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September – 13 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

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September – 13 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

Table of Contents

SPORTS

1. Naomi Osaka defeats Victoria Azarenka to win second US Open title. Naomi Osaka is related to which country?
A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer: C) Japan
Victoria Azarenka – Belarus.
Belarus:
Capital: Minsk
Currency: Belarusian Rouble
Japan:
Capital: Tokyo
Currency: Japanese yen

2. Who won San Marino Grand Prix 2020?
A) Valentino Rossi
B) Juan Mir
C) Francesco Bagnaia
D) Franco Morbidelli
Answer: D) Franco Morbidelli

Rank	Player name
1^st	Franco Morbidelli
2^nd	Francesco Bagnaia
3^rd	Juan Mir

3. Amir Hayat is related to which sports?
A) Weightlifter
B) Boxing
C) Cricket
D) Athletics
Answer: C) Cricket
The ICC on Sunday provisionally suspended UAE cricketers Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed on match fixing charges.

OBITUARY

4. Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away. He is related to which party?
A) YSR
B) Congress
C) BJP
D) Rashtriya Janta Dal
Answer: D) Rashtriya Janta Dal

5. CPI(M) MLA K Thangavelu passed away. He is related to which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Kerala
Answer: A) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu:
Capital : Chennai
CM : Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit

AWARDS

6. Nomadland film won Gold Lion award at Venice Film Festival 2020. Who is the director of this film?
A) Chloé Zhao
B) Andrei Konchalovsky
C) Padrenostro
D) Michel Franco
Answer: A) Chloé Zhao
List of winners are,

Award	Winner
GOLDEN LION	Nomadland, Chloé Zhao
SILVER LION – GRAND JURY PRIZE	New Order, Michel Franco
SILVER LION – AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR	Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wife of a Spy
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE	Dear Comrades!, Andrei Konchalovsky
AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY	Chaitanya Tamhane, The Disciple
COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress	Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor	Pierfrancesco Favino, Padrenostro
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress	Rouhollah Zamani, Sun Children
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST FILM	The Wasteland, Ahmad Bahrami
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR	Lav Diaz, Genus Pan
SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE	Listem, Ana Rocha de Sousa
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY	Pietro Castellitto, I Predatori
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS	Khansa Batma, Zanka Contact
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR	Yahya Mahayni, The Man Who Sold His Skin
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM	Entre Tu Y Milagros, Mariana Saffon
VENICE SHORT FILM NOMINATION FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2020	The Shift, Laura Carreira
VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM	Listen, Ana Rocha de Sousa
GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST VR IMMERSIVE WORK	The Hangman at Home, Michelle and Uri Kranot
BEST VR IMMERSIVE USER EXPERIENCE	Finding Pandora X, Kiira Benzing
BEST VR IMMERSIVE STORY	Killing A Superstar, Fan Fan

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

7. Which organization developed Indigenous device can help prevent blood clot in deep vein and lowers cost of saving life threatening conditions?
A) IIT Madras
B) SCTIMST
C) DRDO
D) CSIR-NCL
Answer: B) SCTIMST
2 lakh to 5 lakh rupees whereas the device developed by SCTIMST team can be placed in the market for less than 1 lakh rupees.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. US and which country sign agreement for enhanced consular privileges and immunities?
A) Iran
B) Qatar
C) UAE
D) Pakistan
Answer: C) UAE
United States:
Capital : Washington D.C
Currency :US Dollar
UAE:
Capital : Abu Dhabi
Currency : UAE Dirham

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate three projects of the Petroleum Sector in which state?
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Manipur
Answer: C) Bihar
Bihar:
Capital : Patna
CM : Nitish Kumar
Governor : Phagu Chauhan

10. According to the Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister,D V Sadananda Gowda, India will be self-reliant in the production of fertilizers by which year?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
Answer: B) 2023
Chemicals and Fertilizers:
Minister : D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Constituency : Bangalore North,Karnataka

11. Who laid the e-foundation stone of the Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, near Jammu?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Ramnath Kovind
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: B) Jitendra Singh
The mega-sports complex — to be spread over 270 kanals of land at Hiranagar in Jammu region at an estimated cost of Rs. 58.23 crore.
Jammu and Kashmir:
Capital : Srinagar(summer), Jammu(winter)
Governor : Manoj Sinha
Department of North eastern Region:
Ministry : Jitender Singh
Constituency : Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir

12. Which Ministry participated in the inaugural session of the Intra-Afghan negotiations held in Doha, Qatar?
A) Finance Ministry
B) External Affairs Ministry
C) Home Ministry
D) Women and child Development Ministry
Answer: B) External Affairs Ministry
External Affairs:
Minister : Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Constituency : MP Rajyasabha from Gujarat

13. Which state government launched ‘My Family-My Responsibility’ campaign to fight Covid-19?
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Jharkhand
Answer: B) Maharashtra
Maharashtra:
Capital : Mumbai
CM : Udhav Thackarey

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