Current Affairs Quiz / MCQ the Hindu Quiz for All Competitive Exam (PGT Teacher, PGT Commerce, UGC NET/JRF, UKSSSC, DSSSB, CTET, PSU Accountant, IAS Exam, IBPS, SBI, PO/Clerk, LIC, RBI Assistant, LIC Assistant, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB Exams), we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 18th Oct 2020 covering the following topics: Chhattisgarh, Astrology, GDP, WADA, Enobosarm.
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Q1. When is the International Day of Older Persons is observed globally?
(a) 1st October
(b) 2nd October
(c) 3rd October
(d) 4th October
(e) 5th October
Q2. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment _________________ e-launched the “Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM)”.
(a) Ramvilas Paswan
(b) Narendra Singh Tomar
(c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(d) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(e) Thaawarchand Gehlot
Q3. Which of the following India Railway Zone recently launched the project, “Operation my Saheli” to enhance the security of women passengers in the train throughout the entire journey from the originating point to their destinations.
(a) South Eastern Railways
(b) East Central Railway
(c) South Western Railway
(d) Northern Railway
(e) North Western Railway
Q4. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda has launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers in ____________.
(a) Telangana
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Q5. Which of the following bank recently launched a green initiative named “IB-eNote” to enable a total paperless working environment?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Indian Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) Canara Bank
Q6. Name the former cricketer, who has been appointed as brand ambassador by Bengal Peerless Housing Development Company Limited.
(a) Suresh Raina
(b) MS Dhoni
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Sourav Ganguly
(e) VVS Laxman
Q7. The BSE has joined hands with which bank to empower the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) listed on the platform?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) SBI
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Yes Bank
(e) ICICI Bank
Q8. What is the theme of International Day of Older Persons?
(a) Research has shown that thinking more positively about ageing can increase life expectancy by 7.5 years
(b) Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society
(c) Celebrating Older Human Rights champions
(d) The Journey to Age Equality
(e) Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?
Q9. Australian woman cricketer and wicketkeeper, ___________ broke the record of “Most Dismissal by Wicket Keeper” by MS Dhoni’s who made 91 dismissals in 98 T20 Internationals(T20Is) for India.
(a) Patricia Holmes
(b) Margaret Peden
(c) Alyssa Healy
(d) Hazel Pritchard
(e) Ruby Monaghan
Q10. Which of the following state government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Denmark in the water sector?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q11. RBI will trigger fresh floatation of market loans when the Government of India utilizes _____% of the WMA limit
(a) 60%
(b) 80%
(c) 75%
(d) 55%
(e) 40%
Q12. Which of the following organisation has stopped its operations in the country, after the government of India froze the bank accounts for allegedly breaking rules on foreign funding laws?
(a) Action India
(b) Plan India
(c) Oxfam
(d) Care India
(e) Amnesty International
Q13. _____________ and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed an MoU to collaborate in the area of Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage (CCUS).
(a) Essar Steel
(b) Jindal Steel
(c) Steel Authority of India
(d) JSW Steel
(e) Tata Steel
Q14. Name the initiative launched by Rajnath Singh to support innovations identified by members of the Indian Armed Forces and will bolster frugal innovation ideas from soldiers/ field formations.
(a) iDEX4Innovation
(b) iDEX4Fauji
(c) iDEX4Change
(d) iDEX4Challenge
(e) iDEX4Startups
Q15. What is the limit of Ways and Means Advances (WMA) set by RBI for the second half of the financial year 2020-21 for Central Government?
(a) Rs. 1,00,000 crore
(b) Rs. 1,50,000 crore
(c) Rs. 1,25,000 crore
(d) Rs. 1,75,000 crore
(e) Rs. 2,00,000 crore
