Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

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Every year, the International Day for Eradication of Poverty is observed by the United Nations on October 17. The theme for this year’s International Day for Eradication of Poverty is “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all”.
The resolution to observe this day was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly in 1992. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the UN Resolution.

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In a recently released scorecard of the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Haryana was ranked at the top spot with an AMB Index of 46.7.
The Anaemia Mukt Bharat is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF. It aims to reduce the prevalence of Anaemia all over India.

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The famous UNESCO World Heritage Site Nazca Lines (Pampa de Nazca) is located in the South American country Peru.
The place was seen in news recently as a new figurative geoglyph related to a cat was identified, drawn on one of the slopes of this hill. The site is known for its depictions of gigantic animals, plants and imaginary beings.

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Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has recently launched the “Life in Miniature” project, which is a collaboration between the National Museum, Delhi, and Google Arts & Culture.
The miniature paintings from the National Museum’s collections can be seen through the Google Arts & Culture application. The project uses technologies such as machine learning, augmented reality and digitisation with high-definition robotic cameras.

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The state government of Mizoram has decided to observe ‘COVID-19 – No Tolerance Fortnight’ beginning from 26th October.
The Health & Family Welfare Minister of the state said that this measure would be a containment measure to flatten the curve of Covid-19 in the state. All unlock guidelines and SOPs would be followed strictly.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is to enable students their digital academic documents of class X and XII using Facial Recognition System.
The live image of the student will be matched with the photograph on the CBSE admit card. The application will be available in the digital academic repository of Central Board of Secondary Education- ‘Parinam Manjusha’ and Digi Locker.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed the minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) size for housing finance companies at Rs 25 crore.
As per the RBI notification, the housing finance companies (HFCs) that hold a Certificate of Registration (CoR) and having an NOF of less than Rs 25 crore will be required to achieve NOF of Rs 15 crore by March 31, 2022 and Rs 25 crore by March 31, 2023.

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The city of Dubai of United Arab Emirates (UAE) has broken the record for the world’s largest fountain. The Palm Fountain which covers an area of 14,366 square feet is located at the Pointe shopping and dining district on Palm Jumeirah of Dubai.
Dubai which is one of the seven emirates already holds the record for world’s tallest building and world’s fastest police car in service.

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A recent study on the Himalayan brown bear by scientists of Zoological Survey of India, has forecast that there is a decline in their suitable habitat, due to climate change.
The study has urged scientists to suggest an adaptive planning of protected area network in the western Himalayas, to conserve the Himalayan brown bear species (Ursus arctos isabellinus).

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United Nations Day is being celebrated on 24 October every year across the world, since 1948. It marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.
The year 2020 also marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. A declaration was adopted under the theme “The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism”.