on the occasion of international coastal cleanup day
It is an ecolabel program
It was launched in order to remove debris and promote sustainable development in coastal regions.
It primarily focuses on the following four categories
- Environmental education
- environmental management including the solid waste management and cleanliness
- quality standards of bathing water
- safety and security of beaches
What is Oxfam and what health-related report has 8it recently released?
Oxfam if an integrated organisation comprising of 20 independent charitable organisations. It mainly focuses on alleviating global poverty.
Has recently released the 3rd edition of the Oxfam 2020 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index
As per the 3rd edition of the Oxfam 2020 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index, _______ country has the the fourth lowest health budget in the world
India
According to the report India spend only 4% of its budget on health in the ongoing pandemic situation.
India has also been ranked 129 out of 158 countries.
The gist of the report was that:-
- only 26 of the 158 countries was spending the recommended 15% of the budgets on health
- only 53 countries had social protection system against unemployment and sickness
- India, Nepal and Sri Lanka came under the bottom 10 in government spending on public services
According to the 3rd edition of the Oxfam 2020 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index which three countries were in the bottom 10 in government spending on public services during the pandemic ?
India, Nepal Sri Lanka
______ 16 year old girl became Prime Minister of ________ country to raise awareness about gender inequality as part of __________ day
Aava Murto
Finland
United Nations International Day of girl child (October 11, 2020)
It was done as part of the “Girls Takeover” Program
What is the capital of Finland
Helsinki
President of Finland
Sauli Niinisto
Prime Minister of Finland
Sanna Marin
Currency of Finland
Euro
United Nations International Day of girl child
11th October 2020
Who won the men’s title in the French Open 2020?
Rafael Nadal
beating Novak Djokovic
Who won the women’s title in the French Open 2020?
Iga Swiatek - Women’s Single title
She was also the first player from Poland to win a Grand Slam.
At 19 years of age she became the youngest women’s French Open champion since 1992
Who won the men’s Doubles title in the French Open 2020 ?
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies
German duo
Who won the women’s Doubles title in the French Open 2020 ?
Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic
Capital of France
Paris
President of France
Emmanuel macron
Currency of France
Euro, Franc
Who became the youngest women’s French Open champion since 1992 and at what age?
Iga Swiatek
19 years
Who won the 2020 Eiffel Grand Prix?
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, Britain
With this win Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s all time record of 91 Grand Prix victory
Where was the 2020 Eiffel Grand Prix held ?
Nurburgring, Germany
What was the theme of 2020 International Day of the girl child ?
“My voice, our equal future”
The day is celebrated with an objective to empower women.
World Arthritis day
October 12
It is observed every year to create awareness about rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) and to share information and support patient and caregivers.
This day is managed by European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
What was the theme of World Arthritis day 2020?
“It’s in your hands take action”
When was the first world Arthritis day observed ?
12th October 1996
World obesity day
It was annually observed on 11th October till 2019.
The day was relaunched as the new “ Unified World Obesity Day” on 4th March 2020.
Aims to create and awareness on obesity
When was the first world obesity day observed?
11th October 2015
What was the theme of the Unified World obesity day 2020?
It was celebrated on 4th March 2020
Theme was - “ The Roots of Obesity Run Deep”
It was Re launched to call for a Global Response to obesity which is a global crisis affecting more than 650 million people across the globe.
Who is the Union Minister for the Union Health ministry?
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Who is the President of the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE) ?
Lesley Jones
Headquarters of the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Who is the Chancellor of Germany ?
Angela Merkel
Capital of Germany
Berlin
Currency of Germany
Euro
President of World Obesity Federation
Prof. John Wildling
HQ of World Obesity Federation
London
President of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
Prof. Iain McInnes
General Secretary, European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
Prof. Zoltan Szekanecz
HQ of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
Kilchberg (Zurich), Switzerland
What state in India is the first to have the “Tree Transplantation Policy” ?
Delhi
Under the policy, a minimum of 80% of trees affected by a development or construction project will be transplanted.
The policy is part of Delhi’s movement of “Yuddh, Pradushan Ke Viruddh” against the rising air pollution levels. Measures such as incorporating more EVs, tree transplantation, preventing stubble burning are included under the movement.
What state has recently sanctioned the installation of the second smog tower in the world ?
Delhi
The world’s first smog tower is in China.
Two smog towers are being installed in Delhi, out of which one will be installed by the Centre (Anand Vihar) and the second by the Delhi government (Connaught Place).
CM of Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal
Governor of Delhi
Anil Bajaj
Goa Government has tied up with ______ to enroll _____ farmers in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
India Posts
11,000
Through this tie up the postman will fill the form for eligible farmers for this scheme as per the department records. This is specifically for farmers who could not enroll yet for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, who are now being reached at their doorstep through the Post man.
Goa Capital
Panaji
Goa CM
Pramod Sawant
Goa Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
What state became the first Har Ghar Jal state in the country under the central government Jal Jeevan Mission?
Goa
By providing 100% tap water connection in functional household, having connection 2.30 lakh households.
The state has achieved this target before the designated time under the mission, that is, 2021.
July 2020 the Government of India allocated INR 12.40 crores for FY20-21 on the basis of annual Action Plan presented by the ministry of Jal Shakti.
In 2020-2021 rupees INR 75 crore as the 15th Finance Commission grants to Panchayati Raj institutions.
What is the aim of Jal Jeevan Mission?
It aims to provide functional household tap water connection to 18 crore rural households of the country by the year 2024.
What is RAISE 2020 ?
Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020
It is a five day global AI Summit which was organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in partnership with NITI Aayog.
around 45,000 stake holders from academic, research industry and government representatives from 133 countries registered to participate in the RAISE 2020.
How many NGOs won the Atma Nirbhar Bharat AI Startup Pitch Fest?
21 startups (15 winners and 6 special mentions) were announces as winners of the Government Organised AI Solution Challenge
Some of the winners were :-
- LungXpert - AI based prognostic app - developed by Sasikaladevi (received special mention)
- CogniABle - developed by Indiavidual Learning Limited.
What is Gyan Circle Ventures ?
Its function as a Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) incubation centre.
It would also encourage young mind to engage in using emerging Technology including artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber physical system, internet of things and robotics
It has been approved by the Ministry of Information Technology (MeITY)’
The incubator has been funded by MeitY and has been developed by IIT Andhra Pradesh
According to________ report released by the World bank group around _______ number of people will be posted to Extreme poverty by the end of 2021 due to COVID19
“Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020: Reversals of Fortune”
150 million
This is the first rise in Extreme Poverty Percentage in 20 years.
The report analyzes three aspects which are driving the increase in global poverty - COVID19, Armed Conflict and Climate Change.
World Bank headquarters
Washington DC USA
World Bank president
David Malpass
World Bank MD & CFO
Anshula Kant
World Bank Chief economist
Carman Reinhart
What is MSME Prerana ?
It is an online business mentoring program for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by Indian Bank in collaboration with Poornatha & Co.
It is a twelfth session program which will be available in local languages.
The sessions on managerial and financial skills will be conducted by Poornatha & Co, while the banking related topics will be handled by Indian Bank.
On successful completion on by the people will get a certificate issued jointly by the Indian Bank, Poornatha & Co. and MADE (Michigan Academy for Developming Entrepreneurs).
______ has now amalgamated with Indian Bank
Allahabad Bank
MD and CEO of Indian Bank
Padmaja Chunduru
Headquarters of Indian Bank
Chennai
Tag Line - Your own bank
World day against the death penalty
October 10
World day against the death penalty 2020
October 10, 2020 marks the 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty which is dedicated to the right of of persons facing the death penalty to have effective legal representation.
“Access to counsel - a matter of life or death” : Theme
The first World day against the death penalty was observed in the year _____
2003
By the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
How many countries in the world have abolished the death penalty?
106 countries countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. 8 countries have abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes only.
World migratory bird day
This day is observed by annually - on the second Saturday in May and in October
Theme of the world migratory bird day 2020
“Birds Connect Our World”
World Mental Health Day
October 10 - to raise awareness about mental health issues globally and mobilize efforts in support of Mental Health
As per WHO’s report what country is the most depressed in the world ?
India
It mentioned that one in seven people of India suffer from mental illness like the depression and anxiety between 1990 to 2017.
World Mental Health Day 2020
October 10
The theme in 2020 was “Mental Health for All: Greater Investment - Greater Access”
What state has recently launched a water testing van for door to door water testing?
Harayana
The mobile water testing van will be stationed at State Water Testing Laboratory, Karnal and its operations would be throughout the state
Swacchta Pakhwada has been launched in ______
Panchkula
Capital of Haryana
Chandigarh
Chief Minister of Haryana
Manohar Lal Khattar
________ has constituted A committee to prepare the Professional Engineers Bill
All India Council for Technical Education.
Issue on the lack of regulator mechanics in the field of Engineering was raised following the consultation with experts like E Sreedharan, Principal Advisor for Metro Rail Corporation
To prepare the professional engineer bill is chaired by
M. S Ananth, former director of IIT Madras
All India Council for Technical Education Chairman
Prof. Anil D. Saharabudhe
All India Council for Technical Education HQ
Delhi
What measures has the central government recently taken to streamline telecom spectrum allocation process?
It has formulated a panel of secretaries under the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba
The panel consists of secretary of
- home,
- defence,
- Railways,
- Telecom,
- Information and Broadcasting
- Department of space
What is the process of spectrum allocation?
Spectrum allocation or frequency allocation is the allocation and regulation of the electromagnetic spectrum, into radio frequency bands done by the governments.
Spectrum is invisible radio frequencies that wireless signals travel over which enables us, for eg, to make calls from our mobile devices
Appointment committee of cabinet extended the tenure of _________, making this person the longest serving chief of NTPC Limited
Gurdeep Singh
He was appointed as the CMD of NTPC in February 2016
What two international organisations have partnered to conserve the Asian elephant through effective human elephant conflict management?
Pernod Ricard Foundation
and
World Wide Fund for Nature - India (WWF India)
The project will work across but 50 villages in - -
- Kamrup
- Sonitpur
- Biswanath and
- Nagaon districts
It will also train community members on effective situation Management by developing effective tool kits and forming anti depredation squads, which would help them protect their property, crops and lives.
World Wide Fund HQ
Gland, Switzerland
World Wide Fund President
Pavan Sukhdev
Who wrote “mr. Prime Minister, We Shrank The Dragon”?
Pradeep Goorha.
published by Patridge Publishing
It is a fiction book based on the reality around the issue along the Northern borders of India and the illegal occupation of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan by Pakistan.
Norway Capital
Oslo
Norway Currency
Krone
Norway PM
Emma Solberg
India and ____ country held a conference of a joint commission for the early conclusion of the India and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) trade negotiations
Norway
the 6th session of India - Norway Joint Commission was held virtually.
Union Minister - Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) led the Indian Delegation
The Norweigan delegation was led by Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide, Foreign Minister of Norway
What indian satellite has NASA chosen to launch into the sub orbital space ?
India Sat
It was developed by 3 students from Tamil Nadu :-
- M. Adnaan of Thanthonrimalai
- M Kesavan of Nagampalli
- V. Arun of Thennilai
Satellite will be launched next June on Nasa’s sounding rocket 7.
World’s smallest and lightest satellite
India Sat
Made of reinforced graphene polymer that is 3cm in size and weighs around 64 gm
To transmit and receive the signal from Earth to outer space, it has its own radio frequency communication
Has solar cells attached to generate power.
_____Edition of ASEAN ________ recently took place virtually.
2nd Edition of ASEAN - India Track 1.5 Dialogue
Summit organised by Observer Research Foundation in Partnership with MEA (ministry of external affairs)
Who attended the 2nd edition of ASEAN India track 1.5 Dialogue ?
Dato Suryodipuro - Ambassador of Indonesia to india
Akshay Mathur - Director Observer Research Foundation
Vijay Thakur - Secretary (East) in MEA
According to _______ recently released world index India has been ranked ______ in the list of World’s Most Powerful Passports .
Arton Capital’s Passport Index 2020
58th
Newzealand topped the list
Indian passport holders can visit
18 countries visa-free,
34 countries with Visa on Arrival, and
146 countries where visas are required in advance.
New Zealand passport allows visa-free or visa-upon-arrival access to 129 destinations.
Afghanistan, Iraq are placed at the bottom of rankings at 75th place with access to only 31 destinations.
Who has been named brand ambassador World Athletics Half Marathon Championships 2020?
Constantina Dita.
She is a romanian long-distance runner and the Champion of 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Constantina Dita won the 2004 Chicago Marathon and came second in the 2005 Chicago Marathon (major City Marathons).
Where are the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships 2020 going to be held ?
Gdynia, Poland.
What state has signed an Agreement with Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to sponsor the Indian National Rugby Team for a period of 3 years (till 2023) ?
Odissa
The agreement will cover training, conditioning and incentivizing the Indian National Rugby Teams
(men and women) participating in International Rugby events.
Agreement was signed at the at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
World Student Day
October 15
to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of India’s 11th President Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (known as APJ Abdul Kalam). This is Abdul Kalam’s 89th Birth Anniversary.
11th President of India
Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (known as APJ Abdul Kalam)
Birth Anniversary of APJ Abdul Kalam
October 15
2020 marks the 89th birth anniversary
Theme of World Student Day 2020
Learning for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace
When and where was APJ Abdul Kalam born?
