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OCTOBER – 27 | Daily Current Affairs 2020
Table of Contents
SPORTS
1. Michel Vorm announces retirement. He is related to which sports?
A) Football
B) Volleyball
C) Baseball
D) Basketball
Answer: A) Football
- Former Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City goalkeeper Michel Vorm announced his retirement from the sport.
- He is from Netherlands.
Michel Vorm announces retirement – Football – Netherlands
Netherlands:
Capital : Amsterdam
Currency : Euro
OBITUARY
2. Naresh Kanodia passed away. He was actor of which language?
A) Gujarati
B) Marathi
C) Telugu
D) Malayalam
Answer: A) Gujarati
Naresh Kanodia – Veteran Gujarati film star-turned-politician
Gujarat:
Capital : Gandhinagar
CM : Vijay Rupani
Governor : Acharya Dev Vrat
BANKING AND FINANCE
3. Which Bank has tied up with IIFL Finance to offer gold loans in untapped locations, including rural areas?
A) SBM Bank
B) CSB Bank
C) HSBC Bank
D) LVB Bank
Answer: B) CSB Bank
CSB Bank + IIFL Finance = to offer gold loans in untapped locations.
4. Which payment platform has partnered with Safegold its digital platform that allows customers to buy, sell and receive vaulted gold?
A) BharatPe
B) Patym
C) PhonePe
D) Amazon Pay
Answer: A) BharatPe
BharatPe + Safegold = Digital gold on its platform.
5. NPCI launches ‘RuPay Festive Carnival’ to provide discounts up to how many per cent on purchase of various branded items using RuPay card?
A) 10-75
B) 10-65
C) 10-55
D) 10-45
Answer: B) 10-65
NPCI – ‘RuPay Festive Carnival’
APPOINTMENTS
6. The Union government has constituted a howmany member advisory committee for introducing reforms in urban planning education system in India?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
Answer: D) 14
The Union government – 14-member advisory committee – Introducing reforms in urban planning education system in India.
AWARDS
7. Nityananda Nayak was honoured with the prestigious Sarala Puraskar. He is poet of which language?
A) Odia
B) Gujarati
C) Tamil
D) Bengali
Answer: A) Odia
Poet Nityananda Nayak – Honoured with Sarala Puraskar.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
8. Which IIT has developed a low-cost membrane technology to produce psychoactive drugs and anti-aging compounds from wide range of agricultural resources?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Hyderabad
D) IIT Guwahati
Answer: D) IIT Guwahati
IIT Guwahati – Low-cost tech to produce psychoactive drugs, anti-aging compounds from agri resources.
9. Maruti Suzuki India in association with which IT Company has developed a smartphone-based technology for testing applicants seeking driver’s license?
A) Microsoft
B) Infosys
C) IBM
D) Accenture
Answer: A) Microsoft
The technology – HAMS (Harnessing Automobile for Safety)
Maruti + Microsoft = tech for testing applicants seeking driver’s license
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
10. Which country will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050?
A) USA
B) UK
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer: C) Japan
Japan – Achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.
11. India and which country to sign BECA agreement during 2+2 dialogue to facilitate exchange of sensitive information?
A) USA
B) UK
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer: A) USA
India + US = Sign BECA agreement during 2+2 dialogue to facilitate exchange of sensitive information.
United States:
Capital : Washington D.C
Currency :US Dollar
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
12. ‘Standup Mitra’ portal has recorded over 96,000 loan sanctions worth over Rs 21,000 crore as of September end. This portal is related to which organization?
A) SEBI
B) SIDBI
C) NHAI
D) NTPC
Answer: B) SIDBI
SIDBI – ‘Standup Mitra’ portal records over 96,000 loan sanctions.
SIDBI:
Hq : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
MD and Chairman : Mohammad Mustafa
13. Which Airport has started rolling out end-to-end paperless E- boarding facility for international flights?
A) Hyderabad International Airport
B) Mumbai International Airport
C) Kolkata International Airport
D) Chennai International Airport
Answer: A)Hyderabad International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has started rolling out end-to-end paperless E- boarding facility for international flights, becoming the first airport in India.
Hyderabad Airport – E-boarding facility for international passengers.
14. Which state HC became the first high court in the country to live-stream its court proceedings on Youtube?
A) Kerala
B) Nagaland
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
Answer: C) Gujarat
Gujarat HC – First state apex court to live-stream proceedings on Youtube.
Gujarat:
Capital : Gandhinagar
CM : Vijay Rupani
Governor : Acharya Dev Vrat
15. India Post and which country Postal Service signs Agreement for Electronic Exchange of Customs Data related to postal shipments exchanged between the two countries?
A) USA
B) UK
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer: A) USA
India Post + United States Postal Service = Electronic Exchange of Customs Data related to postal shipments exchanged between the two countries.
16. Which Ministry virtually inaugurated the DST-IIEST Solar PV Hub at IIEST, Shibpur?
A) Education Ministry
B) Women and Child Development Ministry
C) Home Ministry
D) Tribal affairs Ministry
Answer: A) Education Ministry
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ – Inaugurate the DST-IIEST Solar PV Hub at IIEST, Shibpur.
Education Ministry:
Minister : Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Constituency : Hardwar, Uttarakhand
17. Union Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates ‘Direct Port Entry Facility’ at V.O. Chidambaranar port. what is constituency of Shri Mansukh Mandaviya?
A) Rajaya sabha MP , Maharashtra
B) Rajaya sabha MP , Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajaya sabha MP , Gujarat
D) Rajaya sabha MP , Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C) Rajaya sabha MP , Gujarat
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya – ‘Direct Port Entry Facility’ at V.O. Chidambaranar port.
18. Delhi launched an app using which citizens can bring pollution-causing activities to the government’s notice. what is the name of that app?
A) ‘Blue Delhi’
B) ‘Red Delhi’
C) ‘Green Delhi’
D) ‘Violet Delhi’
Answer: C) ‘Green Delhi’
Delhi – ‘Green Delhi’ – Redress complaints of air pollution-causing activities.
Delhi:
Capital: New Delhi
CM: Arvind Kejriwal
Governor: Anil Baijal