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

1 .

A National report on ‘ANGIKAAR’ campaign was released recently. The campaign is associated with which Ministry?

A)

Ministry of Finance

B)

Ministry of Electronics and IT

C)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

D)

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Correct Answer : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

ANGIKAAR-campaign was launched in 2019, under which the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) are trained and given access to other welfare schemes.

The Union Minister of State (IC) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri participated in a webinar to launch a portal for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs). During the webinar, he also launched a national report on ANGIKAAR campaign.

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2 .

Recently the Global tuberculosis Report 2020 is realised by which organisation?

A)

UN

B)

WHO

C)

FAO

D)

UNFCC

Correct Answer : WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently released the Global Tuberculosis Report, 2020. The report Highlights the impact of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis (TB) related deaths. It says that COVID-19 might increase the TB deaths by 0.2 to 0.4 million worldwide.

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3 .

Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana is launched by which ministry?

A)

Ministry of HRD

B)

Ministry of Home Affairs

C)

Ministry of Culture

D)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Correct Answer : Ministry of Culture

Ministry of Culture (Performing Arts Bureau) implemented various schemes under its Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY).

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4 .

STAR project,recently in news is related to which field?

A)

Irrigation

B)

Agriculture

C)

Education

D)

Infrastructure

Correct Answer : Education

The World Bank aided- Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project would be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (MoE). These are aligned with the objectives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 of Quality Based Learning Outcomes.

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5 .

Which of the following states is set to develop biggest zinc smelter in India?

A)

Gujarat

B)

Rajasthan

C)

Maharashtra

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Gujarat

Gujarat government will be developing the biggest zinc smelter of the world in Dosawada, Tapi district, Gujarat. The state government and Vedanta group's Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard.

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6 .

The Government has selected which company to connect 5,000 village Panchayats with satellite broadband under BharatNet project?

A)

TATA Sky

B)

Zing Digital

C)

Airtel Digital

D)

Hughes Communications India

Correct Answer : Hughes Communications India

The Government has selected Hughes Communications India to connect 5,000 village panchayats with satellite broadband under BharatNet project by March 2021.

The 5000 Gram Panchayats are to be selected from the border and Naxal-affected states as well as in island territories. It also includes those located in north-eastern states and the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh as well as in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

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7 .

Which country is set to host the 7th Meeting of Ministers of Law and Justice of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2020?

A)

China

B)

India

C)

Russia

D)

Pakistan

Correct Answer : India

Union Law Minister of India Ravi Shankar Prasad will host the seventh meeting of Ministers of Law and Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

The virtual meeting which is to be held on October 16 will be attended by Law and Justice Ministers of China, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic. India will also host the second meeting of the Experts Working Group.

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8 .

Bhanu Athaiya passed away, she was the winner of which award?

A)

Oscar

B)

Arjun award

C)

Padma Shree

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Oscar

The first Indian to win the Oscar award, Bhanu Athaiya passed away. She won the Best Costume Design Oscar for her work in the 1982 film Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough. In 2012, Athaiya returned her Oscar to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for safekeeping.

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9 .

NTPC CMD Gurdeep Singh's term extended till which year?

A)

2021

B)

2023

C)

2025

D)

2027

Correct Answer : 2025

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has extended the tenure of state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd, chairman and managing director, Gurdeep Singh till 31 July 2025. He had first assumed the charge of utility's chairman and managing director in February 2016.

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10 .

Who has approved the implementation of the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Ramnath Kovind

C)

Narendra Modi

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Narendra Modi

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project. STARS is a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education for improving the quality of education, in the Indian School Education System.

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