Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 20th October 2020

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 20th October 2020

The first Ferula Asafoetida plantation has been done in which state?

Uttarakhand
Assam
Sikkim
West Bengal
Himachal Pradesh

2. India has taken up cultivation of which spice for the first time?

Saffron
Illaichi
Heeng
Mustard Seeds
Cloves

3. Who laid the foundation stone for India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam?

Nitin Gadkari
Piyush Goyal
Prakash Javadekar
Rajnath Singh
Narendra Modi

4. Which nation has been re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance?

Germany
India
Russia
Japan
France

5. Which country has topped the Asia Power Index 2020?

China
India
Japan
United States
Germany

6. When is the World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) marked globally?

17 October
14 October
20 October
18 October
19 October

7. Which country has won the Visvesvaraya award of the ISA Solar Awards 2020 from the Asia Pacific region?

Japan
India
Singapore
China
Australia

8. Stellapps has launched a first-of-its-kind, fully-automated direct payment platform, ‘mooPay’, for dairy farmers of which state?

Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan

9. Who is the author of the book titled “On the Trail of Buddha: A Journey to the East”?

Deepankar Aron
Vikram Seth
Durjoy Datta
Chetan Bhagat
Upamanyu Chatterjee

10. India successfully conducted a night trial of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable which missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha?

Prithvi-1
Prithvi-2
Prithvi-3
Prithvi-4
Prithvi-5

11. Who has been elected as President of the Editors Guild of India announced by the top body of editorial leaders?

Sheetal Nath
Bhavna Setia
Reema Juneja
Seema Mustafa
Rajkiran Rai G

12. Umar Gul, cricketer from which country announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

Bangladesh
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
South Africa

13. Tata Motors has parterned with which bank for financing of its passenger vehicles launching schemes ‘Gradual Step Up Scheme’ and ‘TML Flexi Drive Scheme’?

ICICI Bank
South Indian Bank
HDFC Bank
IndusInd Bank
SBI

14. Which team won the I-League 2019-20 trophy?

East Bengal
Kerala Blasters
Bengaluru FC
Mohun Bagan
None of Them

15. What is the theme of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2020?

Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all
Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty
Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights
Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies
Remove Hunger, Help others

Answers:

Answer: The first seedling of Heeng(Ferula Asafoetida) was planted in Kwaring village of Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh on October 15, 2020 to mark the initiation of its cultivation in India.

2. c

Answer: India has taken up Heeng cultivation for the first time. The first Heeng plantation was done in Lahaul and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh.

3. a

Answer: The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam on October 20, 2020.

4. b

Answer: India has been re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). France was elected as the Co-President at the virtual meeting of ISA’s Third Assembly. Both nations have been elected for a period of two years.

5. d

Answer: The United States has retained its position as the most powerful country influencing the Asia-Pacific with a score of 81.6.

6. c

Answer: The World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is observed annually on October 20. In 2020 the Global WOD Campaign theme is “THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS”.

7. a

Answer: Japan for the Asia Pacific region and the Netherlands for Europe and Others region.

8. e

Answer: Stellapps, the IIT-Madras incubated dairy-tech startup, has launched a first-of-its-kind, fully-automated direct payment platform, ‘mooPay’, for dairy farmers in Rajasthan.

9. a

Answer: The book titled “On the Trail of Buddha: A Journey to the East” by Deepankar Aron has been released by West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

10. b

Answer: India successfully conducted a night trial of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha.

11. d

Answer: Seema Mustafa, the Editor of The Citizen, has been elected as President of the Editors Guild of India announced by the top body of editorial leaders.

Hardnews editor Sanjay Kapoor was elected as General Secretary. Anant Nath, the Editor of The Caravan, was elected unopposed as Treasurer.

12. c

Answer: Pakistan speedster Umar Gul announced that he will retire from all forms of cricket after the end of the ongoing National T20 Cup.

13. c

Answer: Tata Motors said it has parterned with HDFC Bank for financing of its passenger vehicles. Through the partnership, the company said it has introduced two new schemes’ Gradual Step Up Scheme’ and ‘TML Flexi Drive Scheme’ with an eye on making its products more accessible and driving up sales in the festive season.

14. d

Answer: The I-League 2019-20 trophy was handed over to the champions Mohun Bagan at a city hotel in Kolkata.

15. a

Answer: The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17 throughout the world.The theme for this year is “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all”.

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