Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 4th & 5th October 2020

Correct Answer: B. Amir Khan

Explanation: Online live tutoring company Vedantu has onboarded Bollywood actor Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador. Vedantu with its new ad campaign aims to make quality LIVE online learning accessible to every child, every home with India’s best curated teachers.

Correct Answer – B. GiveIndia

Explanation: A survey conducted by GiveIndia has concluded. This comes just in time for DaanUtsav, among the country’s largest giving festivals. GiveIndia undertook this study to understand if there has been a shift in donor psyche, targeting individuals in metros and smaller towns. DaanUstav began on October 2 and ends on November 20, 2020, after Diwali.

Correct Answer – D. Kalpana Chawla

Explanation: A commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station (ISS) was launched on 2 October 2020. It carried the name of deceased NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman to enter space, known for her key contributions to human spaceflight. The S.S. Kalpana Chawla was launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

Correct Answer – C. Assam

Explanation:  Uganda became the first African country to submit the results for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which has opened the way for potential result-based payments to Uganda. The submitted documents will help Uganda to claim the funds through the Green Climate Fund’s forest conservation scheme.

Correct Answer – D. West Bengal

Explanation: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on 1 Oct 2020 announced a road repair scheme titled ‘Pathashree Abhiyan’. Under this, more than 7,000 stretches of roads comprising 12,000 km across the state will be repaired in a mission mode in a time-bound manner. The state government has already allocated Rs 500 crore for the scheme and the repairing work would be finished by January 2021.

Correct Answer – D. Uttar Pradesh

Explanation: Uttar Pradesh’s first vulture conservation and breeding centre is set to be established at Bhari Baisi village of Gorakhpur. This vulture breeding and conservation centre will be the first in India which will be dedicated to king vulture and also the first vulture conservation and breeding centre in Uttar Pradesh. The centre will be established on the lines of Haryana’s Pinjore vulture conservation and breeding centre.

Correct Answer – C. 89th

Explanation: India has ranked 89th among 181 countries on the WRI 2020 and is fourth-most-at-risk in South Asia, after Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives have fared better than India in their abilities to cope with extreme disasters. India also lags behind these three neighbours in terms of lack of adaptive capacities or the preparedness to deal with extreme events. A comparison with the WRI 2019, shows that all south Asian countries have slipped on their ability to adapt to the reality of climate emergency.

Correct Answer – B. Razorpay

Explanation: Bengaluru-based Financial solutions company Razorpay has been named in the ‘Fintech 250’ List of Fastest-growing Fintech Start-ups, by CB Insights. Razorpay recorded a growth rate of 35 per cent month-on-month and contributed significantly in the digital payment sector in the recent months. The company has recently introduced neo-banking platform RazorpayX and has recently acquired a payroll management software company, Opfin.

Correct Answer – B. Mohamed Hussein Roble

Explanation:  Mohamed Hussein Roble took charges as the new Prime Minister of Somalia after winning Parliamentary election. He was voted by all 215 members of parliament unanimously in the presence of Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. He succeeded Hassan Ali Khaire, who was expelled in July 2020 due to his failure to present a roadmap to holding democratic elections due before February 2021. Somalia is a sovereign country in the Horn of Africa.

Correct Answer – B. Assam

Explanation: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated new Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in Gogamukh, Assam. It will be named after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. It will facilitate agricultural education and research in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, in addition to Assam.  IARI is India’s national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension, financed and administered by ICAR.

Correct Answer – B. 5th October

Explanation: World Teachers’ Day is observed globally on 5th October since 1994. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices of teachers, who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind. In 2020, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”.

Correct Answer – D. Bongosagar

Explanation: The second edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar commences in Northern Bay of Bengal. Exercise Bongosagar, is aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations. In the 2nd edition of Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar, ships from both navies will participate in surface warfare drills, seamanship evolutions and helicopter operations. This exercise will be followed by the 3rd edition of IN – BN Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) in Northern Bay of Bengal from 4 to 5 October 2020, wherein IN and BN units will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).

Correct Answer – C. Karnaklata Barua

Explanation:  The Indian Coast Guard Vessel Karnaklata Barua was commissioned at Kolkata. It is the fifth and last in a series of Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. The FPVs are upgraded versions of the inshore patrol vessels with a modified form of the hull and can achieve a speed of 34 knots. Such vessels have also been delivered to Indian Navy by GRSE. Indian Coast Guard Vessel Karnaklata Barua was named after a teenage freedom fighter who was shot dead in Assam during the Quit India Movement. The other four are ICGS Priyadarshini (named after Indira Gandhi), ICGS Annie Besant, ICGS Kamala Devi (after Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay), and ICGS Amrit Kaur. These ships are suited for patrolling, maritime surveillance, anti-smuggling, anti-poaching operations and also for fishery protection, and rescue and search missions.

Correct Answer: D. Writing

Explanation: Veteran writer and critic Dr G S Amur passed away. He was proficient in Kannada and English languages. He had won many awards including Sahitya Akademi Award, Rajyotsava Award and Bharatiya Bhasha Award.