Thursday, October 29, 2020

Election Expenditure Enhancing | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana Railway Exam Current Affairs

 1. _____________has the state-of-the-art weapons & sensor suite which are capable of detecting and destroying submarines.

Kavaratti


2. The Union Cabinet, approved the extension of MIS - Market Intervention Scheme for apple procurement____________________


Jammu and Kashmir 


3. Khadi fabric footwear is ________________


Skin friendly and Eco Friendly


4. Indigenously built ASW Corvette ‘Kavaratti’ to be commissioned at __________________


Vishakapatnam


5. The Ministry of Law & Justice on October 19, 2020 has notified an amendment in Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 enhancing the expenditure limit by ______________________


10%


6. Which Ministry launched Mobile application for Geo tagging of the components of projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana?


Ministry of Jal Shakti


7. Which country will host the 5th Joint working group on Coal?


India


8. What are the countries participating 5th Joint Working Group on Coal?


India And Indonesia


9. Which Ministry laid the foundation of Multi-modal Logistic Parks in India?


Ministry of Road Transport and Highways


10. India has test-fired Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile successfully from a roof-top launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off ____________________


Odisha

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Hunger Index | Mission Shakti - Government Exam Current Affairs

 1. India was ranked at which position in the recent Global Hunger Index 2020?

94

2. Which state will be setting up the world’s biggest zinc smelter project?

Guajarat 

3. Maritime Exercise SLINEX-20 is being currently held between which two nations?

India, Sri Lanka

4. PM Narendra Modi has been invited by which nation to celebrate its 50 years of Independence in 2021?

Bangladesh 

5. Which state/ UT is going to run Hydrogen-Enriched Compressed Natural Gas buses as a part of its anti-pollution drive?

Delhi 

6. Which state’s Chief Minister launched Mission Shakti?

UP ( 'Mission Shakti' programme on October 17, 2020 to ensure the safety of women in the state.)

7. Who won the Denmark Open title in women’s singles?

Nozomi Okuhara (Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara clinched the Denmark Open title by beating Carolina Marin)

8. The government has approved how much increase in the election campaign expenditure?

10 percent

9. Who became the first cricketer to score consecutive centuries in IPL’s history?

Shikhar Dhawan

10.Which nation has banned the sale of natural gas and coal-bed methane (CBM)to self?

India

Saturday, October 17, 2020

India's Per Capita GDP | IMF Forecast - Ibps Exam Current Affairs

 1. India’s per capita GDP is expected to slump by how much in 2020, as per latest IMF World Economic Outlook projections?

10.5 percent

2. What is the latest IMF forecast for global growth in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic?

 - 4.4 percent

3. Centre has extended how much subsidy on transportation of fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail Trains?

50 percent

4. What is the name of the World War II bomb that was detonated underwater in Poland?

Tall Boy

5. Which nation has been re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance?

India

6. When was the International Day of Rural Women observed?

October 15th

7. PM Narendra Modi will be releasing a coin in which denomination to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)?

Rs 75

8. World Bank has proposed to provide how much fund to help the poorest countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic?

USD 25 million

9. When was the World Food Day observed?

October 16

10. India will be delivering one of its kilo-class submarines, INS Sindhuvir to which nation?

Myanmar

11. Bhanu Athaiya had won India’s first Oscar in costume design for her work in which classic film?

Gandhi

12. The centre plans to make India Trans Fat free by which year?

2022

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Theme of Tourism Day | Fit India Movement | Railway Group D Questions

 1. When is the World Tourism Day observed?

27 September

2. When was the first International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons observed?

2014

3. What is theme of World Tourism Day 2020?

Tourism and Rural Development


4. When is the World Heart Day observed?


29 September


5. When was the International Maritime Organization (IMO) established?


1948


6. When was the Fit India Movement launched?


2019


7. As per Age Appropriate Fitness Protocols, people are categorized into _______ groups.


Three (Three age groups namely 5–18, 18–65 and above 65)


