Current Affairs 24th August 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which city has won the cleanest city award in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 Survey?
A. Surat
B. Indore
C. Navi Mumbai
D. Trichy
Answer [B] Indore
2. What is the allocation made for ‘Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme’ (ECLGS)?
A. Rs. 1 lakh crore
B. Rs. 2 lakh crore
C. Rs. 3 lakh crore
D. Rs. 5 lakh crore
Answer [C] Rs. 3 lakh crore
3. Which country has displayed its locally made ballistic missile ‘martyr Qassem Soleimani’?
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. UAE
D. Israel
Answer [B] Iran
4. A new logo has been launched for which organization of Labour Ministry?
A. Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)
B. Directorate General of Employment (DGE)
C. Labour Bureau
D. Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESIC)
Answer [C] Labour Bureau
5. Which zone of the Indian Railways has conducted a trial run of Roll on Roll off (RO-RO) service?
A. North-Eastern Railways
B. Southern Railways
C. North-Central Railways
D. Western Railways
Answer [B] Southern Railways
6. Which institution is to set up a new Umbrella entity for retail payments?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. National Payment Corporation of India
C. Securities Exchange Board of India
D. Indian Banks Association
Answer [A] Reserve Bank of India
7. Which state announced to reserve all government jobs to the people belonging to its state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
8. Which organization released ‘National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020’?
A. ICMR
B. AIIMS
C. CSIR
D. NITI AAYOG
Answer [A] ICMR
9. People’s bank of China (PBOC) has acquired a stake in which Indian private Sector bank?
A. Yes Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. IDBI Bank
Answer [C] ICICI Bank
10. Which organization is deploying ‘Ninja’ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance?
A. Indian Space Research Organization
B. Defence Research and Development Organization
C. Railway Protection Force
D. Indo Tibetan Border Police Force
Answer [C] Railway Protection Force