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 organisation has announced to make available to 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for Covid-19?
[A] UNICEF
[B] WHO
[C] UNESCO
[D] World Bank

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3. Which technology company has launched a campaign named ‘Make Small Strong’?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Facebook

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4. 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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5. India announced a Debt service relief under the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative, to which country?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Myanmar
[D] Sri Lanka

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6. Ministry of Defence has designated Alpha Design Technologies Limited for upgrading which defence system?
[A] Pinaka Artillery System
[B] Pechora surface to air systems
[C] Brahmos Missile System
[D] Navic System

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7. Which car manufacturer has announced to withdraw from Formula One?
[A] Ferrari
[B] Mercedes
[C] BMW
[D] Honda

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8. Which organization has launched a spacecraft named SS Kalpana Chawala to the international space station?
[A] ISRO
[B] Northrop Grumman
[C] Canadian Space Agency
[D] Roscosmos

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9. The Union Government has paid over Rs. 1000 crore to around 40000 farmers for procurement of which food grain?
[A] Wheat
[B] Rice
[C] Maize
[D] Sorghum

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10. As per the recent statement from NABARD, which category of banks incurred a loss of over Rs 2200 crores in FY 20?
[A] Co-operative Banks
[B] Regional Rural Banks
[C] Scheduled Commercial Banks
[D] Private Banks

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