Current Affairs 13th September 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. India’s largest piggery mission was launched at which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Meghalaya
Answer [D] Meghalaya
2. Which state government has appointed the flyover named after Savarkar?
A. Bihar
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
Answer [C] Karnataka
3. Who among the following was appointed as the member of WHO panel for pandemic preparedness and response?
A. Geeta Narayanan
B. Balram Bhargava
C. Preeti Sudan
D. Kalpesh Sharma
Answer [C] Preeti Sudan
4. India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping operations in which country?
A. Congo
B. South Sudan
C. Rwanda
D. Both1 or 2
Answer [D] Both1 or 2
5. India post launched 5 star villages scheme to ensure 100& rural coverage of postal schemes. Who is the present Union Minister to Communication?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Raj Kumar Singh
C. Ravi Shankar Prasad
D. Giriraj Singh
Answer [C] Ravi Shankar Prasad
6. Asian Development Bank signed loan agreement worth Rs 466-cr with ENGIE group for developing Raghanesda Solar Project in ‘Which’ state?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Punjab
D. Haryana
Answer [A] Gujarat
7. Name the bank which plans to launch “SAFAL” a loan product for organic cotton growers.
A. State Bank of India
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Canara Bank
D. Indian Bank
Answer [A] State Bank of India
8. Which bank has started a comprehensive banking programme for start-up named “iStartup 2.0” recently?
A. RBL Bank
B. IDBI Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [C] ICICI Bank
9. What is the expected real GDP growth of India in FY21 as per the estimation of CRISIL?
A. (-) 5%
B. (-) 9%
C. (-) 7%
D. (-) 12%
Answer [B] (-) 9%
10. Which company has partnered with NASSCOM future skills to launch “AI classroom series” for students in India?
A. Facebook
B. Infosys
C. Microsoft
D. TCS
Answer [C] Microsoft