Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 6th October 2020

Correct Answer: C. Sabarmati Central Jail

Explanation: Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad has launched ‘Radio Prison’ on the occasion of the 151st Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The Radio Prison will offer educational, legal and health-related details to prisoners within the jail premises. Radio Prison is a unique initiative of Sabarmati Central Jail, which was inaugurated by Addition DGP (Prison) K.L.N. Rao.

Correct Answer – B. £6.8 billion

Explanation: Walmart has agreed to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to two UK firms for £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion, 7.4 billion euros). While the UK groups are acquiring a majority stake in Asda, Walmart will retain investment and have a seat on the new board. The transaction, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to complete in the first half of 2021.

Correct Answer – D. Gregg Albert Saretsky

Explanation: InterGlobe Aviation Limited has appointed former CEO of Canadian airline WestJet Gregg Albert Saretsky as additional director in the company. Saretsky, who has been inducted on the board of directors of the company on 1 October 2020, is the nominee of promoter Rahul Bhatia-led InterGlobe Enterprise Group (IGE Group). He is presently associated with Wood Buffalo Economic Development Corp.

Correct Answer – B. R-Green Kit

Explanation:  Reliance Life Sciences has developed an RT-PCR kit that promises diagnosis of COVID-19 infection in about 2 hours. At present, COVID-19 RT-PCR test, which is a real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) test for detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, takes up to 24 hours to give a diagnosis. The kit, developed Reliance Life Sciences, is named R-Green Kit.

Correct Answer – C. Apurva Chandra

Explanation: Apurva Chandra is the new labour secretary of the union government. A 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Maharashtra cadre, Chandra replaces Heeralal Samariya as the new labour secretary, following latter’s retirement. Before joining as the new labour secretary, Chandra was serving as Special Director General, Defence Acquisition, in the Ministry of Defence.

Correct Answer – C. 5th October

Explanation: The United Nations designated the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day. In 2020, the World Habitat Day is being celebrated on 5th October. The day is commemorated every year worldwide to throw light on the condition of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns. The theme for 2020 World Habitat Day is “Housing For All — A Better Urban Future” as a proper place to live has become important more than ever.

Correct Answer – B. Visnu Shivaraj Pandian

Explanation: India’s Visnu Shivaraj Pandian has won the 10m air rifle event at the fifth edition of the International Online Shooting Championship. The 16-year-old Visnu shot 251.4 to win the title by a clear margin of two points. The world No. 27 Etienne Germond of France came second followed by Martin Strempfl of Austria at third place.

Correct Answer – B. surface-to-surface

Explanation: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired a new version of the surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile “Shaurya” at Balasore, off the coast of Odisha. The new version of the nuclear-capable missile can strike targets at a range of around 800 km. The missile would be lighter and easier to operate in comparison with the existing missile. It is an advanced version of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-15 (B-05). It is 10 metres long, 74 cm in diameter and weighs 6.2 tonnes. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been working towards completing total self-reliance in the field of strategic missiles and has enhanced its efforts further after the call of Aatmanirbhar Bharat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the defence sector earlier this year.

Correct Answer – D. Charanjit Singh Attra

Explanation:  The State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Charanjit Singh Attra as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 01 October 2020. The post was lying vacant after the former Deputy MD & CFO Prashant Kumar, was appointed as the CEO of Yes Bank in March 2020. C Venkat Nageshwar was serving the post on interim capacity. Attra is a former Partner at global consulting firm EY India and had also served as the CFO at the ICICI Securities.

Correct Answer – B. Gujarat

Explanation: The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Rattan Lal Kataria virtually conferred the Swachh Bharat 2020 Awards to the best performing States/UTs, districts, blocks, GPs in various categories. The Ministry of Jal Shakti is observing the Swachh Bharat Diwas, 2020 on 2nd October to mark six years of the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

The Swachh Bharat 2020 Awards were conferred under three categories which are:

• Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign
• Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan (SSA)
• Gandagi Se Mukt (GMB) campaign

Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign

• Best State: Gujarat
• Best District: Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
• Best Block: Khachrod, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
• Best Gram Panchayat: Chinnaur, (Salem)

Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan (SSA)

• Best State: Uttar Pradesh (GKRA) and Gujarat (Non-Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)]
• Best District: Prayagraj (GKRA) and Bareilly (Non-GKRA)
• Best Gram Panchayat: Borigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam.

Gandagi Se Mukt (GMB) campaign

• Best State: Telangana and Haryana.
• Best District: Moga, Punjab.

Correct Answer – C. Myanmar

Explanation: The 19th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar was held through virtual mode on 1 Oct 2020. The Indian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the Myanmar delegation was led by Permanent Secretary, U Soe Han. During the consultations, both sides reviewed the entire gamut of relations, including border cooperation.

Correct Answer – A. Smriti Irani

Explanation: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani addressed the UN on the 25th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. She informed that more than 200 million women have been brought into the formal banking system through the Govt’s Financial Inclusion Initiative. Innovative use of digital technologies has provided equal opportunity for women.

Correct Answer – B. $1.9 mn

Explanation:  The US has committed $1.9 mn to support vulnerable populations like informal sector workers whose livelihoods have been disrupted due to COVID in India. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide assistance. It will support the Revive alliance and the Ford Foundation to address challenges caused by unemployment and income gaps faced by workers in the informal economy.

Correct Answer: 2020

Explanation: Japan’s Honda Motor will end its participation as an engine supplier in the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of the 2021 season to focus on zero-emission technology. The decision was made at the end of September 2020 and the company does not intend to return to F1. Honda is launching its first mass-produced all-battery car in October 2020 – the Honda.