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September – 10 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World Suicide Prevention day is observed on which date?
A) September 10
B) September 11
C) September 12
D) September 13
Answer: A) September 10

OBITUARY

2. Diana Rigg passed away. She is related to which field?
A) Actor
B) Writer
C) Politician
D) Sports
Answer: A) Actor
British actor Diana Rigg, who came to fame in the cult 1960s TV show The Avengers and recently appeared in Game of Thrones, died.

3. ‘Vadivel’ Balaji passed away. He is related to which field?
A) Actor
B) Comedian
C) Writer
D) A & B
Answer: D) A & B
He is related to Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu:
Capital : Chennai
CM : Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit

RANKING

4. According to the EASE 2.0 Index, which bank has topped in the ‘Top Performing Banks’ category?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) State Bank of India
C) Bank of Maharashtra
D) Oriental Bank of Commerce
Answer: Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda:
Hq: Vadodara, Gujarat
MD and CEO : Sanjiv Chadha
Tagline : India’s International Bank
‘Top Performing Banks’ category:

‘Top Improvers’ category:

Outstanding Performance:

BANKING AND FINANCE

5. Which insurance company partners with NSDL Payments Bank to offer insurance products?
A) Aegon Life Insurance
B) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
C) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
D) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Answer: B) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
NSDL Payments Bank:
CEO: Ashutosh Singh
HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance:
MD & CEO : N S Kannan
HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra

6. Which Bank introduces iStartup2.0 as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for early and growth stage needs of startups?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer: A) ICICI Bank
Additionally, for startups wanting to expand business digitally in the virtual world, a ‘Digital Concierge’ is available. It offers solutions for services ranging from website development & hosting, social media marketing, SEO & SEM among others, thus making the digital transformation of a startup simpler and easier.
ICICI Bank:
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO : SandeepBakshi
Tagline : Hum Hai Na, KhayalApka

7. ADB provides how much amount loan to Bangladesh for PPP infrastructure projects?
A) 30 million dollar
B) 40 million dollar
C) 50 million dollar
D) 20 million dollar
Answer: C) 50 million dollar

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and government of Bangladesh signed a 50 million dollar loan agreement on Thursday to promote, fund and implement public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the country.
• ADB, ENGIE sign ₹466-crore loan for developing solar project in Gujarat.

Asian Development Bank:
Hq: Manila, Philippines
Head : Masatsugu Asakawa
Bangladesh:
Capital : Dhaka
Currency : Bangladeshi Taka

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

8. Which IT Company partners with NASSCOM FutureSkills to launch AI skilling initiative in India?
A) IBM
B) Microsoft
C) Accenture
D) UiPath
Answer: B) Microsoft
The National Association of Software and Service Companies.

AWARDS

9. Maggie O’Farrell won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for which novel?
A) Catch-22
B) Moby-Dick
C) To Kill a Mockingbird
D) Hamnet
Answer: D) Hamnet

10. Which state government bags WSIS award under the e-government category?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) West Bengal
Answer: D) West Bengal
West Bengal:
Capital : Kolkata
CM : Mamata Banerjee
Governor : Jagdeep Dhankhar
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS):

• After Kanyashree scheme, another West Bengal government project has received a global prize. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on Monday handed over the winner prize 2020 to the state government for Sabuj Sathi project through a virtual ceremony
• The project is the brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Started in 2015, bicycles are given to students of state-run, state-sponsored, aided schools and madrasas studying between classes 9 and 12 in a bid to reduce the issue of dropping out of school, especially in rural Bengal and also to ensure they continue school education till at least class 12.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. Brihaspathi Technologies Launches COVIPRO, a Unique Kiosk-based Solution to Prevent Corona. Brihaspathi Technologies is based which state?
A) Hyderabad, Telangana
B) Bangalore, Karnataka
C) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
D) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Answer: A) Hyderabad, Telangana
COVIPRO is an all-in-one kiosk providing face recognition, realtime temperature recording, automatic hand sanitiser and UV disinfection of various articles.

12. Which scientists have developed a four-level scoring model for predicting the death risk of patients hospitalized with Covid-19?
A) American
B) British
C) Asian
D) African
Answer: B) British
The new model – called the 4C (Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium) Mortality Score – uses data such as age, sex, underlying conditions, breathing and blood oxygen levels.

13. Vietnamese school students design special helmets to bring comfort to frontline workers. What is the name of that helmet?
A) wihelm
B) Pihelm
C) Vihelm
D) Bihelm
Answer: C) Vihelm
Vietnam:
Capital : Hanoi
Currency : Vietnamese dong

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

14. An Exercise named “Caucus 2020” held in which country?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) China
D) Japan
Answer: B) Russia

• Chinese and Russian forces will take part in joint military exercises in southern Russia later this month along with troops from Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan and other.
• The “Caucus 2020” drills will deploy wheeled vehicles and light weaponry to be flown to the drill location by China’s latest version transport aircraft.

Russia:
Capital :Moscow
Currency : Russian Ruble

15. India, France and which country hold first trilateral dialogue with focus on Indo-Pacific?
A) New Zealand
B) Australia
C) USA
D) Bangladesh
Answer: B) Australia
Australia:
Capital :Canberra
Currency : Australian Dollar
France:
Capital : Paris
currency : Euro

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

16. Government approves how much amount Munger-Bhagalpur National Highway project in Bihar?
A) Rs 371-cr
B) Rs 971-cr
C) Rs 571-cr
D) Rs 671-cr
Answer : B) Rs 971-cr
120 km Munger-Bhagalpur-Tirpety-Kahalgaon concrete road on national highway 80 in Bihar.

17. Which state government to organize 5-day global virtual MSME exhibition in October?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh
Buyers from 50 countries will be connected to the virtual platform, which will also promote the One District-One Product (ODOP) scheme, aimed at promoting the state’s indigenous and traditional handicrafts and industries.
Uttar Pradesh:
Capital : Lucknow
CM : Yogi Adityanath
Governor : Anandiben Patel

18. Which Ministry launched a doorstep banking services initiative by public sector banks (PSBs) which will provide convenience to customers?
A) Finance Ministry
B) Home Ministry
C) Women and Child Development Ministry
D) Railways Ministry
Answer: A) Finance Ministry
PSBs have initiated ‘eShishu Mudra’ for straight-through processing of loans to micro-enterprises and digital personal loan for customers.

19. Which organization develops P-7 Heavy Drop System capable of para dropping military stores?
A) CSIR-CMERI
B) DRDO
C) IIT Madras
D) IIT Kanpur
Answer: B) DRDO

• Defence Research and Development Organization, DRDO has developed P-7 Heavy Drop System which is capable of para dropping military stores up to seven-tonne weight class from IL- 76 aircraft
• The system has been developed successfully with 100 per cent indigenous resources.
• P-7 Heavy Drop System has been inducted in the Army.

DRDO:
Hq : New Delhi
Chairman : G. Satheesh Reddy

20. Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched a dispute redressal mechanism to facilitate affordable and timely resolution of disputes for the maritime sector. What is the name of that Mechanism?
A) SARAT-Ports
B) SAFAL-Ports
C) SARAL-Ports
D) SAROD-Ports
Answer: D) SAROD-Ports
SAROD-Ports = Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes – Ports).

21. Which state government has constituted a three-member task force to check the complaints of exorbitant fee charged by private hospitals for treating COVID patients?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Karnataka
Answer: B) Telangana
The government has nominated three IAS officers Rahul Bojja, D. Divya and Sarfaraz Ahmed as members of the task force.
Telangana:
Capital : Hyderabad
CM : K. Chandrashekar Rao
Governor : Tamilisai Soundararajan

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