Current Affairs 17th October 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which bank has been designated by the Union Government for opening all FCRA accounts?
A. Axis Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. ICICI Bank
D. Yes Bank
Answer [B] State Bank of India
2. Which country is set to host the 7th Meeting of Ministers of Law and Justice of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2020?
A. China
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Russia
Answer [B] India
3. Which financial institution has signed USD 270 million loan to strengthen Urban local bodies in Madhya Pradesh?
A. AIIB
B. ADB
C. BRICS Bank
D. World Bank
Answer [B] ADB
4. The Government has selected which company to connect 5,000 village Panchayats with satellite broadband under BharatNet project?
A. Hughes Communications India
B. Airtel Digital
C. TATA Sky
D. Zing Digital
Answer [A] Hughes Communications India
5. Which organization has released the ‘2020 State of Climate Services’ report?
A. Food and Agriculture Organization
B. UNICEF
C. World Food Programme
D. World Meteorological Organization
Answer [D] World Meteorological Organization
6. Which state has proposed for a plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh, to clear its backlog for compensatory afforestation?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Uttarakhand
D. Punjab
Answer [C] Uttarakhand
7. Recently, the European Union has proposed to impose sanctions against officials of which country?
A. India
B. USA
C. China
D. Russia
Answer [D] Russia
8. Cabinet has approved MoU for collaboration in R&D for sustainable groundwater management between India and which country (October 2020)?
A. Denmark
B. Norway
C. Australia
D. Japan
Answer [C] Australia
9. The National Authority of Ship Recycling will be set up in which place?
A. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
B. Mumbai, Maharashtra
C. Kandla, Gujarat
D. Cochin, Kerala
Answer [A] Gandhinagar, Gujarat
10. Which state/UT has launched ‘Red Light On Gaadi Off’ anti-pollution Campaign?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Maharashtra
D. Delhi
Answer [D] Delhi