By Vivek Sir
1.Which of the following country hosted 3rd Meeting of BRICS working Group on Ocean & Polar Science & technology on 23 Sept 2020.
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(a) Brazil/EP( (b) India/ (c) China/& (d) Russia/
Ans: (b) India/
About 35 researchers & policymakers from Scientific ministries from BRICS countries participated in the Working Group meeting.
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Recently: 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting:-Prahlad Singh Patel 5 E 0 0:-( (
6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting: 6 E [ 0 0
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Rakesh Asthana, (Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau) represented India 0 &, (&0, &0 0 ( ) & 0 & 0
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About BRICS: Founded: June 2006 /: & 2006
Formation: 2009/&: 2009
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Headquarters : Shanghai, China (: , &
First president: K. V. Kamath(Indian) : 0. . 0 ()
President: Marcos Prado Troyjo (Brazil) : 0 (E() Vicepresident: Anil kishore (India) : &( 0 ()
Presidency– Russia (India will assume the Presidency of BRICS in 2021) - ( 2021 E 0 0)
Theme for 2020: “BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth” 2020 0 ( : “0 , & 0 0 ( E ”
2.Who among the following has Participated in G-20 Virtual Meeting of Trade and Investment Ministers? &(* 0& & 0 -20 0 ( ?
(a) Sanjay Dhotre/ (b) Piyush Goyal/ (
(c) Narendra Tomar/& (d) Smriti Irani/ &
Ans: (b) Piyush Goyal/ (
Piyush Goyal (Union Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister ) ( (0 ( )
Key points:
India not agree with Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) agreement.
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Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)? The concept of "Data Free Flow with Trust," was first espoused by Shinzo Abe (The then Japan Prime Minister) " " 0 0 ( ((& & 0 &) & *
At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos Switzerland in January 2019
& 2019 ( [0 0 [0 0 Russia, China, Indonesia and Nigeria had also opposed this , &, & & & 0 0 G20 nations agreed to continue cooperation and coordination on following: G20 &(* *& :
Support recovery of international trade and investment [ & 0
Foster economic diversification [0 0 0
World Trade and Investment in Response to COVID-19" COVID-19 0 & " About G 20 Or Group of Twenty :- Member: 19 Countries and Europian Union (EU) : 19 ()
2020 Presidency : Saudi Arab 2020 :
Theme 2020 : “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century For All”
2020 : “ 0 ( 21 0 0 “ Chairman: Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud : 0 (& & (PP (
3.India's iCreate inked MoU with which of the following country to Collaborate in Tech Innovation & Start-ups? 0 iCreate & 0 && [- 0& 0 ( &(* 0 0 & 0 ? (a) Israel /( (b) Iraq/0 (c) Maldives/( (d) Japan/(
Ans: (a) Israel /(
MOU signed between :- International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) , Ahmedabad,India and &&( ( (iCreate), ,
Start-Up Nation Central , Israel [- && (, P( Note:- Sanjeev Kumar Singla, (India's Ambassador to Israel) attended the event 0 (, (P( 0 ) & 0[ (
International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) : [ 0 0 (iCreate): Founded : 2012/: 2012 HQ: Ahmedabad, Gujrat (: , Chairman: Manoj Kumar Das : & 0 About Start-Up Nation Central : [- && ( 0 : HQ: Tel Aviv ,Israel (: ( , P( CEO : Prof. Eugene Kandel : & 0(
About Israel:- Capital: Jerusalem/&: (
Currency: Israeli shekel/: ( 0(
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu & : & & Note: Israel has named a street in Tel Aviv as Rehov Tagore; P( & ( 0 0 0 & * ; ‘rehov’ 0 [ 0
As a tribute on Rabindranath Tagore 159th birthday ( May 7) & 0 159 & (7 ) ( 0
Israel : Launched Ofek 16 (spy satellite) P( : Ofek 16 ( ) ( 0
Suez Canal :- Connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas (( Length: 193.3 km (120.1 miles)/(: 193.3 0 (120.1 ()
4.India along with which country has recently Launched Website on post-earthquake reconstruction initiatives in education Sector? & 0 0 ( 0 0 0 ( ( 0 ?