October 15, 1931
Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
When did APJ Abdul Kalam die ?
July 27, 2015 at IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Shillong, Meghalaya.
Who is the Missile Man of India ?
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
He is known as ‘Missile Man of India’ for work on Development of Ballistic Missile and Launch Vehicle Technology.
When did APJ Abdul Kalam receive the Padma Bhushan?
1981
When did APJ Abdul Kalam receive the Padma Vibhushan?
1990
When did APJ Abdul Kalam receive the Bharat Ratna?
1997
What day marks the International E waste Day?
October 14
The day is observed to raise awareness about e-waste recycling and encourage consumers to recycle e-waste.
October 14, 2020 marks the third such day to be celebrated
Theme of International E waste Day 2020 ?
“Education.”
October 14, 2020 marks the third such day to be celebrated
Who started celebrating the International E waste Day ?
Started by WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic
Equipment) Forum since 2018
President of WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Forum
Jan Vlak
WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Forum HQ
Brussels (Belgium)
Union Minister, Ministry of Education (MoE)
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Minister of State, Ministry of Education (MoE)
Sanjay Dhotre
Union Minister, Ministry of Communication
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of State, Ministry of Communication
Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Governor of Haryana
Satyadev Narayan Arya
Members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Chair 2020
Vietnam
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) HQ
Jakarta, Indonesia
New Zealand PM
Jacinda Arden
New Zealand Capital
Wellington
New Zealand Currency
New Zealand Dollar
MSME Union Minister
Nitin Gadkari
Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairman
Ashok Kumar Gupta
Competition Commission of India (CCI) HQ
New Delhi
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) MD & CEO
Dilip Asbe
World Bank President
David R. Malpass
World bank MD & CFO
Anshula Kant
World bank Chief Economist
Carmen Reinhart
World Bank HQ
Washington DC, USA
Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) President
Maneck Unwala
Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) HQ
Mumbai
Odisha Capital
Bhubaneshwar
Odisha CM
Naveen Patnaik
Odisha governor
Ganeshi Lal
Union Jal Shakti Minister
Gajendra Singh Sekhawat
Who presented the Swacch Bharat Awards 2020 ?
Union Jal Shakti Minister – Gajendra Singh Sekhawat
Awards were presented under the cleanliness and drinking water categories
What were the three categories of the Swacch Bharat Awards 2020 ?
Swachh Sundar Samudayik shauchalay
Gandgi Mukt Bharat
Samudayik sauchalay Abhiyan
What state in India won the Swacch Sundar Samudayik shauchalay award?
Gujarat won first prize at state level
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu received first prize at district level
Kharchrod Block, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh won the first prize at block level.
Chinnaur village, Tamil Nadu got the first prize at Gram Panchayat level
What state received the Gandagi Mukt Bharat mission award ?
Telangana and Haryana
What state received Samundayik Shauchalya award 2020 ?
Gujarat Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj and Bareilly were the best performing districts
What is the Swacch Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya Award?
Part of swachh Bharat awards 2020
Swacch Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya award is for clean beautiful toilet contest. Under the initiative toilets are decorated in order to show their significance
What is the Gandagi Mukt Bharat mission award ?
Part of swachh Bharat awards 2020
This award aims to reward clean cities in urban and rural areas. It spreads awareness among people for proper hygiene and sanitation.
What is the swachh Bharat mission ?
It was launched in 2014. Presently the government is implementing phase 2 of the mission.
Phase 2 of the mission focuses on making India open defecation free (ODF+).
Phase 2 is to be implemented between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Total funds allocated to this phase are INR 1,40,881 crores.
Arvind Kejriwal has launched ______ campaign to reduce pollution levels in Delhi.
“Yuddh Pradushan ke virudh”
As part of the campaign Delhi government plans on using Technology developed by Pusa Agricultural Institute to control the threat of stubble burning.
What is the name of the photo based complaint lodging app that the Delhi government has launched under its the anti pollution campaign - “Yuddh Pradushan ke virudh” ?
Green Delhi App
It is a photo based complaint lodging app which takes action against specific pollution activities reported by Delhi citizens.
What is the time use survey ?
It is a first of its kind survey which has been conducted by the Ministry of statistics and programme implementation.
The survey was conducted between January 2019 and December 2019 and covered 4.47 lakh persons over the age of six years.
The primary objective of the surveys to measure the participation of men and women in paid and unpaid activities. It provides information on time spent in unpaid care given activities, volunteer work, unpaid domestic service producing activities of the household members
What were the primary findings of the “Time Use In India 2019” report
The report noted
- 38.2 % of the population participates in employment and other related activities and spend about 7 hours and 9 minutes each day on the same (429 minutes)
- only 18.4 % women participate in employment activities when compared to 57.3% men.
- women’s participation in household chores is 81.2 % each day, as compared to men which is 26.1 %. Women spend 5 hours on unpaid domestic services, while men spend one and half hour on domestic services.
- only 14% of men participate in unpaid care giving activities for household members, spending 76 minutes a day on average. While 27.6% of women spend more than 2 hours in such activities.
- as per the report Indians do not like to be an paid volunteer for trainees or to take part in community organisation. Only 2.4 % of the respondents of the survey volunteer for such work.
- participation in socialization chatting conversing and community participation in gatherings and religious participation is 91.3 percent and people spend about 143 minutes each day on an average doing so.
- participation in culture, mass media, sports, practices, reading, watching television etc is 86.9% spending an average of 165 minutes a day on average.
The Indian Army has built a memorial in the honour of 20 soldiers in the ______ clash between the Indian other Chinese army
Galwan clash
The memorial is built onShyok Daulat Beg Oldi Road.
The memorial contains the names of the soldiers mentioned under “gallants of Galwan”.
Indian Army completed the mission under “operation snow leopard”
What is the name of of the flight tested by DRDO from a coastal Island in Orissa ?
SMART (Supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo)
It was successfully tested from wheeler Island from the coast of Orissa.
SMART is a lightweight anti submarine torpedo system. It is the fastest Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) missile in the world and has been developed by the DRDO laboratories in:-
- RCI Hyderabad
- DRDL
- NSTL Vishakapatnam
- ADRDE Agra
The Missile range of 650 kilometres
DRDO HQ
New Delhi
DRDO chief
Dr G Satish Reddy
Who organised the first of its kind International webinar on textile traditional held ?
Indian Council for cultural relations (ICCR)
and
Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design (UPID)
Theme of the international webinar was - “Weaving Relations: Textile Traditions”
Indian Council for cultural relations (ICCR) HQ
New Delhi
Indian Council for cultural relations (ICCR) President
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
_________ was honoured with “COVID Crusader Award 2020” instituted by _______
Iqbal Singh Chahal (municipal commissioner of Greater Mumbai)
Indo American Chamber of Commerce
He became the first Indian bureaucrat to be recognised with Global recognition.
He received the award for his contribution in controlling the spread of covid-19 in Mumbai and in his effort to flatten the curve in Mumbai including in Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum.
Governor of Maharashtra
Bhagat Singh koshyari
What special kind of pepper Chilli grown in Sikkim earned a GI tag?
Dalle Khursani - red Cherry pepper chili of Sikkim
It is considered as one of the hottest chilli in the world with medicinal values
It is grown in Sikkim and some areas of Darjeeling
_________ company has developed the “R Green Kit”, which will provide COVID results in 2 hours.
Reliance life sciences.
The R green kit is an RTPCR kit which diagnosis the covid-19 infection in about two hours.
Presently RT PCR test take up to 24 hours
The kit has been developed by computational Biology at Reliance life sciences, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries
Who is the first and only woman whole time member to be appointed as a SEBI board member?
Madhabi Puri Buch
Appointments committee of the cabinet has also approved the extension of her term by 1 year.
Chairman of Sebi
Ajay Tyagi
SEBI headquarters
Mumbai
When is wildlife week celebrated in India ?
1st to 8th October
The first wildlife week was observed in 1957. (before which wildlife day was celebrated)
Wildlife week 2020 marks 66th wildlife week
The theme of 2020 was - “Roar (Roar and Revive) - Exploring Human-Animal Relationships”
What are the Prani Mitra awards ?
Award is to encourage to officers and staff working on the captive animal management. The award has been instituted by central zoo authority
When is world space week observed ?
October 4th to 10th
The 2020 theme is - satellite improve life
The 2021 theme is - women in space
When is world animal Day celebrated ?
October 4th
Heinrich Zimmermann, German editor writer and animal protection activist organised the World’s First Animal Day
When was the world’s first animal day celebrated ?
24th March 1925
Heinrich Zimmermann, German editor writer and animal protection activist organised the World’s First Animal Day at the Sports Palace in Berlin, Germany.
From 1929, the day was shifted to October 4, to align with the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.
__________ report is the first of its kind in India on the importance of Zoos to the wellbeing of humans
“Economic valuation of ecosystem services, National Zoological Park, New Delhi”
Report has been made by Central Zoo Authority and The Energy and resources Industries (CZA-TERI)
Report estimates the total economic value of ecosystem services to be around INR 422.76 crores and the value of one time cost of service light carbon storage and land is estimated to be around INR 55,000 crore.
When is world Teachers Day celebrated?
October 5
The day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of 1966 ILO/UNESO Recommendation concerning the status of teachers in a conference summoned by UNESCO in Paris
UNESCO
United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation
UNESCO HQ
Paris
UNESCO director general
Audrey Azoulay
ILO HQ
Geneva, Switzerland
ILO Director General
Guy Ryder
ILO Member States
187 including India
World Habitat day
October 5
It is celebrated annually on first Monday of October
It is observed to reflect on the state of human settlements and to emphasize on the basic right of adequate shelter to all
It was first observed in 1986
Theme of World Habitat day 2020
“Housing for All - A Better Urban Future”
It will be hosted by the city of Surabaya, Indonesia
What is 115 year old railway station has recently been renamed in UP ?
Naugarh railway station has now been renamed Siddharth Nagar railway station.
What state has launched digital Seva Setu program for rural areas to connect village panchayat through fibre network ?
Gujarat
The program is an initiative under the Centre’s BharatNet project.
She is one of the program covers 2000 Panchayats, which is to be launched on October 8. Another 8000 panchayats will be provided this service by December 2020.
The villages are to be connected without 100 MBPS Optical Fibre network (aims to make every village a mini sachivalay)
What state is to get the country’s first ever organic spices and seed Park?
Gujarat
The parks are to be set up in Patan and Banaskantha districts for production of cumin and fennel seeds
Fennel Seeds - Banaskantha
Cumon Seeds - Patan
Gujarat governor
Acharya Devvrat
Gujarat capital
Gandhinagar
Gujarat CM
Vijay Rupani
What state launched the DISHTAVO the program?
Goa
DISHTAVO - Digital Integrated System for Holistic Teaching and Virtual Orientations
It is a youtube channel which is an initiative of the Directorate of Higher Education . Government of Goa.
What is the name of the device developed by IIT KKharagpur for homecare for COVID 19 to provide health care support for patients through remote consultation by physicians?
iMediX
The base model has been installed at Swasthya Bhawan, West bengal
What is the name of India’s fastest HPC AI Supercomputer ?
PARAM Siddhi-AI
The initiative to develop the same was headed by Abhishek Das, Scientist and Program Director (HPC AI Infrastructure Development) at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
NVIDIA Founder, President and CEO
Jensen Huang
NVIDIA HQ
California
The ministry of housing and urban affairs has signed an agreement with what food delivery Giant to list street food vendors on E-Commerce platforms ?
Swiggy
On a pilot basis this program will be initiated by taking 250 Street vendors from 5 cities, i.e, - Ahmadabad, Chennai, Delhi, Indore and Varanasi.
_________ Expressway will have India’s first 5 animal overpass or animal bridges
Delhi Mumbai Expressway
The animal bridges will have a combined length of over 2.5 kilometre for safe passage for wildlife.
These pictures have been inspired from the wildlife Crossings in Netherlands
These crossings are to ensure that no disturbance or conflict is caused to the animals in Ranthambore wildlife corridor, connecting Ranthambore and Mukundara wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan.
Wild animals will get such passage at every 500 metres interval.
What is the budget cost of Delhi Mumbai Greenfield Expressway? How much travel time will it reduce?
890 crore
It will cut the travel time from Mumbai to Delhi from 24 hours to 13 hours
The Expressway is 1320 kilometres long
It will pass through States of Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra
India has agreed to work on operationalising the Sittwe Port with ______ country
Myanmar
The Sittwe Port is India’s gateway to Southeast Asia as it will connect India’s landlocked North East region with the Bay of Bengal through Mizoram.
Myanmar President
Win Myint
Myanmar capital
Naypyitaw
Myanmar Currency
Burmese Kyat
Foreign Secretary of India
Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Chief of Army
General MM Naravane
In Order to commemorate _____ India and ______ country agree to install a bust of Lokmanya Tilak in ____
100th Death Anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak
Myanmar
Mandalay Jail, Myanmar.
It was in Mandalay Jail that Tilak wrote “Gita Rahasya”, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita.
What were the major events resulting from the two day visit of chief of Army and Foreign Secretary of India to Myanmar ?
