Current Affairs 6th October 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which ministry has organized webinar titled ‘Swachhata Ke 6 Saal, Bemisaal’ recently?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Answer [D] Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
2. Who inaugurated 23 road and bridges projects worth Rs. 73 crores in Jammu & Kashmir recently?
A. Jitendra Singh
B. Jual Oram
C. Arjun Munda
D. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Answer [A] Jitendra Singh
3. Which state government has launched ‘Pathashree Abhijan’ scheme for road repair?
A. Tripura
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Punjab
Answer [C] West Bengal
4. Which country has committed USD 1.9 million to India to support informal sector workers, micro enterprises?
A. Japan
B. United States
C. Spain
D. Denmark
Answer [B] United States
5. Which bank has introduced Kisan credit card loan scheme for fishermen in Tamil Nadu?
A. State Bank of India
B. Punjab National Bank
C. United Bank of India
D. Indian Bank
Answer [D] Indian Bank
6. How much was allocated by NABARD for special refinance scheme to support the government’s WASH Programme for FY21?
A. Rs 800 crore
B. Rs 700 crore
C. Rs 500 crore
D. Rs 600 crore
Answer [A] Rs 800 crore
7. Who heads the 3-member interim committee of directors constituted by RBI to run Dhanlaxmi bank?
A. P. K Vijayakumar
B. G. Rajagopalan Nair
C. G. Subramonia lyer
D. A. K. Misra
Answer [C] G. Subramonia lyer
8. Name the Chemicals and Fertilizers minister of India who addressed the “CII Life Science Conclave 2020” recently?
A. Narendra Singh Tomar
B. Thaawar Chand Gehlot
C. Ram Vilas Paswan
D. D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Answer [D] D. V. Sadananda Gowda
9. Which company planned to invest Rs. 6247.50 Crore for 1.4% Stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL)?
A. Google
B. Mubadala
C. Facebook
D. Silver Lake
Answer [B] Mubadala
10. ISRO plans to launch Venus mission named “Shukrayaan – 1” by which year?
A. 2025
B. 2022
C. 2021
D. 2023
Answer [A] 2025