(a) Bangladesh/
Ans: (b) Nepal/&(
Website : (www.goicbrinepal.com) Website available in both English and Nepali language &( & (
Launched by: Vinay Mohan Kwatra (Indian Ambassador to Nepal) and Sushil Gyewali,
(Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Reconstruction Authority of Nepal ) ( : & & (&( ) ( (, (&( 0 &&[[ 0 0 0[0 0 ())
Website developed by : Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee ,(under Indian Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)) 0 : 0 & && & (CBRI), 0, ( &0 0 && (CSIR) 0 )
Nepal/ &( : Capital: Kathmandu/&: 0
Currency :Nepalese rupee/: &(
President:Bidhya Devi Bhandari :
Prime minister: KP Sharma Oli & : 0 [ (
Indian ambassador to Nepal- Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra &( 0 - & & National Symbols of Nepal: Bird:Himalayan monal /: (& &( Dress:Daura-Suruwal(Male) and Gunyo-Cholo (Female) 0: -( () -( (()
Animal: cow/ : Flower: Rhododendron (lali gurans) (: & ((( )
National sports : Volleyball/ *(: ((
State Total Length ( approximately in Km) Uttar Pradesh/ 551 Uttarakhand/* 275 West Bengal/¿ ( 100 Bihar/ 726 Sikkim /À 99
TOTAL/0( 1,751
5.Which state government has announced Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana ?
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a)Uttar Pradesh/
b)Bihar/
c)Madhya Pradesh/
d)Odisha/ Ans:c)Madhya Pradesh/
‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana’ :
On the lines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. & 0& & & 0 [
nnual assistance Rs 10,000 per annum. [0 10,000 [
Note: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, is getting Rs 6,000 per annum & 0& &, 6,000 [ (
About Madhya Pradesh:
Capital: Bhopal/&: ( Governor:Anandiben Patel (Additional charge) (: && ( ( )
Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan : &
Districts: 52/(: 52
Legislave assembly (231 Seats)/& (231 ) Loksabha (29 Seats)/(0 (29 ) RajyaSabha (11 seats)/ (11 )
6.Which state govt has recently approved 'Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020'?
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(a) Rajasthan/&
(b) Maharastra/ (c) Jharkhand/* (d) Haryana/
Ans:(a) Rajasthan/&
'Moksh Kalash Yojana-2020',
This Yojna allows free bus travel to two members of a family to immerse ashes of their loved ones in River Ganga in Haridwar. & & & & 0 * 0 [ 0& 0 ( 0 0 0 0 &
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation will run the scheme & 0 & & & (
About Rajasthan:- Capital: Jaipur/&:
Governor: Kalraj Mishra/(: 0( Chief Minister:Ashok Gehlot
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Legislature (&()-200 seats Rajya Sabha10/ 10 Lok Sabha 25 / (0 25
7.Andhra Pradesh: AP Police Seva app : (
Launched by : Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (Chief Minister ) ( : .. & & ()
This will provide 87 services of the Police Department. ( 0 87 (
8.Who among the following has been appointed as the new administrator of PMC Bank?
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(a) Ashwani Bhatia/& (b) AK Dixit /0 (c) Sashidhar Jagdishan/ & (d) Dinesh Khara/& *
Ans: (b) AK Dixit /0
Appointed by : RBI (as per Banking Regulation Act, 1949) &: RBI (0 && &, 1949 0 &)
Replaced: Jai Bhagwan Bhoria( stepped down on September 22 due to health reasons) : & ( 0 22 0 )
Key Points: On September 23, 2019, PMC Bank Limited, a Multi- State Urban Cooperative Bank was placed under All-Inclusive directions. 23 , 2019 0, 0 (, 0 - [& 0 0 0 (-& 0 *
Under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, 0 && &, 1949 0 35 56 0 - (1) 0 ,
In other words, PMC bank limited was placed under the administration of RBI. , PMC 0 0 RBI 0 & 0 *
The directive is presently valid till December 22, 2020. &Í [& 22 , 2020 0
Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank:- 0 0:
Founded: 1984/: 1984
Headquarters: Mumbai/(:
CEO : Surinder Pal Singh/: (
9.Alexander Lukashenko : Sworn in President of Belarus ( 6th Term ) ( (00: ( 0 0 (6 0[0()
About Belarus : Capital: Minsk/&:
Currency: Belarusian Rouble/: ( (
10.Ishmael Toroama : New president of Bougainville
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About Bougainville :- &( 0 : Autonomous territory in the east of Papua New Guinea. & 0 [ Capital : Buka/&: 0 Currency : Papua New Guinean kina (PGK) : & 0& (PGK)
11.Which among the following firms will invest Rs 5,550 crore into Reliance Retail for 1.28% equity stake?
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a)Vista Equity /
b)General Atlantic /&( (0
c)Mubadala/(
Ans: KKR/00
Note: Earlier, KKR invested Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms for 2.32 per cent stake, (, KKR & Jio Ô 2.32 0 ( 11,367 0 0 & 0,
About Reliance Retail : Headquarters: Mumbai/(: Founder: Mukesh Ambani/: 0 & Chairman: Mukesh Ambani : 0 & Parent organization: Reliance Industries Limited & &: ( (
12.World Rhino Day 2020 : 22 September & 2020: 22
Being observed internationally since 2011 2011 &
First announced by World Wildlife Fund-South Africa in 2010 2010 ( [ ( - 0 & 0
Five existing species of Rhinoceros 0 : Black Rhino /0(
White Rhino /
Sumatran Rhino /
Javan Rhinos /
One horned rhino /0 ( : Scientific name /&0 & : Rhinoceros unicornis /& &0&[
Largest number of Greater One-horned rhinos in the world &-&[ ( 0
3000 (in Assam, West Bengal and UP) 3000 (, ¿ ( )
IUCN Red List in 2008 / 2008 IUCN (
Population of less than 200 in the beginning of 20th century 20 0 200 0 0
The only large mammal species in Asia 0 0 &
13.International Day of Sign Languages 2020 : 23 September [ 00 2020 : 23
Theme 2020 : “Sign Languages Are for Everyone!”. 2020 : "00 0 ( !"
In commemoration of establishment of World Federation of Deaf on 23 September 1951 23 1951 0 0 0 & 0
First observed in 2018 ( 2018 &
Around 72 million deaf people in the world (using more than 300 different sign languages). & ( 72 (& ( (300 0 00 0 )
Note- International Week of the Deaf 2020 : 21 to 27 September 2020 [ 2020 : 21 27 2020
First observed in 1958 ( 1958 &
14.Who among the following became the first woman fighter pilot of the Rafale Squadron of the Indian Air Force?
&(* & 0 ( & 0 ( ( ( 0& &? (a) Kumudini Tyagi /0& (b) Shivangi Singh / (c) Riti Singh / (d) Shweta Pandey /
Ans. (b) Shivangi Singh /
Shivangi will join 17 Squadron "Golden Arrow" in Ambala ( 17 & "& " (
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi : Native of Varanasi district (UttarPradesh) (Ý& : ( ( )0 ( &
15.Who is the author of the book titled “Kitchens of Gratitude”?
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(a) Vikas Khanna /0 * (b) Kunal Kapur /0( 0 (c) Nita Mehta /& (d) Sanjeev Kapoor / 0
Ans. (a) Vikas Khanna /0 *
Will be released in 2021 /0 2021 0
Wrote about his feeding initiative "Feed India". & ( " " 0 (*
"Feed India / " : Provided 30 million meals in more than 135 cities 135 0 30 (& & ( 0
Note- Will be honoured with "2020 Asia Game Changer Award" in October.
