Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

1. Syeda Anwara Taimur, who recently passed away, was the only woman Chief Minister of which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Mizoram

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2. The Aspirational District Programme (ADP) was launched by which organisation?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Oxfam
[C] The Energy and Resources Institute
[D] National Development Council

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3. Which technology company has committed to pay USD 1 billion for next 3 years to the publishers for their content?
[A] Facebook
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Apple

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4. Which country has recently announced ban on slaughtering of cows?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Myanmar

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5. Union Finance Ministry has allowed which state to borrow additional Rs.4851 crore linked to PDS reform initiatives?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Goa

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6. Which firm has developed R-Green Kit for diagnosis of COVID-19 infection in 2 hours?
[A] AIIMS
[B] ICMR
[C] Reliance Life Sciences
[D] Tata Institute of Fundamental Sciences

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7. Which department of the Union Government has organized “Shramdan” drive, to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti?
[A] Department of Financial Services
[B] Department of Justice
[C] Department of Science and Technology
[D] Department of Fertilizers

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8. The all-weather Atal Tunnel has been constructed by which organization?
[A] L&T
[B] Adani Infrastructure
[C] Border Roads Organisation
[D] GMR Infrastructure

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9. Which country hosted the historic fourth World Conference on Women?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] Japan

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10. CORPAT is a Military Exercise between India and which country?
[A] Japan
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Bangladesh
[D] France

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