- Grant of USD 2million (INR 15 crores) for construction of Border Haat Bridge at Byanyu/Sarsichauk in Chin State to improve economic connectivity between Mizoram and Myanmar
- Installation of bust of Lokmanya Tilak in mandalay jail
- Cultural cooperation in translation of Indian epics into Burmese language
- India proposed to build a USD 6 billion petroleum refinery project near Yangon, Myanmar.
Who is the chairman of the WHO executive board ?
Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare)
What is exercise Bongo Sagar?
It is a bilateral Naval exercise between the Indian and the Bangladesh Navy.
2020 marks the 2nd edition of the exercise.
This was followed by third edition of the India Bangladesh coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
The aim of Bongo Sagar is developing interoperability and joint operational skills by conducting a a range of different Maritime exercises.
The aim of CORPAT is for strengthened understanding between both the navies and instituted measures to stop conduct of unlawful activities.
The king of Jordan recently accepted the resignation of _______
Omar Al Razzaz, former PM of Jordan (at the end of its 4year term)
He was appointed as the PM in 2018
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Currency of Jordan
Jordanian Dinar
King of Jordan
Abdullah II
India is is set to launch surveillance satellites for the Indian Ocean region in collaboration with what country ?
France
National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and Indian Space Research Organisation will launch Constellation of Maritime Surveillance Satellites for Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
The satellite will Trace illegal spillage of oil by ships.
It is will be the first space based system in the world capable of tracking ship continuously.
Highly precise thermal infrared observer - TRISHNA, will be part of the fleet of Indo French satellites
What sports Tech startup announced the appointment of Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane as its brand ambassador and advisor?
Hudle
Hudle Founder & CEO
Suhail Narain
Hudle HQ
Delhi
Commander in Chief of Indian Navy
President Ram Nath Kovind
Chief of Naval of Staff
Admiral Karambir Singh
Indian Navy HQ
New Delhi
Navy Day
December 4
Minister of State, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Hardeep Singh Puri
Hudle
A sport tech startup which uses technology to enable the access of sports activities to a larger audience irrespective of age and skill
What organisation did the Indian Navy partner where to conduct aerial seeding initiative at Visakhapatnam ?
Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Aims to enhance green cover in and around Visakhapatnam
2 UH3H helicopters ith 2 tons of seed balls undertook the aerial seeding.
What Indian private firm bagged the contract for upgrading and digitising 16 Soviet Era Pechora Missiles and Radar Systems?
Alpha Design Technology Limited (ADTL)
Contract is for INR 591 crore
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has signed an MoU with _________ to conduct a survey for promotion of dairying and rural livelihood in the region
Union Territory of Ladakh
NDDB has proposed to list all households present in identified villages (irrespective of their dairy animal holding status) to prepare a roadmap for development and promotion of dairying in Ladakh
What Indian Coast Guard vessel has been designed and constructed by up private company?
the Seventh Offshore Patrol vessel (OPV) - Vigraha
It was learnt that Kattupalli Port, Chennai
The vessel has been built by Larsen & Tourbo
“Vigraha” is the last in the series of 7 OPVs contracted to LNT and will be inducted into ICG after completion of trials and testing by March 2021.
NCERT signed an agreement with what organisation to make educational material accessible for deaf children ?
Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC)
The agreement is based on the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) initiative - “Accessible Digital Textbooks for All”
Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) chairperson and director
Prabodh Seth
ISLRTC is an autonomous organisation under under the DePwD
Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) HQ
New Delhi
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director
Hrushikesh Senapathy
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) HQ
New Delhi
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and _______ signed an MoU broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovation
Prasar Bharati
As part of the agreement, Doordarshan Kisan will broadcast innovative techniques adopted in the agricultural field in easy to understand language through a 30 minute program series of approximately 25 episodes
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) MD& CEO
Dr. Udai Shanker Awasthi
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) HQ
New Delhi
Prasar Bharti CEO
Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Prasar Bharti HQ
New Delhi
The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FLO) signed an agreement with what organisation under its 3C initiative of FLO to empower women with employability through skill training and to promote entrepreneurship?
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
The 3C initiative of FLO aims to build competence, capacity and confidence to empower women to become financially independent
Who has the government of India appointed as the new chairman of SBI?
Dinesh Kumar Khara
(for a period of three years)
He succeeds Rajnish Kumar.
Appointment of Dinesh Kumar as recommended by the Bank Board Bureau.
SBI HQ
Mumbai
SBI Chairman
Dinesh Kumar Khara
Who is the new MD and CEO of India post payments Bank?
J Venkatramu
He will succeed Suresh Sethi.
Venkatramu is currently serving as Chief Digital Officer At Equitas Small Finance Bank
India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) HQ
New Delhi
It was incorporated in 1949
What companies has Tech giant Google India partnered with for its campaign make small strong?
Zoho, Swiggy, Instamojo, Dunzo and Swiggy
The campaign wishes to build a digital savings for small businesses.
As part of the campaign, Google India has also partnered with Doordarshan to launch “Namaste Digital”
As part of the partnership Zoho is to launch a new initiative - “Build your business online with Zoho”
It will enable businesses to use websites like Zoho sites, inventory, commerce - free for 3 months.
Dunzo has also offered 24*7 merchant support which can be availed by SMBs for free with zero sign up fees and instant registration
Swiggy has offered a 7 day “Fast track onboarding” for restaurants to come on the platform
Google HQ
Californiam USA
Google CEO
Sundar Pichai
Asian Development Bank has agreed to invest in _______ company to expand renewable energy capacity in India.
Avaada Energy private Limited (AEPL)
ADB has agreed to invest USD 15 million (INR 109.9 crore) to support the company came if photo voltage solar energy capacity
Avaada Energy private Limited (AEPL) chairman
Vineet Mittal
Avaada Energy private Limited (AEPL) HQ
New Delhi & Mumbai
Asian Development Bank President
Masatsugu Asakawa
Asian Development Bank HQ
Manila, Philippines
Reliance general insurance company has announced its partnership with what organisation to improve its operations for Crop Insurance business and satellite based crop monitoring ?
SatSure Analytics
SatSure Analytics provide agricultural data infrastructure through SPARTA, which is a proprietary platform and decision analytics through SAGE across agriculture, climate change and infrastructure sectors.
Which is the first bank in India to provide debit card facility to avail Loan against Securities (LAS) from the bank?
ICICI Bank in partnership with VISA.
ICICI Bank becomes the first bank in India to provide certificate validity after the RBI allowed banks to issue a cards to customers availing and overdraft facility
INR 3lakh is the maximum daily transaction limit.
________ Afghanistan cricketer recently passed away due to a road accident
Najeeb tarakai
He made his International debut at 2014 T20 world cup in Bangladesh
World cotton day
October 7
It has been celebrated since 2019 to recognise the importance of cotton as a global commodity.
The year 2020 marks its first anniversary of the day
The Cotton-4 group (Benin, Burkina, Faso, Chad and Mali) initiated the Cotton sectoral initiative at the World Trade Organisation to improve Global trade rules related to cotton
Who are the members of The Cotton-4 group ?
Benin, Burkina, Faso, Chad and Mali
National Dairy development board chairman
Dilip Rath
National Dairy development board headquarters
Anand, Gujarat
Lieutenant Governor Union Territory of Ladakh
Radhakrishna Mathur
Union Territory of Ladakh, capital
Leh
Telangana capital
Hyderabad
Telangana chief minister
K. Chandrashekhar Rao
Telangana governor
Tamilisai Soundararajan
Indian Coast Guard director general
Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Indian Coast Guard headquarters
New Delhi
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) MD & CEO
Udai Shanker Awasthu
Doordarshan DG
Mayank Agarwal
Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India
Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan
Kuwait Capital
Kuwait City
Kuwait Currency
Kuwaiti Dinar
Russia Capital
Moscow
Russian currency
Russian Ruble
Russian President
Vladimir Putin
Chqbook.com Founder & CEO
Vipul Sharma
World Trade Organisation Director General
To be appointed (Roberto Azevedo stepped down as WTO DG)
WTO secretariat
Geneva, Switzerland
Vistara HQ
Gurgaon
Vistara CEO
Mr. Leslie Thng
Axis Bank HQ
Mumbai
Axis Bank MD & CEO
Amitabh Chaudhry
________ is the biggest cryogenic oxygen plant to be commissioned by INOX in Uttar Pradesh
INOX Air Products (INOX AP)
It has been inaugurated in Modinagar, Ghaziabad
The plant will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and Argon
Where is India’s first advanced manufacturing hub (AMHUB) to be set up ?
Tamil Nadu
It will be jointly set up by the world economic Forum and Guidance
AMHUB is one among the 19 platforms that has been designed by the WEF. Tamilnadu is nodal investment promotion agency calledn”Guidance” will also join hands with WEF
The help will help Tamil Nadu in solar energy electronics electric mobility and textiles. It will also boost opportunities of fourth industrial revolution in the state, which basically includes artificial intelligence, intelligence of things, Cloud Computing etc.
Tamil Nadu CM
EK Palaniswamy
Tamil Nadu governor
Banwarilal Purohit
Tamil Nadu capital
Chennai
Meghalaya government has entered into a partnership with what country to set up a Centre for Excellence for high value vegetables?
Israel
Meghalaya capital
Aizawl
Meghalaya chief minister
Conrad K Sangma
Meghalaya governor
Satya Pal Malik
Israel capital
Jerusalem
Israel PM
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel president
Reuven Rivlin
Israel currency
New Israeli shekel
What is the name of the campaign launched by the Prime Minister for following appropriate covid-19 behaviour ?
Jan Andolan - people’s participation
The prime minister has asked citizens to wear mask wash hands and follow social distancing
What protocol has recently been released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the AYUSH ministry for management of covid-19?
National clinical management protocol
The protocol is based on Ayurveda and yoga.
An Inter disciplinary committee headed by V. M. Katoch (former director general of Indian Council for Medical Research- ICMR) formulated the report and submitted recommendations to the national task force based on clinical data
What company has IRCTC partnered with to offer its customers the facility to book tickets on more platforms ?
Amazon
Amazon India has waived the service and payment gateway transaction charges for the introductory period. Customers also receive discounts.
Amazon HQ
Washington, United States
Amazon Founder & CEO
Jeff Bezos
IRCTC HQ
New Delhi
IRCTC Chairman and Managing Director
Mahendra Pratap Mall
The Union Minister for textiles has recently launched the first ever brand and logo for ________
Indian Cotton
It was launched on world cotton day on October 7th.
India’s premium cotton effect to be known as Kasturi cotton - which will represent whiteness, brightness, softness, purity, lustre, uniqueness and indianness in world cotton trade
India produces ______ percent of of its total organic cotton and ______ percent of the total cotton produced in the world
51 % - of its own cotton
23% - of cotton produced in the world
Cotton Corporation of India headquarters
Mumbai
Cotton Corporation of India chairman and managing director
Pradeep Kumar Agarwal
October 2020 marked ________ QUAD Ministerial meeting attended by India external affairs minister
Second QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) Ministerial Meeting
The meeting was held between India Australia Japan and USA.
It was held in Tokyo
Capital of Japan
Tokyo
Prime minister of Japan
Yoshihide Suga
Currency of Japan
Japanese Yen
Who is the new Prime Minister of Jordan?
Bishr al Khasawneh
he succeeds Omar al Razzaz.
the king of Jordan - Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, appointed the new PM.
Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
Sadyr Zhaparov
Was appointed following the resignation of PM Kubatbek Boronov
Capital of Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
President of Kyrgyzstan
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Currency of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstani som
Who is the new Deputy Governor of RBI?
M. Rajeshwar Rao
He is the fourth Deputy Governor of the RBI
He succeed n s Vishwanathan
He is currently serving as the executive director of the RBI
When was RBI founded?
April 1, 1935
RBI headquarters
Mumbai
RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das
Pyramid of India has much what two government portals to provide loans to Street vendors?
PM SVANidhi Portal and the SBI’s eMudra portal.
Is part of Prime Minister Street Vendor AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme
More than 20.50 lakh loan applications have been received. Out of these 7.85 lakh loans have been sanctioned and over 2.40 lakh loans disbursed.
Who is the MD and CEO of Jammu and Kashmir Bank ?
R. K. Chhibber
The RBI has extended his term for another six months.
R. K. Chhibber has been serving as the interim Chairman and Managing Director following the removal of Parvez Ahmed from the post.
R. K. Chhibber has been serving as full time CMD under S.10BB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
Jammu and Kashmir Bank HQ
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Bank CMD
Rajesh Kumar Chibbar
______________ former CBI director and former governor of Manipur and Nagaland recently committed suicide
Ashwani Kumar
CBI Chief
Rishi Kumar Shukla
CBI HQ
New Delhi
Indian Air Force Day
October 8
On this day in 1932 the Indian Air Force in India was officially raised as the supporting force the royal Air Force of the UK
The day was marked with a parade and Fly past at Hindon Air Force base in Ghaziabad, UP.
2020 marks the 88th anniversary of the Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force Chief of Air Staff (CAS)
Rakesh Kumar Singh Badhauria
Indian Air Force headquarters
New Delhi
World sight day
Every second Thursday of October.
This year it falls on October 8.
The WHO and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) organise the day every year.
The 2020 theme was - Hope in Sight
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) CEO
Peter Holland
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) HQ
London
When was CBI formed ?
