Current Affairs 30th October 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. When is the “UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons” expected to come in force?
A. December 2020
B. January 2021
C. March 2021
D. December 2021
Answer [B] January 2021
2. Which organization constructed the ‘Alternate Alignment Gangtok – Nathula Road’, which was seen in news?
A. Larsen and Toubro
B. Border Roads Organization
C. Ordnance Factory Board
D. National Highways Authority of India
Answer [B] Border Roads Organization
3. Indian origin Wavel Ramkalawan has been elected as the President of which country?
A. Pakistan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Indonesia
D. Seychelles
Answer [D] Seychelles
4. When is the World Development Information Day celebrated every year?
A. October 21
B. October 22
C. October 24
D. October 25
Answer [C] October 24
5. What is the theme of this year’s National Conference on Vigilance and Anti-Corruption?
A. Vigilant India, Prosperous India
B. Healthy India, Powerful India
C. Nation towards anti-corruption
D. Corruption free India
Answer [A] Vigilant India, Prosperous India
6. Which airport is the first to launch ‘e-boarding facility’ for international passengers?
A. Mumbai International Airport
B. Hyderabad International Airport
C. Delhi International Airport
D. Cochin International Airport
Answer [B] Hyderabad International Airport
7. Which institution has launched ‘RuPay Festive Carnival’ to encourage contactless cashless payment?
A. National Payments Corporation of India
B. State Bank of India
C. Reserve Bank of India
D. NASSCOM
Answer [A] National Payments Corporation of India
8. India signed Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) with which country?
A. Russia
B. France
C. United States
D. Brazil
Answer [C] United States
9. Which institution has developed a low-cost technology to produce anti-ageing compounds?
A. NIT – Warangal
B. AIIMS
C. JIPMER
D. IIT – Guwahati
Answer [D] IIT – Guwahati
10. Sascan Meditech, a start-up of SCTIMST, has become the first start-up to develop a device to screen which disease?
A. Oral Cancer
B. Tuberculosis
C. HIV/AIDS
D. Breast Cancer
Answer [A] Oral Cancer