Monthly Quiz General Awareness September 2020 (Part –I)

1. Which country has committed Development Assistance loan to India of 3,500 crore rupees
for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support?

a. US
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. Australia
e. None of these

Sol: b. Japan

Japan has committed an official Development Assistance loan to India of 3,500 crore rupees for
the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support.

2. "Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana", is a group life insurance scheme that will
provide a cover of Rs ___ lakhs each to employees working in cantonment areas across
India.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 7
e. 10

Sol: c. 5

3. European Investment Bank has decided to invest 650 million euros into the construction of
__________ city metro line.

a. Kolkata
b. Mumbai
c. Kanpur
d. Lucknow
e. Ahemdabad

Sol: c. Kanpur

4. Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2020?

a. Daniel Ricciardo
b. Max Verstappen
c. Lewis Hamilton
d. Valtteri Bottas
e. None of these

Sol: c. Lewis Hamilton

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5. Who have developed the world’s largest 'solar tree' installed at Durgapur in West Bengal?

a. CII
b. TERI
c. CSIR-CMERI
d. IGBC
e. REEEP

Sol: c. CSIR-CMERI

The CSIR’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) have developed the
world’s largest 'solar tree'. It is installed at its residential complex in Durgapur in West Bengal.

6. On which date World Coconut Day is celebrated annually?

a. 31 August
b. 1 September
c. 2 September
d. 3 September
e. 6 September

Sol: c. 2 September

7. Which month in 2020 would be celebrated as the Nutrition Month?

a. September
b. October
c. November
d. December
e. None of these

Sol: a. September

8. A MoU has been signed between India and _________ for cooperation in the field of
geology and mineral resources.

a. Japan
b. Finland
c. Iceland
d. Nigeria
e. None of these

Sol: b. Finland
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9. ADB has approved a $ ___ billion loan to support the construction of the modern, high-
speed Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

Sol: a. 1

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1 billion loan to support the construction of
the modern, high-speed Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.

10. Which airport has won the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Godrej Green Business
Centre (GBC) 'National Energy Leader' and 'Excellent Energy Efficient Unit' award?

a. Chennai International Airport

b. Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport
c. Indira Gandhi International Airport
d. Hyderabad International Airport
e. None of these

Sol: d. Hyderabad International Airport

11. In September, a MoU is signed between India and _______for cooperation in technical
textiles to improve quality and testing of Indian textiles and clothing.

a. Japan
b. Russia
c. France
d. Australia
e. None of these

Sol: a. Japan

The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
India’s Textiles Committee and Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan.
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12. What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index 2020, an annual ranking by World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)?

a. 45th
b. 48th
c. 50th
d. 52nd
e. 54th

Sol: b. 48th

India ranked 48th in Global Innovation Index 2020 by World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO).

13. The Union Cabinet approved a mission, aimed at capacity building of government
employees to make them more creative, proactive, professional and technology-enabled.
What is the name of the mission?

a. Mission Shayogi
b. Mission Karmayogi
c. Mission Karmajogi
d. Mission Shajogi
e. None of these

Sol: b. Mission Karmayogi

14. Who is appointed as the next prime minister of Lebanon?

a. Nasser Zefzafi
b. Saad al-Hariri
c. Mustapha Adib
d. Fouad Mourtada
e. None of these

Sol: c. Mustapha Adib

15. Which state will set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in every district of the
state?

a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
e. None of these

Sol: c. Uttar Pradesh

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16. Union Cabinet has approved the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020. Which of
the following language is not included in the bill as official languages?

a. Urdu
b. Sindhi
c. Dogri
d. English
e. Hindi

Sol: b. Sindhi

Union Cabinet has approved the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 in which five
languages Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi and English will be official languages.

17. Which state has launched ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ campaign?

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Odisha
d. Rajasthan
e. Maharashtra

Sol: b. Madhya Pradesh

18. Who is appointed as new Chairman of Press Trust of India?

a. V K Yadav
b. Aveek Sarkar
c. Pramod Chandra Mody
d. L C Goyal
e. None of these

Sol: b. Aveek Sarkar

19. National Nutrition Week is observed annually from __ to __ September?

a. 1, 7
b. 2, 8
c. 7, 14
d. 8, 15
e. None of these

Sol: a. 1, 7
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20. Who is author of the book “The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most
Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind”?

a. Shashi Tharoor
b. Karan Johar
c. Ramachandra Guha
d. Philip Spratt
e. None of these

Sol: c. Ramachandra Guha

21. Cycling Federation of India (CFI) will host the first-ever "Cycling Summit" in ______ across
Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

a. 2020
b. 2021
c. 2022
d. 2023
e. None of these

Sol: b. 2021

22. Alpine ski racer Viktoria Rebensburg is retired from the sport. She belongs to which nation?

a. Iceland
b. Finland
c. Denmark
d. Germany
e. None of these

Sol: d. Germany

23. According to Mercom Capital, which company is ranked world's largest solar power generation
company?

a. HCL Technologies
b. Adani Green Energy Ltd
c. Reliance Industries Limited
d. Infosys
e. None of these

Sol: b. Adani Green Energy Ltd

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24. _______________ has launched an AI-powered voice chatbot, LiGo, on Google Assistant as
part of its customer service initiative.

a. SBI Life Insurance Company

b. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
c. Life Insurance Corporation
d. Max Life Insurance
e. None of these

Sol: b. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

25. Who is appointed as Railway Board's first ever CEO?

a. Usha Padhee
b. K Padmakar
c. V K Yadav
d. L C Goyal
e. None of these

Sol: c. V K Yadav

26. Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away. He got highest civilian honour Bharat
Ratna in ______.

a. 2016
b. 2017
c. 2018
d. 2019
e. None of these

Sol: d. 2019

27. Which Indian institution is the country’s top institution in the 17th edition of Times Higher
Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021?

a. IIT- Kerala
b. IISc, Bengaluru
c. IIT- Bombay
d. IIT- Delhi
e. None of these

Sol: b. IISc, Bengaluru

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28. Indian and Russian navies began the ____ edition of the biennial bilateral maritime exercise --
INDRA NAVY 2020 in the Bay of Bengal.

a. 9th
b. 10th
c. 11th
d. 13th
e. 15th

Sol: c. 11th

29. Who is appointed as Managing Director and CEO of South Indian Bank?

a. S Krishnan
b. Raj Kumar Srivastava
c. Murali Ramakrishnan
d. P. Iniyan
e. None of these

Sol: c. Murali Ramakrishnan

30. Who emerges as winner at AIMA Chanakya (Business Simulation Game) National
Management Games (NMG) 2020?

a. Team NTPC Sukha

b. Team NTPC Jabalpur
c. Team NTPC Nagpur
d. Team NTPC Vallur
e. None of these

Sol: d. Team NTPC Vallur

31. Who takes charge as MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank?

a. Raj Kumar Srivastava

b. Hardayal Prasad
c. Ashwani Bhatia
d. S Krishnan
e. None of these

Sol: d. S Krishnan
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32. Which bank launched a virtual property exhibition that digitally showcases real estate projects
from key cities across the country?

a. ICICI bank
b. SBI
c. Axis bank
d. HDFC bank
e. None of these

Sol: a. ICICI bank

33. Which Union Territory got the top spot in State Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019
Rankings?

a. Chandigarh
b. Delhi
c. Lakshadweep
d. Jammu and Kashmir
e. Puducherry

Sol: b. Delhi

Delhi (12th overall) got the top spot among Union Territories.

34. Who have appointed Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its brand ambassador?

a. SBI Life Insurance Company

b. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
c. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
d. Max Life Insurance
e. HDFC Life

Sol: c. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

35. In which state Pang Lhabsol festival is celebrated?

a. Nagaland
b. Sikkim
c. Assam
d. Manipur
e. Meghalaya

Sol: b. Sikkim
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36. Which state government re-launched ‘Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment’
(SVAYEM) scheme to provide self-employment to youths of the state?

a. Gujarat
b. Odisha
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Assam
e. Andhra Pradesh

Sol: d. Assam

37. On which date International Day of Charity is observed annually?

a. 1 September
b. 2 September
c. 3 September
d. 5 September
e. 7 September

Sol: d. 5 September

38. Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India Report 2019 is released by __________.

a. NIA
b. BPRD
c. NCRB
d. CBI
e. NCB

Sol: c. NCRB

Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India Report 2019 is released by the National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB).

39. What is the theme for International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2020?

a. COVID-19 crisis and beyond

b. COVID-19 and Air Pollution
c. Air Pollution
d. Clean Air for All
e. None of these

Sol: d. Clean Air for All

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40. Govind Swarup passed away. With which field he was related to?

a. Astronomer
b. Radio astronomer
c. Film Director
d. Freedom Fighter
e. None of these

Sol: b. Radio astronomer

He was a Radio astronomer and Father of India's Radio Astronomy.

41. Who make fastest lap record in Formula One history?

a. Pierre Gasly
b. Lewis Hamilton
c. Carlos Sainz Jr.
d. Max Verstappen
e. Valtteri Bottas

Sol: b. Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton make the fastest lap in Formula One history. Hamilton's lap was 1:18.887.

42. Which state is the top state in Young Child Environment Index for 2015-16 released by Mobile
Creches?

a. Goa
b. Odisha
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
e. Andhra Pradesh

Sol: c. Kerala

43. Ian Bell will retire from professional cricket. He belongs to which nation?

a. Australia
b. England
c. New Zealand
d. South Africa
e. None of these

Sol: b. England
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44. India and _______ signed the Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services agreement
boosting the interoperability between the armed forces of the two countries.

a. US
b. Russia
c. Japan
d. Israel
e. Australia

Sol: c. Japan

45. UNICEF India announced ______________ as its celebrity advocate for children’s rights
campaign, “For Every Child”.

a. Alia Bhatt
b. Ayushmann Khurrana
c. Priyanka Chopra
d. Amitabh Bachchan
e. None of these

Sol: b. Ayushmann Khurrana

46. What is India’s overall literacy rate in a report released by National Statistical Office, which
provides state-wise details of literacy rate among the persons aged 7 years and above?

a. 73.5%
b. 87.7%
c. 77.7%
d. 84.7%
e. 76.7%

Sol: c. 77.7%

47. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade’s (DPIIT’s) released State Startup
Ecosystem Rankings 2019. This is the ______ edition of the rankings.

a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th
e. None of these

Sol: b. 2nd
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48. The government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers under the
chairmanship of __________ to oversee the process of corporatisation of the Ordnance
Factory Board (OFB).

a. Amit Shah
b. Narendra Modi
c. Rajnath Singh
d. S Jaishankar
e. None of these

Sol: c. Rajnath Singh

The government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) under the
chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to oversee the process of corporatisation of the
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).

49. Dominic Thiem won the US Open in Men’s singles category. He belongs to which country?

a. Austria
b. Germany
c. Belarus
d. Demark
e. None of these

Sol: a. Austria

50. What is the theme of World Suicide Prevention Day which is celebrated on 10 September
annually?

a. Suicide in the time of crisis

b. In the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
c. Protection against Suicide, Save a Generation
d. Working together to prevent suicide
e. None of these

Sol: d. Working together to prevent suicide

51. Who is appointed chairperson of National School of Drama?

a. Anupam Kher
b. Paresh Rawal
c. Naseeruddin Shah
d. Seema Kapoor
e. None of these

Sol: b. Paresh Rawal

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52. Himachal Pradesh government and the World Bank signed _____ million loan for the
implementation of Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project.

a. $50
b. $67
c. $75
d. $82
e. $90

Sol: d. $82

53. Asian Development Bank and France’s ENGIE Group have signed a long-term loan of up to
₹466 crore for setting up a 200-megawatt alternating current solar photovoltaic-based power
plant in _________.

a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Rajasthan
d. Madhya Pradesh
e. Uttar Pradesh

Sol: b. Gujarat

54. Who is appointed executive director of World Bank for three years?

a. Sameer Kumar Khare

b. Rajesh Khullar
c. Preeti Sudan
d. Subhash Kamath
e. None of these

Sol: b. Rajesh Khullar

55. ______________ Government won 2020 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
prize for its Sabuj Sathi project.

a. West Bengal
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Telangana
d. Assam
e. Sikkim

Sol: a. West Bengal

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56. On which date International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed annually?

a. 5 September
b. 9 September
c. 11 September
d. 15 September
e. None of these

Sol: b. 9 September

57. ICICI Lombard enters into bancassurance tie-up with ________ to make insurance more
accessible to its customers.

a. HDFC bank
b. ICICI bank
c. YES bank
d. Axis bank
e. None of these

Sol: c. YES bank

58. __________and Indian government inked $500 million loan pact for Delhi-Meerut Regional
Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.

a. World Bank
b. IMF
c. ADB
d. NDB
e. None of these

Sol: c. ADB

59. Who is the chairperson of the committee set up by government to assess the impact on
the national economy and financial stability of waiving of interest on the COVID-19 related
moratorium?

a. Ravindra H. Dholakia
b. Rajiv Mehrishi
c. B. Sriram
d. Tapan Ray
e. None of these

Sol: b. Rajiv Mehrishi

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60. What is India’s rank in Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?

a. 48th
b. 78th
c. 95th
d. 105th
e. 115th

Sol: d. 105th

61. _______has signed an agreement for $15 million of debt financing through the subscription of
nonconvertible debentures for Suguna Foods Private Limited, to help sustain poultry farming
operations.

a. ADB
b. NITI Aayog
c. World Bank
d. SBI
e. None of these

Sol: a. ADB

62. National Skill Development Corporation and ________ have partnered to provide access
to free Learning resources for imparting digital skills to youth for enhancing employability.

a. Facebook
b. Microsoft
c. LinkedIn
d. Ericsson
e. None of these

Sol: c. LinkedIn

63. ____________ launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal New India Challenges, to spur
applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups.

a. AIM
b. ISRO
c. DRDO
d. ONGC
e. None of these

Sol: a. AIM

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal New India Challenges,
to spur applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups.
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64. SEBI, in September 2020, has added the ____________ to the list of entities that can
undertake e-KYC Aadhaar authentication.

a. BSE
b. NSE
c. CSE
d. NASDAQ
e. None of these

Sol: b. NSE

SEBI has added the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to the list of entities that can undertake e-
KYC Aadhaar authentication.

65. In September 2020, _________________ has received Authorised Dealer Category II licence
from RBI for conducting forex business.

a. Reliance Communications
b. Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services
c. Capital India Finance Ltd
d. Dewan Housing Finance Corporation
e. None of these

Sol: c. Capital India Finance Ltd

66. PayU Finance has launched __________, a digital revolving credit line that combines the
power of UPI and the Buy-Now-Pay-Later concept.

a. PayPlus
b. LazyPlus
c. LazyU
d. LazyPay
e. None of these

Sol: b. LazyPlus

67. PM Modi also released two books - Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra - authored by
Editor-in-Chief of Rajasthan Patrika Group _____________.

a. Vishwanath Tripathi
b. Haraprasad Das
c. Anupam Chaudhari
d. Gulab Kothari
e. None of these

Sol: d. Gulab Kothari

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68. The Ministry of ___________ has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment
Framework (CSCAF) 2.0, along with the ‘Streets for People Challenge’.

a. Labour and Employment

b. Rural Development
c. Housing and Urban Affairs
d. MSME
e. DRDO

Sol: c. Housing and Urban Affairs

69. ________ in partnership with CyberPeace Foundation aims to create awareness on cyber
safety among students across five states of India by the end of 2020.

a. Facebook
b. Microsoft
c. Whatsapp
d. Google
e. None of these

Sol: c. Whatsapp

WhatsApp announced a strategic partnership with CyberPeace Foundation with the aim to create
awareness on cyber safety among students across five states including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra by the end of 2020

70. In September 2020, Department of Posts has launched a scheme _______________ to

ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country.

a. One-Stop-Shop
b. Five Star Villages
c. Postal Coverage to Villages
d. Universal Coverage to Villages
e. None of these

Sol: b. Five Star Villages

71. India's first coronavirus airport testing facility was launched at ________________.

a. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

b. Lal Bahadur Shastri International, UP
c. Vadodara Airport, Gujarat
d. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha
e. None of these

Sol: a. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

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72. Who released a new report named ‘Levels & Trends in Child Mortality Report 2020’ according
to which India’s child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019?

a. NITI Aayog
b. UN
c. UNICEF
d. UNESCO
e. None of these

Sol: b. UN

73. _________ Govt. unveiled the country's first integrated air ambulance service jointly launched
by the International Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) and the Kyathi.

a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
e. None of these

Sol: a. Karnataka

74. _______ Govt. launched "GARIMA" a new Scheme to ensure Safety and Dignity of Core
Sanitation Workers of the State.

a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Odisha
e. Andhra Pradesh

Sol: d. Odisha

75. First World Solar Technology Summit was organised by _______ and _________ in virtual
format.

a. ISA, FICCI
b. ISA, NITI Aayog
c. ISA, IBA
d. ISA, NASSCOM
e. None of these

Sol: a. ISA, FICCI

The ISA (International Solar Alliance) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry (FICCI) organised first World Solar Technology Summit in virtual format.