1941 as the Special Police Establishment
Capital of Mexico
Mexico city
President of Mexico
Andres Manuell Lopez Obrador
What Airport has the UP Government signed an agreement with for designing building and operating the Noida International Airport ( aka the Jewar airport) ?
Zurich Airport International AG (ZAIA)
the Jewar International Airport is scheduled to open in 2024 with a passenger capacity of 1.2 crore a year
What is the name of the scheme started by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to provide free kits in Government schools from class 1 to 10th ?
Jgananna Vidya Kanuka Scheme at Punandipadu ZP High School, Krishna District.
The kit comprises of uniform, clothes, textbooks, notebooks and a school bag.
So far INR 650 crore has been set aside for the scheme. Under the scheme, free kits will be provided to 42.32 lakh government schools.
What scheme has the Uttarakhand Government recently launched that is aimed at promoting self employment of the use and production of green energy?
Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana
The target beneficiaries include migrant worker and the youth who have returned home after leaving jobs in various parts of the country. Under the scheme 10,000 youth and migrants will get jobs in the green energy sector.
The targeted beneficiaries will be allocated Solar Plants of 25 Kilowatts each
The plants for generate 38,000 units of electricity per annum which will be bought by Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited for 25 years.
What is the Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana ?
The target beneficiaries include migrant worker and the youth who have returned home after leaving jobs in various parts of the country. Under the scheme 10,000 youth and migrants will get jobs in the green energy sector.
Cooperative And private bank will grants loans at an interest rate of 8% for your for 15 years to set up solar plants on private land on land taken on lease.
What measures has the Uttarakhand government taken to implement the Mukhya Mantri Saur Swrojgar Yojana ?
- Uttrakhand has launched helpline number (1926) for protection of forest and reducing human wildlife conflict
- it has also inaugurated the status as a response force’s latest Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) Technology. QDA is a satellite based communication technology which establishes communication and places my network coverages Low or has zero coverage
Which state is a first state to use QDA technology for Disaster Management ?
Uttarakhand
What were the initiative taken under the International Conference on Mental Health: Looking Beyong Covid-19?
It was Virtually inaugurated by the Union Minister for Social justice and empowerment
It was organised by:-
- the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
- in association with the University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor grade Jeffrey director of Australia India Institute co chaired the conference
The initiatives at the conference were:-
- Setting up of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation at Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
- KIRAN Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline
What is “Sagar kavach” ?
It is a two day long half yearly question security exercise along the coast areas of - Kerala, Karnataka and Lakshwadeep to check coastal security mechanism and validate standard operating procedures.
A total of 20 ships of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard as well as 50 petrol craft made by various security agencies took part in the exercise which include
- coastal police
- coastal distrcit administration
- cochin port
- Fisheries Department
- Customs
- Marine Enforcement Wing (MEW)
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
- Intelligence Bureau
- Light House Department and fishermen community
The exercise was Closely monitored from Joint Operation Centre, Kochi (Kerala) and reviewed by southern Naval Command flag officer commanding in chief vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla
Who is the southern Naval Command flag officer commanding-in-chief Indian Navy ?
Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla
Who is the new director general of Bureau of Civil Aviation security?
MA Ganpathy
He succeeds Rakesh Asthana
What is the name of India’s first successfully test fired indigenous anti radiation missile ?
Rudram 1
Rudram 1 is a New Generation Anti Radiation Missile (NGARM) integrated on Su-30MKI (Sukhoi 30) fighter aircrafts of the Indian Air Force.
It was tested at interim test range Balasore, off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal
It has been designed for suppression of Enemy air defenses
What is the range of the New generation Anti Radiation Missile - Rudram 1 which has been indigenously developed in India?
Its range depends upon the height at which the fighter jet is flying. It can be launched from a height ranging from 500 to 15 km.
Target Range - it can get radiation emitting targets within a range of 250 kms
Union Minster for Social Justice and Empowerment
Thaawarchand Gehlot
Union Minister of Commerce and industry
Piyush Goyal
What are the national startup awards ?
They have been received by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
The aim of the award is to reward startup and Ecosystem which are building innovative products. The award takes into consideration the contribution of a product or solution to social good.
This is the first edition of the awards and it invited applications from 12 sections and 35 sub categories.
(the 12 sectors are Agriculture, Education, Enterprise Technology, Energy, Finance, Food, Health, Industry, Space, Security, Tourism and Urban Services. )
Which Startups were the recipients of the National Startup Awards 2020?
Kerala based Genrobotics Innovations Private Limited’s manhole cleaning robot Bandicoot won the award in - Campus Initiated Startups category
Delhi based Intello Labs Private Limited’s digitised food quality Assessment across supply chain from farm to table won the award in the - Agricultural Sector
Bangalore based Niramai Health Analytix Private Limited which offered a solution for early detection of breast cancer won the award in - Health sector
The winning startups will get a cash prize of INR 5lakh each and an opportunity to present a solutions to public authority and its pilot projects and work orders
Exceptional incubator and one accelerator each will get a cash prize of INR 15 lakh
Which incubator won “top incubator” the National Startup Awards 2020 ?
Villgro Innovations Foundation
Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Which accelerator won “top accelerator” in the National Startup Awards 2020 ?
Brigade Real Estate Accelerator Program
based In Bangalore, Karnataka
Who are the new members of the Monetary policy Committee ?
GoI appointed the following economists as the new members of the MPC:-
- Jayant R Varma
- Shashank Bhide - -Ashima Goyal
The MPC prepares monetary policies for the country using tools like bank rate, reverse repo rate and cash reserve ratio
The MPC was constituted under S.45ZB of the RBI Act, 1934
What is the function composition and term of the Monetary Policy Committee?
The committee is formed under S.45ZB of the RBI Act, 1934 and consists of six members. Three of these are nominated by government of India but should not be government officials. Three others are appointed by the RBI itself
The RBI governor is the ex-officio chairperson of the committee. However, he does not enjoy a veto power to overrule the other panel members, but will have a casting vote in case of a tie.
The other 2 members from the RBI are - Deputy governor of RBI in charge of the monetary policy will be a member, and executive director of the central bank.
Term - members are appointed for a term of 4 years and they are not eligible for reappointment
Functions of the Committee - As per the recommendations made by the Chakravarty Committee the main functions of the committee include:-
- to set the monetary policy norms to economic growth, Social Justice, price stability, etc.
- to keep inflation rates under control
- the committee also decides policy interest rate, bank rate, repo rate, reverse repo rate, etc.
What is the composition of the current monetary policy committee?
Chairperson:
Governor of RBI - shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governor of the bank in charge of monetary policy - Michael Debabrata Patra
Executive director of the bank in charge of monetary policy - Dr. Mridul K. Saggar
Ashima Goyal - member of PM Modi’s economic advisory council.
Shashanka Bhide
Jayanth Varma
(The last three members hold office for a period 4 years, and the first three members are official members. Central government nominees are not eligible to be re appointed.)
What was the main outcome of the fourth bi monthly RBI monetary policy committee meet?
The committee has decided to keep
- the Repo Rate unchanged at 4%
- reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35%
- Ways and Means Advance Limits of the Centre at INR 1.25lakh crores
- on tap TLTRO on Rs. 1 trillion money at 4% till March 2021
- GDP for the fiscal year 2021 is predicted at 9.5% with chances of strong rebound.
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution ________ passed away
Ram Vilas Paswan
He was the leader of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and had formed the party in 2000
He was elected to the Bihar legislative assembly in 1969 as a member of the Samyukt Socialist Party
He also held the Guinness record for winning his constituency with. the highest margin in 1977 Lok Sabha elections.
World Post Day
October 9
It is celebrated each year on the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern
October 9 has been declared World Post Day UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969.
Universal Postal Union DG
Bishar hussein
Universal Postal Union HQ
Bern, Switzerland
National Postal Week
October 9 to 15
Maharashtra Post Circle has released a 7 day schedule for celebrating national Postal Week in Maharashtra
World Post Day - October 9
Banking Day: October 10 - To promote saving schemes offered by Post Office Savings Banks (POSB) and products offered by the Indian Post Payments bank (IPPB) such as Aadhar Enbaled Payment System (AEPS)
October 12: Postal Life Insurance Da
October 13: World Philately Day
October 14: Business Development Day
October 15: Mails Day
Banking Day
October 10
World Philately Day
October 13
Philately - stamp collecting
Zurich Airport AG (Flughafen Zurich AG) CEO
Stephan Widrig
Zurich Airport AG (Flughafen Zurich AG) HQ
Zurich airport, Switzerland
Andhra Pradesh CM
Y s Jaganmohan Reddy
Andhra Pradesh governor
Vishwa Bhushan harichandan
Andhra Pradesh capital
Amravati
Uttarakhand capital
Gairsain (summer)
Dehradun (Winter)
Uttarakhand chief minister
Trivendra Singh Rawat
Uttarakhand governor
Baby Rani Maurya
Ministry Of Social justice and empowerment minister of state
Krishna Pal Gurjar
Rattan lal Kataria
Ramda Athawale
Union Minister. of Civil Aviation
Hardeep Singh Puri
Chairman of DRDO
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
DRDO HQ
New Delhi
What conference in Canada did PM Modi virtually address to showcase opportunities in India to the business community in Canada in agricultute, medical, educational and business front?
InvestIndia Conference
Canada
Ottawa
Canada Currency
Canadian Dollar
Canada PM
Justin Trudeau
What scheme has the Prime Minister recently launched to physically distribute property cards to rural landowners ?
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas)
The scheme will enable one lakh property holders to download their property cards using SMS links. After receiving the SMS link, they would get their respective property cards from their respective state governments.
These beneficiaries come from 763 villages across 6 states. Out of these 346 are from UP, 221 from Haryana, 22 from MP, 50 from Uttrakhand and 2 from Karnataka
In Maharashtra there is a system of recovering a nominal cost of property cards. So, while all other states provide the property cards within a day, Maharashtra provides property cards within a month after applying it.
When was the SVAMITVA scheme launched ?
The scheme was launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
It was launched on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj on April 24, 2020
The Scheme is aimed at providing the record of rights to the village household owners in rural areas.
The scheme is being implemented across the country for a period of four years, i.e, from 2020 to 2024 in a phased manner.
It targets to cover 6.62 lakh villages.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has collaborated with ________ to mark Containment Zones in Mumbai
This will enable the citizens to determine the safety of an area before travelling.
Maharashtra Capital
Mumbai
Maharashtra Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Where is the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled to hold its Annual meeting in 2021?
Lucerne - Burgenstock, Switzerland from May 18 to 21, 2021
The annual meeting will be preceded by high level “Davos Dialogues”.
The Davos Dialogues will be digitally convened by the WEF around January 25. Global leaders will share their views on the state of the world in 2021.
The Annual meeting in 2021 will be organised under the theme “The Great Reset”.
World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman
Klaus Schwab
World Economic Forum (WEF) HQ
Cologny, Switzerland
WTO has lowered its projection on the decrease in the volume of the world merchandise trade in 2020 to _______
9.2%
As compared to 12.9% fall in April 2020
This is due to the strong trade performances in June and July 2020 because of easing of lockdowns in many parts of the world
World Trade Organisation director general
To be appointed
(Roberto azevedo step down on 31st August 2020) World Trade Organisation
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria) and Yoo Myung-hee (South Korea) are the top candidates under consideration.
World Trade Organisation headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
World Trade Organisation number of members
164 nations
What International Bank has approved Infrastructure Projects worth 741 million dollars?
The New Development Bank which is also known as the BRICS Bank
A loan of USD 500 million has been approved for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project
and
A loan of USD 241 million has been approved for Mumbai Metro Rail II Line 6 project
Who established the New Development Bank ?
Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa
It was formerly known as the BRICS Development Bank
New Development Bank headquarters
Shanghai, China
New Development Bank President
Marcos Prado Troyjo
_________ Indian Badminton player and Commonwealth Games medalist who was appointed as the brand ambassador of “Transform”, India’s first homegrown that badminton brand which was Virtually launched on October 7 2020
Chetan Anand
Chetan Anand is 40 years old and is from Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh.
He won his first Asian Satellite Tournaments in 2001.
He receive the Arjuna Award in 2006 for his performance in the Commonwealth games.
_________ producer and veteran Marathi actor passed away
Avinash Kharsshikhar
He debuted in the mvoie Bandiwan Mi Ya Sansari and is well known for his comic performances in Marathi films, Tele Serials and Plays
Who was the first woman to be directly elevated to the High Court bench from the bar and become Chief Justice?
Justice K K Usha
She became the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court in 2000 and served in 2001
World egg day
2nd Friday of every October. It falls on October 9.
It is aimed at raising awareness for eggs and their importance in human nutrition.
It was established by International Egg Commission in 1996 in a conference held at Vienna.
International Egg Commission administration office
United Kingdom
International Egg Commission membership
Over 80 countries including India
International Egg Commission Chairman
Suresh Chitturi (India) HQ - United Kingdom Founded - 1964
Which state is the first in the country to have the tree transplantation policy for the preservation of trees?
