Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

1. India announced establishing a ‘Green Strategic Partnership’ with which country?
[A] Finland
[B] Switzerland
[C] Denmark
[D] France

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2. Which organisation has announced to make available to 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for Covid-19?
[A] UNICEF
[B] WHO
[C] UNESCO
[D] World Bank

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3. Who has organized a 2-day national level consultation programme on Natural Farming?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture
[B] ICAR
[C] ICMR
[D] NITI Aayog

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4. As per a recent RBI release, what is the value of India’s external debt at the end of June 2020?
[A] USD 554.5 billion
[B] USD 355.5 billion
[C] USD 654.5 billion
[D] USD 754.5 billion

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5. Mubadala Investment, which is to acquire 1.4% stake in Reliance Retail, is based at which country?
[A] United Arab Emirates
[B] Kuwait
[C] United Kingdom
[D] United States

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6. What is the name of the Online film festival organised by Films Division, to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti?
[A] Gandhi Filmotsav
[B] Father of Nation Utsav
[C] Mahatma Festival
[D] Learn about Mahatma

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7. Which organisation has developed highly purified ‘Antisera’, for Covid-19 treatment?
[A] ICMR
[B] AIIMS
[C] JIPMER
[D] CSIR

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8. Indian Army has signed a project worth Rs.7796 crore with which company for strengthening ASCON communication network?
[A] Reliance Industries Ltd
[B] ITI Limited
[C] BEL
[D] Tata Communications Ltd

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9. The Maritime Patrol Aircraft ‘P-8A’, that was seen in news recently, belongs to which country?
[A] China
[B] United States
[C] Japan
[D] Israel

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10. The Union Government has paid over Rs. 1000 crore to around 40000 farmers for procurement of which food grain?
[A] Wheat
[B] Rice
[C] Maize
[D] Sorghum

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