Latest Current Affairs Online Quiz in 2020, October, November and December Current Affairs in 2020

1 .

Who won Portuguese Grand Prix 2020?

A)

Max Versteppen

B)

Lewis Hamilton

C)

Valterri Bottas

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, held at Algarve International Circuit, Portugal. This was the 12th round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. This is Hamilton's 8th win of the season and 92nd career race victory.

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2 .

Where is the second Regional Raw Drug Repository of National Medicinal Plants Board inaugurated?

A)

Mysore

B)

Varanasi

C)

New Delhi

D)

Ahmadabad

Correct Answer : New Delhi

The Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) has been inaugurated at All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi.

This RRDR is the second in the series of repositories proposed by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH. Ministry of AYUSH has proposed eight RRDR and one NRDR out of which three Regional Raw Drug Repositories are ready.

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3 .

Which country has given complete approval for using Antiviral Drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19?

A)

Japan

B)

India

C)

United States

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : United States

The US Food and Drug Administration has recently granted full approval to the antiviral drug Remdesivir as a treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19.

The organisation had given conditional authorization in May. USFDA also announced that the drug, sold under the brand name Veklury, was the only specific treatment for Covid-19 approved so far.

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4 .

The permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar was inaugurated. In which state is the institution located?

A)

Haryana

B)

Punjab

C)

Rajasthan

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Punjab

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has recently inaugurated the permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar.

IIT Ropar has featured in the 351-400 rank in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. The institute also received a grant of Rs 110 crore to set up the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) in the fields of agriculture and water.

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5 .

Low-cost Covid-19 test unit ‘COVIRAP’, which was approved by ICMR, was developed by which institution?

A)

IIT Kharagpur

B)

IIT Chennai

C)

JIPMER

D)

AIIMS

Correct Answer : IIT Kharagpur

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur has developed a low-cost Covid-19 test unit named ‘COVIRAP’.

It is a portable unit for rapid diagnostics of coronavirus and produces results in less than an hour. It involves accurate molecular diagnostic procedure and costs only around Rs 500 per test. The team also developed a mobile application for finding the results.

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6 .

Which nation shot down Pakistan Army quadcopter?

A)

India

B)

China

C)

Afghanistan

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : India

A Pakistan Army quadcopter was shot down along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector on Saturday. The Indian Army troops shot down the Pakistan Army quadcopter around 8 am along the Line of Control in the Keran sector.

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7 .

Joginder War Memorial has been inaugurated in which state?

A)

Assam

B)

Odisha

C)

Andhra Pradesh

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Arunachal Pradesh

On October 23, 2020, an Indian Army war memorial called the Joginder War Memorial was inaugurated at Bum La, Arunachal Pradesh. It was inaugurated by the Joginder Singh's daughter. He was awarded Param Vir Chakra posthumously. He joined the British Indian army in 1936. He served the first battalion of Sikh regiment. During the 1962 Sino Indian War, he was a commanding officer. He led his outnumbered Troops against the Chinese and defended his post till he was wounded and captured. He died in Chinese custody. He was honoured with the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery of handling 50 Chinese men alone.

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8 .

Who has been appointed as the head of the advisory panel formed by NITI Aayog to look into introducing reforms in the urban planning education system?

A)

Amitabh Kant

B)

Bibek Debroy

C)

Rajiv Kumar

D)

Arvind Panagariya

Correct Answer : Rajiv Kumar

The policy think tank NITI Aayog has constituted a 14-member advisory committee to look into introducing reforms in the urban planning education system. The panel will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar.

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9 .

Which state set to adopt "Covid-19: No tolerance Fortnight"?

A)

Goa

B)

Odisha

C)

Meghalaya

D)

Mizoram

Correct Answer : Mizoram

The Mizoram government is all set to take stringent measures against the rising covid-19 cases. The state will adopt "COVID-19 : No Tolerance Fortnight" from October 26. By this, the government aims to break the chain of local transmission in Mizoram State.

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10 .

Who addressed 1st ever Ministerial Meeting of G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group?

A)

Smriti Irani

B)

Jitendra Singh

C)

Manoj Tiwari

D)

Nitin Gadkari

Correct Answer : Jitendra Singh

India today reiterated its commitment for eradication of corruption under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Speaking at the 1st ever Ministerial Meeting of G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space.

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