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Table of Contents
NATIONAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................... 26
GOVT SCHEMES ............................................................................................................................................................. 37
BANKING AND FINANCE .............................................................................................................................................. 44
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS ............................................................................................................................................ 60
MoUs AND AGREEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 69
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 78
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ...................................................................................................................................... 93
SUMMITS, CONFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 100
COMMITTEE AND MEETING ...................................................................................................................................... 104
INDEX ........................................................................................................................................................................... 111
ACQUISITION AND MERGERS .................................................................................................................................... 116
DEFENCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 119
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................... 122
SPORTS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 132
BOOKS AND AUTHORS................................................................................................................................................ 136
OBITUARY .................................................................................................................................................................... 140
IMPORTANT DAYS ...................................................................................................................................................... 148
ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 161
APP and WEB PORTAL ................................................................................................................................................ 163
CA STATIC GK .............................................................................................................................................................. 168

NATIONAL AFFAIRS
1. How much crores worth road projects’ foundation stone was laid by Union Road transport and
Highways minister Nitin Gadkari (August 2020)?
1) Rs. 555 Cr
2) Rs. 777 Cr
3) Rs. 666 Cr
4) Rs. 999 Cr
5) Rs. 333 Cr
Answer – 2) Rs. 777 Cr
Explanation:
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari inaugurated three important bridges,
two road improvement projects. He laid the foundation stone for four other major bridge projects across
the rivers Wainganga, Bandiya, Perikota and Perimili in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra with an
outlay of Rs. 777 Crores. The projects will be crucial for improving mobility and providing socio-economic
development for the people of Gadchiroli district. The region is affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE).
2. PM Modi inaugurated the college, administration buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central
Agricultural University in which city recently?
1) Patna
2) Roorkee
3) Nainital
4) Mandi
5) Jhansi
Answer – 5) Jhansi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the College, Administration Buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai
Central Agricultural University in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh through video conference. The Central Agricultural
University is expected to improve the education infrastructure and contribute to cutting edge research in
agriculture and further farmer welfare.
3. How much crore was sanctioned for 500 water projects to improve the water availability in the
drought prone Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh?
1) Rs 15, 000
2) Rs 7, 500
3) Rs 2, 500
4) Rs 5, 000
5) Rs 10, 000
Answer – 5) Rs 10, 000
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sanctioned 500 water projects worth Rs 10, 000 crores to improve the water
availability in the drought prone Bundelkhand region. Projects worth Rs. 3, 000 Crore have already
commenced in the region, and works have begun on increasing the groundwater level in the region under
the groundwater management scheme. The proposed Ken-Betwa river linking project will change the
fortune of Bundelkhand region.
4. Which ministry has notified ‘Rules of Transaction of Business’ for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir
recently?
1) Ministry of Home Affairs
2) Ministry of Finance
3) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

4) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
5) Ministry of Minority Affairs
Answer – 1) Ministry of Home Affairs
Explanation:
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the ‘Rules of Transaction of Business’ for the Government of Union
Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). The rules have been issued under the exercise of powers
conferred by section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, read with the Proclamation,
dated 31st October, 2019 issued under section 73 of the said Act. If the Lieutenant Governor (LG) and
Council of Ministers differ on any issue, the LG is required to refer the matter to the President and the LG
will act according to the decision taken by the President.
5. Who has launched world’s 1st exclusive product market for the renewable energy sector named
Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM)?
1) PiyushGoyal
2) Raj Kumar Singh
3) Ravi Shankar Prasad
4) Giriraj Singh
5) Pralhad Joshi
Answer - 2) Raj Kumar Singh
Explanation:
Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh
launched the Pan-India Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) in New Delhi virtually, for electricity. GTAM is
the World’s First Exclusive Product Market for the renewable energy sector. It will help in achieving the
Government of India’s target of 175 Giga Watt (GW) RE Capacity by 2022.
6. According to the report titled “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) 2019” released by
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Which city recorded the highest number of deaths due to
dangerous driving and overall road accidents in 2019?
1) Kolkata
2) Bengaluru
3) Chennai
4) Delhi
5) Mumbai
Answer – 4) Delhi
Explanation:
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs released an annual report titled
“Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) 2019”. This is NCRB’s 53rd edition of the series which was
started in 1967. Delhi recorded the highest number of deaths due to dangerous driving and overall road
accidents in 2019. In Chennai and Bengaluru, 1,258 and 768 persons died in road accidents respectively.
7. Which is 1st country in the world that planned to release a set of standards for Forensic
accounting and Investigation?
1) India
2) China
3) Japan
4) Germany
5) United States
Answer – 1) India
Explanation:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) plans to come out with a detailed set of forensic
accounting and Investigation standards by the end of December 2020. The move will make India the first
country in the world to release a set of standards for Forensic accounting and Investigation. The council of

ICAI has accepted the proposal of Digital Accounting and Assurance Board (DAAB) of ICAI to develop and
issue a set of Forensic Accounting and Investigation Standards (FAIS) in India.
8. Madhya Pradesh state government has launched the cleanliness campaign named ‘Gandagi Bharat
Chhodo Madhya Pradesh’ recently. Who is the present Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
1) Droupadi Murmu
2) Acharya Dev Vrat
3) Jagdish Mukhi
4) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
5) Anandiben Patel
Answer – 5) Anandiben Patel
Explanation:
Bhupendra Singh, Madhya Pradesh(MP) Urban Development and Housing Minister launched a 15-day
campaign (August 16-30, 2020) ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo Madhya Pradesh’ (Free India and Madhya Pradesh
from garbage) from Sagar, MP. Anandiben Patel has been given additional charge as governor of Madhya
Pradesh recently (She is also the governor of Uttar Pradesh).
9. The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India will be held in which state/UT from
November 20 to 28?
1) Delhi
2) Telangana
3) Maharashtra
4) Goa
5) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer – 4) Goa
Explanation:
Fifty first International Film Festival of India IFFI will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 28th. This film
festival being a hybrid film festival due to COVID 19, would screen films on official digital platform along
with the theatrical screenings.
10. Which ministry has banned 118 Chinese mobile apps recently?
2) Ministry of Science and Technology
3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer – 3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Explanation:
Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology banned 118 Chinese Mobile Applications. The mobile
applications have been banned as they were found to be harmful to the Sovereignty, Integrity, Defence of
India and Public Order. The Government has banned them amidst the border tensions with China. The apps
have been banned under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions
of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public)
Rules 2009.
11. Pang Lhabsol is the festival celebrated in which state?

1) Tripura
2) Assam
3) Meghalaya
4) Sikkim
5) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer – 4) Sikkim

Explanation:
Pang Lhabsol, a festival of cultural heritage and historical importance is one of the most historically and
culturally significant festivals celebrated annually by Sikkim people. This festival is celebrated only in this
state. It commemorates the blessing of Mount Khangchendzonga as the guardian deity of Sikkim. Also
observed for the swearing treaty of blood brotherhood between the Lepchas and Bhutias at Kabi Longchok,
Sikkim under the witness of Mount Khangchendzonga.
12. Union cabinet has approved the launch of which mission to enable government officers and
employees get the opportunity to improve their performance.
1) Mission Karmayogi
2) Mission Pragyoda
3) Mission Bhojden
4) Mission Jeevanlyf
5) None of the Above
Answer – 1) Mission Karmayogi
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has approved the launching of a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building
(NPCSCB) or “Mission Karmayogi” to enable government officers and employees get the opportunity to
improve their performance under ‘iGOT-Karmayogi’ Digital Platform. In this regard a sum of Rs.510.86
crore will be spent over a period of 5 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 to cover around 46 lakh Central
employees. The expenditure is partly funded by multilateral assistance to the tune of USD 50 million. The
objective of this mission is to prepare the Indian Civil Servant for the future with right attitude, skills &
knowledge, aligned to the vision of New India by focusing on competency led capacity building. This
information has been provided by Prakash Keshav Javadekar, Union Minister of Information and
Broadcasting.
13. The union cabinet has approved the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 recently.
Which among the following language was added as the official language of J&K in addition to English
and Urdu?
1) Kashmiri
2) Dogri
3) Hindi
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Answer – 5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Explanation:
The Cabinet has also approved the introduction in Parliament of the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages
Bill 2020 under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the
official languages in the union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. The bill will be introduced in
Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session and further details will be revealed after that. This
information has been provided by Union Minister Prakash Keshav Javadekar, Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
14. The union cabinet has approved MoU with which country for cooperation in the field of good
quality textiles?
1) Denmark
2) United States
3) Japan
4) Germany
5) Sweden
Answer – 3) Japan

Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Textiles
Committee, India and Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan for improving quality and testing of
Indian textiles and Clothing for the Japanese market. In this regard, Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre,
Japan will assign Textile Committee as their cooperative Testing and Inspection service providers in India
for Textiles & Apparel products.
15. India has signed MoU with which country in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources
(approved by Union cabinet recently)?
1) Russia
2) Finland
3) Norway
4) Sweden
5) Bothnia
Answer – 2) Finland
Explanation:
The Central Government has approved MoU for cooperation in the field of geology and mineral resources
between Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines of India, and Geological Survey of Finland
(Geologiantutkimuskeskus), Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland. This MoU to develop the
cooperation in the field of geology, training, mineral prognostication and suitability analysis, 3/4D
modeling, Seismic and other Geophysical surveys finalized to strengthen the scientific links between both
nations.
16. Which department observed Swachhta Pakhwada from 1-15 September 2020?
1) Health ministry
2) Defence ministry
3) Fertilizers ministry
4) Skill Development ministry
5) Power ministry
Answer – 3) Fertilizers ministry
Explanation:
The Department of Fertilizers is observing Swachhta Pakhwada from 1st to 15th September. All Public
Sector Undertakings and other Organisations under the Department are participating in the Swachhta
Abhiyan. Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said that Swachhta Pakhwada has
gained even greater importance this year in view of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. He said that the
efforts of the entire fertilizer industry, dealers and traders will yield visible positive results in the country's
endeavour for cleanliness.
17. Which state received the 1st inland shipping cargo from Bangladesh under Protocol for Inland
Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT)?
1) West Bengal
2) Assam
4) Tripura
5) Meghalaya
Answer – 4) Tripura
Explanation:
The Daukandi (Bangladesh) – Sonamura (Tripura) Inland Waterway Protocol route has been
operationalized giving further boost to bilateral trade between India-Bangladesh relations under Protocol
for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT). This is the first ever export consignment from Bangladesh to
Tripura through the inland waterways. In the last one year, approx. 3.5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) of
cargo was transported between India and Bangladesh on the protocol routes.

18. 'The Young Minds', the first children’s newspaper was launched in which state?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) West Bengal
3) Assam
4) Maharashtra
5) Punjab
Answer – 3) Assam
Explanation:
The first children’s newspaper ‘The Young Minds’ has been launched in Assam, an initiative by Guwahati-
based duo Neelam Sethia and Neha Bajaj.
19. Who released the report titled ‘The State of Young Child in India’ prepared by organization
named Mobile Creches?
1) Venkaiah Naidu
2) Nirmala Sitharaman
3) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
4) Narendra Modi
5) RamNath Kovind
Answer - 1) Venkaiah Naidu
Explanation:
Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu released the inaugural issue of the report ‘The State of Young Child
in India’ virtually. The report provides an account of challenges related to early child development (0-6
years) in India. The report has been prepared by Mobile Creches, a policy advocacy organization which
works with underprivileged children across India. The report has also released the list of Best-performing
states & worst-performing states based on the Young Child Outcomes Index.
20. NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has partnered with which company to empower AIM
start-up innovators?
1) Zendesk
2) Groove
3) Freshworks Inc.
4) HubSpot
5) Help Scout
Answer – 3) Freshworks Inc.
Explanation:
In a virtual programme, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog, has
partnered with Freshworks Inc., a customer-engagement software company to provide robust support to
innovators and entrepreneurs in India. AIM has also collaborated with ScooNews, one of India’s largest
education media houses to share and spread inspiring stories of grassroots innovations.
21. According to Ernst & Young report, India’s agriculture technology has the potential to grow at
_______ in next 5 years.
1) $14.7 billion
2) $24.1 billion
3) $35.6 billion
4) $29.9 billion
5) $32.4 billion
Answer – 2) $24.1 billion
Explanation:
According to a report by Ernst & Young, India’s agriculture technology has the potential to grow at $24.1
billion in next 5 years. The report also stated that with a turnover of $204 million, India’s Agri-tech sector is
at under 1% of its market potential.

22. Which state/UT government has relaunched 10-week anti dengue campaign named “10 Hafte 10
Baje 10 minute”?
1) Goa
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Delhi
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Haryana
Answer – 3) Delhi
Explanation:
Government of Delhi relaunched the 10-week anti dengue campaign “10 Hafte 10 Baje 10minute” to create
awareness on the prevention of the vector borne diseases – dengue and chikungunya among the common
people.
23. Which country collaborated with CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine to set up 1st ever
cannabis medicine project in Jammu?
1) China
2) Portugal
3) Canada
4) Spain
5) Japan
Answer - 3) Canada
Explanation:
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State-MoS (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space informed that 1st
ever cannabis medicine project will be shortly set up with the collaboration of ‘Canada’ at Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu. The
progress of the construction of North India’s 1st biotech industrial park in Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir.
24. Which state government launched first of its Kind educational chatbot named “Apka Mitra”?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Maharashtra
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Haryana
Answer – 5) Haryana
Explanation:
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar virtually launched the first of its Kind Educational Chatbot
“Apka Mitra” & Online Admission Platform for UnderGraduate (UG) courses in government-aided and self-
financed colleges for the new academic session 2020-21.
25. Which is 1st city in the country to integrate water transport as feeder service to the metro?
1) Mumbai
2) Surat
3) Vishakhapatnam
4) Chennai
5) Kochi
Answer – 5) Kochi
Explanation:
The Thykoodam-Petta stretch of Kochi Metro was inaugurated by Minister Housing and Urban Affairs,
Hardeep Singh Puri and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan through video conference. The final stretch
of Kerala metro phase 1 has been completed with the commissioning of Thykoodam-Petta stretch. It has
been completed at a cost of Rs 6218 Crores. Kochi will become the first city in the country to integrate
water transport as feeder service to the metro.

26. India’s 1st integrated air ambulance service was launched at which city?
1) Kolkata
2) Chennai
3) Kochi
4) Bengaluru
5) New Delhi
Answer – 4) Bengaluru
Explanation:
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched the Country’s First Integrated Air Ambulance Services
at Jakkur Aerodrome, Bengaluru. It is the first air ambulance operating from South India to provide services
for medical emergencies. 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.
27. Name the 1st PSU in power sector which undertake asset monetization through InvIT model?
1) National Thermal Power Corporation
2) Power Grid Corporation of India
3) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
4) Rural Electrification Corporation
5) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation
Answer – 2) Power Grid Corporation of India
Explanation:
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved to monetize state-run Power Grid Corp. of India
Ltd’s (PGCIL), under Ministry of Power transmission projects that were won through a bidding process. The
monetisation of assets of POWERGRID will be done through the Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)
model. This is the first time any PSU in the Power Sector will undertake asset recycling by monetising its
assets through the InvITmodel and using the proceeds to fund the new and under-construction capital
projects.
28. According to the report titled ‘Levels & Trends in Child Mortality’, India’s child mortality rate has
declined from 3.4 million in 1990 to ________ in 2019.
1) 7.63 Lakhs
2) 10.36 Lakhs
3) 8.24 Lakhs
4) 7.15 Lakhs
Answer – 3) 8.24 Lakhs
Explanation:
According to ‘Levels & Trends in Child Mortality’ Report 2020, India’s child mortality rate has declined from
3.4 million in 1990 to 824,000 in 2019. The report was prepared by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group
for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The Report shows that the number of global under-five deaths
dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019, down to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990. The new
mortality rates have been released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health
Organization (WHO), Population Division of the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
and the World Bank Group.
29. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the e-filing consumer complaint system recently.
Who is the present governor of Delhi?
1) Girish Chandra Murmu
2) Praful Patel
3) Anil Baijal
4) R. K. Mathur
5) Ramesh Bais
Answer – 3) Anil Baijal

Explanation:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the E-Filing consumer complaint system. Using this online
portal, consumers can file consumer complaints from the comfort of home. Delhi is the first state to have
this system. Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DSCDRC) launched the portal via
delhistatecommission.nic.in, it has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). State Bank of India
(SBI) is providing payment gateway for payment of fees digitally. Delhi: Governor – Anil Baijal.
30. Which district was selected as Tamil Nadu’s first fully digital economy district by the central
government?
1) Coimbatore
2) Chennai
3) Erode
4) Virudhunagar
5) Kanyakumari
Answer – 4) Virudhunagar
Explanation:
Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, which houses a large number of small and medium enterprises,
especially in the fire crackers and allied sectors, has been selected by the Central Government as the state's
first Fully Digital Economy district. All industrial units and commercial establishments in the district are at
present implementing various forms of cashless transactions. These include widespread use of ATM debit
cards, increased usage of internet banking, widespread use of QR codes etc.
31. The Union Cabinet approved amendments in the Labour code on social security, code on
industrial relations, and code on occupational safety and health recently. Who is the present Labour
& Employment minister of India (MoS I/C)?
1) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
2) KirenRijiju
3) Rao Inderjit Singh
4) Raj Kumar Singh
5) Shripad Yesso Naik
Answer – 1) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved amendments to the Labour Code on
Social Security, Code on Industrial Relations (IR), and Code on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). The
codes will now be moved in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which starts from September 14, 2020. The
Codes includes benefits like pension, medical benefits to gig workers (Independent contractors, online
platform workers, contract workers, on-call workers and temporary workers), and will allow states to
introduces significant changes to their labour laws framework, such as rules for retrenchment (act of
cutting down or reduction) through notifications. Ministry of Labour & Employment: Minister of State
(MoS) (Independent Charge) – Santosh Kumar Gangwar.
32. Union minister Nitin Gadkari targets to increase MSME contribution to GDP from 30% to ______.
1) 40%
2) 35%
3) 50%
4) 45%
5) 60%
Answer – 3) 50%
Explanation:
Union Minister for MSME, Nitin Gadkari aims to enhance the MSME contribution to GDP from 30% to 50%
and in exports from 49% to 60%.

33. Union Home ministry has approved to rename the Hubbali railway station in ‘which’ state as
Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji railway station?
1) Sikkim
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Nagaland
5) Tripura
Answer – 3) Karnataka
Explanation:
The Ministry of Home Affairs approved the long pending demand to rename the Hubbali Railway Station as
Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station, Hubbali in Karnataka after Sri Siddharoodha Swami. The
government of Karnataka has to formally issue a Gazette notification for the proposed name change with
the spelling of the new name in Devnagri (Hindi), Roman(English) and Regional language.
34. Which country has signed agreement with India on reciprocal provision of supplies and
services?
1) Poland
2) China
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) Greece
Answer – 4) Japan
Explanation:
India and Japan signed an Agreement concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services or
Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) between the Armed Forces of India and the Self-Defense
Forces of Japan. It establishes a framework for closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of India and
Japan in bilateral training activities, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Humanitarian International
Relief and other mutually agreed activities.
35. NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ANIC-ARISE
Challenges recently. Who is the mission director of AIM?
1) Ramesh Chand
3) V.K. Saraswat
4) Ramanan Ramanathan
5) Rajiv Kumar
Answer – 4) Ramanan Ramanathan
Explanation:
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ANIC-ARISE Challenges (Atal
New India Challenges in Applied Research and Innovation for medium and Small Enterprises) to stimulate
applied research and innovation in Indian Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and startups. It will
be driven by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and four ministries namely Ministry of Defence,
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs to facilitate innovative solutions to sectoral problems. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): Mission
Director – Ramanan Ramanathan.
36. India’s largest piggery mission was launched at which state?

1) Sikkim
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Meghalaya
5) Gujarat
Answer – 4) Meghalaya

Explanation:
The state government of Meghalaya launched India’s Biggest Piggery Project with an outlay of Rs 209
Crores. It is being launched under the aegis of Meghalaya Livestock Enterprises Advancement Society
(MLEADS) and funded by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). The main objective
of the Piggery Mission is to reduce the annual import of Pork worth Rs 150 Crore and make Meghalaya self-
sufficient (“Aatma Nirbhar”) in Pork production over the next 3 years.
37. Which state government has opened the flyover named after Savarkar?
1) Bihar
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
5) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa inaugurated a flyover named after Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on
September 8. The official name of the flyover, which has been constructed on a road named after martyr
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan in north Bengaluru’s Yelahanka, is “Freedom Fighter Veer Savarkar Flyover”.
38. Who has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0 & the “Streets
for People Challenge” recently?
1) Pralhad Joshi
2) Shripad Yasso Naik
3) Hardeep Singh Puri
4) Narendra Singh Tomar
5) Prakash Javadekar
Answer – 3) Hardeep Singh Puri
Explanation:
Union Minister of State (MoS)- Independent Charge (I/C) Hardeep Singh Puri for Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0, along with
the “Streets for People Challenge” in a virtual event organized by the Smart Cities Mission from New Delhi.
It should be noted that the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with support from MoHUA has
established the Climate Centre for Cities (C3), now these C3 under NIUA are supporting MoHUA in
implementation of CSCAF.
39. South India’s first Kisan train was commenced from which state to New Delhi recently?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer – 3) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
India's second and South India's first Kisan Train commenced its inaugural run from Anantapur in Andhra
Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi on September 9, 2020. Anantapur is fast becoming the Fruit Bowl of
Andhra Pradesh.
40. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has set target to
cover _______ lakh Hectares (Ha) under micro irrigation in 5 years.
1) 150
2) 125
3) 75
4) 100

5) 200
Answer – 4) 100
Explanation:
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that the Ministry
has set target to cover 100 lakh Hectares(Ha) under micro irrigation in 5 years while addressing the
webinar on Enhancing Water Use Efficiency and Coverage of Micro Irrigation in Indian Agriculture
organised by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW).
41. How many oil & gas projects in Bihar was dedicated to nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
recently?
1) 1
2) 3
3) 2
4) 7
5) 5
Answer – 2) 3
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated 3 key projects of the petroleum sector worth more than Rs 900
crore in Bihar through video conference and dedicated it to the Nation. The projects include the Durgapur-
Banka section (about 200 km) of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and 2 LPG
(Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Bottling Plants.
42. Which state government plans to launch ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ campaign to combat
COVID-19?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer – 1) Maharashtra
Explanation:
In a bid to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic among further relaxation of lockdown curbs, Maharashtra Chief
Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray announced the launch of ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ Campaign. The
campaign aims to motivate the maximum number of people to adopt a new lifestyle for effective COVID-19
control and also aims to reach people before the virus reaches them. On September 15, 2020 the campaign
will be launched in the BMC Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), (formerly the Bombay Municipal
Corporation) jurisdiction area and will be implemented across the state under the guidance of CM.
43. The foundation stone of Arun Jaitley memorial sports complex was laid in which state/UT
recently?
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Ladakh
Answer – 3) Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation:
Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Manoj Sinha, Jitendra Singh, Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER) laid the e-foundation stone of the
Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex in Hiranagar, Kathua. This first of its kind multipurpose sports
complex in the Northern Region is a tribute to the former union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley.

44. How many states implemented tele-medicine services named ‘eSanjeevani’ (as on September
2020)?
1) 19
2) 17
3) 21
4) 23
5) 14
Answer – 4) 23
Explanation:
The Central Government has shown its efforts in giving a digital push in the health sector by initiating two
types of telemedicine services viz. Doctor-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani) and Patient-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani OPD)
Tele-consultations in 2019. Since then the tele-consultation by ‘eSanjeevani’ has been implemented by 23
states (which covers 75% of the population) and other states are in the process of rolling it out. The Doctor-
to-Doctor (eSanjeevani) is being implemented under the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre
(AB-HWCs) programme. It is planned to implement tele-consultation in all the 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness
Centres in a ‘Hub and Spoke’ model, by December 2022.
45. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and launched 7 projects related to Urban
Infrastructure in which state (September 2020)?
1) Punjab
2) Bihar
3) Haryana
4) Uttarakhand
Answer – 2) Bihar
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated & Laid Foundation Stone for Seven Projects related to Urban
Infrastructure in the state of Bihar through video conference. The total cost of the projects is Rs 541 Crores.
Out of the 7 projects, 4 are related to water supply, two for Sewerage treatment and 1 for Riverfront
Development. The projects will be implemented by Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation
(BUIDCO), under Urban Development and Housing Department of Bihar.
46. Which is 1st power distribution company in India to adopt e-office system?
1) Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company
2) JSW Energy Distribution Company
3) Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company
4) REC Power Distribution Company
Answer – 3) Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company
Explanation:
Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (central discom) has become the first power distribution company
in the country to adopt e-office system. It is effectively being run in corporate office, offices of regional chief
general manager and circles. The company has been e-filing and doing correspondence through NIC e-office
system from 27 July. The e-office system has been running for the last one-and-a-half months.
47. The Union cabinet approved the establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) at Darbhanga district of which state?
1) Jharkhand
2) Gujarat
3) Maharashtra
4) Bihar
5) Odisha
Answer – 4) Bihar

Explanation:
In order to boost health infrastructure in Bihar, the Central Government has given its consent for the
establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya
Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) at Darbhanga, Bihar with an outlay of Rs.1264 crore. In this regard, the Cabinet
also approved the creation of post of Director in the basic pay of Rs 2,25,000/- (fixed) plus NPA (however
pay + NPA would not exceed Rs 2,37,500/-) for AIIMS. The project is likely to be completed within a period
of 48 months. Also, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has given its approval to the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-
Manesar-Kharkhauda, benefitting Haryana’s district of Palwal, Nuh, Gurugram, Jhajjar and Sonipat, at an
estimated cost of Rs. 5,617 crores.
48. According to Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda, India will be
self-reliant in fertilizer production by ______.
1) 2023
2) 2021
3) 2022
4) 2025
5) 2024
Answer – 1) 2023
Explanation:
The Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda announced that India will be self-
reliant in fertilizer production by 2023 while addressing a webinar on Self-Reliant India and Sustainable
Agriculture Organized by cooperative Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for farmers of
Karnataka. Currently, the fertilizer production of the country is 42-45 million tonnes, and imports are at
around 18 million tonnes.
49. Name the Madhya Pradesh chief minister who has launched ‘Poshan Sarkar’ program recently.
1) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
2) Trivendra Singh Rawat
3) Naveen Patnaik
4) Uddhav Thackeray
Answer – 1) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launched a ‘Poshan Sarkar’ program with an
Objective of ensuring active participation of local Bodies-Gram Panchayats and Urban bodies in the
Nutrition Campaign. The month September is Observed as Nutrition month in India.
50. Which state cabinet has approved Balasaheb Thackeray road accident insurance scheme for
accident victims?
1) Maharashtra
2) Punjab
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Odisha
Explanation:
Maharashtra Cabinet approved the implementation of Balasaheb Thackeray Road Accident Insurance
Scheme with an annual outlay of Rs 125 crore to provide timely medical and financial aid to the road
accident victims during the golden hour i.e. initial 72 hours. In this regard, an expenditure of up to Rs
30,000 will be borne by the State for 74 enlisted medical procedures. The announcement regarding this was
made by the state Health Minister Rajeshbhaiyya Tope.

51. PM Modi inaugurated Kosi rail mega bridge at which state?
1) Odisha
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Assam
Answer – 4) Bihar
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu (mega bridge) in Bihar. Other
projects including a new railway bridge on the Kiul River, two new railway lines, 5 Electrification projects,
Bihar’s first Electric Locomotive Shed at Barauni and 3rd Line Project between Barh-Bakhtiyarpur in Bihar
through video conference.
52. Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated India’s 1st general
aviation terminal at which airport?
1) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
2) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
4) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
5) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
Answer – 2) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
Explanation:
Minister of State (MoS) Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Civil Aviation inaugurated India’s first General
Aviation Terminal at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi to handle the flight operations and
movement and processing of passengers flying through of private jets or chartered flights.
53. Name the ministry which partnered with Jal Jeevan Mission to launch Information &
Communication Technology (ICT) grand challenge.
3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer - 3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Explanation:
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) in partnership with National Jal Jeevan Mission
(NJJM), Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched ICT (Information
& Communication Technology) Grand Challenge for Development of ‘Smart Water Supply Measurement &
Monitoring System’ to be deployed at the village level. The ICT grand challenge will invite proposals from
Indian Tech start-ups, MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises), Indian Companies for the solution.
54. Who launched the FICCI-SAM’s knowledge report on “India-Japan: Time to Seize New
Opportunities”?
1) Piyush Goyal
4) Narendra Modi
5) Ram Nath Kovind
Answer – 3) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Explanation:
Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Union Minister of External Affairs launched the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (FICCI-SAM)’s knowledge report on
“India-Japan: Time to Seize New Opportunities” over a virtual platform.

55. Which department has issued notification regarding the amendment of Public Procurement
(Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017?
1) Department of Personnel and Training
2) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
3) Department of Commerce
4) Department of Telecommunications
5) Department of Consumer Affairs
Answer – 2) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Explanation:
In order to promote the “Make in India” initiative, the Central Government has amended the Public
Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 on September 16, 2020. This amendment will
enable nodal Ministries/ Departments to notify higher minimum local content requirements for Class-I &
Class-II local suppliers which was earlier fixed at 50% and 20% respectively. The notification in this regard
was issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Minister of Commerce
and Industry.
56. The Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 come into
force from September 21, 2020. Who is the chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC)?
1) M Ajit Kumar
2) Rajnish Kumar
3) P C Mody
4) Rahul Chaudhry
5) Sanjay Dutt
Answer - 1) M Ajit Kumar
Explanation:
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 156 read with section 28DA of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of
1962), the Central Government notifies the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade
Agreements) Rules, 2020 (CAROTAR, 2020) on August 21, 2020 to protect the domestic industry from
misuse of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), will come into force on September 21, 2020. A period of 30 days
is provided to importers and other stakeholders to familiarize them with new provisions. In this regard, the
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has been actively engaging with stakeholders through
webinars and other means to guide them. With regard to the amendment, Importers will have to provide
proof of 35% value addition of goods imported through free trade agreements (FTA) to customs authorities,
failing which duty benefits available under the agreement will be denied. The chairman of Central Board of
Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is M Ajit Kumar.
57. Who laid the foundation stone for 9 highway projects worth Rs 14, 528 crores in Bihar recently?
1) Ram Nath Kovind
2) Amit Shah
3) Narendra Modi
4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Rajnath Singh
Answer – 3) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the Foundation Stone for Nine Highway Projects worth Rs 14, 528
Crores in Bihar through video conference. The project includes making six-lane highways, and three bridges
on rivers. He also laid foundation of ‘Har Gaon Optical Fibre Cable’ for Internet Services to connect all
villages of Bihar. Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi,
Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad participated in the virtual meeting. Prime Minister also
inaugurated the “Har Gaon Optical Fibre Cable” project, under this about six lakh villages would be provided
internet services through optical fibre cable in 1,000 days. This includes all 45,945 villages in Bihar. It will

be executed by the Department of Telecom, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Common
Service Centres (CSC).
58. The 1st ever direct cargo ferry vessel named “MCP Linz” was launched between India and which
country?
1) Bhutan
2) Myanmar
3) Mauritius
4) Mali
5) Maldives
Answer – 5) Maldives
Explanation:
Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) for shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister of Transport
and Civil Aviation of Maldives, Aishath Nahula jointly launched the First Ever Direct Cargo Ferry Service
between India and Maldives. It is considered to be the new connectivity effort has begun in Indian Ocean
Region. The services will be a big boost for business communities in India and Maldives to expand their
business and trade relations. The service will connect the Indian ports of Tuticorin, Cochin Ports with
Kulhudhuhfushi and Male Ports in the Maldives.
59. Name the company which has won the bid to construct a new parliament building.
1) Reliance Infrastructure
2) Tata Projects
3) Larsen & Toubro Infrastructure
4) GMR Infrastructure
5) Jaiprakash Associates
Answer – 2) Tata Projects
Explanation:
Tata Projects Limited has won the bid to construct a new parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore, as
per official sources.
60. What is the food grain production target set by government of India for 2020-21 crop year (July-
June)?
1) 275 MT
2) 310 MT
3) 290 MT
4) 301 MT
5) 326 MT
Answer – 4) 301 MT
Explanation:
During the National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020 held on September 21, 2020, a target for the 2020-
21 crop year (July-June) or food grain production target was set at a record 301 million tones (MT), up
nearly 1.5% from the previous year’s output. This decision has been taken on the back of good monsoon
rains and higher acreage in the kharif season. The conference was addressed by Union Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoAFW).
61. Which is 1st state in India to come up with policies on Ethical AI, Blockchain and Cybersecurity?
1) Telangana
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer – 5) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (CM) Edappadi K Palaniswami released Tamil Nadu Cyber Security Policy 2020,
Tamil Nadu Blockchain Policy 2020 and Tamil Nadu Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence Policy
2020(Nicknamed as ABC Policies) while participating in the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ‘Connect
2020’ event through video conference. It became the first state in the country to release policies on Ethical
AI, Blockchain and Cybersecurity.
62. Which department has issued notification on extending the date of implementation of Toys
(Quality Control) Order, 2020?
1) Department of Personnel and Training
2) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
3) Department of Commerce
4) Department of Telecommunications
5) Department of Consumer Affairs
Answer - 2) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Explanation:
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Govt. of India today issued notification, extending the date of implementation of Toys (Quality Control)
Order, 2020 as 1.1.2021 in place of 1.9.2020. This decision allows domestic manufacturers four months of
extra time to make necessary arrangements for compliance of standards in view of difficulties arising out of
COVID-19 pandemic.
63. India and Nepal unveiled a website for all information related to education projects under GOI-
assisted post-earthquake reconstruction initiatives in Nepal. Which institute developed the
Website?
1) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI)
2) Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI)
3) Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
4) Central Building Research Institute (CBRI)
5) Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI)
Answer – 4) Central Building Research Institute (CBRI)
Explanation:
India and Nepal unveiled a dedicated website for all information related to education projects under GOI-
assisted post-earthquake reconstruction initiatives in Nepal. The website, available in both English and
Nepali versions, was launched by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Sushil Gyewali,
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) of Nepal through video
conference. The website has been conceptualized and developed by the Central Building Research Institute
(CBRI), Roorkee under India’s Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
64. Department of Biotechnology has partnered with which ministry to initiate the 1st phase of the
“Training program to strengthen clinical trial research capacity for neighbouring countries”?
1) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
2) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
3) Ministry of Social Empowerment and Social Justice
5) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer – 5) Ministry of External Affairs
Explanation:
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, initiated the first phase of
the “Training program to strengthen clinical trial research capacity for neighbouring countries” in
partnership with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to support researchers and investigator teams for
enhancing and strengthening their clinical trial capabilities in compliance with ICH-GCP (International
Conference on Harmonisation – Good clinical practice).

65. The central government has raised the limit for use of State Disaster Response Fund from 35%
to _______ (to combat COVID-19).
1) 60%
2) 40%
3) 50%
4) 75%
5) 80%
Answer – 3) 50%
Explanation:
State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for COVID specific infrastructure was increased from 35% to 50% to
help States with more finances at their disposal to fight the coronavirus. This was announced during the
virtual meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Ministers of six states and one Union Territory
with high Covid-19 caseload viz. Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh and Delhi.
66. India along with which country has conducted the Water Partnership Forum on water
conservation?
1) Germany
2) United States
3) Japan
4) Australia
5) United Kingdom
Answer - 5) United Kingdom
Explanation:
India-United Kingdom Water Partnership Forum was held virtually to discuss ways to collaborate on the
issues pertaining to infrastructure development and water conservation. The event was inaugurated by
Indian High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK), Gaitri Issar Kumar along with Ministry of Jal Shakti
Secretary Upendra Prasad Singh while it was concluded by a special address from Rajiv Ranjan Mishra,
Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga (Namami Gange programme). During the meeting,
delegations from India and the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ganga and the
British water.
67. Raigir railway station which was renamed as Yadadri Railway Station is located in which state?
1) Telangana
2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Goa
5) Tripura
Answer – 1) Telangana
Explanation:
The Indian Railways has announced that the name of Raigir railway station in Telangana has been changed
to Yadadri railway station. The South Central Railway (SCR) said that the competent authority has approved
the change in the name.
68. India's first Coast Guard academy will be established at which city?
1) Coimbatore
2) Lucknow
3) New Delhi
4) Mangaluru
5) Ambala
Answer – 4) Mangaluru

Explanation:
India's first Coast Guard academy will be established at Mangaluru as per the statement of Defence
Spokesperson (PRO) Bengaluru. Around 158 acres Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB)
land has been taken over for setting up ICG Academy.
69. Who has addressed the Fit India Dialogue on the 1st anniversary of fit India movement
(September 2020)?
1) Amit Shah
2) Rajnath Singh
3) Narendra Modi
4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Jitendra Singh
Answer - 3) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Fit India Dialogue on the First Anniversary of Fit India
Movement through virtual mode. As part of the event, the Prime Minister interacted with Virat Kohli, Milind
Soman, Rujuta Diwekar, Devendra Jhajharia, and Afshan Ashiq, who shared their life experiences and fitness
Mantras. Under the Fit India Movement, various events such as Fit India Freedom Run, Plog Run, Cyclothon,
Fit India Week, Fit India School Certificate have been organized. The Fit India Movement was launched on
29th August, 2019 (National Sports Day).
70. In which state foundation stone for one of the first medical device park in the country was laid
recently (September 2020)?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Kerala
5) Karnataka
Answer – 4) Kerala
Explanation:
In 2019, the Central government approved the setting up four medical device parks in Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala on the lines of the “Make in India” initiative and to provide world-class
products at affordable prices for treatment. In this regard, on September 24, 2020, Chief Minister (CM) of
Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan laid the foundation stone for one of the first medical devices parks in the country,
“MedSpark” at Life Science Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram. MedSpark is a joint initiative of
Technical Research Centre for Biomedical Devices (TRC) at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical
Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology
(DST), Govt. of India, and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), the industrial
and investment promotion agency of the Government of Kerala.
71. Which organization has announced a hackathon named “KRITAGYA” (Krishi-Taknik-Gyan)

under NAHEP to promote farm mechanization?
1) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
2) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
3) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
4) Medical Council of India (MCI)
5) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Answer – 3) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Explanation:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) announced a hackathon named “KRITAGYA” (Krishi-Taknik-
Gyan) under its National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP). The national level AgTech
Hackathon aims to develop and promote women friendly equipment through potential innovative

technological solutions and collaboration with stakeholders to improve the farm mechanization,
productivity and profitability in India.
72. Which agency along with NITI Aayog launched ‘Special Report on Sustainable Recovery’ post
COVID-19?
1) International Labour Organization (ILO)
2) International Police Organization (INTERPOL)
3) Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
4) International Energy Agency (IEA)
Answer – 4) International Energy Agency (IEA)
Explanation:
In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, a ‘Special Report on Sustainable Recovery’ was virtually
launched by Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of International Energy Agency (IEA) and Amitabh Kant,
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog, in the presence of Piyush Goyal Union Minister of Railways and,
Commerce and Industry. The report is part of IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook series. The report was
prepared in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief
Economic Adviser was also participated the event.
73. Medical Council of India (MCI) has been officially renamed as National Medical Commission
(NMC) recently. Who is the 1st chairman of NMC?
1) Mahesh Verma
2) Rajendra Pandey
3) Suresh Chandra Sharma
4) Rakesh Kumar Vats
5) Vinod Kumar Paul
Answer - 3) Suresh Chandra Sharma
Explanation:
Medical Council of India (MCI) had faced corruption charges and was dissolved by the Government of India
in 2018 with the Board of Governors (BoG)-MCI chaired by Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, member (health), Niti
(National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. This Board of Governors was appointed under section
3A of the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1956 (102 of 1956) in supersession of the MCI constituted
under sub-section (1) of section 3 of IMC ACT. The NMC Act came into existence on August 8, 2019. After
that, the Central Government in exercising the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of the section 1 of the
NMC Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), the provisions of sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 56 and 57 of the NMC
Act were brought into force with effect from September 2 2019. Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma, former head of
the ear nose throat (ENT) department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has been
appointed as the first chairman of NMC for a period of three years under sub-section (2) of section 4 of NMC
Act w.e.f. September 25, 2020.
74. Which ministry has announced the setting up of Plastics Parks throughout the country?
1) Health and family welfare ministry
2) Defence ministry
3) Chemicals and Fertilizers ministry
4) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ministry
5) Power ministry
Answer - 3) Chemicals and Fertilizers ministry
Explanation:
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda announced a scheme for setting up 10 Plastics
Parks throughout the country. The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has already given final
approval in the states of Assam, Madhya Pradesh (2 parks), Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand. The Central
government will provide funds upto 50% of the project cost (ceiling of Rs. 40 Crore per project) and

remaining will be funded by State Government and beneficiary industries. The plastic parks will provide a
common facility to consolidate and increase the capacities of the domestic plastic processing industry.
75. India's 1st Regional Rapid Transit System train will provide its services to Delhi-Ghaziabad-
Meerut RRTS by which year?
1) 2023
2) 2021
3) 2022
4) 2024
5) 2025
Answer – 3) 2022
Explanation:
The first look of India’s first RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) train unveiled by Durga Shanker Mishra,
Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Chairman, National Capital Region
Transport Corporation (NCRTC) during an event. This first RRTS train will provide its services to 82 km
long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS in 2022 after trials. It should be noted that NCRTC is the nodal agency
for executing this first RRTS project of India while the train sets are being manufactured by Bombardier
Transportation India Private Limited at their Savli plant in Gujarat under the government’s Make in India
policy and AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. It will be one of the fastest RRTS in India which will reduce travel
time from Meerut to Delhi to less than 60 minutes.
76. The Cable Stayed Bridge constructed across 'which' lake was inaugurated in Telangana recently
(Claimed as 'world’s longest pre-cast segmental span')?
1) Pakhal Lake
2) Pocharam lake
3) Durgam Cheruvu
4) Laknavaram Lake
5) Shamirpet Lake
Answer – 3) Durgam Cheruvu
Explanation:
Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K Taraka Ramarao inaugurated the
cable stayed bridge on Durgam Cheruvu constructed across Durgam Cheruvu Lake along with a four-lane
elevated corridor connecting it with Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad (Telangana)during an event. Union Minister
of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Gangapuram Kishan Reddy was the chief guest of the event. Cost of both the
structures together is over Rs 334 crore.
77. Jammu & Kashmir has ‘how’ many official languages (as on September 2020)?
1) 2
2) 7
3) 5
4) 4
5) 6
Answer – 3) 5
Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind also gave assent to Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020. This will
make Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, English and Urdu as Official Language of the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir. Prior to this, Urdu and English were the official languages of Jammu & Kashmir. Jammu & Kashmir
will now have 5 Official Languages.
78. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 deregulates the production, supply, and
distribution of which among the following?
1) Petrol
2) Jute

3) Cereals
4) Fertilizer
Answer – 3) Cereals
Explanation:
On September 27, 2020 President Ram Nath Kovind approves 3 farm bills passed by Parliament: The
Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, The Farmers
(Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Bill, 2020 and The
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Note: The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020: This act deregulates production, supply, and
distribution of food items like cereals, pulses, potatoes, onion and edible oilseeds. It allows the Central
Government to regulate supply only during extraordinary circumstances such as War and Famine.
79. PM Modi has inaugurated the first-of-its-kind “Ganga Avalokan” museum on river Ganga at
which city?
1) Mirzapur
2) Patna
3) Varanasi
4) Haridwar
5) Buxar
Answer – 4) Haridwar
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Six Development Projects in Uttarakhand under the
Namami Gange Mission. PM Modi also inaugurated the first-of-its-kind “Ganga Avalokan” Museum on River
Ganga at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar. It has been established by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG),
which is the nodal body to implement the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme along with Wildlife Institute of India
(WII). PM Modi released a book ‘Rowing down the Ganges’, it is co-published by NMCG & WII.
80. How many ministerial task force was constituted by central government to make India’s Micro,
Small, and Medium Enterprises better equipped for future?
1) 5
2) 7
3) 11
4) 9
5) 3
Answer – 1) 5
Explanation:
Government constituted 5 Ministerial Task Forces to make India’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
better equipped for future and formulating strategies to make India a leading exporter. A K Sharma,
Secretary of Ministry of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises announced it during a virtual session, organized
by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The Five Task Forces would work on
Five Key Areas for one month, which are vital areas for Future development of industry in the country.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
1. The 6th edition of International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2020” was held between August
23-29, 2020 at which city?
1) New Delhi, India
2) Washington DC, United States of America
3) Geneva, Switzerland
4) Moscow, Russia

5) Beijing, China
Answer – 4) Moscow, Russia
Explanation:
The 6th International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2020” was held between August 23-29, 2020 at the
Patriot Park near Moscow, Russia which was organized by Russian Defence Ministry and operated by
International Congresses and Exhibitions Ltd. (ICE Ltd). During the forum, Indian Pavilion was inaugurated
by Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Indian Ambassador to Russia D. Bala Venkatesh Varma.
2. How much was the amount extended by Japan to India as emergency loan to fight COVID-19
pandemic?
1) JP¥ 25 Billion
2) JP¥ 100 Billion
3) JP¥ 10 Billion
4) JP¥ 75 Billion
5) JP¥ 50 Billion
Answer – 5) JP¥ 50 Billion
Explanation:
Japan extended an Emergency Support Loan of up to 50 Billion Japanese Yen (Approximately Rs 3, 500
Crore) to support India’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. The financial support will support India’s
implementation of health, medical policies and development of hospitals equipped with ICUs. This is the
largest financial assistance announced by any country to support India’s response to the Covid-19 crisis.
3. Which among the following countries agreed to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience
Initiative (SCRI) in the Indo-Pacific region.
1) India-Australia-Japan
2) India-United States-Australia
3) India-United Kingdom-Japan
4) China-Pakistan-Bangladesh
Answer – 1) India-Australia-Japan
Explanation:
India, Japan and Australia agreed to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) in the Indo-
Pacific region. The initiative will help in building a resilient supply chain with focus on free, transparent
trade & investment environment in the region. The initiative was decided at a virtual meeting comprising
Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Simon Birmingham, India’s Minister of
Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kajiyama
Hiroshi. The initiative was proposed by Japan and will aim to reduce the dependency on China and counter
its dominance on trade.
4. Which country plans to unveil the bronze statue of Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis?

