Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 31 Aug 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

31 AUG 2020

(Q.01) The Power Grid Corporation (POWERGRID) signed MoU with TATA Memorial Centre (TMC) – Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) for the construction of “POWERGRID OT Complex” at which city?
1) Indore
2) Ahmedabad
3) Mysuru
4) Navi Mumbai

Ans. :-(4) Navi Mumbai

The Power Grid Corporation (POWERGRID), an enterprise under the government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TATA Memorial Centre (TMC) – Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for the construction of “POWERGRID OT Complex” a modular operation theatre complex in Navi Mumbai.

Previous MoU:
POWERGRID signed an MoU with TMC in 2016-17 to provide financial assistance of Rs.30 Crore for the construction of Radiation Research Unit at ACTREC, TMC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
About ACTREC:
Director– Sudeep Gupta
Location– Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
About Power Grid Corporation:
CMD– K Sreekant
Headquarters–  Gurgaon, Haryana

(Q.02) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed agreement with which institute to set up the first of its kind innovation cum incubation center for the promotion of space research?
1) Aryabhatta Knowledge Institute of Science and Technology
2) Birla Institute of Technology
3) Utkal University
4) Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Ans. :-(4) Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, Odisha, a technical institute, to set up the first of its kind innovation cum incubation centre, VSSUT Space Innovation Centre(VSSSIC) in India to promote space research.

About ISRO:
Chairman– K.Sivan
Headquarters– Bengaluru, Karnataka
About VSSUT:
Vice Chancellor– Atal Chaudhuri
Location– Sambalpur, Odisha

(Q.03) Who has launched National GIS (Geographic Information System)-enabled Land Bank system for six states recently?
1) Pralhad Joshi
2) Ravi Shankar Prasad
3) Piyush Goyal
4) Giriraj Singh

Ans. :-(3) Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal e-launched the National GIS (Geographic Information System)-enabled Land Bank system for six states. The system is developed by the integration of the Industrial Information System (IIS) with State GIS systems.

About Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology:
Union Minister – Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of State (MoS) – Sanjay Dhotre 
About National e-Governance Division (NeGD):
President, Chief Executive Officer – Abhishek Singh
Headquarters – New Delhi

(Q.04) Which state/UT government has launched ‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’ campaign for students?
1) Ladakh
2) Delhi
3) Chandigarh
4) Goa

Ans. :-(2) Delhi

Delhi Government launched the Fitness Campaign – “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind”, for the students who are confined in their homes because of the lockdown imposed on Schools and colleges due to COVID-19 pandemic. As a part of the “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” campaign, a YouTube channel has been started which uploads a video on every Wednesday, by which the students can practice for a week to maintain fitness and make up for the loss of physical activities amid pandemic.

About Delhi:
Zoological Parks– National Zoological Park 
Dance– Kathak
Stadium– Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium (Cricket Stadium), Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Hockey Stadium), Ambedkar Stadium (Football Stadium).

(Q.05) Which company has partnered with UNICEF to map internet connectivity landscape for schools in 35 countries by the end of 2023?
1) Ericsson
2) Bharti Airtel
3) Reliance Jio
4) Verizon Communications

Ans. :-(1) Ericsson

Ericsson, Swedish Telecom Company, partnered with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to map internet connectivity landscape for schools in 35 countries by the end of 2023 to provide digital learning access to the children. This joint initiative is a part of the Giga initiative launched by UNICEF and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in September 2019 to provide internet connection to every school and their surrounding communities. Ericsson is the first private sector partner to make a million-dollar commitment to the Giga initiative and global UNICEF partner for School Connectivity Mapping.

About Ericsson:
President and CEO– Börje Ekholm
Headquarters– Stockholm, Sweden
About UNICEF:
Executive Director– Henrietta Holsman Fore
Headquarter– New York, United States (US)

(Q.06) Name the organization which released the report titled, “COVID-19: Are Children Able to Continue Learning During School Closures?”.
1) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
2) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
3) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
4) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Ans. :-(1) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released the Report “COVID-19: Are Children Able to Continue Learning During School Closures?”, which states that at least a third of the world’s school children, which is around 463 million children couldn’t not access remote learning amid the closure of schools due to COVID-19 pandemic.

(Q.07) The Reserve Bank of India has announced the simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities (G-Secs) under open market operations worth _________ recently.
1) Rs. 25,000 crore
2) Rs. 10,000 crore
3) Rs. 50,000 crore
4) Rs. 20,000 crore

Ans. :-(4) Rs. 20,000 crore

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities (G-Secs) under open market operations (OMO) for an aggregate amount of Rs 20,000 crore in two equal tranches of Rs 10,000 crore on August 27, 2020 and September 03, 2020 on account of current and evolving liquidity and market conditions.

