Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 05 Sept 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

05 SEPT 2020

(Q.01) Which among the following countries agreed to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) in the Indo- Pacific region.

1. India-Australia-Japan
2. India-USA-Japan
3. India-Australia-UK
4. India-Australia-USA

Ans. :- (A) India- Australia-Japan

(Q.02) Which country plans to unveil the bronze statue of Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis ?

1. China
2. India
3. France
4. USA

Ans. :- (A) China

(Q.03) Who launched the “Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana” recently ?

1. Jitendra Singh
2. Rajnath Singh
3. Narendra Modi
4. Ram Nath Kovind

Ans. :- (B) Rajnath Singh

(Q.04) European investment bank plans to invest 650 million euro for the 1st metro line of which city ?

1. Mumbai
2. Kanpur
3. Kolkata
4. Pune

Ans. :- (B) Kanpur

(Q.05) As per the estimation of SBI Ecowrap, India’s GDP for the FY21 is __________.

1. -10.9%
2. -10.7%
3. -13.8%
4. -7.3%

Ans. :- (A) -10.9%

(Q.06) Find the person who got 6 month extension as the chairman of CBDT.

1. M Ajit Kumar
2. RK Singh
3. Rahul Chaudhry
4. PC Mody

Ans. :- (D) PC Mody

(Q.07) Hemant Khatri assumed charge as the chairman and MD of public sector company with effect from sept 1, 2020 ?

1. BHEL
2. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
3. Hindustan Shipyard Limited
4. ONGC

Ans. :- (C) Hindustan Shipyard Limited

(Q.08) Who is the chairman of the steering committee constituted by central government for green initiatives in the coal sector ?

1. Vinod Paul
2. Anil Kumar Jain
3. Ramesh Chand
4. VK Saraswat

Ans. :- (D) VK Saraswat

(Q.09) ‘LiGO’ is the AI powered voice chatbot of which company ?

1. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
2. Max Life Insurance Company
3. TATA AIA Life Insurance Company
4. HDFC Life Insurance Company

Ans. :- (A) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

(Q.10) Name the remote controlled medical trolley which was developed by Indian railways.

1. WARBOT
2. MEDBOT
3. TELEBOT
4. RAILBOT

Ans. :- (B) MEDBOT

(Q.11) Who has authored the book titled ‘The Presidential Years’ ?

1. Pranab Mukherjee
2. Ram Nath Kovind
3. Abdul Kalam
4. Pratibha Patil

Ans. :- (A) Pranab Mukherjee

(Q.12) Pranab Kumar Mukherjee who has passed away recently is the _______ president of India ?

1. 12th
2. 14th
3. 11th
4. 13th

Ans. :- (D) 13th

(Q.13) Which Indian state observed Local Self Government Day on August 31, 2020 (launched ‘Ama Sahar’ mobile app on the occasion) ? 

1. Bihar
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. None of the Above

Ans. :- (B) Odisha

(Q.14) Which institute of CSIR has developed the world largest solar tree at Durgapur, West Bengal ?

1. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
2. Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
3. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
4. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute

Ans. :- (D) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute

(Q.15) How much Crore worth contract was signed by the defense ministry with Indian companies for supply of 6 Pinaka regiments to the regiments of artillery of the Indian Army ? 

1. Rs 2580 Cr
2. Rs 2350 Cr
3. Rs 2150 Cr
4. Rs 2735 Cr

Ans. :- (A) Rs 2580 Cr