1) Germany
2) Russia
3) United Kingdom
4) Japan
5) China
Answer – 5) China
Explanation:
A bronze statue of Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis, who is revered in China for his contributions during
the Chinese revolution headed by its founder Mao Zedong and the World War II, would be unveiled outside
a medical school in North China next month, according to the official media in Beijing. Kotnis, who hailed
from Sholapur in Maharashtra came to China in 1938 as part of a five-member team of doctors sent by the
Indian National Congress to help the Chinese during World War II. He joined the Communist Party of China

(CPC) in 1942 and died the same year at the age of 32. The bronze statue of Kotnis, known in China as Ke
Dihua, would be formally unveiled at the medical school at Shijiazhuang in September 2020.
5. Which country constructs missile site at Kailash-Mansarovar?

1) Hong Kong
2) Nepal
3) India
4) China
5) Tibet
Answer – 4) China
Explanation:
Amid tensions with India over the standoff in Eastern Ladakh sector, China has reportedly built a surface-
to-air missile near a lake, which is a part of the Kailash-Mansarovar. Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar,
commonly known as the Kailash-Mansarovar site is revered by four religions and is linked to culture and
spiritual scriptures in India.
6. Name the organization which released the report titled, “Enhancing Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems”.
1) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
3) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
4) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
5) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Answer – 1) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Explanation:
A report “Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems” published by World
Wide Fund (WWF), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), non-profit organization EAT & think
tank Climate Focus based on strengthening food systems in the age of climate crisis. The report stated that
Policymakers can improve the chances of achieving climate goals and limiting global warming to 1.5 degree
Celsius by making more specific commitments to transforming national food systems. The report identified
16 ways to address the issue and put it forward in the public domain for policymakers to take action.
7. How many women and girls will be pushed towards extreme poverty in 2021 as per the report
released by United Nations (UN) Women and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
1) 35 million
2) 47 million
3) 29 million
4) 56 million
5) 87 million
Answer – 2) 47 million
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN) Women and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released new data
which states that the COVID-19 pandemic will have negative impacts on the women and will increase the
poverty rate of women and widen the gap between men and women in poverty. The summarized data is
published as a report titled “From Insights to Actions: Gender Equality in the wake of COVID-19” by the UN
Women. The pandemic is expected to reverse the progress made to eradicate poverty by the end of this
decade and push around 96 million people into extreme poverty by 2021 of which around 47 million will be
women and girls.
8. Which country planned to host a summit of the council of heads of government of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) on November 30?
1) China
2) Germany

3) Russia
4) India
5) Pakistan
Answer – 4) India
Explanation:
India will host a summit of the council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO) on November 30 with a focus on contributing to the trade and economic agenda of the influential
grouping, a senior official in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
9. The Eurasian foundation organized the Indo Russian Young Scholars International e-conference
2020 recently. Where is the HQ of Eurasian foundation located?
1) Tokyo
2) Washington, D.C
3) Berlin
4) Moscow
5) Nairobi
Answer – 2) Washington, D.C
Explanation:
Eurasian Foundation organized the Indo Russian Young Scholars International E-conference 2020 on
“India-Russia domestic and bilateral development” from 3rd September 2020 to 5th September 2020 over a
virtual platform. 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Strategic Partnership between
India and Russia. It also marks 75th anniversary of victory day of Russia. Eurasian Foundation:
Headquarters – Washington, DC, United States of America.
10. Which city was announced as the 1st World War II Heritage City by US president Donald Trump?
1) Boston
2) San Francisco
3) New York
4) Wilmington
5) Denver
Answer – 4) Wilmington
Explanation:
US President Donald Trump announced Wilmington in southern US state North Carolina as the first World
War II Heritage City at a ceremony held to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.
11. United States, India and which country has decided to collaborate in 5G technology?
1) Iran
2) Israel
3) Russia
4) Afghanistan
5) Saudi Arabia
Answer - 2) Israel
Explanation:
The virtual US (United States)-India-Israel summit was held to focus on trilateral partnerships in the
strategic, technology and development arenas. There it was decided that these trio nations will collaborate
in 5G technology. The keynote address during the summit was provided by Ms. Bonnie Glick, Deputy
Administrator USAID (United States Agency for International Development). The summit was also
addressed by Israeli Ambassador to India Ron Malka and his counterpart Sanjeev Singla. This trilateral
summit was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his historic visit to Israel three years ago in
July 2017, community leaders on the basis of tech-triangle (Silicon Valley-Tel Aviv and Bangalore) concept
which was presented by M R (Madhavan) Rangaswami to PM Modi.

12. Name the organization which will be leading the procurement and supply of COVID-19 Vaccines.
1) World Health Organisation
2) United Nations Environment Programme
3) Amnesty Internationals
4) United Nations Children’s Fund
5) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Answer – 4) United Nations Children’s Fund
Explanation:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading the procurement and supply of COVID-19
Vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses of Vaccines, when
they are available. The procurement and distribution will involve 170 Economies, and has the potential to
make it the Largest and Fastest ever kind of operation. UNICEF will collaborate with Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO), to lead efforts for procuring and supplying doses of Covid-19 vaccines on behalf of
the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility for 92 low and lower middle-income countries.
13. India, Australia along with which country participated the 1st trilateral dialogue on economic,
strategic challenges in Indo-Pacific recently?
1) Germany
2) France
3) Japan
4) United States
5) United Kingdom
Answer - 2) France
Explanation:
The first trilateral dialogue between foreign secretaries from India, France and Australia was held virtually
to discuss geo-strategic challenges, enhancing cooperation and to build strong bilateral relations between
the trio to ensure a peaceful, secure, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific Region. The meeting was co-
chaired by India’s foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Europe
and Foreign Affairs of France, Francois Delattre; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Secretary, Frances Adamson.
14. World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target to achieve a world free of industrially
produced trans fats by which year?
1) 2027
2) 2030
3) 2025
4) 2023
5) 2021
Answer - 4) 2023
Explanation:
In accordance with the report titled, “Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans-fat elimination
2020” released on September 8, 2020, so far 58 countries have introduced laws that will protect 3.2 billion
people from the harmful substance by the end of 2021. Meanwhile more than 100 countries still need to
take actions to remove these harmful substances from their food supplies including India, the country with
most coronary heart disease deaths due to trans fats. To achieve a world free of industrially produced trans
fats by 2023, WHO recommended that countries should set mandatory limits for industrially produced
trans fats to 2% of oils and fats in all foods or to ban partially hydrogenated oils (PHO). WHO recommends
that trans-fat intake be limited to less than 1% of total energy intake, which translates to less than 2.2 g/day
with a 2,000-calorie diet.

15. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s Living Planet Report 2020, the global vertebrate
population declined to an average of ______ between 1970 and 2016.
1) 56%
2) 71%
3) 68%
4) 44%
5) 60%
Answer – 3) 68%
Explanation:
In accordance with the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020, the global vertebrate
population declined to an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016. The reasons behind this decline is
changes in land and sea use, overexploitation of species, high pollution levels, climate change, habitat loss
and degradation, including deforestation, driven by humanity.
16. Who among the following was appointed as the member of WHO panel for pandemic
preparedness and response?
1) Geeta Narayanan
2) Balram Bhargava
3) Preeti Sudan
4) Kalpesh Sharma
Answer – 3) Preeti Sudan
Explanation:
The World Health Organization’s independent panel for pandemic response has appointed India’s former
health secretary Preeti Sudan as one of its 11 panel member across the Globe and the decision was made by
the panel’s head, former New Zealand PM Helen Clarke and former Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
17. India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping
operations in which country?
1) Congo
2) South Sudan
3) Rwanda
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 1) and 3)
Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2)
Explanation:
India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping operations in
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to meet the Covid-19 challenge, according to
India's UN mission.
18. Which session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace
held recently?
1) 75th
2) 76th
3) 71st
4) 73rd
5) 74th
Answer – 5) 74th
Explanation:
The 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Forum (HLF) on the Culture
of Peace which was convened by its President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande and addressed by UN Secretary-
General Antonio Guterres on the theme “The Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the age of
COVID-19”. The event was also addressed by ambassadors of a large number of Member States and High

Representatives of several UN entities where Indian side was represented by Counsellor in the Permanent
Mission of India to the UN Paulomi Tripathi. Apart from the above mentioned main event, a side event titled
“Education, Covid-19 and the Culture of Peace” was also organized by the renowned US Think Tank the
International Peace Institute (IPI).
19. Which among the following countries were elected as the Members of the United Nations (UN)
Commission on Status of Women in September 2020?
1) India
2) Afghanistan
3) China
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Explanation:
India & Afghanistan were elected as Members of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Status of Women,
a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The Commission on the Status of Women is a UN
organ promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. India (38 votes) and Afghanistan (39)
won the ballot among the 54 members, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, T S Tirumurti
announced the election of India to the Committee. India will be a member of the UN’s Commission on Status
of Women for four years from 2021-2025.
20. The 2nd Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) report titled “A World in Disorder” was
released recently. The GPMB is the arm of which organisation?
1) World Bank
2) World Health Organization
3) International Monetary Fund
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 2) and 3)
Explanation:
In accordance with the 2nd Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) report titled “A World in
Disorder” released on September 14, 2020, the world will take 500 years to spend on preparing for
pandemics due to the loss driven by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The report called for
responsible leadership, engaged citizenship, strong and agile systems for health security, sustained
investment and robust global governance for preparedness in order to prevent the next pandemic. The
GPMB is the joint arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank.
21. The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) was held between India and which
country in September 2020?
1) United States
2) Japan
3) Germany
4) Australia
5) United Kingdom
Answer – 1) United States
Explanation:
10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) between India and United States was held virtually
through a video conference. The aim of the DTTI group is to bring focus on bilateral defense trade
relationship and to create opportunities for co-production and co-development of defense equipment.

22. India has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment (DCOC/JA) as observer
recently. What is the Currency of Djibouti?
1) Dollar
2) Pound
3) Euro
4) Franc
5) Yen
Answer – 4) Franc
Explanation:
On the lines of the high level meeting of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment (DCOC/JA) held
virtually on 26 August 2020, India has joined the DCOC/JA Amendment, as Observer in order to collaborate
with DCOC/JA member states towards for enhancing maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
With this, India joins Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) as Observers to
the DCOC/JA. The capital and currency of Djibouti are Djibouti & Djiboutian franc (DJF) respectively.
23. Which is 1st country in the world to issue 7-year sovereign Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
bond?
1) Brazil
2) Guatemala
3) Germany
4) Mexico
5) Djibouti
Answer – 4) Mexico
Explanation:
Mexico became the first country in the world to inaugurate sustainable financing program for the
achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by issuing a seven-year Sovereign SDGs Bond worth
USD 890 million under its new “SDG Sovereign Bond Framework” developed with investment bank Natixis,
located in Paris, France.
24. Which world group has launched a global initiative to reduce land degradation and coral
program recently?
1) SAARC
2) ASEAN
3) G7
4) European Union
5) G20
Answer – 5) G20
Explanation:
The Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM) of the G20 Countries took place through video conference. The
G20 EMM took place as part of the Sherpa Track for the G20 Leaders Summit, it was hosted through a video
conference under the Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Environment Ministerial Meeting
(EMM) of the G20 Countries took place through video conference. The G20 EMM took place as part of the
Sherpa Track for the G20 Leaders Summit, it was hosted through a video conference under the Presidency
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC),
Prakash Javadekar represented India and highlighted the steps taken to protect environment, forest,
wildlife, pollution and climate change.
25. India along with which country plans to resume joint coordinated border patrol to prevent
criminal activities?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar
4) Nepal

5) Bangladesh
Answer – 5) Bangladesh
Explanation:
At the 50th Director General (DG) level conference between India and Bangladesh, India decided to resume
joint coordinated patrol (Border) with Bangladesh to prevent criminal activities & both the countries have
agreed to share real time intelligence on the smuggling syndicates and the list of smugglers to control and
prevent criminal activities and other problems and to ensure the peace and security in the Indo-Bangladesh
borders. The 4-day conference was held from 16th September 2020 to 19th September 2020 which
concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh The 6-member Border Security Force (BSF) delegation was led by its DG
Rakesh Asthana and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) delegation was led by its DG Md. Shafeenul Islam.
26. How much was the amount extended by India to Maldives to combat COVID-19 (September
2020)?
1) USD 150 million
2) USD 250 million
3) USD 100 million
4) USD 500 million
5) USD 750 million
Answer – 2) USD 250 million
Explanation:
In order to reduce the economic and financial impact driven by COVID-19, the President of Maldives
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih requested Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi for urgent financial aid. In this
regard, on September 20, 2020, India provided a financial assistance of US$250 million (Indian Rupees of
around 1837 crores) at favourable terms to the Government of Maldives in the form of symbolic cheque
which was handed over by the High Commissioner of India Sunjay Sudhir to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abdulla Shahid during an event held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives. This financial support is
provided through subscription in Maldives’ Government Domestic Treasury bonds by State Bank of India
(SBI), Male (Maldives) so that it does not reflect in the external borrowings of the Maldives. This soft loan
has 10-year tenure for repayment and a very low interest rate.
27. India (Konkan railways) has delivered two Modern Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMUC) trains
to which country (September 2020)?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Maldives
4) Nepal
5) Sri Lanka
Answer – 4) Nepal
Explanation:
Konkan Railways (operated by Konkan Railway Corporation) handed over two modern Diesel-Electric
Multiple Unit (DMUC) trains to Nepal Railways for the Jaynagar-Kurtha Broad Gauge Line. The Rails will run
between Jaynagar (Bihar) and Kurtha in Dhanusa district from December, 2020. The Trains have been
manufactured by Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai with modern amenities and latest AC-AC Propulsion
Technology.
28. India along with which country has begun the join security patrol in Kapilvastu district?
1) Bhutan
2) Myanmar
3) Pakistan
4) Nepal
5) China
Answer – 4) Nepal

Explanation:
The Security forces of Nepal and India have started a joint security patrol at the Nepal-India Border in
Kapilvastu district, Nepal. The patrol has been started with a motive to control the spread of COVID-19 and
keep in check the illegal cross-border activities at the Nepal-India Border. The Krishnanagar Municipality
of the Kapilvastu district is a major point of transit along the Nepal-India Border. Nepal Police, Armed Police
Force of Nepal and Seema Suraksha Bal of India began the patrol on borders on 19th September, 2020. The
Joint security patrol will consist of twenty-six security personnel each from both sides.
29. Which is 1st country in the world that plans to introduce Climatic Financial Report for companies
to tackle the climate crisis?
1) Iceland
2) New Zealand
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) Australia
Answer – 2) New Zealand
Explanation:
New Zealand will be the First country in the world to introduce Climatic Financial Report for companies to
tackle the climate crisis, the new regime will be in the form of Compilation or Explanation based on the
framework of Task Force on Climate related Financial Disclosures(TCFD). Other countries like Australia,
Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan and the European Union are all working to form Climate risk report.
30. The Airport Authority of India has commenced work on airport expansion in which country?
1) Maldives
2) Mauritius
3) Nepal
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
Answer - 1) Maldives
Explanation:
On the request of the Government of Maldives, the Government of India has decided to support the
Hanimaadhoo International Airport expansion project under the USD 800 million Line of Credit from EXIM
(Export-Import) Bank of India. In this regard, high-level delegation from the Airports Authority of India
(AAI) visited the Maldives where they met with Minister of Economic Development Fayyaz Ismail and
senior officials from Ministry of Economic Development (MoED) and the Ministry of Transport and Civil
Aviation (MoTCA), and also visited Hanimaadhoo for initial surveys and assessments. Following this, on
September 23, 2020, AAI commenced work on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this project, which will
be prepared in 2 months. It is one of the largest infrastructure and connectivity projects in northern
Maldives. It should be noted that recently India and Maldives announced a ferry service from Tuticorin and
Cochin (Tamil Nadu) to Kulhudhuffushi and Male.
31. India has extended financial assistance of 96 crore Rupees (approx.) to ‘which’ country as post-
earthquake reconstruction assistance?
1) Nepal
2) Maldives
3) Mauritius
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
Answer – 1) Nepal
Explanation:
The Nepal earthquake of 2015 also known as “Gorkha earthquake” had severely affected thousands of lives
as well as the economy. At that time, India being the Nepal’s immediate neighbour, was the first to respond
with Operation Maitri which provided rescue and relief by its armed forces and also announced a post-

earthquake reconstruction package of US$ 1 billion (which comprises US$ 250 million grant and US$ 750
million concessional Line of Credit). Now, as a part of fulfilling this post-earthquake reconstruction
commitment, on 22nd September, 2020, Ms. Namgya Khampa, Deputy Chief of Mission of Embassy of India,
handed over cheques worth NPR (Nepalese Rupees) 1.54 billion (about INR 96 crore) to Mr. Sishir Kumar
Dhungana, Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Nepal towards housing & school sector assistance.
32. Maritime Union of India (MUI) has collaborated with which organization to assist seafarers who
are stranded on ships due to COVID-19 Pandemic?
1) Association of Southeast Asian Nations
2) United Nations
3) Amnesty Internationals
4) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Answer – 2) United Nations
Explanation:
Maritime Union of India (MUI) has collaborated with the United Nations to assist seafarers who are
stranded on ships due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Through the Seafarers Crisis Action Team (SCAT), MUI will
provide round-the-clock advice, counselling and assistance to Indian seafarers and their family members.
33. India along with which country/countries hold virtual meet on Indo-Pacific under Quad
framework recently?
1) Japan
2) Australia
3) Unites States of America
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Answer - 5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Explanation:
Senior Officials from Ministry of External Affairs of India, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade of
Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Department of State of United States of America held
video conference for dialogue on regional and global issues of common interest under the Quadrilateral
coalition or QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) Framework. The officials exchanged views on
cooperation in areas of maritime security, counter-terrorism, connectivity and infrastructure development,
with objective of promoting peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
34. How much was extended as financial assistance by India to Sri Lanka for promotion of Buddhist
ties between two countries?
1) USD 5 million
2) USD 10 million
3) USD 20 million
4) USD 25 million
5) USD 15 million
Answer – 5) USD 15 million
Explanation:
PM Modi also announced a grant assistance of US$ 15 million (approximately Rs.110 crores) for the
promotion of Buddhist ties between the two countries. It will deepen people-to-people linkages through
construction/renovation of Buddhist Monasteries, capacity development, cultural exchanges, archaeological
cooperation, reciprocal exposition of The Buddha’s relics and strengthening the engagement between
Buddhist Scholars and clergy of two countries.

35. Mette Frederiksen who is in news recently is the prime minister of which country (Attended
bilateral meeting with PM Modi)?
1) Sweden
2) Poland
3) Germany
4) Norway
5) Denmark
Answer – 5) Denmark
Explanation:
A Virtual Bilateral Summit was held between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of
Denmark Mette Frederiksen which was hosted by India to strengthen the bilateral relations between the
two countries. The summit saw the conversations of the same opinions and a signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU). It should be noted that PM Modi proposed the creation of India-Denmark Green
Energy Park to help Danish companies active in India along with India-Denmark Skill Institute to help
Danish companies operating in India to select the people they require from the local skilled population. On
the other hand, Denmark has proposed to host the second ‘Knowledge Summit’ and if the situation
normalizes. A MOU in the field of intellectual property (IP) cooperation between India and Denmark was
signed by the India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) with Danish Patent
and Trademark Office.
36. Name the organization which has released the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker.
1) United Nations (UN) Women
3) World Bank
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 1) and 3)
Answer - 4) Both 1) and 2)
Explanation:
In accordance with the data released from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, which is co-
created by the United Nations (UN) Women and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), only 1 in
8 countries have measures in place to shield women and girls from COVID-19 pandemic effects. The Global
Gender Response Tracker analyzes more than 2,500 measures across 206 countries and territories under
the three categories of addressing gender-based violence, supporting unpaid care, and strengthening
women’s economic security. One-fifth of the countries analyzed (42 countries) don’t have “gender-aware”
COVID-19 responses. Only 12% of the world (25 countries) has introduced measures that covered all three
areas of the tracker.
GOVT SCHEMES
1. Who launched the “Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana” recently?
1) Rajnath Singh
2) Jitendra Singh
3) Piyush Goyal
4) Ram Vilas Paswan
5) Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer - 1) Rajnath Singh
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched “Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana” a group life insurance
scheme through the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), for more than 10000 employees working in the
military cantonment areas across India. The insurance scheme was launched during the two-day webinar
organized by the Ministry of Defence and Directorate General of Defence Estates(DGDE) to improve the
implementation of Central Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in the 62 cantonments around India at Delhi.

2. How many States and UTs are connected with one nation one ration card scheme (as on
September 2, 2020)?
1) 14
2) 32
3) 24
4) 22
5) 26
Answer – 5) 26
Explanation:
The Union Territories(UTs) Ladakh & Lakshadweep have been included in the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’
scheme on ‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’(IM-PDS). After the integration of these
two UTs, a total 26 States /UTs Connected with the Scheme and will benefit about 65 crore people. The
remaining states will be integrated in the scheme by March 2021.
3. Which state government has approved Rs 600 cr project named Rejuvenating Watersheds for
Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) with World Bank assistance?
1) Telangana
2) Karnataka
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
In order to increase the groundwater table in parched land of 20 taluks, the state cabinet of Karnataka
approved Rs 600 cr project titled Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative
Development (REWARD) with World Bank (WB) assistance. This project will benefit farmers to cultivate in
10 lakh hectares of parched land in 10 districts of Karnataka. Notably, the state government would provide
Rs 180 crore while the World Bank would extend an assistance of Rs 420 crore for the period of next six
years.
4. Name the state which revamped ‘SVAYEM’ scheme to provide self-employment opportunities to
youths of the state.
1) Goa
2) Uttarakhand
3) Assam
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Punjab
Answer – 3) Assam
Explanation:
The Government of Assam relaunched its old scheme Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment
(SVAYEM) worth Rs.1000 crore. The scheme is aimed to provide self-employment opportunities to more
than 2 lakh youths of the state. The Scheme was launched as a part of the budget in 2017-2018 to benefit
around 1 lakh youths. Due to lack of support from the banks, the scheme benefited only around 7000
beneficiaries.
5. The Andhra Pradesh government has launched 2 nutrition schemes named “YSR Sampoorna
Poshana” and “YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus” recently. Who is the present governor of Andhra
Pradesh?
1) Banwarilal Purohit
2) Ramesh Bais
3) BiswaBhusan Harichandan
4) Anandiben Patel
5) Tamilisai Soundararajan

Answer – 3) BiswaBhusan Harichandan
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched two nutrition schemes “YSR Sampoorna
Poshana” and “YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus” to provide nutritious food to the pregnant women, new
mothers and children at the Tadepalli camp office. The state government issued an order to rename the
scheme – Agriculture Electricity Cash Transfer Scheme as YSR Free Agriculture Power. Biswabhusan
Harichandan is the present governor of Andhra Pradesh.
6. Which state government has relaunched Deendayal Antyodaya Rasoi scheme?

1) Himachal Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer – 3) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh Government during its 5th virtual cabinet meeting decided to reintroduce Deendayal
Antyodaya Rasoi Scheme to provide nutritious and quality food to underprivileged people at a subsidised
rate. The scheme will be implemented by the Departments of Food and Civil Supplies and Urban
Development. The funds for the scheme will be raised through Department of Industrial Policy and
Investment Promotion under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
7. India post launched 5 star villages scheme to ensure 100% rural coverage of postal schemes. Who
is the present Union Minister of Communications?
1) Piyush Goyal
2) Raj Kumar Singh
4) Giriraj Singh
5) Pralhad Joshi
Answer – 3) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Explanation:
Postman and Postal Department are a vital part of the ordinary citizen’s life. India post is doing exceptional
work in the implementation of Government schemes. Now, in order to ensure universal coverage of flagship
postal schemes in rural areas, on September 10, 2020, Union Minister of State for Communications, Sanjay
Shamrao Dhotre has launched a scheme namely “Five Star Villages” along with Department of Post. The
Union Minister of Communications– Ravi Shankar Prasad.
8. Name the social security scheme which was launched by Odisha government for sanitation
workers.
1) “Swarna”
2) “Garima”
3) “Sahaya”
4) “Khushi”
5) “Utthan”
Answer – 2) “Garima”
Explanation:
Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik launched a first-of-its-kind statewide scheme called “GARIMA” to
ensure the safety and dignity of core sanitation workers of the state. He dedicated the scheme to Mahatma
Gandhi. It will be implemented by Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department through 114 Urban
Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha and an Initial Fund of Rs. 50 Crore will be allocated for implementation of the
scheme. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development department, Odisha has signed a Ministry of
Understanding (MoU) with not-for-profit organization Urban Management Centre for providing the
technical support to implement the scheme.

9. Find the J&K governor who announced Universal Health Insurance coverage scheme for all
residents of the UT.
1) Anandiben Patel
2) Anusuiya Uikey
3) B. D. Mishra
4) Manoj Sinha
5) R. N. Ravi
Answer – 4) Manoj Sinha
Explanation:
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Governor, Manoj Sinha announced Universal Health Insurance Coverage Scheme
for all residents of the Union Territory at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores. The scheme will have the
same benefits as the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Through the scheme which is the first of its kind in the
country, beneficiaries can avail cashless treatment at all hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme
across the country. The Governor invited suggestions from the public for naming of the J&K Health Scheme.
10. YSR Aasara scheme was launched by which state?

1) Telangana
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Karnataka
Answer - 4) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
As a step to empower women economically and socially, YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh(AP), launched ‘YSR Aasara’ scheme. Under the scheme, AP government will reimburse outstanding
bank loans of women Self-Help Groups (SHG) as on April 11, 2019 into their accounts directly in four
phases. YSR Aasara is a part of the Navaratna welfare schemes.
11. The Central government has increased the scholarship amount under ‘Pragati’ and ‘Saksham’
scholarship schemes for students of which state/UT?
1) Haryana
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Ladakh
Explanation:
The Government of India announced an increase in Scholarship amount for the students of Jammu &
Kashmir (J&K) under the ‘Pragati’ and ‘Saksham’ Scholarship Schemes. The amount has been raised from
Rs. 5, 000 Per Annum to Rs. 50, 000 Per Annum from the Current Academic Year (2020-21). The Ministry of
Education (formerly known as Union Ministry of Human Resource Development) launched the schemes. It
is being implemented and offered by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to provide financial
assistance for advancement of girls and supporting especially abled students for Technical Education.
12. The horticulture department of which state/UT has launched “Backyard Horticulture”
Programme under CAPEX scheme to promote organic fruit production?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Delhi
3) Puducherry
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Kerala

Explanation:
The Horticulture Department of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) launched “Backyard Horticulture” Programme
under CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) scheme at Panchyat Jaswan in Marh Block of Jammu district. The main
aim of the programme is to promote organic fruit production for home consumption and for fulfilling
individual requirements.
13. How much is the insurance amount provided per health worker under Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Package scheme?
1) 10 Lakh
2) 20 Lakh
3) 25 Lakh
4) 75 Lakh
5) 50 Lakh
Answer – 5) 50 Lakh
Explanation:
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package(PMGKP) Insurance Scheme for Health Workers who are fighting
against COVID-19 has been extended as 6 months’ scheme, i.e., 180 days. The central sector scheme was
announced on March 30, 2020 for a period of 90 days, it was extended for further 90 days i.e. up to
September 2020. The Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme is a part of the Rs 1.70 lakh Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Package announced in March 2020.
14. ‘Arthika Spandana’ is the loan disbursal scheme launched by which state?
1) Sikkim
2) Karnataka
3) Meghalaya
4) Tamil Nadu
5) West Bengal
Explanation:
B.S. Yediyurappa, Chief Minister(CM) of Karnataka has launched ‘Arthika Spandana’ programme to disburse
loans of Rs 39,300 crore through various cooperative institutions. Under this scheme, Rs 15,300 crore will
be disbursed to the agriculture sector and the remaining sum of Rs 24,000 will be earmarked for the non-
agricultural sector.
15. Which state government has announced subsidy schemes for electric two-wheelers and e-
rickshaws recently?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Bihar
4) Maharashtra
5) Himachal Pradesh
Answer – 2) Gujarat
Explanation:
In order to encourage the use of electric vehicles to prevent air pollution Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay
Rupani announced subsidy schemes for electric two-wheelers and e-rickshaws during a virtual programme
on climate change to commemorate the founding day of the state climate change department. Apart from
this, memorandum of understandings (MoUs) were also inked during the event. This announcement was
also a part of “Panchsheel gift” of five development schemes in Gujarat to celebrate the 70th birthday of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Students will get a subsidy of Rs 12,000 each to buy e-scooters. Under this
scheme, the government will provide assistance to students studying from Class 9 to college to purchase
battery-powered two-wheelers. The target is to provide this assistance to 10,000 such vehicles.

16. Which state government launched Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana (MMUY) scheme to
provide Interest-free loans to women’s groups?
1) Goa
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
Explanation:
Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana (MMUY), a scheme of providing interest-free loans of Rs 1 lakh to
women’s groups was launched in Gujarat by its Chief Minister (CM) Vijay Rupani. In this regard, the
government is planning to provide total lending up to Rs 1,000 crore to these groups to be registered as
joint liability and earning group (JLEG) consisting of 10 women members. 50,000 JLEGs will be formed in
urban areas. Similarly, 50,000 such groups will also be formed in rural areas. A total of 10 lakh women
across the state are covered under this new scheme. The scheme will be implemented in rural areas by the
Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company, while in urban areas it will be implemented by the Gujarat Urban
Livelihood Mission.
17. Which state government has launched ‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’?

1) Goa
2) Punjab
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Rajasthan
Answer – 5) Rajasthan
Explanation:
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave approval for the scheme ‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’, which
allows free bus travel to two members of a family to immerse ashes of their loved ones in River Ganga in
Haridwar.
18. Which state government has launched “Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni” recently?
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Odisha
4) Bihar
5) Jharkhand
Answer - 2) Assam
Explanation:
Sarbanda Sonowal, Chief Minister (CM) of Assam launched the “Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni”
– Chief Minister’s Rural Transport Scheme and distributed light motor vehicles to the beneficiaries under
this scheme. Sonowal announced this scheme during his 2019 Independence Day speech and following the
announcement the Transport department of Assam launched the scheme.
19. Find the state government which has inaugurated 2 major green projects worth around Rs 1226
crore to be set up in collaboration with European Union countries?
1) Telangana
2) Kerala
3) Gujarat
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
Answer - 4) West Bengal

Explanation:
Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister (CM) of West Bengal virtually inaugurated 2 major green projects worth
around Rs 1226 crore to be set up in collaboration with European Union countries.
20. Madhya Pradesh targets household tap connections in all rural areas under Jal Jeevan Mission by
which year?
1) 2023
2) 2021
3) 2022
4) 2024
5) 2025
Answer - 1) 2023
Explanation:
Rural families of Madhya Pradesh will be provided with clean drinking water through tap connection.
Approximately Rs. 197 crores have been approved in State government's rural tap water scheme. Public
Health Engineering Department is constructing water infrastructure so that rural families of Madhya
Pradesh can be provided with clean drinking water through tap connection. A target has been set to
complete the scheme in the rural areas of the entire state by year 2023 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
21. Which state government has launched Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojna for farmers (Rs. 4000
will be transferred to farmers annually)?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Telangana
Answer - 4) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister (CM) of Madhya Pradesh (MP) launched the “Mukhyamantri Kisan
Kalyan Yojna” in line with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Scheme of the central
government. Under this scheme annually Rs.4000 will be transferred to the accounts of around 175000
farmers of MP in two equal installments in addition to the Rs.6000 annually transferred to the farmers
under the PM-Kisan Scheme. This will enable the farmers of MP to get samman nidhi of Rs.10000 per year.
22. Name the state/UT government which has launched “Paryatan Sanjeevani Scheme” to provide
loan between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 20 lakh to entrepreneurs.
1) Delhi
3) Assam
4) Sikkim
5) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer - 3) Assam
Explanation:
On the occasion of World Tourism Day (WTD) 2020 i.e. on September 27, 2020, the Chief Minister (CM) of
Assam Sarbananda Sonowal during a Tourism Conclave organised by government of Assam in association
with Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) Limited, launched “Paryatan Sanjeevani Scheme”
under which loan between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 20 lakh with interest subsidy would be provided to
entrepreneurs to revive the tourism industry amid the coronavirus crisis. Apart from above he also
launched another scheme ‘Paryatan Sarathi’, which will provide information about Assam tourism, facilities
for bookings, tour packages, hotels along with online payment gateway options.

23. Which state government has launched Jala Kala Scheme for small and marginal farmers?
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Telangana
5) Kerala
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy launched YSR Jala Kala Scheme for small and
marginal Farmers. Under the scheme, the State Government will drill borewells in arid, and uplands in the
state with an expenditure of Rs. 2, 340 Crore over a period of four-years. Under the scheme, borewells will
be drilled free of cost for needy farmers and the state government will provide free motors to small and
marginal farmers. The Scheme is being introduced to benefit upland farmers, who are dependent on Rains.
24. Name the state which has launched stage II of JAGA Mission recently.
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) Assam
5) Odisha
Answer – 5) Odisha
Explanation:
Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched the stage II of JAGA Mission (Odisha Liveable
Habitat Mission) from Balasore (Odisha) through video conference, under which all slums in the State will
be converted into Adarsh (ideal) colonies within the next 3 years. The process will start immediately in
1,000 slums and then scaled up to cover every slum in the State. This initiative aims at improving the living
conditions of 18 lakh slum dwellers by providing them with piped water supply, paved roads, storm water
drains, street lights, sanitation, household electricity, community spaces and recreational areas. This project
is supported by the Omidyar Network India. Also, The Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi under
its initiative ‘Scaling City Institutions for India: Land Planning and Housing (SCI-FI: LPH)’ has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Housing & Urban Development Department, Government
of Odisha as the knowledge partner of JAGA Mission in its second phase.
BANKING AND FINANCE

1. Vedanta has partnered with which bank for long term syndicate loans worth Rs. 10,000 crores?
1) Punjab National Bank
2) State bank of India
3) ICICI Bank
4) Canara Bank
5) HDFC Bank
Answer – 2) State bank of India
Explanation:
Vedanta announced its tie up for a long term syndicated loan facility for Rs.10000 crores with State bank of
India (SBI) as facility agent and SBICAP Trustee Company limited (SBICTCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of
SBI Capital Market Limited (SBICAP) as the security trustee with door to door tenor of 7 years. Syndicated
loan is a loan offered by a group of lenders to provide credit to a large borrower. As a lender State Bank of
India(SBI) has committed Rs.5000 crores.
2. European investment bank plans to invest € 650 Million for the 1st metro line of which city?
1) Coimbatore
2) Patna

3) Kanpur
4) Noida
5) Surat
Answer – 3) Kanpur
Explanation:
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest 650 million euro (€) in the construction of Kanpur’s (Uttar
Pradesh) 1st city metro line. The 32.4 km urban rail line, with 18 elevated and 12 underground stations is
EIB’s 2nd biggest operation outside the European Union(EU) till date. It is the 2nd metro rail project
supported by the EIB in Uttar Pradesh(UP), following the €450 million investment in Lucknow metro rail
system. Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (UPMRC) is the Promoter-Financial intermediary for this
project.
3. According to the Report titled, “Fraud & Risk Management in Digital Payments” released by Data
Security Council of India and PayPal, what will be the worth of e-commerce market in India by 2026?
1) USD 200 billion
2) USD 100 billion
3) USD 250 billion
4) USD 125 billion
5) USD 500 billion
Answer – 1) USD 200 billion
Explanation:
The Report, “Fraud & Risk Management in Digital Payments” has been jointly developed by The National
Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and
PayPal Payments Pvt. Ltd. (PayPal). The report gives a glimpse of growth of frauds and payment scams. It is
to be noted that Online banking and digital transactions has massively grown in India due to Lockdown
(COVID-19 pandemic), however, the threat landscape has also grown dynamically. The E-commerce market
is anticipated to grow from USD 50 billion (in 2018) to USD 200 billion by 2026. It is expected that the
internet user base will grow to 835 million by 2023 from 560 million in 2018. As per the prediction of
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) the digital transactions will increase from Rs 2069 crore (about USD 280
million) in December 2018 to Rs 8707 crore (approximately USD 1178 million) by December 2021.
4. Which bank has partnered with Innoviti to provide affordable options of bank’s debit cards by
Innoviti POS terminals?
1) Federal Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) State Bank of India
4) Yes Bank
5) ICICI bank
Answer – 1) Federal Bank
Explanation:
To provide convenient and affordable options of Federal Bank Debit Cards through Innoviti Point of Sale
(POS) terminals, the Federal Bank and Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Innoviti) have entered into a
partnership, which will offer Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) options to over 7.5 million Federal Bank
Debit Card holders at over 70,000 Innoviti POS terminals across 1000 cities. The partnership is in view of
COVID-19 crisis as people are cautious about their spending and still will need affordable options in
essential categories such as healthcare, education and IT (computers and laptops).
5. Which state government received the nod from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(IRDA) recently to form its own insurance firm?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Haryana

5) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) received the nod from Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority (IRDA) to form its Crop Insurance Firm Andhra Pradesh General Insurance Company (APGIC).
Andhra Pradesh is among the few states like Bihar, West Bengal that has chosen to have their crop
insurance schemes.
6. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the Held to Maturity (HTM) limit or the amount that
banks invest in G-secs from 19.5% to ________.
1) 22%
2) 21.25%
3) 19.75%
4) 20.5%
5) 24.5%
Answer – 1) 22%
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced measures in order to ensure orderly market conditions and
congenial financial conditions. In this regard Reserve Bank will conduct additional special open market
operations (OMO) involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of Government securities (G-secs) for Rs
20,000 crore in two tranches of Rs 10,000 crore each on September 10, 2020 and September 17, 2020. The
apex bank also announced term repo operations of Rs 100,000 crore (1 trillion) to infuse liquidity into the
market. The Reserve Bank also increased the held to maturity limit (HTM) or the amount that banks invest
in G-secs from 19.5% to 22%. Therefore, banks can hold fresh acquisitions of SLR (Statutory Liquidity
Ratio) securities acquired from September 1, 2020 under HTM up to an overall limit of 22% of net demand
and time liabilities (NDTL) up to March 31, 2021.
7. As per the revised Priority Sector Lending (PSL) guidelines released by RBI, the loan limit was
doubled for which sector?
1) Renewable Energy
2) Health Infrastructure
3) Education
4) Both 1) and 2)
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reviewed the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Guidelines to align it with emerging
national priorities amid COVID-19 impact. In this regard, new categories are included under priority sector
for financing viz. start-ups (up to Rs 50 crore); loans to farmers for installation of solar power plants for
solarisation of grid connected agriculture pumps and loans for setting up Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants.
Loan limits for renewable energy have been doubled. For improvement of health infrastructure, credit limit
for health infrastructure (including those under ‘Ayushman Bharat’) has also been doubled.
8. Which fintech company’s subsidiary LazyPay launched a first of its kind digital credit card named
‘LazyUPI’?
1) ETMoney
2) Mobikwik
3) Paytm
4) PayU
5) LendingKart
Answer – 4) PayU

Explanation:
LazyPay, a part of PayU Finance has launched ‘LazyUPI’, a first of its kind digital credit card that combines
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the Buy-Now-Pay-Later concept. The offering allows the users to
access the real-time credit using UPI across omni-channel networks, which includes offline merchants and
e-commerce platforms.
9. Which private sector bank in partnership with Empays Payment Systems launched a cardless cash
withdrawal facility from ATMs through the Instant Money Transfer (IMT) system?
1) Yes Bank
2) RBL Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) HDFC Bank
Answer – 2) RBL Bank
Explanation:
In order to expand RBL Bank’s suite of contactless banking services, it has launched a cardless cash
withdrawal facility from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), through the Instant Money Transfer (IMT)
system in partnership with Empays Payment Systems India Pvt Ltd. This service enables the customers of
the RBL Bank to withdraw cash without their debit cards from 389 IMT-enabled bank’s ATMs or more than
40,000 other bank ATMs across the country.
10. Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) requested RBI to review new current account
rules recently. Where is the HQ of FIDC located?
1) Lucknow
2) Bhopal
3) New Delhi
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
Answer – 5) Mumbai
Explanation:
The umbrella body for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), Finance Industry Development Council
(FIDC) requested the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to review the current account circular dated August 6,
2020 which stated that no bank is allowed to open current accounts for the customer who availed credit
facilities in the form of cash and credit (CC) or overdraft (OD) from the banking system. FIDC
Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. On August 6, 2020, RBI issued revised guidelines for banks for
opening current accounts in order to maintain discipline among the borrowers. As per the latest RBI
guidelines, a bank opening a dedicated current account of any company with Rs 50 crore or more in debt
must have at least 10 per cent loan exposure in the concerned business entity. Most foreign banks manage
current accounts of corporate without providing any loan to them.
11. World Bank has signed $82 million worth deal with which state for road transformation project?
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Telangana
Answer – 4) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
The State Government of Himachal Pradesh and World Bank signed a $82 million (approximately Rs. 600
Crores) loan deal to support Himachal Pradesh strengthen its transport and road safety institutions by
improving the condition, safety, resilience, and engineering standards of the state’s road network. The loan
from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), has a final maturity of 15 years
including a grace period of five years.

12. The Bank of India (BOI) has launched an international contactless debit card, “Signature Visa
Debit Card” recently. The HQ of BOI is located at which city?
1) Mumbai
2) Kolkata
3) Chennai
4) Gurugram
5) New Delhi
Explanation:
On the occasion of Bank of India (BoI)’s 115th Foundation Day, BOI (Headquarters - Mumbai) has launched
an international contactless debit card, “Signature Visa Debit Card” for high net worth individuals who are
maintaining an average quarterly balance of Rs 10 lakhs and above. Atanu Kumar Das, Managing Director
(MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BOI virtually inaugurated new buildings of Rural Self Employment
Training Institutes (RSETI) at Barabanki, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Giridih (Jharkhand).
13. The RBI has specified 5 financial ratios and sector-specific thresholds for resolution of COVID-19-
related stressed assets in 26 sectors on the basis of the recommendations of committee headed by
whom?
1) KV Kamath
2) Gita Gopinath
3) Sundar Pichai
4) Soumya Swaminathan
Answer - 1) KV Kamath
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) specified five financial ratios and sector-specific thresholds for resolution of
COVID-19-related stressed assets in 26 sectors on the basis of the recommendations of an expert committee
under the chairmanship Kundapur Vaman Kamath, which was formulated by RBI in August 2020 to set a
parameters and benchmarks for stressed assets that need rescuing. These five ratios are: Total outside
liabilities/adjusted tangible net worth (TOL/ATNW), total debt/EBITDA, current ratio, debt service
coverage ratio (DSCR), average debt service coverage ratio (ADSCR).
14. The RBI has stopped the banking operation of which payments bank recently?
1) NSDL Payments Bank
2) Paytm Payments Bank
3) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank
4) Fino Payments Bank
5) India Post Payments Bank
Answer – 3) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India has ceased the Banking operation by the Aditya Birla Idea Payments (ABIP) Bank
under Banking Regulations Act 1949, after the company could not able to work successfully and applied for
voluntary winding up by the Vodafone Idea Limited which holds 51% in ABIP bank and remaining 49% by
Grasim Industries Limited.
15. Government of India has signed a $500 million worth loan agreement with which organization
for Delhi-Meerut RRTS (September 2020)?
1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
2) New Development Bank (NDB)
3) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
4) World Bank (WB)
5) None of these

Answer – 3) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Explanation:
Government of India (GoI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $500 million loan agreement for
the Delhi-Meerut RRTS (regional rapid transit system) Investment Project. This is the first tranche of a total
$1billion (about Rs 7,485 crore) facility.
16. Find the company which has launched the first-of-its-kind digital revolving credit line named
‘LazyPlus’.
1) PayU
2) MobiKwik
3) Instamojo
4) Razorpay
Answer – 1) PayU
Explanation:
PayU Finance, India’s leading alternative lending platform, has launched the first-of-its-kind digital
revolving credit line called ‘LazyPlus’, which combines power of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Buy-
Now-Pay-Later concept. It is part of response to the market’s demand for easy access to credit across online
and offline platforms and pay-later options.
17. SBI mutual fund launched SBI magnum children’s benefit fund recently. Where is the HQ of SBI
mutual fund located?
1) Kolkata
2) Mumbai
3) New Delhi
4) Gurugram
5) Noida
Answer - 2) Mumbai
Explanation:
SBI Mutual Fund launched SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit Fund -Investment Plan, an open-ended fund for
parents to invest for their children. It is a part of SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit Fund. SBI Magnum
Children’s Benefit Fund has already offering savings plan, a predominantly debt-oriented offering. The New
Fund Offer (NFO) is open for subscription from September 8 and will close on September 22, 2020. SBI
Mutual Fund: Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra.
18. Which bank was recognized as the best bank in the world by New York-based financial publication
Global Finance?
1) Wells Fargo
2) DBS Bank
3) Bank of America
4) JPMorgan Chase
5) BNP Paribas
Answer – 2) DBS Bank
Explanation:
DBS has been recognised as the World's Best Bank for the third year in a row, underscoring the bank's
growing presence among banking leaders worldwide. DBS' latest global best bank accolade comes from the
New York-based financial publication Global Finance, which named DBS' Best Bank in the World' for the
second time in three years in its World's Best Global Banks 2020 Awards.
19. The gross Non Performing Assets in public sector banks was reduced to _______ in March 2020
from Rs 8.96 lakh crore in March 2018.
1) Rs 9.24 lakh crore

Answer – 2) Rs 6.78 lakh crore
Explanation:
The Gross NPAs reduced from Rs 8.96 lakh crore in March-2018 to Rs 6.78 lakh crore in March-2020. Asset
quality has improved significantly, with the net NPA ratio reduced from 7.97% in March 2018 to 3.75% in
March 2020. There is a sharp decline in fraud occurrence from 0.65% of advances during FY10-FY14 to
0.06% in FY19-20. Record recovery of Rs 2.27 lakh crore in FY19-FY20 due to newly setup dedicated
stressed account management verticals in PSBs. Number of PSBs under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)
reduced to three. The provision coverage ratio of 80.9% is highest in eight years.
20. Which bank ranked top in EASE 2.0 awards for FY19-20 in top performing banks category?
1) Oriental Bank of Commerce
3) Bank of Baroda
4) Central Bank of India
5) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer – 3) Bank of Baroda
Explanation:
The EASE 2.0 awards for FY19-20 were presented in 3 categories viz. Category 1: Theme-Wise Winners,
Category 2: Top Improvers, and Category 3: Top Performing Banks The awardees in these categories are
Bank of Baroda (BoB), State Bank of India (SBI), Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), Bank of Maharashtra,
Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India (UBI), and
Canara Bank.
Top Performing Banks (Ease Reforms Index 2.0):
Rank Bank
1 Bank of Baroda
2 State Bank of India
3 Oriental Bank of Commerce
21. Asian Development Bank signed loan agreement worth Rs 466-cr with ENGIE group for
developing Raghanesda Solar Project in 'which' state?
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
As a part of Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) ongoing support to India’s renewable energy sector, a long
term loan agreement of Rs 4.66 billion (about $65.5 million) was inked between ADB and the ENGIE group
to construct and operate a 200-megawatt alternating current solar photovoltaic-based power plant at
Raghanesda Solar Park in Gujarat. The agreement was signed by Principal Investment Specialist at ADB’s
Private Sector Operations Department Mayank Choudhary and ENGIE group’s Head of Acquisitions,
Investments, and Financial Advisory Phuntsok Wangyal. The project will be implemented by Electro Solaire
Private Limited (ESPL), a special purpose vehicle owned by ENGIE with expected commission in the first
half of 2021.
22. Name the bank which plans to launch “SAFAL” a loan product for organic cotton growers.

3) Canara Bank
4) United Bank of India
5) Indian Bank
Answer – 1) State Bank of India
Explanation:
C.S. Setty, Managing Director(MD) of State Bank of India (SBI) informed that SBI will launch a loan product
called SAFAL (Safe and Fast Agriculture Loan) during a Fintech conference organised by Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). SAFAL is primarily focused on organic cotton growers
who do not have any credit history.
23. Which bank has started a comprehensive banking programme for start-ups named “iStartup 2.0”
recently?
1) IndusInd Bank
2) IDBI Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) RBL Bank
Answer – 3) ICICI Bank
Explanation:
ICICI Bank launched its comprehensive banking programme for the Startups named “iStartup 2.0” which
will support the requirements of the startups like regulatory assistance, analytics, staffing, acquisition and
digital outreach of customers.
24. Which bank has signed USD 15 million deal with Suguna foods to sustain rural livelihoods in
India during pandemic?
1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
2) New Development Bank (NDB)
3) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
4) World Bank (WB)
5) None of these
Answer - 3) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Explanation:
In order to help sustain poultry farming operations, rural livelihoods and food security in India during the
COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement for USD ($) 15 million debt
financing through the subscription of nonconvertible debentures for Suguna Foods Private Limited
(Suguna), one of India’s largest poultry broiler enterprises, in equivalent Indian rupees. It aligns with the
National Action Plan for Egg and Poultry and with the $20 billion response package of ADB to COVID-19.
25. Name the organization which revamped the multi-cap mutual funds category recently.
1) Forward Market Commission of India
2) Reserve Bank of India
3) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
4) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
5) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer – 5) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Explanation:
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) publicized a partially modified portfolio structure for multi-
cap mutual funds category through a circular stating minimum investment in equity & equity related
instruments and definition of large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. With regard to this, Asset Management
Company (AMC) will now have to invest at least 25% of their portfolios across large-cap, mid cap and small
cap companies each. This decision has been taken for decreasing the risk of being overweight on any one
kind of market-cap firm. The definition of large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap as follows: Large Cap: 1st -100th

company in terms of full market capitalization Mid Cap: 101st -250th company in terms of full market
capitalization Small Cap: 251st company onwards in terms of full market capitalization.
26. The RBI laid down guidelines for banks to appoint Chief Compliance Officers (CCO) recently. The
CCO should be appointed for a minimum fixed period of how many years (age not more than 55
years)?
1) 3 years
2) 2 years
3) 5 years
4) 1 year
5) 7 years
Answer – 1) 3 years
Explanation:
In order to ensure uniformity and effective management of compliance risk in banking sector, on September
11, 2020, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) laid down guidelines for “Compliance Functions in Banks and Role of
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)” stating appointment and tenure of chief compliance officer (CCO), policy
(which should be reviewed at least once a year), and reporting requirements and duties of the compliance
function, among others. CCO should be appointed for a minimum fixed period of 3 years with age not more
than 55 years. The Audit Committee of the Board (ACB) / Managing Director (MD) & CEO should factor this
requirement while appointing CCO. –No vigilance case or adverse observation from RBI, shall be pending
against the candidate identified for appointment as the CCO.
27. Name the bank which partnered with ICICI Lombard for bancassurance.
1) ICICI Bank
2) RBL Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) HDFC Bank
Answer – 3) Yes Bank
Explanation:
ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd has
entered into a Bancassurance tie-up with Yes Bank to sell its insurance products. Through this agreement,
ICICI Lombard aims to offer innovative insurance solutions to Yes Bank’s Customers across 28 States and 8
Union Territories.
28. SBI general insurance company has signed corporate agency agreement with which bank?
1) IndusInd Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) YES Bank
Answer – 5) YES Bank
Explanation:
SBI General Insurance Company Ltd and YES Bank signed a corporate agency agreement to distribute the
products of SBI General Insurance to the customers of YES bank across India (28 states and 8 Union
Territories) The signed agreement was exchanged between Rajan Pental, Global Head- Retail Banking of
YES Bank and Amar Joshi, Chief Business Officer of SBI General Insurance.
29. According to RBI’s financial stability report July 2020, the Gross Non Performing Assets (GNPA)
ratio of SCBs may increase to ______ by March 2021.
1) 11.5%
2) 12%
3) 12.5%

4) 13%
5) 11%
Answer – 3) 12.5%
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued circular advising banks to switch to automatic identification of non-
performing assets (NPAs), using appropriate IT (information technology) systems, from manual
identification for regulatory reporting and bank’s own management information system (MIS)
requirements. However, over this period of time, the processes for NPA identification, income recognition,
provisioning and generation of related returns in many banks are not yet fully automated. Concerning this,
on September 14, 2020, RBI issued a notification mandating banks to complete the automation of bad-loan
recognition and provisioning processes by June 30, 2021. In case of non-compliance, suitable supervisory
action would be initiated against the concerned bank. According to the Financial Stability Report released
by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on July 2020, the Central Bank predicts that the Gross Non Performing
Assets (GNPA) ratio of all scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) may increase from 8.5 per cent in March
2020 to 12.5 per cent by March 2021.
30. Which bank partnered with Titan to launch India’s 1st contactless payment watch named ‘Titan
Pay’?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Indian Bank
3) HDFC Bank
5) Canara Bank
Explanation:
Titan Company Limited(Titan), one of the world’s 5th largest watch manufacturers associated with TATA
group, in collaboration with State Bank of India(SBI) introduced Titan Pay, powered by YONO (You Only
Need One) SBI. Through this partnership, Titan and SBI are launching a range of stylish new watches with
contactless payment functionality for the 1st time in India. CK Venkataraman, MD of Titan and Rajnish
Kumar, the Chairman of SBI unveiled the product.
31. Which bank has partnered with Mastercard to launch debit card for high net worth customers?
1) CSB Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) RBL Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) SBM Bank
Answer – 5) SBM Bank
Explanation:
SBM Bank (India) Limited (SBM Bank India) and Mastercard have collaborated to launch SBM World Debit
Card, a one-of-a-kind debit card for the sophisticated needs of high net worth customers. It represents a
combination of niche banking solutions and thoroughly managed lifestyle privileges, including some of the
finest shopping and dining opportunities. The custom built card is an addition to SBM Bank India’s Private
Wealth offering.
32. Find the organization which launches awareness & sensitization programme for Farmer
Producer Organizations (FPO) in co-ordination with district administration.
1) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
2) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
3) Competition Commission of India (CCI)
4) National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
5) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Answer - 4) National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
Explanation:
An Awareness & Sensitization programme was launched by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD) for the newly proposed Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) along with district
administration, the objectives of the awareness cum sensitization programme is to aid the farmers to form
FPO’s and sell their product on reasonable rates by avoiding brokers.
33. Reserve Bank of India issued Draft Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions,
2020 under which section of the RBI Act, 1934?
1) Section 45 A
2) Section 45 W
3) Section 45 B
4) Section 45 D
5) Section 45 Z
Answer – 2) Section 45 W
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued Draft Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2020
under Section 45 W of the RBI Act, 1934 to allow foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to undertake exchange-
traded rupee interest rate derivatives transactions subject to an overall ceiling of Rs 5,000 crore. The RBI
has sought comment on these directions by October 15, 2020.
34. DBS bank India has launched online credit solutions platform, ‘DBS Digital Business Loans for
SMEs’ recently. Where is the HQ of DBS bank located?
1) London
2) New Delhi
3) Singapore
4) Washington DC
Answer – 3) Singapore
Explanation:
DBS Bank India Ltd launched an online credit solutions platform, ‘DBS Digital Business Loans for SMEs’ to
provide loans for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) businesses in a convenient manner with
credit facility up to Rs 20 crore. DBS Group: Headquarters– Singapore.
35. Name the company which launched “Apna Ghar Dreamz” home loan scheme for skilled labours
in Delhi.
1) Religare Housing Development Finance Company
2) Magma Housing Finance Company
3) Aadhar Housing Finance Company
4) Aadhar Housing Finance Company
5) ICICI Home Finance Company
Answer – 5) ICICI Home Finance Company
Explanation:
The ICICI Home Finance Company launched “Apna Ghar Dreamz”, its new home loan scheme for skilled
laborers like electricians, mechanics, painters, grocery store owners etc in the informal sector of Delhi.
36. Which bank launched service named i-Lead (Inspiring Leads) 2.0 recently?
1) Indian Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Bank of Baroda
Answer – 2) Canara Bank

Explanation:
Canara Bank in order to provide its services regardless of where the customers reside launched a Lead
Management System (LMS) – i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0. It will help the bank to build
and sustain business relationships with new customers and existing customers of the bank.
37. Find the regional rural bank which launched a special gold loan scheme named ‘Vikas Laghu
Suvarna’.
1) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
2) Jharkhand Gramin Bank
3) Kerala Gramin Bank
4) Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
5) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Answer – 5) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Explanation:
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) launched Vikas Laghu Suvarna, a special gold loan scheme with a
reduced interest rate of 7.25%. The bank has the slashed interest rate to provide easy and affordable credit
at cheap cost to customers in need considering the pandemic situation in the country.
38. Name the public sector bank which has initiated “Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani (Women Self-
Reliance programme)” in Assam.
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Union Bank of India
5) Canara Bank
Explanation:
State Bank of India (SBI) initiated “Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani (Women Self-Reliance programme)” in
Assam on the lines of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyanto accelerate Self Help Group (SHG) finance in a
mission mode. In this regard, SBI branches of Assam sanctioned 856 SHGs sponsored by NRLM with
financial outlay of Rs. 38 crores. Notably, women SHGs of Assam are very active and rely on social collateral
rather than on financial collateral. The basic objective of the programme is to create a strong bonding with
the SHG members besides extending credit linkages to the women SHGs nurtured and sponsored by
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), Assam for self-reliance and economic upliftment.
39. SBI Life Insurance signed a bancassurance agreement with which bank recently?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) DBS Bank
4) YES Bank
5) RBL Bank
Answer – 4) YES Bank
Explanation:
SBI Life Insurance signed a bancassurance agreement with YES Bank to provide a range of insurance
solutions to the customers of YES Bank across the nation.
40. Which bank has set up a new vertical called Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB)?
1) Catholic Syrian Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) Dhanlaxmi Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Bandhan Bank

Answer - 5) Bandhan Bank
Explanation:
In order to support the emerging needs of the unbanked and underbanked segment of customers, Bandhan
Bank has set up a new vertical called Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB) to assist this segment in
becoming entrepreneurs. In this regard, the bank has appointed Kumar Ashish as the Executive President
and Head to lead EEB. This vertical will be responsible for managing micro home loan, micro bazaar loan
and micro enterprise loan.
41. Which bank has signed corporate agency agreement with HDFC Life?
1) RBL Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) DBS Bank
Explanation:
HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation) Life and Yes Bank entered into a Corporate Agency
Arrangement (CA). As part of the arrangement, HDFC Life will provide a diverse range of insurance
products to customers of Yes Bank.
42. Bajaj Finserv has entered into healthcare sector by launching health tech solutions business
“Bajaj Finserv Health Ltd (BFHL)” recently. Where is the HQ of Bajaj Finserv located?
1) New Delhi
2) Pune
3) Noida
4) Patna
5) Kolkata
Answer – 2) Pune
Explanation:
Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) Bajaj Finserv stepped into the healthcare sector by launching
health tech solutions business “Bajaj Finserv Health Ltd (BFHL)” as its fully-owned subsidiary. This new
venture will offer “Aarogya Care” an industry-first product, providing preventive, personalised, prepaid
health care packages. Bajaj Finserv: Headquarter– Pune, Maharashtra.
43. Which bank has launched the 1st of its kind digital facility named “SafePay” for contactless debit
card based payment?
1) Nainital Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) IDFC First Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) IDBI Bank
Answer – 3) IDFC First Bank
Explanation:
IDFC First Bank announced that it will launch SafePay, a digital facility. It enables contactless debit card
payments by waving a smartphone against a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled Point of Sale(POS)
terminal. It is the 1st such facility which is made available in an integrated mobile banking app. The SafePay
feature has been successfully tested and certified by Visa. It allows contactless payments of up to Rs 2,000
per transaction and maximum limit of Rs 20,000 per day.
44. Which payments bank has collaborated with fintech partners to introduce Near Field
Communication (NFC)-based contactless payments solution for mass transit systems?
1) Airtel Payments Bank
2) India Post Payments Bank

3) Paytm Payments Bank
4) Fino Payments Bank
5) Jio Payments Bank
Answer – 4) Fino Payments Bank
Explanation:
Fino Payments Bank Limited in association with fintech partners has introduced Near Field Communication
(NFC)-based contactless payments solution for mass transit systems, particularly for state bus transport
services in India. It was developed by Fino Payments Bank in partnership with fintech firms like City Cash.
NFC-based prepaid smart card ecosystem of Fino payment bank eases contactless or tap and go payments,
which enables cashless ticketing.
45. Which organization released “Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for Urban Co-operative
Banks (UCBs) – 2020-2023”?
1) Finance Commission (FC)
2) National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog
4) National Development Council (NDC)
5) Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB)
Answer - 3) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) released “’Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for Urban Co-operative Banks
(UCBs) – 2020-2023”. It aims to enhance the cyber security in the Urban Co-operative banking sector
against the growing Information Technology (IT) and cyber threat environment. Based on the inputs from
diverse stakeholders, the technology vision document was formalized. Need of the document5 pillared
strategic approach The document will achieve its objective through a five-pillared strategic approach
‘GUARD’– Governance Oversight, Utile Technology Investment, Appropriate Regulation and Supervision,
Robust Collaboration and Developing necessary IT, cyber security skills set.
46. Kotak Mahindra Bank has partnered with which IPL team and launched MyTeam cards?
1) Kolkata Knight Riders
2) Mumbai Indians
3) Kings XI Punjab
4) Royal Challengers Bangalore
5) Sunrisers Hyderabad
Answer – 1) Kolkata Knight Riders
Explanation:
Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) announced that it is the official partner of Kolkata Knight Riders, and
launched MyTeam Cards - a specially designed range of Debit and Credit Cards. This season, fans of India’s
beloved sport are getting yet another reason to rejoice as, now, they can own a specially designed
Cricketthemed Debit and/or Credit Card of their favourite team – Kolkata Knight Riders.
47. Name the bank which has entered into partnership with Bayer’s Better Life Farming (BLF)
initiative in India.
1) Yes Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) RBL Bank
Answer – 2) Axis Bank
Explanation:
In order to provide enhanced and comprehensive financial solutions to smallholder farmers and rural
farming communities, Axis Bank Ltd, India’s third largest private sector bank, partnered with Bayer’s Better
Life Farming (BLF) initiative in India. This partnership will offer a variety of end-to-end financial solutions

and services like loans, deposits, withdrawals, payments etc., at affordable prices. Bayer’s Best Livelihood
Agricultural Centers will provide the solution, which are owned and operated by a Farmer Producer
Organization(FPO), Federation, agri-graduate or a local farmer / entrepreneur.
48. Find the company which has got RBI’s in-principle approval to set up Bharat Bill Payment
Operating Unit (BBPOU).
1) BTI Payments Ltd
2) Vakrangee Ltd
3) Hitachi Ltd
4) Communications solutions Ltd
5) Indicash Ltd
Answer - 2) Vakrangee Ltd
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted in-principle approval for Vakrangee Ltd to set up Bharat Bill Payment
Operating Unit (BBPOU) to handle payment services related to bills. It has received the authorisation under
the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
49. How much worth loan was approved by Asian Development Bank (ADB) for urban projects in
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh?
1) USD 850 million
2) USD 700 million
3) USD 570 million
4) USD 750 million
5) USD 650 million
Answer - 3) USD 570 million
Explanation:
Asian Development Bank (ADB) ADB has approved two loans worth USD 570 million (about Rs 4,200 crore)
for urban sector projects in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. ADB has approved a USD 300 million loan to
develop Rajasthan’s secondary towns by financing inclusive water supply and sanitation infrastructure and
services & has approved an additional financing of USD 270 million loan for construction of water supply
and integrated storm water and sewage management infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh under Madhya
Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project.
50. Which company has launched campaign named ‘Contactless Connections’?

1) ICICI Card
2) PNB Card
3) SBI Card
4) IOB Card
5) HDFC Card
Answer – 3) SBI Card
Explanation:
SBI Card (legally- SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited) launched ‘Contactless Connections’, a new
brand campaign. The campaign spreads the message that sharing of love and care is possible even during
this difficult period(COVID-19) where social distancing is the norm. This campaign is in continuation of the
SBI card’s brand campaign “Ghar Mein Khushiyaan”.
51. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced Positive Pay System for Cheque Truncation System
(CTS) above ________ from January 1, 2021.
1) Rs 10,000
2) Rs 75,000
3) Rs 50,000
4) Rs 25,000
5) Rs 1,00,000

Answer – 3) Rs 50,000
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a directive under Section 10 (2) read with Section 18 of Payment
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007) stating an introduction of Positive Pay System for
Cheque Truncation System (CTS) for banks in order to check fraud. It will be implemented from January 01,
2021. To be developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), this system will require re-
confirmation of key details for payments beyond Rs 50,000. It should be noted that the usage of Positive Pay
System is at the choice of account holder; however, banks may make it mandatory in case of cheques for
amounts of Rs 5 lakh and above.
52. Which bank has launched India’s 1st warehouse commodity finance app?
1) IDBI Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) HDFC Bank
Answer - 5) HDFC Bank
Explanation:
HDFC Bank launched India’s first Warehouse Commodity Finance App. The app will help customers to draw
down and manage the loan against the pledge of commodities online without physical intervention or
multiple visits to a bank branch. This will bring improved efficiencies and time savings for the agri value
chain. The app will benefit enormously the agri processors, traders and farmers who are primary
beneficiaries of WHR loans (Warehouse Receipt Loans).
53. Which among the following insurance companies was recognized as the Domestic Systemically
Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2020-21 by IRDAI?
1) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
2) General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC)
3) New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL)
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Explanation:
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has identified Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC), General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) and The New India Assurance Co.
Ltd. (New India Assurance) as Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2020-21. Note– IRDAI
annually identifies D-SIIs and publishes the names of these insurers for public information.
54. BSE has signed MoU with which bank to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)?
1) RBL Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) Axis Bank
Explanation:
BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yes Bank
in order to empower the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that are listed on the BSE through
awareness and knowledge-sharing programmes. BSE and YES bank through this partnership aims to make
SMEs more competitive and to fast-track their growth through solutions that address their business
challenges.

55. Which is 1st bank to implement the new feature of document embedding facility with Letter of
Credit (LC) / Bank Guarantee (BG) messages over SFMS?
1) Nainital Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) IDFC First Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) IDBI Bank
Answer – 5) IDBI Bank
Explanation:
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) become the first to implement the new feature of document
embedding facility with Letter of Credit (LC) / Bank Guarantee (BG) messages over SFMS (Structured
Financial Messaging System) platform of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS) through
its middleware application i@Connect-SFMS (CSFMS) developed by IDBI Intech Limited. This new feature
of “document embedding” provides banks with the functionality of transmitting a “pdf” document up to
1MB size along with the LC / BG messages. The objective of this new feature is to further digitise the trade
finance transactions and to secure the financial communication system.
56. Which organization has partnered with CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services to launch
‘Industry Spotlight’?
2) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
3) National Housing Bank (NHB)
4) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
5) India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)
Answer – 2) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Explanation:
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) partnered with CRIF High Mark Credit Information
Services (CRIF High Mark), a leading Indian credit bureau owned by CRIF to launch ‘Industry Spotlight’, a
quarterly report based on Industry sectors/ clusters, with focus on MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises). It provides data and trends on key industry sectors in each edition. The 1st edition of the
report presents an analysis into the Indian Drugs & Pharmaceutical Industry.
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS

1. What is the contraction in India’s GDP growth in Q1 of FY21 (April-June 2020) as per the data
released by the National Statistical Office?
1) 16.5%
2) 14.7%
3) 23.9%
4) 10.6%
5) 12.1%
Answer – 3) 23.9%
Explanation:
In accordance with the official data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Union ministry of
statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on August 31, 2020, India’s gross domestic product
(GDP) contract by 23.9% (-23.9%) in April-June period quarter of 2020 due to downfall in businesses and
livelihood amid COVID-19 pandemic induced nationwide lockdown restrictions. This data states slowing of
consumer spending, private investments and contraction in exports in the March quarter. The growth of
Indian economy in Q4 FY20 (January-March) quarter was also at the slowest pace in eight years at 3.1%.
India’s real GDP fell to 26.9 lakh crore in constant terms, 23.9% lower than a year ago. Nominal GDP fell to
Rs 38.08 lakh crore, 22.6% lower than the same period last year. In gross value added terms, the economy
contracted 22.8%.

2. As per the estimation of SBI Ecowrap, India’s GDP for the FY21 is ________.
1) (-) 7.1%
2) (-) 2.5%
3) (-) 11.2%
4) (-) 13.8%
5) (-) 10.9%
Answer – 5) (-) 10.9%
Explanation:
The State Bank of India’s (SBI) Ecowrap report estimated that the real Gross Domestic Product(GDP) for
FY21 is expected to shrink by around 10.9%(-10.9%), a decline of full year growth, against its earlier
estimate of 6.8%. The report comes after India’s economy contracted by a record 23.9% in 1st (April-June)
quarter of FY21. The report added that all the quarters of FY21 will exhibit negative real GDP growth.
3. Name the company which becomes world’s largest solar power generation asset owner as per
Mercom Capital.
1) Invenergy
2) Enel Green Power
3) SB Energy
4) Adani Green Energy
5) GCL New Energy
Answer – 4) Adani Green Energy
Explanation:
Mercom Capital ranked Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) as World’s Largest Solar Power Generation Asset
Owner in terms of operating, under-construction and awarded projects. GCL New Energy (7.1 GW), a Hong
Kong-listed independent solar power producer, ranked second, followed by Tokyo-based renewable energy
developer, SB Energy (7 GW). Mercom Capital Group is a clean energy communication consulting firm.
4. Which is 1st Indian dairy company to enter into Rabobank’s annual listing of top 20 Global Dairy
for the year 2020?
1) Ponlait
2) KSE Limited
3) Amul
4) Dudhsagar Dairy
5) Aavin
Answer – 3) Amul
Explanation:
Amul, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) became the first Indian Dairy Company to
enter Rabobank’s Annual listing of Global Dairy Top 20, 2020 Companies. Amul was ranked 16th with an
annual turnover of USD 5.5 billion (approximately Rs 40,240 Crores). Rabobank is a Dutch multinational
banking and financial services company. Switzerland’s Nestle topped the list with a turnover of USD 22.1
Billion, followed by France’s Lactalis with USD 21 Billion turnovers.
5. Which company partnered with CyberPeace Foundation to create awareness on cyber safety
among students?
1) Twitter
2) WhatsApp
3) Facebook
4) Instagram
5) Snapchat
Answer – 2) WhatsApp
Explanation:
In order to create awareness on cyber safety among students, WhatsApp Inc.(WhatsApp) and CyberPeace
Foundation have entered into a partnership. The partnership targets to reach about 15,000 students in 5

Indian states namely, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra by the end of 2020 under
the first phase of a Pan-India programme. This initiative is built on a previous partnership under the ‘e-
Raksha’ programme, which has reached many students.
6. The German based KfW IPEX-Bank has financed €10-million loan to which company to facilitate
German exports to India?
1) Aditya Birla Capital Limited
2) Edelweiss Financial Services Limited
3) Srei Equipment Finance Limited
4) Centrum Capital Limited
5) Capri Global Capital Limited
Answer - 3) Srei Equipment Finance Limited
Explanation:
To facilitate German exports to India, KfW IPEX-Bank has financed € (Euro)10-million (about Rs 87 crore)
loan to Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance
Limited. The financing is backed by cover from Euler Hermes.
7. The Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa partnered with which company for logistics
supply chain transformation?
1) Tata Consultancy Services
2) Infosys
3) Cognizant Technology Solutions
4) Tech Mahindra
Answer – 1) Tata Consultancy Services
Explanation:
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa, a part of Transnet SOC Ltd, a state owned freight transport
and handling company, partners with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to develop an integrated online
logistics marketplace platform “Cargo Connect”. This first of its kind portal in Africa will bring together all
the cargo owners, shipping lines, clearing and forwarding agents and road or rail haulers.
8. Indian economy is expected to be contract by _______ in FY21, as per Fitch ratings.

1) 10%
2) 10.5%
3) 12%
4) 11.5%
5) 9.5%
Answer – 2) 10.5%
Explanation:
In accordance with the September update of Global Economic Outlook (GEO), Fitch Ratings projected a
10.5% contraction of India’s economy in the FY21 from a contraction of 5% estimated earlier due to
continued spread of the virus and imposition of shutdowns across the country that has disrupted economic
activity. For FY21-22, Indian economy will grow 11%, while for 2022-23 growth will 6%.
9. According to the estimation of Ind-Ra, what will be India’s GDP in FY21?

1) - 13.6%
2) - 11.2%
3) - 10.9%
4) - 11.8%
5) - 12.6%
Answer – 4) - 11.8%

Explanation:
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), domestic rating agency projects India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
growth to contract by 11.8% (-11.8%), from earlier -5.3%. The rating agency also expects India’s GDP to
rebound and grow at 9.9% year-on-year in FY22 primarily due to the weak base of FY21. The Indian
economy contracted by a record 23.9% in 1st (April-June) quarter of FY21, which is much higher than Ind-
Ra’s forecast of 17.0% due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (lockdown).
10. WE HUB, the incubator for women start-up under ‘which’ state government has partnered with
NutriHub to promote women entrepreneurship in agri sector?
1) Punjab
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Maharashtra
5) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
WE HUB, India’s first State led incubator for women led startups, under the Government of Telangana
partnered with NutriHub, first of its kind incubator to provide the needs of the startups in the nutricereal
sector, to support women entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector in both urban and rural areas. Vilas A
Tonapi, Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-
IIMR) and Deepthi Ravula, CEO of WE HUB signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
11. Vodafone Idea virtually unveiled their new integrated brand identity ‘Vi’ recently. Where is the
HQ of Vodafone Idea located?
1) Chandigarh
2) Guwahati
3) Panaji
4) Hyderabad
5) Mumbai
Explanation:
Vodafone Idea virtually unveiled their new integrated brand identity ‘Vi’ (Pronounced as We) and a new
logo. It comes two years after the merger of Vodafone and Idea. Vodafone-Idea Ltd: Headquarters –
Mumbai (Maharashtra).
12. Which bank has modernized its payment switching system using ACI’s retail payments solution?
3) Canara Bank
5) Indian Bank
Answer - 1) State Bank of India
Explanation:
ACI Worldwide (ACI), a global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions has modernized
payments infrastructure of State Bank of India (SBI)’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and Point-of-Sale
(POS). Modernization was done using ACI’s enterprise-class Retail Payments solution.
13. According to the estimation of Goldman Sachs, India’s GDP expected to be Shrink by _______ in
FY21.
1) 15.9%
2) 17.1%
3) 10.3%
4) 12.4%

5) 14.8%
Answer – 5) 14.8%
Explanation:
In accordance with the American brokerage Goldman Sachs, Indian economy is the worst-hit among major
economies as its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for FY2020-2021 is contracted to 14.8% from
11.8% estimated earlier. This forecast is the most pessimistic (defeatist) one among all the analysts till now.
14. Which company launches Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) testing platform?
1) American Express
2) Mastercard
3) Visa
4) PayPal
5) Capital One
Answer – 2) Mastercard
Explanation:
Mastercard launched Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), a Virtual Testing Environment for Central
Banks to Assess and Explore National Digital Currencies.
15. Which insurance company partnered with NSDL payments bank to offer insurance products?
1) Life Insurance Corporation of India
2) Max Life Insurance Company
3) HDFC Life Insurance Company
4) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
5) Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
Answer - 4) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
Explanation:
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Prudential Life) has entered into a corporate
agency agreement with NSDL Payments Bank, a subsidiary of NSDL (National Securities Depository Ltd),
the 1st and largest depository in India. ICICI Prudential Life will offer its customer centric protection and
savings products to the customers of NSDL Payments Bank under the agreement.
16. Which company has launched service named ‘Cash Advance’, a collateral free line of credit to
increase MSME cash flow?
1) Braintree
2) PayTm
3) Razorpay
4) PayPal
5) Instamojo
Answer – 3) Razorpay
Explanation:
Razorpay, leading financial solutions company launched its tech-enabled services “Cash Advance” – a
collateral free line of credit for businesses to support and recover the cash flow of the capital of Micro,
Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
17. What is the expected real GDP growth of India in FY21 as per the estimation of CRISIL?
1) (-) 5%
2) (-) 9%
3) (-) 7%
4) (-) 10%
5) (-) 12%
Answer - 2) (-) 9%

Explanation:
The latest report of the rating agency CRISIL projects India’s real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth to
contract by 9% (-9%) in FY21 (2020-2021) as COVID-19 infections are yet to peak and the government is
not providing adequate direct fiscal support. Earlier in May, 2020 the rating agency projected that Indian
economy will contract by 5% (-5%) in FY21.
18. Which company has partnered with NASSCOM future skills to launch “AI classroom series” for
students in India?
1) Facebook
2) Infosys
3) Microsoft
4) TCS
5) Google
Answer – 3) Microsoft
Explanation:
FutureSkills, an initiative of IT-ITES (Information technology – IT enabled services) Sector Skill Council
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) partnered with Microsoft to launch
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skilling initiative “AI classroom series” to skill 10 lakh students in India by 2021
to make India a global hub for AI skilled talents and create jobs through upskilling and reskilling.
19. What will be GDP of India in FY21 as per estimation of CARE ratings?
1) -5.0% to -6.20%
2) -12.5% to -13.0%
3) -7.0% to -8.0%
4) -10.0% to -10.5%
5) -8.0% to -8.2%
Answer – 5) -8.0% to -8.2%
Explanation:
The latest report for revised GDP forecast FY 21 by CARE Ratings Limited-CARE (formerly Credit Analysis
and Research Limited) projected India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to contract by 8.0 – 8.2% (-8.0% to -
8.2%) in FY 21. Earlier in July, 2020 the rating agency had projected that India’s GDP will contract by 6.4%
(-6.4%) in FY21. The report also forecasted that Gross Value Added (GVA) growth in FY21 will be -7.7%.
20. Which company has partnered with NVIDIA to pursue expanded opportunities in the Artificial
Intelligence (AI) space?
1) HCL Technologies
3) Dell Technologies
4) Tech Mahindra
5) Oracle Financial Services
Answer – 1) HCL Technologies
Explanation:
In order to pursue expanded opportunities in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space, HCL Technologies Ltd
(HCL), a leading global technology company, has partnered with NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN), the US-
based technology company’s partner program. HCL to launch NEXT.ai, HCL’s AI Lab, which focuses on
upskilling engineers and architects, using AI solutions across hardware and software technology stacks.
NEXT.ai is powered by two NVIDIA DGX-1 systems, which enables accelerated delivery of AI solutions.
21. Credit rating agency, Moody’s has projected contraction of _____ in Indian economic growth in
FY21.
1) 12.5%
2) 10%
3) 11.5%

4) 10.5%
5) 11%
Answer – 3) 11.5%
Explanation:
Ratings agency Moody’s projected a contraction of 11.5% in India’s economic growth in FY20-21 amid
COVID-19 in comparison to (-) 4% estimated earlier. On the other hand, the agency predicted a rebound in
India’s economic growth to 10.6% in the next fiscal year (FY22) on a strong base in comparison to 8.7%
earlier. Notably, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 23.9% in April-June (Q1FY21) and
some agencies have predicted negative growth even during the July-September (Q2FY21) quarter of the
FY21.
22. The Liberty General Insurance has collaborated with which company to offer ‘Liberty Secure
Travel’ insurance policy?
1) AllianceAir
2) GoAir
3) SpiceJet
4) IndiGo
5) Vistara
Answer – 3) SpiceJet
Explanation:
Liberty General Insurance Ltd. (Liberty) has partnered with SpiceJet to offer ‘Liberty Secure Travel’ an
Insurance Policy to consumers who book tickets through the airline’s website and mobile site. The new
Zero Cancellation service of Liberty offered under the policy enables the passengers to cancel the tickets
and claim 100%(full) reimbursement of the cancellation charges if the customers are unable to fly due to
any unavoidable circumstances. This is applicable across the domestic network of SpiceJet.
23. Reliance Industries has become the 1st Indian company to hit _____ market capitalization.
1) $250 billion
2) $225 billion
3) $200 billion
4) $175 billion
5) $150 billion
Answer – 3) $200 billion
Explanation:
Reliance Industries became the first Indian company to hit $200 billion market capitalization with an
approximate value of $200.8 billion Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a distant second with market cap of
Rs 8.75 trillion, or USD 119 billion. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) also becomes
World’s 40th Most Valuable Company.
24. What will be the contraction in India’s GDP in FY21 as per the estimation of S&P?
1) 9%
2) 12%
3) 10%
4) 5%
5) 7%
Answer – 1) 9%
Explanation:
S&P (Standard & Poors) Global Ratings projected a contraction of 9% in India’s gross domestic product
(GDP) in FY21 in comparison to previous estimate of 5% contraction. The reason behind this down
gradation is rising coronavirus cases in India that are keeping private spending and investment lower for a
longer-than-anticipated period. In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) data, new cases
per day in India averaged nearly 90,000 in the week ended Sept 11, 2020, an increase from an average of

about 70,000 per day in August, 2020. Agriculture is the only major sector to expand due to the favorable
monsoon season.
25. India’s GDP to contract by ______ in FY21 as per the estimation of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
1) 8%
2) 7%
3) 9%
4) 11%
5) 10%
Answer – 3) 9%
Explanation:
In accordance with the “Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update-September 2020” by Asian
Development Bank (ADB), India’s GDP (gross domestic product) growth will contract 9% in FY2020-2021
due to COVID-19 induced slowed economic activity. On the other hand, it forecasted a strong recovery with
GDP to grow by 8% in FY2021-22 as mobility and business activities resume more widely.
26. Name the PSU which has partnered with SwissRapide AG to bring Maglev (Magnetic Levitation)
train projects in India.
1) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
2) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
3) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
4) Coal India Limited (CIL)
Answer - 2) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Explanation:
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
SwissRapide AG to Maglev Train (Magnetic Levitation) Projects in India. The MoU was signed by S V
Srinivasan, General Manager & Head (Transportation Business Group), BHEL and Niklaus H Koenig,
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SwissRapide AG.
27. What is the expected GDP of India in FY21 as per the estimation of Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD)?
1) -10.2%
2) -10.5%
3) -10.7%
4) -11%
5) -11.5%
Answer – 1) -10.2%
Explanation:
As per the report ‘OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) Interim Economic
Assessment Coronavirus: Living with uncertainty’, September 2020 India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
for FY20-21 is projected to contract by 10.2%(-10.2%). The report also projected a sharp sharp bounce
back to 10.7% growth in the next fiscal year for India with similar high figures for other countries in 2021.
28. Which company has partnered with Common Services Centers (CSC) for digital literacy service
chatbot?
1) Instagram
2) Facebook
3) Twitter
4) Whatsapp
5) SnapChat
Answer – 4) Whatsapp

Explanation:
WhatsApp has partnered with Common Services Centers (CSC) for a WhatsApp chatbot to empower rural
communities by providing digital skills at their doorstep, and to create livelihood through promotion of
rural entrepreneurship. WhatsApp chatbot is expected to be used by 10 million beneficiaries by August
2021.
29. According to the estimation of Finance ministry, what will be the growth in nominal GDP of India
in FY22 (2021-2022)?
1) 19%
2) 21%
3) 17%
4) 15%
5) 11%
Answer – 1) 19%
Explanation:
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, Government of India informed
that as per the estimate of finance ministry, India’s nominal Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is expected to
grow by 19% in FY22 (2021-22) on a low base. NK Singh, chairman of Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC)
stated that this estimate is a bit moderate when compared with some estimates received from experts.
30. Find the company which collaborated with Google to enable customers use their cards on Google
Pay platform?
1) ICICI Card
2) PNB Card
3) SBI Card
4) IOB Card
5) HDFC Card
Answer – 3) SBI Card
Explanation:
Inorder to enable customers to use their SBI Credit Cards to make card payments using the Google Pay app
on their Android smartphones, SBI Card (legally- SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited) has collaborated
with Google. The launch is in accordance with the endeavour of SBI card to promote zero contact, digital
forms of payments for a safe and enhanced customer experience. Also, Google Pay has rolled out
tokenisation across its platform in collaboration with Visa and banking partners. It will enable users to
safely transact with their cards and use Tap-to-pay feature on NFC-enabled Point of Sale (POS) terminals
and online merchants.
31. Name the company which partnered with IFundWomen to launch a grant program in India to
support women entrepreneurs.
1) Visa
2) Mastercard
3) Chase
4) American Express
5) Discover
Answer – 1) Visa
Explanation:
Visa Inc. (Visa) along with its global partner IFundWomen, a funding marketplace for women-owned
businesses, launched a grant program in India to support women entrepreneurs. This program enables
India’s women entrepreneurs to receive funding from Visa to grow and expand their business. It is the
extension of 2 successful programs that were launched in the U.S in 2020.

32. What will be the contraction in Indian economy in 2020, as per the estimation of UNCTAD?
1) 3.2%
2) 10.3%
3) 5.9%
4) 14.6%
5) 18.7%
Answer – 3) 5.9%
Explanation:
As per the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Trade and Development
Report 2020– From global pandemic to prosperity for all: Avoiding another lost decade, global economy is
expected to contract by 4.3%(-4.3%) in 2020, with global output falling short by over USD 6 trillion of the
estimates by the economists before the spread of COVID-19. It also has projected India’s economy to
contract by 5.9%(-5.9%) in 2020 and expects the economy to rebound to 3.9% in 2021. -5.9% is expected to
be translated into a permanent income loss.
33. Which company collaborated with Matrix Partners India to scale small businesses in India?
1) Whatsapp
2) Facebook
3) Twitter
4) Google
5) Microsoft
Answer – 2) Facebook
Explanation:
Facebook announced that it has associated with early-stage Venture Capital(VC) fund Matrix Partners India
to scale small businesses in India by providing them with digital skilling support. The partnership with
Matrix Partners is a part of Facebook’s VC Brand Incubator Programme, that associates with VC funds to
help early-stage Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) to increase their digital potential.
34. What is the projected GDP growth of India in FY21 as per the estimation of ICRA?
1) (-) 11%
2) (-) 9%
3) (-) 12.5%
4) (-) 11%
5) (-) 12%
Answer – 4) (-) 11%
Explanation:
Domestic rating agency ICRA (formerly Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency) further
downgraded India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimate with a contraction of 11% in FY21 (2020-
2021) in comparison to the earlier contraction of 9.5%. This revision is due to the continuous elevation in
new COVID-19 cases.
MoUs AND AGREEMENTS

1. The BRICS sports ministers approve MoU for cooperation in the field of physical culture and sport
recently. Which country is the chairman of BRICS 2020?
1) Brazil
2) India
3) China
4) Japan
5) Russia
Answer – 5) Russia

Explanation:
First Meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) Sports Ministers under the Russian
BRICS Chairmanship (2020- BRICS chairman Russia) took place through video conference. The BRICS
Sports Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and develop the
cooperation in the field of physical culture and sport within the BRICS members.
2. Which state signed MoU with Shri Vallabh Pittie International Group to invest Rs. 4000 crores in
various sector?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Rajasthan
5) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Rajasthan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shri Vallabh Pittie (SVP)
International Group to develop projects for textile, defence and aerospace, which includes aircraft
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility, aviation academy. Through this MoU, SVP will invest Rs
4000 crore for these projects, which will create employment opportunities for more than 4000 people.
3. Andhra Pradesh government signed MoU with which institute of CSIR to set up a bulk drug park in
the state?
1) Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute
2) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
3) Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
4) Central Drug Research Institute
5) Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute
Answer – 2) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (APIIC) has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical
Technology (CSIR-IICT) to set up a Bulk Drug Park (BDP) in the state. The park will be set up in a minimum
of 2,000 acres at a cost of Rs. 6,940 crores in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. It is being set up
under the BDPs scheme of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Department of Pharmaceuticals,
Government of India.
4. Which state government has signed MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
to develop the MSME ecosystem in the state?
1) Jharkhand
2) West Bengal
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Goa
Explanation:
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has inked the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Government of Maharashtra to develop the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) ecosystem in
the state. This decision has been taken on the lines of the recommendations of the Upendra Kumar (UK)
Sinha Committee on MSMEs set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) envisaged more focused engagement
of SIDBI with State Governments for MSME promotion and development. As a part of MoU, Project
Management Unit (PMU) will be deployed by SIDBI in Maharashtra.

5. Name the company which signed MoU with India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre (ISIC).
1) H-Lab
2) T-Cab
3) C-CAMP
4) Kribs Bionest
Answer – 3) C-CAMP
Explanation:
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre (ISIC) to identify and find innovations to make quality
healthcare affordable and accessible for all. The Collaboration is aimed at building a strong crop of
biopharmaceuticals, medtech, diagnostics, nutraceuticals and other healthcare interventions in India.
6. Which institute signed MoU with Ministry of Tribal Affairs to set up the National Institute of Tribal
Research at New Delhi?
1) Manipal Academy of Higher Education
2) Indira Gandhi National Open University
3) GEMS B School
4) GITAM Institute of Management
5) Indian Institute of Public Administration
Answer – 5) Indian Institute of Public Administration
Explanation:
During the Conclave, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Tribal
Affairs and Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) to set up the National Institute of Tribal
Research at IIPA Campus, New Delhi.
7. Which IIT signed MoU with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for collaboration in Building
Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) programme?
1) IIT Mandi
2) IIT Delhi
3) IIT Roorkee
4) IIT Calcutta
5) IIT Bhopal
Answer – 3) IIT Roorkee
Explanation:
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the areas like universal design principles and
inclusive development of the Building Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) programme of NIUA.
8. How many MoUs were signed with major domestic and global companies and with the
Government of Netherlands by Andhra Pradesh (September 2020)?
1) 15
2) 12
3) 10
4) 8
5) 17
Answer – 4) 8
Explanation:
State government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) inked 8 pacts with 7 major domestic and global companies and
with the Government of Netherlands to boost the food processing sector of various agricultural products,
including bananas, tomatoes, mangoes, sugar, chilies, vegetables, and aqua products in the state. The
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was inked in the presence of Chief Minister Yeduguri
Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy. The MoU also aims to empower the women and the socially backward

communities economically. It should be noted that the State government is focusing on maximum utilisation
of aqua base in the state. The government had already proposed Fisheries University in West Godavari
where the farmers are engaged in aqua and fish culture.
9. The Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission has signed MoU with which small finance bank
recently?
1) Northeast Small Finance Bank
2) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
3) ESAF Small Finance Bank
4) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank
5) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Answer – 1) Northeast Small Finance Bank
Explanation:
Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Northeast Small Finance Bank (NEFSB) to bring the Self-Help Groups (SHGs), producer groups and
enterprises under banking network. This is the first among all State Livelihood Missions to initiate signing
of MoU with new generation small finance banks. The MoU was signed by Utpala Saikia, State Mission
Director, ASRLM and Rupali Kalita, Managing Director cum Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NESFB.
10. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has partnered with which app to implement gamified learning app in
tribal schools?
1) Super Why
2) STEPapp
3) Byju’s
4) Ria Rabbit
5) Kiddopia
Answer – 2) STEPapp
Explanation:
Eduisfun Technologies Private Limited’s STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application)
received an order from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) to implement its gamified learning application
in the tribal schools across India and to benefit the tribal students and to empower them with quality
education.
11. Which institute of CSIR has signed MoU with National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) to
strengthen solar energy sector across India?
1) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
2) Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
3) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
4) Central Glass Ceramic Research Institute
Answer – 3) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
Explanation:
In order to strengthen the solar energy sector across the nation, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
(CSIR)-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) and National Institute of Solar Energy
(NISE), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India,
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) virtually for ‘Strategic Association’. The MoU comes
after the successful development of the World’s largest Solar Tree of 11.5 kWp (kilowatts peak) by CSIR-
CMERI.
12. The National Skill Development Corporation signed MoU with which company to provide access
to free learning resources for imparting digital skills to youth?
1) LinkedIn
2) Monster

3) Glassdoor
4) AngelList
5) Indeed
Answer – 1) LinkedIn
Explanation:
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and LinkedIn announced a partnership to provide access to
free learning resources for imparting digital skills to youth for enhancing employability. According to
LinkedIn, Indian professionals with digital skills are 20 percent more in demand than professionals without
digital skills in 2020.
13. Which state government recently renewed its MoU with UK India Business Council to strengthen
the state’s industrial development?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Maharashtra
5) Gujarat
Explanation:
The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Telangana. This will bolster the industrial
development of the state.
14. Which company partnered with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)
to provide students with training in robotic process automation?
1) UiPath
2) Ark Robot
3) Systemantics
4) Robosapiens
5) DiFacto
Answer – 1) UiPath
Explanation:
As a part of an Academic Alliance Programme in Andhra Pradesh, UiPath, a Robotic Process Automation
(RPA) software company partnered with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) to
provide students with training in robotic process automation.
15. Name the state/UT government which signed MoU with UN World Food Programme for take-
home ration Scheme.
1) Uttarakhand
2) Tripura
3) West Bengal
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer – 5) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), through which Take-Home ration will now be
manufactured and supplied by Women self-help groups (SHGs). The agreement between WFP and SRLM’s
representatives Yogesh Kumar, Mission Director, SRLM and Adeel Abbas was signed today in the presence
of the State’s Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath.

