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Questions Based on Current Affairs 7 October 2020
- Naugarh railway station which was renamed as Siddharthnagar railway station is located at which state?
1) West Bengal
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways inaugurated the renaming of 115-year-old Naugarh railway station to Siddharthnagar railway station, located at Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh(UP), through a video link. During the event, MP Jagadambika Pal and railway officials were also present.
- The “My Ganga My Dolphin campaign” was launched in how many sites across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal?
1) 3
2) 4
3) 6
4) 9
5) 5
Answer & Explanation
Answer- 3) 6
Explanation:
On the occasion of Ganga River Dolphin Day i.e. on October 5, 2020, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the Forest Department launched a Dolphin-based ecotourism programme namely “My Ganga My Dolphin campaign” at six sites across the states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar and West Bengal (WB). During the campaign, Dolphin census will be conducted in the 250 km stretch from Bijnor (UP) to Narora (UP), many community awareness campaigns will be carried out and young volunteers will be encouraged to enrol as Ganga Mitras. In this first-of-its-kind initiative, dolphin safaris will begin in Kahalgaon (Bihar), Bijnor, Brijghat, Prayagraj and Varanasi (all in Uttar Pradesh), and Bandel (West Bengal).
- India’s 1st ever organic spices seed park will be set up in which state?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Sikkim
3) Gujarat
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Goa
Answer & Explanation
Answer- 3) Gujarat
Explanation:
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani released Sanction letters to two Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) for the Country’s First Ever Organic Spices Seed Park in Patan & Banaskantha districts for production of Cumin & Fennel Seeds.
- Find the state/UT which planned to launch Digital Seva Setu programme for rural areas.
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Gujarat
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Gujarat
Explanation:
Gujarat Government has decided to launch Digital Seva Setu Programme for the rural areas. The programme is an initiative under the Centre’s BharatNet project that connects the Village Panchayats through fibre network. Phase-I of the programme that covers 2000 village panchayats and provides 20 types of pro-people services (including providing ration card among others at citizen’s doorstep) to be launched on October 8, 2020. Another 8,000 village panchayats to be provided this service by December, 2020.
- India’s first five animal overpass or “animal bridges” will be constructed in which expressway?
1) Vadodara-Mumbai
2) Ahmedabad–Vadodara
3) Delhi-Mumbai
4) Amritsar-Katra
5) Delhi-Meerut
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Delhi-Mumbai
Explanation:
As a part of improving road infrastructure, there are many ongoing expressway (e-way) projects in the country including the longest Delhi-Mumbai Greenfield expressway which is to be completed by 2024. Among one of the features, Delhi-Mumbai expressway will have India’s first five animal overpass or “animal bridges” with a combined length of over 2.5 km for safe passage of wildlife. These bridges are inspired from the Wildlife crossings in the Netherlands. These will ensure no disturbance and no chance of any conflict to the Ranthambore Wildlife Corridor connecting Ranthambhore and Mukundra (Darrah) wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan as the wild animals will get such passage at every 500 metres interval.
- Union minister Sadananda Gowda launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers for farmers in which state?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Goa
5) Kerala
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda recently launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK)for farmers in Andhra Pradesh. On this occasion Shri Gowda said that DBT system was launched on 1st March, 2018 on Pan India basis and this system have been working very well since its inseption. He said Department of Fertilizer is the only Department which has successfully implemented a complex system of end to end computerization of movement of fertilizer in the entire country. The system enables us to know and monitor availability of fertilizer on real time basis at State, District and at the retail outlet. Entire fertilizer subsidy for the last two years have been disbursed through this system. This surely is a measure of the robustness of DBT system.
- Who chaired the 5th Special Session of World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board?
1) Jim Forbes
2) Harsh Vardhan
3) Anatoly Dernovoi
4) Andzor Goov
5) Ivan David
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) Harsh Vardhan
Explanation:
Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) virtually chaired the 5th Special Session of Bureau of the Executive Board as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective behind this session was to ensure the full and effective implementation of the terms of resolution WHA (World Health Assembly) 73.1 on COVID-19 response. It should be noted that Harsh Vardhan is the chair of the WHO Executive Board.
- India proposed to build USD 6 Billion worth petroleum refinery in which country?