(Q.08) Which private sector bank has partnered with Adobe to enhance the Digital Experiences of Customers.
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) IDBI Bank
4) None of the Above

Ans. :- (2) HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank announced a strategic partnership with Adobe to enhance the Digital Experiences of its Customers. The partnership is powered by Adobe Experience Cloud Solutions and will help HDFC Bank to deliver personalized digital experiences to existing as well as new customers, at anytime and anywhere.

About HDFC Bank:
MD & CEO (Designate) – Sashidhar Jagdishan (Will Succeed Aditya Puri on October 27, 2020)
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra

(Q.09) Which insurance company has launched 1st of its kind technology service named ‘Smart Assist’?
1) ICICI Lombard Life Insurance Company
2) TATA AIG Life Insurance Company
3) Reliance Life Insurance Company
4) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company

Ans. :-(4) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited has launched ‘Smart Assist’, a 1st of its kind technology service in the insurance industry. Through a secure screen sharing feature, the service allows the customers to connect with the company to avail real-time assistance on completing the purchase anywhere. It helps the customers to know about product details while enjoying virtual assistance and maintaining social distance protocol.

About Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited:
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer– Tarun Chugh
HeadQuarters– Pune, Maharashtra

(Q.10) Find the company which has partnered with Innoviti Payment Solutions to develop installments platform for face-to-face transactions.
1) American Express
2) Mastercard
3) Rupay
4) Visa

Ans. :-(4) Visa

Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Innoviti) and Visa have partnered to develop an installment platform, which will enable the issuers to extend credit to their cardholders at face-to-face Point of Sale (PoS) in India. The installments platform with the suite of platform capabilities leveraging Innoviti’s uniPAYNEXT platform and Visa’s APIs, provides shoppers the ability to choose how they pay during the purchase.

About Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd:
Registered office– Bangalore, Karnataka
Chief Executive Officer(CEO)– Rajeev Agrawal
About Visa:
Headquarters– California, United States
Chairman and CEO– Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.

(Q.11) Which company collaborated with Nepal’s Sastodeal to open new market for MSMEs?
1) Flipkart
2) Amazon
3) Ajio
4) Myntra

Ans. :-(1) Flipkart

Walmart-owned Flipkart on announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Nepal’s Sastodeal, a move that will help lakhs of Flipkart sellers get access to the neighbouring country’s e-commerce market. Under the partnership, Sastodeal will host over 5,000 products from Flipkart marketplace sellers operating across the categories. Flipkart Private Brands – MarQ and SmartBuy – will also be listed on the Sastodeal platform with a focus on categories such as electronics, home appliances/home decor and furnishings.

(Q.12) National e-Governance Division (NeGD) signed MoU with CSC e-governance services India to facilitate ‘which’ app’s services to citizens through Common Service Centers?
1) ROSHNI
2) SAHYATRI
3) SHIKSHA VANI
4) UMANG

Ans. :-(4) UMANG

National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CSC (Common Service Center) e Governance Services India Limited to facilitate delivery of UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance) app services to citizens through the network of 3.75 lakh CSCs.

About Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY):
Union Minister– Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of State (MoS)– Sanjay Dhotre
About National e-Governance Division (NeGD):
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Abhishek Singh
Headquarter– New Delhi

(Q.13) Computer designer, Arnold Spielberg who passed away in August 2020, was the co-designer of which among the following?
1) IBM z9 mainframe computer
2) GE-s45 mainframe computer
3) IBM 704 mainframe computer
4) GE-225 mainframe computer

Ans. :-(4) GE-225 mainframe computer

Arnold Spielberg (Full Name- Arnold Meyer Spielberg), a Pioneered computer designer & an innovative engineer passed away at the age of 103 in Los Angeles, California of natural causes. He along with Charles Propster designed (in late 1950s) the GE-225 mainframe computer, while he worked for General Electric. He is the father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 6, 1917. He helped to develop the 1st point-of-sale computerised cash register, it is regarded as his greatest contribution. He designed and patented the 1st electronic library system, which was implemented as an interrogation system for data stored on an array of magnetic tapes.

(Q.14) Name the app which was launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for NCC training?
1) DGNCC
2) CHNCC
3) APNCC
4) AGNCC

Ans. :-(1) DGNCC

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (DGNCC), a mobile training app which will help in conducting a countrywide online training for the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

(Q.15) Cricketer Cameron White who announced retirement recently played for which country?
1) New Zealand
2) South Africa
3) Australia
4) England

Ans. :-(3) Australia

Australian All-Rounder Cameron Leon White announced his retirement from Cricket at the age of 37. He has captained the Australian Team Seven Times including One Day International (ODI) & Twenty20 Internationals(T20I). He has represented Australia in 4 Tests, 91 ODIs & 47 T20Is scoring 146 runs in Tests, 2072 in ODIs and 984 runs in T20I.