GK Current Affairs Quiz: August 26th-27th, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz 26th 27th August 2020

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Question 1:____________ has become the first fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket.
A. Stuart Broad
B. James Anderson
C. Tim Southee
D. Pat Cummins

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

James Anderson of England has become the first fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket.

James Michael Anderson, OBE, is an English international cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Anderson is the all-time leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers and holds the record of most wickets for England in both Test and One-Day International cricket.

Question 2: Which of the following state has topped Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Tamilnadu
D. Kerala

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

NITI Aayog has released the report on Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 to evaluate the export preparedness and performance of Indian states.

Top Three:

1. Gujarat

2. Maharashtra

3. Tamilnadu

Question 3:Vinay Tonse has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of _________ Mutual Fund.
A. Axis
B. HDFC
C. SBI
D. ICICI

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

Vinay Tonse has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund.

SBI Mutual Fund Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Question 4:_________ Bank has launched ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for the Indian Youth.
A. Axis
B. HDFC
C. SBI
D. ICICI

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

Axis Bank has launched ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for the Indian Youth.

Axis Bank: Headquarters: Mumbai || MD and CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry

Question 5:_________ has rolled out Debt and Credit Guarantee Product ‘Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)’.
A. NABARD
B. RBI
C. SEBI
D. Niti Aayog

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

NABARD has rolled out Debt and Credit Guarantee Product ‘Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)’.

Aim: ‘to offer undisturbed flow of credit to the last mile in rural areas hit by the pandemic.’

Chairman of NABARD: Govinda Rajulu Chintala.

Question 6: _____________ Bank has become the 1st bank in India to use Satellite data to assess creditworthiness of farmers.
A. Axis
B. HDFC
C. SBI
D. ICICI

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

ICICI Bank has become the 1st bank in India to use Satellite data to assess creditworthiness of farmers.

The techniques to measure an array of parameters related to the land, irrigation and crop patterns and use it in combination with demographic and financial parameters of farmers.

ICICI Bank MD & CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi.

Question 7:_____________ General Insurance has launched ‘Shagun – Gift an insurance’ Scheme for its users.
A. Axis
B. HDFC
C. SBI
D. ICICI

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

SBI General Insurance has launched ‘Shagun – Gift an insurance’ Scheme for its users.

SBI General Insurance: Headquarters: Mumbai || MD and CEO: Prakash Chandra Kandpal.

Question 8:World Health Organization has certified African continent free from wild _______ virus.
A. Hepatitis
B. Measles
C. Ebola
D. Polio

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

World Health Organization has certified African continent free from wild Polio virus.

Director-general of World Health Organization: Tedros Adhanom.

Question 9:__________ will launch Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) India Component.
A. Department of Transport
B. Planning Commission
C. Road and Transport Ministry
D. NITI Aayog

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

NITI Aayog will launch Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) India Component.

Aim: A platform in order to decarbonize transport in India.

Question 10: The first-ever state ‘Dragonfly Festival’ in ________ will be observed by WWF-India State Office with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS).
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat