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September – 08 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. International Literacy Day is observed on September 08. What is the theme of that day?
A) “Literacy, Listening and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”
B) “Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-20 crisis and beyond”
C) “Literacy, Writing and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”
D) “Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”
Answer: D) “Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”
World Physical Therapy Day – 8th September.

SPORTS

2. Noor Mohammad ‘Lalai’ is related to which sports?
A) Tennis
B) Volleyball
C) Football
D) Cricket
Answer: D) Cricket
Noor Mohammad “Lalai” has been issued with a five-year ban by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) after the coach accepted four charges relating to the breaching of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code.
Afghanistan:
Capital : Kabul
Currency : Afghan Afghani

OBITUARY

3. R J Shahaney passed away. He is former chairman of which company?
A) Mahindra
B) Ashok Leyland
C) TATA
D) Bajaj
Answer: B) Ashok Leyland
Shahaney was Ashok Leyland’s first Indian managing director and served in that capacity from 1978 till 1998. He subsequently served as the company’s chairman until 2010.

4. Govind Swarup passed away. He is related to which field?
A) Politician
B) Actor
C) Scientist
D) Musician
Answer: C) Scientist

• Globally acclaimed scientist Govind Swarup (91), one of the pioneers in radio-astronomy, passed away.
• He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1973 and the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1972.

5. Jaya Prakash Reddy passes away. He is actor of which language?
A) Kannada
B) Malayalam
C) Telugu
D) Gujarathi
Answer: C) Telugu

BANKING AND FINANCE

6. Razorpay has launched a collateral free line of credit for SMEs. What is the name of that credit?
A) Cash SMEs
B) Cash Credit
C) Cash Advance
D) Cash Safe
Answer: C) Cash Advance
MSMEs can borrow working capital with a credit limit of Rs 50,000 to Rs 10 lakh, within 10 seconds through the Razorpay dashboard, depending upon the credit history of the business.
Razorpay:
HQ : Bangaluru, Karnataka
CEO : Harshil Mathur

7. India and the Asian Development Bank signed a how much amount loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor?
A) 500 million US dollar
B) 300 million US dollar
C) 200 million US dollar
D) 700 million US dollar
Answer: A) 500 million US dollar
The first tranche of a total one billion dollar facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will improve regional connectivity and mobility in India’s national capital region (NCR).
Asian Development Bank:
Hq: Manila, Philippines
Head : Masatsugu Asakawa

8. State Bank of India to launch a loan product primarily focused on organic cotton growers. what is the name of that product?
A) SAGAL
B) SAFAL
C) SAPAL
D) SARAL
Answer: B) SAFAL
SAFAL – Safe and Fast Agriculture Loan
State Bank of India:
Capital : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Head : Rajnish Kumar
Tagline : With You all the way, Pure Banking Nothing Else

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

9. Which company collaborates with NSDC to provide free courses on digital skills?
A) Accenture
B) TCS
C) LinkedIn
D) Wipro
Answer: C) LinkedIn

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

10. Which organization and NISE, Gurugram sign an MoU as a Strategic Association to bolster the Solar Energy Sector?
A) CSIR-NAL
B) CSIR-NCL
C) CSIR-CMERI
D) CSIR-NRRI
Answer: C) CSIR-CMERI

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

11. India and which country agreed to diversify their trade relationship and discussed cooperation in health, pharmaceuticals, Defence, agriculture, food processing, digitization and telecom?
A) Angola
B) Jamaica
C) Dominica
D) Namibia
Answer: A) Angola
Angola:
Capital : Luanda
Currency : Angolan Kwanza

12. India, collaborating with USA and which country to 5G communication network?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Israel
D) Australia
Answer: C) Israel
Israel:
Capital : Jerusalem
Currency : Israeli new shekel
United States:
Capital : Washington D.C
Currency :US Dollar

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. Which state/UT launched online system for filing complaints in consumer courts?
A) Assam
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Delhi
D) Rajasthan
Answer: C) Delhi
Delhi:
Capital: New Delhi
CM: Arvind Kejriwal
Governor: Anil Baijal

14. Which state government launches South’s first fixed-wing air ambulance helmed by medical experts?
A) Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Karnataka

• Air ambulance firm International Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) will run the services in collaboration with aviation technology firm Kyathi from the HAL airport in Bengaluru.
• This will also be the first air ambulance based out of South India, providing services for medical emergencies.

Karnataka:
Capital : Bengaluru
CM : B. S. Yeddyurappa
Governor : Vajubhai Vala

15. Haryana introduced an academic WhatsApp chatbot to facilitate the admission process and provide information pertaining to universities, colleges and students. What is the name of that chatbot?
A) ‘Vidhya Mitra’
B) ‘Bharat Mitra’
C) ‘Aapka Mitra’
D) ‘Swachh Mitra’
Answer: C) ‘Aapka Mitra’
Number is – 7419444449.
This state also launched an online platform for admission to undergraduate courses in government-aided and self-financed colleges.
Haryana:
Capital : Chandigarh
CM: Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor : Satyadev Narayan Arya

16. Which Airport rolls out QR code-enabled contactless check-in mechanism for the passengers?
A) Hyderbad International Airport
B) Bangalore International Airport
C) Mumbai International Airport
D) Bombay International Airport
Answer: C) Mumbai International Airport
Deployed by global airlines IT services solution major SITA, the touchless technology solution is a vital step in reducing passenger contact with kiosk surfaces and is in full compliance with the civil aviation ministry’s passenger processing guidelines.

17. The first ever cannabis medicine project will be set up with the collaboration of Canada in which State/UT?
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Delhi
D) Chandigarh
Answer: A) Jammu & Kashmir
Union minister Jitendra Singh also reviewed the progress of the construction of north India’s first biotech industrial park in Kathua near Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir:
Capital : Srinagar(summer), Jammu(winter)
Governor : Manoj Sinha

18. Which organization organizes awareness cum sensitization programme for newly proposed FPO in Jammu and Kashmir?
A) CSIR
B) NABARD
C) FICCI
D) CCI
Answer: B) NABARD
NABARD:
Chairman– G R Chintala
HQ– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jammu and Kashmir:
Capital : Srinagar(summer), Jammu(winter)
Governor : Manoj Sinha

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