16. Name the company which collaborated with NITI Aayog to launch 'SheCodes' innovation
challenge.
1) Infosys
3) Dell Technologies
4) Wipro
5) Tech Mahindra
Answer – 3) Dell Technologies
Explanation:
Dell Technologies in association with Atal Innovation Mission, an initiative of government think-tank Niti
Aayog, launched the ‘SheCodes’ Innovation Challenge aimed to encourage girls to create, tinker, sustain and
innovate.
17. Find the state/UT which signed MoU with National Cooperative Development Corporation
(NCDC) to promote and manage the farmer producer organisations.
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Andaman and Nicobar
3) Haryana
4) Ladakh
5) Odisha
Explanation:
Government of Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Cooperative
Development Corporation (NCDC) to promote and manage the farmer producer organisations with the
central sector scheme. Under the central scheme, National Centre for Cold-chain Development (NCCD) will
form Farmer Producer Organisations(FPOs) and provide training and guidance to the small and marginal
farmers of Odisha to tackle the huddles in production, quality etc.
18. International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) signed MoU with India Gold Policy
Center at IIM– Ahmedabad to set up International Bullion Exchange (IBE) in India. Who is the
chairman of IFSCA?
1) Injeti Srinivas
2) Ajay Tyagi
3) Nandhan Nilekani
4) TN Manoharan
5) Usha Thorat
Answer – 1) Injeti Srinivas
Explanation:
International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) and India Gold Policy Center (IGPC) at Indian
Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIMA) (IFSCA-IIMA), sponsored by World Gold Council, signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the IFSCA, GIFT City Gandhinagar to provide consultation to
facilitate the establishment of International Bullion Exchange(IBE) in India. International Financial Services
Centre Authority (IFSCA): Chairman- Injeti Srinivas (1st chairman).
19. EDF group signed MoU with International Institute of Nuclear Energy (I2EN) and Veermata
Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) to set up a centre of excellence in the civil nuclear sector in
Maharashtra. The EDF group is based on which country?
1) Nepal
2) Germany
3) France
4) Bangladesh
5) Spain
Answer – 3) France

Explanation:
In order to conduct a pre-feasibility study to set up a centre of excellence in the civil nuclear sector in
Maharashtra, Electricite de France (EDF), The International Institute of Nuclear Energy (I2EN) and
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU).
20. Which state government has signed MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) to develop MSME ecosystem (September 2020)?
1) Rajasthan
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Assam
5) Tripura
Explanation:
The Government of Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Small Industries
Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to develop its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
ecosystem. Archana Singh on behalf of the Department of Industries and General Manager Balbir Singh on
behalf of SIDBI signed the MoU.
21. Which state government has signed MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) to support MSMEs (September 2020)?
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Gujarat
4) Meghalaya
5) Tripura
Explanation:
The Government of Gujarat signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Small Industries
Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide capacity building and market support around 35 lakh Micro
Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of Gujarat and to increase their self-reliance.
22. Goa government has signed MoU with Goa Institute of Management (GIM) for vocational training
of ITI Trainers. Who is the chief minister of Goa?
1) N. Biren Singh
2) Pramod Sawant
3) PS Golay
4) Biplab Kumar Deb
5) K Chandrasekhar Rao
Answer – 2) Pramod Sawant
Explanation:
Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Goa Institute of Management (GIM) for giving vocational Training to increase the skill sets of ITI
(Industrial Training Institute) Trainers. About Goa: Chief Minister – Pramod Sawant.
23. Which ministry has signed MoU with AYUSH ministry to integrate AYUSH systems with nutrition
interventions of ICDS?
1) Ministry of Women and Child Development
2) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
3) Ministry of Culture
4) Ministry of External Affairs

Answer - 1) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Explanation:
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) to control
Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan or
National Nutrition Mission Abhiyaan of MWCD to improve the nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant
women and lactating mothers. As a part of MoU there will also be a launch of hashtag #Ayush4Anganwadi
for generating awareness about the activities on the digital media.
24. Name the organization which signed letter of intent with Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) to
strengthen the knowledge, ability, skills of government officials.
1) Finance Commission (FC)
3) National Development Council (NDC)
4) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
Answer - 4) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
Explanation:
Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of NITI (National Institution for Transforming
India) Aayog signed a Statement of Intent with Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) to provide training,
mentoring and other activities to strengthen the knowledge, ability, skills of Government Officials and
public policy scholars.
25. Which state/UT government signed MoU with Indian army to operationalize the Airstrip in
Kishtwar?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Haryana
4) Puducherry
5) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Army
for the development and operationalization of Airstrip in Kishtwar. The MoU was signed by Brigadier
Vikram Bhan, Commander, 9 Sector Rashtriya Rifles and S. Katoch, Commissioner Civil Aviation signed the
MoU in the presence of LG, Manoj Sinha and Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (MoS), Prime Minister
Office (PMO) through video conferencing at Raj Bhava Airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight
operations take place i.e. take-off and landing of aircraft.
26. India’s iCreate has signed MoU with which country’s start-up nation central to collaborate in
tech innovation & start-ups?
1) Iran
2) Georgia
3) Israel
4) Russia
5) UAE
Answer – 3) Israel
Explanation:
On September 22, 2020, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India’s International
Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) and Israel’s Start-Up Nation Central by Prof. Eugene
Kandel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Start-Up Nation Central from Jerusalem and Anupam Jalote, CEO of
iCreate from Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in the presence of Dr. Ron Malka, Israel’s Ambassador to India and
Yaakov Finkelstein, Israel’s Consul General in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

27. Which ministry has signed MoU with Herbal Industry bodies to promote medicinal plants
cultivation?
4) Ministry of AYUSH
5) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Answer - 4) Ministry of AYUSH
Explanation:
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH signed memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with Herbal Industry bodies during a virtual ceremony in the presence of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary
AYUSH with emphasis on raising immunity to fight coronavirus infection. Objective: - The sale of immunity-
boosting plants and herbs has increased such as tulsi, giloy, ashwagandha etc. Now to keep the sustainable
supply of quality medicinal raw material to AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homoeopathy), Nutraceutical and Herbal industry joined hands to promote medicinal plant cultivation.
Apart from above MoU, Ministry of AYUSH has joined hands with Rajagiri College of Social Sciences and
Rajagiri Business School, Kochi (Kerala) to organise a novel e-marathon from 28th September 2020 to 10th
October 2020 (15 days), as a part of the Ministry’s three-month campaign called “Ayush for Immunity”
focuses on desirable health-promotion and disease preventive steps. Theme of the e-marathon is “Recharge
Mental Health: During and beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic”.
28. Indian railways has extended the MoU with which IIT for modernization of railway
infrastructure?
1) IIT Kanpur
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Delhi
4) IIT Ropar
5) IIT Roorkee
Answer – 1) IIT Kanpur
Explanation:
Indian Railways extended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kanpur for modernisation of railway infrastructure. The MoU was signed by Alka Arora
Misra, principal executive director (T&MPP), Ministry of Railways and Prof AR Harish, Dean, R&D, IIT-
Kanpur.
29. Which country has signed MoU with India to increase cooperation in Intellectual Property Rights
(IPRs)?
1) Denmark
2) Poland
3) Germany
4) France
5) Finland
Answer – 1) Denmark
Explanation:
India and Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the area of
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through exchange of best practices and collaborating in training
programmes. The MoU will also include ways to protect traditional knowledge.
30. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) inked MoU with UNOCT as 1st private
partner to Cooperate on India-funded CT Travel Programme. Where is the HQ of IATA located?
1) New York, United States
2) Montreal, Canada
3) Vienna, Austria

5) New Delhi, India
Answer – 2) Montreal, Canada
Explanation:
International Air Transport Association (IATA) which has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on September 24, 2020 to strengthen the
cooperation with the United Nations (UN) Countering Terrorist Travel Programme (CT Travel Programme).
IATA will join the CT Travel Programme as the first non-government partner of the initiative by providing
advance passenger information (API) and passenger name record (PNR) traveler data to governments to
curb terrorist mobility. International Air Transport Association (IATA): It is a trade association of the
world’s airlines representing some 290 airlines or 82% of total air traffic. Headquarter– Montreal, Canada.
31. Which state has signed MoU with UK India Business Council (UKIBC) to strengthen State’s
industrial development (September 2020)?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Assam
5) Maharashtra
Answer – 2) West Bengal
Explanation:
West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) and UK (United Kingdom) India Business
Council (UKIBC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate industrial development in
West Bengal.
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

1. Find the person who got 6-month extension as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT).
1) M Ajit Kumar
2) Rajnish Kumar
3) Pramod Chandra Mody
4) Rahul Chaudhry
5) Sanjay Dutt
Answer – 3) Pramod Chandra Mody
Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Government of India (GoI), has approved the extension
of the re-appointment of Pramod Chandra Mody as Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) for 6
months with effect from September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2020 or until further orders, whichever is
earlier. His term was to end on August 31, 2020.
2. Hemant Khatri assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing director of which public sector
company (with effect from September 1, 2020)?
1) Hindustan Shipyard limited
2) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
3) Hindustan Copper
4) Power Finance Corporation
5) Power Grid Corporation of India
Answer – 1) Hindustan Shipyard limited
Explanation:
Retired Commodore Hemant Khatri succeeds Rear Admiral L V Sarat Babu (Retd) and assumed charge as
the Chairman and Managing director(CMD) of Hindustan Shipyard limited(HSL), Visakhapatnam, Andhra

Pradesh, is a Miniratna public sector undertaking (PSU) of the Ministry of Defence. Previously he was
serving as the Director of Strategic Projects HSL. He was appointed as the CMD of HSL was approved by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) on 27th May 2020 with effective from 1st September 2020
till 31st July 2025 the date of his superannuation or until further orders.
3. Who heads the 6-member working group constituted by Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) to study index linked products for life insurance companies?
1) Dinesh Pant
2) Y Srinivasa Rao
3) Manish Kumar
4) Jose C John
5) Anil Kumar Singh
Answer – 1) Dinesh Pant
Explanation:
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) formed a 6-member working group
headed by Dinesh Pant, appointed actuary of Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) to scrutinize various aspects
for allowing the life insurance companies to offer index linked products.
4. K Padmakar has been given additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of which
public sector company?
1) Gas Authority of India Limited
2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
3) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
4) National Highway Authority of India
5) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Answer – 2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Explanation:
K Padmakar, Director (HR) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has been given additional
charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BPCL until further orders by the Ministry of Petroleum
and Natural Gas. He succeeds D Rajkumar who superannuated after attaining 60 years on August 31, 2020.
Ramamoorthy Ramachandran, director refineries also stepped down with D Rajkumar on the same day due
to the same reason.
5. Who has got 1-year extension as CMD of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)?
1) Jose C John
2) D Rajkumar
3) L C Goyal
4) R Ramachandran
5) LNK Chakravarthi
Answer – 3) L C Goyal
Explanation:
Appointment Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 1-year
extension in the tenure of L C Goyal, as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India Trade
Promotion Organisation (ITPO), the trade promotion agency of the ministry of Commerce and Industries.
Goyal will hold the position for the extended period of 1 year from 1st September 2020 till 1st September
2021.
6. Find the person who has become the 1st women director general of Bureau of Civil Aviation
Security?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Devyani Khobragade
3) Meera Shankar
4) Usha Padhee

5) Nirupama Rao
Answer – 4) Usha Padhee
Explanation:
Usha Padhee, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1996 batch from Odisha Cadre became the first
Women and the third IAS officer to be appointed as the Director General(DG) of Bureau of Civil Aviation
Security(BCAS), a security regulator of civil aviation industry in India under the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
She succeeds Rakesh Asthana(IPS) who was appointed as the Director General of Border Security
Force(BSF) on 17th August 2020.
7. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)?
1) K.N. Shanth Kumar
2) Vineet Jain
3) Aveek Sarkar
4) Vijay Kumar Chopra
5) Chandramauli Kumar
Answer – 3) Aveek Sarkar
Explanation:
The Board of Directors of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced that Aveek Sarkar (75 years), Editor
Emeritus and Vice Chairman of Ananda Bazar Group of Publication was elected as the new Chairman of PTI,
he will succeed Vijay Kumar Chopra, Chief Editor of the Punjab Kesari Group of Newspapers.
8. Name the person who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of South Indian Bank?
1) V. G. Mathew
2) Murali Ramakrishnan
3) Achal Kumar Gupta
4) Pradeep M Godbole
5) Ranjana S Salgaocar
Answer – 2) Murali Ramakrishnan
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) approved the appointment of Murali Ramakrishnan as the New Managing
Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The South Indian Bank, Kerala for a period of 3 years
with effect from 1st October 2020. He succeeds V. G. Mathew whose tenure will be completed on 30th
September 2020.
9. S Krishnan was appointed as the MD&CEO of which bank recently?

1) Bank of Baroda
2) Indian Overseas Bank
3) Canara Bank
4) Bank of Maharashtra
5) Punjab & Sind Bank
Answer – 5) Punjab & Sind Bank
Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of S Krishnan as the
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab & Sind Bank. He will replace S
Harishankar.
10. Name the person who has been given charge as the 1st ever CEO of Railway Board.
1) B.P. Nanda
2) Pradeep Kumar
3) P.S. Mishra
4) V K Yadav
Answer – 4) V K Yadav

Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the organizational restructuring of the
Indian Railways, which includes the merger of eight Group A services and also approved the appointment of
the current chairman of the Railway Board V K Yadav as the first ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IR.
Along with the CEO post he also holds the chairman post. Union Cabinet has already given a nod for the
restructuring of Indian Railways in December 2019.
11. Mustapha Adib has been appointed as the new Prime minister of which country?
1) Egypt
2) Iran
3) Israel
4) Syria
5) Lebanon
Answer – 5) Lebanon
Explanation:
President of Lebanon appointed the Lebanon ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib as the New Prime
Minister. He succeeds Hassan Diab, who resigned amid the economic crisis due to the aftermath of the blast
in the Beirut port on 4th August 2020.
12. Find the person who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Company.
1) Aditya Roy Kapur
2) Raj Kumar
3) Ayushmann Khurrana
4) Parineeti Chopra
5) Swara Bhaskar
Answer – 3) Ayushmann Khurrana
Explanation:
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited appointed Bollywood Actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its
brand ambassador to promote its products and digital services across offline and online mediums. He will
feature in the life insurer’s next campaign, ‘Smart Living’, which includes its term plan, Smart Protect Goal
and the new digital service, Smart Assist.
13. Who has been appointed as the first cricket ambassador of SBOTOP?
1) Virat Kohli
2) Chris Gayle
3) MS Dhoni
4) Dale Steyn
5) Dwayne Bravo
Answer – 5) Dwayne Bravo
Explanation:
Celton Manx, Isle of Man betting group confirmed the appointment of Dwayne Bravo, West Indies cricketer
as the first Cricket Ambassador of SBOTOP, the flagship sportsbook brand of Celton Manx.
14. Who has been appointed as the president of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
recently?
1) Uday Kotak
2) Vinod Aggarwal
3) Vipin Sondhi
4) Kenichi Ayukawa
5) Rajan Wadhera
Answer – 4) Kenichi Ayukawa

Explanation:
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers(SIAM) organised and hosted its 60th SIAM Annual Convention
2020 virtually, titled “Re-Building the Nation, Responsibly”. SIAM appointed Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing
Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd appointed as its new President.
He succeeds Rajan Wadhera, Senior Advisor, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, Ashok
Leyland Ltd, appointed as the Vice President of SIAM.
15. Who chairs the Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) constituted by
NITI Aayog?
1) Vasudha Kamath
2) Najma Akhtar
3) Sanyukta Samaddar
4) Dipti Shah
Answer – 3) Sanyukta Samaddar
Explanation:
As the nodal agency for Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC), NITI Aayog
constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) which will be chaired by
Ms Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser (Sustainable Development Goals). According to Global MPI, India is 62nd
among 107 countries with an MPI score of 0.123 and 27.91% headcount ratio based on National Family
Health Survey (NFHS) 4 (2015/16) data.
16. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Playerzpot recently?
1) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
2) Smriti Mandhana
3) Rohit Sharma
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 2) and 3)
Explanation:
Playerzpot, India’s leading sports gaming platforms signed cricketers Smriti Mandhana and Bhuvneshwar
Kumar as their brand ambassadors. The cricketers will feature in the future brand campaigns of Playerzport
and promote Playerzpot through engagement activities. Smriti Mandhana and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will
support playerzpot to widen the reach of the brand among the target audience.
17. Name the person who has been appointed as the president of All India Tennis Association
(AITA).
1) Prem Kumar Karra
2) Suman Kapur
3) Sunder Iyer
4) Rohit Rajpal
5) Anil Jain
Answer – 5) Anil Jain
Explanation:
Anil Jain, elected member of Rajya Sabha and national general secretary was elected as the new President of
All India Tennis Association(AITA) succeeding Praveen Mahajan. During the Annual General
Meetings(AGM) of the national federation, Anil Dhurpar, Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Tennis Association
(MPTA) was appointed as the Secretary general of AITA replacing Hironmoy Chatterjee.
18. Who heads the expert committee formed by Ministry of Finance to assess impacts of waiving
loan moratorium?
1) Valipe Ramagopal Rao
2) D.P. Singh

3) B Sriram
4) Ravindra H Dholakia
5) Rajiv Mehrishi
Answer – 5) Rajiv Mehrishi
Explanation:
The Ministry of Finance formed a three-member expert panel headed by Rajiv Mehrishi, former comptroller
and Auditor General of India to assess the impacts of the waiver of interest on the moratorium loans offered
to the COVID-19 affected borrowers which ended on 31st August 2020.
19. Who has been appointed as the celebrity advocate of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s
children’s rights campaign ‘For Every Child’?
1) Ranveer Singh
3) Radhika Apte
4) Manushi Chhillar
5) Vidya Balan
Answer – 2) Ayushmann Khurrana
Explanation:
United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has appointed Bollywood Actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its
celebrity advocate for children’s rights campaign, “For Every Child”. He will work towards this initiative in
India. He will support UNICEF to end violence against children, especially in the present situation- COVID-
19 is increasing the risk of violence and abuse against children due to the extended lockdown and the socio-
economic impacts of the pandemic. It is to be noted that recently United Nations'(UN) 1st International Day
to Protect Education from Attack was observed on September 9, 2020 to raise awareness about the
importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for educators and students.
20. Name the person who has been appointed as the chairman of National School of Drama.
1) Sharad Kumar
2) Bimal Jalan
3) Ratan Thiyam
4) Paresh Rawal
Answer – 4) Paresh Rawal
Explanation:
On the recommendation of the Ministry of Culture, Ram Nath Kovind, President of India appointed Paresh
Rawal, actor and former Member of Parliament as the Chairman of National School of Drama(NSD) for the
next years, he succeeded Ratan Thiyam, Playwright and theatre Director who served as the chairman of
NSD from 2013 to 2017 after which the post was vacant until now.
21. Who chairs the Empowered Group of Ministers committee constituted by central government to
oversee the Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)?
3) Rajnath Singh
4) Amit Shah
5) Jitendra Singh
Answer – 3) Rajnath Singh
Explanation:
Government of India constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) under the chairmanship of
Union Minister for Defence, Rajnath Singh to oversee the Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
The Ministers in EGoM includes Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister
for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar
Gangwar and Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievance and Pension Jitendra Singh.

22. Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as the Executive Director of which organization?
1) World Bank (WB)
Answer - 1) World Bank (WB)
Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the
appointment of Rajesh Khullar as the Executive Director of World Bank and Sameer Kumar Khare as
Executive Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
23. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Great Learning (September 2020)?
1) KL Rahul
2) Virat Kohli
3) MS Dhoni
4) Anil Kumble
5) Rahul Dravid
Answer – 2) Virat Kohli
Explanation:
Great Learning, an Ed-tech company for professional and higher education, has appointed Virat Kohli,
Indian cricket team captain as its brand ambassador. Virat Kohli will lead ‘Power Ahead’ campaign, the
latest one of the brand. Great Learning will launch a multi-film campaign with Virat Kohli during the
upcoming Dream 11 IPL, where the brand is an associate sponsor on Disney + Hotstar.
24. Name the person who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Paytm first games.
1) Rani Rampal
2) Mithali Raj
3) Abhinav Bindra
4) Bhaichung Bhutia
5) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer - 5) Sachin Tendulkar
Explanation:
Paytm First Games (PFG), a subsidiary of digital financial service platform Paytm, has roped in legendary
cricketer Sachin Tendulkar of India as its brand Ambassador. Sachin Tendulkar will create awareness
about the genre of fantasy sports (sporting events played virtually) in India and will also promote and
generate excitement around all sports including kabaddi, football, and basketball. Paytm is the official
umpire partner for IPL till 2022 and has been the title sponsor for Indian cricket.
25. Who chairs the committee on Food and Beverages (F&B) formed by Trade Promotion Council of
India (TPCI)?
1) Vivek Agarwal
2) Sanjay Grover
3) Laxman Singh Rathor
4) R. Senguttuvan
5) Manish Shah
Answer – 3) Laxman Singh Rathor
Explanation:
Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) constituted three committees to tap into new markets and identify
new opportunities for trade and investment. The Three Committees will focus on Food & Beverages, Food
Processing Technology and Chemical and Allied Products. Laxman Singh Rathor, President of International
Business of Ramdev Food Products Pvt Ltd was elected as Chairman of committee on Food and Beverages
(F&B) and Vivek Agarwal, Managing Director of Capital Venture Pvt Ltd was elected as Vice Chair of the

committee. R. Senguttuvan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) Limited
(Printing & Packaging Division) was elected as Chairman of Committee and Sanjay Grover, Vice President of
International Business of Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited was elected as Vice Chairman of the
Committee. The Committee on Chemical and Allied Products will be chaired by Manish Shah, Managing
Director of Tanya Exports and Kapil Malhotra, Vice President of Marketing of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd
will be the Vice-Chairman.
26. Yoshihide Suga has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
1) Thailand
2) China
3) Japan
4) South Korea
5) Philippines
Answer – 3) Japan
Explanation:
Yoshihide Suga was formally elected as Japan’s New Prime Minister. He will succeed Shinzo Abe, who was
Japan’s Longest serving Prime Minister and stepped down due to health problems. The 71-year old
Yoshihide received 314 votes (462 votes were cast) in the 465-member House of Representatives, and 142
votes in the 245-member House of Councillors (House of Representatives & House of Councillors are both
part of DIET, National Parliament of Japan). Yoshihide’s party Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a
majority in the Japan Parliament.
27. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of online poker platform, 9stacks?
1) Harmanpreet Kaur
2) Deepti Sharma
3) Rohit Sharma
4) MS Dhoni
5) Suresh Raina
Answer – 5) Suresh Raina
Explanation:
9stacks, India’s fastest growing online poker platform has roped in Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer as its
brand ambassador. A left-handed batsman and a spin bowler, Suresh Raina will be a part of the upcoming
campaigns and engagement activities of 9stacks. He will anchor the brand and help to create a higher brand
recall among the key target audience.
28. Who chairs the expert committee constituted by central government to examine the reports of
digital surveillance on prominent Indian nationals (President, Army chief) by Chinese firm?
1) Aditya Khullar
2) Mohit Gupta
3) Gulshan Rai
4) Rajesh Pant
Answer – 4) Rajesh Pant
Explanation:
Government of India formed an Expert Committee led by National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) Lt
General (retd) Rajesh Pant, India’s Chief Coordinator on Cyber Security to examine the reports of digital
surveillance on Prominent Indian Nationals including President, Army Chief by Chinese firm Shenzhen
Zhenhua Data Information Technology Company Ltd.
29. Who has been given additional charge as the minister of Food Processing Industries (Harsimrat
Kaur Badal resigned recently)?
2) Narendra Modi

3) Pralhad Patel
4) Harsh Vardhan
Answer – 5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Explanation:
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of
Food Processing Industries with immediate effect. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Lok Sabha leader of Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) tendered her resignation in protest against anti-former ordinances and legislation which
were passed on 17th September 2020.The resignation was accepted under the clause (2) of Article 75 of the
Indian Constitution. Cabinet Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was assigned to the additional charges of the
Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI).
30. Name the person who has been appointed as the chairman of high-level committee constituted by
GoI to prepare roadmap to regularise land leasing in agri sector.
1) Niranjan Jyoti
2) Pradip Shah
3) Ajay Tirkey
4) VK Paul
Answer – 3) Ajay Tirkey
Explanation:
In order to prepare a roadmap for regularisation of land leasing in the agriculture sector, the Centre has set
up a high-level committee headed by Ajay Tirkey, secretary of the department of land resources under the
ministry of rural development. The reform will lay down rights of landless farm workers who are deprived
of welfare benefits. The proposed framework will recognise the rights of landowners and cultivators and
farm workers.
31. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) formed a 7-member task force for framing
guidelines for vegan foods recently. Who is the CEO of FSSAI?
1) Balram Bhargava
2) Randeep Guleria
3) Arun Singhal
4) Harshad Pandurang Thakur
Answer – 3) Arun Singhal
Explanation:
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) formed a seven-member task force for framing
guidelines/provisions for vegan foods in the country. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Arun Singhal.
32. Who heads the 11-member company law committee which was constituted by the ministry of
corporate affairs (Committee’s term was extended for 1 year recently)?
1) Rajiv Gauba
2) Rajesh Verma
3) I.V. Subba Rao
4) Kapil Dev Tripathi
5) P K Mishra
Answer – 2) Rajesh Verma
Explanation:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee by one year,
i.e., this committee constituted in September 2019 has been extended up to two years (17.09.2021) from
the date of the order to constitute the committee (18.09.2019). It is now chaired by Rajesh Verma, Secretary

of MCA. The 11-member committee has a mandate to submit periodic recommendations to the government
in phases and subject-wise, as may be decided by the chairman.
33. Anil Dhasmana has been appointed as the new chief of National Technical Research Organisation
(NTRO). Where is the HQ of NTRO located?
1) Chennai
2) Kolkata
3) New Delhi
4) Bengaluru
5) Pune
Answer – 3) New Delhi
Explanation:
The Central government appointed Anil Dhasmana, former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW or
RAW) as the new chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO). He will serve till he attains the
age of 65, i.e., for 2 years. He succeeds Satish Chandra Jha, former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer, who
resigned from the office on September 17, 2020. Note– The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the appointment of Anil Dhasmana. National Technical Research
Organisation (NTRO) - Headquarters– New Delhi, India.
34. Who has won the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education?
1) Donald Trump
2) Boris Johnson
3) Narendra Modi
4) Vladimir Putin
5) All the Above
Answer – 5) All the Above
Explanation:
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India won the Medical Education Prize of Ig Nobel Prize 2020 at the 30th
First Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony over virtual platform. He became the 2nd Prime Minister from India to win
the Ig Nobel Prize after Atal Bihari Vajpayee who won the 1998 Peace award for “Aggressively peaceful
explosion of atomic bombs”. The Ig Nobel Prize is an annual sarcastic or a parody award presented by the
magazine “Annals of Improbable Research”, which is dedicated to scientific humors as a mockery of the
standard academic journal. The word “Ignoble” is an antonym of Nobel. The Ig Nobel Award was instituted
in 1991 by Marc Abrahams with an objective to honour the achievements that make people laugh and then
think. The Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education is shared among Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, Boris
Johnson of the United Kingdom, Narendra Modi of India, Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico,
Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, Donald Trump of the USA, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Vladimir
Putin of Russia, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan, for “Using the Covid-19 pandemic to
show the world that politicians can have more impacts on life and death than scientists and doctors”.
35. Who heads the high level task force constituted to initiate action in advance for managing air
pollution in National Capital Region (NCR)?
1) Arvind Shrivastava
2) S. Gopalakrishnan
3) Amarjeet Sinha
4) PK Mishra
5) Ajit Doval
Answer – 4) PK Mishra
Explanation:
A high-level task force led by Dr Pramod Kumar (PK) Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
reviewed the action taken by agencies and firm up plans for the coming harvesting and winter season
during a meeting with Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, Secretaries
of different departments/ministries of the central government including M/o of Environment, Forest &

Climate Change, Agriculture, Road, Petroleum and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Its objective was
to initiate proper precautionary and preventive measures in advance for the management of air pollution in
the National Capital Region (NCR). The meet notified that incidence of stubble burning has reduced by more
than 50% in the last two years and the number of Good Air Quality Index (AQI) days have gone up.
36. Name the person who has been appointed as the member of Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
task force.
1) Amit Ranjan Dev
2) Subrata Dutta
3) Girija Shankar Mungali
4) Praful Patel
5) Hemendranath Brahma
Answer – 3) Girija Shankar Mungali
Explanation:
Dato’ Windsor John, the General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) appointed retired
Colonel Dr. Girija Shankar Mungali as a member of the 7 members task force of AFC to regulate the football
clubs in Asia and Australia. He is the only Indian appointed to this task force and He will hold his position in
the panel till 2023.
37. Bah Ndaw has been appointed as the interim president of which country?
1) Georgia
2) Mali
3) Uganda
4) Nigeria
5) Rwanda
Answer – 2) Mali
Explanation:
Former Mali Defence Minister and retired Colonel Bah Ndaw was named as the Interim President of the
Republic of Mali. Colonel Assimi Goita was appointed as Vice President. They will be sworn in on 25th
September, 2020.
38. Who chairs the SEBI’s technical group on Social Stock Exchange?
1) Pushpa Aman Singh
2) Ingrid Srinath
3) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
4) Shaji Krishnan
5) Roopa Kudva
Answer – 3) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
Explanation:
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted the Technical Group on Social Stock Exchange
under the Chairmanship of Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, former Chairman of NABARD. The group will develop a
framework for onboarding non-profit organisations and for-profit enterprises. The Group will develop a
framework for prescribing disclosure requirements relating to performance and aspects related to social
audit and social impact.
39. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Administrator of PMC bank.
1) Prashant Joshi
2) J.B. Bhoria
3) A K Dixit
4) Surinderpal Singh
5) Surojit Shome
Answer – 3) A K Dixit

Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed AK Dixit, ex-General Manager of Union Bank of India (UBI) as the
new administrator of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Limited with effect from September
23, 2020. He succeeds J.B. Bhoria, ex-chief general manager with the central bank who stepped down from
the post of administrator on September 22, 2020, due to health reasons. Administrator was appointed in
the exercise of the powers conferred on RBI as per Banking Regulation Act, 1949 under subsections 1 and 2
of section 36AAA and Section 56. Surinderpal Singh Ram Singh has been appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer(CEO) of PMC bank limited with effect from September 11, 2020. He succeeds Shiny Mithbaokar, who
was relieved from September 10, 2020.
40. Which organization has appointed Khushi Chindaliya as the green ambassador of India?
Explanation:
Khushi Chindaliya, a 17-year-old girl from Surat, Gujarat has been appointed as Regional Ambassador (RA)
for India for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Tunza Eco-Generation (TEG), which is
scheduled to take place in September, 2020.
41. Alexander Lukashenko has been appointed as the president of which country?
1) Lithuania
2) Poland
3) Belarus
4) Ukraine
5) Latvia
Answer – 3) Belarus
Explanation:
President of Belarus (officially the Republic of Belarus), Alexander Lukashenko (Alexander Grigoryevich
Lukashenko or Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka), the 66-year-old sworn in for a new 5-year term (i.e.,
this is his 6th term) in an inauguration conducted with no prior announcement. He is an independent or
nonpartisan politician. He won this election in alliance with Belaya Rus.
42. Ishmael Toroama was elected as the president of Bougainville recently. What is the capital of
Bougainville?
1) Hobart
2) Dili
3) Ngerulmud
4) Buka
5) Pristina
Answer - 4) Buka
Explanation:
Ishmael Toroama, former rebel military commander and leader of Bougainville People’s Alliance Party
(BPAP) was elected as the President of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Replacing the long serving President John Momis, Toroama will take office on 25th September 2020. This is
the first General Election of Bougainville since its independence from PNG in December 2019. The capital
and currency of Bougainville are Buka and Papua New Guinea kina respectively.
43. Name the person who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Acer India recently.
1) Amitabh Bachchan
2) Sonu Sood

3) Salman Khan
4) Ranveer Singh
5) Amir Khan
Answer – 2) Sonu Sood
Explanation:
Acer India, leading Personal Computer (PC) brand appointed actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador. As
the brand ambassador of Acer India, Sonu Sood will support the range of innovative products of Acer over
the social media and campaign on the commitment of Acers in improving the lives of the people through
technology.
44. Find the person who got 1-year extension as the non-executive chairman of Infrastructure
Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS).
1) Ashok Kumar Mathur
2) Uday Kotak
3) Ajay Tyagi
4) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
5) Muhammad Mustafa
Answer - 2) Uday Kotak
Explanation:
The Government of India has extended the term of Uday Kotak, the Managing Director and CEO of Kotak
Mahindra Bank as the Chairman of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) to one more year
till October 2021 as the Non-Executive Chairman of IL&FS. This is the 2nd extension given to Uday Kotak
since his appointment in 2018 as the chairman of IL&FS to complete the resolution of the company and its
group companies (around 300 companies) which had a debt of more than Rs.90000 crores.
45. Which PSU has appointed Rajat Sud as new Managing Director (September 2020)?
1) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO)
2) Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
3) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
4) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
5) Power Grid Corporation of India (POWER GRID)
Answer – 4) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
Explanation:
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a Joint Venture(JV) of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the
Ministry of Power, Government of India, appointed Rajat Sud as its new Managing Director(MD) from
immediate effect. He takes charge from S Gopal, director (commercial), who was given the additional charge
as interim MD.
46. Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed as the new prime minister of which country?
1) Madagascar
2) Djibouti
3) Ethiopia
4) Somalia
5) Kenya
Answer – 4) Somalia
Explanation:
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble, swedish trained
civil engineer and political neophyte as the new Prime Minister(PM) of Somalia following the removal of the
former PM Hassan Ali Khaire in July 2020. All the 215 MP’s who attended the session chaired by President
Farmaajo voted in support of the appointment of Hussein Roble as PM.

47. Name the person who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Aakash Educational
service limited.
1) MS Dhoni
2) Yuvraj Singh
3) Sachin Tendulkar
4) Rahul Dravid
5) Suresh Raina
Answer – 2) Yuvraj Singh
Explanation:
Aakash Educational Services Limited(AESL) appointed Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh as its brand
ambassador to promote its brands including Aakash Institute, Aakash IIT-JEE, Akash Digital and
Meritnation. As the brand ambassador of AESL, Yuvarj Singh will lead the “Success is Waiting”, a multi-
channel campaign of Aakash Digital.
48. Find the Bollywood actor who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of CEAT.
1) Shah Rukh Khan
3) Ranveer Singh
4) Salman Khan
5) Aamir Khan
Answer – 5) Aamir Khan
Explanation:
CEAT Limited (CEAT), a tyre company of RPG Enterprises (Rama Prasad Goenka Group), signed Indian
Actor Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador for 2 years. As part of an integrated marketing campaign he will
feature in 2 commercials during the on-going Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai to promote
CEAT’s SecuraDrive, a range of mass premium tyres.
49. Name the person who has been roped by Reserve Bank of India for the customer awareness
campaign.
1) MS Dhoni
2) Kareena Kapoor
3) Virat Kohli
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) Anushka Sharma
Answer – 4) Amitabh Bachchan
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) roped in Indian Film Actor Amitabh Bachchan for the customer awareness
campaign to prevent naive account holders from being deceived by fraudsters. As part of the RBI’s public
awareness campaign, the regulator continues to inform customers about do’s and don’ts for safe and secure
transactions. RBI has become the most popular central bank on twitter, with about 9.66 lakh followers
while US Federal Reserve, world’s most powerful central bank has about 6.64 lakh followers.
50. Reserve Bank of India has approved 3-member committee headed by Meeta Makhan to function
as the ad-interim MD&CEO of which bank?
1) Dhanlakshmi Bank
2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
4) ING Vysya Bank
5) Karur Vysya Bank
Answer – 2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) approved that the daily affairs of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB)will be run by a
Committee of Directors (CoD) composed of 3 independent directors namely, Meeta Makhan, Chairperson of

the CoD, Shakti Sinha, Member and Satish Kumar Kalra, Member. The CoD will exercise the discretionary
powers of Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) in the ad-interim. Until a new MD is
appointed, the existing senior management team and the board of directors will discharge the day-to-day
affairs of the bank as usual.
51. Who has been appointed as the new Prime minister of Mali (September 2020)?
1) Moctar Ouane
2) Bah N’Daw
3) Assimi Goita
4) Ibrahim Boubacar
5) Assimi Goita
Answer – 1) Moctar Ouane
Explanation:
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Moctar Ouane (64) was appointed as the New Prime Minister of Mali by the
decree signed by Mali’s new interim President Bah N’Daw, following the military coup on 18th August 2020,
The new President Bah N’Daw, Vice President Assimi Goita and the PM Moctar Ouane will lead the
transitional government of Mali until the election in 18 months.
52. Mustapha Adib has been resigned from the post of Prime minister of which country?
1) Lebanon
2) Kuwait
3) Morocco
4) UAE
5) Oman
Answer - 1) Lebanon
Explanation:
Mustapha Adib, Lebanon’s Prime Minister designate, resigned after failing to form a government in a month
of negotiations. His resignation comes amidst a political crisis over government formation, after he was
appointed to the position on August 31, 2020.
53. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Kerala based start-up ‘Entri’?
1) KL Rahul
2) Ishan Kishan
3) Surya Kumar Yadav
4) Robin Uthappa
5) Nitish Rana
Answer – 4) Robin Uthappa
Explanation:
Entri, a local language learning app for jobs, signed up Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa (representing
Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020) as its brand ambassador in its 1st major campaign across India. It has also
partnered with Hotstar to run ad campaigns in 5 different languages throughout the ongoing IPL (Indian
Premier League) season. He is nicknamed as ‘The Walking Assassin’ for his tactic of charging the bowler.
54. Alapan Bandopadhyay has been appointed as the chief secretary of which state?
1) Telangana
2) West Bengal
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Gujarat
Explanation:
Alapan Bandopadhyay, present Additional Chief Secretary (Home & Information) of West Bengal was
named as the Chief Secretary of the state. He will take charge on October 1, 2020. He will succeed Rajiva

Sinha who retires on September 30, 2020. Rajiva Sinha has been appointed the chairman of the West Bengal
Industrial Development Corporation(WBIDC) for a period of 3 years with effect from October 1,2020.
Alapan Bandopadhyay is a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of West Bengal cadre.
55. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Online tutoring platform named Vedantu?
1) Shankar Mahadevan
2) Aamir Khan
3) Ishrad Kamil
4) Vasanth Dev
5) Prasoon Joshi
Answer - 2) Aamir Khan
Explanation:
Vedantu, online live tutoring company roped in Indian Actor Aamir Khan (Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan)
as its Brand Ambassador. He will feature in the new ad-campaigns of the company. The 6 ad film series are
conceptualized by The Script Room with the tagline “Samaj Aayega toh Maza Ayega, Maza Ayega toh Samajh
Ayega”. Note– He recently became the brand ambassador of CEAT Limited(CEAT), a tyre company of RPG
Enterprises (Rama Prasad Goenka Group) for 2 years.
56. Name the person who has been appointed as the chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI).
1) P.D. Vaghela
2) RS Sharma
3) Jayshree Vyas
4) Ashishkumar Chauhan
5) Umakant Jayram
Answer – 1) P.D. Vaghela
Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed P.D. Vaghela, currently the secretary of the
department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers as the chairman of
the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for a period of three years or until he attains the age of
65, whichever is earlier. He will succeed Ram Sewak (RS) Sharma, who will retire on September 30, 2020,
after a five-year tenure. RS Sharma is the 1st TRAI chairman to have a tenure of 5 years. The chairman of
TRAI will normally have a tenure of 3 years.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1. Which airport has won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at
the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’?
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
2) Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport
3) Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
4) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
5) Veer Savarkar International Airport
Answer - 4) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Explanation:
The GMR led Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad International Airport) won the ‘National
Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in
Energy Management’. It was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Godrej Green Business
Centre (GBC). The award was given during the 19th edition of ‘Energy Efficiency Summit’, Virtual
Conference and Exposition on Energy Efficiency held from August 6-28, 2020. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
Limited-Vizag Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) has also been awarded ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award by CII

GBC in national award competition for excellence in energy management, which was held online from
August 25 to August 28.
2. Jeff Bezos becomes the world's first person to hit a net worth of ________.
1) $100 billion
2) $200 billion
3) $250 billion
4) $150 billion
5) $50 billion
Answer – 2) $200 billion
Explanation:
Jeff Bezos is worth $90 billion more than Bill Gates, who is the world's second-richest person currently
worth $116.1 billion. Amid a pandemic which has hurt businesses and economies alike, CEO of Amazon Jeff
Bezos on August 26 became the first-ever individual to hit a net worth of $200 billion.
3. Name the person who has been conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019?
1) Ela Bhatt
2) David Attenborogh
3) Angela Merkel
4) Manmohan Singh
5) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Answer – 2) David Attenborogh
Explanation:
Over a virtual event, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conferred the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for
the year 2019 upon Sir David Attenborogh, a British broadcaster. Sonia Gandhi, President of Congress was
also present during the event. He wrote and presented the BBC nature documentary series, “The Living
Planet: A Portrait of the Earth”, which stated that humans have overrun the planet.
4. Which state government has won the WSIS winner prize 2020 under the e-government category?
1) West Bengal
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) Assam
5) Bihar
Explanation:
In the 8th Edition World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize contents, Sabooj Sathi online 3.0
project of West Bengal Government won the WSIS Winner Prize 2020 under the E-government category.
5. Name the Indian film which bagged best screenplay award at the 77th Venice Film Festival 2020.
1) Drive
2) Article 15
3) The Disciple
4) 118
5) The Sky is Pink
Answer – 3) The Disciple
Explanation:
Venice Film Festival 2020, the 77th Venice International Film Festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia
was held from 2nd September to 12th September 2020. Marathi film – The Disciple, directed by Chaitanya
Tamhane and starring Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave and Kiran Yadnyopavit won the Best
Screenplay Award at the festival.

Other awards at Venice Film Festival 2020:
Category Winner
Golden Lion Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao
Silver lion-grand jury prize New Order directed by Michel Franco
Silver Lion award for Best Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Wife of a Spy
Dear Comrades! Directed by Andrei
Special Jury Prize Konchalovsky
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor Pierfrancesco Favino for Padrenostro
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress Rouhollah Zamani for Sun Children
Orizzonti Award for Best Film The Wasteland directed by Ahmad Bahrami
Orizzonti Award for Best Director Lav Diaz for Genus Pan
Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay Pietro Castellitto for I Predatori
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress Khansa Batma for Zanka Contact
Orizzonti Award for Best Actor Yahya Mahayni for The Man Who Sold His Skin
Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film Entre Tu Y Milagros directed by Mariana Saffon
Special Orizzonti jury prize Listen directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa
Venice Short Film nomination for the European Film Awards
2020 The Shift directed by Laura Carreira
Venice Award for Debut film Listen directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa
The Hangman at Home by Michelle and Uri
Grand Jury Prize for Best VR immersive Work Kranot
Best VR Immersive User Experience Finding Pandora X by Kiira Benzing
Best VR Immersive Story Killing a Superstar directed by Fan Fan
6. Name the person who has been honored with Euromoney’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2020.
1) Rana Kapoor
2) Aditya Puri
3) Shikha Sharma
4) Sashidhar Jagadishan
Answer – 2) Aditya Puri
Explanation:
Euromoney, the global finance and banking magazine’s Awards for Excellence 2020 honoured Aditya Puri,
Managing Director(MD) of HDFC Bank with a Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. This is a first of its kind
recognition for a corporate leader from India.
7. Find the person who has been honoured with 2020 Asia Game Changer Award by Asia Society.
1) Nitin Sethi
2) Vikas Khanna
3) K P Narayana Kumar
4) Shiv Sahay Singh
Answer – 2) Vikas Khanna
Explanation:
The Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna received the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award from Asia Society, a
United States based non-profit organization for feeding millions of people across India amid the ongoing

COVID-19 pandemic, by coordinating a food distribution drive from Manhattan. He is the only Indian among
the six awardees who were recognized by the Asia Society.
8. Name the Indian who has been named to the 2020 Cohort of young leaders for SDG by United
Nations.
1) Archana Soreng
2) Licypriya Kangujam
3) Udit Singhal
4) Nethra
5) Jayprakash Narayan
Answer – 3) Udit Singhal
Explanation:
Udit Singhal (18 years), the founder of Glass2S and, a zero waste ecosystem to control the increasing
menace of glass waste in Delhi, has been named to the 2020 Cohort of young leaders for the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations (UN).
9. Who has presented the 1st ever “AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teachers Award 2020”?
1) Nitin Gadkari
3) Harsh Vardhan
5) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Answer – 5) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Explanation:
On 15th September 2020, on the occasion of National Engineers Day, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union
Minister of Education presented the first ever “AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teachers Award 2020” to the 12
faculty members of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved institutions over a virtual
ceremony.
10. Who has won the Golden Pen of Freedom Award of WAN-IFRA 2020?
1) Jineth Bedoya
2) Jamal Khashoggi
3) Srinivasan Balasubramanian
4) Vincent Peyrègne
Answer – 1) Jineth Bedoya
Explanation:
Colombian Journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima was honoured with the prestigious Golden Pen of Freedom Award
2020, an annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers(WAN-IFRA). The award
was presented to recognise her contribution towards promoting and protecting women rights and her
courage to overcome her personal tragedy which inspires other women across the globe.
11. The Krushi Bhavan located in which state has won the 10th annual AZ Awards 2020 as People’s
Choice Winner under the category social good?
1) Odisha
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Krushi Bhavan, a facility developed for the State’s Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment
located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha won 10th annual AZ Awards 2020 as People’s Choice Winner under the

category social good. The awards were revealed at its first-ever virtual AZ Awards Gala. The 12,077-square-
metre Krushi Bhavan is one among 20 winners and the only winner from India. Naveen Patnaik, Chief
Minister of Odisha dedicated this award to farmers and artisans of the state.
12. Who among the following is the part of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020?
1) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
2) Mahua Moitra
3) MS Dhoni
4) Narendra Modi
5) Sonia Gandhi
Explanation:
The Time magazine released the annual list of 100 Most Influential People of 2020 of pioneers, leaders,
titans, artists, and icons who have made an impact on the contemporary world. The Indians have made into
the list, namely, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; Ayushmann Khurrana, Bollywood actor; Bilkis,
‘dadi’ of Shaheen Bagh protest, Professor Ravindra Gupta (HIV/AIDS treatment) and Sundar Pichai, CEO of
Alphabet and Google.
13. Who has become the 1st Indian women observer to operate from warships?
1) Kumudini Tyagi
2) Riti Singh
3) Parul Bharadwaj
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Explanation:
On 21st September 2020, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh became the first
women to be posted in frontline warships as the Observers “Airborne Tacticians” of Helicopter Stream to
operate from warships of the Indian Navy. They were a part of a group of 17 officers of the Navy, who were
awarded ‘Wings’ on graduating as ‘Observers’ at a ceremony held at (Indian Navy Ship) INS Garuda, Kochi,
Kerala.
14. Which state has won UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award 2020 for its contribution
towards the SDGs related to the non-communicable diseases?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
3) West Bengal
4) Karnataka
5) Kerala
Explanation:
Kerala won the UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award 2020 for its contribution towards the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to the non-communicable diseases. Tedros Adhanom,
Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the annual UNIATF Award for the year
2020 on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. This is the first time for Kerala to be
recognised by this annual UN Award and along with Kerala 6 other health ministries across the globe have
won the 2020 UNIATF Award.
15. Who has become the 1st woman fighter pilot of India to fly the Rafale combat aircraft?
1) Avani Chaturvedi
2) Bhawana Kanth
3) Shivangi Singh
4) Minty Agarwal

5) Mohana Singh
Answer – 3) Shivangi Singh
Explanation:
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh to become the first woman fighter pilot of India to fly the Rafale combat
aircraft that was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force(IAF) September 10, 2020. She hails from
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She is one of the 10 Indian women fighter pilots in IAF. Note– Five Rafale Aircrafts
were formally inducted into the IAF’s 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’ on September 10, 2020 at a function
held at Air Force Station, Ambala (Haryana).
16. Name the MIT professor who has won the inaugural AI award for cancer research & discovery of
new drugs.
1) Regina Barzilay
2) Raymond “Ray” Kurzweil
3) Demis Hassabis
4) Geoffrey E Hinton
5) Yann LeCun
Answer – 1) Regina Barzilay
Explanation:
Regina Barzilay, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory won the inaugural winner of the annual award instituted by the
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and funded by Chinese online education company
Squirrel AI. She was awarded the top award (1 million USD) for using computer science to detect cancer
and discover new drugs.
17. Which is India’s highest literacy award?

