Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 04 Sept 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

04 SEPT 2020

(Q.01) How much crores worth road projects’ foundation stone was laid by Union Road transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari (August 2020)?
1) Rs. 777 Cr
2) Rs. 555 Cr
3) Rs. 999 Cr
4) Rs. 333 Cr

Ans. :-(1) Rs. 777 Cr

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari inaugurated three important bridges, two road improvement projects. He laid the foundation stone for four other major bridge projects across the rivers Wainganga, Bandiya, Perikota and Perimili in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra with an outlay of Rs. 777 Crores. The projects will be crucial for improving mobility and providing socio-economic development for the people of Gadchiroli district. The region is affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE).

(Q.02) PM Modi inaugurated the college, administration buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in which city recently?
1) Agra
2) Bhopal
3) Jhansi
4) Nainital

Ans. :-(3) Jhansi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the College, Administration Buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh through video conference. The Central Agricultural University is expected to improve the education infrastructure and contribute to cutting edge research in agriculture and further farmer welfare.

(Q.03) How much crore was sanctioned for 500 water projects to improve the water availability in the drought prone Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh?
1) Rs 5, 000
2) Rs 15, 000
3) Rs 10, 000
4) Rs 7, 500

Ans. :-(3) Rs 10, 000

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sanctioned 500 water projects worth Rs 10, 000 crores to improve the water availability in the drought prone Bundelkhand region. Projects worth Rs. 3, 000 Crore have already commenced in the region, and works have begun on increasing the groundwater level in the region under the groundwater management scheme. The proposed Ken-Betwa river linking project will change the fortune of Bundelkhand region.

(Q.04) Vedanta has partnered with which bank for long term syndicate loans worth Rs. 10,000 crores?
1) State bank of India
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Canara Bank
4) ICICI Bank

Ans. :-(1) State bank of India

Vedanta announced its tie up for a long term syndicated loan facility for Rs.10000 crores with State bank of India (SBI) as facility agent and SBICAP Trustee Company limited (SBICTCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SBI Capital Market Limited (SBICAP) as the security trustee with door to door tenor of 7 years. Syndicated loan is a loan offered by a group of lenders to provide credit to a large borrower. As a lender State Bank of India(SBI) has committed Rs.5000 crores.

(Q.05) Which airport has won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’?
1) Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport
2) Indira Gandhi International Airport
3) Veer Savarkar International Airport
4) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Ans. :-(4) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

The GMR led Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad International Airport) won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’. It was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC). The award was given during the 19th edition of ‘Energy Efficiency Summit’, Virtual Conference and Exposition on Energy Efficiency held from August 6-28, 2020. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Vizag Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) has also been awarded ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award by CII GBC in national award competition for excellence in energy management, which was held online from August 25 to August 28.

(Q.06) Which company has acquired Future Group for Rs. 24,713 crores?
1) Bharti-AXA General Insurance Co Ltd
2) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
3) Hindustan Retail Ventures Limited
4) Adani Retail Ventures Limited

Ans. :-(2) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

The Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), subsidiary of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) acquired the retail and wholesale, logistics and warehousing business of the Future Group Business as going concerns on a slump sale basis for lump sum aggregate consideration of Rs 24,713 crore. This acquisition is a part of the scheme where Future Group merges with companies including Future Retail, Future Lifestyle Fashions, Future Consumer, Future Supply Chains and Future Market Networks into Future Enterprises Limited (FEL). The slump sale of FEL would include Big Bazaar, fbb, Foodhall, Easyday, Nilgiris, Central and Brand Factory.

(Q.07) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) & SEBI has given approval to Reliance Jio to sell units worth Rs 25,215 crore in tower infrastructure trust to which company?
1) Cybertech Internationals
2) Bharti Airtel
3) Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
4) None of the Above

Ans. :-(3) Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) and The Securities and Exchange Board of India-SEBI (with certain clauses) has given approval to Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio), to sell units worth Rs 25,215 crore in Tower Infrastructure Trust to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. It also approved a downstream foreign investment of Rs 105.35 crore to acquire remaining 49% paid up equity share capital in Reliance Jio Infratel Pvt Ltd (RJIPL) and increase the foreign capital in the firm to 100%.