1) Bangladesh
2) Cambodia
3) Laos
4) China
5) Myanmar
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Myanmar
Explanation:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary (FS) Harsh Vardhan Shringla concluded the two-day visit to Myanmar on October 4-5, 2020. India proposed to build an USD 6 Billion Petroleum refinery project near Yangon, Myanmar.
- Name the ministry which has partnered with swiggy to take street food business online under PM SVANidhi scheme.
1) Ministry of Home Affairs
2) Ministry of Health and Family Affairs
3) Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment
4) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
5) Ministry of Panchayat Raj
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Explanation:
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swiggy, a food ordering and delivery platform in India, to onboard street food vendors on its ecommerce platform, a first of its kind initiative. This will provide online access to thousands of consumers and help these vendors grow their businesses across cities.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) planned to invest ‘how much’ in Avaada Energy to expand renewable energy capacity in India?
1) USD 15 million
2) USD 25 million
3) USD 5 million
4) USD 50 million
5) USD 75 million
Answer & Explanation
Answer- 1) USD 15 million
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement to invest 15 million USD (Rs.109.9 crore) in Avaada Energy Private Limited(AEPL) to support the company to scale the photovoltaic solar energy generation capacity in India. This 15 million USD investment of ADB will be provided as 7.5 Million USD each from both ADBs Ordinary Capital Resources and Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund(LEAP).
- Name the bank which in partnership with Visa launched the 1st of its kind debit card facility for availing Loan Against Securities (LAS).
1) State Bank of India
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) RBL Bank
5) Punjab National Bank
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) ICICI Bank
Explanation:
ICICI Bank in partnership with Visa introduced a debit card facility for customers who avail Loan Against Securities (LAS) from the bank. The card is available on the Visa platform. With this introduction, ICICI bank becomes the 1st bank in India to launch this facility after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to issue electronic(e) cards to customers availing an Overdraft (OD) facility, that are only in the nature of personal loan with no specific end-use restriction. Note– New customer who avail LAS will be issued a Debit card.
- IRDAI released exposure draft on color coding of individual products of health insurance recently. How many colors will be used in the process?
1) 7
2) 5
3) 3
4) 2
5) 4
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) 3
Explanation:
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Monday came out with the exposure draft on color coding of individual products of health insurance business. The insurance regulator stated that to make product choice easier to the customer it is considered important to introduce the system of color coding in respect of all the individual products under the category of health insurance business. The color codes that can be allotted are green, orange and red. According to the exposure draft, color code green shall signify that the product offered is a simple product, easy to understand and comprehend. Orange color shall signify that the product offered is moderately complex. While the color code red shall signify that the product offered is complex when compared with both green color coded and orange color coded products.
- Find the company which has launched ‘‘Make Small Strong’’ campaign for small businesses.
1) IBM India
2) Microsoft India
3) Facebook India
4) Google India
5) None of the Above
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Google India
Explanation:
In order to support small businesses and drive demand through customer support, Google India has launched a nation-wide campaign, ‘Make Small Strong’. It has entered into partnership with Zoho and Instamojo to help SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses) to build a digital presence. It has also partnered with Dunzo and Swiggy to expedite small businesses’ on-boarding process. Also, Google in partnership with Doordarshan planned to launch Namaste Digital to increase its outreach program.
- Which general insurance company collaborated with SatSure Analytics for crop insurance business operations?
1) Reliance General Insurance Company
2) TATA AIG General Insurance Company
3) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company
4) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
5) Oriental Insurance Company Limited
Answer & Explanation
Answer- 1) Reliance General Insurance Company
Explanation:
Reliance General Insurance Company Limited (RGICL), a 100% subsidiary of Reliance Capital announced its partnership with bengaluru based SatSure Analytics, a wholly owned subsidiary of SatSure AG, Switzerland to improve its operations of its crop insurance business and satellite based crop monitoring and predictive analytics support for risk management.
- Omar al-Razzaz resigned from the post of prime minister of which country (October 2020)?
1) Iraq
2) Syria
3) Israel
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Jordan
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Jordan
Explanation:
King of Jordan, Abudullah II accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz. The monarch dissolved the parliament on 2nd October 2020, at the end of its 4-year term. Omar al-Razzaz will stay in caretaker capacity until the appointment of a successor to oversee the parliamentary elections on 10th November 2020 and formation of the new government.
- Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador and advisor of sports tech start-up Hudle?
1) Rohit Sharma
2) MS Dhoni
3) KL Rahul
4) Ajinkya Rahane
5) Virat Kohli
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Ajinkya Rahane
Explanation:
Hudle, a sports tech startup, announced the appointment of Indian cricketer, Ajinkya Rahane as its brand ambassador and advisor of the company. Ajinkya Rahane will be the face of the brand and he will also provide the strategic inputs of his experience in professional sports and guide the team.
- Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez has got 2020 Nobel Prize in which field?
1) Economics
2) Medicine
3) Chemistry
4) Physics
5) Literature
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Physics
Explanation:
Goran K. Hansson, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020. One half of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to Roger Penrose (United Kingdom-UK) for his discovery that black hole formation is resilient prediction of the general theory of relativity and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel(German) and Andrea Ghez(America) for their discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy (Milky Way). The award comprises a gold medal and prize money of 10 million Swedish kronor (more than $1.1 million).
- Bongosagar is the bilateral naval exercise between which countries (held at Bay of Bengal)?
1) India & Sri Lanka
2) India & Nepal
3) Bangladesh & Nepal
4) India & Bangladesh
5) Nepal & Sri Lanka
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) India & Bangladesh
Explanation:
The 2nd edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar was held in Northern Bay of Bengal which was followed by 3rd edition of IN – BN Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) from 4 to 5 October 2020 at the same venue. Notably, this edition of Exercise Bongosagar has greater significance as it is conducted during Mujib Barsho, the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- India (ISRO) along with which country planned to launch constellation of maritime surveillance satellites for Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?
1) Russia
2) France
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) United Kingdom
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) France
Explanation:
France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will jointly launch Constellation of Maritime Surveillance Satellites for Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The Satellite will trace illegal spillage of oil by ships. It will be the first space-based system in the world capable of tracking ships continuously. The Satellites will be jointly operated by India and France to monitor ships in the IOR. The IOR has several Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOC) which are used by many ships each day.
- Name the India’s largest HPC-AI supercomputer which will be commissioned by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
1) PARAM Shivay – AI
2) PARAM Yuva – AI
3) PARAM Ishan – AI
4) PARAM Siddhi – AI
5) Virgo – AI
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) PARAM Siddhi – AI
Explanation:
In order to be at par with international standards in AI (Artificial intelligence) supercomputing research and innovation, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) will commission India’s largest HPC-AI supercomputer, ‘PARAM Siddhi – AI’. About PARAM Siddhi – AI: It will have 210 AI Petaflops (6.5 Petaflops Peak DP) and will be based on the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD reference architecture comprising 42 NVIDIA DGX A100 systems, connected with NVIDIA Mellanox HDR InfiniBand networking along with indigenously developed HPC-AI engine, Software Frameworks, Cloud Platform by C-DAC.
- Which IIT developed telemedicine homecare technology for COVID-19 named ‘iMediX’?
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Kharagpur
3) IIT Guwahati
4) IIT Madras
5) IIT Kanpur
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) IIT Kharagpur
Explanation:
Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) – Kharagpur’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering(CSE) has developed iMediX, a telemedicine technology for homecare amid COVID-19 to provide critical health care support to the patients through remote consultation by a physician. The device highlights the digital healthcare system and promotes social distancing protocol. The system is adopted for public use at the IIT Kharagpur on campus healthcare system. On a trial basis the base model has been installed at Swasthya Bhawan, West Bengal.
- The ‘Unfinished’ is the memoir of whom?
1) Alia Bhatt
2) Priyanka Chopra
3) Deepika Padukone
4) Anushka Sharma
5) Sara Ali Khan
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) Priyanka Chopra
Explanation:
Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra’s long-awaited book debut, ‘Unfinished’, will be launched on January 19, 2021, publisher Penguin Random House India announced recently.
- Cricketer Najeeb Tarakai who passed away recently played for which country?
1) Pakistan
2) Oman
3) Afghanistan
4) Bangladesh
5) UAE
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Afghanistan
Explanation:
Najeeb Tarakai, Afghanistan cricketer passed away at the age of 29 due to a road accident on October 2, 2020 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The top-order right-handed batsman has played 12 T20Is (Twenty20 Internationals) and 1 ODI (One Day International) for Afghanistan. He was born on February 2, 1991 in Afghanistan.