1) Saraswati samman
2) Jnanpith award
3) Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
4) Vyas Samman
5) Yuva Puraskar
Answer - 2) Jnanpith award
Explanation:
Renowned Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred the Jnanpith award, the
country's highest literary award, on Thursday at a special function held at his house at Kumaranallur, near
here. The 93-year-old poet is instrumental in heralding modernism in Malayalam poetry. A true Gandhian,
social reformer, journalist and an iconic example of simplicity, Akkitham has been a man who wears many
hats with aplomb besides his gifted literary life. Jnanpith Award, highest literary award in India, given
annually for the best creative literary writing to writers in any of the 22 “scheduled languages” recognized
in the Indian Constitution.
18. Who has virtually presented the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2018-19?
1) Ram Nath Kovind
2) Amit Shah
3) Narendra Modi
4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Rajnath Singh
Answer - 1) Ram Nath Kovind
Explanation:
Ram Nath Kovind, President of India conferred the National Service Scheme(NSS) Awards also known as
Rashtriya Seva Yojana Award for the year 2018-2019 over a virtual from Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
He presented the awards to 42 awardees under 3 categories. Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Youth Affairs
and Sports attended the virtual event from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

19. Who among the following has won the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the year award 2019-2020
(Gurpreet Singh Sandhu won men’s player of the year award 2019-20)?
1) Sangita Basfore
2) Aditi Chauhan
3) Harmanpreet Kaur
4) Sweety Devi
5) Sanju Yadav
Answer – 5) Sanju Yadav
Explanation:
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, (28 years) from Chandigarh, goalkeeper of Indian National Men’s Football team and
Sanju Yadav (22 years) from Haryana, Midfielder of India’s National Women’s Football team were declared
as the winners of the annual All India Football Federation (AIFF) Men’s Footballer of the Year Award 2019-
2020 and AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year Award 2019-2020 respectively.
Other 2019-2020 AIFF Awards:
Award Winner
AIFF Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year Anirudh Thapa
AIFF Emerging Women’s Footballer of the Year Ratanbala Devi
AIFF Award for the Best Assistant Referee P. Vaira Muthu (from Tamil Nadu).
AIFF Award for the Best Referee L. Ajit Kumar Meetei (from Manipur).
AIFF Award for the Best Grassroots Development West Bengal (based on E-licence courses and Golden
Programme Baby Leagues).
20. ‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’ of which state/UT has bagged prestigious PATA grand title
award 2020 for Marketing category?
1) Ladakh
2) Kerala
3) Punjab
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) West Bengal
Answer - 2) Kerala
Explanation:
Kerala Tourism’s ‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’ campaign bagged the Prestigious Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA) Grand Title Winner 2020 for Marketing. Department of Tourism, Government of
Karnataka won the PATA Gold Award 2020 for its Marketing Campaign – ‘Script your Adventure 2019’. It
was one of the 21 Gold Award winners from across the globe.
PATA Grand Title Winners 2020:
PATA Grand Title Category winner
‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’ by Kerala
PATA Grand Title Winner 2020 for Marketing Tourism, India
‘Anurak Community Lodge’ by YAANA Ventures,
PATA Grand Title Winner 2020 for Sustainability Thailand
PATA Grand Title Winner 2020 in Human Capital
Development ‘Unleashing Greatness’ by MGM China, Macao, China

SUMMITS, CONFERENCES
1. Cycling Federation of India (CFI) planned to host the first ever cycling summit in 2021 at which
Indian city?
1) Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Bengaluru
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) All the 1), 2) and 3)
Explanation:
Cycling Federation of India (CFI) is set to host the first ever Cycling Summit in 2021 in Delhi, Mumbai and
Bengaluru. The one-day summit is designed with an aim to promote the culture of cycling and sharing of
knowledge between beginner and professional cyclists. On 1st September 2020, CFI signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) for the 2021 summit with Contarctica, a marketing exploration firm.
2. Name the union minister of tribal affairs who inaugurated the 2-day National Tribal Research
Conclave held from September 3-4, 2020.
1) Arjun Munda
2) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
3) Harsh Vardhan
4) Mahendra Nath Pandey
Answer – 1) Arjun Munda
Explanation:
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda virtually inaugurated the two-days National Tribal Research
Conclave to be held from September 3-4, 2020. The conclave will be chaired by Union Minister Arjun
Munda, it will review progress on the outcome of various projects being implemented under different
partnerships, and the best practices will be showcased to all participants. The Conclave has been organized
by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Indian Institute of
Public Administration (IIPA).
3. Find the country which hosted the 35th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization regional
conference for Asia and the Pacific (Parshottam Rupala represented India).
1) India
2) Bangladesh
3) Bhutan
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
Answer – 3) Bhutan
Explanation:
The Thirty-fifth Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and
the Pacific (APRC 35) hosted by Bhutan at its capital Thimphu, which was held from 1-4 September 2020
through Zoom video conferencing platform amid COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health
concerns. The conference was chaired by Bhutan’s Secretary of the agriculture ministry, Rinzin Dorji. From
Indian side the meeting was addressed by Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala. At the close of the APRC35, the Member States agreed unanimously
Bangladesh will host the next FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (36th APRC) in 2022.

4. Which edition of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) annual leadership summit was
held between August 31-September 3, 2020 on the theme “US-India Navigating New Challenges”?
1) 4th
2) 3rd
3) 5th
4) 9th
5) 7th
Answer – 2) 3rd
Explanation:
The 5 days long US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) 3rd Annual Leadership Summit was held
from August 31-September 3, 2020 on the theme “US-India Navigating New Challenges”. The aim of the
summit was to discuss enhancing strategic and economic collaboration between the US and India with focus
on trade and investment, healthcare, collaboration in fintech, technology and India’s position in global
supply chains. USISPF, formed in 2017 is the only independent bi-lateral organization that is committed to
creating the most powerful strategic partnership between the U.S. and India.
5. Which edition of world solar technology summit was inaugurated by PM Modi recently (organized
by ISA & FICCI)?
1) 4th
2) 2nd
3) 1st
4) 3rd
5) 5th
Answer – 3) 1st
Explanation:
The first World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) was held virtually which was organized by the
International Solar Alliance (ISA) along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI), as the convenor of ISA Global Leadership Task Force on Innovation, to focus on new Technologies
and Innovations in the field of Solar. The summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra
Modi.
6. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has signed agreement with International Solar Alliance
(ISA) for deploying 1mn solar irrigation pumps. The GGGI was based on which country?
1) India
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) Israel
5) Denmark
Answer – 3) South Korea
Explanation:
An agreement was inked between International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Seoul (South Korea) based Global
Green Growth Institute (GGGI) as a part of which ISA will provide technical assistance in deploying one
million solar irrigation pumps. The assistance will first be extended to African countries like Uganda, Burkina
Faso, Ethiopia, Senegal, Mozambique, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and Kiribati, and will be later rolled over to other
ISA member nations. ISA also signed a partnership agreement with the Paris-headquartered International
Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) for setting up solar heating and cooling demonstration projects in member
countries.
7. Name the ministry which has organized a two-day conclave on the topic ‘School Education in the
21st Century’ (PM Modi addressed the meet).
2) Ministry of Education

Answer – 2) Ministry of Education
Explanation:
The Ministry of Education organized a two-day conclave on the topic ‘School Education in the 21st Century’
under the Shikshak Parv Initiative on 10th & 11th September, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
addressed the conclave virtually on 11th September, 2020 in the presence of Union Minister for Education
Ramesh Pokhriyal, Minister of State (MoS) for Education, Sanjay Dhotre, Secretary to Department of Higher
Education, Amit Khare, Secretary to Department of School Education and Literacy Anita Karwal.
8. Which edition of Global Ayurveda Summit was inaugurated by Vice president Venkaiah Naidu on
theme “Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic” (September 2020)?
1) 2nd
2) 3rd
3) 4th
4) 1st
5) 5th
Answer – 3) 4th
Explanation:
The 4th edition of Global Ayurveda Summit was virtually inaugurated by Vice-President Muppavarapu
Venkaiah Naidu on the theme “Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic”. It will culminate on
October 14, 2020. The summit will include 8-day International Conference, 30-day International Exhibition
and Focused Business to Business Meetings and participation from more than 25 countries. It is being
organized by the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)-Kerala in partnership with Ministry of Ayush
(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), and with the support of Ayurveda
Medical Association of India (AMAI), Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Organisation in India (AMMOI) and
Ayurveda Hospital Management Association (AHMA).
9. Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) along with which institute jointly
organized an International Conference on ‘Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and Impact on Water
Resources and Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas’?
1) Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow
2) Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
3) Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru
4) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences, Nainital
5) Bose Institute, Kolkata
Answer – 4) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences, Nainital
Explanation:
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital an autonomous research
institute under Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, and
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), a central university in Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand jointly organized an International Conference on ‘Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and
Impact on Water Resources and Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas’ at ARIES, Nainital from September
14-16, 2020. The International Conference will discuss the effect of Aerosols on the Himalayan Regions in
India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The Conference has been organized as part of the celebrations of the Golden
Jubilee Commemoration Year of DST. It is the first online international conference to be held at ARIES,
Nainital during the Pandemic.
10. Which edition of World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2020 was
held under the banner “Realizing a Great Reset for Sustainable Development” recently.
1) 3rd
2) 4th
3) 5th

4) 7th
5) 10th
Answer – 2) 4th
Explanation:
From September 21—24, 2020, the World Economic Forum’s fourth and first fully virtual Sustainable
Development Impact Summit 2020 was held under the banner “Realizing a Great Reset for Sustainable
Development” to convene 2100 leaders from government, business, international organizations and civil
society along with experts and innovators to initiate, accelerate and scale-up entrepreneurial solutions to
tackle climate change and advance sustainable development. The summit was based on the five themes of
Shared Prosperity, Catalysing cooperation, Better business, Harnessing technology, and Liveable planet.
During the summit, WEF’s ‘EarthTime Visualisation’ report was released which stated that Delhi may have
eight months a year with temperature averaging 32°C by 2100, up from six at present. The WEF used data
from the Climate Impact Lab, Climate Central, the Washington Post, and NASA (National Aeronautics and
Space Administration) satellites to create a visualisation of this worst-case scenario.
11. Which edition of CII-EXIM Bank Digital Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership was held
virtually from New Delhi recently?
1) 13th
2) 25th
3) 21st
4) 17th
5) 15th
Answer – 5) 15th
Explanation:
15th CII-Exim Bank Digital Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership was held virtually from New Delhi
which was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EXIM (Export-Import) Bank with the
support of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
It was initiated in 2005. The focus areas identified for this edition were Agriculture, Power and Energy,
Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Education & Skill Development among others amid COVID-19.
12. Union minister S Jaishankar participated in the special virtual ministerial meeting of foreign
ministers of Conference on Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) recently.
Where is the secretariat of CICA located?
1) Tbilisi, Georgia
2) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
3) Beijing, China
4) Manila, Philippines
5) Damascus, Syria
Answer – 2) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Explanation:
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar participated in the Special Virtual Ministerial Meeting of
Foreign Ministers of Conference on Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). During the
session, the member countries discussed the joint fight against COVID-19, International and Regional
Situations and CICA cooperation in various fields. The Meeting saw the transfer of Chairmanship of CICA
from Tajikistan to Kazakhstan, and the appointment of new executive director and exchange of views on
future endeavours. The CICA has 27 members, 8 observer states and 5 observer organizations. Secretariat –
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
13. Which country hosted the virtual Ministerial Round Table Dialogue on Biodiversity Beyond 2020
(Prakash Javadekar represented India)?
1) Austria
2) United States
3) China

4) Indonesia
5) Japan
Answer – 3) China
Explanation:
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Prakash Javadekar represented
India at the virtual Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity Beyond 2020. The meeting was held to
exchange views on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development. The meeting was hosted by
China. The Dialogue was conducted on the topic of Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for
All Life on Earth. 15Ministers from different countries participated in the Roundtable Dialogue. Prakash
Javadekar called all countries to join hands at the start of the “UN Decade of Action and Delivery for
Sustainable Development”. The 15th Conference of Parties (COPs) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD) is scheduled to be held in 2021 at Kunming, China.
14. Who has inaugurated the “Destination North East-2020” through video conference on theme
“The Emerging Delightful Destinations”.
1) Harsh Vardhan
3) Narendra Modi
4) Amit Shah
Answer – 4) Amit Shah
Explanation:
On Occasion of World Tourism Day (i.e 27th September, 2020) Union Home Minister Amit Shah (Home
Minister is also the Chairman of North-East Council) inaugurated the “Destination North East-2020”
through video conference. The theme for Destination North East 2020 is “The Emerging Delightful
Destinations”. The four-day festival (27th September – 30th September, 2020) will promote and showcase
the North East’s (NE) tourism, culture, heritage and business. On September 22, 2020 MDoNER, Jitendra
Singh unveiled the Logo and song for “Destination North East-2020”.
COMMITTEE AND MEETING

1. Who co-chaired the 17th ASEAN-India economic ministers meet, along with Vietnam’s Tran Tuan
Anh?
2) Anurag Thakur
3) Nitin Gadkari
4) Piyush Goyal
Answer – 4) Piyush Goyal
Explanation:
17th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Economic Ministers Consultations was held
virtually which was co-chaired by Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Piyush Vedprakash Goyal
and Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Tran Tuan Anh. The focus of the meet was to discuss the
reviewing of ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), which has been recommended by ASEAN
India Business Council (AIBC) Report, submitted during the meet.
2. Who is the chairman of the steering committee constituted by central government for green
initiatives in the coal sector?
1) Vinod Paul
2) VK Saraswat
3) Anil Kumar Jain
4) Ramesh Chand

5) Amitabh Kant
Answer – 2) VK Saraswat
Explanation:
webinar on Coal Gasification and Liquefaction was organized by Ministry of Coal and Mines which was
addressed by Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi along with Anil Kumar Jain, Secretary, Coal
and Dr Vijay Kumar (VK) Saraswat, Member NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. The
objective behind this webinar was to discuss the road map for achieving the 100 million tonnes (MT) coal
gasification target by 2030 with investments worth over Rs4 lakh crores. Notably, a Steering Committee has
been constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. VK Saraswat for green initiatives in the coal sector. The
webinar was attended by around 700 delegates from Government of India, Coal India Limited (CIL) and the
coal sector.
3. Which edition of Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Senior Officials Meeting was held in
September 2020?
1) 15th
2) 12th
3) 10th
4) 6th
5) 1st
Answer – 2) 12th
Explanation:
12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Senior Officials Meeting took place virtually, the key areas of
cooperation tourism, culture, education, transport and communications were discussed and reviewed
during the meeting. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials from all 6 MGC Member States (India,
Cambodia, Lao PDR (People’s Democratic Republic), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam). It was co-chaired by
Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs and Mr. Sok Soken, Under Secretary of
State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Cambodia.
4. Which country hosted the virtual G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting (September
2020)?
1) South Korea
2) Mexico
3) South Africa
4) Turkey
5) Saudi Arabia
Answer – 5) Saudi Arabia
Explanation:
As a part of Sherpa Track for the G20 Leaders Summit 2020, which will be held at the end of 2020, the
current chair of G20 (group of twenty) i.e. Saudi Arabia hosted the virtual G20 Foreign Ministers’
Extraordinary Meeting from Riyadh (Capital of Saudi Arabia) which was focused upon cross-border
movement and strengthening international cooperation across borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The
meet was chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-
Saud where Indian side was represented by Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA).
5. Name the culture minister of India who represented India in the 5 BRICS culture ministers meet
th
held recently.
1) Ram Vilas Paswan
2) Prahlad Singh Patel
4) Piyush Goyal
Answer – 2) Prahlad Singh Patel

Explanation:
Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge-I/C) for Culture and Tourism represented
India and addressed in 5th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Culture Ministers’ Meeting
held through video conference under the Chairpersonship of Russian Federation.
6. Who represented India in virtual meeting of BRICS ministers of foreign affairs/ international
relations held recently?
1) Venkaiah Naidu
4) Narendra Modi
5) RamNath Kovind
Explanation:
Russia, the current chair of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) chaired the stand alone
meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/ International Relations over a virtual platform through video
conferencing. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov chaired the meeting with Dr.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Union Minister of External Affairs of India, Ernesto Araújo, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Brazil, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, Grace Naledi Pandor, Minister of
International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa represented the respective BRICS
countries.
7. Who represented India at virtual G20 education ministers meet hosted by Saudi Arabia?
1) Amit Shah
2) Narendra Modi
4) Ram Nath Kovind
5) Nitin Gadkari
Answer - 3) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Explanation:
As a part of Sherpa Track for the G20 (group of twenty) Leaders’ Summit 2020, which will be held at the end
of 2020, the current chair of G20 i.e. Saudi Arabia hosted the virtual G20 Education Ministers Meeting from
Riyadh (Capital of Saudi Arabia) to discuss and share experiences of member countries in the three
identified areas viz. Education Continuity in Times of Crises, Early Childhood Education and
Internationalization in Education. The meeting was chaired by Saudi Arabia’s Education Minister Dr. Hamad
Al-Asheikh where India was represented by Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Ministry of
Education. The focus of the meet was Fostering 21st Century Human Capabilities.
8. Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh has attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
defence ministers meet held at which city?
1) Nur-Sultan
2) New Delhi
3) Beijing
4) Moscow
5) Dushanbe
Answer – 4) Moscow
Explanation:
The Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid a 3-day visit to Moscow, Russia from
September 3-5, 2020 to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence
ministers and to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on further boosting bilateral defence
cooperation.

9. The 1st joint commission meeting between India and Angola held recently. What is the capital of
Angola?
1) Luanda
2) Brazzaville
3) Lusaka
4) Windhoek
Answer – 1) Luanda
Explanation:
India- Angola Joint Commission held its 1st meeting through video-conferencing. During the meeting India
and Angola agreed to expand their trade relations and also discussed cooperation in health,
pharmaceuticals, defence, agriculture, food processing, digitization and telecom. The session was co-chaired
by Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India, and Ambassador Téte António,
Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola. There were 3 pacts signed between India and
Angola. The pacts are, (i) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of Health (ii)
Agreement to exempt visa for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports (iii) MoU for cooperation
between the Ministry of External Relations of Angola and Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service. The
capital and currency of Angola are Luanda & Angolan Kwanza respectively.
10. Who represented India at the 10th East-Asia summit foreign ministers’ meeting recently?
4) V. Muraleedharan
Answer – 4) V. Muraleedharan
Explanation:
V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs attended the 10th East Asia Summit (EAS)
Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The Meeting was held over a virtual platform. The meeting was chaired by Mr.
Pham Bin Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
11. Which edition of Aero India-21 will be held at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, Karnataka
between 3-7 February 2021?
1) 15th
2) 20th
3) 13th
4) 21th
5) 17th
Answer – 3) 13th
Explanation:
The 13th Edition of Aero India-21 will be held at Yelahanka Air Force Base, Bengaluru, Karnataka from
February 3rd-7th, 2021. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Aero India 2021 website
https://aeroindia.gov.in at New Delhi, marking it open for space-bookings.
12. The _____ session of World Health Organization (WHO) south east Asia region was held recently.
1) 74th
2) 77th
3) 79th
4) 75th
5) 73rd
Answer – 5) 73rd

Explanation:
The 73rd session of WHO (World Health Organization) South East Asia Region (SEAR) was hosted virtually
by Thailand from Bangkok under the Chairmanship of Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Health, Thailand where Indian side was represented by Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan,
Minister for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) along with Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State
for Health and Family Welfare. Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Director WHO SEAR. This was for the first time
that the entire event was held virtually due to COVID pandemic to discuss most pressing regional and global
public health issues.
13. Who represented India at 17th SCO culture ministers meeting held recently?
1) Nitin Gadkari
5) Ram Vilas Paswan
Answer – 3) Prahlad Singh Patel
Explanation:
Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge), Prahlad Singh Patel virtually participated in the 17th
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers meeting.
14. Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) of Labour and Employment attended the G-20
Labour and Employment Ministers meeting recently. Which country holds the presidency of G20 for
the year 2020?
1) Cambodia
2) Singapore
3) Germany
4) Italy
5) Saudi Arabia
Answer – 5) Saudi Arabia
Explanation:
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge- I/C) of Labour and Employment attended
the G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting. The virtual meeting was held to discuss recent
developments of the economic and labour market globally. Discussion was also made about COVID-19 and
its impact. The declaration also lists the measures to ease the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market
while discussing the efforts of the Saudi Presidency in developing the G20 Youth Roadmap 2025. G20:
Presidency 2020– Saudi Arabia (Italian Presidency in 2021). Note: The 15th meeting of G20 will organize
from 21-22 November 2020, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. First time that Saudi Arabia will hold the Presidency
of the G20 with the theme “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”.
15. The 2+2 inter-sessional meet between India and which country was held recently (September
2020)?
1) United States
2) Australia
3) China
4) Japan
5) United Kingdom
Explanation:
India-United States (US) 2+2 Inter-sessional Meeting was held virtually to discuss bilateral, regional, and
multilateral issues including combating COVID-19, counter terrorism, India’s membership on the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC), efforts to counteract recent destabilizing actions in South Asia, and the
broader Indo-Pacific region. This Inter-sessional meeting was set up pursuant to the India-US 2+2
Ministerial Dialogue which is expected to take place later this year. The Indian delegation was led jointly by

Vani Rao, Joint Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Somnath Ghosh, Joint Secretary
(International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence.
16. Who represented India at the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum?

4) V. Muraleedharan
Answer - 4) V. Muraleedharan
Explanation:
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan participated in the online meeting of the
Foreign Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) under the
Chairmanship of Vietnam. During the 27th ARF meeting, the Ministers exchanged views on International
and regional issues. India will co-chair the ASEAN Regional forum on port securities and United Nations
Convention on the Law of Sea(UNCLOS).
17. Union Culture Minister (MoS I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel informed formation of the 16-member
expert committee to study ancient Indian culture. What is the constituency of Prahlad Singh Patel?
1) Vellore
2) Lucknow
3) Haridwar
4) Damoh
5) Gurugram
Answer – 4) Damoh
Explanation:
Prahlad Singh Mulayam Singh Patel (in short- Prahlad Singh Patel) Minister of State (I/C- Independent
Charge) of Culture and Tourism has informed that Government has formed a 16-member expert committee
to conduct a study on the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back to about 12,000 years ago and
its interface with other cultures of the world. Prahlad Singh Patel’s constituency – Damoh, Madhya Pradesh.
18. Who represented India at SCO-CFM (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation-Council of Foreign

Ministers) meeting held at Moscow, Russia?
1) Venkaiah Naidu
4) Narendra Modi
5) RamNath Kovind
Explanation:
Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had a four-days visit to
Russia from September 8-11, 22 to attend the SCO-CFM (Council of Foreign Ministers) Meeting in Moscow.
During his way to Russia he made a stopover in Tehran, Iran on September 8, 2020 to meet his Iranian
counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for discussing various aspects of bilateral relations and regional
developments including the Chabahar port project. Both sides emphasised to further expand bilateral ties in
“all aspects”. In addition to that, a luncheon meeting was also held between the Foreign Ministers of Russia,
India and China (RIC), on the sidelines of SCO in Moscow which was organised by Russia which holds the
current presidency of RIC. The Russia has handed over the presidency of RIC to India.

19. External Affairs minister of India S Jaishankar represented India at ASEAN-India ministerial
meeting held recently (Virtual). During the meet, ASEAN- India’s action plan for the year 2021 to
_____ was adopted.
1) 2023
2) 2022
3) 2025
4) 2024
5) 2026
Answer – 3) 2025
Explanation:
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Ministerial Meeting was held virtually which was co-
chaired by Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) along with Don
Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. It was attended by
Foreign Ministers of the ten ASEAN Member States. During the meet ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2021-
2025) was adopted.
20. Who represented India at 6th BRICS communication ministers meeting held virtually?
1) Jitendra Singh
2) Santosh Gangwar
3) Sanjay Dhotre
Answer – 3) Sanjay Dhotre
Explanation:
The 6th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Communication Ministers Meeting was hosted
by Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia in a
virtual format where India was represented by Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State (MoS) for Communications,
Electronics & Information Technology and Education. It should be noted that this meet is held annually
under the rotating Chairmanship of member countries. India will take over the Chairmanship of the next
BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting to be hosted in 2021 by India.
21. Which edition of annual meeting of board of governor of Asian Development Bank (ADB) held
virtually on September 17-18, 2020 (Nirmala Sitharaman represented India)?
1) 53rd
2) 49th
3) 69th
4) 55th
5) 57th
Answer – 1) 53rd
Explanation:
The 53rd Annual Meeting of Board of Governor of Asian Development Bank (ADB) took place virtually on
September 17-18, 2020. Ministers from ADB members, ADB Management and Industry experts participated
in the virtual meeting and they discussed a wide range of issues facing Asia and Pacific due to the Pandemic.
22. Who represented India at the G-20 Trade and Investment ministers meet held recently?
2) Piyush Goyal
3) Harsh Vardhan
4) Niramala Sitharaman
5) Nitin Gadkari
Answer – 2) Piyush Goyal

Explanation:
The virtual G-20 (Group of Twenty) Trade and Investment Ministers under the Saudi Arabia Presidency was
held where India was represented by Union Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister, Piyush
Vedprakash Goyal. The objective of the meet was the further strengthening of G20 trade and investment
cooperation. During the meet, Piyush Goyal cleared that India is not in a position to accept the concept of
Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) as there is a need for policy to finalize laws around digital trade and data.
The concept of “Data Free Flow with Trust,” was first espoused by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a speech at
the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2019.
23. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at annual informal meeting of SAARC
council of ministers chaired by which country?
1) Afghanistan
2) Nepal
3) Bhutan
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
Answer - 2) Nepal
Explanation:
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar participated in the Annual Informal Meeting of South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers. The Annual Meeting was chaired by
Nepal and was held in virtual mode. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal,
chaired the Informal Meeting, attended by External Affairs Ministers of all the Member States of SAARC.
Jaishankar highlighted the measures taken by India such as virtually convening health professionals and
trade officials meeting, creating a ‘COVID-19 Information Exchange Platform (COINEX), foreign currency
swap support and activation of SAARC Food Bank Mechanism.
24. The virtual bilateral meeting between India and which country held recently (September 2020)?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Maldives
3) Finland
4) Sweden
5) Iceland
Answer – 1) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa held a Virtual
Bilateral Summit. During the summit, the two leaders discussed bilateral relations, and mutual areas of
concern in Regional and International issues. This is the first such Bilateral meet between the two countries
since Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election to office in August, 2020.
INDEX
1. What is India’s rank in 13th Edition of Global Innovation Index 2020 released by World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD Business School
(Switzerland tops)?
1) 48
2) 84
3) 36
4) 72
5) 110
Answer – 1) 48

Explanation:
For the First time, India joined the group of Top 50 Countries in the 13th Edition of Global Innovation Index
(GII) 2020, as it took the 48th rank with a score of 35.59 in the Annual report jointly released by World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD Business School. The Theme of
the 13th edition of the GII 2020 is “Who Will Finance Innovation?”.
Rank Country Score Income
48 India 35.59 LM*
1 Switzerland 66.08 HI*
2 Sweden 62.47 HI
3 United States 60.56 HI
2. Which institute ranked top among Indian institutes in the World University Rankings 2021
released by Times Higher Education (THE)?
1) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore
2) Indian Institute of Management (IIMA), Ahmedabad
3) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar
4) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Answer – 4) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Explanation:
United Kingdom (UK) based Times Higher Education(THE) released the World University Rankings 2021.
Indian Institute of Science(IISc) Bengaluru ranked under the 301-350 group ranking, tops among the 63
Indian institutions which were qualified for the THE rankings. IIT, Ropar which is under the 351-400 group
rankings and IISc Bengaluru are the only Indian institutes in the world top 400 Universities.
Overall Top 3 Universities:
Rank Institute
1 University of Oxford , England ,UK
2 Stanford University , California, UK
3 Harvard University , Massachusetts, US
Top 3 Institutes in India:
Rank Institute
301-350 Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bengaluru
351-400 Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Ropar
401-500 Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Indore
3. India has the _____ largest road network in the world as per Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
1) 5th
2) 3rd
3) 4th
4) 2nd
5) 1st
Answer - 4) 2nd
Explanation:
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers(SIAM) organised and hosted its 60th SIAM Annual Convention
2020. The meeting saw the participation of Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest &
Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Nitin Jairam
Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways. During the meet, Nitin Jairam Gadkari

stated that currently India has the 2nd largest road network in the world, which is being fuelled by the
tremendous growth in construction of expressways and highways.
4. Which Indian state ranked top in the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) ranking 2019 released by
Ministry of commerce and industry’s DPIIT?
2) Telangana
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Haryana
Explanation:
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has virtually announced the 4th
edition of State Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) Ranking for 2018-19 which was released by
Department of Industrial Promotion and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of commerce and industry. In
accordance with that, Andhra Pradesh (AP) topped the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) ranking 2019,
followed by Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Telangana at 2nd & 3rd place respectively. Among Union Territories
(UTs), Delhi bagged the top spot.
Rank State
1 Andhra Pradesh (AP)
2 Uttar Pradesh (UP)
3 Telangana
States/UT with least ranking (29th) are: Arunachal Pradesh (AR), Chandigarh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim and Tripura.
5. Which state emerged as the most literate state in India as per 75th round of National Sample
Survey (NSS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO) from July 2017 to June 2018?
1) Telangana
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Kerala
5) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
In accordance with the report on “Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round
of National Sample Survey(NSS) – from July 2017 to June 2018″ conducted by National Statistical Office
(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Kerala again emerged as the most
literate state in the country with 96.2% literacy followed by Delhi (88.7%), Uttarakhand (87.6%), Himachal
Pradesh (86.6%) and Assam (85.9%). On the other hand, Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the worst performer at
66.4% followed by Rajasthan at 69.7%, Bihar (70.9%), Telangana (72.8%), Uttar Pradesh (73%) and
Madhya Pradesh (73.7%).
6. What is India’s rank in 24th edition of ‘Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report ‘?
1) 79
2) 65
3) 105
4) 116
5) 132
Answer – 3) 105
Explanation:
India took the 105th position in the 24th Edition of Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report
by Canada’s Fraser Institute, which has been released in India in conjunction with Center for Civil Society,

New Delhi-based think tank. The report is co-published by CATO Institute (America) with more than 70
think tanks around the world. This is the 24th edition of Economic Freedom of the World.The report is
based on 2018 data. Hong Kong topped the Index with a score of 8.94, followed by Singapore (8.65) and
New Zealand (8.53). This year’s publication ranks 162 countries and territories for 2018. The Report has
been divided into 4 Quartiles based on the rankings.
Rank Country Score (out of 10)
105 India 6.56
1 Hong Kong 8.94
2 Singapore 8.65
3 New Zealand 8.53
7. Which state emerged as the best performer in X- category in the 2nd edition of ‘States on Support
to Startup Ecosystems 2019’ released by DPIIT?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Karnataka
4) Gujarat
5) Kerala
Explanation:
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released the 2nd Edition of ‘States on
Support to Startup Ecosystems 2019’. The Rankings are based on providing a Strong Ecosystem for
promoting Startups. Gujarat emerged as the best performer among Category X. Gujarat topped the rankings
in the 2018 edition of Ranking also. (In Category x – All States and New Delhi, barring North Eastern (N. E)
States & other Union Territories (U. T)).
Category – X
All States and New Delhi, barring North Eastern (N.E) States & other Union Territories.
State Category
Gujarat Best Performer
Karnataka Top Performer
Kerala Top Performer
8. What is rank of India among the fastest growing freelance market in the world as per report of
Payoneer?
1) 10
2) 7
3) 5
4) 2
5) 11
Answer - 4) 2
Explanation:
India is the second-fastest-growing freelance market in the world with a massive increase in the number of
freelancers this year, according to a report on ‘Freelancing in 2020: An Abundance of Opportunities’ by
Payoneer.
9. What is India’s rank in 2020 Human Capital Index (HCI) released by World Bank?
1) 118
2) 116
3) 120
4) 117

5) 119
Answer – 2) 116
Explanation:
The 2020 Human Capital Index (HCI) is a collaboration between the Human Development Practice Group
and the Development Economics Group of the World Bank. World Bank released the report titled “The
Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19” on September 16, 2020. India
has been placed at the 116th position among 174 countries in the Human Capital Index 2020 with score
increase to 0.49 from 0.44 in 2018 in comparison to 115 out of 157 countries. The country of Singapore
topped the score with 0.88 followed by Hong Kong at 0.81 and Japan at 0.80.
Top 3 Countries in HCI:
Rank Country Score
116 India 0.49
1 Singapore 0.88
2 Hongkong and China 0.81
3 Japan 0.8
10. Which city ranked top in the 2nd edition of smart city index 2020 released by Institute for
Management Development (IMD) in collaboration with few other organisations?
1) Zurich
2) Helsinki
3) Singapore
4) Hyderabad
5) Berlin
Explanation:
Institute for Management Development (IMD), in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology
and Design (SUTD), IMD World Competitiveness Center, and Smart Cities Observatory (SCO) has released
the 2nd edition of global listing of smart cities i.e. “Smart City Index (SCI) 2020” in which the ranking of four
Indian cities- New Delhi, Mumbai (Maharashtra), Hyderabad (Telangana), and Bengaluru (Karnataka) were
declined as the technological advancement in these cities is not up to date to cater the COVID19 Pandemic.
The index was topped by Singapore followed by Helsinki (Finland) and Zurich (Switzerland) in the second
and the third place respectively. It should be noted that Indian cities have suffered more from the pandemic
because they were not prepared. The work of these rankings was led by IMD’s Professor Arturo Bris.
11. What is India’s rank in World Risk Index (WRI) 2020 released by the United Nations University
Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft?
1) 89
2) 121
3) 97
4) 66
5) 57
Answer - 1) 89
Explanation:
According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India has been ranked at the 89th spot among 181
Countries. The World Risk Index is a statistical model for the assessment of global risk of disasters such as
earthquakes, storms, floods, droughts and sea-level rise.
India in World Risk Index (WRI) 2020:
Rank Country World Risk Index Category (Based on Risk)
89 India 6.62 Medium Risk
1 Vanuatu 49.74 Very High Risk

2 Tonga 29.72 Very High Risk

181 Qatar 0.31 Very Low Risk
180 Malta 0.66 Very Low Risk
12. Name the state/UT which ranked top in 1st ever India Happiness report 2020 released by
Professor Rajesh K Pillania.
1) Mizoram
2) Punjab
3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4) Odisha
5) Uttarakhand
Answer – 1) Mizoram
Explanation:
On September 20, 2020 The first-ever India Happiness Report 2020 was released by Professor Rajesh K
Pillania, which ranks all 36 States and Union Territories(UTs) on the basis of their happiness quotient.
Mizoram tops the ranking followed by Punjab and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Odisha, Uttarakhand and
Chhattisgarh were least happy states. The survey was conducted based on 6 components of happiness,
namely work; relationships; health; philanthropy; religious, spiritual orientation; impact of COVID-19.
ACQUISITION AND MERGERS

1. Which company has acquired Future Group for Rs. 24,713 crores?
1) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
2) Arogya Retail Ventures Limited
3) Bharti-AXA General Insurance Co Ltd
4) Hindustan Retail Ventures Limited
5) Adani Retail Ventures Limited
Answer - 1) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Explanation:
The Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), subsidiary of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) acquired
the retail and wholesale, logistics and warehousing business of the Future Group Business as going
concerns on a slump sale basis for lump sum aggregate consideration of Rs 24,713 crore. This acquisition is
a part of the scheme where Future Group merges with companies including Future Retail, Future Lifestyle
Fashions, Future Consumer, Future Supply Chains and Future Market Networks into Future Enterprises
Limited (FEL). The slump sale of FEL would include Big Bazaar, fbb, Foodhall, Easyday, Nilgiris, Central and
Brand Factory.
2. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) & SEBI has given approval to Reliance Jio to sell
units worth Rs 25,215 crore in tower infrastructure trust to which company?
1) Bharti Airtel
2) Cybertech Internationals
3) New Enterprise Associates
4) Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Answer – 4) Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Explanation:
The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) and The Securities and Exchange Board of India-SEBI (with
certain clauses) has given approval to Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio), to sell units worth Rs 25,215 crore in
Tower Infrastructure Trust to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. It also approved a downstream
foreign investment of Rs 105.35 crore to acquire remaining 49% paid up equity share capital in Reliance Jio
Infratel Pvt Ltd (RJIPL) and increase the foreign capital in the firm to 100%.

3. Adani Airport Holdings has acquired 74% stake in which international airport?
1) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
2) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
3) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
4) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow
5) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore
Answer – 1) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
Explanation:
Adani Airport Holdings Limited(AAHL), holding company of Adani Group for its airports business has
entered into an agreement to acquire 74% in Mumbai International Airport Limited(MIAL) or Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Through the agreement, AAHL will acquire the debt of current
promoter GVK group and buy out minority shareholders. AAHL will acquire 50.50% stake of GVK Airport
Developers Ltd (GVKADL) and 23.5% of minority partners ACSA and Bidvest in MIAL – for which it has
obtained Competition Commission of India approval. Remaining 26% stake of MIAL will be with acquired
by AAI.
4. Under which section of Competition Act, 2002, Competition Commission of India approved
incremental acquisition of 6.51% shareholdings in ClariantAGunder by SABIC International
Holdings B.V?
1) Section 32(2)
2) Section 31(2)
3) Section 32(1)
4) Section 31(1)
5) Section 30(1)
Answer – 4) section 31(1)
Explanation:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved an incremental acquisition of 6.51% shareholding
in ClariantAGunder (ClariantAG) by SABIC International Holdings B.V. (SABIC BV), a wholly owned affiliate
of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation-SABIC under section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
5. Name the company which has acquired Gurgaon-Palwal Transmission Limited (GPTL) from
Sterlite power.
1) IndiGrid
2) Reliance Industries
3) IRB Infrastructure
4) Power Grid
5) Oriental Infratrust
Answer - 1) IndiGrid
Explanation:
India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) has completed acquisition of a transmission asset Gurgaon Palwal Transmission
Ltd (“GPTL”), from Sterlite Power at an enterprise value of around Rs. 1,080 crores. With this acquisition,
IndiGrid's AUM (assets under management) has increased by around 9 per cent to Rs. 13,300 crores.
6. The US based silver lake has planned to acquire ______ stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited for
Rs. 7500 crores.
1) 3.75%
2) 2.15%
3) 3.35%
4) 1.75%
5) 1.20%
Answer – 4) 1.75%

Explanation:
Silver Lake, US based global technology investment firm, is set to invest Rs.7500 crores in Reliance Retail
Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). This investment will provide
Silver lake a 1.75% stake in RRVL. This investment will enhance the retail presence of RIL in the domestic
market.
7. The Competition commission of India has approved the acquisition of ______ equity share capital of
Piramal pharma limited by CA Clover Intermediate II Investments.
1) 25%
2) 20%
3) 30%
4) 50%
5) 45%
Answer – 2) 20%
Explanation:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of 20% issued and paid-
up equity share capital (in short- stake) of Piramal Pharma Limited (in short- Piramal Pharma), wholly
owned subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) by CA Clover Intermediate II Investments (Curie),
an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Limited.
8. Under which section of competition Act, 2002 the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has
approved acquisition of Nutrition & Biosciences Inc. by International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.?
1) Section 32(1)
2) Section 31(1)
3) Section 32(3)
4) Section 31(2)
5) Section 30(1)
Answer – 2) Section 31(1)
Explanation:
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the following proposals under Section 31(1) of the
Competition Act, 2002: (i) Acquisition of sole control over Bombardier Transportation’s (Bombardier
Transport) by Alstom S.A. (Alstom); (ii) Acquisition of Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc. by International Flavors
& Fragrances Inc.
9. US based KKR plans to buy ______ stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) for Rs. 5550
crores.
1) 0.89%
2) 3.21%
3) 1.78%
4) 2.21%
5) 1.28%
Answer - 5) 1.28%
Explanation:
Reliance Industries limited(RIL) announced that KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), global investment firm,
will pick up 1.28% equity shares of RIL subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited(RRVL) by investing
Rs.5550 crores. The investment of KKR will translate into a 1.28% equity stake in RRVL on a fully diluted
basis.
10. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved an acquisition of 100% shares of
Medlife by which company?
1) Religare Health
2) Fortis Healthcare
3) API Holdings

4) Bharati Vidyapeeth
Answer – 3) API Holdings
Explanation:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved an acquisition of 100% equity shares of Medlife
International Private Limited (Medlife) by API Holdings Private Limited (API Holdings), the parent of
PharmEasy and as consideration, the acquisition of up to 19.59% of the equity share capital of API Holdings
on a fully diluted basis, by the Medlife Promoter Shareholders and other shareholders of Medlife. The
Approval was given under the Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
DEFENCE
1. The S-400 missile system will be delivered to India by which country?
1) United States
2) Russia
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Japan
5) Germany
Explanation:
The first regiment of S-400 anti-air system by Russia will be delivered to India by the end of 2021. India has
ordered 5 regiments of this system that is designed to take down targets at a range of over 400 km. Notably,
there is an ongoing portfolio of defence orders worth $15 billion with India as a part of which AK203 rifles
will be produced at a factory in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh while the acquisition of Igla-S air defence missiles
should be completed soon.
2. How much crore worth contract was signed by Defence ministry with Indian companies for supply
of 6 Pinaka regiments to the regiment of artillery of the Indian Army?
1) Rs. 1250 Crores
2) Rs. 2130 Crores
3) Rs. 3520 Crores
4) Rs. 2580 Crores
5) Rs. 5240 Crores
Answer – 4) Rs. 2580 Crores
Explanation:
Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML),
Tata Power Company Ltd. (TPCL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for supply of Six Pinaka Regiments to the
Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army at an approximate cost of Rs. 2580 Crores. This decision has been
taken to further boost the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government of India in the Defence Sector. The Six
Pinaka Regiments comprises of 114 Launchers with Automated Gun Aiming & Positioning System (AGAPS)
and 45 Command Posts to be procured from TPCL and M/s L&T and 330 Vehicles to be procured from
BEML and their induction will be completed by 2024.
3. INDRA NAVY-20 is the military exercise between India and which country (11th edition held at Bay
of Bengal)?
1) Japan
2) Australia
3) Russia
4) Germany
5) United States

Explanation:
The 11th Edition of bi-annual, bilateral Maritime Exercise INDRA NAVY – 20 between Indian Navy and
Russian Navy was conducted successfully from September 4 to 5. The Exercise was conducted in Bay of
Bengal, close to the Strategic point of Strait of Malacca. Due to the Pandemic, INDRA NAVY-20 was
undertaken in a ‘non-contact, at sea only’ format.
4. India has finalized the AK-47 203 rifles deal with which country recently?
1) Iran
2) Israel
3) Russia
4) Afghanistan
5) Saudi Arabia
Explanation:
Rajnath Singh had a meeting with his Russian Counterpart Gen. Sergey Shoigu during which he appreciated
the support provided by Russia in response to India’s defence and security needs. Both nations also
finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203. The AK-47 203 is the latest and most advanced version
of the AK-47 rifle, which will replace the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) 5.56×45 mm assault rifle. Both
nations also finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India. The Indian Army has a
requirement for around 770,000 AK-47 203 rifles, of which 100,000 will be imported and the rest will be
manufactured in India as a part of the joint venture Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), established
between the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), the Kalashnikov Concern and Rosoboronexport, the Russian
state agency for military exports.
5. Union cabinet gives approval to increase the FDI limit in Defence sector from 49% to ________
(through automatic route).
1) 64%
2) 51%
3) 74%
4) 100%
5) 99%
Answer – 3) 74%
Explanation:
Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
policy in Defence Sector, thereby allowing FDI through automatic approval to be increased from 49% to
74%. The Government is planning to achieve a turnover of Rs. 1.75 lakh crore, including exports worth Rs
35, 000 crores by 2025.
6. The Rafale aircrafts were inducted into the Indian Air Force’s 17 squadron ‘Golden Arrows’. The
Rafale was manufactured by which company?
1) Lockheed Martin
2) Boeing
3) Dassault Aviation
4) Airbus
5) United Technologies
Answer – 3) Dassault Aviation
Explanation:
The Five Rafale Aircrafts which arrived in India on July 29, 2020 were formally inducted into the Indian Air
Force at a function held at Air Force Station, Ambala (Haryana). They were inducted into the Indian Air
Force’s 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’. The five aircraft include two twin seater trainer aircraft and three
single seat fighter aircraft. These fighter jets are manufactured with 13 India Specific Enhancements (ISE),
by Dassault Aviation, a French company.

7. The Ministry of Defence cancelled two arms import contracts worth _______ (approx) recently.
1) $5 Billion
2) $1 Billion
3) $2.5 Billion
4) $2 Billion
5) $1.5 Billion
Answer – 3) $2.5 Billion
Explanation:
The Ministry of Defence cancelled two arms import contracts worth over $2.5 Billion (Approximately Rs.
21,500 Crores), which were in final stages of procurement. The decision was taken in a special meeting
chaired by the Defence Secretary, Raj Kumar, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat also attended the
meeting.
8. Indian Navy has conducted a 2-day long Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in east
Indian ocean region?
1) United Kingdom
2) Australia
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) United States
Answer – 2) Australia
Explanation:
Indian Navy conducted a two-day long Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the
East Indian Ocean Region (IOR) where Indian side was represented by stealth frigate INS (Indian Naval
Ship) Sahyadri and missile corvette INS Karmuk Australian side included HMAS Hobart along with Indian
Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), and helicopters from both the nations. This exercise was aimed at
enhancing interoperability and to imbibe best practices from the other side. It should be noted that India-
Australia conducts maritime exercise “AUSINDEX” biennially to boost defence cooperation in the maritime
domain.
9. India partnered with which country to co-develop Hi-tech weapon system?

1) Israel
2) Turkey
3) Denmark
4) Albania
5) Greece
Answer - 1) Israel
Explanation:
On September 26, 2020, a new sub working group (SWG) to promote such joint projects, under the
overarching joint working group on defence cooperation headed by Indian defence secretary Ajay Kumar
and his Israeli counterpart, was set up. The SWG will be headed by Sanjay Jaju, joint secretary (defence
industries production) in the Indian defence ministry and Eyal Calif, director Asia & Pacific from the Israeli
one. India partnered with Israel to co-develop Hi-tech weapon system.
10. Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved Capital
Acquisition for Arms & Equipment worth _________ (September 2020).
1) Rs 3,490cr
2) Rs 2,290cr
3) Rs 1,275cr
4) Rs 2,750cr
5) Rs 3,900cr
Answer – 2) Rs 2,290cr

Explanation:
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri (Union
Defence Minister) Rajnath Singh in New Delhi during which Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020
Document was released and approval for procurement of various equipment required by the Indian Armed
Forces at an approximate cost of Rs 2,290 crore from Domestic Industry as well as Foreign vendors was
also accorded. During the meet, Rajnath Singh approved Capital Acquisition for Arms & Equipment worth
Rs 2,290cr along with SIG SAUER Assault Rifles.
11. JIMEX-2020 is the joint maritime exercise between India and which country (conducted at north
Arabia sea)?
1) United States
2) Japan
3) Australia
4) China
5) Sri Lanka
Answer – 2) Japan
Explanation:
The Fourth Edition of the Biennial Japan-India Maritime Exercise JIMEX-2020 took place between Indian
Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the North Arabian Sea from 26th September-
28th September, 2020. Due to Pandemic, JIMEX-2020 is conducted in a ‘non-contact at-sea-only format’.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Name the e-market platform which was launched to bridge gap between Indian farmers & UAE
food industry.
1) Agritodd
2) Agrinova
3) Agritech
4) Agriota
Answer – 4) Agriota
Explanation:
United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched ‘Agriota’, a new technology-driven agri-commodity trading and
sourcing e-market platform during a launch ceremony, which was also attended by Pavan Kapoor,
Ambassador of India to the UAE. The market platform aims to bridge the gap between millions of rural
farmers in India and the Gulf nation’s food industry. This launch followed the India-UAE Virtual Buyer Seller
Meet titled “Forge a New Path in COVID-19” organised on August 20. It has been launched by Dubai’s free-
zone Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and the government of Dubai’s authority on commodities
trade and enterprise.
2. Which institute of CSIR has developed the world largest solar tree at Durgapur, West Bengal?
2) Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
3) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
4) Central Glass Ceramic Research Institute
Answer – 3) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
Explanation:
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR –
CMERI) developed the world largest Solar Tree with customisable features for application in different
locations and installed it in the residential colony of CMERI at Durgapur, West Bengal.

3. ‘LiGo’ is the AI powered voice chatbot of which company?
1) Life Insurance Corporation of India
2) Max Life Insurance Company
3) HDFC Life Insurance Company
4) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
5) Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
Answer - 4) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
Explanation:
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Prudential Life) has introduced an Artificial
intelligence (AI)-powered voice chatbot, ‘LiGo’, on Google Assistant. LiGo is ICICI Prudential Life’s customer
service chatbot. This will enable the company’s policyholders to address their queries by simple voice
commands. It provides an easy to use and convenient service touch-point for customers.
4. Name the remote-controlled medical trolley which was developed by Indian railways.
1) TELEBOT
2) WARDBOT
3) TECHBOT
4) MEDBOT
5) WARBOT
Answer – 4) MEDBOT
Explanation:
Indian Railways has developed a remote-controlled medical trolley named ‘MEDBOT’ to deliver food,
medicine to COVID-19 patients. At present, ‘MEDBOT’ is providing service in the Central Hospital of the
Diesel Rail Engine Factory, Varanasi of Indian Railways.
5. Which IIT has collaborated with Czech Republic's University of Pardubice for data protection
project?
1) IIT Madras
2) IIT Gandhinagar
3) IIT Guwahati
4) IIT Delhi
5) IIT Bhopal
Answer – 3) IIT Guwahati
Explanation:
A Team of Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have collaborated with
University of Pardubice, Czech Republic to work towards developing indigenous algorithms to protect the
Country’s digital data from cyber-attacks by advanced computers. The work has been published in the IEEE
International Conference Radioelektronika (RADIOELEKTRONIKA). It received 3rd best paper award by
IEEE Czechoslovakia Section based on its research contributions.
6. Chakr Innovation, the incubated start-up of ‘which’ IIT has launched decontamination device
named “Chakr DeCoV” to decontaminate the N95 masks?
1) IIT Patna
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Delhi
4) IIT Ropar
5) IIT Gandhinagar
Answer – 3) IIT Delhi
Explanation:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi incubated startup Chakr Innovation launched an Ozone based
decontamination device named “Chakr DeCoV” to decontaminate the N95 masks and reuse upto 10 times.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State(MoS) for Health and Family Welfare launched the device over a

virtual platform. The device was developed by the Chakr Innovation team led by Tushar Batham with the
guidance of researchers and professors of IIT Delhi.
7. LIGO and VIRGO detected the collision of ‘Impossible’ black holes for 1st time recently. The
research was published in which journal?
1) Astrophysical Journal Letters
2) The Social Science Journal
3) The Journal of Space
4) Journal of Proteomics
Answer – 1) Astrophysical Journal Letters
Explanation:
The Collision of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes was detected and directly observed by the Laser Interferometer
Gravitational Wave Laboratory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration also known as
LVC (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration), which includes scientists from the Australian
National University (ANU). 2 scientific papers about the discovery of the black hole and its astrophysical
implications have been published in Physical Review Letters and Astrophysical Journal Letters respectively.
8. How many starlink satellites was launched by SpaceX (12 batch) in September 2020 to provide
th
faster internet?
1) 60
2) 50
3) 25
4) 30
5) 75
Answer – 1) 60
Explanation:
Falcon 9 of SpaceX, a two stage rocket launched the 12th batch of starlink mission with 60 starlink satellites
into orbit. Falcon 9 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), Florida. This launch is the first mission of SpaceX in September and 16th Mission in
2020.
9. Which country has launched a reusable experimental spacecraft on a Long March-2F carrier
rocket recently?
1) Spain
2) Germany
3) United States
4) India
5) China
Answer – 5) China
Explanation:
China launched a reusable experimental spacecraft on a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern Chinese region Inner Mongolia. The spacecraft is similar to the X-
37B launched by the US. This launch was the 14th mission of the Long March-2F carrier rocket.
10. India successfully tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) using the
indigenously developed Scramjet Propulsion system recently. Which organization developed the
HSTDV?
1) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
2) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
3) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
4) National Space Informatics Centre (NSIC)
5) National Development Centre (NDC)

Answer – 2) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Explanation:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested Hypersonic Technology
Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) using the Indigenously developed Scramjet Propulsion System in its second
attempt. The Technology will be very critical as it will play an important part in developing hypersonic
cruise missile systems being developed by DRDO. The HSTDV is designed to cruise at Mach 6 speed (or six
times the speed of sound), and the test was conducted from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha Coast.
India has joined the elite club of the United States, Russia and China to develop and successfully test
Hypersonic Technology. HSTDV has been developed by DRDO with help from the UK, Russia and Israel.
11. Name the social justice and empowerment minister who launched the mental health
rehabilitation helpline named “KIRAN”?
2) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
3) Thaawarchand Gehlot
4) Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer – 3) Thaawarchand Gehlot
Explanation:
In order to provide relief and support to persons with Mental Illness, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister
for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the 24×7 Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline
“KIRAN” (1800-500-0019). The Helpline has been developed by the Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. It was launched considering
the increasing incidence of Mental Illness, particularly in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic.
12. The scientists of which institute has developed a neural-based practical approach for automatic
interpretation of 3D seismic data?
1) Center for Environmental Planning and Technology
2) Center for Environmental Nuclear Research
4) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Answer - 4) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Explanation:
A neural-based (machine learning-based) practical approach for automatic interpretation of 3D seismic
data, has been developed by the scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), an
autonomous Institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST). This 1st of its kind approach
was developed by computing a new attribute called meta-attribute.
13. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) is contributed by which space agency to India's first mission
to the moon, Chandrayaan-1?
1) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
3) Centre National d’étudesspatiales (CNES)
4) European Space Agency (ESA)
5) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer – 2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Explanation:
New research paper titled “Widespread hematite at high latitudes of the Moon” published on Science
Advances reviewed the data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper Instrument (M3) of Chandrayan-1 orbiter
of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and found the Hematite (iron oxide or rust) at the high
latitudes of the moon. Shuai Li from the University of Hawaii was the lead author of the research paper. M3
is a VNIR imaging spectrometer that collects reflectance data between 0.46 and 2.98 μm at spectral

resolutions of 20 to 40 nm and spatial resolution samplings of 140 to 280 m per pixel in global mapping
mode. It was built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), Southern California.
14. Northrop Grumman has named its next Cygnus Spacecraft, NG-14 as __________.
1) Valentina Tereshkova
2) Chiaki Mukai
3) Eileen Collins
4) SS Kalpana Chawla
5) Sunita Williams
Answer – 4) SS Kalpana Chawla
Explanation:
An American global aerospace and defense technology company, Northrop Grumman Corporation
(Northrop Grumman) has named its next Cygnus Spacecraft, NG-14 as ‘SS Kalpana Chawla’ after Dr Kalpana
Chawla, a former NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), United States of America-USA
Astronaut. She was selected in honor of her outstanding place in history as the 1st woman of Indian descent
to go to space. S.S. Kalpana Chawla is the 2nd Cygnus to be named for a member of the STS-107 crew. Rick
Husband, Columbia’s last commander, was similarly honored in 2016.
15. The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) developed by ‘which’ company has completed hot and high
altitude trails in Himalayas recently?
1) Bharat Earth Movers Limited
2) Ordnance Factory Medak
3) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
4) Bharat Dynamics Limited
5) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited
Answer – 3) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Explanation:
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)’s indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated
high altitude capability in Hot and High weather conditions in the Himalayas recently for about 10 days. A
comprehensive test plan was executed at Leh (3300 MAMSL) in temperatures up to ISA+320C which included
envelope expansion, performance and flying qualities. LUH took off from Leh and demonstrated its hot and
high hover performance at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at 5000 MAMSL. The
helicopter also demonstrated its payload capability in Siachen glacier high altitude. During the trials, pilots
landed the helicopter at the highest helipads of Amar and Sonam.
16. The Matsya 6 is the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle developed by students of which IIT?
1) IIT Ropar
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Delhi
4) IIT Bombay
5) IIT Hyderabad
Answer – 4) IIT Bombay
Explanation:
A robotic submarine - Matsya 6 - designed by students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay,
won the third position in presentation at the global RoboSub competition held in California in August. Matsya
6 is the latest in the series of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) developed by students of IIT Bombay.
17. The research team from Florida University has discovered an unusual supernova, called
‘Supernova LSQ14fmg’ recently. The study was published in which journal?
1) Astronomy & Geophysics
2) The Astrophysical Journal
3) The Astronomical Journal

4) Astronomy & Astrophysics
5) Astrophysics and Space Science
Answer – 2) The Astrophysical Journal
Explanation:
A 37-member international research team led by Eric Hsiao, Assistant Professor of Physics in Florida State
University (FSU) discovered that an unusual supernova, called Supernova LSQ14fmg was exploding. It was
located one -hundred million light-years away from Earth. It is known as Type I a supernova, and more
particularly, a member of the ‘super-Chandrasekhar’ group. The research was published in ‘The
Astrophysical Journal’.
18. Which IIT has launched 1st of its kind self-check Kiosk?
1) IIT Madras
2) IIT Guwahati
3) IIT Ropar
4) IIT Roorkee
5) IIT Patna
Answer – 2) IIT Guwahati
Explanation:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati in collaboration with Workspace Metal Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,
Udaipur, has developed a self-check kiosk, it has first of its kind UV-C disinfection box capable of killing
viruses/bacteria present on the surfaces of luggage, bags, keys, mobiles, wallet etc.
19. Which ministry has conducted orientation and training programme on iRAD App?
1) Ministry of Heavy Industries
2) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
5) Ministry of Commerce
Answer - 4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Explanation:
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) conducted the 2-days Orientation and Training
programme on Integrated Road Accident Database Project (iRAD) App for the selected districts of
Karnataka and on 10th & 11th September 2020 for some districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP). This has been done
to receive feedback and other suggestions for the customization of iRAD app as per the requirements of the
states/UT. Notably, India accounts for about 5 lakh road accidents per annum in which about 1.5 lakh
people die and another 3 lakh become crippled. The basic iRAD app, for capturing the spot accident data,
has been developed by IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology) Madras (Tamil Nadu) and National Informatics
Centre Services Inc (NICSI) of New Delhi. This app will enable the stakeholders such as the Police,
Transport, Health, etc. to use their mobile phones to collect accident data on the spot.
20. The Astronomers at UK based Cardiff University has found ‘Phosphine’ on the clouds of which
planet (published on Nature Astronomy)?
1) Mars
2) Venus
3) Jupiter
4) Mercury
5) Saturn
Answer - 2) Venus
Explanation:
A team of scientists announced the discovery of Phosphine, a rare molecule which provides a possibility of
microbial life in the clouds of the Venus. Professor Jane Greaves, Cardiff University, United Kingdom was the
lead author of a report published in Nature Astronomy.

21. Which country has launched 9 satellites belonged to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group recently?
1) Tibet
2) Hong Kong
3) Thailand
4) Japan
5) China
Answer – 5) China
Explanation:
China Successfully launched a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea, China. It sent 9
satellites into the planned Orbit, and is the Second such Sea-based Launch Mission. The 9 satellites belonged
to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group, and were launched using Long March 11-HY2(China’s first sea-launched
rocket), the 10th member of the Long March 11 family. It was the 346th Launch using the Long March
Rocket Series. The Satellites have been developed by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company Ltd.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the Mission.
22. Which metro launched India’s 1st indigenous signaling technology named ‘i-ATS’ (Automatic
Train Supervision)?
1) Ahmedabad Metro
2) Kolkata Metro
3) Mumbai Metro
4) Delhi Metro
5) Nagpur Metro
Answer – 4) Delhi Metro
Explanation:
On the occasion of Engineers Day i.e. September 15, 2020, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
launched i-ATS (Automatic Train Supervision), the first Made-in-India signaling system. It is an important
sub-system of the signaling system for the development of CBTC (Communication Based Train Control)
based signaling technology for metro railway by automatically detecting all trains on a corridor.
23. Which company delivers world's first LNG-powered very large container ship?
1) Samsung Heavy Industry
2) Mitsubishi Heavy Industry
3) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Heavy Industry
4) Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry
5) Imabari Shipbuilding Heavy Industry
Answer – 4) Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry
Explanation:
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on September 14, 2020 it had
delivered the world's first very large container ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Singapore's
Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte Ltd.
24. What is the name of 1st ever planet which orbits white dwarf discovered by international team of
astronomers?
1) ‘WD 1856 c’
2) ‘WD 1856 b’
3) ‘WD 1856 d’
4) ‘WD 1856 e’
5) ‘WD 1856 a’
Answer – 2) ‘WD 1856 b’
Explanation:
An international team of astronomers have discovered the 1st ever planet, ‘WD 1856 b’ orbiting a white
dwarf or a dead star, located about 80 light years away in the northern constellation Draco. The Jupiter
sized planet has a very short orbital period, i.e., a year on this planet is only 1.4 days. The findings are

published in the Journal Nature. The discovery was made using NASA’s (The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration) Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope.
WD 1856 b is about 7 times larger than ‘WD 1856+534’.
25. Which International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) has developed 1st of its kind
helmet-like ventilation device ‘Swasner’?
1) IIIT Naya Raipur
2) IIIT Bangalore
3) IIIT Hyderabad
4) IIIT Bhubaneswar
5) IIIT Jabalpur
Answer – 4) IIIT Bhubaneswar
Explanation:
A group of 7 engineering students from IIIT (International Institute of Information Technology),
Bhubaneswar have developed ‘Swasner’, a 1st of its kind helmet-like ventilation device to help patients
breathe more conveniently. The designed hyperbaric chamber is a low-cost device to help COVID-19
patients. Swasner will reduce deaths caused due to lack of ventilators in the country.
26. Which lab of CSIR has developed India’s 1st CRISPR test (Tata sons signed agreement to
manufacture it)?
2) Institute of Microbial Technology
4) Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
5) Central Road Research Institute
Answer – 4) Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
Explanation:
Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given regulatory approval for the commercial launch of
‘FELUDA’ (FNCAS9 Editor-Limited Uniform Detection Assay), India’s 1st CRISPR (Clustered Regularly
Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test. It is developed by the scientist of CSIR-IGIB (Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology). As per the agreement
was signed by Tata Sons Private Limited and CSIR-IGIB in May, 2020, Tata group will manufacture it.
27. Which institute developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) recently?
1) S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
2) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
3) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
4) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
5) Institute for Advanced Studies in Science Technology
Answer - 2) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
Explanation:
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST), an autonomous
institute of the Department of Science and Technology, has Indigenously developed a device for the
prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of blood clots in
deeply located veins, usually in the legs.
28. Find the organization which has successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS – High Speed
Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from ITR, Odisha.
1) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
2) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
3) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
4) National Informatics Centre (NIC)
5) National Development Centre (NDC)

Answer - 2) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Explanation:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS
– High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore, Odisha. ABHYAS is
designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO. The ABHYAS vehicle
is a drone and can be used as a target for evaluation of various missile systems.
29. Which is the 1st Indian company to manufacture indigenous composites sonar dome (to be
mounted on P15 Alpha)?
1) Valeth Composites Limited
2) Kineco Limited
3) IndoCool Limited
4) Hindustan Composites
Answer – 2) Kineco Limited
Explanation:
Goa-based composites manufacturing company Kineco Limited became the first Indian company to
manufacture indigenous composites sonar dome after it was flagged off by the then Union Defence Minister
Late Manohar Parrikar to be delivered to Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai
(Maharashtra). Now after two years, on September 23, 2020, Kineco manufactured sonar dome again
flagged off to MDL, Mumbai by Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant for its mounting on the Indian Navy’s
Kolkata and Visakhapatnam-class stealth destroyers of Indian Navy, P15 Alpha for the first time. It has been
designed by Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), a Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) laboratory based in Pune (Maharashtra). India’s first maritime cluster is coming up at
Verna, Goa.
30. DRDO successfully test fired the Indigenously developed Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile
from Main Battle Tank ________.
1) Karna
2) Bhishma
3) Ajeya
4) Arjun
5) Al-Khalid
Answer – 4) Arjun
Explanation:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired the Indigenously
developed Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at the
Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S), KK Ranges in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
31. Which indigenously developed missile was successfully night test fired from Chandipur, Odisha
(September 2020)?
1) BrahMos-IV
2) Prahaar-II
3) Dhanush-III
4) Shaurya-I
5) Prithvi-II
Answer – 5) Prithvi-II
Explanation:
As a part of routine trail India successfully conducted the night testfire of its indigenously developed
nuclear capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile which was carried out from a mobile launcher from
launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha. The entire launch activity was
carried out by Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the Army and monitored by scientists of Defence Research

and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock. The
last night time testfire of Prithvi-II was conducted successfully from the ITR on November 20, 2019.
32. Name the company which enters into partnership with Momentus for its second satellite launch.
1) Pixxel
2) Astrome
3) Bellatrix Aerospace
4) Vesta Space
5) Agnikul
Answer - 1) Pixxel
Explanation:
Momentus Inc. (Momentus), which provides in-space satellite transportation and infrastructure services
and Pixxel, an Indian space-tech startup has signed a service agreement to launch the 2nd satellite of Pixxel
to SSO orbit (Sun-synchronous orbit or heliosynchronous orbit) in December 2021 on top of a SpaceX
Falcon-9 and also with option to fly again in 2022. The earth imaging satellite, which is the 1st satellite of
Pixxel is scheduled to be launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket in November, 2020.
33. Name the earth sized planed (referred as ‘Pi’ planet) which was discovered by researchers at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1) K2-312b
2) K2-315b
3) K2-314b
4) K2-313b
5) K2-311b
Answer – 2) K2-315b
Explanation:
In a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a
“pi Earth” — an Earth-sized planet that zips around its star every 3.14 days, in an orbit reminiscent of the
universal mathematics constant. The researchers discovered signals of the planet in data taken in 2017 by
the NASA Kepler Space Telescope’s K2 mission. By zeroing in on the system earlier this year with
SPECULOOS, a network of ground-based telescopes, the team confirmed that the signals were of a planet
orbiting its star. And indeed, the planet appears to still be circling its star today, with a pi-like period, every
3.14 days. The new planet is labeled K2-315b; it’s the 315th planetary system discovered within K2 data —
just one system shy of an even more serendipitous place on the list.
34. Which IIT has developed an indigenous microprocessor named “MOUSHIK” For IoT devices?
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Ropar
4) IIT Ahmedabad
5) IIT Gandhinagar
Answer – 2) IIT Madras
Explanation:
Researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras developed the indigenously made
microprocessor “MOUSHIK”, a processor cum “system-on-chip” (SoC)for Internet of Things(IoT) devices.
MOUSHIK will support the developing IoT devices which are the integral part of the Smart Cities of Digital
India. This project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
35. Israel defence force has successfully tested sea to sea missile system recently. What is the capital
of Israel?
1) Cairo
2) Beirut
3) Damascus

4) Jerusalem
5) Amman
Answer – 4) Jerusalem
Explanation:
Israel’s Navy and Defense Ministry’s Weapons Development and Technology Infrastructure Administration
(MAFAT) successfully test fired a new Sea-To-Sea Missile System. The Missile is yet to be named and has
been designed to ensure Israel’s continued Naval Superiority. The New Missile system has been developed
by Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI). The Missiles will be integrated into Israel Navy’s Sa’ar 5 and Sa’ar 6
Corvette Missile Ships. The capital and currency of Israel are Jerusalem and Israeli Shekel respectively.
SPORTS
1. Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2020?
1) Charles Leclerc
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Valtteri Bottas
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Max Verstappen
Answer – 2) Lewis Hamilton
Explanation:
Formula One Champion Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (British) won the Belgian Grand Prix (GP) 2020 at Circuit
de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. This is his 4th Belgian GP win, the record equals with Jim Clark and Kimi
Raikkonen in 3rd position in all time most wins of Belgian GP, behind Michael Schumacher (6 times) and
Ayrton Senna(5times). With this victory, he claimed his 89th career title. Note– This victory is Lewis
Hamilton’s 5th win in 7 races this year (2020).
2. Name the country which has won championship (gold medal) in 2020 Online FIDE Chess
Olympiad.
1) Russia
2) India
3) United States
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 1) and 3)
Explanation:
On 30th August, 2020 India and Russia were declared joint winners of the 2020 Online FIDE (International
Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad after the final was marred by internet disconnection. This was the first
time that FIDE was holding the Olympiad in an online format due to the ongoing Pandemic. Initially, Russia
were declared winners after two Indian players – Nihil Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost out on time in the
final due to a disconnection in the server. However, India lodged a protest against the controversial decision
which was reviewed and FIDE announced Gold Medals for both India and Russia. This was India’s maiden
appearance in the final of the tournament, and Russia had not won a Chess Olympiad since 2002.
3. Olympic Ski Champion Viktoria Rebensburg who announced retirement recently belongs to which
country?
1) Demark
2) Sweden
3) Germany
4) Switzerland
Answer – 3) Germany

Explanation:
Germany’s Olympic Ski Champion Viktoria Rebensburg announced her retirement from Alpine Skiing at the
age of 30. Rebensburg was a German World Cup-winning Alpine Ski Racer. She won the Gold Medal in 2010
Winter Olympics held at Vancouver (Canada) in Giant Slalom, a discipline in Alpine Skiing. She won the
Bronze Medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics held at Sochi(Russia) in Giant Slalom.
4. Panneerselvam Iniyan who is in news recently is associated with which sport?

1) Billiards
2) Snooker
3) Badminton
4) Chess
Answer – 4) Chess
Explanation:
Indian Grandmaster Panneerselvam Iniyan won the 48th Annual World Open Chess Tournament via online
with 7.5 points from nine games. The World Open Chess Tournament is organized by Continental Chess
Association. It was held from August 7-9, 2020 in online mode following classical time control. The
tournament is usually held in Philadelphia, New York in the United States, this time it was conducted
virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.
5. Cricketer Ian Bell who announced retirement recently played for which nation cricket team?
1) West Indies
2) England
3) South Africa
4) Australia
5) New Zealand
Answer – 2) England
Explanation:
A 38 years old England Cricketer Ian Ronald Bell announced retirement from Professional Cricket. He was
the second player after Ian Botham to be involved in five Ashes series wins. Ian Bell has represented
England in 118 Test Matches, 161 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 8 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I).
6. Name the person who has won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
1) Peter Arundell
2) Carlo Abate
3) Michael Schumacher
4) Pierre Gasly
5) Julian Bailey
Answer – 4) Pierre Gasly
Explanation:
French Driver Pierre Gasly won the Italian Grand Prix for his Racing Team Alpha Tauri. This was maiden
Formula One win for both Pierre Gasly and his racing team Alpha Tauri. Lewis Hamilton was dominating
until he was penalized.
7. Poonam Khatri who is in news recently is associated with which sport?

1) Fencing
2) Badminton
3) Archery
4) Wushu
5) Squash
Answer – 4) Wushu

Explanation:
Poonam Khatri who won the Silver Medal at the 15th edition of World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019
held at Minhang Gymnasium in Shanghai, China has now been upgraded to Gold Medal. Poonam is now the
third Indian to win a Gold in Wushu World Championship after Pooja Kadiyan (2017) and Praveen Kumar
(2019).
8. Who has won US open 2020 (140th edition) in Women’s singles category?
1) Laura Siegemund
2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Naomi Osaka
4) Serena Williams
5) Yifan Xu
Answer – 3) Naomi Osaka
Explanation:
The 140th Edition of American Open or US Open took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Centre, New York, United States from August 31, 2020 – September 13, 2020. It was the Second Grand Slam
Event of the year, after Australian Open took place in January. Wimbledon was called off due to the
pandemic.
2020 US Open Winners:
Category Winner Runners-up
Men’s Singles Dominic Thiem (Austria) Alexander Zverev(Germany)
Women’s
Singles Naomi Osaka (Japan) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands)& Nikola Mektic
Men’s Doubles Mate Pavic (Croatia) & Bruno Soares (Brazil) (Croatia)
Women’s Laura Siegemund (Germany) & Vera Nicole Melichar (United States) & Yifan Xu
Doubles Zvonareva (Russia) (China)
9. Who has won the Tuscan Grand Prix 2020?

1) Charles Leclerc
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Valtteri Bottas
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Max Verstappen
Answer – 2) Lewis Hamilton
Explanation:
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Won the Tuscan Grand Prix 2020, held at the Mugello Circuit, Italy. This
Hamilton’s 90th Pole Position of his career, he is one win short of equalling Michael Schumacher’s All-Time
Record.
10. Who is the champion of men’s singles category at Italian Open 2020?
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Dominic Thiem
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Diego Schwartzman
Answer – 3) Novak Djokovic
Explanation:
The 77th Edition of Italian Open (also known as Rome Masters or the Internazionali BNL d’Italia) 2020 took
place from September 14-21, 2020 at Foro Italico Court, Rome, Italy. The Italian Open is a clay court
tournament. World Number One Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) to win
the 2020 Italian Open Men’s Singles Title for the Fifth time.

Category Winner Runner-up

Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Diego Schwartzman (Argentina)
Women’s
Singles Simona Halep (Romania) Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)
Marvel Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Jeremy Chardy (France) and Fabrice Martin
Men’s Doubles Zeballos (Argentina) (France)
Women’s Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) and Barbora Strycova Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) and Raluca
Doubles (Czech Republic) Olaru (Romania)
11. Ivan Rakitic who is in news recently is associated with which sport?
1) Football
2) Baseball
3) Basketball
4) Tennis
Answer – 1) Football
Explanation:
Croatia midfielder (Footballer) Ivan Rakitic has called time on his international career with the 2018 World
Cup runners-up. The former Barcelona player, 32, was an integral part of the Croatia side who reached the
World Cup final in Russia before losing 4-2 to France.
12. Which among the following tennis Grand slam tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19
pandemic in 2020?
1) Australian Open
2) Wimbledon
3) US Open
4) French Open
Answer – 2) Wimbledon
Explanation:
The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. Of the 4
tournaments, Wimbledon was cancelled for the year 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
13. ‘Fed Cup’ which was renamed as the ‘Billie Jean King Cup’ is the women’s world cup of which
sport?
1) Cricket
2) Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Volleyball
5) Basketball
Answer - 2) Tennis
Explanation:
International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Fed Cup, the women’s world cup of tennis, has been
renamed as the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas, a French international banking group. This is the 1st
time a major global team competition has been named after a woman. Billie Jean King is an American
Former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She is a global campaigner for equality who has dedicated
her life to combating all forms of discrimination.
14. Who has won Russian Grand Prix 2020?

1) Charles Leclerc
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Valtteri Bottas

4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Max Verstappen
Answer - 3) Valtteri Bottas
Explanation:
Mercedes Driver Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finland) won the Russian Grand Prix 2020 held at Sochi Autodrom,
Russia. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Netherlands) finished Second, while Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (Britain)
finished Third in the Russian Grand Prix 2020.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

1. Who has authored the book titled ‘The Presidential Years’?
1) Ram Nath Kovind
2) Pratibha Patil
3) Abdul Kalam
4) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer – 4) Pranab Mukherjee
Explanation:
Pranab Mukherjee’s book ‘The Presidential Years’ will be released on his birth anniversary on 11th
December. It will be a unique autobiographical account which will give the readers a bird’s eye view of the
functioning of Rashtrapati Bhavan from the imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh to
demonetization. It is published by Rupa Publications.
2. Name the person who has written the book named “The Big Thoughts of Little Luv”.
1) Naseeruddin Shah
2) Karan Johar
3) Rishi Kapoor
5) Twinkle Khanna
Answer – 2) Karan Johar
Explanation:
Bollywood Filmmaker Karan Johar authored a children’s picture book titled “The Big Thoughts of Little Luv”
inspired by his Twins Yash and Roohi. The book will be published by Juggernaut Books. The book narrates
the story of the twins Luv and Kusha and features the challenges faced by the parents and the difference
imposed between the boys and girls by the parents while raising them. Johar Karan released his
autobiography titled “An Unsuitable Boy” in 2017. He received the Padma Shri Award (the fourth Highest
Civilian Award) in the field of Arts in January 2020.
3. Who authored the book named ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the
Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind’?
1) Sujit Mukherjee
2) Harsha Bhogle
3) Ed Smith
4) Ramachandra Guha
5) Alan Ross
Answer – 4) Ramachandra Guha
Explanation:
Indian writer Ramachandra Guha has authored a new book, ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love
Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind ‘. The book portrays the entire
arc of the game(cricket) in India, across all levels at which it is played and gives a glimpse of local heroes,
provincial emblems and international stars. The book will be co-published by HarperCollins India and
William Collins.

4. Who is the author of the book titled, “The One and Only Sparkella”?
1) Lena Dunham
2) Ben Affleck
3) Channing Tatum
4) Tom Hanks
5) Matt Damon
Answer – 3) Channing Tatum
Explanation:
Hollywood Actor Channing Tatum (American) announced the release of his first book, a Children’s picture
book titled “The One and Only Sparkella” dedicated to his daughter Everly. The book featuring the
illustrations of Kim Barnes is set to be published by Feiwel & Friends on 4th May 2021. The book portrays a
young girl Ella who likes sparkly things and gets teased at school and Ella’s father who teaches her to
express and love herself.
5. Name the book which is set to be released by Pope Francis in December 2020.
1) “Ave Maria”
2) “Let Us Dream”
3) “Beloved Amazonia”
4) “Aperuit illis”
5) “In Your Eyes I See My Words”
Answer – 2) “Let Us Dream”
Explanation:
Pope Francis is set to release the book “Let Us Dream” in December 2020. The book will be an outcome of
numerous exchanges between Pope Francis and his Biographer Austen Ivereigh in the weeks following the
Coronavirus outbreak around the world.
6. Name the organization which released the publication named “The Little Book of Green Nudges”.
Explanation:
On September 1, 2020, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a new publication,
“The Little Book of Green Nudges”, to inspire students around the globe to adopt environmentally friendly
habits and greener lifestyles. The Book was drafted by The Behavioural Insights Team and GRID-Arendal.
7. Who is the author of the book titled “Invertonomics”?

1) Goonmeet Singh Chauhan
2) Amartya Sen
3) Joseph E Stiglitz
4) Nandan Nilekani
5) Katherine Frank
Answer – 1) Goonmeet Singh Chauhan
Explanation:
Goonmeet Singh Chauhan’s new book “Invertonomics: 8 ideas to transform India” presents practical ideas
and models to solve the 8 specific fundamental problems of India like, Social inequality, Air pollution,
Cleanliness, Safer Cities, Women empowerment and rural economy deteriorating etc. It was published by
published by HarperCollins India. In this book, Goonmeet coined a methodology “Invertonomics”, a model
that invert problems into economic opportunities.

8. Who has written the biography of Sheela Ambalal Patel named ‘Nothing to Lose’?
1) Mukul Kesavan
2) Subhash Chandran
3) Anand Pandian
4) Anand Sheela
5) Manbeena Sandhu
Answer – 5) Manbeena Sandhu
Explanation:
2 books on Sheela Birnstiel (Other Name- Sheela Ambalal Patel, popularly called as Ma Anand Sheela),
namely ‘Nothing to Lose’, an authorized biography by Manbeena Sandhu, which portrays the woman behind
the strong persona and her Memoir, ‘My Story in My Own Words’ to be published in October and November
respectively. ‘Nothing to Lose’- Harper Collins, India ‘My Story in My Own Words’- Penguin Random House.
9. Who authored the book titled ‘Samvad Upanishad’ & ‘Akshar Yatra’?
1) Gulab Kothari
2) Kalraj Mishra
3) Barkha Dutt
4) Rajdeep Sardesai
5) Ramachandra Guha
Answer – 1) Gulab Kothari
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur, Rajasthan over a virtual platform.
The Patrika Gate was built by the Patrika group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur. He
also launched 2 books Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra, authored by Gulab Kothari, Editor in Chief of
Rajasthan Patrika Group and Chairman of Patrika Group of Newspaper.
10. Who is the author of the book named “Breaking the Cocoon @ 40”?
1) Richa Jha
2) Seema Chari
3) Mithila Ananth
4) Aparajita Vasudev
5) Radha M Nair
Answer – 5) Radha M Nair
Explanation:
Radha M Nair announced her first book titled “Breaking the Cocoon @ 40” portrays her life experiences in
the advertising world of Mumbai where she started her career as a copywriter during her early forties. The
book will be published by Poorna Publications.
11. Who authored the book titled ‘End of an Era, India Exits Tibet’?
1) William Dalrymple
2) Ramachandra Guha
3) Claude Arpi
4) Khushwant Singh
5) Rohinton Mistry
Answer – 3) Claude Arpi
Explanation:
The book titled ‘End of an Era, India Exits Tibet’ authored by Claude Arpi to be released soon. The book
portrays India Tibet relation during 1947-1962. The core of the book is about India losing all its influence in
Tibet, helping China press aggressive claims along the border with India. It is based on Nehru Memorial
Library papers, de-classified Indian and Chinese documents and personal interviews. Note- This book is the
4th part of the series.

12. Who has authored the book titled, “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction”?
1) Salman Rushdie
2) Ruskin Bond
3) Vikram Seth
4) Arundhati Roy
5) Amitav Ghosh
Answer – 4) Arundhati Roy
Explanation:
Arundhati Roy’s new book titled “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction” is published by Penguin Books Limited.
The nonfiction book is a collection of essays that shows the meaning of Freedom in the world of increasing
authoritarianism.
13. “A Promised Land” is the memoir of whom?

1) Angela Merkel
2) Narendra Modi
3) Manmohan Singh
4) Barack Obama
5) Donald Trump
Answer – 4) Barack Obama
Explanation:
Penguin Random House announced that the first volume of the Former President of United States of
America(USA), Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” is set to hit the stores on 17th November 2020,
two weeks after Election day. This book will be released by Crown, a division of Penguin Random House
around the world in 25 languages which includes Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Czech, Finnish and Vietnamese.
14. Who has authored the book titled “Voices of Dissent”?

1) Amita Kanekar
2) Sumedha Verma
3) Romila Thapar
4) Sujata Massey
5) Medha Deshmukh
Answer - 3) Romila Thapar
Explanation:
The New book titled “Voices of Dissent” authored by Historian Romila Thapar will be jointly published by
Penguin Random House India and Seagull Books. The book is set to publish in October 2020. The book is a
historical essay that explores dissent, including its articulation and public response to its forms, with a focus
on the recent protest in India against the citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens. She received
the Kluge Prize in December 2008. She was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2005 which she declined
stating that she made a resolve not to accept any “State Award”.
15. Who has authored the book titled “Kitchens of Gratitude”?

1) Madhur Jaffrey
2) Vikas Khanna
3) Sanjeev Kapoor
4) Ranveer Brar
5) Maneet Chauhan
Answer – 2) Vikas Khanna
Explanation:
Star chef Vikas Khanna has authored a book titled “Kitchens of Gratitude” in which he has written about his
Feed India initiative. Feed India initiative is one of the largest food drives in the world, serving meals to the
underprivileged. The book will be released in 2021.

16. Who has released the book titled ‘A Bouquet of Flowers’ written by Dr Krishna Saksena?
1) Rajnath Singh
2) Amit Shah
5) Nitin Gadkari
Answer – 1) Rajnath Singh
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Launched the Book ‘A Bouquet of Flowers’ written by Dr Krishna Saksena.
She is the first woman to get a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy). The 92-year old retired English Professor got
her PhD from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in the year 1955.
OBITUARY
1. S. Padmavati who passed away in August 2020 is popularly known as ________.
1) GodMother of Entomology
2) GodMother of Cardiology
3) GodMother of Psychology
4) GodMother of Etymology
Answer – 2) GodMother of Cardiology
Explanation:
Dr S. Padmavati Sivaramakrishna, India’s 1st Female & Oldest Cardiologist died at the age of 103 in National
Heart Institute (NHI) due to COVID-19 infection. She was the founder of All India Heart Foundation (AIHF)
and NIH, New Delhi, India and established the 1st cardiac clinic and catheterization laboratory (cath lab) at
the Lady Hardinge Medical College in India(Delhi). She is popularly known as the “GodMother of
Cardiology”. She was born on June 20, 1917 in Burma (now Myanmar). She is the recipient of Padma
Bhushan (1967) and Padma Vibhushan (1992).
2. Chadwick Boseman who passed away recently is a renowned _______.

1) Choreographer
2) Singer
3) Politician
4) Actor
5) Diplomat
Answer – 4) Actor
Explanation:
Chadwick Boseman, Hollywood star well known for his role as T’Challa in the film Black Panther (2018) of
the Marvel Superhero Franchise passed away at the age of 43 in his residence at Los Angeles, United States
of America(USA) due to colon cancer. He was born in Anderson, South Carolina.
3. Katyayani Shankar Bajpai who is in news recently is a _________.

1) Sand Artist
2) Photographer
3) Cricketer
4) Painter
5) Diplomat
Answer - 5) Diplomat
Explanation:
Katyayani Shankar(KS) Bajpai (also known as K. Shankar Bajpai) former Indian Ambassador(envoy) to the
United States(US), Pakistan, Netherlands and China passed away at the age of 92. He co-founded the Delhi
Policy Group (DPG), an independent think tank in 1994 with other eminent public intellectuals & remained

its chairman since then. He served as the Former Indian Secretary, External Affairs Ministry. He was born
on March 30, 1928, in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
4. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee who passed away recently is the _______ president of India.
1) 14th
2) 11th
3) 13th
4) 12th
5) 10th
Answer – 3) 13th
Explanation:
Former President and One of the Country’s Senior Most Politicians Pranab Kumar Mukherjee passed away
after developing a lung infection at the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital, New Delhi, where he was
admitted for a Brain Surgery. He had also tested Positive for Coronavirus. Pranab Mukherjee served as the
13th President of India from 2012-2017. He was India’s only non-Prime Minister who was the leader of the
Lok Sabha.
5. David Capel who passed away recently is associated with which sport?
1) Badminton
2) Golf
3) Tennis
4) Football
5) Cricket
Answer – 5) Cricket
Explanation:
Former England all-rounder and legendary cricketer David Capel passed away at the age of 57 in
Northamptonshire after a prolonged illness due to brain tumor.
6. Jiri Menzel who passed away in September 2020 is a renowned ________.

1) Architect
2) Cricketer
3) Film Director
4) Painter
5) Minimalist
Answer – 3) Film Director
Explanation:
Jiri Menzel, director (film & theatre), writer and actor of Czech Republic (its short-form Czechia) passed
away at the age of 82 after battling serious health issues. His 1st feature film, ‘Closely Watched Trains’ won
an Academy Award (Oscars) for Best Foreign Language film in 1968. He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
on 23 February 1938.
7. Kesavananda Bharati who passed away recently is a ________.

1) Choreographer
2) Film Maker
3) Sand Artist
4) Actor
5) Spiritual Leader
Answer – 5) Spiritual Leader
Explanation:
Kesavananda Bharati Swamiji, a petitioner of the historic judgement of the Supreme court on the
Fundamental Rights case passed away at the age of 80 in the Edneer Mutt, Kerala due to cardiac and
breathing problems.

8. Govind Swarup who passed away in September 2020 is popularly known as __________.
1) Father of India’s Cardiology
2) Father of Indian Classical Music
3) Father of India’s Radio Astronomy
4) Father of India’s Telegraph
Answer – 3) Father of India’s Radio Astronomy
Explanation:
Govind Swarup, Father of India’s Radio Astronomy passed away at the age of 91 due to age related
complications in Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune Maharashtra. He was the founding director of National Centre for
Radio Astrophysics of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He is the recipient of Padma Shri (1973). He
was born on March 23rd, 1929 in Thakurdwara, United Provinces, British India (Now in Uttar Pradesh).
9. Jaya Prakash Reddy who passed away recently is a renowned _______.

1) Environmentalist
2) Politician
3) Athlete
4) Actor
5) Lawyer
Answer – 4) Actor
Explanation:
Veteran Telugu Actor Jaya Prakash Reddy, popularly known as JP passed away at the age of 74 at his
residence in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh due to cardiac arrest. He was born on 8th May, 1946 in Kurnool,
Andhra Pradesh.
10. Johnny Bakshi who passed away in September 2020 is a well-known _______.
1) Film Maker
2) Freedom Fighter
3) Sand Artist
4) Painter
5) Photographer
Answer – 1) Film Maker
Explanation:
On September 5 2020 Eminent producer-director Johnny Bakshi who was born in Pune, passed away at the
age 82 due to Cardiac arrest reported by Arogya Nidhi hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
11. Dame Diana Rigg who passed away in September 2020 is a renowned ______.
1) Choreographer
2) Folk Dancer
3) Pop Singer
4) Actor
5) Light Man
Answer – 4) Actor
Explanation:
Dame Diana Rigg, British Actress who was popularly known for her recent role as Olenna Tyrell in the Game
of Thrones series passed away at the age of 82 after being diagnosed with cancer in March 2020. She was
born in Doncaster, Northern England.
12. Swami Agnivesh who passed away in September 2020 is a renowned __________.
1) Social Activist
2) Politician
3) Athlete
4) Both 1) and 2)

5) Both 2) and 3)
Explanation:
Swami Agnivesh (Original Name- Vepa Shyam Rao), renowned social activist, scholar, former MLA (Member
of the Legislative Assembly) and Cabinet Minister for Education of Haryana passed away at the age of 80
due to cardiac arrest at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi, India. He served as
the president (2004–2014) of the World Council of Arya Samaj, which is the highest international body of
the Arya Samaj. He was born on 21st September, 1939 in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.
13. Former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh who passed away recently belongs to which
state?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Bihar
5) Jharkhand
Answer – 4) Bihar
Explanation:
Former Union Minister for Rural Development, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away at the age of 74 at
New Delhi due to post COVID complications. He was born on 6th June 1946 in Bihar. He became the Lok
sabha member in 1996 and served as a Lok Sabha member for five terms representing Vaishali, Bihar. He
served as the Union minister for Rural development from 2004 to 2009 in the cabinet led by Manmohan
Singh.
14. Sadashiv Raoji Patil who passed away recently is associated with which sport?
1) Tennis
2) Cricket
3) Football
4) Snooker
5) Hockey
Answer – 2) Cricket
Explanation:
Former Indian Cricketer Sadashiv Raoji Patil who represented India in one test match passed away at the
age of 86 at his residence in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He was born on 10th October 1933 in Kolhapur,
Maharashtra.
15. Moussa Traore who passed away in September 2020 is the former president of which country?
1) Benin
2) Ghana
3) Gambia
4) Guinea
5) Mali
Answer – 5) Mali
Explanation:
Former President of Republic of Mali (South Africa) General Moussa Traoré, who reigned over Mali for
more than 22 years passed away at the age of 83 at his retirement villa in Djicoroni-Para, Bamako, Mali. He
was born in 1936 in Kayes, Mali.
16. Kapila Vatsyayan who passed away recently was the Padma Vibhushan recipient (2011) in which
field?
1) Trade & Industry
2) Arts
3) Science & Engineering

4) Public Affairs
5) Literature & Education
Answer – 2) Arts
Explanation:
Kapila Vatsyayan, a renowned scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history passed
away at New Delhi, India due to age related ailments. She was about 91 years old. She was a former Member
of Parliament(MP) and lifetime trustee of India International Centre (IIC). She was founder trustee,
academic director and chairperson of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. Kapila Vatsyayan is the
recipient of Padma Vibhushan (2011).
17. Chanesh Ram Rathiya who passed away recently is the former minister from which state?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Telangana
Answer – 4) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
Chanesh Ram Rathiya, Veteran Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh minister, passed away at the age of
78 due to COVID-19 at a hospital at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. He was a prominent leader from the tribal
society of north Chhattisgarh.
18. P R Krishnakumar who passed away in September 2020 is the Padma Shri awardee in which
field?
1) Promotion of education
3) Medicine
4) Journalism
5) Teaching
Answer – 3) Medicine
Explanation:
Padma Shri P R Krishnakumar, Chancellor of Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher
Education for Women and Managing Director of Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Limited, Coimbatore passed away at
the age of 69 at Coimbatore due to Coronavirus infection. He was born on 23rd September 1951 at
Shoranur, Kerala. He started the first ever clinical research in traditional medicines under the partnership
of the World Health Organization(WHO) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 1977.
19. Ashok Gasti who passed away recently is the present Rajya Sabha MP from which state?
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Ashok Gasti, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP (Member of Parliament) from Karnataka,
passed away of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was around the age of 55. The
BJP Karnataka leader was born in 1965 and belonged to Raichur district, Karnataka. The first-time Rajya
Sabha member took oath as MP on July 22, 2020.
20. Balli Durga Prasad Rao who passed away recently is the present Lok sabha MP from which state?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Telangana
5) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
Balli Durga Prasad Rao, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh-AP) Lok Sabha MP (Members of Parliament) passed away
of COVID-19 at Apollo Main Hospital in Chennai, TamilNadu. He was around the age of 64. He belongs to
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party(YSRCP). He was born in Nellore district, AP on June 15, 1956. The
first-time MP from the Tirupati (SC-Scheduled Caste) reserved constituency served as the School Education
Minister in the Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet in the undivided Andhra Pradesh during 1995-96. He is the 2nd
sitting MP after H. Vasanthakumar, Congress MP, from Kanyakumari constituency in Tamil Nadu and 1st
from AP to die of COVID-19.
21. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Forrest Gump’?

1) Nathaniel Hawthorne
2) Ernest Hemingway
3) Winston Groom
4) William Faulkner
5) Mark Twain
Answer – 3) Winston Groom
Explanation:
American Novelist and Journalist Winston Groom, the author of Forrest Gump, passed away at the age of 77
at Alabama, United States of America. Groom was born on 23rd March 1944, in Washington, D.C, USA.
22. Amitabha Ghosh was the _____ governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
1) 11th
2) 12th
3) 13th
4) 16th
5) 14th
Answer – 4) 16th
Explanation:
Amitabha Ghosh, former governor of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) passed away at the age of 90. He is the
shortest serving governor of RBI (21 days- January 15, 1985 to February 4, 1985). He served as the 16th
governor, while serving as a deputy governor of RBI until R N Malhotra (17th Governor) took over.
23. John Turner who passed away in September 2020 is the former prime minister of which
country?
1) Brazil
2) United States
3) Canada
4) United Kingdom
5) Mexico
Answer – 3) Canada
Explanation:
John Turner, the former Prime Minister of Canada, who served as the Prime Minister for just 79 days in
1984, the 2nd shortest term in the office recorded in the history of Canada passed away at the age of 91 at
this residence in Toronto, Canada. He was born on 7th June 1929 at Richmond, England.
24. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away recently belongs to which country?
1) United Kingdom
2) Italy
3) United States

4) Germany
5) Spain
Explanation:
United States (US) Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, feminist and a legal and liberal icon passed
away at the age of 87 at her residence in Washington DC due to the complications caused by metastatic
pancreatic cancer. She was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America(USA). She was
popularly known as the giant of the legal profession.
25. Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa (popularly known as “Snow Leopard”) who is in news recently
belongs to which country?
1) India
2) Bhutan
3) China
4) Nepal
5) Tibet
Answer – 4) Nepal
Explanation:
Ang Rita Sherpa, the Nepalese Mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest, the world highest peak, 10 times
without bottled oxygen passed away at the age of 72 at his residence in Kathmandu, Nepal due to brain and
liver ailments. He was born on 27th July 1948 in Solukhumbu, Nepal. Ang earned the nickname “Snow
Leopard” for his mountaineering skills and adventures.
26. Ashalata Wabgaonkar who passed away in September 2020 is a renowned _______.
1) Actor
2) Politician
3) Social Activist
4) Film Produce
5) Choreographer
Answer – 1) Actor
Explanation:
Veteran Marathi actor Ashalata Wabgaonkar, passed away at the age of 79 at Satara, Maharashtra after
testing positive for COVID-19. Ashalata Wabgaonkar was born on 2nd July 1941 in Goa.
27. Suresh Angadi who passed away recently was the minister of state of which portfolio?
1) Tribal Affairs
2) Health
3) Railways
4) Communications
5) Youth Affairs
Answer - 3) Railways
Explanation:
Suresh Channabasappa Angadi, Union Minister of State for Railways and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s
Member of Parliament(MP) from Belagavi constituency of Karnataka passed away at the age of 65 after
testing positive for COVID-19 at the COVID Facility, New Delhi. He is the first Central Minister to die of
Coronavirus. He was born on 1st June 1955 at Belagavi, Karnataka.
28. Australia’s Dean Jones who passed away recently is associated with which sport?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Tennis
5) Rugby

Answer - 3) Cricket
Explanation:
Dean Mervyn Jones, former Australian and Victorian cricketer and Commentator passed away at the age of
59 in Mumbai, Maharashtra due to cardiac arrest. He was born on 24th March 1961 in Melbourne, Australia.
29. Atomic Scientist and Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Sekhar Basu is the Padma
Shri recipient (2014) in which field?
1) Arts
2) Science & Technology
3) Medicine
5) Sports
Answer – 2) Science & Technology
Explanation:
Sekhar Basu, Veteran Atomic Scientist and Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission(AEC) passed
away at the age of 68 at a private hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal of COVID-19. He served as the Secretary
to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and as director of Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre (BARC). He was the recipient of Padma Shri (2014 – in Science & Technology field). He was
born on September 20, 1952 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. HE developed the highly complex reactor for INS
Arihant, India’s 1st nuclear-powered submarine.
30. SP Balasubrahmanyam who is in news recently is a renowned _________.

1) Athlete
2) Politician
3) Singer
4) Spiritual leader
Answer – 3) Singer
Explanation:
Renowned Indian Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam (Popularly known as SPB) passed away at a Private
Hospital in Chennai at the age of 74 due to Cardio-Respiratory arrest. He was admitted to hospital after
testing positive for COVID-19. Even Though he tested Negative on September 4, he continued to be on
Ventilator and ECMO support, and breathed his last on September 25. He was born on 4th June, 1946 at
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He is a Six-time National Award Winner for Best Male Playback Singer (1979,
1981, 1983, 1988, 1995, 1996). In 2011, he was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
31. Isher Judge Ahluwalia who passed away recently is the former chairperson of which
organization?
1) Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
2) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
3) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
4) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
5) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
Answer – 1) Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Explanation:
Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Indian economist, public policy researcher and the former Chairperson of an
economic think tank, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), who
served for 15 years from 2005-2020 passed away at the age of 74 at New Delhi due to brain cancer. She
received the Padma Bhushan in 2009. She was born on 1st October 1945. She recently published her
memoir titled “Breaking Through”, a proof of her career which broke the barriers that huddled women’s
careers.

32. Former union minister Jaswant Singh who passed away recently is the founding member of
which party?
1) Bharatiya Janata Party
2) Communist Party of India
3) Indian National Congress
4) All India Trinamool Congress
5) National People’s Party
Answer – 1) Bharatiya Janata Party
Explanation:
Major Jaswant Singh (Retd), former Union Minister in the cabinet of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee and Founding member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) passed away at the age of 82 at New Delhi
due to cardiac arrest. He was born in 1939 in Barmer, Rajasthan. Jaswant Singh was elected 4 times to the
Lok Sabha and 5 times to the Rajya Sabha during which he held the key portfolios like External affairs,
Defence and Finance.
33. Syeda Anwara Taimur who passed away recently is the 1st and only women chief minister of
which state?
1) Sikkim
2) Tripura
3) Assam
5) Meghalaya
Answer – 3) Assam
Explanation:
Syeda Anwara Taimur, Assam’s first and only woman Chief Minister(CM) passed away in Australia due to
cardiac arrest. She was around the age of 83. She is the 1st Muslim woman CM of any state in India. She was
born on November 24, 1936 in Assam, British India. She is a 4 time (1972, 1978, 1983 and 1991) Member of
the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and a 2 time Rajya Sabha MP- Member of Parliament (nominated in 1988
and elected in 2004).
IMPORTANT DAYS
1. When was the UN’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed
annually?
1) 27th August
2) 28th August
3) 29th August
4) 30th August
5) 31st August
Answer – 4) 30th August
Explanation:
United Nations(UN)’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is annually observed on
30th August to create and raise awareness that enforced disappearance is a crime and it should not be used
like a tool to deal with the situations of conflicts. The first International Day of the Victims of Enforced
Disappearances was observed on 30th August 2011. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted
the resolution A/RES/65/209 on 21st December 2010, welcomed the adoption of the International
Convention for the protection of all the Persons from Enforced Disappearance and declared 30th August as
the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
2. PM Modi announced to celebrate which month of 2020 as “Poshan Maah” or “Nutrition Month”?
1) October
2) August

3) September
4) December
5) November
Answer – 3) September
Explanation:
On 30th August 2020, during the monthly radio broadcast programme “Mann ki Baat”, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi announced to celebrate the September 2020 as “Poshan Maah” or “Nutrition Month”. The
month will be celebrated across India to educate everyone on the importance of optimum nutrition. The
nutrition month was celebrated earlier in September 2018 and 2019.
3. Telugu Language Day is celebrated annually on August 29 to commemorate the birth anniversary
of whom?
1) Gurajada Apparao
2) Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy
3) Balagangadhara Tilak Devarakonda
4) Anjaneyulu Kundurti
5) Bhandaru Acchamamba
Answer – 2) Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy
Explanation:
Telugu Language Day (Telugu Bhasha Dinotsavam) is celebrated on August 29 every year in Andhra
Pradesh(AP). The birth anniversary of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, a prominent Telugu writer, is
celebrated as the day whose contributions, Vyavaharika Bhasha or Vaaduka Bhasha (Colloquial language) is
immense. Telugu is referred to as ‘The Italian of the East’, as Niccolò de’ Conti, the 16th century Italian
explorer found that the Telugu language ends with vowels just like the Italian language.
4. Which Indian state observed Local Self Government Day on August 31, 2020 (launched ‘Ama
Sahar’ mobile app on the occasion)?
1) Odisha
2) West Bengal
3) Bihar
4) Assam
5) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
On August 31, 2020 Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, launched two citizen-centric mobile
applications Ama Sahar and Swachha Sahar Odisha on the occasion of Local Self Government Day which was
observed at the Lok Seva Bhawan over a virtual platform. These apps enable the Urban Local Bodies(ULBs)
to submit the utilisation certificates over online for the betterment of fiscal management.
5. The Food and Nutrition Board functions under which ministry?

1) Ministry of Women and Child Development
2) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
3) Ministry of Culture
4) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Answer - 1) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Explanation:
National Nutrition Week (NNW) is an annual nutrition event observed in India during the First week of
September from 1st September to 7th September. The events of NNW are organised by the Food and
Nutrition Board of the Ministry of Women and Child Development(WCD), Government of India to educate
the importance and role of nutrition in the human body. The Food and Nutrition board of the Ministry of
WCD launched the National Nutrition Week in 1982.

6. When was world coconut day observed annually (2020’s theme - “Invest in Coconut to save the
world”)?
1) October 19
2) July 29
3) September 2
4) August 31
Answer – 3) September 2
Explanation:
World Coconut Day is observed annually on September 2 to create awareness about the importance, usage
of coconut and its benefits across the world. The day is celebrated in Asian and Pacific regions to a large
extent as they contain the world’s most coconut growing production centres. Theme of World Coconut Day
2020– “Invest in Coconut to save the world”.
7. The National Small Industry Day is observed annually on __________.

1) August 31
2) September 3
3) August 30
4) September 2
5) August 29
Answer – 3) August 30
Explanation:
National Small Industry Day is observed annually on August 30 in our country. The day is observed to
promote small industries across the country and recognizes the contribution made by small scale
industries. To acknowledge the announcement of an extensive policy package for the small-scale industry in
August 30,2000, the National Small Industry Day is observed every year on the same date. On 30 August
2001, the Ministry of Small-Scale Industries organised a Convention for all SSI Entrepreneurs.
8. National Teacher’s Day in India was celebrated annually on September 5 to commemorate the
birth anniversary of whom?
1) Bhagwan Das
2) Sarvaepalli Radhakrishnan
3) CV Raman
4) C. Rajagopalachari
5) M. Visvesvaraya
Answer – 2) Sarvaepalli Radhakrishnan
Explanation:
India celebrates 5th September of every year as the National Teachers day to honour the roles of teachers in
shaping the future of the nation. The day is marked on the birth anniversary of India’s former President
Bharat Ratna Awardee, renowned teacher and philosopher Dr. Sarvaepalli Radhakrishnan who was born on
5th September 1888. The first National Teacher’s Day was celebrated in 1962.
9. The UN’s International day of charity was observed every year on ________.
1) November 15
2) July 2
3) October 18
4) September 5
5) August 29
Answer - 4) September 5
Explanation:
The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Charity is observed annually on September 5, to raise
awareness about the role of charity to ease poverty and hunger. September 5 was chosen to commemorate

the death anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu),
who was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. The 1st day was celebrated in 2013.
10. When was the 1st edition of UN’s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is observed on
(Theme: Clean Air for All)?
1) July 18, 2020
2) September 7, 2020
3) October 7, 2020
4) November 3, 2020
5) December 7, 2020
Answer – 2) September 7, 2020
Explanation:
The United Nations' (UN) 1st International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is observed on September 7, 2020
across the world to emphasize the need for further efforts to improve air quality, including reducing air
pollution, to protect human health. The day also highlights that air pollution is now the biggest
environmental threat to health, but it is preventable. Theme for 2020- “Clean Air for All”. The United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during its 74th session adopted the resolution (A/RES/74/212) on
December 19, 2019 to hold the day. UNGA also invited the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
to ease the observance of the day, in collaboration with other relevant organizations.
11. Which edition of Rashtriya poshan maah being celebrated in the month of September 2020?
1) 2nd
2) 3rd
3) 7th
4) 5th
5) 4th
Answer – 2) 3rd
Explanation:
The 3rd Rashtriya Poshan Maah is being celebrated in September 2020 to address the problem of
malnutrition among women and young children. Every year Poshan Maah is celebrated all over the country
under POSHAN Abhiyaan, launched in 2018.
12. When was the International Literacy Day observed annually?

1) 6th September
2) 7th September
3) 5th September
4) 8th September
5) 9th September
Answer – 4) 8th September
Explanation:
United Nations(UN)’s International Literacy Day is annually celebrated on 8th September to promote the
importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights among the general public and to work
towards a more literate and sustainable society. The International Literacy Day was celebrated on 8th
September since 1966. The theme of International Literacy Day 2020 is “Literacy teaching and learning in
the COVID-19 crisis and beyond” which particularly focuses on the role of educators and the method of
teaching.
13. When was Himalaya Diwas celebrated annually on _______.

1) September 8
2) September 7
3) September 10
4) September 11
5) September 9

Explanation:
Himalaya Diwas or Himalaya Day is annually celebrated across India particularly in Uttarakhand on 9th
September to create and spread awareness on the conservation of the Himalayan Ecosystem. The Vice
President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu participated in a webinar and called for an active participation of the
youths and citizens to make the conservation of nature as a people’s movement. Theme of 2020: -
‘Himalayas and Nature’.
14. Which edition of International Day to Protect Education from Attack was observed on September
9, 2020 (Theme: “Protect Education, Save a Generation.”)?
1) 4th
2) 2nd
3) 1st
4) 3rd
5) 5th
Answer – 3) 1st
Explanation:
The United Nations'(UN) 1st International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on September
9, 2020 to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety
for educators and students. The day indicates that education is under attack. Theme for 2020– “Protect
Education, Save a Generation”.
15. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was observed every year on September 10. What is the
theme of WSPD 2020?
1) “Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives”
2) "Connect, communicate, care"
3) "Take a minute, change a life"
4) “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”
Answer – 4) “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”
Explanation:
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is annually observed across the world on 10th of September to raise
awareness that the suicide can be prevented and to educate people to reach out for those who need help.
The day is organized by International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with World
Health Organization (WHO). The first World Suicide Prevention day was hosted in 2003 by IASP in
collaboration with WHO and World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). The theme of 2018 World
Suicide Prevention Day – “Working Together to Prevent Suicide” was retained as the theme for both 2019
and 2020 World Suicide Prevention Day.
16. Which edition of National Forest Martyr day was observed on September 11, 2020?
1) 15th
2) 13th
3) 25th
4) 19th
5) 8th
Answer – 1) 15th
Explanation:
National Forest Martyrs Day is observed annually on September 11 in India to pay tribute to those who
have sacrificed their lives in order to protect the environment, forests and wildlife across the country.
September 11 was chosen to commemorate the Khejarli massacre, which took place on September 11 in
1730. The year 2020 marks the 15th National Forest Martyr Day.

17. When was the International Day of South-South Cooperation observed annually?
1) September 10
2) September 12
3) September 14
4) September 11
5) September 13
Explanation:
United Nations(UN) International Day of South-South Cooperation Day or United Nations Day of South-
South Cooperation is annually observed on 12th September since 2011 to create and spread awareness on
the social, economic and political developments made by the regions and countries in the south and to
highlight the efforts of UN on the technical cooperation among the south countries (developing countries).
18. The World First Aid Day 2020 was observed on ________.
1) September 10
2) September 14
3) September 13
4) September 11
5) September 12
Explanation:
World First Aid Day is annually observed on the 2nd Saturday of September across the world to promote
the importance of first aid training in saving lives and preventing injuries and to create awareness among
the general public that first aid saves lives. 2020 World First Aid Day falls on 12th September 2020.
19. When was Hindi Diwas observed annually?

1) September 30
2) August 31
3) September 14
4) October 12
5) July 3
Explanation:
Hindi Diwas is celebrated annually on 14th of September across India to promote Hindi and to create
awareness about the language. This day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the adoption of Hindi (the
Devanagari Script) as one of the official languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled
languages of India.
20. National Engineers Day was observed every year on September 15 to commemorate the birth
anniversary of whom?
1) E. Sreedharan
2) Satish Dhawan
3) Visvesvaraya
4) Verghese Kurien
5) APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer – 3) Visvesvaraya
Explanation:
National Engineers Day is annually celebrated across India on 15th September to pay tribute to India’s
legendary dam builder and eminent engineer, Bharat Ratna Sir MV Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, who was
born on 15th September 1861 in Muddenahalli, Karnataka. The Engineer’s day was first observed in 1967
and 15th September 2020 marks the 53rd National Engineers Day.

21. When was the International day of democracy observed annually?
1) November 19
2) October 10
3) September 15
4) July 22
5) August 26
Explanation:
The International Day of Democracy is observed around the world annually on 15th of September, since
2007. The day is observed around the world to promote and uphold democratic principles, to respect
human rights, inclusiveness, accountability, and transparency. It was established through a resolution
passed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments to strengthen and
consolidate democracy.
22. The world ozone day was observed every year on September 16. What is the theme of the day for
2020?
1) “Caring for all life under the sun”
2) “Keep cool and carry on”
3) “Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”
4) “32 Years and Healing”
5) “30 years of healing the ozone together”
Answer – 3) “Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”
Explanation:
United Nations (UN’s) World Ozone Day or also called as International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer is annually observed across the globe on 16th September to create and spread awareness on
the importance of Ozone layer and the effective ways to protect it. The first International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16th September 1995. The theme for the 2020 is “Ozone
for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”.
23. The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2020 is “Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient
Safety”. When was world patient safety day observed annually?
1) 11th September
2) 13th September
3) 19th September
4) 21st September
5) 17th September
Answer – 5) 17th September
Explanation:
World Patients Safety Day is annually celebrated on 17th September by the World Health
Organization(WHO), international partners and all countries to create a better understanding of the
patient’s safety and to increase the participation of the public in the safety of healthcare. The First World
Patients Safety day was observed on 17th September 2019. The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2020 is
“Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety”.
24. When was the World Bamboo day observed annually (2020’s theme – ‘Bamboo now’)?
1) July 7
2) August 12
3) October 11
4) September 18
5) January 4

Explanation:
11th World Bamboo Day (WBD) was observed on September 18, 2020 to increase the awareness of
Bamboos globally by the World Bamboo Organization (WBO). The Theme for this edition of World Bamboo
Day is “BAMBOO NOW”. The World Bamboo Day is observed annually on September 18. It was established
by Mr. Kamesh Salam, Former President of World Bamboo Organization, during the 8th World Bamboo
Congress (WBC) at Prachan Buri, Bangkok, Thailand in 2009.
25. The International coastal clean-up Day was observed every year on __________.
1) January 16
2) August 7
3) October 12
4) September 19
5) March 28
Explanation:
The International Coastal Clean-Up Day has been celebrated across 100 countries since 1986 on September
19. On this day, volunteer’s clean beaches, waterways and oceans to protect them from impacts of plastic
and trash. The movement was started by Linda Maraniss & Kathy O’Hara of the United States. During the
virtual event, MoEFCC announced that for the first time eight beaches of India have been recommended for
the prestigious International eco-label, the Blue Flag certification. The eight beaches are Shivrajpur in
Gujarat, Ghoghla in Daman & Diu, Kasargod and Padubidri beach in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala,
Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden beach of Odisha and Radhanagar beach in Andaman and Nicobar.
The Blue Flag is given by Copenhagen (Denmark) based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
26. Which edition of International Equal Pay Day was observed on September 18, 2020?
1) 3rd
2) 1st
3) 7th
4) 3rd
5) 11th
Answer – 2) 1st
Explanation:
United Nations (UN) 1st International Equal Pay Day is observed on 18 September 2020 as a step towards
eliminating the gender pay gap and to overcome the sexual discrimination against women in the
employment sector. This day promotes equal pay to everyone and the rights to receive equal remuneration
for equal work regardless of the gender. Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) hosted the virtual global
Call to Action to encourage all labour market actors to take steps to ensure that equal pay is at the core of
COVID-19 recovery efforts across the globe. EPIC is led by the International Labour Organization(ILO), UN
Women and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
27. The International Day of Peace is observed annually on September 21. What is the theme of
International Day of Peace 2020?
1) “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
2) “Shaping Peace Together”
3) “The Right to Peace”
4) "Climate Action for Peace"
5) “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.”
Answer – 2) “Shaping Peace Together”
Explanation:
The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed annually on September 21. The day will be
devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace through observing “24 hours” of non-violence and cease-fire.
The theme for 2020 International Day of Peace is “Shaping Peace Together”. The Peace Day was established
by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981.

28. The International Red Panda Day 2020 was observed on _________.
1) July 29
2) November 2
3) September 19
4) October 5
5) August 12
Explanation:
The International Red Panda Day (IRPD) is annually celebrated on the third Saturday of September which
aims to create and raise awareness about the red panda among the general public and to support the
conservation of red pandas. The International Red Panda Day 2020 falls on 19th September 2020.
29. When was World Alzheimer’s Day observed annually?

1) September 19
2) September 20
3) September 21
4) September 22
5) September 23
Explanation:
World Alzheimer’s Day is observed annually on September 21 across the world to raise awareness and
educate people about Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Since 2012, the month of September has been observed as
World Alzheimer’s Month. This year marks the 9th World Alzheimer’s Month. Theme for the World
Alzheimer’s Month 2020– ‘Let’s talk about dementia’.
30. World Rhino Day was observed annually on September 22. What is the theme for world rhino
day 2020?
1) “Five Rhino Species Forever”
2) “Save Rhinos”
3) “Rhinos Make Ecosystem Balance”
4) “Five Rhinos”
Answer – 1) “Five Rhino Species Forever”
Explanation:
The World Rhino Day is celebrated Internationally on September 22, 2020. World Rhino Day is celebrated
annually on September 22 by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and other international
organizations. Theme for World Rhino Day is “Five Rhino Species Forever”. The World Rhino Day was first
announced by WWF-South Africa in 2010. World Rhino Day is recognized as a day of awareness for threats
facing all five rhino species (Black, White, Greater one-horned (Indian), Sumatran and Javan Rhinos).
31. The world car free day was observed every year on September 22 since which year?
1) 2015
2) 2010
3) 2000
4) 2020
5) 2005
Answer – 3) 2000
Explanation:
An annual Car free day or the World Car Free Day was observed globally on September 22 to encourage
greener methods of travel instead of driving alone in car. This day brings awareness to the benefits of
travel options such as train, bus, bicycle, carpool, vanpool, subway, or walk. This year its focus was on
“Commute with Confidence”. Carpooling and vanpooling is considered as “car-lite” as they are both lighter
on the wallet and the environment than driving alone in a car. This day is being observed since 2000.

32. The World Rose day is annually celebrated on 22nd September to spread hope to patients
affected by which disease?
1) Rheumatoid Arthritis
2) Poliomyelitis
3) Cancer
4) Parkinson’s
5) Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Answer – 3) Cancer
Explanation:
World Rose day is annually celebrated on 22nd September to spread hope and cheers to the cancer
patients. The World Rose day is dedicated to spread awareness about the disease – cancer and the
sufferings and pain experienced by the patients. The World Rose day was first observed in the memory of a
12-year-old Canadian girl Melinda Rose who was diagnosed with “Askin’s Tumor” a rare form of blood
cancer.
33. The World Water Monitoring Day was observed every year on _________.
1) September 21
2) September 18
3) September 19
4) September 20
5) September 22
Explanation:
World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is annually observed on 18th September, it is an international
outreach programme to create awareness among the general public on the importance of protecting water
resources across the globe. To involve the public to monitor the parameters like dissolved oxygen, clarity,
acidity and temperature of their local water bodies. The America’s Clean Water Foundation(ACWF) created
and coordinated the World Water Monitoring Day as an annual worldwide event in 2003 with the support
of International Water Association, The Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control
Administration and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
34. The International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) was observed every year on September 23. What
is the theme of IDSL?
1) “Sign Language Basic for All”
2) “With Sign Language, everyone is Included!”
3) “Sign Languages are for everyone!”
4) “Sign Language Rights for All!”
5) “Sign Language includes everyone!”
Answer – 3) “Sign Languages are for everyone!”
Explanation:
United Nations’ (UN) celebrates the International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) annually on September 23.
It is observed to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and
other sign language users. The year 2020 marks the 3rd edition. The Theme for International Day of Sign
Language 2020 is – “Sign Languages are for everyone!”. The day corresponds with International Week of the
Deaf, which is taking place from 21st September – 27th September, 2020. The proposal for IDSL came from
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), which is a federation of 135 national associations of deaf people and
represents approximately 70 million deaf people’s human rights.
35. The World Maritime Day 2020 was observed on September 24. What is the theme of World
Maritime Day 2020?
1) "Connecting Ships, Ports and People"
2) "IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better Shipping for a Better Future"
3) "Empowering Women in the Maritime Community"

4) “Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet”
5) "Shipping: indispensable to the world"
Answer – 4) “Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet”
Explanation:
United Nations (UN) World Maritime Day is annually observed by the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) and its member states on the last Thursday of September to recognise the contribution of the
international maritime industries toward the economy of the world. The World Maritime Day 2020 falls on
24th September 2020. The theme of World Maritime Day 2020 is “Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable
Planet” with a focus to raise the awareness of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and to
showcase the efforts of IMO to achieve the targets.
36. The World Pharmacists Day was observed annually on September 25. What is the theme of
World Pharmacists Day 2020?
1) “From research to health care: Your pharmacist is at your service”
2) "Pharmacists: your medicines experts."
3) "Safe and effective medicines for all”
4) “Transforming Global Health”
5) “Pharmacists: Caring for you”
Answer – 4) “Transforming Global Health”
Explanation:
The World Pharmacists Day was observed on annually on September 25. The Day is observed to raise
awareness of the role of pharmacist in healthcare and to encourage activities that promote and advocate the
role of pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world. The theme of the 10th World
Pharmacists Day is “Transforming Global Health”. It was designated in 2009 by FIP (International
Pharmaceutical Federation) at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Istanbul,
Turkey. It has been observed since 2010.It was designated in 2009 by FIP (International Pharmaceutical
Federation) at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Istanbul, Turkey. It has
been observed since 2010.
37. When was Antyodaya Diwas observed annually across India?

1) 31th September
2) 25th September
3) 28th September
4) 22th September
5) 20th September
Answer - 2) 25th September
Explanation:
Antyodaya Diwas is annually observed across India on 25th September to mark the birth anniversary of
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, an icon of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP),
philosopher of nationalist movements of India and political activist. 25th September 2020, marks the 104th
Birthday of Pandit Deedayal Upadhyaya. “Antyodaya” means ‘uplifting the poorest of the poor’, the objective
of Antyodaya Diwas is to reach out to the last person.
38. When was World Contraception Day (WCD) observed annually ______.
1) September 26
2) September 25
3) September 24
4) September 27
5) September 28
Answer - 1) September 26

Explanation:
World Contraception Day (WCD) is observed annually on 26th September. WCD is observed to improve
awareness of contraception and to enable young people to make an informed decision on their sexual and
reproductive health.
39. UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is annually observed on
September 26 since which year?
1) 2007
2) 2010
3) 2000
4) 2017
5) 2014
Answer – 5) 2014
Explanation:
United Nations(UNs) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is annually observed
across the globe on 26th September to provide an opportunity for the global communities to reaffirm and
priorities their commitment to the global nuclear disarmament. The first International Day for the Total
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was first celebrated on 26th September 2014. The United Nations General
Assembly in its resolution A/RES/68/32 on December 2013 proclaimed 26th September as the
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons following the high level meeting of the
UNGA on nuclear disarmament on 26th September 2013 in New York, United States of America.
40. World Environmental Health Day is annually observed on September 26. What is the theme of
World Environmental Health Day 2020?
1) “Addressing Environmental Health Inequalities”
2) “Environmental Health, a key public health intervention in disease pandemic prevention”
3) "Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality"
4) “Global Food Safety and Sustainability”
5) “Tobacco control and Sustainable Development”
Answer - 2) “Environmental Health, a key public health intervention in disease pandemic
prevention”
Explanation:
World Environmental Health Day is annually observed on September 26 to raise awareness about the
environmental health concerns and to highlight the important work of environmental health around the
world. The Theme for 2020 is “Environmental Health, a key public health intervention in disease pandemic
prevention”. The day was launched by the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) council
at its meeting in Indonesia on September 26, 2011.
41. The world tourism day (WTD) was celebrated annually on September 27. What is the theme of
WTD 2020?
1) “Tourism for All - promoting universal accessibility”
2) "Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development"
3) "Tourism and the Digital Transformation"
4) “Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all”
5) “Tourism and Rural Development”
Answer – 5) “Tourism and Rural Development”
Explanation:
World Tourism Day (WTD) is held annually on September 27 globally to raise awareness on the importance
of tourism in the social, cultural, political and economic aspects of any region. The year 2020 marked a
worst-hit on the tourism sector due to COVID-19 induced lockdowns and restriction on travels. However, to
reshape this effect into opportunity, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has
designated 2020 as the Year of Tourism and Rural Development. Therefore, the 2020 edition of WTD was
held with the theme “Tourism and Rural Development” to promote the potential of tourism to create jobs

and opportunities in rural areas and to preserve cultural and natural heritage all around the world. Notably,
this is for the first time that the official celebration was not hosted by a single Member State of the
UNWTO’s instead, nations from the Mercosur bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, with Chile
joining with observer status) served as joint hosts.
42. What is the theme of International Week of the Deaf 2020?

1) “Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights”
2) “Sign Languages Rights for All!”
3) “With Sign Language, everyone is Included!”
4) "'Full Inclusion with Sign Language!"
5) "With Sign Language, I am Equal."
Answer - 1) “Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights”
Explanation:
The International Week of the Deaf (IWD), an initiative of the WFD was first launched in 1958 in Rome,
Italy. It is celebrated annually by the global Deaf Community during the last full week of September to
commemorate the first World Congress of the WFD which was held in September. This year (2020), it falls
on 21-27 September. Theme of the 2020 International Week of the Deaf– “Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human
Rights”.
43. When was the World Rabies Day observed annually (2020’s theme - “End Rabies: Collaborate,
Vaccinate”)?
1) September 30
2) September 26
3) September 28
4) September 27
5) September 29
Explanation:
World Rabies Day is observed annually on September 28 to raise awareness about the impact of rabies and
how the disease can be prevented. The year 2020 marked the 14th World Rabies Day with theme “End
Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate”. As per the Global Alliance for Rabies Control(GARC), the theme focuses on
the current issues in rabies elimination such as: The goal of Zero by 2030 The importance of dog
vaccination and post-exposure prophylaxis; and The need for a united effort towards achieving the
elimination of this transboundary disease.
44. Which edition of International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) was observed on
September 28, 2020 on theme “Access to Information in Times of Crisis”?
1) 3rd
2) 2nd
3) 1st
4) 4th
5) 5th
Answer – 3) 1st
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) is annually
observed on 28th September to create awareness about the importance of access to information and to
enhance the people’s rights to information. 28th September 2020 marks the first celebration of
International Day for Universal Access to Information since proclaimed by the United Nations. The theme of
IDUAI 2020 is “Access to Information in Times of Crisis”.
45. The World Deaf Day 2020 observed on ________.

1) July 15
2) October 1

3) September 5
4) September 27
5) August 29
Explanation:
World Deaf Day is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of September, this year (2020) it falls on
September 27. The day aims to create awareness about the achievements of the deaf people and deaf people
community, to the general public, politician and development authorities. Note– World Deaf Day 2019 was
observed on September 29, 2019. The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) initiated the celebration of the
World Day of the Deaf in 1958.
46. Which edition of International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste was observed on
September 29, 2020 on theme “Stop food loss and waste. For the People. For the Planet”?
1) 1st
2) 3rd
3)11th
4) 7th
5) 4th
Answer – 1) 1st
Explanation:
The First Ever “International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW)” was observed. It was
observed to promote and implement global efforts to resolve the issue of food wastage, and to take steps
towards Zero Hunger and address the problem of climate change through Sustainable food habits. The
Theme for International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2020 is “Stop food loss and waste. For
the People. For the Planet”. It is observed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations, and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
47. When was world heart day observed annually?

1) September 26
2) September 27
3) September 28
4) September 29
5) September 30
Explanation:
World Heart Day is observed annually on September 29 to raise awareness about Cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs) including heart disease & stroke and highlights their prevention and global impact. The day also
aims to educate people that at least 80% of premature deaths due to heart disease and stroke can be
avoided by controlling risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. The World
Health Day was established in 1999 by the World Heart Federation (WHF) in collaboration with the World
Health Organisation (WHO). The 1st World Health Day was celebrated in 2000. As per the new brief
released on September 29,2020 by WHO, WHF and the University of Newcastle Australia, 1.9 million people
die from tobacco-induced heart disease annually. This equates to one in five of all deaths from heart
disease.
ENVIRONMENT
1. The researchers from Kerala and West Bengal have identified Systomus gracilus, a new cyprinid
(family of freshwater fish) from which river?
1) Ganges river
2) Indus river
3) Brahmaputra river

4) Yamuna river
Answer – 1) Ganges river
Explanation:
The researchers from Kerala and West Bengal have identified Systomus gracilus, a new cyprinid (family of
freshwater fish) fish from Ganges River at Naihati of West Bengal. The discovery was published as an article
in the ‘Journal of Experimental Zoology’. The Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB), statutory
body under the Department of Science and Technology(DST) has funded this project.
2. The researchers of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered 2 new species of _______ in western
Ghats recently.
1) Cockroach Wasps
2) Crocodile
3) Fish
4) Butterfly
Answer – 1) Cockroach Wasps
Explanation:
Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode discovered 2 new species of Cockroach
Wasps in Western Ghats. These new species were named Dolichurus sahyadriensis after Sahyadri or
Western Ghat mountain ranges and Dolichurus chareshi after C. Charesh, the laboratory assistant, ZSI who
contributed in the collection of the species. Dr. P. M. Sureshan, Dr. P. Girish Kumar and Junior Research
Fellow, S. Anagha were the members of the team that discovered the 2 species. The findings will be
published in the Zootaxa, an internationally peer reviewed journal of animal taxonomy.
3. The scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) has
identified a new & rare species of climber “Pothos boyceanus” in Western Ghats. The JNTBGRI is
located at which state?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) West Bengal
5) Odisha
Answer - 1) Kerala
Explanation:
Scientists of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute(JNTBGRI) from Palode of
Kerala, have identified a new and extremely rare climber named “Pothos boyceanus” after Peter G. Boyce,
expert on ‘Araceae’ of Southeast Asia. The discovery of Pothos boyceanus by G. Rajkumar, Nazarudeen
Ahammed, T. Shaju, and R. Prakashkumar, Director of JNTBGRI was published in Taiwania, international
journal of biodiversity. The discovery was made during a floristic survey of the Western Ghats in the
evergreen forests of Valara, Iddukki at Kerala.
4. Which country has recommended the name ‘Haishen’ for Typhoon?

1) Singapore
2) Vietnam
3) Thailand
4) Cambodia
5) China
Answer – 5) China
Explanation:
Typhoon Haishen made landfall over southern Japan on September 6, 2020, becoming the country’s second
landfalling typhoon within a week. Japan’s meteorological agency has referred to the tropical storm as
“large” and “very strong”. The JMA numbers typhoons in Japan and the first typhoon to occur after January

1st of the year is called typhoon number 1. While in the US, hurricanes are referred to by English names, the
intergovernmental organisation called the Typhoon Committee (Cambodia, China, Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Japan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Macao, China, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States of America), which has
14 members including Japan uses Asian names for typhoons that are contributed by the member countries.
Haishen was a name recommended by China and means “sea god” in Chinese.
5. The global sea level is expected to rise approx. by ______ cms by 2100 due to greenhouse emissions
as per NASA-led study.
1) 38
2) 15
3) 21
4) 27
5) 33
Answer – 1) 38
Explanation:
In accordance with the study “Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project (ISMIP6)” by NASA’s (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland (United States)
which has been done on the lines of the projection in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s
(IPCC) 2019 Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere, there will be more than 38 centimetres (15
inches) rise in global sea-level rise by 2100 due to the melting of Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets
driven by continuous greenhouse emissions. The results of the study are prepared through the
collaborative study of more than 60 ice, ocean, and atmosphere scientists around the world, and are
published in the special issue of the journal The Cryosphere.
6. Uttar Pradesh’s 1st conservation centre for vultures was planned to be set at which forest
division?
1) Gorakhpur
2) Bahraich
3) Awadh
4) Gonda
Answer – 1) Gorakhpur
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh''s first vulture conservation and breeding centre is set to be established at Bhari Baisi village
in Farenda range of Gorakhpur forest division.
APP and WEB PORTAL

1. Name the union minister of Education in India who launched the first of its kind app named
“EnglishPro” developed by English and Foregin Languages University.
1) Amit Shah
2) Narendra Modi
4) Ram Nath Kovind
5) Nitin Gadkari
Answer – 3) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Explanation:
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Minister of Education launched a free mobile app “EnglishPro” to
develop Indian English Pronunciation in the unique “Indian” way in Hyderabad over a virtual platform. It
was developed by the Central University, English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) under the
University Social Responsibility (USR) programme. This is the first initiative by any university in India.

2. Which state government has launched the app named ‘I Rakhwali’ to make citizens ‘Greenery
Saviours’?
1) Goa
2) Punjab
3) Karnataka
4) Haryana
5) Chhattisgarh
Answer – 2) Punjab
Explanation:
Punjab State Minister for Department of Forest & Wildlife & Preservation Sadhu Singh Dharmsot launched ‘I
Rakhwali’ application. The app was launched to safeguard the forest areas in the state by making common
citizens as stakeholders in the process. It will help citizens to become ‘Greenery Saviours’.
3. Which app was declared India's 2nd best app in health category?
1) Fitbit
2) Fooducate
3) iMumz
4) My Diet
5) MyFitnessPal
Answer – 3) iMumz
Explanation:
Two alumni of IIT-BHU Ravi Teja and Mayur Dhurpate have developed iMumz app, which was declared the
country's second best app in health category in the prestigious 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation
Challenge'.
4. Which state/UT launched an online performance appraisal system named “SPARROW”?

1) Puducherry
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Haryana
5) Ladakh
Explanation:
Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the online portal, Smart Performance
Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service
Officers (JKAS). The SPARROW system will benefit around 1289 officers and is aimed at bringing more
transparency, avoiding loss of Appraisal Reports (APR) during transition, ensuring better monitoring and
timely completion of performance appraisals of JKAS officers.
5. Name the company which enters into the online insurance broking & planned to launch the portal
named ‘PayBima’.
1) Paysafe Finance
2) Mahindra Finance
3) IL&FS Finance
4) Max Finance
Answer - 2) Mahindra Finance
Explanation:
Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd (Mahindra Insurance Brokers), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra
Financial Services Limited (Mahindra Finance), which enter into an online insurance broking business to
provide digital services to the customers of its insurance brokerage through PayBima, a portal which said to
be launched soon.

6. The Nagaland government has launched state’s 1st tele-medicine platform, ‘Naga Telehealth’
recently. Who is the CM of Nagaland?
1) Hemant Soren
2) Pema Khandu
3) Neiphiu Rio
4) PS Golay
5) Naveen Patnaik
Answer – 3) Neiphiu Rio
Explanation:
In order to provide quality healthcare services at the Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres in
Nagaland, S Pangnyu Phom, Nagaland Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the state’s 1st tele-
medicine platform, ‘Naga Telehealth’ in Kohima, Nagaland. It was developed by the state govt in partnership
with NISHTHA, a US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s health systems strengthening project,
implemented by Jhpiego. Neiphiu Rio is the Chief Minister of Nagaland.
7. Who has launched the e-Gopala app, a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and
information portal for direct use of farmers?
2) Narendra Modi
3) Pralhad Patel
4) Harsh Vardhan
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, e-Gopala App for farmers
in Bihar through virtual mode. He launched several initiatives in fisheries, animal husbandry, dairy and
agriculture sectors in Bihar. ‘e-Gopala’ App is a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and
information portal for direct use of farmers.
8. Who has launched a dispute resolution mechanism named ‘SAROD-Ports’ recently?

1) Nitin Gadkari
2) Smriti Irani
3) Mansukh L. Mandaviya
4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
5) Raj Nath Singh
Answer – 3) Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Explanation:
Mansukh Laxmanbhai(L.) Mandaviya, Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) launched a dispute
resolution mechanism, ‘SAROD-Ports’ (Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes – Ports) through virtual
ceremony in New Delhi, India. It was established under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It consists of
members from Indian Ports Association (IPA) and Indian Private Ports and Terminals Association (IPTTA).
9. ‘Pothgal’ web portal was launched by which state government?

1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Telangana’s Minister of Information Technology and Industries, Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao(KTR)
launched the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society(PACS), Pothgal web portal – www.pacspothgal.com

at Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district. This is the first of its kind portal which contains all the details
of the loans, loan processes and services offered by the co-operative society.
10. Which division of southern railway has launched the “Freight Seva” app?
1) Thiruvananthapuram Railway
2) Chennai Division
3) Madurai Division
4) Palakkad Division
5) Tiruchirappalli Railway
Answer – 2) Chennai Division
Explanation:
The Chennai Division of Southern Railways launched an in-house mobile application called “Freight Seva”,
as part of its efforts to boost Freight traffic and add more customers to its base.
11. Name the Andhra Pradesh CM who has launched “AP Police Seva App” to file complaint online.
1) Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
2) Bhupesh Baghel
3) Manohar Lal
4) Yogi Aditya Nath
5) Pramod Sawant
Answer – 1) Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
Explanation:
Andhara Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the mobile application “AP Police
Seva” to lodge complaints online and to monitor the status of the complaint. Police Seva app offers 87 types
of services including detection of fake news connecting all police stations across the state.
12. ‘e- peek pahani’ is the mobile app related to which state government?
1) Haryana
2) Punjab
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer - 4) Maharashtra
Explanation:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that e- Peek Pahani mobile application of the State
Government will reduce hardships of farmers and help them get the right price and good market for their
produce. E Peek Pahani is pilot project currently running in 6 tehsils viz. Achalpur, Kamathi, Dindori, Wada,
Phulambri and Baramati. This app helps farmer for self-crop reporting of crop data and crop stages.
13. Who has launched the “Centralized Farm Machinery Performance Testing Portal” recently?
2) Narendra Modi
3) Pralhad Patel
4) Harsh Vardhan
Answer - 5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Explanation:
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar launched “Centralized Farm
Machinery Performance Testing Portal” in public domain. The Portal has been developed by the
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture.

