Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

1. 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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2. Which astronomical observatory of India has completed five years of mapping stars?
[A] Astrosat
[B] Risat
[C] Cartosat
[D] South Asian Satellite

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3. Serum Institute of India in collaboration with “Gavi” and which other organization has aimed to produce 100 million additional doses of Covid-19 vaccine?
[A] UNDP
[B] WHO
[C] UNICEF
[D] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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4. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
[A] P. D. Vaghela
[B] Sumanta Chaudhry
[C] Shalabh Mathur
[D] Ajay Vijayvergiya

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5. Which state has decided to give 30 % of the new Public Distribution System (PDS) shops to women?
[A] Kerala
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Rajasthan
[D] West Bengal

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6. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch Venus mission by which year?
[A] 2022
[B] 2023
[C] 2025
[D] 2030

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7. India has committed to build a 100-bedded hospital, 22,000-seater stadium in which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Maldives
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal

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8. 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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9. What is the name of the third-generation main battle tank, from which the anti-tank guided missile was test fired by DRDO?
[A] Arjun
[B] Virat
[C] Kattabomman
[D] Garud

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

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