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OCTOBER – 29 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World stroke day is observed on which date?
A) October 29
B) October 30
C) October 31
D) November 1
Answer: A) October 29
International Internet day – October 29

OBITUARY

2. Keshubhai Patel passed away. He was former chief minister of which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Telangana
D) Gujarat
Answer: D) Gujarat
Keshubhai Patel – Former Gujarat chief minister
Gujarat:
Capital : Gandhinagar
CM : Vijay Rupani
Governor : Acharya Dev Vrat

RANKING

3. What is the rank of India in Nation Brand Index (NBI) 2020,conducted by Ipsos and Simon Anholt?
A) 34
B) 32
C) 12
D) 67
Answer: A) 34
Total countries – 50

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. RBI imposes howmuch amount fine on DCB Bank for violating marketing norms?
A) Rs 20 lakh
B) Rs 21 lakh
C) Rs 22 lakh
D) Rs 23 lakh
Answer: C) Rs 22 lakh
RBI – Rs 22 lakh fine on DCB Bank for violating marketing norms.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

5. Which IT company has collaborated with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) to transform the latter’s customer experience using digital tools?
A) Infosys
B) IBM
C) Accenture
D) Microsoft
Answer: B) IBM
IBM + Indian Oil Corporation = to transform the latter’s customer experience using digital tools.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

6. World’s first scientoon book entitled “Bye Bye Corona”, written by ‘scientoonist’ Dr Pradeep Srivastava. Who is released in this book?
A) Ms.Selcea Savia Da Costa
B) Mr. Prathamesh
C) Dr Nakul Parashar
D) Ms. Anandi Ben
Answer: D) Ms. Anandi Ben
The book, published by Vigyan Prasar of DST, makes people aware of Covid-19 in an engaging way.
Ms. Anandi Ben – World’s first scientoon book “Bye Bye Corona”on Coronavirus released.

APPOINTMENTS

7. Who is appointed as Managing Director in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) recommended by The Banks Board Bureau?
A) Anil Dhasmana
B) Siddhartha Mohanty
C) H D Deve Gowda
D) Prasanth Kumar
Answer: B) Siddhartha Mohanty
BBB – recommend Siddhartha Mohanty for LIC’s MD post.
Life Insurance Corporation:
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman :M R Kumar

8. Who has appointed as the country’s next Chief Information Commissioner?
A) Anil Dhasmana
B) Siddhartha Mohanty
C) Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
D) Prasanth Kumar
Answer: C) Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha – The country’s next Chief Information Commissioner

AWARDS

9. Who has been recognised by the Canada-India Business Council with its new 2020 “Global Service Award?
A) Ashok Kumar
B) Gulabbai Sangamnerkar
C) M R Rangaswami
D) C.Rangarajan
Answer: C) M R Rangaswami
Eminent Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist M R Rangaswami has been recognised by the Canada-India Business Council with its new 2020 Global Service Award” for launching Indiaspora and connecting the Indian diaspora globally.
M R Rangaswami – the Canada-India Business Council with its new 2020 Global Service.

10. Which State Department of Health, Medical & Family Welfare has received SKOCH awards 2020 for the work done with the help of technological advancements during the Covid-19 pandemic?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Telangana
D) Gujarat
Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

• The Andhra Pradesh police have bagged 48 of the 83 SKOCH Order of Merit – 2020 Edition Awards for their outstanding performance in various areas of policing.
• The AP police also won two gold and 11 silver awards at the 67th SKOCH Summit held in New Delhi.

Andhra Pradesh – SKOCH awards for virus digital handling.
Andhra Pradesh:
Capital : Amaravati
CM: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor : Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. Which University has designed a novel face mask that can not only filter out the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19?
A) California Institute of Technology.
B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
C) Stanford University
D) Harvard University
Answer: B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT – design face mask that can inactivate coronavirus using heat.

12. Agappe Diagnostics to launch cheaper, more accurate COVID test kit. Agappeis Diagnostics medical devices company of which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Telangana
D) Gujarat
Answer: B) Kerala
The new test kit and the reagents are manufactured at the company’s facility in Kochi under the brand name Mispa LUME and Lumescreen-nCov, respectively
Kochi firm Agappe Diagnostics – launch cheaper, more accurate COVID test kit

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. India announced an additional how much amount Line of Credit for Central Asian countries to widen connectivity and energy partnership among other sectors?
A) $ 4 billion
B) $ 3 billion
C) $ 1 billion
D) $ 2 billion
Answer: C) $ 1 billion
India – extend $ 1 billion Line of Credit – Central Asia for connectivity & other development projects

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

14. The cabinet committee on economic affairs approved how much amount project to improve the safety and performance of select dams across India?
A) Rs 9,211-crore
B) Rs 10,211-crore
C) Rs 11,211-crore
D) Rs 12,211-crore
Answer: B) Rs 10,211-crore
The cabinet committee – Rs 10,211-crore project to improve the safety and performance of select dams across India.

15. Which organisaiton and QCI launched ‘National Program and Project Management Policy Framework’ for infrastructure sector?
A) NITI Aayog
B) CBDC
C) NHAI
D) NTPC
Answer: A) NITI Aayog
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari unveiled the Indian Infrastructure Body of Knowledge (InBoK), a book on the practice of program and project management in India, and launched the framework, along with Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Piyush Goyal, NITI Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant, QCI Chairman Adil Zainulbhai.

NITI Aayog + QCI = launch ‘National Program and Project Management Policy Framework’ for infrastructure sector.
NITI Agyog:
Hq: New Delhi
CEO : Amitabh Kant

16. Which armed forces develops messaging application ‘Secure Application for Internet’ similar to WhatsApp which will be used by the security forces to communicate securely?
A) Indian Army
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Air Force
D) Indian Coast Guard
Answer: A) Indian Army
Indian Army – A simple messaging application named the Secure Application for Internet (SAI).

17. Which state launches revamped Dharani portal to end corruption during land registration?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana
Answer: D) Telangana
Telangana – Revamped Dharani portal to end corruption during land registration
Telangana:
Capital : Hyderabad
CM : K. Chandrashekar Rao
Governor : Tamilisai Soundararajan

18. Which department has launched OPERATION MERI SAHELI taken for focused action on security of women?
A) Post
B) Railway
C) Commerce
D) Women & Child Development
Answer: B) Railway
Indian Railways has launched “Meri Saheli” initiative for focused action on security of women across all zones with an objective to provide safety and security to lady passengers travelling by trains for their entire journey from starting station to destination station.
Indian Railways – OPERATION MERI SAHELI.
Railways and Commerce and Industry:
Minister : Piyush Goyal
Constituency : Rajya Sabha MP,Maharashtra

19. Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched a Scheme titled SERB-POWER designed exclusively for women scientists. what is expansion of O in POWER?
A) Organising
B) Opportunities
C) Operating
D) Outstanding
Answer: B) Opportunities

• POWER – Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan – a Scheme titled SERB-POWER designed exclusively for women scientists.

Health and Family Welfare, Science
and Technology and Earth Sciences.
Minister : Dr Harshavardhan
Constituency : Chandni Chowk, Delhi

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