Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 09 Oct 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

09 OCT 2020

(Q.01) “Dalle Khursani”, the famous chilli based on ‘which’ state got GI tag recently?
1) Karnataka
2) Gujarat
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Sikkim

Ans. :-(4) Sikkim

On the basis of an application filed by the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on behalf of Sikkim, the red cherry pepper chilli of Sikkim, “Dalle Khursani” earned the geographical indication (GI) tag from the Union Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). It is considered as one of the hottest chilli in the world with medicinal values.

(Q.02) The airport in which state/UT become Airports Authority of India (AAI)’s 1st 100% solar-powered airport?
1) Puducherry
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Chandigarh

Ans. :-(1) Puducherry

AAI achieved a major feat on October 2, 2020, by converting the Union Territory of Puducherry’s airport into its first entirely solar-powered airport in the country i.e. “absolutely power-neutral” airport with the commissioning of 500KWp (kilowatts peak) ground-mounted solar power plant at a cost of Rs 2.8 crore. It was inaugurated by Lok Sabha member V Vaithilingam in the presence of Rajya Sabha member N Gokulakrishnan, AAI regional govt director R Madhavan, and Puducherry airport director Vijay Upadhyay among others. With this solar power plant, the airport will save a power bill of Rs 10 lakh per month and will also see a reduction in carbon emission footprint by 6,570 metric tonne, which is equivalent to planting 32,850 trees.

(Q.03) Which state/UT has launched anti-pollution campaign named “Yudh Pradushan Ke Virudh”?
1) Delhi
2) Maharashtra
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Punjab

Ans. :-(1) Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister(CM) launched a mega anti-pollution campaign, “Yudh Pradushan Ke Virudh” to reduce pollution levels in Delhi. As part of this campaign Delhi government to use a technology developed by Pusa Agriculture Institute in order control the threat of stubble burning. CM announced that ‘Green Delhi App’, a photo-based complaint lodging App will be launched shortly.

(Q.04) Which country has declared Phoenix settlement in the country as national heritage site?
1) Zambia
2) Botswana
3) Zimbabwe
4) South Africa

Ans. :-(4) South Africa

The South African government declared the Phoenix Settlement in Durban as a National Heritage Site on the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi even as several events were organised across the country to celebrate the occasion. Indian High Commissioner Jaideep Sarkar on Friday welcomed the announcement regarding the Phoenix Settlement where Gandhi established a commune, started his experiments with Satyagraha, and printed his newspaper Indian Opinion.

(Q.05) Which company has launched android mini app store for Indian developers?
1) Inflow
2) Paytm
3) Facebook
4) Apple

Ans. :-(2) Paytm

Paytm has launched its Android Mini App Store to support Indian developers, a move that will further intensify the tussle between the fintech major and tech giant, Google.

(Q.06) Madhabi Puri Buch, the 1st whole time women member of ‘which’ organization has got 1-year extension?
1) Forward Market Commission of India
2) Reserve Bank of India
3) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
4) Securities and Exchange Board of India

Ans. :-(4) Securities and Exchange Board of India

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the term extension of appointment of Madhabi Puri Buch, Whole-Time Member (WTM), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for one year effective from October 4, 2020 or until further orders, whichever is earlier. She is the 1st & only woman WTM and also the 1st from the private sector to be appointed a SEBI Board member. This is the 2nd extension of Madhabi Puri Buch’s tenure, following a 6-month extension in April 2020, after her three-year tenure ended in March, 2020.

(Q.07) Who is the 1st Indian bureaucrat to be honoured with Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)’s “Covid Crusader Award-2020”?
1) Nripendra Misra
2) P.K. Mishra
3) Iqbal Singh Chahal
4) Ajit Doval

Ans. :-(3) Iqbal Singh Chahal

Iqbal Singh Chahal (I.S. Chahal), Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai(MCGM), Maharashtra was honoured with “Covid Crusader Award-2020”, instituted by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(IACC), apex bi-lateral Chamber a collaboration of India-US Economic Engagement and the US Consulate in Mumbai. He became the first Indian Bureaucrat to be recognised with this global recognition. Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra presented the award over a virtual ceremony. He received the award under the Indian Bureaucrats Category for his contribution towards controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai, Maharashtra and his efforts to “flatten the curve” in Mumbai including Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum.

(Q.08) Who among the following is conferred with Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)’s life time achievement award?
1) Azim Premji
2) Rahul Bajaj
3) Naveen Jindal
4) Ratan N. Tata

Ans. :- (4) Ratan N. Tata

The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) conferred IACC Lifetime and Global Excellence Awards to Ratan N. Tata for his pioneering role in the Business Relations of India-USA (United States of America) and for his lifetime achievement in Global Leadership. It is to be noted that this is the 1st time IACC conferred the Lifetime Achievement award to any individual. This award was announced in virtual event of IACC “Covid Crusader Award-2020”.

