Current Affairs 5th September 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country has allowed flights from all countries to cross its skies to reach the UAE?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Japan
Answer [C] Saudi Arabia
2. Metro train services are to be operated across the country, except in which state/UT?
A. Maharashtra
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. West Bengal
Answer [A] Maharashtra
3. Hichem Mechichi has been designated as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A. Tunisia
B. Lebanon
C. Brazil
D. Taiwan
Answer [A] Tunisia
4. The Union Cabinet approved the MoU with which country, for cooperation in the field of quality textiles?
A. United States of America
B. Japan
C. Australia
D. Brazil
Answer [B] Japan
5. Who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)?
A. Kshatrapati Shivaji
B. Kris Panday
C. Leena Viljanen
D. V Muraleedharan
Answer [A] Kshatrapati Shivaji
6. Which fin-tech company has been named in the ‘Fintech 250’ List of Fastest –growing Fintech Start-ups?
A. Instamojo
B. PayU
C. Razorpay
D. BillDesk
Answer [C] Razorpay
7. Which public sector unit is set to invest Rs. 1.22 lakh crore by 2023-24, to achieve 1 billion tonnes of fuel output?
A. ONGC
B. NHPC
C. NTPC
D. Coal India
Answer [D] Coal India
8. Who became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam singles main draw match in seven years?
A. Yuki Bhambri
B. Sumit Nagal
C. Rohan Bopanna
D. Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Answer [B] Sumit Nagal
9. What is the theme of the world Coconut Day 2020?
A. Coconuts in Asian and Pacific regions
B. Coconuts and Covid-19
C. Coconuts and Nutrition
D. Invest in Coconut to save the world
Answer [D] Invest in Coconut to save the world
10. Which city is the host of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defence Ministers’s Meet?
A. Tokyo
B. Beijing
C. Moscow
D. New Delhi
Answer [C] Moscow