Current Affairs 22th September 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the rank of India in the World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index?
A. 76
B. 96
C. 106
D. 116
Answer [D] 116
2. Which organization has initiated a probe into an accident involving Howitzer gun system in Pokhran?
A. Ordnance Factory Board
B. Hindustan Aeronautical Limited
C. ISRO
D. DRDO
Answer [D] DRDO
3. Which bacterial disease has hit China affecting over 3000 people?
A. Anthrax
B. Brucellosis
C. Foot and Mouth Disease
D. Plague
Answer [B] Brucellosis
4. Which organization is to set up a ‘Community response forum’ to analyse the impact of Stubble burning on places in and around Delhi?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. ISRO
C. FAO
D. NASA
Answer [D] NASA
5. Which organization has decided to charge additional “User fee” from passengers?
A. National Highways Authority of India
B. Airports Authority of India
C. Indian Railways
D. Ministry of Civil Aviation
Answer [C] Indian Railways
6. Which country would chair the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meeting, to be held on September 24, 2020?
A. India
B. Nepal
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
Answer [B] Nepal
7. Which airline is the first Indian carrier to offer Wi-Fi inside flights?
A. Air India
B. Indigo
C. Spice Jet
D. Vistara
Answer [D] Vistara
8. Which organization has launched a free online course for improving the ‘Prescription practices’ in India?
A. ICMR
B. AIIMS
C. JIPMER
D. Ministry of AYUSH
Answer [A] ICMR
9. Which organization has donated Rs.5.00 crore to the state of Uttar Pradesh for procurement of Ambulances?
A. NCL
B. NTPC
C. ISRO
D. ONGC
Answer [A] NCL
10. An expert committee under which organization is constituted to probe into the monitoring of online activities of Indians by a Chinese Company?
A. Intelligence Bureau
B. Central Bureau of Investigation
C. National Cyber Security Coordinator
D. Enforcement Directorate
Answer [C] National Cyber Security Coordinator