Current Affairs 1st October 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.Who among the following has recently won the 2020 Dayton
Literary Peace Prize?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Alice Munro
C. Margaret Atwood
D. Elisabeth Moss
Answer: A.
Explanation: Margaret Atwood (Canada) has won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s lifetime achievement award.
● The award celebrated the power of literature in fostering peace, social justice and global understanding.
● Margaret is famous for her novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”.
02. International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renamed the Fed Cup as
_________.
A. Bjorn Borg Cup
B. Billie Jean King Cup
C. Andre Agassi Cup
D. Ivan Lendl Cup
Answer: B.
Explanation: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renamed the Fed Cup as the “Billie Jean King Cup.”
● Fed cup was an annual team competition in women tennis.
● Billie Jean King was a pioneer in women’s tennis who helped the United States win the inaugural event.
03. According to the new Foreign Direct
Investment Policy in Defence Sector,
FDI is allowed upto _________
through automatic route.
A. 51%
B. 55%
C. 65%
D. 74%
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Union Government has approved the amendment
in Foreign Direct Investment Policy in Defence Sector.
● Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said
that for new licensees, FDI is allowed upto 74 per cent
through automatic route and beyond 74 percent to be
permitted through the government route.
04. Who among the following will lead the
government committee to probe
China Watching?
A. Sanjay Taneja
B. Ajay Singh
C. Rajesh Pant
D. Rajat Dwivedi
Answer: C.
Explanation: The Government set up an expert committee under the National
Cyber Security Coordinator to study the revelations in China
Watching that a Shenzhen-based company, with links to the
Chinese government, is monitoring over 10,000 Indian individuals
and entities.
● The expert committee, led by Lt Gen (retd) Rajesh Pant, India’s
chief coordinator on cyber security, will evaluate the
“implications” of the digital surveillance by Data Information
Technology Co. Limited and “assess any violations of law and
submit its recommendations within thirty days.”
05. National Generic Document
Registration System (NGDRS) is
associated with _________.
A. Vehicle registration
B. Sale purchase of land
C. Police verification of e-passport
D. Verification of educational
documents
Answer: B.
Explanation: In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the National Generic
Document Registration System (NGDRS) at a ceremony organized at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Srinagar.
● NGDRS represents a major shift from the existing manual registration system to online registration of all transactions in
sale-purchase and transfer of land.
● The entire process has been reduced to 15 minutes which earlier would take several days in view of multiple steps
involved. Now all 5 steps are under the digital process.
06.
Which of the following state has
announced an assistance scheme
to encourage use of battery-
operated two-wheelers and three-
wheelers in the state?
A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer: D.
Explanation: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced an
assistance scheme to encourage use of battery -operated two
-wheelers and three -wheelers in the state.
● Gujarat Government will provide subsidy of 12,000 rupees
to school students studying in Standard – 9th to colleges for battery -operated two -wheelers.
● Similarly, a subsidy of 48,000 rupees will be given for three
– wheeler e -rickshaw for individual and institutional
beneficiaries. This subsidy will be given for 5,000
e-rickshaw.
07. Which of the following has recently
launched the home loan scheme
‘Apna Ghar Dreamz’ for skilled
workers employed in the informal
sector?
A. Aadhar Housing Finance Limited
B. GRUH Finance Ltd
C. Dewan Housing Finance
Corporation
D. ICICI Home Finance
Answer: D.
Explanation: ICICI Home Finance has launched a new loan scheme ‘Apna Ghar Dreamz’, with credit amount in the range of Rs
2 lakh to 50 lakh, for skilled workers employed in the informal sector in Delhi.
● The scheme is meant for skilled workers such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, tailors, painters, welders,
auto mechanics, manufacturing machine operators, computer mechanics, RO repair technicians, small and
medium business owners and grocery store owners in the city.
08. Recently, Which of the following
editions of the Indian Premier
League started in Abu Dhabi in the
United Arab Emirates?
A. 10th
B. 11th
C. 12th
D. 13th
Answer: D.
Explanation:
After a long wait, cricket stars will be in action at the
13th edition of Indian Premier League at Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates.
● The tournament, which has been shifted to the UAE due
to COVID
-19 pandemic, is a TV only event.
● In all, 60 matches will be held in three avenues
– Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.
● The organizers have ensured adequate safety
arrangements in place creating bio bubbles.
09. What is the length of the recently
inaugurated Kosi Rail mega bridge?
A. 1.0km
B. 1.4km
C. 1.9km
D. 2.6km
Answer: C.
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu (mega bridge) to the nation
through video-conference.
● He also inaugurated 12 rail projects related to passenger facilities to benefit the people of Bihar.
● The 1.9-kilometre long Kosi mega bridge has been completed at a total cost of 516 crore rupees.
10. In recent days Rajya sabha passed a bill which name is .
A. Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill
B. WATER CONSERVATION BILL
C. COVID PANDEMIC BILL
D. DISEASE ASSURANCE BILL
Answer: A.
Explanation: Rajya Sabha has passed the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, It amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. Now it will include protections for healthcare service personnel who are combating the epidemic diseases . The bill also expands the powers of the central government to prevent the spread of such diseases
