Current Affairs 22th September 2020
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01. World First Aid Day 2020 was observed on which of the following day?
A. 10 September
B. 11 September
C. 12 September
D. 13 September
Answer: C.
Explanation: The World First Aid Day is observed on the second Saturday of September every year.
● The day is observed to create awareness about the importance of first aid in preventing injuries and
saving lives.
● The World First Aid Day 2020 was observed on 12 September.
02. Which of the following state has
recently launched Smart Ration
Card Scheme?
A. Bihar
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Telangana
Answer: B.
Explanation: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh launched the Smart Ration Card Scheme to cover 1.41 crore
beneficiaries across the state.
● He also launched a separate state-funded scheme to provide subsidised rations to the 9 lakh beneficiaries not
covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
03. Back to village programme is
associated with which of the
following state/UT?
A. New Delhi
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: D.
Explanation: In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Secretary Youth Services and Sports Sarmad Hafeez reaffirmed that
Sports Department is actively involved in third phase of pre-Back to Village programme of Jan Abhiyan so that different
sporting activities would be conducted across all the Panchayats.
● The third phase of Back to Village (B2V-3) is commencing from 2nd of October and will conclude on 12 th of October
where all the gazetted and other officers are going to visit every Panchayat to listen to the people’s issues and
problems and resolve them on the spot.
04. Yoshihide Suga has been elected as
the new prime minister of _______.
A. Lebanon
B. Maldives
C. Japan
D. Vietnam
Answer: C.
Explanation: Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan ’s ruling
party, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as
the country’s next prime minister.
● Suga received 377 votes in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
who announced last month that he would resign due to
health problems.
05. Which of the following institute has
developed a device for the prevention
of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?
A. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for
Medical Sciences and Technology
B. Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur
C. Hamdard Institute of Medical
Sciences and Research
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of
Medical Sciences
Answer: A.
Explanation: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and
Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST), an autonomous
institute of the Department of Science and
Technology, has developed a device for the prevention
of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).
● The formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in
the legs or Deep Vein Thrombosis can lead to life
threatening complications.
06. Who among the following has been
elected as the chairman of the board
of governors of the Advertising
Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
A. Subhash Kamath
B. Pradeep Desai
C. Sanjeev Raut
D. Prakash Deshwal
Answer: A.
Explanation: Subhash Kamath has been elected as the chairman of the board
of governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India
(ASCI).
● Kamath, who was serving as ASCI vice-chairman, will replace
Rohit Gupta, president, Sony Pictures Networks.
07. The UK has signed its first major
post-Brexit trade pact by signing a
deal with _______.
A. India
B. US
C. Australia
D. Japan
Answer: D.
Explanation: The UK has signed its first major post-Brexit trade pact by signing a deal with Japan.
● The deal aims to boost trade between these two countries by about £15bn.
● The deal would boost UK GDP by 0.07%, though, it is just a fraction of the trade that was lost with the European union (EU).
08. LILo (Line In Line Out) Substation
is associated with _______.
A. Fertilizers production
B. Electricity distribution
C. Pisciculture
D. Vaccine testing
Answer: B.
Explanation: Union Power Minister laid foundation stone for construction of LILO of Kishenganj -Darbhanga 400kV Transmission Line at Saharsa in Bihar.
● The substation is the part of an electrical supply system
which transmits the high voltage from the generating
substations to the local distribution networks.
● In LILo (Line In Line Out) Substation, a long distribution line
is brought in and brought out from newly created
substation.
● This scheme is bit expensive because of the need of an extra
layout.
09. Which of the following state government has decided to constitute
a special force to provide security to the high court, district courts, administrative offices and buildings, Metro rail, airports, banks, financial
institutions, educational institutions and industrial units?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B.
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh government has decided to constitute a special force.
● It will provide security to the high court, district courts, administrative offices and buildings, Metro rail,
airports, banks, financial institutions, educational institutions and industrial units.
● The state government has issued orders for the constitution of the force and a roadmap in this regard has
been sought from the UP DGP.
10. Recently Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb laid the
foundation stone for Tripura’s first-ever Special Economic Zone
(SEZ). Who among the following is the current governor of Tripura?
A. Najma Heptulla
B. Satya Pal Malik
C. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
D. Ramesh Bais
Answer: D.
Explanation:
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb laid the foundation stone for Tripura’s first -ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Sabroom, the southernmost town of the state bordering
Bangladesh.
● The SEZ, Sabroom, around 120 km from Agartala,
would emerge as the commercial capital of the
Northeast.
● The SEZ would be focussed on four sectors, including agro -based processing such as food processing, rubber, bamboo and textile sector.
