Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

41. What is the name of the vaccine candidate that is being developed by Bharat Biotech?
[A] CovD
[B] DCov
[C] Covaxin
[D] CovidD

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42. When is the “UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons” expected to come in force?
[A] December 2020
[B] January 2021
[C] March 2021
[D] December 2021

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43. The Supreme Court has suspended the one-man committee under which personality, which was formed to oversee steps to tackle stubble burning?
[A] Madan B Lokur
[B] N K Singh
[C] U K Sinha
[D] Rajiv Kumar

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44. Mahesh Kanodia, who recently passed away, is a famous musician and former MP from which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Assam
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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45. What is the theme of the World Day for Audio-visual Heritage?
[A] Your Window to the World
[B] Audio-Visuals for every one
[C] Leaving no one behind
[D] The third Eye of every man

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46. Which Indian organisation has won the 2020 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards?
[A] Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE)
[B] Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN)
[C] Greenpeace India
[D] Wildlife Trust of India

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47. Asan Conservation Reserve has recently become the first Ramsar site of which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Gujarat
[D] Assam

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48. Which Armed Force has developed a messaging application named ‘Secure Application for Internet’ (SAI)?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard

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49. Which Indian state/ UT has approved over Rs 40 crore to provide insurance to lawyers?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Delhi
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala

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50. What is the name of the scientoon book, which has been published by Vigyan Prasar?
[A] Better India Better World
[B] Bye Bye Corona
[C] India and the World
[D] Corona Bachat

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