Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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According to an annual report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), around 1.39 lakh people died by suicide and 4.21 lakh people were killed in accidents in India last year.
The report also noted that traffic accidents were the single biggest contributor to accidental deaths which amounted to 43% of all fatalities.

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Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a 6-member panel to examine feasibility of permitting life insurance companies to offer index linked insurance products.
The panel would be headed by the appointed actuary of LIC, Dinesh Pant. Presently Life Insurance companies are offering two types of products namely Unit linked insurance plans and traditional plans.

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The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs has released a set of guidelines for the restarting Metro services under the Unlock 4 measures.
Metro trains will resume services in a phased manner across the country from September 7, except in Maharashtra. The state will decide on when to restart the services. As per the guidelines, the stations coming under containment zones will remain closed.

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The United States Department of Defense released its 2020 annual report to the US Congress, on Chinese military power.
As per the DoD report, China has the largest navy in the world, with a battle force of around 350 ships and submarines including over 130 major surface combatants. Whereas, the U.S. Navy’s battle force is approximately 293 ships.

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Vinod Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the first chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Railway board. The appointment has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC).
Vinod Kumar Yadav is currently the chairman of the Railway Board. In December 2019 the Union Cabinet had cleared a proposal for restructuring of the Railway board with a CEO and 4 members.

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The theme of the 3rd US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) was ‘Navigating New Challenges’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address of the event in a virtual mode. The USISPF is an independent not for profit organization aimed to strengthen the US India partnership.

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During the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit in Moscow, India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India.
The rifles will be manufactured in India as part of the joint venture Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL). The AK-47 203 is the advanced version of the AK-47 rifle and will replace the INSAS assault rifle.

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The “G-20 foreign ministers meeting” was hosted virtually by Saudi Arabia from Riyadh. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India.
During the meeting, he proposed for the development of voluntary ‘G-20 Principles on Coordinated Cross-Border Movement of People’. Discussions during the meeting focused on strengthening international cooperation across borders amidst COVID-19 crisis.

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The Bangladeshi vessel named “MV Premier” made a trial run from Daudkandi in Bangladesh to Sonamura in Tripura, through the river Gumti.
The vessel was loaded with 50 metric tonne of cement and covered a distance of 93 kilometers through the river. This trial run would enhance connectivity between Bangladesh and the North Eastern states of India boosting bilateral trade with Bangladesh.

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Leading Information Technology company Infosys has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based product design and development firm Kaleidoscope Innovation.
The deal has been finalised at USD 42 million and the acquisition is to ne completed in the second quarter. This deal is expected to strengthen the presence of Infosys in the US markets in the field of medical devices and consumer markets.