- Congress leader Naseeb Pathan who passed away in October 2020 belongs to which state?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Haryana
4) Punjab
5) Chhattisgarh
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Naseeb Pathan, the Leader of Uttar Pradesh(UP) Congress passed away at the age of 52 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh due to COVID-19. Pathan Hails from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.
- When was Ganga River Dolphin Day observed?
1) October 7
2) October 4
3) October 6
4) October 5
5) October 3
Answer & Explanation
Answer- 4) October 5
Explanation:
On the occasion of Ganga River Dolphin Day i.e. on October 5, 2020, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the Forest Department launched a Dolphin-based ecotourism programme namely “My Ganga My Dolphin campaign” at six sites across the states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar and West Bengal (WB). India celebrates October 5 every year as the ‘Ganga River Dolphin Day’ as this day Ganga Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals in 2010.
- Name the state which launched online e-learning platform ‘DISHTAVO’.
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Goa
5) Kerala
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Goa
Explanation:
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated DISHTAVO (Digital Integrated System for Holistic Teaching and Virtual Orientations) Youtube Channel, a unique initiative of the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE), Government of Goa. DISHTAVO Program aims to create online E-content in form of video lectures of syllabus for colleges affiliated to Goa University. Goa has become the first and only State to take the entire syllabus of higher education on e-platform.
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- Sittwe Port is located in which country?
1) Nepal
2) Mauritius
3) Myanmar
4) Bangladesh
5) Maldives
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Myanmar
Explanation:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary (FS) Harsh Vardhan Shringla concluded the two-day visit to Myanmar on October 4-5, 2020. India and Myanmar reviewed the progress made in bilateral relations in recent years by regular high-level visits and interactions. During the visit, COAS and FS called on State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander in Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and other senior civilian, army officers. Both sides agreed to work on operationalization of Sittwe Port by the first quarter(Q1) of 2021. Sittwe Port is India’s gateway to Southeast Asia, as it will connect India’s landlocked northeast region with Bay of Bengal through Mizoram. It was constructed by India in 2016. Sittwe Port is a deepwater port constructed by India in 2016 at Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in Myanmar, on the Bay of Bengal.
- Galwan valley is located in which state/UT?
1) Ladakh
2) Uttarakhand
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Ladakh
Explanation:
The Indian Army has built a memorial in Eastern Ladakh for the 20 personnel killed in the violent clash at Galwan Valley on June 15. The memorial which has the names of all 20 “Gallants of Galwan” inscribed on it is located at Post 120 in Eastern Ladakh and was inaugurated earlier this week.
- What is the capital of New Caledonia?
1) Noumea
2) Port Moresby
3) Rome
4) Manila
5) Yaren
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Noumea
Explanation:
The South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain French on October 4, narrowly rejecting independence in a tightly-fought referendum marked by a high turnout. The vote rejecting a breakaway from France after almost 170 years came in at 53.26 percent, down from 56.7 percent in a referendum two years ago. The capital and currency of New Caledonia are CFP franc respectively.
- Ranthambhore national park is located in which state?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Kerala
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) Rajasthan
Explanation:
As a part of improving road infrastructure, there are many ongoing expressway (e-way) projects in the country including the longest Delhi-Mumbai Greenfield expressway which is to be completed by 2024. Among one of the features, Delhi-Mumbai expressway will have India’s first five animal overpass or “animal bridges” with a combined length of over 2.5 km for safe passage of wildlife. These bridges are inspired from the Wildlife crossings in the Netherlands. These will ensure no disturbance and no chance of any conflict to the Ranthambore Wildlife Corridor connecting Ranthambhore and Mukundra (Darrah) wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan as the wild animals will get such passage at every 500 metres interval.
- Who among the following has won Nobel prize in Physics?
1) Homi J. Bhabha
2) Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
3) CV Raman
4) All the 1), 2) and 3)
5) Both 2) and 3)
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Both 2) and 3)
Explanation:
List of Indians who won Nobel Prize in Physics Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman from Tiruchirappalli, TamilNadu won the prize in 1930. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, born in Lahore, undivided India won the prize in 1983.
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