Current Affairs 19th September 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution has estimated that Asia’s economy will contract for the first time since 1962?
A. International Monetary Fund
B. Asian Development Bank
C. BRICS Bank
D. World Bank
Answer [B] Asian Development Bank
2. Which social media giant has partnered with Coursera to launch Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate?
A. Twitter
B. Facebook
C. SnapChat
D. WeChat
Answer [B] Facebook
3. Which country has banned Chinese goods after naming them products of “Forced Labour”?
A. India
B. United States
C. Russia
D. United Kingdom
Answer [B] United States
4. The new Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, introduced by the government empowers RBI to restructure which type of institutions?
A. Foreign Banks
B. Chit Funds
C. Nidhi Companies
D. Cooperative banks
Answer [D] Cooperative banks
5. India celebrates Engineer’s Day on September 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of which eminent personality?
A. C V Raman
B. Homi J Bhabha
C. M Visvesvaraya
D. Abdul Kalam
Answer [C] M Visvesvaraya
6. Which country successfully sent nine satellites into orbit from a ship in the Yellow Sea?
A. Russia
B. Israel
C. United States
D. China
Answer [D] China
7. Which Indian state/UT has launched “Backyard Horticulture” under CAPEX scheme?
A. New Delhi
B. Sikkim
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [C] Jammu and Kashmir
8. Which Ministry has estimated the procurement of rice for 2020-21 to be 495.37 lakh tones?
A. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
B. Ministry of Rural Development
C. Ministry of Agriculture
D. Ministry of Food Processing
Answer [A] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
9. Which country has been recently elected as a member of Commission on the Status of Women?
A. USA
B. UK
C. India
D. Australia
Answer [C] India
10. The Indian Government has banned the export of which food commodity, under Foreign Trade Act, due to its price rise?
A. Potato
B. Tomato
C. Garlic
D. Onion
Answer [D] Onion