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Current Affairs – 8 October 2020 Questions and Answers

GS Team published here 8 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 comment.

GK Quiz on 8th October 2020 for Every Competitive Exams

Question 1. To develop a method of “genome editing”, two women scientists have been announced to be awarded the Nobel Prize in which field?

  1. Chikisa Nobel Prize
  2. History Nobel Prize
  3. Sahitya Nobel Prize
  4. Chemistry Nobel Prize
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Answer: Chemistry Nobel Prize - French scientist Emmanuelle Sharpentiye and Jennifer Dowdna of America for chemistry for developing a method of "genome editing" The Nobel Prize has been announced. These two women scientists have developed the important tool 'CRISPR-CAS 9'. It is named Genetic Caesars.

Question 2. International women wrestler Dangal Girl Babita Phogat has resigned as Deputy Sports Director of which state?

  1. Kerala
  2. Gujarat
  3. Haryana
  4. Maharashtra
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Answer: Haryana - International female wrestler Dangal Girl Babita Phogat has recently resigned as Deputy Sports Director of Haryana. Just a few days ago Babita Phogat was appointed by Haryana Government to the post of Deputy Director of Sports, which was questioned by many former players. He said that it is wrong to appoint a player to sports related posts because of joining a political party.

Question 3. The Union Cabinet has approved the revised cost of the West Metro Corridor project of which city?

  1. Delhi
  2. Mumbai
  3. Kolkata
  4. Chennai
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Answer: Kolkata - Union Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the revised cost of Kolkata West Metro Corridor project has been approved. The estimated cost of which is Rs 8,575 crore and the target date of completion is December 2021. The total route length of this project is 16.6 km with 12 stations.

Question 4. Famous guitarist Eddie van Helen has recently passed away at how old?

  1. 65 years
  2. 72 years
  3. 87 years
  4. 92 years
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Answer: 65 years - Famous guitarist Eddie van Helen recently turned 65 at the age of a long time suffering from cancer. Has died Eddie Helen was born in the Netherlands, while he was raised in California. He was the top 20 best selling artist. They were Dutch immigrants. He was considered one of the greatest American guitarists of his generation.

Question 5. In the 42nd GST Council meeting, the government has allocated about how many crore cess compensation to all the states?

  1. Rs 10,000 crore
  2. Rs 20,000 crores
  3. Rs 30,000 crore
  4. Rs 50,000 crore
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Answer: Rs 20,000 crore - In the 42nd GST Council meeting, the government has allocated a cess compensation of about Rs 20,000 crore to all the states. Government will pay Rs 25000 crore towards integrated GST for the year 2017-18 to the states by next week.

Question 6. Which day is celebrated all over India on 8 October?

  1. Indian Air Force Day
  2. Indian Navy Day
  3. Indian Naval Army Day
  4. Indian Science Day
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Answer: Indian Air Force Day - Indian Air Force Day is celebrated across India on 8 October. On this day, the Air Force organizes grand parades and air shows. Before independence, the Air Force was called the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). While the Air Force squad was formed on 1 April 1933.

Question 7. Who has asked all his sports coaches to conduct fitness tests 2 times in a year?

  1. Sports Authority of India
  2. BCCI
  3. ICC
  4. FIFA
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Answer: Sports Authority of India - Sports Authority of India recently asked all its sports coaches to conduct fitness tests 2 times in 1 year. is. Fitness test will be decided on the basis of age friendly health standards.

Question 8. Cabinet has approved the agreement between Zoological Survey of India and International Barcode of Life of which country?

  1. America
  2. Canada
  3. Japan
  4. China
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Answer: Canada - Cabinet took place between the Zoological Survey of India and Canada's Not for Profit Corporation, International Barcode of Life (IBOL) Agreement is approved. IBOL is a research collaboration.

Question 9. The Union Cabinet has approved the agreement between India and which country in the field of cyber security?

  1. Austria
  2. Japan
  3. Africa
  4. Afghanistan
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Answer: Japan - The Union Cabinet has approved the cooperation between India and Japan in the field of cyber security. With this understanding, the MOC will increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest. Including capacity building in the field of cyberspace, security of critical infrastructure and others.

Question 10. Which of the following countries has recently successfully tested the “Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo”?

  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. Russia
  4. India
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Answer: India - India has recently successfully tested the "Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo". Which helps in upgrading the current system and also increases the firepower. This launch and demonstration is crucial in establishing anti-submarine combat capability.

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