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

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

18 SEPT 2020

(Q.01) Who chairs the Empowered Group of Ministers committee constituted by central government to oversee the Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)?
1) Amit Shah
2) Nirmala Sitharaman
3) VK Yadav
4) Rajnath Singh

Ans. :-(4) Rajnath Singh

Government of India constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Defence, Rajnath Singh to oversee the Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The Ministers in EGoM includes Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievance and Pension Jitendra Singh.

(Q.02) The 2+2 inter-sessional meet between India and which country was held recently (September 2020)?
1) Australia
2) Japan
3) United Kingdom
4) United States

Ans. :-(4) United States

India-United States (US) 2+2 Inter-sessional Meeting was held virtually to discuss bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues including combating COVID-19, counter terrorism, India’s membership on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), efforts to counteract recent destabilizing actions in South Asia, and the broader Indo-Pacific region. This Inter-sessional meeting was set up pursuant to the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue which is expected to take place later this year. The Indian delegation was led jointly by Vani Rao, Joint Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Somnath Ghosh, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence.

(Q.03) Who represented India at the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum?
1) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
2) Hardeep Singh Puri
3) V. Muraleedharan
4) None of the above

Ans. :-(3) V. Muraleedharan

Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan participated in the online meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) under the Chairmanship of Vietnam. During the 27th ARF meeting, the Ministers exchanged views on International and regional issues. India will co-chair the ASEAN Regional forum on port securities and United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea(UNCLOS).

(Q.04) Which state emerged as the best performer in X- category in the 2nd edition of ‘States on Support to Startup Ecosystems 2019’ released by DPIIT?
1) Odisha
2) Gujarat
3) Bihar
4) Kerala

Ans. :-(2) Gujarat

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released the 2nd Edition of ‘States on Support to Startup Ecosystems 2019’. The Rankings are based on providing a Strong Ecosystem for promoting Startups. Gujarat emerged as the best performer in X- category.

(Q.05) What is rank of India among the fastest growing freelance market in the world as per report of Payoneer?
1) 2
2) 6
3) 121
4) 17

Ans. :-(1) 2

India is the second-fastest-growing freelance market in the world with a massive increase in the number of freelancers this year, according to a report on ‘Freelancing in 2020: An Abundance of Opportunities’ by Payoneer.

(Q.06) The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of ______ equity share capital of Piramal pharma limited by CA Clover Intermediate II Investments.
1) 25%
2) 20%
3) 50%
4) 10%

Ans. :-(2) 20%

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of 20% issued and paid-up equity share capital (in short- stake) of Piramal Pharma Limited (in short- Piramal Pharma), wholly owned subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) by CA Clover Intermediate II Investments (Curie), an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Limited.

(Q.07) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has set target to cover _______ lakh Hectares (Ha) under micro irrigation in 5 years.
1) 130
2) 250
3) 300
4) 100

Ans. :-(4) 100

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that the Ministry has set target to cover 100 lakh Hectares(Ha) under micro irrigation in 5 years while addressing the webinar on Enhancing Water Use Efficiency and Coverage of Micro Irrigation in Indian Agriculture organised by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW).

(Q.08) How many oil & gas projects in Bihar was dedicated to nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

Ans. :- (3) 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated 3 key projects of the petroleum sector worth more than Rs 900 crore in Bihar through video conference and dedicated it to the Nation. The projects include the Durgapur-Banka section (about 200 km) of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and 2 LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Bottling Plants.

(Q.09) Which state government plans to launch ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ campaign to combat COVID-19?
1) Maharashtra
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. :-(1) Maharashtra

In a bid to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic among further relaxation of lockdown curbs, Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray announced the launch of ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ Campaign. The campaign aims to motivate the maximum number of people to adopt a new lifestyle for effective COVID-19 control and also aims to reach people before the virus reaches them. On September 15, 2020 the campaign will be launched in the BMC Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), (formerly the Bombay Municipal Corporation) jurisdiction area and will be implemented across the state under the guidance of CM.

(Q.10) The foundation stone of Arun Jaitley memorial sports complex was laid in which state/UT recently?
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Ladakh
4) Delhi

Ans. :-(1) Jammu & Kashmir

Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Manoj Sinha, Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER) laid the e-foundation stone of the Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex in Hiranagar, Kathua. This first of its kind multipurpose sports complex in the Northern Region is a tribute to the former union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley.

(Q.11) Name the bank which partnered with ICICI Lombard for bancassurance.
1) ICICI Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) HDFC Bank

Ans. :-(3) Yes Bank

ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Lombard Insurance Company Ltd has entered into a Bancassurance tie-up with Yes Bank to sell its insurance products. Through this agreement, ICICI Lombard aims to offer innovative insurance solutions to Yes Bank’s Customers across 28 States and 8 Union Territories.

(Q.12) What will be the contraction in India’s GDP in FY21 as per the estimation of S&P?
1) 7%
2) 11%
3) 3%
4) 9%

Ans. :-(4) 9%

S&P (Standard & Poors) Global Ratings projected a contraction of 9% in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in FY21 in comparison to previous estimate of 5% contraction. The reason behind this down gradation is rising coronavirus cases in India that are keeping private spending and investment lower for a longer-than-anticipated period. In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) data, new cases per day in India averaged nearly 90,000 in the week ended Sept 11, 2020, an increase from an average of about 70,000 per day in August, 2020. Agriculture is the only major sector to expand due to the favorable monsoon season.

(Q.13) International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) signed MoU with India Gold Policy Center at IIM– Ahmedabad to set up International Bullion Exchange (IBE) in India. Who is the chairman of IFSCA?
1) TN Manoharan
2) Injeti Srinivas
3) Ajay Tyagi
4) Nandhan Nilekani

Ans. :-(2) Injeti Srinivas

International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) and India Gold Policy Center (IGPC) at Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIMA) (IFSCA-IIMA), sponsored by World Gold Council, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the IFSCA, GIFT City Gandhinagar to provide consultation to facilitate the establishment of International Bullion Exchange(IBE) in India. International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA): Chairman- Injeti Srinivas (1st chairman).

(Q.14) Name the Indian film which bagged the best screenplay award at the 77th Venice Film Festival 2020.
1) Drive
2) Article 15
3) The Disciple
4) 118

Ans. :-(3) The Disciple

Venice Film Festival 2020, the 77th Venice International Film Festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia was held from 2nd September to 12th September 2020.  Marathi film – The Disciple, directed by Chaitanya Tamhane and starring Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave and Kiran Yadnyopavit won the Best Screenplay Award at the festival.

(Q.15) Union Culture Minister (MoS I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel informed formation of the 16-member expert committee to study ancient Indian culture. What is the constituency of Prahlad Singh Patel?
1) Dharwad
2) Damoh
3) Lucknow
4) Haridwar

Ans. :-(2) Damoh

Prahlad Singh Mulayam Singh Patel (in short- Prahlad Singh Patel) Minister of State (I/C- Independent Charge) of Culture and Tourism has informed that Government has formed a 16-member expert committee to conduct a study on the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back to about 12,000 years ago and its interface with other cultures of the world. Prahlad Singh Patel’s constituency – Damoh, Madhya Pradesh.