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Current Affairs Oct-2020

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221. Which e-commerce giant has launched a new ‘Fulfilment Centre’ in Tamil Nadu?

A
Flipkart

B
Cloud Tail

C
Alibaba

D
Amazon

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Correct Answer : D [Amazon]

Explaination : [Major E-commerce giant Amazon has launched its new Fulfilment Centre in Tamil Nadu. This is aimed to strengthening the firm’s network in the state. This facility is expected to offer significant employment opportunities in Tamil Nadu and give a boost to the Economy. The facility has a 7 lakh cubic feet of storage space and can accommodate lakhs of products, appliances and furniture.]

222. The Fast Patrol Vessel “Kanaklata Barua” has been inducted into which Defence forc

A
Indian Navy

B
Indian Army

C
Indian Coast Guard

D
Indian Air Force

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Correct Answer : C [Indian Coast Guard]

Explaination : [A Fast Patrol Vessel named “ICGS Kanaklata Barua” has been commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard. The ship is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) and is the fifth and last in a series of FPVs built by the company. The ship has been named after a teen age freedom fighter of Assam who was shot dead during the Quit India Movement.]

223. Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with which company, for supplying ten lakh hand grenades?

A
Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)

B
Ordnance Factory Board

C
Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd

D
Bharat Electronics Ltd

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Correct Answer : A [Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)]

Explaination : [The Defence ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with Economic Explosive Limited (EEL), for the supply of ten lakh hand grenades. Earlier, similar products were either imported or made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The new grenades called multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG), have been designed by the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory of DRDO.]

224. The E Way Bill is implemented under the aegis of which body?

A
Central Board of Direct Taxes

B
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

C
Enforcement Directorate

D
Finance Commission

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Correct Answer : B [Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs]

Explaination : [The E Way bill system is being implemented by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). It is an Electronic Way bill for movement of goods to be generated on the eWay Bill Portal. A GST registered person cannot transport goods more than Rs.50,000 without an e way bill. Finance Secretary Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey has recently stated that more than 5.74 crore e-way bills have been generated in the month of September 2020 which is seen as a sign of revival of business activities in the country.]

225. Which city played host to the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2020?

B
Vishakhapatnam

C
Cochin

D
Chennai

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Correct Answer : B [Vishakhapatnam]

Explaination : [The Naval Investiture Ceremony of this year has been conducted at Visakhapatnam. During the ceremony, the Gallantry and non-Gallantry Awards announced on the Republic Day this year were conferred. The Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain also presented Unit citations to distinguished Naval units which have performed well during the past year.]

226. Which fin-tech company is to organize a dedicated ‘App Developers’ Conference’?

A
Phone Pe

B
BharatPe

C
PayTm

D
Razorpay

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Correct Answer : C [PayTm]

Explaination : [Paytm is organising a dedicated App Developers’ conference, to attract indigenous app developers on its newly-launched mini app store. This is seen as a battle against the monopoly of Google in the app store segment and the issue of transaction fee on in-app purchases. Start-ups and technology companies would join this conference to showcase their mini-apps.]

227. The Election Commission of which country has declared its Parliamentary elections invalid?

A
Pakistan

B
Kyrgyzstan

C
Afghanistan

D
Kuwait

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Correct Answer : B [Kyrgyzstan]

Explaination : [The Kyrgyzstan Central Election Commission has declared the results of the Parliamentary elections as invalid. There have been violent protests in the country demanding to cancel the election results and to conduct repeat vote. The protestors entered into the State Committee for National Security and freed the former leader of the country Almazbek Atambayev, who was kept in possession.]

228. The 13th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was conducted in which city?

A
New Delhi

B
Gurugram

C
Tokyo

D
Osaka

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Correct Answer : C [Tokyo]

Explaination : [Union External Affairs Minister of India Dr S. Jaishankar held 13th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with his Japanese counterpart, Mr MOTEGI Toshimitsu in Tokyo. They reviewed the mutual partnerships in various sectors including maritime security, trade and investment, manufacturing and skill development. They also affirmed to conduct the next Annual Bilateral Summit in India.]

229. Gyan Circle Ventures is a Technology Business Incubator of which Indian institution

A
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City

B
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

C
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

D
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

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Correct Answer : A [Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City]

Explaination : [Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has virtually inaugurated the Gyan Circle Ventures. It is a Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City (Chittoor), Andhra Pradesh. The Incubator is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.]

230. What is the name of the Indigenously Developed Anti Radiation Missile, tested by DRDO?

A
RUDRAM

B
SHIVA

C
SHAKTI

D
RAKSHAK

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Correct Answer : A [RUDRAM]

Explaination : [Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful test of the New Generation Anti Radiation Missile (NGRAM) called the Rudram-1. The missile has been tested at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore. This is India’s first indigenous anti-radiation missile and it would be launched from various fighter aircraft used by the Indian Air Force.]

231. India held the fifth meeting of Bilateral High-Level Group on Trade, Investment and Cooperation, with which country?

A
Japan

B
Finland

C
Brazil

D
Mexico

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Correct Answer : D [Mexico]

Explaination : [India and Mexico attended the fifth meeting of the India-Mexico Bilateral High-Level Group on Trade, Investment and Cooperation (BHLG). The meeting was held in virtual mode and two MoUs were signed between Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) of India and FICCI with their respective counterparts.]

232. The “Garba” folk dance that is seen in the news recently, is associated with which s

A
Odisha

B
Madhya Pradesh

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Gujarat

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Correct Answer : D [Gujarat]

Explaination : [The “Garba” is a form of folk dance of Gujarat. It is performed during the 9-day celebration of the Navratri festival, in the worship of Goddess Shakti / Durga. Recently, the Government of Gujarat has disallowed performance of the Garba dance during this year’s Navratri festival, as a part of Covid management in the state.]

233. What is the name of the Hackathon to be organised by Electronics Ministry, IEEE, National Informatics Centre and Oracle?

A
Covid Hackathon 2020

B
Gov TechThon 2020

C
Startup Tech Championship 2020

D
Electronics India 2020

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Correct Answer : B [Gov TechThon 2020]

Explaination : [“Gov TechThon 2020” is the Hackathon proposed to be conducted by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), National Informatics Centre (NIC), IEEE Computer Society and Oracle. The hackathon would be held from 30th October to 01st November 2020. The hackathon aims to foster new ideas, boost innovation and enhance the use technology in agriculture and allied sectors.]

234. The “Waiver of compound interest for loans” that is seen in the news recently, is applicable to how many categories of loans?

A
Three

B
Four

C
Eight

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Correct Answer : C [Eight]

Explaination : [The scheme for ‘Waiver of compound interest (interest on interest)’ accumulated during moratorium against loans of up to Rs 2.00 crore has been proposed for 8 different sectors. These include MSME, education, housing, consumer durables, credit card, auto, personal and consumption loans. The Supreme Court of India has recently advised the Union Government to come out with a definite plan for implementing this scheme by 2nd November 2020.]

235. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has been introduced recently in which portal of MSME Ministry?

A
PRAGATHI

B
PRAAPTI

C
PARYAVARAN

D
CHAMPIONS

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Correct Answer : D [CHAMPIONS]

Explaination : [The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has introduced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for strengthening its CHAMPIONS portal. The Champions Portal was launched by the Prime Minister in June 2020 to assist the MSMEs across the country. This multimodal system also has technology equipped physical control rooms at around 69 locations in the country. This is seen as a move in the direction of Industry 4.0.]