Current Affairs 28th September 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which state has won the UN Award for Performance in Non-Communicable Diseases related SDGs?
A. Karnataka                 
B. Kerala 
C. Tamil Nadu               
D. Himachal Pradesh 
Answer [B] Kerala    
2. Which country hosted the Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity in September 2020?
A. India                                   
B. China
C. United States                   
D. Germany 
Answer [B] China 
3. Prithvi-II, that was test-fired by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), belongs to which category of equipment?
A. Surface-to-surface missile    
B. Anti-tank guided missile 
C. Anti-Ship missile 
D. Intercontinental ballistic missile 
Answer [A] Surface-to-surface missile    
4. Which organization has launched ‘Kritagya’ Hackathon?
A. ICAR                   
B. NHAI 
C. FSSAI                   
D. DRDO
Answer [A] ICAR 
5. Which country has assumed the Chair of ‘Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia’ (CICA) in 2020?
A. Vietnam                       
B. Kazakhstan 
C. Tajikistan                     
D. India
Answer [B] Kazakhstan  
6. Harley Davidson announced to stop manufacturing and sales in which Asian Country?
A. China                     
B. India
C. Pakistan               
D. Sri Lanka 
Answer [B] India 
7. Where is the headquarters of ‘International Commission of Jurists’ located?
A. Paris                   
B. Geneva 
C. Rome                 
D. Nairobi 
Answer [B] 
8. Sri Lanka has recently suspended the USD 1.5 billion Light Rail project, funded by which country?
A. India             
B. China
C. Japan           
D. United States
Answer [C] Japan 
9.  Who has been appointed as the life trustee of the India International Centre, to fill the vacancy created by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan?
A. Kapil Sibal                 
B. Gopalkrishna Gandhi 
C. Rajiv Ahir                   
D. Sunil Mehta 
Answer [B] Gopalkrishna Gandhi
10. When is the World Pharmacists Day celebrated every year?
A. September 30             
B. September 28 
C. September 25             
D. September 24 
Answer [C] September 28