Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 18 Aug 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

18 AUG 2020

(Q.01) The National Health Authority approved the proposal to integrate the health schemes of the central ministries with the AB-PMJAY. Who is the CEO of AB-PMJAY?
1) Amitabh Kant
2) Mahesh Sinha
3) Indu Bhushan
4) Tanveer Singh

Ans. :-(3)Indu Bhushan

The Governing board of National Health Authority(NHA) approved the proposal to integrate the existing health schemes of the central ministries with the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) for employees, during the governing board’s review meeting on the implementation AB-PMJAY chaired by Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. InduBhushan is the CEO of AB-PMJAY. Headquarters– New Delhi

(Q.02) How much was the amount granted by India to Maldives for Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP)?
1) USD 200 million
2) USD 400 million
3) USD 100 million
4) USD 500 million

Ans. :-(4) USD 500 million

India has granted a US$250 million as budgetary support and US$500 million for the 6.7 Km Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) during a virtual conversation between India’s Union Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Maldivian Counterpart Abdulla Shahid. The financial package of US$250 million will support the Maldives in meeting the Government’s financing gap, and support its efforts in responding to Covid19. While the financial package of US$500 million consist of a grant of US$100 million and a new Line of Credit (LoC) of US$400 million. The US$400 million LoC comes in addition to a previous LoC of US$800 million that was announced by India in December 2018.The GMCP will be the largest civilian infrastructure project in Maldives, connecting its capital city Male with three neighbouring islands viz. Villingili, Gulhifahu and Thilafushi.

(Q.03) According to Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari, India aims to achieve zero road fatalities by which year?
1) 2025
2) 2024
3) 2030
4) 2040

Ans. :-(3) 2030

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gadkari while addressing the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Womennovator on Trade Investment and collaborations in Road infrastructure, has underlined India’s initiatives to achieve Zero Road Fatalities by 2030.The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have committed Rs. 7,000 crores each on initiatives to reduce road accidents.

About Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:
Union Minister – Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Minister of State (MoS) – General Vijay Kumar Singh

(Q.04) Name the world group which planned to provide 1.65 million euros as humanitarian aid fund to support flood victims of South Asia (includes India).
1) World Health Organisation
2) European Union
3) Amnesty International
4) Group of 7

Ans. :-(2) European Union

The European Union (EU) will provide 1.65 million euros in humanitarian aid funding to support flood victims of South Asia most notably in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The funding is part of the EU’s Acute Large Emergency Response Tool (ALERT). The measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus will be incorporated in all programming.Of the 1.65 million euros, 500,000 euros will be used in India, 1 million euros will be dedicated to Bangladesh and 150,000 euros will be used in Nepal.

About EU:
Headquarters– Brussels, Belgium
European Parliament president– David-Maria Sassoli(His term to end on December 2021)
Members– 27 countries

(Q.05) Which state government has launched ‘Orunodoi’ scheme ?
1) Bihar
2) Assam
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal

Ans. :-(2) Assam

Finance Minister of Assam, HimantaBiswa Sharma announced that the Government of Assam will roll out the ‘Orunodoi’ Scheme, which will provide Financial Assistance of Rs. 830 per month through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme to around 17 Lakh Families in the state. It is expected to be the largest direct benefit Transfer scheme in Assam. The ‘Orunodoi’ scheme will be implemented from October 2, 2020 and will act as an umbrella scheme for all other government schemes for the next 5 years.

(Q.06) The Core Investment Companies with assets over ______ will have to appoint a chief risk officer (CRO) as per the guidelines of RBI.
1) 5000 Cr
2) 2000 Cr
3) 2500 Cr
4) 1000 Cr

Ans. :-(1) 5000 Cr

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the guidelines applicable for Core Investment Companies (CICs) on the basis of the recommendations of the Working Group (WG) to Review the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs), constituted under the Chairmanship of Tapan Ray, former Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). The report by the WG was published by RBI on November 6, 2019.CICs with assets of over Rs 5,000 crore will have to appoint a chief risk officer (CRO).

(Q.07) Find the bank which has launched 1st of its kind card for armed forces and their families named ‘Shaurya KGC Card’.
1) ICICI Bank
2) RBI
3) SBI
4) HDFC Bank

Ans. :-(4) HDFC Bank

Aditya Puri, Managing Director of HDFC Bank, launched digitally the 1st of its kind card, ‘Shaurya KGC(Kisan Gold Credit) Card’, a tri color themed card for Indian armed forces personnel, i.e, Army, Navy, Air force and Para military forces and their families.The product is based on the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) guidelines by the government.

About HDFC Bank:
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman– Deepak S. Parekh
Tagline– We understand your world

(Q.08) India has signed MoU with which country on space co-operation (August 2020)?
1) Cameroon
2) Nigeria
3) Benin
4) Myanmar

Ans. :- (2) Nigeria

Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on space cooperation with the Federal government of Republic of Nigeria at the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.On the occasion, both sides also agreed to sign a subsidiary MOU between New Space India Limited (NSIL), under ISRO, and Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), under the Federal Ministry of Environment of Nigeria, on cooperation in use of Geospatial Technologies.

About Nigeria:
President– Muhammadu Buhari
Capital– Abuja
Currency– Nigerian naira
About Ministry of External Affairs:
Union Minister– Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat)
Minister of State– V. Muraleedharan

(Q.09) Name the state/UT which signed MoU with Bloomberg Philanthropies to improve road safety.
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Odisha
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Delhi

Ans. :-(4) Delhi

In a bid to enhance road safety i.e. eliminate road accidents and create safe mobility for commuters, Kailash Gahlot, Delhi Transport Minister signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bloomberg Philanthropies. On signing this MoU, Delhi has joined 30 world cities & world’s leading organisations in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety, a network committed to reducing the deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes.

About Delhi:
Wildlife Sanctuary– Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
Airport– Indira Gandhi International Airport or Delhi Airport

(Q.10) How many products developed by the Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factory Board was launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (August 13, 2020)?
1) 20
2) 15
3) 25
4) 17

Ans. :-(2) 15

As a part of the AtmaNirbhar Week celebration (AtmanirbhartaSaptah) between August 7-14, 2020 of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and to boost Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (self-reliant India movement), Union Defence Minister (RakshaMantri) Rajnath Singh virtually launched 15 products of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) viz. four products each by OFB and BEML, two by BEL and one each by HAL, BDL, MDL, GRSE and GSL.

(Q.11) The Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA) was developed by which company in association with Hyderabad based Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL)?
1) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited
2) Ordnance Factory Medak
3) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
4) Bharat Earth Movers Limited

Ans. :-(2) Ordnance Factory Medak

Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA): Developed by Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK), Telangana in association with Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad(Telangana), it can act as an import substitution of around Rs. 260 Cr in the first phase, which may go upto more than Rs 3000 Cr.

(Q.12) Name the Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel, which was launched in August 2020 (manufactured by Goa Shipyard Limited).
1) ICGS Sankalp
2) ICGS Samrath
3) ICGS Samudra
4) ICGS Sarthak

Ans. :-(4) ICGS Sarthak

In order to enhance maritime security, on August 13, 2020, an Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard was launched and re-christened as Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) “Sarthak” during a ceremony held at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) which was conducted through video conferencing from Coast Guard headquarters at New Delhi. It was launched by Ms. Veena Ajay Kumar, wife of Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar. Sarthak, the 4th in the series of five OPVs deployed by the ICG has been designed and built indigenously by GSL on the lines of “Make in India” which has about 70% indigenous content. The ship will be deployed for exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surveillance, Coastal Security and other duties to safeguard India’s maritime interests.

(Q.13) The scientists from Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) discovered a helium (He)-enhanced cool bright star among Omega Centauri recently. Where does IIA located?
1) Kolkata
2) Mumbai
3) Bengaluru
4) Pune

Ans. :-(3) Bengaluru

Indian Scientist from Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, Karnataka, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) discovered a helium (He)-enhanced cool bright star among metal rich samples of the globular cluster, Omega Centauri.This is the first ever spectroscopic determination of He-abundance in the Omega Centauri. The study was published in “The Astrophysical Journal”.

(Q.14) Which IIT has developed “UVSAFE”, UVGI based room disinfection device in collaboration with Momentum India Private Limited?
1) IIT Ropar
2) IIT Delhi
3) IIT Madras
4) IIT Bombay

Ans. :-(1) IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar(IIT-R) in collaboration with Momentum India Private Limited developed “UVSAFE”, a state-of-the-art room disinfection device based on Singular Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation(UVGI). The efficiency of the device was tested by FICCI Research and Analysis Centre(FRAC)(NABL Accredited Laboratory, New Delhi).

(Q.15) What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in world’s richest person list as per Bloomberg Billionaires Index (August 2020)?
1) 4
2) 5
3) 3
4) 9

Ans. :-(1) 4

Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director MukeshAmbani has surpassed Bernard Arnault, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to become the world’s fourth-richest person. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani’s net worth is now at $80.2 billion (approxRs 6 lakh crore) after adding $22 billion to his wealth in 2020.