Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

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As per the recent cautionary message from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a new virus named ‘Cat Que’ emerged in China.
This virus comes from Culex mosquitoes and pigs in China and Vietnam. As per ICMR, India also provides breeding climate to this species of Culex mosquitoes. This is published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR).

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Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda is to launch India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace named ‘Tribes India E-Marketplace’
This marketplace will be launched on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. This initiative of TRIFED will showcase the produce and handicrafts of tribal enterprises from all parts of the country. The Minister will also launch Pakur Honey, gathered by Santhal Tribals from Pakur, Jharkhand.

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The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has unveiled a new logo of Sports Authority of India (SAI).
The new logo signifies SAI’s journey of transformation from identifying grassroot level talent to creating sporting excellence in India. SAI was established in 1982 and has been an epicentre for sports in India.

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October 2 is observed as the International Day of Non-Violence every year by the United Nations, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The UN General Assembly in a resolution on 15 June 2007 declared this day. The objective of this day is to spread the message of non-violence through education and public awareness. Gandhi is known across the world for his non-violence movement ‘Satyagraha’.

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According to a data published by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Regional rural banks (RRBs) as a whole reported net loss of Rs 2,206 crore in the fiscal year 2019-20.
This figure was against Rs 652-crore net loss in the fiscal year 2018-19. Gross non-performing assets (NPA) as a percentage of gross loans outstanding of RRBs marginally declined to 10.4 per cent as on March 31, 2020.

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World Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on October 5, across the world to celebrate the importance of all educators.
The theme for World Teachers’ Day 2020 is “Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future”. This day has been celebrated since 1994 to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO-UNESCO Recommendation regarding the status of Teachers.

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The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is set to launch an e-learning hub and library as a pilot project for villagers in Mavoor.
The village is one among the five villages adopted by the institution under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. Under the scheme, academicians are engaged in solving the local problems of the society. IIM Kozhikode is a partner institute for the UBA programme.

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Veteran IPS officer M A Ganapathy has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
As per to a Personnel Ministry order, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ganapathy, for a tenure up to his superannuation on February 29, 2024. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

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Veteran Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer of 1990 batch Pradeep Kumar Rawat has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Kingdom of Netherlands.
As per the recent statement of the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Pradeep Kumar, who is presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia, is expected to take up the new role shortly.

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The Indian Air Force is celebrating 88th Air Force Day on October 8. On the same day, the Air Force in India was officially formed in 1932 to support the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom.
After 1950, the force was renamed as the Indian Air Force from its earlier name of the Royal Indian Air Force. The Indian Air Force is the largest air Defence force in the world.