(Q.08) The S-400 missile system will be delivered to India by which country?
1) Russia
2) United States
3) Japan
4) Germany

Ans. :- (1) Russia

The first regiment of S-400 anti-air system by Russia will be delivered to India by the end of 2021. India has ordered 5 regiments of this system that is designed to take down targets at a range of over 400 km. Notably, there is an ongoing portfolio of defence orders worth $15 billion with India as a part of which AK203 rifles will be produced at a factory in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh while the acquisition of Igla-S air defence missiles should be completed soon.

(Q.09) Name the e-market platform which was launched to bridge gap between Indian farmers & UAE food industry.
1) Agrinova
2) Agriota
3) Agritech
4) Agritodd

Ans. :-(2) Agriota

United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched ‘Agriota’, a new technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform during a launch ceremony, which was also attended by Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to the UAE. The market platform aims to bridge the gap between millions of rural farmers in India and the Gulf nation’s food industry. This launch followed the India-UAE Virtual Buyer Seller Meet titled “Forge a New Path in COVID-19” organised on August 20. It has been launched by Dubai’s free-zone Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and the government of Dubai’s authority on commodities trade and enterprise.

(Q.10) Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2020?
1) Valtteri Bottas
2) Charles Leclerc
3) Max Verstappen
4) None of the Above

Ans. :-(4) None of the Above

Formula One Champion Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (British) won the Belgian Grand Prix (GP) 2020 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. This is his 4th Belgian GP win, the record equals with Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen in 3rd position in all time most wins of Belgian GP, behind Michael Schumacher (6 times) and Ayrton Senna(5times). With this victory, he claimed his 89th career title. Note– This victory is Lewis Hamilton’s 5th win in 7 races this year (2020).

(Q.11) S. Padmavati who passed away in August 2020 is popularly known as ________.
1) GodMother of Entomology
2) GodMother of Cardiology
3) GodMother of Psychology
4) GodMother of Etymology

Ans. :-(2) GodMother of Cardiology

Dr S. Padmavati Sivaramakrishna, India’s 1st Female & Oldest Cardiologist died at the age of 103 in National Heart Institute (NHI) due to COVID-19 infection. She was the founder of All India Heart Foundation (AIHF) and NIH, New Delhi, India and established the 1st cardiac clinic and catheterization laboratory (cath lab) at the Lady Hardinge Medical College in India(Delhi). She is popularly known as the “GodMother of Cardiology”. She was born on June 20, 1917 in Burma (now Myanmar). She is the recipient of Padma Bhushan (1967) and Padma Vibhushan (1992).

(Q.12) PM Modi announced to celebrate which month of 2020 as “Poshan Maah” or “Nutrition Month”?
1) September
2) August
3) October
4) November

Ans. :-(1) September

On 30th August 2020, during the monthly radio broadcast programme “Mann ki Baat”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to celebrate the September 2020 as “Poshan Maah” or “Nutrition Month”. The month will be celebrated across India to educate everyone on the importance of optimum nutrition. The nutrition month was celebrated earlier in September 2018 and 2019.

(Q.13) Katyayani Shankar Bajpai who is in news recently is a _________
1) Photographer
2) Sand Artist
3) Cricketer
4) Diplomat

Ans. :-(4) Diplomat

Katyayani Shankar(KS) Bajpai (also known as K. Shankar Bajpai) former Indian Ambassador(envoy) to the United States(US), Pakistan, Netherlands and China passed away at the age of 92. He co-founded the Delhi Policy Group (DPG), an independent think tank in 1994 with other eminent public intellectuals & remained its chairman since then. He served as the Former Indian Secretary, External Affairs Ministry. He was born on March 30, 1928, in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

(Q.14) Chadwick Boseman who passed away recently is a renowned _______.
1) Politician
2) Choreographer
3) Singer
4) Actor

Ans. :-(4) Actor

Chadwick Boseman, Hollywood star well known for his role as T’Challa in the film Black Panther (2018) of the Marvel Superhero Franchise passed away at the age of 43 in his residence at Los Angeles, United States of America(USA) due to colon cancer. He was born in Anderson, South Carolina.

(Q.15) When was the UN’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed annually?
1) 31st August
2) 31st August
3) 2nd September
4) None of the Above

Ans. :-(4) None of the Above

United Nations(UN)’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is annually observed on 30th August to create and raise awareness that enforced disappearance is a crime and it should not be used like a tool to deal with the situations of conflicts. The first International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed on 30th August 2011. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the resolution A/RES/65/209 on 21st December 2010, welcomed the adoption of the International Convention for the protection of all the Persons from Enforced Disappearance and declared 30th August as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.