Delhi
Under this a minimum of 80% of the trees affected by development of construction projects will be transplanted
The policy is part of Delhi’s movement of “yuddh pradushan ke viruddh”, against air pollution levels
It is also mandatory to as a compensatory if one tree was supposed to be cut
Uttarakhand Forest Department it is to start a plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh ______ region
Bundelkhand
And parts of Rajasthan
This has been decided by the forest department in order to clear the backlog for compensatory afforestation
Under the compensatory plantation 1100 + have to be planted reading over an area of 1 hectare
The Telangana government has partnered with what Tech Giants to launch an Applied Artificial Intelligence Research Center?
Intel India
On the inaugural session of “all. ai 2020 virtual summit” Intel India announce the launch of of an applied AI research centre in Hyderabad
The centre would be in collaboration with Telangana government, public health foundation of India and IIT Hyderabad
Telangana capital
Hyderabad
Telangana chief minister
K Chandrasekhar Rao
Telangana governor
Tamilisai Soundararajan
The ESanjeevani initiative by the Union Helath Ministry recently recorded the completion of ______ teleconsultations
5 lakh
The top three states with the highest teleconsultations were
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh
____________ ministry has launched a website to promote research and development activities in Its sector
Coal ministry
During the 56th meeting of standing scientific research committee of the ministry the launch of the website is announced
The website was developed by Central Mines Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) which is the research and development arm of Coal India Limited
The website from words Science and technology in the core and leg night sector
Secretary of coal ministry
Anil Kumar Jain
Union Minister - Prahlad Joshi ( Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary affairs)
Research and development arm of Coal India Limited
Central Mines Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI)
Union Minister of ministry of coal
Prahlad Joshi
What is the name of the book written by a former RAW officer unravelling first-person accounts of the facts and roles of senior politicians in the creation and sustenance of the Khalistan movement?
“The Khalistan Conspiracy: A former RAW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984”
Authored by GBS Sidhu
What ships were declared as the best ships in the Fleet Award Function 2020?
INS Sahyadri
and
INS Kora
The awards are organised by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam. the FAF is organised every year to mark the resilience and perseverance of Indian Navy personnel appointed onboard ships of Poorvi Beda or Sword Arm of Eastern Naval Command
_______ and _______ signed an agreement to establish super computing infrastructure with family and manufacturing in India
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
The agreement has been signed to achieve complete self Reliance through developing India’s own hardware manufacturing
What missile did DRDO launch which they had to abort mid launch ?
Nirbhay Cruise missile
The mission was aborted due to technical issues cropping up after the launch, that is, while the test missile was in the air.
Nirbhay is India’s first indigenously developed Cruise missile
The subsonic Missile can fly at a speed of 0.7 Mach and has a range of 800kms to 1,000kms
DRDO Chairman
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
DRDO HQ
New Delhi
According to World Bank schools closed due to covid-19 India may cost around______
Anywhere between USD 420 billion to USD 600 billion
This is in the World Bank Report titled “Beaten or Broken? Informality and COVID19 in South Asia”
Report has been jointly prepared by the Office of Chief Economist for the South Asia Region (SARCE)
and Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) Global Practice.
Report include South Asian countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
The World bank has introduced the LAYS (Learning Adjusted Years of Schooling) concept to combine access and learning outcomes into a single measure.
It combines years of schooling and quality of knowledge of kids at a given grade level into a single summary of human capital in society.
Using the LAYS concept, the World bank has projected the learning loss for the South Asian region is 0.5 years.
Who launched the earth shot prize ?
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
and
Broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough
The price has been launched with an aim to encourage and support to repair the planet in the next 10 years
It is described as the most prestigious global environment prize in history
It was inspired by the moon shot project launched by former US President John F Kennedy in 1961
The earth short price comprises of five prices of 1 million pounds awarded each year for the next 10 years. The award aims to provide 50 solutions to the environmental issues by 2030.
Who launched the to the moon short project
John F Kennedy (former US President)
In 1961
What country has recently approved a draft law to include capital punishment as penalty as the highest punishment for rape?
Bangladesh
This will be done by amending the Prevention of Women and Children Repression Act, 2000
The EXIM Bank have extended a line of credit of USD_______ to the Republic of Zimbabwe to finance repowering of______
USD 310 million
Hwange Thermal Power Station
Republic of Zimbabwe capital
Harare
Republic of Zimbabwe President
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Republic of Zimbabwe Currency
Zimbabwean Dollar
What is the new motto of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)?
Indian football. Forever together
the AIFF is Apex body for football in India
All India Football Federation (AIFF) HQ
New Delhi
All India Football Federation (AIFF) President
Praful Patel
All India Football Federation (AIFF) VP
Subrata Dutta
Who is named as the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Men’s Player of the Year 2020 ?
Robert Lewandowski (Polish striker)
represents the club Bayern Munich
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) HQ
Nyon, Switzerland
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) President
Aleksander Ceferin
Veteran filmmaker_____ who made his debut as a director in “Rangama hal Rahasya” in 1970 has recently passed away.
B. Vijaya Reddy
Known as Vijay in the Kannada film industry
__________ former Indian Football captain passed away
Carlton Chapman
He was India’s leading midfielder and played from 1995 to 2001.
He was also the captain of the Indian team when India won the South Asian Football Federation gold cup in 1997
International Day for disaster risk reduction
October 13
This day is observed by the United Nations. it is also known as “World Calamity Control Day”
The 2020 theme is “Disaster Risk Governance”
United Nation had started observing the day in 1989.
When did the United Nations adopt the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction?
2015
India had framed its own national disaster management plan on the basis of the sendai framework.
What does India do to observe the International Day for Disaster Risk reduction?
In India, Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) would carry forward the 10th edition awareness campaign on disaster risk reduction called - “Samarth”
World Bank chief economist
Carmen Reinhart
Bangladesh President
Dr. Abdul Hamid
World Bank Membership
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has 189 members
and
The International Development Association has 173 members.
What is the name of Asia’s longest bidirectional road tunnel which Nitin Gadkari has recently launched?
Zojila Tunnel
It is 14.15 km long and is at an altitude of 3000m in Jammu and Kashmir
It provides all weather connectivity between Srinagar valley and Leh on National Highway 1 (NH1)
It requires construction at an altitude of 11,578 feet under Zojila pass, connecting Srinagar and Leh through Dras and kargil
The project will be implemented by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) and its construction will be carried our by Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) (Telangana based corporation)
Total capital cost of the project would INR 8,308 crores and the total integrated cost of the tunnel including the Zozila Tunnel (14.15km) and approaches upto Z-Morh (18.63km) will be INR 10,643 crores.
With the approach road the total project length is 32.78 km
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Jammu Kashmir Power Corporation signed and exchange agreement for liquidity in fusion scheme under__________ for the UT of J&K
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhyan
PFC has sanctioned INR 2790 crore to JKPCL for clearance of outstanding dues
Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) Chairman and MD
Ravinder Singh Dhillon
Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) HQ
New Delhi
In order to to augment is R & D capabilities CRPF has collaborated with______
- IIT Delhi
- DRDO and
- Joint advanced technology centre (which is a joint initiative of DRDO and IIT Delhi)
It will also provide operational feedback of futuristic Technology
Under the continuing education programme of IIT Delhi, a batch of 40 engineering graduate officers are subordinate officers of the CRPF will undergo 3 to 6 months certification course. From this trained batch a few selected officers will undergo a higher degree courses at IIT Delhi. The selected officers also act as technical advisors to CRPF.
CRPF director general
AP Maheshwari
CRPF HQ
New Delhi
what astronmical observatory in India is the first dedicated Multiwavelength astronomical observatory of India ?
Astrosat
It just completed its 5 years of imaging celestial objects in space.
It has carried out 1166 observations of 800 unique celestial sources.
Union Minister of Road, transport & highways (MoRTH) and
Ministry of micro small and medium enterprises
Nitin Gadkari
Nagaland capital
Kohima
What book has been launched in Nagaland to promote advocacy and community involved in the TB program by the Government of India?
“TB Harega, Desh Jeetega”.- an elected representative’s book on Tuberculosis in Kohima, Nagaland
India has committed to end tuberculosis by
2025
Who is the author of the book “On the Trails of Buddha”?
Deepak Aron (IRS officer)
His first pictorial book “World Heritage sites of Uttarakhand” was was published by Beehives Communication Private Limited in 2010
Who is the author of the book “The Battle of Belonging” ?
Shashi Tharoor
He described this book as his “magnus opus” on the theory evolution and practice of nationalism across the globe and especially in India
The book appears to be an extension of his book “Why I Am a Hindu”
Some of his other works include
- “India: From Midnight to the Millenium” (1997)
- The Five Dollar Smile and Other Stories (1993)
What is the name of the high resolution City scale model for Delhi that the Indian Meteorological Department has recently operationalised?
ENFUSER- ENvironmental information FUser SERvice
The ENFUSER will identify hotspot of air pollution and pollution of the street level. To provide air quality forecast, model WRF Chem has also been updated with high resolution land use land cover information
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) chief
Dr mrutyunjay Mahapatra
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) HQ
New Delhi
India has discussed the initiative to provide digital health facilities and security to India in what country?
Netherlands
The collaboration is part of “National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) of India.
The initiative was discussed in a webinar on “Energising Partnership between India & Netherlands on Digital Health Solutions” organised by the embassy of India, the Hague and the kingdom of Netherlands.
Netherlands capital
Amsterdam
Netherlands PM
Mark Rutte
Netherlands currency
Euro
What two countries have been reelected as President and Co President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) ?
France and India (for a term of 2 years at the 3rd Assembly of ISA held virtually)
ISA is working with World Resource Institute to mobilise USD 1 trillion by 2030 and for implementing the vision of “One Sun, One World, One Grid”.
Financial assistance for the same is being provided by Netherlands, Bloomberg Philathropies, Bloomberg New Energy and Climate Works Foundation.
the 7th programme on Solarizing Heating and Cooling Systems was launched by the ISA Secretariat, i.e, Gurugram, Haryana.
What awards were presented at the third assembly of the international solar alliance ?
- Kalpana Chawala Awards
- Visvesvaraya Award
- Diwakar Awards and
- ISA Solar awards (presented for the first time)
Dr. Bhim Singh from IIT Delhi and Dr. Aeesha Alnuaimi from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority received the Kalpana Chawla Award
Visvesvaraya Award was given to Japan and Netherlands.
What are the Kalpana Chawla awards awarded at the third assembly of International solar Alliance?
The Kalpana Chawla awards are named after the American Astronaut of Indian Origin Kalpana Chawla. They recognise outstanding contribution of scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy.
What are the Visvesvaraya Awards awarded at the third assembly of International solar Alliance?
The Visvesvaraya Awards are bamed after the Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
The award carries an amount of USD 12,330 as prize money, a scroll and a certificate to recognise the countries with the maximum floating solar capacity in each of the four regions of ISA>
What is international solar Alliance?
In November 2015, ISA was jointly launched by India and France during the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the parties (COP 21) in Paris to promote solar energy among its member countries.
The major objective of the organisation is the deployment of 1000GW of solar capacity and mobilisation of USD 1000 billion of investment in the solar energy sector by 2030.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General
Upendra Tripathy
International Solar Alliance (ISA) HQ
Gurugram
Who is the new chairman of the Indian Bank’s Association
Rajkiran Rai G
for the term of 2020-21.
He was previously serving as the MD and CEO of Union Bank of India
He has succeeded Rajnish Kumar
Who is the new Deputy Chairman of the Indian banks Association?
Dinesh Kumar Khara
He was previously serving as the chairman of SBI
She is one among the three Deputy Chairman namely- -CH S S Mallikarjuna (MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank)
-Madhav Kalyan (CEO of JP Morgan Chas Bank, India )
Earlier Rajkiran Rai G served as the Deputy Chairman of IBA.
What is the Indian banks Association?
It was formed on September 26, 1946.
It is an association of banks and other entity in the banking system in India get into its members
Indian banks Association headquarters
Mumbai
Indian banks Association CEO
Sunil Mehta
___________ who was India’s first Oscar winner passed away
Bollywood costume designer - Bhanu Athaiya
She passed away at the age of 91.
Her first debut as a designer was for the film Shahenshah in 1953.
She won the Oscar for best costume design in 1983 for the film “Gandhi”
She won the National Award for Best Costume Design in 1991 and 2002 for “Lekin” and “Laggan”`
World food day
October 16
celebrated by the UN to commemorate the founding date of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 1945.
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the FAO.
Theme of the world food day 2020 - “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together”
Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor
Manoj Sinha
Jammu & Kashmir capital
Srinagar (summer)
Jammu (winter)
Minister of state, for the ministry of of Health and Family Welfare
Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Where did Heeng cultivation start in India for the first time ?
Lahaul and spiti in Himachal Pradesh
Heeing is a is widely used spice in Indian cuisine and is imported from Afghanistan Iran and US Pakistan
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR IHBT) introduced 6 accessions of heeing from Iran through National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)
What is the festival of Kati Bihu?
Kati Bihu is one of the three Bihu (agricultural) Festivals celebrated in Assam.
Kati Bihu is also known as Kangali Bihu, i.e, the festival of the poor.
It is celebrated in mid October when the crops are at a growing stage and the granaries of farmers are depleting
Other Bihu Festivals are Bohag and Bhogali Bihu is celebrated during the mid April as the Assamese New Year.
During the Bohag Bihu the fields are prepared for the paddy cultivation.
