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Current Affairs – 20 October 2020 Questions and Answers

GS Team published here 20 October 2020 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, UPSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and realted india, World, Technology, and all govt news. If you have a question about ‘, please reach out to us through a comments.

GK Quiz on 20th October 2020 for Every Competitive Exams

Question 1. Who has announced a proposal to give 25 billion Dollors to help the poorest countries for deal with corona virus?

  • World Health Organization
  • UNESCO
  • World Bank
  • Central Government
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Answer: World Bank - World Bank President, David Melpas, has given 25 billion Dollors to help the poorest countries deal with the Corona virus. The plan proposal has been announced. This 25 billion dollar package proposal will be put before the representatives of the International Development Association. IDA is an International Development Association.

Question 2. China company Alibaba has announced how many percent stake in Hong Kong’s hypermarket chain Sun Art Group Limited?

  • 21 percent
  • 34 percent
  • 51 percent
  • 62 percent
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Answer: 51 percent - China company Alibaba has announced to buy 51% stake in Hong Kong's hypermarket chain Sun Art Group Limited For this, the company has announced to invest 2.6 billion dollars in Sun Art, about 26 thousand crores. Hong Kong's hypermarket chain Sun Art Group Ltd. operates 481 hypermarkets and 3 mid-size supermarkets in China.

Question 3. The Central Government has recently extended the term of Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla for how long?

  • 20 February 2021
  • 12 June 2021
  • 22 August 2021
  • 15 December 2021
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Answer: 22 August 2021 - The Central Government has recently extended the term of Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to 22 August 2021. His term was to end on 30 November. He was made Home Secretary in place of Rajiv Gauba on 22 August last year. He is also an IAS officer of the 1984 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Question 4. Which day is celebrated worldwide on 20 October?

  • World TB Day
  • World AIDS Day
  • World Science Day
  • World Osteoporosis Day
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Answer: World Osteoporosis Day - World Osteoporosis Day is celebrated on 20 October worldwide. This day is celebrated every year to create global awareness for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. The purpose of celebrating this day is to make people in the world aware of their muscle health and to secure their bones.

Question 5. Which Edition of the Indian Navy and the Sri Lankan Navy’s joint naval combat exercise “Sleenex-20” is held in Trincomalee?

  • Third Edition
  • Fifth Edition
  • Eighth Edition
  • Tenth edition
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Answer: Eighth Edition - Indian and Sri Lankan Navy's Common Naval War Exercise Held the eighth edition of "Sleenex-20" off the coast of Trincomalee has been done. The Sri Lankan Navy was represented by the naval ships Sayura and Gazabahu.

Question 6. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has recently laid the foundation of a new education campus in the Central University campus?

  • Pandit Jawahar Nehru
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
  • Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya - Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh recently named "Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya" on the Central University campus The foundation of the new education complex has been laid. He said that Jammu Central University is one of the Central Universities in the country which has an academic campus in the name of Mr. Malaviya.

Question 7. Who has announced the establishment of the Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Center with AWS to deal with digital social challenges?

  • Planning Commission
  • Policy Commission
  • Election Commission
  • Ministry of Sports
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Answer: Niti Aayog - "Niti Aayog" announced the establishment of the Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Center with AWS to address digital social challenges. Which is the first center of its kind in India. This center is a part of CIC, AWS CIC Global Program.

Question 8. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced that by which year the country has set a target of being trans-fat free?

  • 2022
  • 2024
  • 2026
  • 2028
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Answer: 2022 - Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced that the country has targeted to be trans-fat free by 2022. This was announced by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan while presiding over a program organized by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

Question 9. Actress Zarina Roshan, who played the role of Indu Dadi in the TV serial ‘Kumkum Bhagya’, recently passed away at the age of _____?

  • 54 years
  • 62 years
  • 78 years
  • 84 years
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Answer: 54 years - Actress Zarina Roshan, who plays Indu Dadi in the TV serial 'Kumkum Bhagya', was recently 54 years old. I died of a heart attack. On his demise, Kumkum Bhagya's lead pair Sriti Jha and Shabbir Ahluwalia paid tribute.

Question 10. Which of the following countries will become the first country to do face scan under its National ID Scheme?

  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • China
  • Australia
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Answer: Singapore - According to the government, Singapore is the most ambitious project ever to be scanned face-to-face with its national ID scheme soon. Will become the first country to verify. Also Singapore is the first country to attach facial verification to the national identity database.

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