Current Affairs 12th September 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the name of the new platform launched by the Prime Minister, for managing Livestock?
A. e-Gopala App
B. e-Livestock App
C. e-Gau mata App
D. e-Animal Info
Answer [A] e-Gopala App
2. Which India state/UT has launched ‘E-filing consumer complaint system’?
A. Odisha
B. New Delhi
C. Chandigarh
D. Puducherry
Answer [B] New Delhi
3. Five state-run oil and natural gas PSUs would make financial contribution to which fund?
A. International Solar Alliance Corpus Fund
B. Green Energy Fund
C. UNFCC Fund
D. Nirbhaya Fund
Answer [A] International Solar Alliance Corpus Fund
4. At what rate, the Funds sent abroad would be subjected to Tax Collection at Source (TCS), from October 1, 2020.
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Answer [B] 5%
5. The country’s second Kisan Rail that was flagged off recently, would connect which two cities?
A. Bangalore - Mumbai
B. Chennai - Delhi
C. Anantapur - Delhi
D. Hyderabad – Kolkata
Answer [C] Anantapur - Delhi
6. India signed ‘Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)’ with which country?
A. Japan
B. France
C. Germany
D. Brazil
Answer [A] Japan
7. ‘PNGRB’ and ‘CGD Authorisation’, that were seen in news recently, are associated with which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
D. Ministry of Power
Answer [B] Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
8. National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) works under the aegis of which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Education
B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 
C. Ministry of Science and Technology
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer [C] Ministry of Science and Technology
9. What is the name of the new Redressal Platform launched by the Ministry of Shipping?
A. SAROJ – Ports
B. SHIMOGA – Ports
C. SPEAK – Ports
D. SAROD – Ports
Answer [D] SAROD – Ports
10. US-based Aerospace company Northrop Grumman has named its Spacecraft after which Indian-origin astronaut?
A. Rakesh Sharma
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Sunita Williams
D. Laurel Clark
Answer [B] Kalpana Chawla