Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 10th October 2020

Correct Answer: C. IFFCO

Explanation: Prasar Bharati and Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, IFFCO have signed an MoU to broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovations. According to the agreement, DD Kisan will broadcast various innovative techniques being adopted in the agriculture field in easy language through 30 minutes program series for the benefit of farmers. IFFCO is a Multi-state cooperative society engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing of fertilisers.

Correct Answer – A. 11000

Explanation: The Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology has cleared 16 proposals from domestic and international companies entailing an investment of 11000 crore rupees. It is done under the production linked incentive, PLI scheme to manufacture mobile phones worth 10.5 lakh crore rupees over the next 5 years. It will generate more than 2 lakh direct jobs.

Correct Answer – B. 9000

Explanation: Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to reach 9000 runs in T20 cricket. He achieved this milestone in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) match against Delhi Capitals on Monday in Dubai, Match No. 19 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. He is placed seventh in the list of all-time scores in T20s with Chris Gayle leading the list.

Correct Answer – C. 3540

Explanation:  The Karnataka government approved ₹3540 crore investment by Aequs SEZ Private Limited to develop a consumer electronics and durables goods (CEDG) cluster in Hubballi. This is India’s first sector-specific investment in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government’s Atmanirbhar or self- reliance initiative. The investment is expected to generate around 20,000 jobs.

Correct Answer – B. Institute of Actuaries of India

Explanation: Subhendu Bal is elected as the new President of IAI, Institute of Actuaries of India, a statutory body, for the tenure of two years. He is a professionally acclaimed Actuary with more than 27 years of experience across actuarial sub-domains in several life insurance companies in the public and private sector. Currently, he is the Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer of SBI Life Insurance Company Limited.

Correct Answer – C. NCERT

Explanation: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center (ISLRTC) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to make educational materials accessible for hearing impaired children, informed the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The conversion of all education material in sign language will strengthen the concept of equal opportunity for everyone irrespective of their physical inability,”. The signing of MoU between ISLRTC and NCERT was attended by Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Cabinet Minister for Education amongst other members of the NCERT, ISLRTC, and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Correct Answer – C. Vigraha

Explanation: The seventh offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), ”Vigraha” was formally unveiled at the Kattupalli port, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The vessel, built by Larsen and Toubro, is the last in the series of seven OPVs contracted to the company by the Ministry of Defence in 2015. It was the first time a private sector shipyard has undertaken the design and construction of offshore patrol vessel class of ships. Offshore Patrol Vessels are long-range surface ships, capable of operation in maritime zones of the country including island territories with helicopter operation capabilities. Some of the roles undertaken by the OPVs include coastal and offshore patrol, policing maritime zones of the country, surveillance, anti-smuggling and anti-piracy operations.

Correct Answer – D. Kasturi Cotton

Explanation: Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani has launched the first-ever Brand and Logo for Indian Cotton on Second World Cotton Day through video conferencing. Now India’s premium cotton would be known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton trade. The Kasturi Cotton brand will represent Whiteness, Brightness, Softness, Purity, Luster, Uniqueness and Indianness.

India is the second-largest cotton producer and the largest consumer of cotton in the world. It produces about six million tonnes of cotton every year which is about 23 per cent of the world cotton. India produces about 51 per cent of the total organic cotton production of the world, which demonstrates India’s effort towards sustainability.

Correct Answer – A. Gujarat

Explanation:  The state government of Gujarat has announced a ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme to ensure optimum utilisation of technology for public welfare in rural areas. The program has been initiated under the Centre’s BharatNet Project. Under the ‘Digital Seva Setu’ program, public welfare services will be made available in all the 14,000-gram panchayats in the state by connecting village panchayats through an optical fibre network. Initially, 20 services will be offered to villagers under the programme like ration cards, affidavits and certificates for widows, residence, caste, senior citizen, language-based minority, a religious minority, nomad-denotified, and income certificates at their doorstep.

Correct Answer – B. J Venkatramu

Explanation: J Venkatramu has been appointed the managing director and chief executive officer of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). He will succeed Suresh Sethi, who served the post till March 2020. Venkatramuis presently working as the chief digital officer in Equitas Small Finance Bank. He has been appointed to the post of MD and CEO of IPPB for a period of three years.

Correct Answer – B. M Rajeshwar Rao

Explanation: The Centre has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 7th October 2020. Prior to this, M Rajeshwar Rao was an executive director at RBI. He succeeds NS Vishwanathan as the central bank’s fourth deputy governor. NS Vishwanathan resigned from the post in March 2020 before the completion of his term in June, citing health reasons. The Central Bank has four Deputy Governors. Other three Deputy Governors of RBI:

• D. Patra
• P. Kanungo
• K. Jain

Correct Answer – B. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

Explanation: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing”. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.

Correct Answer – C. Ashwani Kumar

Explanation:  Former Governor of Manipur and Nagaland, and ex-CBI Director, Ashwani Kumar passed away. He was born at Nahan in Sirmaur district and joined the Indian Police Force in 1973. He was allotted the Himachal Pradesh cadre and while working as the District Superintendent of Police at Shimla in 1985, he was inducted in the newly created Special Protection Group (SPG), where he worked till 1990.

Correct Answer: C. Startup India Showcase

Explanation: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched an online discovery platform for startups called “Startup India Showcase”. The main aim of this website is to make a repository of India’s most promising startups that have proved their capabilities, from across sectors such as fintech, enterprise tech, social impact, health tech, and edutech, among others.