Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

1. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) partners with which bank, to empower Small and Medium Enterprises?
[A] Axis Bank
[B] Yes Bank
[C] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[D] ICICI Bank

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2. Until which month, the Reserve Bank of India has extended the enhanced borrowing facility for banks under MSF?
[A] January 2021
[B] March 2021
[C] April 2021
[D] June 2021

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3. When is ‘International Translation Day’ celebrated across the world?
[A] September 30
[B] October 1
[C] October 2
[D] October 3

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4. Which Indian leader founded the ‘Harijan Sevak Sangh’?
[A] B R Ambedkar
[B] M K Gandhi
[C] Rettaimalai Srinivasan
[D] Jagjivan Ram

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5. Which organization in India conducts the Sero survey?
[A] AIIMS
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] ICMR
[D] ICAR

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6. Which country is to provide USD 1.9 million to support informal sector and micro enterprises in India?
[A] Japan
[B] United States
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Germany

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7. Which country is to send the world’s first mining robot named ‘Asteroid Mining robot’ into space?
[A] India
[B] United States
[C] China
[D] Israel

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8. The “Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM)” has been launched by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of MSME
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of HRD
[D] Ministry of Tribal Affairs

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9. Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with which company, for supplying ten lakh hand grenades?
[A] Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)
[B] Ordnance Factory Board
[C] Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd
[D] Bharat Electronics Ltd

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10. Which Indian bureaucrat has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Cambodia?
[A] Devyani Uttam Khobragade
[B] Taranjit Singh Sandhu
[C] Harsh Vardhan Shringla
[D] Navtej Sarna

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