Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

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

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

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5. 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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6. 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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7. India has provided around 3000 vials of Remdisvir to which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Myanmar
[C] Thailand
[D] Nepal

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8. Which city played host to the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2020?
[A] Goa
[B] Vishakhapatnam
[C] Cochin
[D] Chennai

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9. Which institution is to launch an e-learning hub for villagers under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IIM Ahmadabad
[D] IIM Kozhikode

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10. Which institution has estimated that over 150 million people are likely to be in extreme poverty by 2021?
[A] World Bank
[B] FAO
[C] IMF
[D] ADB

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