Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 21 Sept 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

21 SEPT 2020

(Q.01) Name the company which launched “Apna Ghar Dreamz” home loan scheme for skilled labours in Delhi.
1) Religare Housing Development Finance Company
2) Magma Housing Finance Company
3) Aadhar Housing Finance Company
4) ICICI Home Finance Company

Ans. :-(4) ICICI Home Finance Company

The ICICI Home Finance Company launched “Apna Ghar Dreamz”, its new home loan scheme for skilled laborers like electricians, mechanics, painters, grocery store owners etc in the informal sector of Delhi.

(Q.02) Which company has partnered with Common Services Centers (CSC) for digital literacy service chatbot?
1) Instagram
2) Facebook
3) Twitter
4) Whatsapp

Ans. :-(4) Whatsapp

WhatsApp has partnered with Common Services Centers (CSC) for a WhatsApp chatbot to empower rural communities by providing digital skills at their doorstep, and to create livelihood through promotion of rural entrepreneurship. WhatsApp chatbot is expected to be used by 10 million beneficiaries by August 2021.

(Q.03) Find the person who has been honoured with 2020 Asia Game Changer Award by Asia Society.
1) Nitin Sethi
2) Shiv Sahay Singh
3) Vikas Khanna
4) K P Narayana Kumar

Ans. :-(3) Vikas Khanna

The Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna received the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award from Asia Society, a United States based non-profit organization for feeding millions of people across India amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, by coordinating a food distribution drive from Manhattan. He is the only Indian among the six awardees who were recognized by the Asia Society.

(Q.04) Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) along with which institute jointly organized an International Conference on ‘Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and Impact on Water Resources and Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas’?
1) Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow
2) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences, Nainital
3) Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru
4) None of the Above

Ans. :-(2) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences, Nainital

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital an autonomous research institute under Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), a central university in Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand jointly organized an International Conference on ‘Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and Impact on Water Resources and Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas’ at ARIES, Nainital from September 14-16, 2020. The International Conference will discuss the effect of Aerosols on the Himalayan Regions in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The Conference has been organized as part of the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year of DST. It is the first online international conference to be held at ARIES, Nainital during the Pandemic.

(Q.05) What is India’s rank in 2020 Human Capital Index (HCI) released by World Bank?
1) 116
2) 117
3) 118
4) 119

Ans. :-(1) 116

The 2020 Human Capital Index (HCI) is a collaboration between the Human Development Practice Group and the Development Economics Group of the World Bank. World Bank released the report titled “The Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19” on September 16, 2020. India has been placed at the 116th position among 174 countries in the Human Capital Index 2020 with score increase to 0.49 from 0.44 in 2018 in comparison to 115 out of 157 countries. The country of Singapore topped the score with 0.88 followed by Hong Kong at 0.81 and Japan at 0.80.

(Q.06) Who has authored the book titled, “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction”?
1) Arundhati Roy
2) Salman Rushdie
3) Vikram Seth
4) Ruskin Bond

Ans. :-(1) Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy’s new book titled “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction” is published by Penguin Books Limited. The nonfiction book is a collection of essays that shows the meaning of Freedom in the world of increasing authoritarianism.

(Q.07) The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2020 is “Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety”. When was world patient safety day observed annually?
1) 21st September
2) 19th September
3) 15th September
4) 17th September

Ans. :-(4) 17th September

World Patients Safety Day is annually celebrated on 17th September by the World Health Organization(WHO), international partners and all countries to create a better understanding of the patient’s safety and to increase the participation of the public in the safety of healthcare. The First World Patients Safety day was observed on 17th September 2019. The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2020 is “Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety”.

(Q.08) PM Modi inaugurated Kosi rail mega bridge at which state?
1) Odisha
2) Bihar
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. :- (2) Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu (mega bridge) in Bihar. Other projects including a new railway bridge on the Kiul River, two new railway lines, 5 Electrification projects, Bihar’s first Electric Locomotive Shed at Barauni and 3rd Line Project between Barh-Bakhtiyarpur in Bihar through video conference.

(Q.09) Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated India’s 1st general aviation terminal at which airport?
1) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
2) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
4) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Ans. :-(4) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Minister of State (MoS) Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Civil Aviation inaugurated India’s first General Aviation Terminal at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi to handle the flight operations and movement and processing of passengers flying through of private jets or chartered flights.

(Q.10) Name the ministry which partnered with Jal Jeevan Mission to launch Information & Communication Technology (ICT) grand challenge.
1) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2) Ministry of Science and Technology
3) Ministry of Home Affairs
4) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ans. :-(4) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) in partnership with National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched ICT (Information & Communication Technology) Grand Challenge for Development of ‘Smart Water Supply Measurement & Monitoring System’ to be deployed at the village level. The ICT grand challenge will invite proposals from Indian Tech start-ups, MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises), Indian Companies for the solution.

(Q.11) Which state government has announced subsidy schemes for electric two-wheelers and e-rickshaws recently?
1) Gujarat
2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Odisha

Ans. :-(1) Gujarat

In order to encourage the use of electric vehicles to prevent air pollution Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced subsidy schemes for electric two-wheelers and e-rickshaws during a virtual programme on climate change to commemorate the founding day of the state climate change department. Apart from this, memorandum of understandings (MoUs) were also inked during the event. This announcement was also a part of “Panchsheel gift” of five development schemes in Gujarat to celebrate the 70th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Students will get a subsidy of Rs 12,000 each to buy e-scooters. Under this scheme, the government will provide assistance to students studying from Class 9 to college to purchase battery-powered two-wheelers. The target is to provide this assistance to 10,000 such vehicles.

(Q.12) Which bank launched service named i-Lead (Inspiring Leads) 2.0 recently?
1) Indian Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Bank of Baroda
4) State Bank of India

Ans. :-(2) Canara Bank

Canara Bank in order to provide its services regardless of where the customers reside launched a Lead Management System (LMS) – i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0. It will help the bank to build and sustain business relationships with new customers and existing customers of the bank.

(Q.13) Find the regional rural bank which launched a special gold loan scheme named ‘Vikas Laghu Suvarna’.
1) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
2) Jharkhand Gramin Bank
3) Odisha Gramin Bank
4) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank

Ans. :-(4) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) launched Vikas Laghu Suvarna, a special gold loan scheme with a reduced interest rate of 7.25%. The bank has the slashed interest rate to provide easy and affordable credit at cheap cost to customers in need considering the pandemic situation in the country.

(Q.14) Who chairs the expert committee constituted by central government to examine the reports of digital surveillance on prominent Indian nationals (President, Army chief) by Chinese firm?
1) Rajesh Pant
2) V.Sivakumar
3) K. Ravichandran
4) C Buvaneswaran

Ans. :-(1) Rajesh Pant

Government of India formed an Expert Committee led by National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) Lt General (retd) Rajesh Pant, India’s Chief Coordinator on Cyber Security to examine the reports of digital surveillance on Prominent Indian Nationals including President, Army Chief by Chinese firm Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Information Technology Company Ltd.

(Q.15) Who has been given additional charge as the minister of Food Processing Industries (Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned recently)?
1) Harsh Vardhan
2) Prakash Javadekar
3) Narendra Singh Tomar
4) RK Singh

Ans. :-(3) Narendra Singh Tomar

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries with immediate effect. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Lok Sabha leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) tendered her resignation in protest against anti-former ordinances and legislation which were passed on 17th September 2020.The resignation was accepted under the clause (2) of Article 75 of the Indian Constitution. Cabinet Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was assigned to the additional charges of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI).