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OCTOBER – 14 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World Standards Day is observed on October 14. What is the theme of that day?
A) “Protecting the planet with standards”
B) “Protecting the World with standards”
C) “Protecting the City with standards”
D) “Protecting the State with standards”
Answer: A) “Protecting the planet with standards”

• World Standards Day – October 14 – “Protecting the planet with standards”.
• International E-Waste Day – October 14.

OBITUARY

2. Renowned Kuchipudi dance exponent Sobha Naidu passes away. She won Padma Shri in which year?
A) 2010
B) 2003
C) 2006
D) 2001
Answer: D) 2001

• Naidu was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001.
• In 1991 she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi award and before that she was awarded the title of ‘Nritya Choodamani’ by the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha of Madras.
  Sobha Naidu – Renowned Kuchipudi dance exponent.

RANKING

3. According to Arton Capital, what is the rank of India in Passport Index?
A) 67
B) 65
C) 58
D) 89
Answer: C) 58

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. The World Bank approved how much amount to help developing countries purchase novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and treatments?
A) USD 10 billion
B) USD 8 billion
C) USD 6 billion
D) USD 12 billion
Answer: D) USD 12 billion
World Bank – $12 bn to help developing countries get Covid vaccines.
World Bank:
Hq: Washington D.C, US
Head: David Malpass

5. Vivifi India Finance has launched a payment option that offers credit using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Which is the name of that payment option?
A) SumPay
B) FlexPay
C) FinoPay
D) VivifiPay
Answer: B) FlexPay
Vivifi India Finance – FlexPay – credit using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

APPOINTMENTS

6. Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of Cello Group?
A) Aamir Khan
B) Ranbir Kapoor
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Akshay Kumar
Answer: C) Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan – Brand Ambassador of Cello Group.

7. The tenure of NTPC Ltd chairman and managing director till 31 July 2025. Who is CMD of NTPC?
A) Manoj Sinha
B) Sumit Deb
C) Pramod Bhasin
D) Gurdeep Singh
Answer: D) Gurdeep Singh
Gurdeep Singh – The tenure of NTPC Ltd chairman and managing director till 31 July 2025.

AWARDS

8. Who won first prize in the national-level Ayush Sanjivani quiz contest on MyGov platform?
A) Himanshu Gupta.
B) Rohit
C) Dr. Mrinmayee
D) Nisha Tamal
Answer: D) Nisha Tamal

Nisha Tamal – first prize in the national-level Ayush Sanjivani quiz contest on MyGov platform.

9. Mrs. Seema Gupta won GOLD Stevie® Award in the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT- BUSINESS category in the 17th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. She is Director (Operations) of which company?
A) POWERGRID
B) NTPC
C) CBDC
D) NHAI
Answer: A) POWERGRID
Mrs. Seema Gupta – GOLD Stevie® Award in the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT- BUSINESS category.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

10. Which University develops a new method to test for virus and antibodies using holographic images?
A) New York University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) California Institute of Technology
Answer: A) New York University
New York University – New method to test for virus and antibodies using holographic images.

11. NASA Launches Nano Satellite Developed by Three Tamil Nadu Students into Sub-orbit. What is the name of that statelite?
A) India Sat
B) Nano Sat
C) Moon Sat
D) Orbit Sat
Answer: A) India Sat
The three students — M. Adnaan of Thanthonrimalai, M. Kesavan of Nagampalli and V. Arun of Thennilai.
NASA – Launch Nano Satellite Developed by Three Tamil Nadu Students into Sub-orbit.

12. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying howmany cosmonauts blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to International Space Station?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: C) 3
Kate Rubins – USA.
Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov – Russia.
Russian + US astronauts – International Space Station from the Baikonur space launch facility.
Russia:
Capital :Moscow
Currency : Russian Ruble
United States:
Capital : Washington D.C
Currency :US Dollar

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. India provides how much amount for palestinian refugees who have been facing extreme challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) USD 2 million
B) USD 1 million
C) USD 3 million
D) USD 5 million
Answer: B) USD 1 million
India – provide USD 1 million for palestinian refugees.

14. India signed MoU with which country to promote cooperation in surface and groundwater training, education and research to achieve water security?               A) Australia
B) England
C) India
D) New Zealand
Answer: A) Australia
India + Australia – promote cooperation in surface and groundwater training, education and research to achieve water security.
Australia:
Capital :Canberra
Currency : Australian Dollar

15. Which country is re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a term of two years?
A) India
B) China
C) Russia
D) Japan
Answer: A) India
France – Co- President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
India – The President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin to mark 75th anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). What is the denomination of this coin?
A) Rs. 25
B) Rs. 50
C) Rs. 75
D) Rs. 100
Answer: C) Rs. 75
PM – To release commemorative Rs 75 coin to mark 75th anniversary of FAO.

17. Which State/UT Pollution Control Committee issued directions banning the use of diesel generators in the State/UT?
A) Delhi
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Chandigarh
D) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Answer: A) Delhi
Delhi pollution body – Ban use of diesel generators till further orders.
Delhi:
Capital: New Delhi
CM: Arvind Kejriwal
Governor: Anil Baijal

18. Which state government provides full sponsorship to students who aspire to join civil and other central services?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) Manipur
Answer: C) Mizoram
Mizoram – Announce full scholarship to facilitate UPSC aspirants.
Mizoram:
Capital : Aizawl
CM : Zoramthanga
Governor : PS Sreedharan Pillai

19. Tata Power develops how much MW solar project in Dholera Solar Park of Gujarat?
A) 200-MW
B) 100-MW
C) 300-MW
D) 600-MW
Answer: B) 100-MW
Tata Power has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to develop a 100-MW solar project in Dholera Solar Park of Gujarat.
Tata Power – develop 100-MW solar project in Gujarat.

20. Shripad Yesso Naik has inaugurated the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for Ayush systems of medicine in which state?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: D) Tamil Nadu
Ayush (Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy Unani Sidda Homoeopathy) minister Shripad Yesso Naik has inaugurated the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for Ayush systems of medicine at the National Institute of Siddha in Tamil Nadu.
Ayush ministry – Raw drug repository for medicinal plant cultivation in Tamil Nadu.
Ministers of State AYUSH and Defence:
Minister : Shripad Yesso Naik
Constituency: North Goa, Goa
Tamil Nadu:
Capital : Chennai
CM : Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit

21. Water taxi service to be launched in which place?
A) Alappuzha, Kerala
B) Kochi, Kerala
C) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
D) Kozhikode, Kerala
Answer: A) Alappuzha, Kerala
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will launch a water taxi service of the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) in Alappuzha.
Water taxi service – Alappuzha, Kerala.
Kerala:
Capital : Thiruvananthapuram
CM : Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor : Arif Mohammed Khan

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