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OCTOBER – 18 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

SPORTS

1. Who won gold metal in the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship, held virtually?
A) Baki Abdullah Hel
B) Shahu Tushar Mane
C) IM Hana
D) Elavenil Valarivan
Answer: D) Elavenil Valarivan
The championship was organised by Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF).

Elavenil Valarivan – Gold metal in the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship.
Bangladesh:
Capital : Dhaka
Currency : Bangladeshi Taka

OBITUARY

2. Rhonda Fleming passed away. She is related to which field?
A) Actress
B) Writer
C) Sports
D) Columnist
Answer: A) Actress
Rhonda Fleming – Hollywood actor.

3. Hiriyadka Gopal Rao passed away. He is a maestro in playing of which instrument?
A) Piano
B) Maddale
C) Flute
D) Saxophone
Answer: B) Maddale
Yakshagana artist and freedom fighter Hiriyadka Gopal Rao, popularly known as ‘Maddale Mantrika’, a maestro in playing the maddale, a percussion instrument, passed away.
Hiriyadka Gopal Rao – Yakshagana artist and freedom fighter.

RANKING

4. Which state is topped position in the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 rankings?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Telangana
Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh

BANKING AND FINANCE

5. Which organization with the Indian government for financing a $8-billion scheme for improving health infrastructure at the district level to make the country better prepared for the future healthcare challenges?
A) ADB
B) AIIB
C) World Bank
D) IMF
Answer: B) AIIB

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

6. Pasagada Hemanjani develops ‘auto sanitiser gloves’ which could disinfect objects and surfaces effortlessly. She is related to which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh

ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS

7. Silver Lake has stated it will buy about 1.15% stake in Jio Platforms, weeks after Facebook invested $5.7 billion in the digital arm of Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Ltd. What is the Headquarters of Silver Lake?
A) Tokyo, Japan
B) Wuhan, China
C) London, UK
D) California, United States
Answer: D) California, United States

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

8. Pasagada Hemanjani develops ‘auto sanitiser gloves’ which could disinfect objects and surfaces effortlessly. She is related to which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh
Pasagada Hemanjani – ‘auto sanitiser gloves’ which could disinfect objects and surfaces effortlessly.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Which edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka?
A) 5th
B) 7th
C) 8th
D) 10th
Answer: C) 8th
Indian Navy–Sri Lanka Navy Maritime exercise – SLINEX-20 – Trincomalee.
Sri Lanka:
Capital : Sri Jayawardenepura Kota
Currency : Rupee

10. Which country will become the world’s first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme?
A) Singapore
B) Pakistan
C) India
D) Malaysia
Answer: A) Singapore
Singapore – World’s first face scan plan sparks privacy fears.
Singapore:
Capital : Singapore
Currency : Singapore Dollar

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

11. Which state has launched a 6-month long women empowerment campaign ‘Mission Shakti’ to raise awareness and tackle crime against women in the state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh
UP – launch ‘Mission Shakti’ campaign to tackle crime against women.
Uttar Pradesh:
Capital : Lucknow
CM : Yogi Adityanath
Governor : Anandiben Patel

12. A naval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from which INS?
A) INS Visakhapatnam
B) INS Kochi
C) INS Chennai
D) INS Kolkata
Answer: C) INS Chennai
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile – Successfully test-fired from INS Chennai.

13. Which state has launched a campaign in areas adjoining elephant habitats in the northern parts of the state to prevent electrocution deaths of the pachyderms?
A) West Bengal
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) Uttarakhand
Answer: A) West Bengal
West Bengal – Campaign to prevent electrocution deaths of elephants.
West Bengal:
Capital : Kolkata
CM : Mamata Banerjee
Governor : Jagdeep Dhankhar

14. Which Railway Protection Force has launched ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative in order to provide proactive security to women passengers?
A) RPF, Mumbai
B) RPF, Visakhapatnam
C) RPF, Kolkata
D) RPF, Kochi
Answer: B) RPF, Visakhapatnam
RPF, Visakhapatnam – ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative to provide proactive security to women passengers.
Andhra Pradesh:
Capital : Amaravati
CM: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor : Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

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