Magh or Bhogali Bihu is celebrated during mid January as a spring festival to mark a successful harvest and full granaries
Assam Capital
Dispur
Assam CM
Sabananda Snowal
Assam Governor
Jagdish Mukhil
The first ever virtual G20 Youth 20 (Y20) Summit was Virtually hosted from _________
Al Khobar Saudi Arabia
The Y20 Summit was held for exchanging ideas and dialogue for the empowerment of youth post covid.
The theme of the Summit was - “Government - Youth dialogue on post COVID19 opportunities”
The year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Y20 as the official G20 youth engagement group.
India was represented by Union Minister for sports - Kiren Rijiju (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports)
What is the youth 20 Summit?
Y20 is a forum for developing cooperation with future generations and provides a platform for young people to have their voices heard on issues relevant to the G20 agenda
Who is the sports minister of India?
Kiren rijiju
What is the G20?
It is a composition of 20 countries including India
What country is the president of G20 for 2020?
Saudi Arabia
What is the G20 2020 theme?
Realising opportunities of the 21st century for all
Who is the chairman of the G20?
Saudi Arabian king - Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
What is the name of the IIT Madras incubated dairy-tech startup that has recently launched the first kind fully automated direct payment platform for dairy farming in Rajasthan?
Stellapps
It has recently launched mooPay in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan
mooPay is a direct payment platform for dairy farmers in Rajasthan.
mooPay also enables delivery of cattle loans, livestock insurance and innovative fintech solutions like sachet loans and milj receivable financing
Moopay removes the risk and costs of transferring money as it acts as a payment gateway for dairies to make payments to every registered farmer.
Stellapps CEO
Ranjith Mukundan
Stellapps HQ
Bangalore
What is the new system that the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) seeks to bring into place? When will it become operational ?
Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS). It will provide a one point stop for all the processes of a Food Business Operator with the department for any regulatory compliance transaction
It will replace the Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS)
It will become operational from November 1, 2020
It was launched in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, , Gujarat, Goa, Manipur, Odisha, Delhi, Chandigarh and Ladakh on June 1, 2020.
Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) CEO
Arun Singhal
Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) HQ
New Delhi
The naval version of _____ supersonic Cruise missile was successfully test fired from indigenously built stands destroyed of the Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea
BrahMos
The missile was fired from INS Chennai which is a stealth destroyer.
The missile has been named after rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva
It was developed as a joint ventureof the DRDO and NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia.
Bangaldesh has recently celebrated its _____ years of independence
50 years on March 26, 2021
This day commemorates Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan by the leader of the nation - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi Independence Day
March 26
2021 marks its 50 years of independence
Bangladesh Capital
Dhaka
Bangladesh PM
Sheikh Hasina
Who is the second world leader to give birth in office ?
Jacina Ardern
She is the second world leader to give birth in office after Benazir Bhutto
What is the name of of the joint Naval Maritime exercise conducted between India and Sri Lanka?
SLINEX20
2020 marked the the 8th edition of the exercise
India participated in the exercise on direct policy of “neighbourhood first” and its vision of “Security and Growth for all in the Region” (SAGAR)
The Indian side was represented by indigenously built ASW (anti submarine warfare corvettes) - Kamorta and Kiltan
Sri Lanka capital
Colombo
Sri Lanka currency
Sri Lankan Rupee
Sri Lanka pm
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka president
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
In accordance with the report of the United Nation World Food Programme (UNWFP) on an average how much does an Indian spend for a plate of food ?
The report is titled “The Cost of a Plate of Food 2020” and is released by the UNWFP.
It takes that an average Indian Spencer 3.5% of his daily income for a plate of 4 as compared to point 0.6% by an individual from New York, USA.
Report rank 36 countries where India stood at the 28th position.
The most expensive state of food is South Sudan where people on an average would have to spend 186% of the daily salary on basic ingredients
UNWFP is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
United Nation World Food Programme (UNWFP) Executive Director
David Muldrow Beasley
United Nation World Food Programme (UNWFP) HQ
Rome, Italy
What is the first country to attach facial verification in National identification data?
Singapore
The function is called “SingPass Face Verification”
Using the verification and number of government services can be accessed online
It provides 400 online government services
Singapore capital
Singapore city
Singapore President
Halimah Yacob
Singapore CM
Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore currency
Singapore dollar
Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) has signed an agreement with what other bank to support agricultural businesses and farmers in availing loan to buy Tractors?
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda chairman
Hasmukh adhia
Bank of Baroda MD and CEO
Sanjeev Chadha
Bank of Baroda HQ
Vadodara
What bank has recently announced its plan to add an additional 300 points at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited outlet to its existing 1075 points in Tamil Nadu?
Fino Payments Bank
Fino Point supports truck drivers and general public to carry out banking transactions with the Micro ATM and Adhaar enabled payment system
Where did the Denmark Open 2020 take place?
Odense, Denmark
It took place from October 13-18, 2020
It is the only world tour event in badminton which took place in 2020
Chou Tien Chen (from China) defeated India’s Kidambi Srikanth in the Quaterfinals of Denamrk Open 2020
Who won the men’s singles category in Denmark Open 2020?
Anders antonsen (Denmark)
Runner up - Rasmus gemke (Denmark)
Who won the women’s singles category in Denmark Open 2020?
Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
Runner up - Carolina Marin (Spain)
Who won the men’s doubles category in Denmark Open 2020?
Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge (England)
Runner up - Vladamir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov (Russia)
Who won the women’s doubles category in Denmark Open 2020?
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
Runner up - Japan
Who won the mixed doubles category in Denmark Open 2020?
Mark lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich (Germany)
Runner up - England
Where was the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship 2020 held?
It was held virtually
Indian shooters Elavenil Valarivan won the Gold Medal in the women’s event.
Shahu Tushar Mane won the silver medal in the men’s event.
The Championship was organised by the Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation (BSSF)
Who won the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship 2020?
Gold Medal - Naoya Okada (Japan)
Silver Medal - Shahu Tushar Mane (India)
Who was the last Malayalam poet to be called “Mahakavi” ?
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
He introduced “meaningful modernism” in Malayalam poetry.
He is a recipient of Jnanpith Award (2019) which is India’s highest literary honour.
He also received the Padma Shri in 2017.
What is the name of the former captain of the New Zealand cricket team and the oldest surviving test cricketer who recently passed away?
John R. Reid
He made his debut in 1949 and played around 58 tests. He retired in 1965.
John R. Reid was honoured with the tag of the order of the British Empire for his service to cricket in 1962.
He was also made. a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2014.
World Trauma Day
October 17
It is observed to decrease the number of accidents in India and other countries around the world.
The day was first observed in 2011 in New Delhi with The Trauma Society of South Africa joining the year after.
As per the NCRB data how many people in India die of road accidents ?
In 2019, according to NCRB data nearly 1.5 lakh people died due to accidents in India.
India records the highest number of road accident fatalities in the world at 25.3 per 10,000 people.
One million people die every year in India and 20 million are hospitalised due to injuries.
International Chefs Day
October 20
To celebrate the profession of chefs and educate people about healthy food globally.
Theme - Healthy Food for the Future!
What is the Culinary Association in India?
Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA), Tamil Nadu is a nodal body of culinary professionals in India
World Statistics Day
October 20
2020 marks the third World Statistics Day
Theme of 2020 - “Connecting the world with Data we can trust”
It will be celebrated across the world under the collaborative endeavour of the United Nations Statistics Commission
National Statistics Day in India
June 29
To mark the birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
He was the founder of Indian National Statistical System
United Nations Statistical Commission Chairman
Shigeru Kawasaki
United Nations Statistical Commission HQ
New York
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD)
October 20
To raise awareness on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Osteoporosis.
WOD 2020 campaign will feature “that’s osteoporosis” as the headline.
As part of WOD 2020, the Department of Orthopedics of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur organised a national webinar on “Fragility Fractures”
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) President
Cyrus Cooper
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) HQ
Nyon, Switzerland
Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Company Limited MD & CEO
Anuj Mathur
Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Company Limited Head Office
Gurugram, Haryana
Where is the recently inaugrated Nechiphu Tunnel located?
It is a 450m long bi lane tunnel on the road to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
Rajnath Singh has virtually inaugrated _____ number of bridges built by Border Roads Organisations across 7 states/UTs in border areas. This is the first time such a large number of bridges on different borders of the country have been
inaugrated
44
Of these, maximum (10) are in Jammu & Kashmir, 8 in Ladakh, 2 in Himachal Pradesh, 4 in Punjab, 8 in Uttarakhand, 8 in Arunachal Pradesh and 4 in Sikkim,
What was the joint anti terrorist exercise conducted by the army and the police at Pune?
The Agnibaaz Division of the Southern Command of the Indian Army organised a joint exercise for both the Indian Army and Maharashtra Police at Lullanagar, Pune.
Exercise is called “Suraksha Kavach- Joint Anti Terrorist Exercise”
This was done for activating the the anti terrorist Quick Reaction Terms (QRTs)
What international organisation has a commemorative coin domination released in its honour in India to mark the longstanding relationship India has with such organisation ?
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
The Rs.75 denomination coin is being released on the occasion of 75th anniversary of FAO.
India has also developed 17 biofortified varieties of 8 crops that will be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister and will have upto 3 times the nutritional value.
Food and Agricultural Organisation DG
Qu Dongyu
The FAO is a specialised organisation of the United Nations. It leads global efforts to defeat world hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
Which India has been nominated as the wealthiest Indian for the 13th year in a row by Forbes India Rich List 2020 ?
Mukesh Ambani
His net worth this year has been increased USD 37.3 billion
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group - 2nd
Shiv Nadar, Chairman of HCL Technologies - 3rd
Who has topped the Self Made Rich List 2020 ?
The list has been released by IIFL Wealth and Hurun India
The list provides for ranking self made entrepreneurs aged 40 and under having a wealth of INR 1,000 crores.
- Zerodha - Nithin (40) and Nikhil Kamath (34). They are the co founders of Zerodha, which is a trading platform. Their net worth is INR 24,000 crores
- Divyank Turakhia (38) registered a networth of INR 14,000 crores.
- Amod Malviya (39) along with other cofounders Sujeet Kumar and Vaibhav Gupta
Pakistan has served the UNHRC since _____
January 2018.
It has also been reelected to the United nations security council for another three yea term.
It has been elected for the 5th time since 2006.
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) HQ
Geneva, Switxerland
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) President
Elisabeth Tichy Fisslberger
Who is the chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) ?
Nilesh Shah , MD of Kotak Mutual Fund
He has been reelected as the Chairman
Who is the Vice Chairman of the AMFI?
Saurabh Nanavati, CEO of Invesco Mutual Fund
Who is the chairman of the valuation committee of AMFI ?
A. Balasubramaniam, CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
HDFC Bank partnered with which private hospital to launch a healthcare solution which makes healthy living accessible and affordable ?
Apollo Hospitals
together they have launched - “The HealthyLifeProgram”
It is exclusively for HDFC customers who get round the clock access to the emergency Apollo Doctor at free of cost
HDFC Bank CEO
Sasidhar Jagdishan
HDFC HQ
Mumbai
______ and _________ partnered with VISa to laucnh its ACE credit card
Axis Bank
and
Google Pay
This will allow the users of Google Pay to use their ACE credit cards to make payments through a secure digital token attached to their phone without the need to share their card details physically.
_____________ - Nagaland’s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Justice and law passed away
Chongshen Mongkosungkum Chang
Member of Nationalist democratic progressive party (NDPP)
He was an MLA from Noksen
World Standards Day
October 14
It is annually celebrated by the members of the —International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and
- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Theme of 2020 - Protecting the planet with standards
__________ is the universal benchmark for the best practice in environmental management, which can be applied to business of any size
ISO 14001
What is the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?
BIS is the national standard body of India under the BIS Act, 2016.
It was established in October 2017
HQ- New Delhi
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) DG
Pramod Kumar Tiwari
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Members
165
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) HQ
Geneva, Switzerland
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) President
Eddy Njoroge (Kenya)
To reduce air pollution through vehicular effluents what campaign has the Delhi chief minister launched to reduce air pollution?
“Red Light on Gaadi Off” Campaign
People under this campaign will be encouraged to turn off the ends of the vehicles while waiting at traffic signals
Delhi Pollution Control Committee also issued directions to ban the use of diesel generators in Delhi under the Graded Response Action Plan.
Experts suggest that even if 1 million of around 10 million vehicles registered in Delhi follow the campaign it can reduce PM10 by 1.5 tonnes a year and PM 2.5 by 0.4 tonnes a year
What state has formed first-of-its-kind welfare board for the upliftment of farmers?
Kerala has formed “Kerala Karshaka Kshemanidhi Board” (Kerala Farmers Welfare Fund Board)
It is the first time that a welfare fund board has been formed for the upliftment of farmers.
Farmers can become members of the board by paying registration fee of INR 100/- and a monthly fees of INR100/-
The government will pay and equivalent share of upto INR 250/- to members.
The benefits provided to the board members will include personal pension, family pension, sickness and disability benefits, etc.
Who is the chairman of the Kerala farmers welfare fund board?
Dr P Rajendran
What is the “Thalassemia Bal Seva Yojana” ?
Scheme provides financial assistance to Thalassemia patients.
