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Best Current Affairs MCQ 1st September 2020
- .Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2020?
A) Charles Leclerc
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Valtteri Bottas
D) Sebastian Vettel
Answer : B
Quick Recap
LIST OF FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX 2020
LEWIS HAMILTON
- Great Britain : Mercedes
- Belgian Grand Prix 2020
- Spanish Grand Prix 2020
- British Grand Prix 2020
- Hungarian Grand Prix 2020
- Styrian Grand Prix 2020
VALTTERI BOTTAS
- Finland : Mercedes
- Austrian Grand Prix 2020
MAX VERSTAPPEN
- Netherland : Red Bull
- 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
2.India has jointly won International Chess Olympiad with which nation?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) United States
D) Russia
Answer : D
RUSSIA FACTS
- Capital : Moscow
- Currency : Ruble
- PM : Mikhail Mishustin
- President : Vladimir Putin
- ‘Roscosmos’ Space Agency : Russia
- ‘INDRA’ Naval Exercise : India + Russia
- ‘Aviaindra’ Air Force Exercise : India + Russia
3. Which month will be observed as Nutrition month, as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
A) September
B) October
C) November
D) December
Answer : A
POSHAN : Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition
- Poshan Abhiyan was launched by Modi on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan
- Poshan Abhiyan
- Implementation Top : Andhra Pradesh
- Participant Top : Tamil Nadu
- Poshan week : 1-7 Sept
4.‘Seva Saptah’ is associated with the birthday of ____.
A) Indra Gandhi
B) Pratibha Patel
C) Narendra Modi
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer : C
5. The ‘Etikoppaka’ dolls were recently in the news. They are prepared by the people of Etikoppaka village in ____ district.
A) Kochi
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Kozhikode
D) Kannur
Answer : B
6.Which state will start first of its kind seaplane service from October 31?
A) Gujarat
B) Odisha
C) Assam
D) Manipur
Answer : A
GUJARAT RELATED NEWS 2020
- 31st International Kite Festival In Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Madhavpur Mela In Gujarat
- Gujarat to Set Up Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center
- Potato Conclave 2020 Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- World’s 2nd Tallest Statue of Vallabhabhai Patel In Ahmedabad (50 feet)
- Gujarat Tops Domestic Solar Rooftop Installations 2020
- Gujarat Tops FSSAI State FOOD Safety Index 2019-20
- Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 : Gujarat Tops
- Defence Conclave 2020 In Gujarat
- Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana
- Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana
- Sauni Scheme
- Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana
- Vahil Dikri Yojana
- Emission Trading Scheme
7. Which railway zone will operate the first ‘Roll On Roll Off’ (RORO) train service?
A) South Western Railway
B) East Central Railway
C) Western Railway
D) North Central Railway
Answer : A
South Western railways Headquarters : Hubballi, Karnataka
8. Which team has won the 2020 FA Community Shield?
A) Manchester
B) Liverpool
C) Arsenal
D) Bayern Munich
Answer : C
9. Name the top-ranking Indian company in the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list?
A) Sudha Dairy
B) Mother Dairy
C) Pepsi
D) Amul
Answer : D
Switzerland’s Nestle topped the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies
10. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)?
A) Aveek Sarkar
B) Manoj Singh
C) Kaushalendra Tripathi
D) D K Jain
Answer : A
Short Notes
- Press Trust of India (PTI)
- Founded: 1947
- HQ: New Delhi
11. Who has been appointed as the Brand ambassador of Myntra ?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) Sardul Thakur
D) Kiara Advani
Answer : D
LIST OF LATEST BRAND AMBASSADOR 2020
- Rohit Sharma: Oakley
- Harbhajan Singh: ebikeGo
- Suresh Raina and Harmanpreet Kaur: WTF Sports
- Brett Lee: SportsAdda
- Sukhbir Singh: Luxury Ride
- Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri: Jsw Cement
- Pankaj Tripathi: Bihar Khadi
- Sonu Sood: Gargo International
- Rohit Sharma: IIFL Finance
- Manushi Chillar: Adidas
- Ajinkya Rahane: ELSA Corp
- Ajinkya Rahane: MeraKisan
- Ajay Devgan: Aarogya Setu App
- Rohit Sharma: CricKingdom
- Viswanathan Anand: World Wide Fund India Environment
- MS Dhoni: PokerStars India
- PV Sindhu: BWF’s ‘I am badminton’ campaign
- Shafali Verma: PepsiCo
- Virat Kohli and Tamannaah Bhati: Mobile Premier League (MPL)
- Sara Ali Khan: James Bullough Lansing (JBL)
