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July to September Current Affairs - 2020
A)
Ministry of Women and Child Development
B)
Ministry of HRD
C)
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
D)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ministry of Tribal Affairs


Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has received SKOCH Gold Award for its “Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes”.
The 66th SKOCH award ceremony was organised on the title “India responds to Covid through Digital Governance”. The Tribal affairs won the award in ‘Digital India & E-Governance’ competition. The Ministry had integrated its 5 Scholarship Schemes with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Portal.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Malaysia
B)
Taiwan
C)
Vietnam
D)
Singapore

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Taiwan


Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui has recently passed away at the age of 97, after having suffered from Pneumonia.
After a landslide victory, Lee Teng-hui served as the first democratically elected president of Taiwan in the year 1996. He resisted China’s activities to absorb the country and wanted Taiwan to be a ‘country of democracy, freedom, human rights and dignity’.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Bihar
B)
Gujarat
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
West Bengal

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Bihar


Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream lane of Mahatma Gandhi bridge, through video conference.
The 5.5 km four lane bridge is built over river Ganga connecting Patna and Hajipur of Bihar. The reconstruction work of this bridge started in the year 2017 and the cost outlay is Rs 1742 crore. The downstream lane of the bridge is to be completed by 2021. The concrete structure of the old bridge will be replaced by new steel deck.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Sports
B)
Author
C)
Scientist
D)
Film industry

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Film industry


Ebrahim Alkazi, the first Director of the National School of Drama (NSD), passed away on 4th August 2020. Alkazi was considered as the Father of modern Indian theatre. He was 94 years old. He was also an art connoisseur, collector, and gallery owner. Alkazi founded the Art Heritage Gallery in New Delhi. Ebrahim Alkazi assumed charge of the National School of Drama in the year 1962. He was the longest-serving director of the school.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Karnam Sekar
B)
Hardayal Prasad
C)
Ashwini Kumar Tewari
D)
Padmaja Chunduru

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ashwini Kumar Tewari


Ashwini Kumar Tewari has assumed as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SBI Cards & Payment Services (SBI Card) with effect from 1 August 2020. Tewari has replaced Hardayal Prasad who retired on July 31, 2020. His appointment will further strengthen the SBI Card's market share and propel the business to new milestones.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Narendra Modi
B)
Harsh Vardhan
C)
Ramesh Pokhriyal
D)
Ravi Shankar Prasad

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Harsh Vardhan


Union Minister for Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, a national level programme for popularizing pure science among school students of Class 6th to 11th. Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan is an initiative to identify and nurture students who are interested in the field of science and to identify bright minds with a scientific aptitude among the student community.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
B)
Cochin International Airport
C)
Indira Gandhi International Airport
D)
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport


Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has received a mass fever screening system to enhance the screening process of passengers. There are two more scanners in the Airport. The thermal scanner is a ceiling mounted one and is capable of scanning, detecting and tracking persons having fever or showing symptoms of fever and also persons with high skin temperature. The scanner automatically adapts to the room temperature without any human intervention. The thermal scanner has been provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in coordination with Asian Development Bank funded by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
Ministry of Human Resource Development
B)
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C)
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
D)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises


Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (M/o MSME) approved a programme under "Gramodyog Vikas Yojana" for the benefit of artisans involved in manufacturing of Agarbatti and to develop village industry. As a part of the programme, a total of 200 Automatic Agarbatti making machines and 40 Mixing machines will be provided to the artisans.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
ICICI bank
B)
HDFC bank
C)
Bank of Baroda
D)
Kotak Mahindra Bank

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kotak Mahindra Bank


Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a special two-month campaign, 'Kona Kona Umeed' with offers and discounts across its suiteof products to make banking and shopping more rewarding for the customers so as to boost consumer demand and lift people's enthusiasm during this pandemic situation.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09
A)
China
B)
Turkey
C)
Russia
D)
North Korea

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Turkey


The Parliament of Turkey approved a new legislation that gives its authorities more power to regulate social media content.
As per the law, major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter will have to keep representative offices and also would store user data in Turkey. The government said this law will combat cyber-crime and protect users and Authorities can remove cyber bullying posts.

Published On : 07/18/2021 01:47:09