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September – 12 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World First Aid day is observed on which date?
A) September 11
B) September 12
C) September 13
D) September 14
Answer: B) September 12

SPORTS

2. Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva Win U.S. Open Doubles Title over Nicole Melichar and Xu Yifan. Laura Siegemund is related to which country?
A) UAE
B) Iran
C) Germany
D) England
Answer: C) Germany
Vera Zvonareva – Russia

Germany:
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro

OBITUARY

3. Aditya Paudwal passed away. He is related to which field?
A) Actor
B) Musician
C) Writer
D) Sports
Answer: B) Musician
Aditya, who was music composer, arranger and producer, was battling kidney-related ailments for a long time.

4. Pro-reform religious leader Ayatollah Yousef Saanei passed away. He is related to which country?
A) UAE
B) Iran
C) Germany
D) England
Answer: B) Iran

Iran:
Capital: Tehran
Currency: Iranian rial

5. Singer Toots Hibbert passed away. He is related to which country?
A) UAE
B) Iran
C) Germany
D) Jamaica
Answer: D) Jamaica

Jamaica:
Capital: Kingston
Currency: Jamaican Dollar

6. John Fahey passed away. He is President of which organization?
A) WADA
B) IMF
C) ADB
D) World Bank
Answer: A) WADA
John Fahey, a former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and a key player in getting the 2000 Summer Olympics for Sydney, has died.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

7. A book named “By Royal Appointment” is authored by whom?
A) Sudha Murty
B) Rakesh Nair
C) Jeffrey Archer
D) Kirban Singh
Answer: C) Jeffrey Archer

• Prolific author Jeffrey Archer will in October come out with three books of fun-filled and action-packed stories for young readers which he actually wrote when his children were young.
• “By Royal Appointment”, “Willy Visits the Square World” and “Willy and the Killer Kipper” are for children in the age group of five to nine years and will be available in bookstores from October 21, publishers Pan Macmillan India said.

APPOINTMENTS

8. Who has been elected as the chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2020-2021?
A) Bharathi V Darda
B) Sendhil V Darda
C) Devendra V Darda
D) Selva V Darda
Answer: C) Devendra V Darda

9. The government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers to oversee the process of corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). Who is headed in this Group?
A) Defence Ministry
B) Finance Ministry
C) Home Ministry
D) Women and Child Development Ministry
Answer: A) Defence Ministry

AWARDS

10. The Disciple has bagged the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. Who is director of this film?
A) Anurag Kashyap
B) Karan Johar
C) Chaitanya Tamhane
D) Rajkumar Hirani
Answer: C) Chaitanya Tamhane

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. Which organization develops new “Disinfectant Sprays” to prevent microbial infections and to decontaminate vegetables and fruits?
A) CSIR-CMERI
B) DRDO
C) IPFT
D) IIT Madras
Answer: C) IPFT
IPFT – Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

12. India, which country Hold 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting?
A) US
B) UK
C) Iran
D) UAE
Answer: A) US
India and the United States held bilateral 2+2 inter-sessional meeting during which the two sides exchanged views about regional developments and agreed to pursue their quest for a “free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous” India-Pacific.

United States:
Capital: Washington D.C
Currency: US Dollar

13. US and which country sign defence deal to counter China’s presence in Indian Ocean?
A) Maldives
B) Japan
C) Russia
D) UAE
Answer: A) Maldives

Maldives:
Capital: Malé
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

14. Which state government signs pact with SIDBI to develop MSME ecosystem?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Answer: D) Rajasthan

Rajasthan:
Capital: Jaipur
CM: Ashok Gehlot
Governor: Kalraj Mishra

15. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb laid the foundation stone for Tripuras first-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at which place?
A) Sabroom
B) Kalasi
C) Jolaibari
D) Manu Bazar
Answer: A) Sabroom

Tripura:
Capital: Agartala
CM: Biplap Kumar Deb
Governor: Ramesh Bias

16. Home Minister Amit Shah e-launches development projects worth Rs 221 crore in which place?
A) Mumbai, Maharashtra
B) Bangalore, Karnataka
C) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
D) Kolkata, West Bengal
Answer: C) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Union home minister and Member of Parliament (MP) from Gandhinagar presided over thee-launching of development works worth Rs 134 crore in his constituency.     Gujarat:
Capital : Gandhinagar
CM : Vijay Rupani
Governor : Acharya Dev Vrat

17. Which organization partners with FICCI FLO Hyderabad to set up incubator to support women entrepreneurs?
A) CIE IIIT-Hyderabad
B) CIE IIIT-Mandi
C) CIE IIIT-Madras
D) CIE IIIT-Kolkata
Answer: A) CIE IIIT-Hyderabad
FICCI FLO Hyderabad Chapter has partnered with CIE IIIT-H to establish the FLOIncubator@CIE IIITH to empower women entrepreneurs and women-led start-ups.

18. Which state to launch app to ensure safety of houses, alert about accident-prone areas?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh
App Name – ‘AP Police Seva.

Andhra Pradesh:
Capital : Amaravati
CM: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor : Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

19. India’s first Coronavirus airport testing facility launched in which airport?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport
B) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
C) Kempegowda International Airport
D) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Answer: A) Indira Gandhi International Airport

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