8. The test-fired _________ Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM).


Laser


9. Rajya Sabha passed the ________ to protect healthcare workers.


Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020


10. When was the All India Football Federation (AIFF) established?


1937

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

SBI New Chairman | Digital Seva Setu | NTPC - Exam Questions

 1. Dinesh Kumar Khara has been appointed as new Chairman of which bank?

SBI

2. India’s economy is expected to contract by how much in the current fiscal year (2020-21)?

9.6 percent

3. Which state launched the first phase of the ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme for the rural areas

Gujarat

4. Who has been appointed as the fourth RBI Deputy Governor?

M Rajeshwar Rao

5. Who has been given additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution?

Piyush Goyal

6. Which state government has passed a Tree Transplantation Policy?

Delhi

7. As per the latest RBI Monetary Policy, how much is policy repo rate?

4 Percent

8. Who has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2020?

World Food Programme

9. What is the name of the anti-radiation missile that was successfully test-fired by DRDO on October 9?

Rudram

10. Which country has become the first nation to get Blue Flag certification for 8 beaches in the very first attempt?

India

11. Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in which category?

Economic Sciences 

12. When was International Girl Child Day 2020 observed?

October 11th

13. Who won the men’s singles title in French Open 2020?

Rafael Nadal


Friday, October 9, 2020

ISRO’s Venus mission | Atal Tunnel | Nobel prize for Physics - Raily Exam Current Affairs

 1. Which country will partner with India for ISRO’s Venus mission?

France 

2. Which is the world’s longest highway tunnel?

Atal Tunnel (9.02 kilometres long tunnel has been built at an altitude of 3000 meters. It will connect Manali in Himachal Pradesh to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year. )

3. Who are all won the Nobel prize for Physics ?

Roger Penrose

Andrea Ghez

Reinhard Genzel

4. Who won the Nobel Prize for  Physiology or Medicine  

Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus

5. Who all have been awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020?

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

(for the development of a revolutionary tool for genome editing- CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors)

6. India will be launching a constellation of maritime surveillance satellites along with which nation?

France

7. Dinesh Kumar Khara has been appointed as new Chairman of which bank?

SBI

8. Which state launched the first phase of the ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme for the rural areas on October 8

Gujarat

9. What is the new brand name of India’s premium cotton?

Kasturi

10. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU on cyber-security between India and which nation?

Japan


Friday, October 2, 2020

Chemical formula of Ozone | Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha - IBPS PO Current Affairs

1. India signed an agreement with which nation to support the decarbonisation and energy transition agenda?

New Zealand


2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a virtual summit with which nation’s Prime Minister in December 2020?


Bangladesh


3. Which country was elected as the Member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women?


India and Afghanistan


4. Ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's _________ that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet rays.


Stratosphere


5. What is the Chemical formula of Ozone?


O3


6. Who is elected as the New Prime Minister of Japan?


Yoshihide Suga


7. Who is elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?


Harivansh Narayan Singh


8. Engineer’s Day commemorate the birthday of __________.


Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya


9. When is the Engineer’s Day is observed in India?


15 September


10. When is Hindi Diwas observed?


14 September

Thursday, October 1, 2020

World Tourism Day | ICAR Established Year | Hindi Diwas - Railway Exam Current Affairs

 1. When is the World Tourism Day observed?

27 September


2. What is theme of World Tourism Day 2020?


Tourism and Rural Development


3. When was Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) established?


19 July 1929


4. When is the Engineer’s Day is observed in India?


September 15


5. When is Hindi Diwas observed?


September 14


6. Who is appointed as celebrity advocate of UNICEF India?


Ayushmann Khurrana    


7. Which country topped the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?


Hong Kong


8. India ranks ________ on Global Economic Freedom Index 2020


105th


9.  When was the Indira Gandhi Awas Yojana launched?


1985


10. When was Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) launched?


2016 ( This scheme aims to provide house for all by 2020)