Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

1. When is the ‘World Heart Day’ celebrated annually?
[A] September 27
[B] September 29
[C] September 30
[D] October 1

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2. Human Rights group Amnesty International has announced to quit from which country?
[A] United States
[B] India
[C] China
[D] North Korea

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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. 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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5. Sheikh Nawaf has been sworn in as the Emir (Ruler) of which Gulf country?
[A] Oman
[B] Bahrain
[C] Kuwait
[D] Saudi Arabia

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6. 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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7. As per a recent RBI release, what is the value of India’s external debt at the end of June 2020?
[A] USD 554.5 billion
[B] USD 355.5 billion
[C] USD 654.5 billion
[D] USD 754.5 billion

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8. “Operation My Saheli” has been launched by which organization?
[A] DRDO
[B] Indian Railways
[C] ISRO
[D] Indian Army

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9. Which African Nation is celebrating its 60th Independence day on Oct 1, 2020?
[A] South Africa
[B] Nigeria
[C] Egypt
[D] Zimbabwe

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10. Mubadala Investment, which is to acquire 1.4% stake in Reliance Retail, is based at which country?
[A] United Arab Emirates
[B] Kuwait
[C] United Kingdom
[D] United States

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