- Rishabh Pant : Jindal South West (JSW) Steel
- Shardul Thakur: TATA Power
- PV Sindhu: Andhra Pradesh Govt Anti-graft Helpline
- Virat Kohli: iQOO Smart Phone
- Virat Kohli: Blue Star
- Kareena Kapoor: Puma
- Amitabh Bachchan: IDFC First Bank
- Suniel Shetty: NADA
- Rohit Sharma: La Liga
- Rohit Sharma: Trusox
12. Which state has launched ‘Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana’?
A) Gujarat
B) Chhatisgarh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Haryana
Answer : C
UTTAR PRADESH RELATED NEWS 2020
- Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana
- Mission Vriksharopan-2020
- Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana
- Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport
- ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ app
- ‘Ayush Kavach-COVID’ App
- Annapurna, Supply Mitra portals
- Uttar Pradesh becomes 1st state to geotag community kitchens
- Uttar Pradesh became 1 state to initiate Pool Testing of COVID-19
- ‘Team-11’ App
- ‘Kaushal Satrang’ program
- ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’
- India’s 1st War Memorial for Animals to be set up in Meerut, UP
13. Onam is celebrated as the annual harvest festival in which state ?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana
Answer : A
LATEST NEWS KERALA
- Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre
- ‘Pratheeksha’ Kerala first marine ambulance
- Kerala’s 1st-ever Dragonfly Festival
- Festival Mascot : “Pantalu”
- ”Yodhavu” mobile app : Kerala
14. Who has been appointed as the New Prime minister of Lebanon ?
A) Keith Rowley
B) Francisco Asue
C) Mustapha Adib
D) Mohamed Ould Bilal
Answer : C
Notes
- LEBANON
- Capital : Beirut
- Currency : Pound
15. Which country has recently announced its withdrawal from Russia’s KavKaz 2020 Military Exercise?
A) Russia
B) India
C) China
D) United states
Answer : B
RUSSIA RELATED NEWS 2020
- Russia Becomes World’s 1st Country to Register COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘Sputnik V’
- Russia first regiment of S-400 anti-air system will be delivered to India
- 6th International Military-Technical Forum Army-2020 held in Russia
- Russia to launch its first satellite ‘Arktika-M’
- Russia to host 12th Brics summit 2020
16. Who has been named as next chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) ?
A) Partha Pratim Sengupta
B) Dinesh Kumar Khara
C) Ashwini Kumar Bhatia
D) Sashidhar Jagdishan
Answer : B
Notes
- State Bank of India (SBI )
- Founded: 1 July 1935
- HQ: Mumbai
- Chairman: Dinesh Kumar Khara
- SBI Managing Director (MD)
- Ashwani Bhatia
- Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
- Arijit Basu
DON’T CONFUSE
- Prakash Chandra Kandpal: MD& CEO of SBI General Insurance
- Ashwini Kumar Tewari: MD&CEO of SBI Card
- Vinay Tonse : MD&CEO of SBI Mutual Funds
17.Which country is planning to host BRICS Games 2021?
A) India
B) Russia
C) Brazil
D) South Africa
Answer : A
INDIA HOST UPCOMMING SPORTS EVENTS
- FIFA U-17 Women World Cup 2021
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
- ICC Men’s World Cup 2023
- Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023
- AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022
18. Former President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away recently. In which year was awarded Bharat Ratna?
A) 2004
B) 2010
C) 2018
D) 2019
Answer : D
Pranab Mukherjee Facts
- 13th President of India from (2012 – 2017)
- Finance Minister (2009 – 2012)
- Minister of Defence (2004-2006)
- Minister of External Affairs (2006-2009)
- Padma Vibhushan : 2008
- Bharat Ratna 2019
18. Name India’s first woman cardiologist who has passed away recently
A) Anna Rajam Malhotra
B) Keshni Anand Arora
C) S Padmavati
D) Kanchan Chaudhary
Answer : C
19. Which nation has launched ‘Agriota’, an e-market platform to bridge gap between Indian farmers and its food industry?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Qatar
C) Iraq
D) UAE
Answer : D
Notes
- United Arab Emirates(UAE)
- Capital : Abu Dhabi
- Currency : Dirham
- President : Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- PM : Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Static Gk Based Current Affairs 1 September 2020
Q.How many Ramsar Sites are there in India?
A) 27
B) 34
C) 36
D) 37
Answer : D
Q.In which state Kushinagar International Airport is located ?
A) Jharkhand
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
Q.Dehing Patkai National Park is located in which state ?
A) Odisha
B) Assam
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
Q.Guru ghasidas tiger reserve is located in which state ?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Jharkhand
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Telangana
Answer : A
Q.Where is the Headquarters of International Chess Federation FIDE located ?
A) Paris, France
B) Geneva, Switzerland
C) Lausanne, Switzerland
D) New york, US
Answer : C
Q.Which of the following is not true about Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
A) Its first recipient was Viswanathan Anand
B) The award was instituted in the year 1991–92
C) It is awarded on the basis of every two year.
D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India’s highest honour for achievement in sports
Answer : C
Q.Rourkela in Odisha is situated on the banks of which river?
A) Ravi
B) Brahmani
C) Koshi
D) Beas
Answer : B
Q.Manika Batra is related to which sports ?
A) Badminton
B) Table Tennis
C) Chess
D) Hockey
Answer : B
Q.Where is headqauters of SBI general insurance located ?
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Gurugram
D) Kolkata
Answer : B
Q.What is the Capital & Currency of UAE ?
A) Minks & Ruble
B) Lima & Sol
C) Abu Dhabi & Dirham
D) Riyal & Riyadh
Answer : C
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