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16.Google Pay partnered with which company to launch card-based payment with tokenisation?
Google & 0 0& 0 0&-& 0 0[- & 0?
(a) RuPay (b) Paypal (c) Visa / (d) Mastercard /0[
Ans. (c) Visa /
Purpose : To enable users to securely transact with their debit or credit cards : 0[ 0 & 0[ (&& 0& &&
Tokenization features /0& : Currently, available to all users of Axis, SBI Card and Kotak [& , , SBI 0[ 00 0 0[ 0 ( (
Payment via secure digital token sent to the card's mobile number 0[ ( & ( 0& 0 &
Google Pay : Start : 11 September, 2015 (as Android Pay); January 8, 2018 (as Google Pay) : 11 , 2015 ( 0 ); 8 &, 2018 (Google 0 ) Developed by : Google /( 0
Visa : Founded : 18 September, 1958 / : 18 , 1958 Headquarters : California (USA) /( : 0(&[ () Founder : Dee Hock /0 : 0 CEO : Alfred F. Kelly / 0(
17.Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' : 112th birth anniversary 0 '&0' : 112
Born : 25 September, 1908 : 25 , 1908
Birth place : Simaria, Bengal Presidency (now in Bihar) & : , ( ( )
Padma Bhushan (1959) / (1959)
Sahitya Akademi Award (1959) - for "Sanskriti Ke Char Adhyaya" 0 (1959) - " 0 " 0 (
Jnanpith (1972) - For Urvashi & (1972) - [ 0 (
Famous Books: 0 0 0 0 [
18.DRDO successfully test-fired ABHYAS - High Speed Expandable Aerial Target from Balasore Test Range, ____________ .
& ___________ 0 ( ABHYAS - ( ( 0 ( & 0
(a) Maharashtra / (b) Tamil Nadu /(& (c) Odisha / (d) Andhra Pradesh /
Ans. (c) Odisha /
Designed & developed by ADE (Aeronautical Development Establishment) ADE (&0 0 &) & 0
Test location : Interim Test Range, Balasore (Odisha) & : , ( ()
Features & uses / : It is a drone (UAV) / 0 & () Will be used as a target for various missile systems. ( ( 0 ( 0 ( 0 ( 0
It is powered by a small gas turbine engine. 0 & & (
Capable of fully autonomous flight & 0 (
ADE (Aeronautical Development Establishment) : Established : 1959 / : 1959 Location : Bengaluru /& : ( Director : Venugopal S /&0 : ( Operating agency : DRDO
DRDO : Formed : 1958 /& : 1958 Headquarters : New Delhi /( : & Chairman : Dr G. Satheesh Reddy :
Note- First test of ABHYAS : Interim Test Range, Chandipur (Odisha) ABHYAS 0 ( : , ()
19.Ashleigh Barty won Golf Club Championship ( í & ï&
Won the Brookwater Golf Club women’s championship. E0 ( 0 ï&
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) : 24 years old ( í (() : 24 í
Top-ranked WTA (Women's Tennis Association) player in the world [ 0 (( & ) *(
Former professional cricketer /[ 0 *(
20.Recently, Aslata Waggavkar passed away, she was related to which field?
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(a) Politician /& (b) Sports /*( (c) Social Activist /0 0[0[ (d) Actress /&
Ans. (d) Actress /&
Veteran Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar & ( 0
She was 79 / 79 [ 0
Starred in various Hindi films such as Apne Paraye, Woh Saat Din, Namak Halaal, Zanjeer. & 0 , - & , &, &0 ((, P
21.Recently, John Turner passed away, he was the former Prime Minister of which country?
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(a) Denmark /&0[ (b) Canada /0& (c) France / (d) Mexico /0
Ans. (b) Canada /0&
22. 3-times MLA Zakiya Inam passed away 3 0 0 0 & 0 &&
Former Minister of Rajasthan from Congress Party 0 í & 0 [
The only woman three-time MLA in Rajasthan. 0 ( & & 0