14. Which state/UT government has launched ‘U-Rise’ portal for students?
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Punjab
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Delhi
Explanation:
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister(CM) of Uttar Pradesh(UP) launched Unified Re-imagined Innovation for
Student Empowerment (U-Rise) portal in Lucknow, UP. The portal guides the students in learning, career
counselling, and getting employment in the state. It was developed by Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Technical
University, Lucknow. It is a joint initiative by the Department of Technical Education, Training and
Employment Department and the Skill Development Mission. U-Rise portal aims to ensure a uniform quality
education for all students who can improve their learning curve while using this portal. UP is the 1st state to
launch a unified portal along with implementation of National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.
15. Government of Assam developed a mobile app named “Visitassam” for air passengers from other
states. Who is the present chief minister of Assam?
1) Neiphiu Rio
2) Pu Zoramthanga
3) Sarbananda Sonowal
4) Conrad Kongkal Sangma
5) N. Biren Singh
Answer – 3) Sarbananda Sonowal
Explanation:
Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Government of
Assam developed a mobile app named “Visitassam” for air passengers from other states. Visitassam enables
the air passengers to download forms and fill it which can be used at the airports to reduce the time spent
on the formalities for COVID-19 tests and ensures the proper social distancing among the passengers.
Sarbananda Sonowal is the current chief minister of Assam.
16. Who has launched Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s vaccine web portal and National
Clinical Registry for COVID-19?
1) Amit Shah
3) Harsh Vardhan
4) Nitin Gadkari
Answer – 3) Harsh Vardhan
Explanation:
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Harsh Vardhan launched Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR)’s Vaccine Web Portal and National Clinical Registry for COVID-19. The portal will provide
information regarding COVID-19 vaccine development for COVID-19 in India and Abroad. The National
COVID-19 Clinical Registry will collect data concerning clinical and laboratory investigations, treatments,
management protocols and outcomes of hospitalized COVID patients in India. Also, A Report named “What
India Eats” was released by the Minister, which shows the main dietary patterns in India.
17. Name the app which was launched by union minister Dharmendra Pradhan during World
Tourism Day celebration 2020.
1) SAMADHAN
2) SAMRATH
3) PATHIK
4) SAATHI

5) SEHAT
Answer – 4) SAATHI
Explanation:
The Ministry of Tourism celebrated WTD 2020 through a virtual platform from New Delhi where Union
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan was the chief guest. It was also
attended by Union Minister of Tourism and Culture (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel, Secretary, Ministry of
Tourism Yogendra Tripathi, Director General, Tourism Meenakshi Sharma, among others. The event saw
the launch of initiatives which are as follows: During the event SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness
& Training for Hospitality Industry) Application was launched by Dharmendra Pradhan. Dharmendra
Pradhan also launched a film ‘Pathik’, an initiative on Incredible India Tourist Facilitators Certification
Programme (IITFC) and an ICPB (India Convention Promotion Bureau) MICE (Meetings, incentives,
conferences and exhibitions) Promotional film to communicate a positive message for welcoming events to
India when competing destinations are already actively marketing their products.
18. Which state/UT government has launched portal for “Livelihood Generation Programme for
Returned Migrant workers due to COVID-19 Pandemic” recently?
1) West Bengal
2) Nagaland
3) Tripura
4) Kerala
5) Bihar
Answer - 2) Nagaland
Explanation:
Department of Industries & Commerce, Nagaland Government launched the portal for “Livelihood
Generation Programme for Returned Migrant workers due to COVID-19 Pandemic” scheme to provide skill
development training for migrant workers who returned from other parts of the country due to Pandemic.
CA STATIC GK
1. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which state?
1) Punjab
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) Karnataka
5) West Bengal
Explanation:
Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in the country.
2. Tarapur Atomic Power Station is located in which state?

1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
4) Uttarakhand
5) Haryana
Explanation:
Tarapur Atomic Power Station is located in Tarapur, Palghar, Maharashtra, India. It was the first
commercial nuclear power station built in India.

3. ‘The banker to every Indian’ is the tagline of which bank?
3) Canara Bank
5) Indian Bank
Answer - 1) State Bank of India
Explanation:
The taglines of State Bank of India are The banker to every Indian; With you all the way; Purely banking
nothing else; The nation banks on us.
4. Taj Mahal is located in which state?

2) Punjab
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer - 5) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Taj Mahal is located at mausoleum complex in Agra, western Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is
situated in the eastern part of the city on the southern (right) bank of the Yamuna (Jumna) River. Agra Fort
(Red Fort), also on the right bank of the Yamuna, is about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Taj Mahal.
5. Who is the present governor of Maharashtra?

1) Acharya Devvrat
2) Jagdeep Dhankhar
3) Draupadi Murmu
4) Anil Baijal
5) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Answer – 5) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Explanation:
Ram Nath Kovind, President of India recently appointed Satya Pal Malik, Goa Governor as the Governor of
Meghalaya. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was given the additional charge as
Governor of Goa. Satya Pal Malik replaced Tathagata Roy who completed his 5-year term by serving as
governor of Tripura for 3 years and remaining in Meghalaya.
6. What is the capital of Greece?

1) Athens
2) Jerusalem
3) Ankara
4) Cairo
Answer – 1) Athens
Explanation:
The capital and currency of Turkey are Ankara and Turkish lira respectively. The capital and currency of
Greece are Athens and Euro respectively. Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean are at their highest level in
decades after Turkey sent a survey vessel, escorted by warships, to prospect for oil and gas in waters
claimed by Greece. Athens sent its own warships in, and Ankara has responded by staging live-fire gunnery
exercises in the area this week.
7. Onam is the festival celebrated across which state?

1) Telangana
2) Tamil Nadu

3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
5) Karnataka
Explanation:
The festival Onam was celebrated across Kerala. The Festival: Onam is a major harvest festival in Kerala and
is celebrated to honor the home-coming of Asura king Mahabali who brought about peace and prosperity in
Kerala.
8. INDRA is the military exercise between ________.

1) India & Bangladesh
2) India & Japan
3) India & Australia
4) India & Russia
Answer – 4) India & Russia
Explanation:
INDRA NAVY-2020, earlier planned in Vladivostok has been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic situation.
Russian Navy has instead proposed conducting a “non-contact, at sea only” Passage Exercise (PASSEX) to
maintain the continuity of engagements between the two Navies. India-Russia (INDRA) Exercises between
the Army, Navy and Air Force of the two countries have been held since 2005. Joint Tri-Services Exercises
‘INDRA’ are also being held once in two years since 2017. The last INDRA Tri-Services Exercise was held in
India in December 2019.
9. Where is the HQ of Hindustan Shipyard Limited located?

1) Port Blair
2) Visakhapatnam
3) Mysuru
4) Coimbatore
Answer – 2) Visakhapatnam
Explanation:
Hindustan Shipyard Limited is a shipyard located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on the east coast of
India.
10. Wular Lake/UT is located in which state?

2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand
5) Meghalaya
Explanation:
Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in Jammu and
Kashmir, India.
11. ‘Mussoorie’, the Queen of Hills located in which state/UT?

1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Assam
3) Meghalaya
4) Uttarakhand
5) Chhattisgarh
Answer – 4) Uttarakhand

Explanation:
A study by the scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has found that 15 per cent of
Mussoorie hill station in Uttarakhand and its surrounding area is highly susceptible to landslides.
Mussoorie is located at a distance of 35 kms from Dehradun, Mussoorie is a wonderful hill station in
Uttarakhand situated at a height of 2005 mts above the sea level. It is situated at the foothills of the
Himalayas and is known as the Queen of the Hills.
12. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is located in which state?

1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana
Explanation:
The annual migration of butterflies from the hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats towards the Western Ghats has
been observed earlier in 2020, being witnessed in the months of July and August. Usually, these butterflies
breed during the southwest monsoon season on the eastern areas of South India and their progeny migrate
back to the western ghats in October- November. The migration started early after a gap of eight years. The
movement was observed towards the western ghats hill ranges, Nilgiris, the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, and
Palani hills in Tamil Nadu and Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in Kerala. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is a
well-protected ecological portion in the Nelliampathy - Anamalai landscape of the Southern Western Ghats
in India. It is located in the Palakkad District of Kerala. It was declared as Tiger Reserve during 2008-09.
13. Kolleru Lake is located in which state?

1) Assam
2) Punjab
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) West Bengal
Explanation:
Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh and forms the
largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia, 15 kilometers away from the Eluru and 65km from
Rajamahendravaram. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari deltas.
14. The headquarters of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) located
at which city?
1) Noida
2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
4) Bengaluru
5) Kolkata
Answer – 3) Hyderabad
Explanation:
The headquarters of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) located at
Hyderabad, Telangana.
15. Who is the administrator of UT of Lakshadweep?

1) V.P. Singh Badnore
2) Dineshwar Sharma
3) Praful Patel

4) Kiran Bedi
5) Devendra Kumar Joshi
Answer - 2) Dineshwar Sharma
Explanation:
Dineshwar Sharma is the present administrator of UT of Lakshadweep.
16. Eklavya Model Residential Schools is established by which ministry?

2) Ministry of Human Resource Development
4) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
5) Ministry of Coal
Answer – 3) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Explanation:
For the first Time, Sudha Painuli, a vice-principal of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) which is
established under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been selected for National Award to Teachers (NAT)
2020. Sudha Painuli is the vice-principal of EMRS-Kalsi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand since its establishment.
Sudha Painuli made it to the list of 47 outstanding teachers after a 3-stage rigorous online transparent
process. Union Ministry of Education (formerly known as Ministry of Human Resource Development) and
Department of School Education & Literacy constituted an Independent Jury at National Level to bestow the
National Award to Teachers (NAT) for the year 2020. EMRSs are set up in States/UTs with grants under
Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India.
17. Name the ministry which released the Unlock 4.0 guidelines recently.
4) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Answer - 1) Ministry of Home Affairs
Explanation:
The Union Home Ministry on August 26, 2020 issued the Unlock 4 guidelines.
18. Arignar Anna Zoological Park is located in which state?

1) Gujarat
2) Telangana
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Maharashtra
Explanation:
To help them overcome challenges owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, IT company HCL has
extended its support to the Tamil Nadu based Arignar Anna Zoological Park and the Madras Crocodile Bank.
19. Nelagadaranahalli Lake which is in news recently is located in which state?

1) Kerala
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) Telangana
5) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:
Toxic effluents discharged into lakes near Peenya Industrial Area has left the Nelagadaranahalli Lake
contaminated with high-levels of non-biodegradable chemicals, as well as heavy metals. It is no
exaggeration to say that Nelagadaranahalli Lake is the most polluted lake in the city. Nelagadaranahalli Lake
too, falls under the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). However, all the money spent by the BDA for
the ‘development’ of the lake has served no purpose.
20. Where is the headquarters of Punjab & Sind Bank located?

1) Gurugram
2) Pune
3) Chennai
4) Kolkata
5) New Delhi
Explanation:
The headquarters of Punjab & Sind Bank is in New Delhi.
21. Sun Temple at Konark is located in which state?

1) Bihar
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) West Bengal
5) Telangana
Explanation:
The Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the "Black Pagoda"), at Konark, in
Odisha. Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved the
promulgation of "The Odisha Universities (Amendment) Ordinance 2020" to amend the Odisha Universities
Act 1989.
22. Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
Explanation:
A rare albino sambar deer has been spotted in the Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, said
Divisional Forest Officer PK Verma. As per reports, a solo albino sambar deer was spotted in Navegaon
National Park in Gondia in Maharashtra.
23. Manas Wild Life Sanctuary is located in which state?

1) Assam
2) Nagaland
3) Sikkim
4) Uttarakhand
5) Kerala
Answer – 1) Assam
Explanation:
The Assam Assembly, on September 2, 2020, passed 'The Assam Heritage (tangible) Protection,
Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance Bill-2020'. The targeted sites and items must have been in
existence for not less than 75 years. The list includes religious institutions like the xattras, monasteries,

stupas, naamghars, mosques, dargahs, churches, besides social and cultural institutions. It will also shield
habitation structures having traditional architecture, heritage sites, heritage building structures,
monuments, precincts areas or sites, artifacts, sculptures, paintings, handicrafts, and manuscripts as well.
The manas wild life sanctuary is located in Assam.
24. How many countries were part of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)?

1) 10
2) 7
3) 6
4) 8
5) 9
Answer – 3) 6
Explanation:
The MGC was launched in the year 2000 at Vientiane, Lao PDR. It is an initiative by six countries – India and
Five ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand
and Vietnam). The main areas of cooperation between MGC are tourism, culture, education, transport and
communications.
25. The English and Foregin Languages University (EFLU) is located in which city?
1) Gurugram
2) Mumbai
3) Hyderabad
4) Kolkata
5) Patna
Explanation:
The English and Foreign Languages University known as EFLU is a university for English and foreign
languages located in Hyderabad, India.
26. The stadium in which state was named after Bhaichung Bhutia?
2) Assam
3) Tripura
4) Meghalaya
5) Sikkim
Answer – 5) Sikkim
Explanation:
Bhaichung Bhutia is set to become the first Indian footballer to have a stadium named after him. The
stadium is situated in Namchi - 25 kilometres from the legendary footballer's birthplace, Tinkitam in the
district of South Sikkim.
27. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located in which state?

1) Jharkhand
2) Maharashtra
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Bihar
Explanation:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that a 600-acre land parcel in the Aarey Milk
Colony near Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) would be reserved as a forest.

28. Sheikh Ul-Alam International Airport is located in which city?
1) Mangaluru
2) Surat
3) Shillong
4) Shimla
5) Srinagar
Answer – 5) Srinagar
Explanation:
Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport also known as Srinagar Airport or Budgam airbase is a military
airbase that serves Srinagar, the summer capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is
owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Authority of India operates a civil enclave at the airport.
29. Where is the headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) located?
1) Sydney
2) Vienna
3) Rome
4) London
5) Seoul
Answer – 3) Rome
Explanation:
The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is located at Rome, Italy.
30. The headquarters of Srei Equipment Finance Limited is located at ________.

1) Guwahati
2) Kolkata
3) Agartala
4) Chandigarh
5) Ahmedabad
Answer – 2) Kolkata
Explanation:
Srei Equipment Finance Limited is a Public incorporated on 13 June 2006. It is classified as Non-Govt
company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Kolkata, West Bengal.
31. The archaeological site at Sadikpur Sinauli of which state (Badhpat district) have been declared
to be “national importance” by the Archaeological Survey of India?
2) Telangana
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Haryana
Explanation:
The archaeological site and remains at Sadikpur Sinauli in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district where evidence
of the existence of a warrior class around 2,000 BCE was discovered in 2018 have been declared to be of
“national importance” by the Archaeological Survey of India.
32. P. Bharathan Nair who is in news recently is associated with which sport?
1) Badminton
2) Cricket
3) Basketball
4) Tennis
5) Volleyball
Answer – 5) Volleyball

Explanation:
Two sporting greats, Olympian long jumper Anju Bobby George and the late volleyball international P.
Bharathan Nair, now have roads in their name in their hometown Changanassery. The Changanassery
Municipal Council passed a resolution recently to name the roads after the two stars.
33. Jayakwadi dam is built across which river?

1) Narmada river
2) Krishna river
3) Godavari river
4) Bhima river
5) Tapi river
Answer – 3) Godavari river
Explanation:
The gates of Jayakwadi Dam in Paithan district were opened on September 8, 2020 night following heavy
rainfall in the catchment area. Jayakwadi dam is an earthen dam located on Godavari river at the site of
Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra, India.
34. Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state/UT?

1) Ladakh
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Delhi
5) Meghalaya
Answer – 4) Delhi
Explanation:
Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary lies at the far southern edge of the city of Delhi, at Asola near Tughlaqabad
in the Delhi National Capital Territory of India.
35. The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located in which city?

1) Kolkata
2) Patna
3) Guwahati
4) Shimla
5) Dehradun
Answer – 5) Dehradun
Explanation:
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand is an autonomous research institute for the
study of Geology of the Himalaya under the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India.
36. What does ‘D’ in DSCR denotes?

1) Data
2) Debt
3) Deficit
4) Deposit
5) Demand
Answer – 2) Debt
Explanation:
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR)– For the relevant year addition of net cash accruals along with interest
and finance charges divided by addition of current portion of long term debt with interest and finance
charges.

37. ‘Operation Greens’ is the scheme under which ministry?
1) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
2) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
3) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
4) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Answer – 1) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Explanation:
Government of India extended Price Stabilisation interventions under ‘Operation Greens’ scheme for
majority of fruits and vegetables grown in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to extend support to farmers in J&K.
The initiative is aimed to support farmers of Fruits and Vegetables under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in
order to prevent distress sales, Price Stabilization interventions under Central Sector Scheme – ‘Operation
Greens’. It has been extended from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to all notified fruits and vegetables
(TOTAL) for a period of six months on a pilot basis. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has
launched the scheme 'operation greens'.
38. Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in which state?

1) Telangana
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand
4) Kerala
5) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve also known as Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
Andhra Pradesh.
39. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR -IIIM)
is located in which city?
1) Noida
2) Ranchi
3) Patna
4) Leh
5) Jammu
Answer – 5) Jammu
Explanation:
Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine is a premier institute located in Jammu under the Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India and dedicated to the research of drug discovery.
40. Who is the present MD&CEO of Bank of India?

1) Sanjiv Chadha
2) Hasmukh Adhia
3) Atanu Kumar Das
4) Lingam Venkat Prabhakar
5) Pallav Mahapatra
Answer – 3) Atanu Kumar Das
Explanation:
The current Managing Director(MD) & Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Bank of India is Atanu Kumar Das.
41. Mundra Port terminal is located in which state?

1) Tamil Nadu
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Maharashtra

4) Gujarat
5) Kerala
Explanation:
A proposal to transfer partial ownership of a terminal at India’s busiest Mundra port in Gujarat to a Chinese
company is now under the scanner of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA), after an agreement between the Adani Group’s French joint venture partner CMA Terminals and the
China Merchants Group (CMG), a Chinese state-owned enterprise.
42. Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) functions under which ministry?
1) Minister of Science and Technology
2) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
3) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
4) Minister of Defence
5) Minister of Home Affairs
Answer – 3) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Explanation:
Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry completed
123 years of service on 9th September 2020.
43. Deoghar which is in news recently is a district of which state?

1) Tripura
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) Odisha
5) Assam
Answer – 2) Jharkhand
Explanation:
Jharkhand will soon get its second airport in Deoghar that is being developed by Airports Authority of India
(AAI), in collaboration with the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and State
government.
44. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in which state?

1) Uttarakhand
2) Tripura
3) West Bengal
4) Karnataka
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer - 1) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand) are
depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a
study by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
45. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is located in which city?

1) Jamshedpur
2) Srinagar
3) Ambala
4) Ahmedabad
5) Varanasi
Answer – 5) Varanasi

Explanation:
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is a public airport located at Babatpur, 26 km northwest of
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
46. Who is the Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
1) Inger Andersen
2) Shashank Manohar
3) Guy Ryder
4) Thomas Bach
5) Manu Sawhney
Answer – 1) Inger Andersen
Explanation:
As per the United in Science 2020 report, the second in a series highlighted that the world is nearing to pass
the temperature limit set by global leaders 5 years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so. In the
next 5 years, the world has about a 1-in-4 chance to experience a year that is hot enough to keep the global
temperature at 2.7 degrees (1.5 °C-degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial times. 1.5°C is the harsher of 2
limits set in 2015 by world leaders in the Paris climate change agreement. The report has been compiled by
the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), with input from the Global Carbon Project, UNESCO
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Met Office. UN Environment Programme (UNEP):
Executive Director– Inger Andersen.
47. Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in which state?

1) Uttarakhand
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Telangana
Explanation:
Bandipur National Park established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located
in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India. Along
with adjacent Nagarhole National Park it is one of the premier Tiger Reserves in the country.
48. The headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme is located at which city?
1) Lausanne
2) Gland
3) Nairobi
4) New York
5) New Delhi
Answer – 3) Nairobi
Explanation:
The headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is located in Nairobi, Kenya.
49. Who is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

1) Pema Khandu
2) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
4) Nitish Kumar
5) Trivendra Singh Rawat
Answer – 5) Trivendra Singh Rawat
Explanation:
Trivender Singh Rawat is the present chief minister of Uttarakhand.

50. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport is located at which state?
1) Telangana
2) Goa
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Assam
5) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport is an international airport that principally serves Indore and adjacent
regions in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh.
51. Where does the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research located?

1) Bengaluru
2) Kolkata
3) New Delhi
4) Lucknow
5) Chennai
Answer – 4) Lucknow
Explanation:
Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay
down guidelines pertaining to disposal of cigarette and beedi butts within three months. NGT held that
tobacco is undoubtedly harmful and it is mainly concerned with the manner of disposal of cigarette and
beedi butts. A study conducted by the Lucknow based CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR)
approves the CPCB report and holds that the concentration of various parameters analysed is lower than
the prescribed limits and will not be toxic.
52. Where is the HQ of Asian Development Bank located?

1) Shanghai
2) New Delhi
3) Mandaluyong
4) Beijing
5) New York
Answer – 3) Mandaluyong
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is
headquartered the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.
53. Who is the chief minister of Meghalaya?

1) Neiphiu Rio
2) Pu Zoramthanga
4) Conrad Kongkal Sangma
5) N. Biren Singh
Answer - 4) Conrad Kongkal Sangma
Explanation:
Conrad K Sangma is the present Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
54. Emmanuel Macron is the president of which country?

1) Argentina
2) Portugal
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France

Answer – 5) France
Explanation:
Emmanuel Macron is the president of France.
55. What is the constituency of Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Laxmanbhai
Mandaviya?
1) Himachal Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
2) Uttarakhand (Rajya Sabha)
3) Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha)
4) Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
5) Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
Answer – 4) Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
Explanation:
The constituency of Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya is Gujarat
(Rajya Sabha).
56. Nehru Zoological Park is located in which state?

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Goa
3) Assam
4) Telangana
5) Sikkim
Explanation:
Forest Martyrs Day was observed at the Forest Martyrs pylon of the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad,
Telangana on September 11, 2020.
57. Where is the HQ of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) located at?
1) New Delhi
2) Bengaluru
3) Chennai
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
Explanation:
The HQ of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) located at Mumbai, Maharashtra.
58. Dumbur dam is located at which state?

1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Sikkim
4) Tripura
5) Meghalaya
Answer – 4) Tripura
Explanation:
River Gumati It is the largest and longest river of Tripura with a cumulative length of 180 km. Dumbur dam
is built over the river. The river meets with river Meghna in Bangladesh.
59. What is the capital of Fiji?

1) Barcelona
2) Amsterdam
3) Wellington
4) Melbourne

5) Suva
Answer – 5) Suva
Explanation:
India promised 850000 USD (around Rs.6.25 crore) to support the new initiative to create a climate
disaster risk financing framework for Fiji. The capital and currency of Fiji are Suva and Fijian Dollar
respectively.
60. How many member states were present in ASEAN?

1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
4) 10
5) 12
Answer – 4) 10
Explanation:
ASEAN member states - 10 States ― Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 1 Observer – Papua New Guinea.
61. Dominic Thiem who is in news recently is associated with which sport?
1) Golf
2) Tennis
3) Cricket
4) Moto Sport
5) Rugby
Answer – 2) Tennis
Explanation:
The 140th Edition of American Open or US Open took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Centre, New York, United States from August 31, 2020 – September 13, 2020.
2020 US Open Winners:
Category Winner Runners-up
Men’s Singles Dominic Thiem (Austria) Alexander Zverev(Germany)
Women’s
Singles Naomi Osaka (Japan) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands)& Nikola Mektic
Men’s Doubles Mate Pavic (Croatia) & Bruno Soares (Brazil) (Croatia)
Women’s Laura Siegemund (Germany) & Vera Nicole Melichar (United States) & Yifan Xu
Doubles Zvonareva (Russia) (China)
62. Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located at which state?

1) Jharkhand
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) West Bengal
4) Odisha
5) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Okhla Bird Sanctuary at Uttar Pradesh is set to open after being closed for five months due to the
coronavirus-induced lockdown, informed the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.
63. Harmandir Sahib popularly known as Golden temple located at which state?
1) Karnataka
2) Tamil Nadu

3) Chhattisgarh
4) Punjab
5) Telangana
Answer – 4) Punjab
Explanation:
The Union Home Ministry has granted Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration to the
famous Gurdwara Harmandir Sahib, or the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Punjab enabling it to receive foreign
donations.
64. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?

1) Nur-Sultan
2) Dushanbe
3) Ashgabat
4) Tashkent
5) Bishkek
Answer – 5) Bishkek
Explanation:
On the sidelines of the SCO meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Finance Minister of
Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aidarbeko to discuss issues of bilateral and regional interest. Both nations agreed to
further enhance strategic partnership in all spheres. The capital and currency of Kyrgyzstan are Bishkek
and Kyrgyzstani som respectively.
65. Who is the present MD&CEO of YES Bank?

1) Neeraj Dhawan
2) Ashish Agarwal
3) Prashant Kumar
4) Ravi Kumar
5) Pinaki Ghose
Answer – 3) Prashant Kumar
Explanation:
Prashant Kumar is the present MD&CEO of Yes Bank.
66. The Valmiki National Park is located at which state?

1) West Bengal
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) Bihar
5) Assam
Answer – 4) Bihar
Explanation:
Valmiki National Park, Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary is located at the India-Nepal border in the West
Champaran district of Bihar, India on the bank of river Gandak. It is the only National park in Bihar.
67. Who is the present MD&CEO of SBI General Insurance company?

1) Prakash Chandra Kandpal
2) Pushan Mahapatra
3) Devesh Srivastava
4) V Ramasamy
5) A K Das
Answer – 1) Prakash Chandra Kandpal
Explanation:
Prakash Chandra Kandpal is the present MD&CEO of SBI General Insurance Company.

68. Kalraj Mishra is the governor of which state?
1) Rajasthan
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Assam
5) Tripura
Explanation:
Kalraj Mishra is the present governor of Rajasthan.
69. Pantanal region, the largest tropical wetland in the world is located at which country?
1) Chile
2) Poland
3) Brazil
4) Peru
5) Ecuador
Answer – 3) Brazil
Explanation:
The Pantanal region is the largest tropical wetland in the world, located mostly within Brazil, but also
extending into Bolivia and Paraguay. The 'Pantanal Conservation Area' natural World Heritage site, part of
the larger Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, covers a considerable section of the Brazilian Pantanal with
particularly high ecological importance. These areas protect numerous threatened species, such as a
significant jaguar population, the giant armadillo, giant anteater, giant otter, marsh deer and the hyacinth
macaw, the largest species of parrot.
70. Where is the headquarters of Paytm located?

1) Bengaluru
2) Gurugram
3) Noida
4) Patna
5) New Delhi
Answer – 3) Noida
Explanation:
The Headquarters of Paytm is located at Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
71. What is the currency of Japan?

1) Rupees
2) Euro
3) Dollar
4) Yen
5) Pound
Answer – 4) Yen
Explanation:
The capital and currency of Japan are Tokyo and Japanese Yen respectively.
72. ‘Purely banking nothing else’ is the tagline of which bank?

1) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Indian Bank
5) Canara Bank

Explanation:
‘The banker to every Indian’; ‘With you all the way’; ‘Purely banking nothing else’; ‘The nation banks on us’
are the tagline of State Bank of India.
73. Who is the MD&CEO of SBM Bank India?

1) B Chandrasekar
2) C K Venkataraman
3) Rajnish Kumar
4) Sidharth Rath
Answer – 4) Sidharth Rath
Explanation:
Sidharth Rath is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SBM Bank (India).
74. Where is the HQ of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) located?

1) Patna
2) Noida
3) New Delhi
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
Explanation:
The HQ of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) located at New Delhi.
75. Golconda Fort is located at which state?

1) Odisha
2) Bihar
3) Telangana
4) Maharashtra
5) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
Golconda Fort, also known as Golkonda is a fortified citadel and an early capital city of the Qutb Shahi
dynasty, located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
76. Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary is located at which state?

1) Tripura
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Haryana
Explanation:
In Tamil Nadu, a massive afforestation exercise is going on in the popular Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in
Ariyalur district, near Trichy. A large number of individuals as well as organisations have come forward to
reclaim the lush greenery of the sanctuary.
77. Name the India’s 1st Anti-Satellite Missile test.

1) Mission A-SAT
2) Mission Shakti
3) Mission Arya
4) Mission Karuda

Answer – 2) Mission Shakti
Explanation:
A customized My Stamp on India’s First Anti-Satellite Missile (A-SAT) launch was released by the
Department of Posts on the occasion of Engineers Day on Tuesday in the presence of National Security
Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval. On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile test ‘Mission
Shakti’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on March 27, 2019.
78. Kempegowda international airport is located at which city?

1) Lucknow
2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata
4) Bengaluru
5) Amritsar
Answer - 4) Bengaluru
Explanation:
Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian
state of Karnataka.
79. Where does the headquarters of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) located?
1) Vienna
2) Nairobi
3) Geneva
4) London
5) Paris
Answer – 5) Paris
Explanation:
The headquarters of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) located at Paris,
France.
80. The Kanha National Park is located at which state?

1) Maharashtra
2) Punjab
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Odisha
Answer - 3) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Recently, Madhya Pradesh cops arrest Bastar Maoist near Kanha National Park
81. Who is the present National Security Advisor of India?

1) Ajit Doval
2) Swapnil Kendhe
3) Upasana Mondal
4) Urmil Trivedi
5) Venkateshwaran Subramanian
Answer – 1) Ajit Doval
Explanation:
The 10th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) National Security Advisors (NSAs)
was hosted by Russia, the current chair of BRICS, where India was represented by Ajit Doval, Adviser to the
Prime Minister (PM) of India on National Security. The focus of the meet was to exchange views on

combating terrorism and extremism. Notably, a draft anti-terrorist strategy of the BRICS nations has been
prepared, which will be submitted for approval during the upcoming summit.
82. Thomas cup and Uber cup are related to which sport?
1) Cricket
2) Football
3) Badminton
4) Hockey
5) Tennis
Answer – 3) Badminton
Explanation:
Badminton World Federation (BWF) has decided to postpone the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup scheduled at
Aarhus (Denmark) from October 3 to 11.
83. The Bangladesh government has given special permission to export which fish to India recently?
1) Trout
2) Cod
3) Hilsa
4) Carp
5) Tuna
Answer – 3) Hilsa
Explanation:
The Commerce Ministry has allowed nine exporters to send a total of approximately 1500 tonnes of Hilsa to
India. The first consignment of Hilsa was reported to have been sent to India on September 14, 2020.
Bangladesh imposed a ban on the export of Hilsa in 2012. However, as a special measure, last year also
export of 500 tonnes of Hilsa to India was permitted by the government around the time of Durga Puja.
Hilsa or 'Ilish' is considered a delicacy in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Bangladesh has a shore of close to 75
percent in the production of Hilsa fish in the world.
84. What is the capital of Peru?

1) Quito
2) Santiago
3) Lima
4) Bogota
5) Sucre
Answer – 3) Lima
Explanation:
President Martin Vizcarra (left) arriving to give a statement in Congress where he is facing an impeachment
trial, in Lima on September 18, 2020. The capital and currency of Peru are Lima & Sol respectively.
85. ‘Together We Can’ is the tagline of which bank?

3) Indian Bank
4) Union Bank of India
5) Canara Bank
Answer – 5) Canara Bank
Explanation:
‘Together We Can’ is the tagline of Canara Bank.
86. Nandankanan Zoological Park is located at which state?

1) Jharkhand
2) Chhattisgarh

3) Odisha
4) Sikkim
5) Tripura
Explanation:
Recently, death of two sloth bears has been reported from the Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneswar
(Odisha). The exact cause of deaths is not yet known. Earlier, a 28-year-old Himalayan black bear died
probably due to old age as bears are known to live for about 30 years.
87. Where is the HQ of International Labour Organisation (ILO) located?

1) New Delhi
2) Geneva
3) London
4) New York
5) Rome
Answer – 2) Geneva
Explanation:
The headquarters of International Labour Organisation (ILO) located at Geneva, Switzerland.
88. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is located at which state?

1) Maharashtra
2) Telangana
3) Goa
4) Karnataka
5) Gujarat
Answer – 3) Goa
Explanation:
The Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is a 208.5-km² protected area in the Indian state of Goa in the Western Ghats
of South India.
89. Kandla port is located in which state?

1) Kerala
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Tamil Nadu
5) West Bengal
Explanation:
Kandla, officially Deendayal Port Trust is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near
the city of Gandhidham.
90. Indira Gandhi International airport is located in which city?

1) Ahmedabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Delhi
4) Amritsar
5) Guwahati
Answer – 3) Delhi
Explanation:
Minister of State (MoS) Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Civil Aviation inaugurated India’s first General
Aviation Terminal at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi to handle the flight operations and
movement and processing of passengers flying through of private jets or chartered flights.

91. What is the capital of Canada?
1) New York
2) Ottawa
3) Berlin
4) Amsterdam
5) Athens
Answer – 2) Ottawa
Explanation:
The capital and currency of Canada are Ottawa and Canadian dollar respectively.
92. Gangotri National Park is located in which state?

1) Sikkim
2) Uttarakhand
4) Meghalaya
5) Himachal Pradesh
Answer - 2) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
Snow leopards, one of the rarest wild animals, have been spotted multiple times in Gangotri National Park,
Uttarakhand since August 2020 according to the statement of animal scientist Shambhu Prasad Nautiyal.
93. Nehru Zoological Park is located in which state?

1) Chhattisgarh
2) Punjab
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Gujarat
Answer - 4) Telangana
Explanation:
Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad is conducting online quiz competitions for all the age groups on the
occasion of International Rhinoceros Day September 22, 2020.
94. The CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology is located in which city?
1) Pune
2) Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata
5) Delhi
Answer – 5) Delhi
Explanation:
The New Delhi based CSIR - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) is a scientific
research institute devoted primarily to biological research.
95. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?

1) China
2) Tibet
3) Nepal
4) Thailand
5) Bhutan
Answer – 3) Nepal
Explanation:
The capital and currency of Nepal are Kathmandu and Nepalese rupee respectively.

96. Tehri Lake is located in which state?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttarakhand
3) Sikkim
5) Punjab
Answer – 2) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) collaborated with Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) to
promote adventure sports activities at Tehri Lake in Uttarakhand. In this regard, the memorandum of
understanding (MoU) was signed by Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG),
ITBP, and Prashant Arya, Director of UTDB.
97. Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" is located in which country?

1) France
2) Netherlands
3) Greece
4) Italy
5) Switzerland
Answer – 4) Italy
Explanation:
Rome's (Italy) Fiumicino Airport has become the first airport in the world to earn "the COVID-19 5-Star
Airport Rating" from Skytrax, an international airport industry ratings body. Though Skytrax is best known
for its annual rankings of the world's best airports, the global Covid-19 crisis prompted the organization to
come up with a designation for airport hygiene.
98. Indus Water Treaty is the water distribution treaty between India and which country?
1) Pakistan
2) Nepal
3) China
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
Answer – 1) Pakistan
Explanation:
September 19, 2020 year marks the 60th anniversary of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between India and
Pakistan. The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by
the World Bank signed in Karachi in 1960. According to this agreement, control over the water flowing in
three “eastern” rivers of India — the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej was given to India The control over the
water flowing in three “western” rivers of India — the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum was given to
Pakistan.
99. Which is world's longest serving warship?

1) Japanese Izumo
2) Russian Kirov
3) INS Viraat
4) US Nimitz
5) Brazilian Clemenceau
Answer – 3) INS Viraat
Explanation:
INS Viraat holds the record for being the world's longest serving warship. It was the second centaur-class
aircraft carrier which was in service with the Indian Navy for 29 years before being decommissioned in
March 2017.

100. Where is the headquarter of Bandhan Bank located?
1) Bengaluru
2) Mumbai
3) Kolkata
4) Chennai
5) Delhi
Explanation:
Bandhan Bank Ltd. is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Kolkata, West
Bengal.
101. SGX is the investment holding company located in which country?

1) Ireland
2) Thailand
3) Hong Kong
4) Japan
5) Singapore
Explanation:
Singapore Exchange Ltd and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. signed a formal agreement in order to
confirm the key terms to operationalise the NSE International Financial Service Centre (IFSC)-SGX Connect.
NSE IFSC-SGX Connect unites international and Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) participants
to create a large liquidity pool for Nifty products in GIFT City.
102. Where is the HQ of World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) located?

1) Yerevan
2) Zagreb
3) Vienna
4) Helsinki
5) Berlin
Answer – 4) Helsinki
Explanation:
The World Federation of the Deaf is an international non-governmental organization that acts as a peak
body for national associations of Deaf people. The Headquarters of World Federation of the Deaf is located
at Helsinki, Finland.
103. Sawai Mansingh cricket stadium is located in which state?

1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Haryana
3) Rajasthan
4) Assam
5) Odisha
Explanation:
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
104. What is the capital of Belarus?

1) Kyiv
2) Minsk
3) Oslo
4) Lisbon
5) Warsaw
Answer – 2) Minsk

Explanation:
The capital and currency of Belarus are Minsk & Belarusian ruble respectively.
105. Where is the HQ of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) located?
1) London
2) Vienna
3) Rome
4) Geneva
5) Washington DC
Answer – 4) Geneva
Explanation:
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as a
permanent intergovernmental body. The HQ of UNCTAD is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
106. The Shinkun La tunnel is proposed to be built on the border between Ladakh and which state?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Meghalaya
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Sikkim
Answer - 4) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
To augment border infrastructure, the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd
(NHIDCL), under Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways (MoRTH), has expedited making detailed project
report for the world's longest high-altitude Shinkun La Tunnel. The tunnel (13.5 Km long) is proposed to be
built on the border between Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. Once it is complete, the Manali-Kargil highway
will remain open throughout the year. The tunnel will provide all-weather road connectivity between
Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in Zanskar valley. With the construction of the tunnel,
inhabitants of around 15-odd villages of Zanskar Valley in Jammu and Kashmir will be relieved since the
valley remains cut off due to heavy snowfall during the winter.
107. What is the capital and currency of Somalia?

1) Tripoli & Dinar
2) Buenos Aires & Peso
3) Zagreb & Kuna
4) Mogadishu & Shilling
Answer – 4) Mogadishu & Shilling
Explanation:
The capital and currency of Somalia are Mogadishu & Somali Shilling respectively.
108. Where is the headquarters of IDFC First Bank located?

1) Gurugram
2) Mumbai
3) Chennai
4) Lucknow
5) Patna
Explanation:
IDFC First Bank (formerly IDFC Bank) is an Indian banking company with headquarters in Mumbai that
forms part of IDFC, an integrated infrastructure finance company.

109. Who is the Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO)?
1) Gianni Infantino
2) Guy Ryder
3) Kitack Lim
4) Thomas Bach
5) Abdulqawi Yusuf
Answer - 3) Kitack Lim
Explanation:
Kitack Lim is the present Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The headquarters
of IMO is located at London, United Kingdom.
110. Koyna dam is located in which state?

1) Telangana
2) Karnataka
3) Punjab
4) Maharashtra
5) Odisha
Explanation:
The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on
Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. Koyna dam has been filled to
100% capacity while discharge of 9,274 cusecs has already been started as per the statement of Sangli
district administration.
111. Leuser Ecosystem is located in which country?

1) United Kingdom
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Canada
5) Philippines
Answer – 3) Indonesia
Explanation:
Recently, an investigation by the global watchdog Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has shown that various
food, cosmetics and finance companies have links with companies implicated in the destruction of the
Leuser Ecosystem, a forest area on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Leuser Ecosystem is among the most
ancient and life-rich ecosystems ever documented by science and is a world-class hotspot of biodiversity
and is widely acknowledged to be among the most important areas of intact rainforest left in all of
Southeast Asia. The ecosystem has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
112. What is the currency of South Africa?

1) Yen
2) Pound
3) Dollar
4) Rand
5) Franc
Answer – 4) Rand
Explanation:
The capital of South Africa is Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein & currency of South Africa is South African
rand.
113. The head office of Fino Payments Bank located in which city?
1) Kolkata
2) Delhi

3) Pune
4) Navi Mumbai
5) Ahmedabad
Answer – 4) Navi Mumbai
Explanation:
Fino Payments Bank Limited: Head Office– Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
114. The clashes erupted between Armenia and which country over Nagorno-Karabakh region
recently?
1) Russia
2) Georgia
3) Azerbaijan
4) Iran
5) Turkey
Answer – 3) Azerbaijan
Explanation:
Clashes erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the volatile Nagorno-Karabakh region (also known
as Artsakh), reigniting concern about instability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines transporting
oil and gas to world markets. Both sides, which fought a war in the 1990s, reported fatalities. Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region that is inside Azerbaijan but is run by ethnic Armenians, declared
martial law and mobilised their male populations. Armenia said Azerbaijan had carried out an air and
artillery attack on Nagorno-Karabakh.
115. Who is the present union minister for Rural Development in India?
1) Thawar Chand Gehlot
2) V. Sadananda Gowda
3) Smriti Irani
4) Nitin Gadkari
Answer – 5) Narendra Singh Tomar
Explanation:
As a part of the commemoration of Antyodaya Diwas 2020, MoRD is celebrating the foundation day of Deen
Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana(DDU-GKY) with a program “Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge”, along
with the beneficiaries and other stakeholders of the scheme across India. Narendra Singh Tomar, Union
Minister of Rural Development along with Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State(MoS) for Rural
Development participated in the program.
116. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located in which city?

1) Chennai
2) Bengaluru
3) Kolkata
4) Hyderabad
5) New Delhi
Explanation:
The Airport Council International(ACI), a worldwide association for the air transport industry, granted GMR
Group-led Rajiv Gandhi International Airport located at Hyderabad, Telangana, the Airport Health
Accreditation (AHA) for the safety measures being taken at the aerodrome. The airport is among the 1st
airports in the Asia Pacific region to have received this accreditation.
117. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located at which state?

1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan

3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
In Madhya Pradesh, fifteen elephants deployed for various tasks in the state's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
are on a unique week-long picnic these days. This picnic is organized every year as an annual Elephant
Festival. The rejuvenation camp for elephants recently, giving them a break from their routine work.
118. Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium is located at which state?

2) Meghalaya
3) Sikkim
4) Assam
5) Tripura
Answer – 4) Assam
Explanation:
Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium situated at Silchar, Assam. It was earlier known as
the District Sports Association Stadium. After extensive upgrade of facilities, it was renamed after the father
of Sri Santosh Mohan Dev.
119. What is the currency of Denmark?

1) Rupiah
2) Ringgit
3) Krone
4) Rand
5) Won
Answer – 3) Krone
Explanation:
The capital and currency of Denmark are Copenhagen & Krone respectively.
120. Where is the headquarters of International Energy Agency (IEA) located?

1) New Delhi
2) Vienna
3) Paris
4) Rome
5) London
Answer – 3) Paris
Explanation:
The International Energy Agency is a Paris (France)-based autonomous intergovernmental organization.
121. Kushinagar international airport is located in which state?

1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Telangana
Answer - 3) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
The Government of India agreed to facilitate the visit of a Delegation Buddhish pilgrims from Sri Lanka in
the Inaugural International Flight to the city of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh (Recently announced as
International Airport due to its significance in Buddhism).

122. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is located in which state?
1) Gujarat
2) West Bengal
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Telangana
Explanation:
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Dum Dum, West
Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area.
123. Where is the headquarters of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) located?
1) New Delhi, India
2) Rome, Italy
3) Madrid, Spain
4) London, United Kingdom
5) Sydney, Australia
Answer – 3) Madrid, Spain
Explanation:
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO): Secretary-General– Zurab Pololikashvili;
Headquarters– Madrid, Spain.
124. Who authored the book titled “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence” and “A Call to Honour”?
1) Aguiar Rajiv
2) Shantanu Gupta
3) Shashi Taroor
4) Jaswant Singh
Answer – 4) Jaswant Singh
Explanation:
Jaswant Singh's books include, “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence (2009)” and A Call to Honour (2006).
125. “The changing face of prosperity” is the tagline of which bank?

1) Karur Vysya Bank
2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
3) ING Vysya Bank
4) Dhanlakshmi Bank
Answer – 2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Explanation:
“The changing face of prosperity” is the tagline of Lakshmi Vilas Bank.
126. Which Indian city has world’s 1st tram library?

1) Raipur
2) Amritsar
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Kolkata
5) Chennai
Explanation:
The first tram in the world to have a library is now open in Kolkata. Passing through College Street also
known as ‘boipara’ or “the area of books”, the single coach AC tram will run regularly between Esplanade
and Shyambazar, one of the oldest tram routes in the city.

127. Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Telangana
4) Karnataka
5) Haryana
Explanation:
India’s sandalwood trees are facing a serious threat due to Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD). The natural
population of sandalwood in Marymoor Sandal Forest of Kerala and various reserve forests in Karnataka,
including MM Hills (Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary), are heavily infected with SSD.
128. Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Gujarat
5) Karnataka
Explanation:
A special drive to uproot the invasive Lantana bushes in the Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan’s
Udaipur district has been carried out along with the plantation of native species on the cleared patches of
land. This has helped in ecological restoration of grasslands and saved biodiversity.
129. Where is the headquarters of World Heart Federation (WHF) located?

1) Rome, Italy
2) New Delhi, India
4) New York, United States
5) Beijing, China
Answer - 3) Geneva, Switzerland
Explanation:
The World Heart Federation is a nongovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
130. Who is the present chairman & MD of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)?
1) Mohammad Mustafa
2) Ajay Tyagi
3) Aravind Subramaniam
4) Subash Chandra Khuntia
5) BP Kanungo
Answer – 1) Mohammad Mustafa
Explanation:
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) - Chairman & Managing Director– Mohammad Mustafa.

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11. Pang Lhabsol is the festival celebrated in which state?

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36. India’s largest piggery mission was launched at which state?

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71. Which organization has announced a hackathon named “KRITAGYA” (Krishi-Taknik-Gyan)

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4. Which country plans to unveil the bronze statue of Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis?

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5. Which country constructs missile site at Kailash-Mansarovar?

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6. Which state government has relaunched Deendayal Antyodaya Rasoi scheme?

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10. YSR Aasara scheme was launched by which state?

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17. Which state government has launched ‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’?

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BANKING AND FINANCE

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