Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 24 Aug 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

24 AUG 2020

(Q.01) According to the report of National Cancer Registry Programme 2020, cancer in India may rise from 13.9 Lakhs in 2020 to 15.7 lakhs in 2025. The report was released by which institute of ICMR?
1) National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research
2) National Institute of Epidemiology
3) National Institute of Pathology
4) National Institute of Research in Tribal Health

Ans. :-(1) National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – National Centre for Disease Informatics & Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru released a new Report of National Cancer Registry Programme 2020. The report estimates that cancer in India will rise by 25% in 2020 and may rise 12% from the 1392179 cases in 2020 to 1569793 cases in 2025 and tobacco related cancers are estimated to constitute around 27% of all cancers.

About Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR):
Secretary & Director General– Dr. Balram Bhargava
Headquarters– New Delhi

(Q.02) The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) recently. The NRA will be registered under which act?
1) Credit Societies Act, 1904
2) Companies Act, 2013
3) Societies Registration Act, 1860
4) Public Trust Act, 1950

Ans. :-(3) Societies Registration Act, 1860

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) that will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for non-gazetted posts (Group B and C) of Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and the Institute of Banking Service Personnel (IBPS). Candidates who qualify CET can apply to any recruitment agencies for higher level of examination. Therefore, CET will be a first level test (preliminary) to shortlist candidates which will be held twice a year with score validity of three years. NRA will be a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

(Q.03) Find the country which signed cultural agreement with India to strengthen the strategic bilateral relations through promoting the people to people exchange.
1) Israel
2) Russia
3) Iran
4) Japan

Ans. :-(1) Israel

India signed a cultural agreement with Israel, which outlines a three year programme of cooperation for 2020 to 2023, to strengthen the strategic bilateral relations through promoting the people to people exchange. This is one of a series of agreements which will be followed by the signing of a water agreement by our Ambassador in India.

(Q.04) Name the organization which published the report titled, “Youth and COVID-19: Impacts on Jobs, Education, Rights and Mental Well-being”.
1) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
2) International Labour Organization (ILO)
3) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
4) World Bank (WB)

Ans. :-(2) International Labour Organization (ILO)

United Nations(UN)’s International Labour Organization (ILO) published the survey report titled “Youth and COVID-19: Impacts on Jobs, Education, Rights and Mental Well-being” which found that 50% of young people across the world are possibly subject to anxiety or depression and around 17% of them are already affected by it. and 38% of youths do not have a clear idea about the career or future.

About International Labor Organization (ILO):
Director-General– Guy Ryder
Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
ILO is a specialized body of the United Nations (UN).

(Q.05) ‘Nai Udaan’ is the scheme launched by which ministry?
1) Ministry of Minority Affairs
2) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
4) Ministry of Home Affairs

Ans. :-(1) Ministry of Minority Affairs

Government of India, Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing the scheme Nai Udaan- Scheme for Support to Minority Students for preparation of Main Examination, who clear Prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, State Public Service Commissions The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial support to the minority candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commissions to adequately equip them to compete for appointment to Civil Services in the Union and the State Governments and to increase the representation of the minority in the Civil Services.

(Q.06) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched the subsidiary NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) recently. Who is the CEO of NIPL?
1) Ritesh Shukla
2) Dilip Asbe
3) Rajiv Kumar
4) Harsh Patel

Ans. :-(1) Ritesh Shukla

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a wholly-owned subsidiary, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to internationalize (or export to foreign markets) NPCI’s indigenously developed offerings and technological acumen, i.e. real-time payment system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and card payment network, RuPay along with a few more offerings of NPCI. It is also responsible to co-create payment technologies with other countries. NPCI has appointed Ritesh Shukla as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of NIPL.

(Q.07) Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has launched a contactless digital initiative ‘LAKSHMI digiGO’ recently. Where is the HQ of LVB located?
1) Mysuru
2) Kochi
3) Gurugram
4) Chennai

Ans. :-(4) Chennai

The Chennai headquartered Lakshmi Vilas Bank(LVB) has launched ‘LAKSHMI digiGO’, a contactless digital initiative that will enable customers to open a savings account instantly. This initiative will help people to avail the most required banking services instantly through the website on account of COVID-19 pandemic.