The beneficiaries are underprivileged Thalassemia patients who are eligible for bone marrow transplantation but lack financial support
The program is funded by Coal India’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
It provides financial assistance ofINR 10 lakhs per Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) for 200 patients
Union Minister for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Minister of state for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Where has the “Sujal the- Drink From Tap Mission” Bin launched in India to ensure quality drinking water?
Orissa
It is an initiative to enable 24 hour supply of quality drinking water to all other areas of Orissa
Orissa is Set to become the first state to provide piped water connection to all urban areas of the state by March 2022
The drink from tap Mission was launched in Salia Sahi, Bhubaneswar and Masanichandi, Puri
Orissa capital
Bhubaneswar
Orissa CM
Naveen Patnaik
Orissa governor
Ganeshi Lal
How much money has India contributed to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in Near East Region?
USD 1 million
This will support UNRWA’s programmes and services including the education, health care, relief and social services
Palestine president
Mahmoud Abbas
Palestine Prime Minister
Mohammed Shtayyeh
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Chief
Philippe Lazzarini
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) HQ
Amman (Jordan) & Gaza (Palestine)
Who is the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2020?
It has jointly been awarded to two Americans - Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice.
and
one British born scientist - Michael Houghton
for discovering the Hepatitis C Virus. The discovery has paved the way for Rapid development of antiviral drugs direct Hepatitis C.
The disease for the first time in history can be cured.
Who is the head of the Nobel committee?
Thomas Perlmann
What does the Nobel Prize constitute ?
The Nobel award comes with the gold medal and a prize money of 10 million Swedish Kronor (over USD 1,118,000)
Who is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics 2020?
Half of the prize was given to Roger Penrose (UK) for his Discovery that black hole formation is resilient prediction of the general theory of relativity.
The other half was given to Reinhard Genzel (Germany) and Andrea Ghez (USA) for their discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy
Who is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics?
Andrea Ghez
- Marie Curie
- Maria Goeppert Mayer
- Donna Strickland
Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize in chemistry 2020?
or
Who are the first two women to jointly with the Nobel Prize in chemistry
It was jointly awarded to Emmanuel Charpentier of France
and
Jennifer A. Doudna of USA for the development of a method for genome editing namely- “CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors”
This is the first time to women have joined the won the Nobel Prize in chemistry
What are the CRISPR/Cas9 Genetic Scissors
Researchers using these can transform the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high accuracy.
This technology is now being used to to develop new cancer therapies and cure inherited diseases.
Who won the Nobel Prize literature 2020?
Louis Gluck (American Poet)
She made her a literary debut with her work “Firstborn”, a collection of poems in 1968.
What Indians have won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in 1913 and became the first Indian and agent to win a nobel prize. He also became the first non European to win a Nobel Prize
Rudyard Kipling - 1907
Sir Vidiadhar Suraj Naipaul (Indian Origin) - 2001
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2020?
United Nations World Food Programme(UNWFP) for its contribution to improving peace conditions in conflict affected areas
Which Indians have won the Nobel Peace Prize in the past ?
Mother Teresa - 1979
She became the first Indian citizen to receive the award.
Kailash satyarthi, the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan won it in 2014 with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan
Who received the Nobel Prize in economic Sciences 2020?
Paul R. Milgrom
and
Robert B. Wilson
for “imporvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”
What is another name for the Nobel Prize in economic Sciences?
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Which Indians in the past have won the Nobel Prize in economic Sciences?
Amrtya Sen - won the prize in 1998 and became the first asian to have been honoured with the award
Abhijit Banerjee won the award in 2019
Phonepe in Association with ___________ Insurance Company launched car and boke insurance on its platforms
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance MD and CEO
Tapan Singhal
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance headquarters
Pune
PhonePe HQ
Bangalore
PhonePe CEO
Sameer Nigam
Who was the winner of chess.com 20-20 junior speed online chess championship?
Nijal Sarin (16 year old Indian)
With this wins Sarin will qualify for the 2020 Chess Championship final which will feature the world’s best players
Veteran Kannada music composer ____ of the popularly known to Kalyanji anandji passed away
Rajan
Debut - Sowbhagya Lakshmi 1952
What renowned Kuchipudi dancer who has also been the recipient of a parliamentary recently passed away?
Shri Shobha Naidu
International Day of Rural Women
October 15
The day is observed to recognise the role and contribution of rural women in agriculture and rural development. The day also seeks to promote gender equality and elimination of gender discrimination.
The first international day of rural women was observed on October 15, 2008
Theme - Building Rural Women’s Resilience in the wake of COVID 19
UN Women Executive Director
Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka
UN Women Executive HQ
New York
Global Hand washing day
October 15
Theme - Hand Hygiene for all
If you follow the recent Global initiative - Hand Hygiene for All Global Initiative, led by WHO and UNICEF
USAID Acting administrator
John Barsa
USAID HQ
Washington DC
UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors (South Asia)
Sania Mirza
and
Farhan Akhtar
What is the name of the campaign launched by Uttar Pradesh government for women empowerment?
Mission Shakti
The six month long campaign has two phases - “Mission Shakti” and “Operation Shakti”
Mission Shakti features of awareness campaigns related to women safety. This is a week long campaign which will be launched every month to raise awareness among masses and sensitize people on the subject. Women nodal officers will be appointed in every district. They will raise awareness about help line numbers such as 1090, 181, 1076, 108 and 102
Operation Shakti is the second phase under which the police will prepare a register of persons that have served jail terms for crimes against women and have now come out.
India aims to achieve trans fat free status by ____
2022
If this target is achieved India would be a year ahead of the target set by by the World Health Organisation(WHO)
the FSSAI had launched the “Eat Smart City” challenge in partnership with Smart City Mission and the Food Foundation, UK.
According to to lancet study life expectancy in India has increased from ____ to ____
59.6 years to 70.8 years in 2019
(though there exist inequalities in every state)
In Kerala life expectancy increased 77.3 years
In Uttar Pradesh life expectancy increased to 66.9 years
What is the Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana?
It has been launched by the Ministry of culture.
Under the Yojana all major schemes of the ministry were consolidated
The four missions to the screen include:-
- Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission (GHS)
- National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA)
- National Mission on Libraries (NML) and
- National Mission on Manuscripts (NMM)
2020 marked ____ Session of the Food and Agri Week 2020
14th session
Indian food processing sector is 32% of India’s food market
Anna Devo Bhava Campaign - is an awareness campaign started by the Ministry of food processing industries to mark to Food and Agri Week. Search campaigns are required to raise awareness about the value of food and reduce food wastage.
What were some of the key highlights of the Global tuberculosis report 2020 released by WHO ?
The report says that 19 might increase tuberculosis death by 0.2 to 0.4 million worldwide.
As per the report India registered the decline in tuberculosis cases by 85% in April 2020 after the lockdown was imposed. But the number of tuberculosis there could be between 2,00,000 to 4,00,000
Philippines Indonesia and South Africa accounted for 44 % of the Global tuberculosis cases in the world.
Who hosted the 7th meeting of Ministers of Justice Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?
Ministry of law and Justice, communication and electronics and information technology
The Minister highlighted the following initiatives taken by the Indian government for providing affordable and easy access to justice:-
- Pro Bono Legal Services
- Tele Law Services Initiated: It was launched in 2017 to provide legal aid through video conferencing to the poor. Over 3,44,000 free consultations have been given to people so far.
- E courts and Virtual Courts: over 25 lakh hearings took place through video conferencing courts of India.
Ministers of Justice Summit of SCO HQ
Beijing
Ministers of Justice Summit of SCO Membership
8 Members
- China
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
Ministers of Justice Summit of SCO Overserves
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
- Cambodia
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
Ministers of Justice Summit of SCO Secretary General
Vladimir Norov
the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman participated in _____ meeting of the World Bank Development Committee Plenary
102nd
WB Group has committed USD 45 billion for COVID 19 response
World Bank President
David Robert Malpass
World Bank HQ
Washington D.C., USA
World Bank MD& CFO
Anshula Kant
International Day for Eradication of Poverty (IDEP)
October 17
Theme of 2020 - “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all”
When was the first international day for eradication of poverty observed?
The IDEP dates back to 1987. The day started being observed after Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed at the Trocadero in Paris in 1948
The day was inspired by “The Call to Action” by Father Joseph Wrensinski
Joseph Wrensinski was born to immigrant parents in a poor neighbourhood in France and grew up under the chronic poverty. He urged the UN to declare the IDEP.
He also founded the international movement ATD fourth world
Telangana CM
K chandrashekhar Rao
Telangana Governor
Tamilisai Sounderajan
What is the name of the portal launched by the Telangana government which contains all details of the loans, loan processes and services offered by the primary agricultural cooperative society
Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS), Pothgal web portal
It is both in Telugu and English and provides information of various services like paddy procurements and other figures, fixed deposits and lockers.
it also provides data on projects like petrol bunks, godowns, food processing industries, ATMs, etc.
_________ bank launched a sensitisation program for farmer producer organisations (FPOs) to aid farmers to form FPOs and sell their product at reasonable rates by avoiding brokers.
NABARD (National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)
NABARD (National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) chairman
Govinda rajulu chintala
NABARD establishment
1982
Who has authored the book “Azadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction” ?
Arundhati Roy
It has been published by Penguin books Limited and is a nonfiction book
Whatsapp has partnered with ______ to make a WhatsApp chatbot to empower rural communities by providing digital skills at the foot step and promotional entrepreneurship.
Common service centre (CSC)
The chatbot is expected to be used by 10 million people by August 2021
This has been done as part of the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan
What is the Common services centre (CSC)?
All physical facilities that deliver government e services at rural and remote location where access to computer and the internet is negligible
What is the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) ?
It is an initiative of the government to provide digital literacy to 6 crore rural citizens. It is being implemented by Common Services Centres all across the country.
What is the “Digital Beti” initiative ?
It is an initiative by the government which aims to train 5,000 rural entrepreneurs on digital literacy in over 3,000 villagers across 10 Indian states.
What country became the first to issue a seven years old children SDG Bond worth USD890 million ?
Mexico
It issued such bond under its new “SDG Sovereign Bond Framework”
This transaction allows Mexico to expand its investor base by accessing International Funds working towards sustainable economic development
The demand for these bonds reached approximately USD 5.7 billion, equivalent 6.4 times the allocated amount with participation of 267 global investment firms.
What are sustainable development goals?
aka Global Goals
They were adopted by the UN member states in its 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France.
The member states agreed on the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” on the pledge “Leave No one Behind”
Terror total of 17 sustainable development goals
These replaced the millennium development goals initiated in 2000.
SDG 1
No poverty
SDG 2
Zero Hunger
SDG 3
Good Health and Well Being
SDG 4
Quality Education
SDG 5
Gender Equality
SDG 6
Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7
Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8
Decent Work and Economic growth
SDG 9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 10
Reduced Inequality
SDG 11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12
Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13
Climate Action
SDG 14
Life Below Water
SDG 15
Life on land
SDG 16
Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
SDG 17
Partnerships to achieve the goal
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator
Achim Steiner
Mexico Currency
Mexican Peso
Mexico President
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Mexico Capital
Mexico City
What was the outcome of the G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM)?
G20 EMM took place as part of the Sherpa Track for the G20 Leaders Summit. It was hosted virtually by Saudi Arabia.
A program called the “Global Initiative to Reduce Land Degradation and Coral Programs” was launched.
What rank did India receive in the World bank human capital index?
116th
The 2020 Human Development Index. isa collaboration between the Human Development Practice Group and the Development Economics Group of the World Bank.
the report was titled “The Human Development Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID19”
Singapore topped the index (score: 0.88) followed by Hong Kong (0.81) and Japan (0.80)
The Report 174 countries in areas of - child survival, expected years of school, harmonized test scores, fraction of children under 5 not stunted and adult survival
What Michelin star Indian Chef was honoured with the 2020 Asia game changer award for feeding milk during covid?
Vikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna launched the food distribution drive called “Feed India” which has distributed around 35 million meals.
He partnered with the national disaster relief Force of India fore logistics and ground support.
What is the Asia game changer award ?
It was launched by Asia Society in 2010 bhai to honour individuals for the contribution to the future of Asia.
The event will be hosted in October 2020 as a global virtual event from New York.
Asia Society is a United States based non profit organisation.
What oscar-nominated film producer is honoured with the 2020 Asia game changer award for highlighting economic inequality and for enhancing the profile of Asians on screen?
Milky Lee
Produced the oscar winning film “ Parasite”
What famous tennis player has been honoured with the 2020 Asia game changer award for using her platform to call out racial justice and social change ?
Naomi Osaka
Asia Society President and CEO
Ambassador Josette Sheeran
Asia Society HQ
New York, USA
ICICI Home Finance has launched _______ scheme for home loans to skilled labourers like electricians, mechanics, painters, etc. in the informal sector of Delhi
“Apna Ghar Dreamz”
The credit amount ranges from INR 2 lakh to 50 lakhs
The scheme targets the people of the informal sector without proper documents which are required to get a loan from a financial institution
What Indian cricketer is the brand ambassador of online poker platform 9stacks?
Suresh Raina
9Stacks CEO & Founder
Sudhir Kamath
________ Indian cricketer who made his first class debut used for Maharashtra in 1952 passed away
Sadashiv Raoji Patil
Which former President of Republic of Mali, South Africa, recently passed away?