(Q.09) Harvey J. Alter, Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton has won 2020 Nobel prize in Physiology/medicine for discovering which virus?
1) GB Virus
2) Polio Virus
3) Hepatitis C Virus
4) Corona Virus

Ans. :-(3) Hepatitis C Virus

The Head of the Nobel Committee, Thomas Perlmann announced the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 jointly to 2 Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and one British-born scientist Michael Houghton for discovering the Hepatitis C virus, a major global health problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer at the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Note- The award is the 1st of six prizes being announced. The other prizes include in the fields of physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics.

(Q.10) Who addressed the International Webinar on Textile Traditions which was organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design (UPID) on theme “Weaving Relations: Textile Traditions”?
1) Amit Shah
2) Narendra Modi
3) Raj Nath Singh
4) Ram Nath Kovind

Ans. :-(2) Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the first of its kind International Webinar on Textile Traditions organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design (UPID). The theme of the International Webinar was “Weaving Relations: Textile Traditions”. The webinar was held to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi. The Webinar was organized for exchange of ideas and sharing of best practices among weaves from different countries and also to enable creation of new avenues for collaboration.

(Q.11) Name the nuclear capable surface to surface missile which was successfully tested recently at Abdul Kalam Island test range, Odisha (October 2020).
1) Prahaar
2) Shaurya
3) Dhanush
4) Astra

Ans. :-(2) Shaurya

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired a new version of indigenously developed canister launched hypersonic nuclear-capable Shaurya missile from the Abdul Kalam Island test range off Dhamra, Odisha to a target in Bay of Bengal. Earlier on September 30, 2020, India successfully tested surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos. Shaurya, a surface-to-surface medium range missile is a land version of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-15 (B-05) and can be used by both the Navy and the Army. It should be noted that while BrahMos is regarded as the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world, Shaurya is also considered as one of the top 10 missiles in the world in its class, as per DRDO.

(Q.12) DRDO successfully flight tested the Anti-submarine weapon system ‘SMART’ from Wheeler Island, Odisha recently. What does ‘S’ in SMART stands for?
1) Submarine
2) Surface
3) Supersonic
4) Satellite

Ans. :-(3) Supersonic

After the successful testing of a new version of indigenously developed canister launched hypersonic nuclear-capable Shaurya missile, on October 5, 2020, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. All mission objectives, including missile flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, the release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM), were met perfectly. SMART will be used for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations beyond torpedo range. The technologies required for SMART were developed by DRDO laboratories, including Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad (Telangana), Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

(Q.13) Which country planned to send world’s 1st mining robot ‘Asteroid Mining Robot’ into space by November 2020?
1) China
2) India
3) Russia
4) Japan

Ans. :-(1) China

An IEEE Spectrum report stated that Origin Space, the Beijing-based company is set to send world’s first mining robot named ‘asteroid mining robot’ into space by November 2020 to identify and extract resources. The mining robot will be launched into space by a Chinese Long March series rocket. The 30-gram spacecraft, NEO-1, is likely to be launched as a secondary payload on a Chinese Long March rocket. This company also has another mission, Yuanwang-1 (‘Look up-1’), nicknamed ‘Little Hubble’, which is to be launched by late 2021 or early 2022.

(Q.14) Who authored the book titled “Discovering the Heritage of Assam” (Union Minister Jitendra Singh released a coffee table book)?
1) Girish Kuber
2) JK Rowling
3) Kumar Padmapani Bora
4) Bomma Devara

Ans. :-(3) Kumar Padmapani Bora

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge-I/C) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO (Prime Minister’s Office), Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space released a Coffee Table Book on “Discovering the Heritage of Assam”. It was authored by Kumar Padmapani Bora with foreword by Amitabh Bachchan. It is published by Penguin Enterprise.

(Q.15) Haji Hussain Ansari who passed away in October 2020 was the minister of minority welfare of which state?
1) Jharkhand
2) Odisha
3) Assam
4) Manipur

Ans. :-(1) Jharkhand

Haji Hussain Ansari, Minister of Minority Welfare of Jharkhand passed away at the age of 73 at Medanta hospital in Ranchi, Jharkhand due to cardiac arrest after recovering from COVID-19. He was the senior leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party. He was also the sitting chairman of Haj committee. He is the first and only Muslim to become minister of Jharkhand. He was born in 1947 at Pipra village in Deoghar district, Jharkhand.