Current Affairs 19th September 2020
Current Affairs of the morning are here with the top headlines of the morning. Current Affairs are very important for all competitive exams including Banking, SSC, RBI, NABARD, etc.
01. Which of the following state government has launched the nutrition schemes ‘YSR
Sampoorna Poshana’ and ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus’ for women and children?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: B.
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna
Poshana Plus schemes to provide nutritious food to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children.
● Malnutrition among the vulnerable section will be brought down by the two schemes.
● About 30.16 lakh mothers and children will be benefited from the two schemes.
02. In September 2020, How many Public Sector Undertakings under Petroleum Ministry will be joining the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Coalition for Sustainable Climate
Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10
Answer: B.
Explanation: Five Public Sector Undertakings under Petroleum Ministry will be joining the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners.
● They are Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), and GAIL (India)
Limited.
03. ‘Real Mango software’ has been recently been banned. Real Mango
software is associated with ________.
A. Online gambling
B. Booking train tickets
C. Mobile Game
D. Online grocery shopping
Answer: B.
Explanation: Railway Protection Force (RPF) obstructed the
use of Real Mango software.
● Real Mango software is an illegal notorious
software developed for booking Tatkal ticket
over the IRCTC website.
● The software bypasses captcha code which is a
major time taking process while booking the
tickets over the website.
04. International Day to Protect
Education from Attack is observed
every year on _______.
A. 06 September
B. 07 September
C. 08 September
D. 09 September
Answer: D.
Explanation: International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed globally on 9th September.
● The day is being observed for the first time in 2020.
● The Day draws attention to the plight of more than 75 million 3-to-18-year-olds living in 35 crisis-affected
countries and to their urgent need of educational support.
05. Florence Parly is on an official visit to
India. She is the defence minister of
________.
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. France
D. Russia
Answer: C.
Explanation: French Defence Minister Florence Parly will be on an official
visit to the country.
● She will attend the official induction ceremony of the first
a batch of the Rafale omnirole fighter aircraft by the Indian Air
Force at Air Force Station, Ambala.
● This will mark Minister Parly’s third official visit to India since
2017.
06. Recently, India and Angola
held the first Joint Commission
Meeting. What is the capital of
Angola?
A. Maputo
B. Luanda
C. Harare
D. Lusaka
Answer: B.
Explanation: India and Angola held the first Joint
Commission Meeting.
● During the meeting, the two sides agreed
to diversify their trade relationship and
discussed cooperation in health,
pharmaceuticals, defence, agriculture, food
processing, digitization and telecom.
● Angola is the second largest crude oil
supplier in the sub Saharan desert after
Nigeria.
07. Which of the following state government has decided to develop ‘Sanskrit grams’ across
the state?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Uttarakhand
Answer: D.
Explanation: After noting significant progress in a pilot program to teach Sanskrit to residents of two villages in Uttarakhand, the state government gave it a go -ahead to authorities to develop ‘Sanskrit grams’ across the state.
● Sanskrit is the second official language in
Uttarakhand.
● The state government currently runs 97 Sanskrit
schools, where an average of 2,100 students study
each year.
08. Recently, Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal
has inaugurated an organic food
processing unit named as M/s
Organic India Pvt Ltd in which of the
following districts of Uttar Pradesh?
A. Azamgarh
B. Kanpur
C. Barabanki
D. Bareilly
Answer: C.
Explanation: Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, inaugurated a organic food
processing unit located in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.
● With the inauguration of this food processing unit, 5000 farmers will be benefitted and it is expected to
leverage an investment of Rs 50.33 crores.
● The unit namely M/s Organic India Pvt. Ltd is likely to generate direct employment of 100 and indirect
employment of 250 persons.
09. India and the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) signed a 500 million
US dollar loan for India’s first
Regional Rapid Transit System
(RRTS) corridor. This RRTS is
being developed between
________ and ________.
A. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar
B. Mumbai, Pune
C. Delhi, Meerut
D. Mumbai, Navi Mumbai
Answer: C.
Explanation: India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 500 million US dollar loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.
● The first tranche of a total one billion dollar facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will improve regional connectivity and mobility in India’s national capital region (NCR).
10. Recently, Johnny Bakshi passed
away. He was a/an _________.
A. Film Maker
B. Journalist
C. Actor
D. Painter
Answer: A.
Explanation: Veteran filmmaker Johnny Bakshi passed away.
● He was diagnosed with pneumonia and was also tested for COVID-19.
● Johnny Bakshi worked as a producer in several films including Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974), Vishwasghaat (1977), Raavan (1984), Mera Dost Mera Dushman (1984), Bhairavi (1996) and Kajraare (2010).
