Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

1. UNESCO World Heritage Site Konso Cultural Landscape is located in which country?
[A] Argentina
[B] Ethiopia
[C] Mexico
[D] Greece

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2. Which country has announced plans to distribute 150 million rapid Covid-19 test kits?
[A] UK
[B] USA
[C] India
[D] France

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3. Fraudulent transactions amounting Rs.12,705 crore have been unearthed recently in which financial institution?
[A] ICICI Bank
[B] DHFL
[C] Popular Finance
[D] Sharada Chits

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4. Which public sector organisation has signed with the Ministry of Power, and set its targets for the year 2020-21?
[A] ONGC
[B] NTPC
[C] PFC
[D] GAIL

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5. Which company has started exploration of Kolar Gold Fields after 16 years?
[A] Reliance Industries Limited
[B] Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited
[C] National Mineral Development Corporation
[D] Coal India Limited

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

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7. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘CSIR- Technologies for rural development’?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

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8. ‘Swachhata Ke 6 Saal, Bemisaal’ is a tagline used to commemorate six years of completion of which scheme?
[A] Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban
[B] Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin
[C] Namami Gange
[D] Gandagi Mukt Bharat

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9. 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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10. Which state has topped in the Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Gujarat
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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