Current Affairs 17th August 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which is the first Gulf Arab Country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel?
A. Qatar                       
B. Kuwait 
C. UAE                         
D. Bahrain 
Answer [C] UAE
2. Who has the Longest tenure of over as head of elected government, among all Indian Prime Ministers?
A. Narendra Modi                     
B. Manmohan Singh 
C. P V Narasimha Rao               
D. Indira Gandhi 
Answer [A] Narendra Modi 
3. Which Indian bank has launched a special card named ‘Shaurya KGC Card’, for armed forces?
A. ICICI Bank                                       
B. HDFC Bank 
C. Axis Bank                                       
D. Yes Bank
Answer [B] HDFC Bank 
4. Which Indian state is the top performer in implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme (AMRUT)?
A. West Bengal                           
B. Gujarat 
C. Odisha                                   
D. Maharashtra 
Answer [C] Odisha 
5. Which country is to partner with Russia, in production and marketing of Sputnik V vaccine?
A. Argentina                               
B. Brazil
C. Australia                                 
D. New Zealand 
Answer [B] Brazil 
6. Microsoft Research Lab has developed a Machine Translation tool for which tribal language?
A. Santali                                   
B. Gondi
C. Savara                                   
D. Mundari 
Answer [B] Gondi 
7. What is ‘NI-STOP-LAMP’, that was seen in news recently?
A. Covid-19 test                       
B. Disinfectant Lamp 
C. PPE                                         
D. Face Mask 
Answer [A] Covid-19 test 
8. Which institution has partnered with Coursera to offer certificate programmes in AI & ML and in Data Science?
A. IIT Bombay                       
B. IIM Bangalore 
C. IIT Roorkee                       
D. IIM Ahmedabad 
Answer [C] IIT Roorkee 
9. What is the name of the DRDO-certified device for disinfection of surfaces, launched by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari?
A. Aaradhya                           
B. Atulya 
C. Abhimanyu                         
D. Akansha 
Answer [B] Atulya 
10. Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System seen in news recently, is an irrigation project of which state/UT?
A. Maharashtra                         
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal                           
D. Bihar 
Answer [B] Odisha