Current Affairs 12th October 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which city was the venue of the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of QUAD countries held in October 2020?
A. Beijing
B. Sydney
C. Tokyo
D. New Delhi
Answer [C] Tokyo
2. The Centre has released Rs 20000 Cr as compensation to States, related to which tax?
A. Income Tax
B. Goods and Service Tax
C. Corporation Tax
D. Customs Tax
Answer [B] Goods and Service Tax
3. As per the recent release of the Road Transport Ministry, the new emission norms for tractors will come into force from which month?
A. January 2021
B. March 2021
C. June 2021
D. October 2021
Answer [D] October 2021
4. Which city played host to the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2020?
A. Goa
B. Vishakhapatnam
C. Cochin
D. Chennai
Answer [B] Vishakhapatnam
5. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has partnered with which food aggregator platform, regarding PM SVANidhi scheme?
A. Zomato
B. Swiggy
C. Dunzo
D. Uber Eats
Answer [B] Swiggy
6. Who has inaugurated the Gyan Circle Ventures of IIIT Sri City, Andhra Pradesh?
A. Nitin Gadkari
B. Prakash Javedekar
C. Harsh Vardhan
D. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Answer [D] Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
7. Name the person who inaugurated the ‘International Conference on Mental Health: Looking Beyond COVID-19”.
A. Hardeep Singh Puri
B. Thaawarchand Gehlot
C. Dharmendra Pradhan
D. Rao Inderjit Singh
Answer [B] Thaawarchand Gehlot
8. Which is 1st state in India to use Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) Technology for disaster management?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Gujarat
C. Sikkim
D. Meghalaya
Answer [A] Uttarakhand
9. Name the state which has launched Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar yojana?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [D] Uttarakhand
10. Which state government has launched ‘Jaganana Vidya Kanuka Scheme’ to provide free kits to government school students?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Kerala
Answer [C] Andhra Pradesh