About LVB:
HeadQuarters– Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Managing Director & CEO (Interim)– S Sundar

(Q.08) Name the company which has received 75 Crore under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)’s Fund of Funds for Start-ups initiative (August 2020).
1) Nexus Venture
2) Unitus Ventures
3) Accel Partners
4) Inventus Capital

Ans. :- (2) Unitus Ventures

Unitus Ventures has received an investment of Rs 75 crore (USD 10 million) under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)’s Fund of Funds for Start-ups initiative enabled by the Government of India. The fund will strengthen the deployment of its second Rs 300 crore fund, which was launched in 2018.

About Unitus Ventures:
Founder & Managing Partner of Capria and Unitus Ventures– Dave Richards & Will Poole
About SIDBI:
HeadOffice– Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Chairman & Managing Director– Mohammad Mustafa

(Q.09) Which organization signed MoU with Jute Corporation of India (JCI) to improve the production and productivity of raw Jute in the country?
1) National Seed Storage Laboratory
2) Federation of Indian Seed Trade
3) Indian Society of Seed Technology
4) National Seeds Corporation

Ans. :-(4) National Seeds Corporation

National Seeds Corporation (NSC) and Jute Corporation of India (JCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve the production and productivity of raw Jute in the country. The MoU was signed virtually in the presence of Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani.

(Q.10) L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering signed MoU with which company to build a CO2 to methanol demonstration plant?
1) NTPC
2) NEEPCO
3) IOC
4) NHPC

Ans. :-(1) NTPC

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with power utility major NTPC Ltd (formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited), a Maharatna PSU. As per the MoU LTHE will be the engineering, procurement and construction management partner to build a carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol demonstration plant in NTPC Power Station.

About LTHE:
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Independent Non-Executive Chairman– Vikram Singh Mehta
CEO & MD– Mr. Subramanian Sarma
About NTPC:
Headquarters– New Delhi, India
Chairman & Managing Director(CMD)– Gurdeep Singh

(Q.11) National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) partnered with CSIR – National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) to establish an innovation cum incubation center. Where does CSIR-NAL located?
1) Bengaluru
2) Kolkata
3) Mumbai
4) Chennai

Ans. :-(1) Bengaluru

The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), partnered to establish an innovation cum incubation center to promote the startup in the field of aerospace technologies. The CSIR-NAL located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

About National Research Development Corporation (NRDC):
Chief Managing Director– Dr. H. Purushotham
Location– New Delhi 
About National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL):
Director– Dr. Jitendra J. Jadhav
Location– Bengaluru, Karnataka

(Q.12) What is India’s rank in Digital Quality of Life 2020 index released by SurfShark (Denmark tops the index)?
1) 47
2) 77
3) 37
4) 57

Ans. :-(4) 57

In accordance with the 2nd edition of global research “Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020” released by online privacy solutions provider SurfShark, India ranked 57th out of 85 countries in terms of overall category “Digital Quality of Life 2020” with 0.5 index points which has been topped by Denmark with 0.79 points.

Rank	Country
Digital Quality of Life 2020
57	India
1	Denmark
2	Sweden
3	Canada

(Q.13) Sadbhavan Diwas was observed annually on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of whom?
1) Indira Gandhi
2) VP Singh
3) SC Bosh
4) Rajiv Gandhi

Ans. :-(4) Rajiv Gandhi

Every year 20th August is celebrated as the Sadbhavana Diwas which is also known as Communal Harmony Day, to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. 20th August 2020, marks the 76th Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. He was known as the “Father of Information Technology and Telecom Revolution in India”. The Government of India posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award to Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

(Q.14) The first ever _______ rocket fully manufactured by the private sector company “Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL)” have been successfully test fired recently.
1) Brahmos
2) Nirbhay
3) Pinaka
4) Pralay

Ans. :-(3) Pinaka

In a major boost for Make in India, the first ever Pinaka rockets fully manufactured by the private sector company “Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL)” have been successfully test fired by the army at a firing range in Pokhran, Rajasthan. Six Pinaka rockets were test fired as part of the final developmental trials and are the first munition of its kind made by the private sector in India. These rockets have been manufactured on the lines of the transfer of technology (ToT) agreement between Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and private sector, five years ago. With the entry of private sector, the single source dependency on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will be reduced.

About Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL):
EEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Solar Industries headed by Satyanarayan Nuwal.
Headquarter– Nagpur, Maharashtra

(Q.15) Which dwarf planet was given “Ocean World” status by researchers recently?
1) Makemake
2) Eris
3) Ceres
4) Pluto

Ans. :-(3) Ceres

Researchers have given Dwarf Planet Ceres the status of an “Ocean World”. The scientists have analyzed the data collected by NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft and published the findings as a series of papers in the journals Nature Astronomy, Nature Communication and Nature Geoscience.