General Moussa Traore
He reigned over Mali for more than 22 years
What is the ICT (Information Communication Technology) Grand Challenge for Development of Smart Water Supply Measurement & Monitoring System ?
It has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in partnership with the national Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
It invites proposals from Indian tech startups, MSMEs etc. for a solution. It aims to make use of the internet of things technology to create a smart rural supply ecosystem.
The challenge is supported by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), MEITY Startup Hub and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
The pilot will be conducted at 100 villages.
Winner - cash INR 50 lakh each
Runner up - cash 20 lakh each
Ministry of Jal Shakti Union Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Minister of State, Ministry of Jal Shakti
Rattan Lal Kataria
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Union Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Sanjay Dhotre
Where is India’s first General Aviation Terminal ?
New Delhi
at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport
the general aviation terminal is to handle the flight operations and movements through of private jets or chartered flights.
It was built at a cost of INR 150 crores by Bird ExecuJet Airport Services Private Limited
GOI formed an expert committee to probe reports of snooping by what country’s firms?
China
The expert committee will be led by National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) - Lt. General (retd) Rajeev Pant
the committee will examine reports of digital surveillance on Prominent India Nationals, including the President, Army Chief, etc. (by the firm Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Information Technology Company Ltd.)
the expert committee will submit its recommendation in 30 days.
Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Information Technology Company Ltd is suspected to have links with the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government. It is suspected that the company was tracking 10000 Indian in IT Global database of foreign targets.
The extracts were found in the Overseas Key Information Database (OKIB)
The list included - the Prime Minister, Army Chief, , vice president president and key opposition leader
National Security Council head
Prime Minister
National Security Council secretary
Ajit Doval (also the national security advisor)
Who represented India in the 6th BRICS Communication Ministers Meeting ?
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
It was hosted by Maxim Parshim, Deputy minister of digital deployment of Russia.
The meeting was hosted virtually.
India was represented by Sanjay Dhotre
Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Education
Sanjay Dhotre
Who represented India at the 10th BRICS meeting ?
Sanjay Dhotre
The meeting was hosted by Russia
the focus of the meet was to exchange views on combating terrorism and extremism
BRICS Presidency
Russia
BRICS Members
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
When was BRICS established?
2009
BRICS 2020 Theme
10th meeting
Theme : BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth
What state government has announced a subsidy scheme for escooters and rickshaws as part of Panchsheel gift ?
Gujarat
Students will receive. a subsidy of INR 12,000 each to buy escooters. The target is to provide assistance to 10,000 students
The state government will also provide INR 48,000 for the purchase of 5,000 battery operated erickshaws for individual and institutional beneficiaries
Subsidy scheme of rupees 5 lakh has also been introduced to setup infrastructure facilities for charging battery powered vehicles
10 public charging stations will be set up in Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Surat and Rajkot
What state has implemented the “Panchsheel gift” ?
Gujarat
Panchsheel gift is the announcement of five development schemes to commemorate the 70th birthday of PM.
Who is heading the high level committee to prepare a roadmap to regularise land leasing in agri sector?
Ajay Tirkey (Secretary of the department of land resources under the ministry of rural development)
The Reform will lay out rights of landless farm workers were deprived of welfare benefits
The proposed Framework will recognise the rights of landowners and cultivators and farm workers
What is the AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teacher thes Award 2020 ?
The national level annual award has been introduced in 2020. It comprises of a cash prize of INR 25,000, a badge and a certificate of excellence.
This is aimed to recognise the outstanding teachers on every Engineer’s day and to encourage them to update themselves on the current needs of Higher Education
The committee that choses the winners was headed by Prem Vrat, Pro Chancellor, professor of eminence and chief mentor at the North Cap University, Gurugram
This yea 12 faculty members from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved institutions were honoured virtually by Union Minister of Education
Union Minister of Education
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
What is the SPICES scheme ?
It is a central Scheme for Promoting Interests, Creativity and Ethics among Students (SPICES)
What is the name of the first volume of former President of the United States of America Barack Obama’s memoir called ?
“A Promised Land”
What country in the world has topped the second Smart City index 2020?
Singapore
Followed by Helsinki (Finland) and Zurich (Switzerland)
The Smart City Index 2020 is released by
- Instituted for Management Development (IMD) (in collaboration with)
- Singapore University for Technology and Desgin (SUTD)
- Smart Cities Observatory (SCO)
Four Indian cities, namely, - New Delhi Mumbai Hyderabad and Bangalore vertical Island to be listed in the index as the technological advancement and the setting is not up to date.
The work of these ranking was led by IMD’s Professor Arturo Bris.
What is a smart City index?
The SCI monitor the actual development of smart cities in all parts of the world.
In 2020, 109 cities were ranked under which 120 citizens from each city were asked questions on the technological provisions of the city across five key areas:-
- Health and Safety
- Mobility
- Activities
- Opportunities and
- Governance
Institute for Management Development (IMD) Location
Lausanne (Switzerland) and Singapore
Institute for Management Development (IMD) President
Jean Francois Manzoni
______ bank has introduced i-Lead 2.0 (inspiring Leads system) to enhance customer service
Canara Bank
Inspiring Leads system includes facilities like mobile banking, SMS, etc
Canara Bank MD & CEO
L V Prabhakar
Canara Head Office
Bangalore
World Bamboo Day
September 18
This is the 11th World Bamboo Day
Theme: BAMBOO NOW
The objective of the day is to explore and exhibit bamboo as a sustainable green material. To do the same a bamboo festival was held.
Around 80% of bamboo forest lie in Asia India China and Myanmar.
China and Myanmar together have 19.8 million hectares of Bamboo
India is the world’s second largest cultivator of bamboo (after China)
Who established world bamboo day?
The day was in 2009 established by Mr Kamesh Salam, former President of world bamboo organisation, during the eighth world bamboo Congress, in Bangkok Thailand.
World bamboo organisation president
Michelle Abadie
World bamboo organisation headquarters
Antwerp
Who launched report titled “India-Japan: Time to Seize New “ ?Opportunities
FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) - SAM (Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas)
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President
Dr. Sangita Reddy
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) HO
New Delhi
Japan Capital
Tokyo
Japan PM
Yoshihide Suga
Japan Currency
Japanese yen
Shardul Amarchand Mangadas
Shardul S Shroff
What is the mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana?
It has been launched in Gujarat and the scheme for providing interest free loan of INR 1 lakh to women’s groups.
In this regard the government is planning to provide total lending of upto INR 1,000 crore to these groups to be registered as Joing Liability and Earning Groups (JLEG) consisting of 10 women members.
50,000 JLEGs will be formed in urbn areas and 50,000 in rural areas.
Total of 10 lakh women are covered under scheme
This scheme will be implemented in rural areas by Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company and in urban areas by Gujarat Urban Livelihood Mission
What is Shikshak Parv ?
It is being celebrated by the Ministry of education from September 8 to September 25 to felicitate the teachers and to take the New Education Policy 2020 forward
Who has been given an additional charge of the food processing industries ministry?
Narendra Singh Tomar, agriculture minister
Andhra Government and _______ Have signed an agreement to expand the scope of food processing in the State.
LEAF (Lawrencedale Agro Processing India)
The State tops in the production of Mango, Lime, Tomato, Eggs, Banana, Chillies and Shrimp
and second in production of groundnut, maize and paddy
What bill has the Rajya Sabha passed to include protection for healthcare service personnel who are combatting epidemic diseases ?
Epidemic diseases Amendment Bill, 2020
The bill also expands the powers of the central government to prevent the spread of such diseases
It replaces the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated in April 2020.
The bill makes harm, injury, hurt or danger to the life of any healthcare service profession a cognisable and non bailable offence
imprisonment - from three months to five years
and
Fine: 50,000 to 2 lakh
What Bollywood celebrity has Amazon signed for its Alexa voice assistant ?
Amitabh Bachchan
The first Indian celebrity to lend his voice to Alexa
Amazon first used a celebrity voice when Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson made a debut on Alexa.
What airport awarded the world’s first 5 star anti covid award ?
Flumicino International Airport (FCO)
The FCO is also known as the Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport. It is the busiest airport in Italy
Italy Capital
Rome
Italy PM
Sergio Mattrella
Italy Currency
Euro
Who has Australia appointed as a trade envoy to India to advance business ties with India ?
Mathew Hayden, an Indian origin former cricketer
and
Lisa Singh
Australia Capital
Canberra
Australia PM
Scott Morrison
Australian Currency
Australian Dollar
Who is the chairperson of the Australia India council?
Ashok Jacob.
he has been reappointed as chair and will be joined by three new board members
Tik Tok choase ____ over _____ to be its new technology partner for its American operations.
Oracle (instead of Microsoft)
Who was awarded the 2020 Dayton Literary peace prize?
Margaret Atwood
The award celebrates literature power to Foster peace, Social justice and global understanding.
Who is. theRichard C Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award named after ?
US diplomat who procured the 1995 Bosnian peace accords
The tenure of the company law committee has been extended by ___ years
1 year by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The tenure of the committee has now been extended to 2021.
It was constituted in September 2019
It is headed by Rajesh Verma
At the time when the committee was formed Injeti Srinivas was the chairman
Secretary of the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
Rajesh Verma
What is the objective of the company law committee?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs in September 2019 constituted the committee to recommend measures to improve and enhance the functioning of the National Company Law Tribunal.
What rules has the centre provided for regulating trade agreements ?
Customers (Administration of Rules of Origin Under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020. (CAROTAR)
The rules have been notified under the powers conferred under S.156, read with S.28DA of the Customs Act, 1962
A period of 30 days is provided to importers and other stakeholders to familiarise themselves with the new provisions.
The new rules provide more power to the customs authorities in checking any attempted misuse of the duty concessions under FTAs
A free trade agreement is a pact between two or more nations to reduce barriers of tarrif, quotas, subsidies or prohibition on imports and exports.
International coastal cleanup day
September 19
It is celebrated in hundred country since 1986.
The movement was started by Linda Maraniss & Kathy O’Hara.
What feature in India have been recommended for international eco label of “blue flag”?
Shivrajpur - Gujarat Ghoghla 0 Daman & Diu Kasargod and Padubidri beach - Karnataka Kappad beach - Kerala Rushikonda - Andhra Pradesh Golden Beach - Orissa Radhanagar Beach - Andaman & Nicobar
What is a blue flag program or certification?
The Bue flag is given by Copehangen based Foundation for Environment Education (FEE). It is the World’s largesr Environmental Education Organisation
In order to qualify for the prestigious label The beaches have to meet a series of stringent environmental, educational and safety related and access related criteria.
What ecolabel has India launched for its own beaches?
BEAMS (Beach Environment & Aesthetics Management Services) with an aim to reduce pollution and to maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety for beach goers in accordance with coastal environmental regulations.
Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched the BEAMS program
International Equal Pay Day
September 18
It was observed globally for the first time in 2020.
The Equal Pay International Coalition is to host a virtual global call to action to encourage all labour market actors to take necessary steps to ensure that equal pay is at the heart of all recovery efforts world wide.
On November 15, 2019 in the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, the Un adopted a resolution proclaiming September 18 to the the International Equal Pay Day.
The resolution was co sponsored by a total of 105 member states.
Who is the New Chief of National Technical Research Organisation?
Anil Dhasmana (former chief of Research and Analysis Wing)
He succeeds Satish Chandra Jha (former Intelligence Bureau officer )
What is the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) ?
it is a technical intelligence agency that is responsible for geo spatial intelligence and satellite imagery
It is under the National Security Advisor, PMO
Headquarters - Delhi
Two Women officers have bene selected to join as observers in what branch of the armed forces for the first time?
Helicopter stream of the Indian Navy
Observers (Airborne Tacticians)
They would be the first women officers who would serve as airborne combatants who would be operating a warship.
The two women are :-
- Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and
- Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh
What. is Swasner and whod eveloped it ?
It is a first of its kind helmet like ventilation device and it is designed to help patients breathe more conveniently. It is a low cost device to help COVID 19 patients.
It has been developed by 7 engineering students from IIT, Bhubhaneshwar.
IIT Bhubhaneshwar Director
Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak
IIT Bhubhaneshwar HQ
Malipada, Bhubhaneshwar
What is the Ghar Tak fibre sheme and what state has launched it ?
The project. isto be implemented by the MEIT. It will connect 45,945 villages in the state.
It has been launched in Bihar.
Bihar Capital
Patna
Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar
Bihar Governor
Phagu Chauhan
The Nasha Mukt Abhiyan has been implemented in ___ districts
more than 272 (so far, as per Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)
The scheme was launched in 2018.
The Ministry also announced that the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction has been formulated and is being implemented.
The AYUSH ministry has signed an agreement with ______ to control malnutrition
Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Anganwadi worker maybe designated as DHATRI - Dedicated Health Activist to Replenish the Innutrition, who is providing ayurvedic nutrition at the ground level.
What Indian company is launching the first diagnostic test to successfully detect the COVID 19 virus?
TATA Group
The test is called CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Test) by deploying a specially adapted Cas9 protein
It was designed by the scientists of CSIR-IGIB (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology)
CSIR-IGIB (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) Director
Dr. Anurag Agrawal
CSIR-IGIB (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) HQ
New Delhi
TATA Sons private Limited chairman of the board
Natarajan Chandrasekaran
TATA Sons private Limited HQ
Mumbai
