Current Affairs 2nd December 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘RE-INVEST 2020’, an investing meet which was seen in the news recently, is organized by which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
2. What is the name of the training modules launched for primary cooperative societies, by National Cooperative Development Corporation?
A. Sahakar Pragya
B. NCDC Sahakar
C. Coop Educate
D. PACS Skillcare
Answer [A] Sahakar Pragya
3. Which state has passed ordinance to ban unlawful religious conversions for marriage?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Assam
Answer [A] Uttar Pradesh
4. The tenth edition of the National Science film festival is inaugurated in which state/UT?
A. West Bengal
B. Assam
C. Tripura
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [C] Tripura
5. The land-attack version of which missile was test-fired in the Andaman and Nicobar?
A. Prithvi- III
B. Agni- III
C. Dhanush
D. BrahMos
Answer [D] BrahMos
6. Where the Song Dam drinking water project is to be set up (Fund allocation of Rs. 1100 crore)?
A. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
B. Dehradun, Uttarakhand
C. Kevadia, Gujarat
D. Vadodara, Gujarat
Answer [B] Dehradun, Uttarakhand
7. Which Country has successfully test-fired Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile for the 2nd time?
A. China
B. India
C. Japan
D. Russia
Answer [D] Russia
8. How Many members does the United State Senate consist of?
A. 200
B. 300
C. 100
D. 150
Answer [C] 100
9. Which Bank has launched SMS Pay functionality on PoS (Point of Sale) Terminals in partnership with Worldline?
A. Axis Bank
B. Yes Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [B] Yes Bank
10. State Bank of Indiac(SBI) reported what percent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit for the quarter ended September at Rs 4,574.16 crore?
A. 25%
B. 29.1%
C. 39.9%
D. 51.9%
Answer [D] 51.9%