Current Affairs 19th October 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Zojila Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) provides all-weather connectivity between Srinagar Valley and which city?
A. Kullu               
B. Manali
C. Jammu          
D. Leh
Answer [D] Leh
2. Who has virtually launched the ‘KAPILA’ Kalam Program for Intellectual Property (IP) Literacy and Awareness Campaign?
A. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’             
B. S Jaiskhankar
C. Narendra Modi                                   
D. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Answer [A] Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’        
3. Which state/UT announced the “My Town My Pride” programme to deliver government services at doorsteps to the people in urban areas?
A. Jammu and Kashmir      
B. Ladakh
C. Goa                                    
D. Delhi
Answer [A] Delhi
4. Which country tested maritime surveillance drone, “SeaGuardian” for search and rescue operations, and maritime surveillance?
A. China                     
B. India
C. Australia               
D. Japan
Answer [D] Japan
5. Which country will receive its first submarine namely, “INS Sindhuvir” from India?
A. Bangladesh                    
B. Sri Lanka
C. Myanmar                        
D. Mauritius
Answer [C] Myanmar 
6. Name the organization which released the report titled, “State of Climate Services 2020 Report: Move from Early Warnings to Early Action”.
A. United Nations Environment Programme
B. United Nations World Meteorological Organization
C. United Nations Development Programme
D. India Meteorological Department
Answer [B] United Nations World Meteorological Organization
7. Which bank signed a MoU with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to pay subsidy to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi Scheme?
A. Bank of Baroda             
B. State Bank of India
C. Canara Bank                  
D. Indian Bank
Answer [D] Indian Bank
8. Which is the 1st Small Finance Bank to go live under the Bank sponsorship programme (become sponsor of Ashoknagar Co-Operative Bank)?
A. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
B. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
C. AU Small Finance Bank
D. Jana Small Finance Bank
Answer [D] Jana Small Finance Bank
9. Which country has been appointed as the ‘Vice-Chair’ of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)?
A. India             
B. Pakistan
C. Brazil             
D. China
Answer [A] India
10. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO’s Permanent Delegation of India?
A. Syed Akbaruddin           
B. Jawed Ashraf
C. Vishal V. Sharma          
D. T S Trimurti
Answer [C] Vishal V. Sharma