Current Affairs Quiz 01st October 2020: Daily Quiz MCQ for Bank Exam

Current Affairs 01st October 2020 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 01st October 2020 covering the following topics: UNDP, International Translation Day, FTII, Pacific Asia Travel Association.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 01st October 2020 covering the following topics: UNDP, International Translation Day, FTII, Pacific Asia Travel Association.

Q1. Who among the following has been honored with the SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Sonu Sood
(c) Amitabh Bachchan
(d) Akshay Kumar
(e) Salman Khan

Q2. The International Translation Day is held annually on___________.
(a) 30 September
(b) 29 September
(c) 28 September
(d) 27 September
(e) 26 September

Q3. What was the profession of Abhilash (born as Om Prakash), who has passed away recently?
(a) Theater Artist
(b) Choreographer
(c) Filmmaker
(d) Songwriter
(e) Director

Q4. Who is the author of the book ‘A bouquet of flowers’?
(a) Shailendra Kumar Mishra
(b) Abhay Karandikar
(c) Krishna Saksena
(d) Sanjeev Bansal
(e) Rajiv Gupta

Q5. G S Amur who has passed away recently was a renowned ___________.
(a) Economist
(b) Sportsman
(c) Journalist
(d) Critic
(e) Singer

Q6. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced ___________ as the new President of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and Chairman of FTII Governing Council.
(a) Prasoon Joshi
(b) Anupam Kher
(c) Shekhar Kapur
(d) Gulzar
(e) Kirron Kher

Q7. Which of the following bank become the first bank to implement the new feature of document embedding facility with Letter of Credit (LC) / Bank Guarantee (BG) messages over SFMS (Structured Financial Messaging System) platform of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS).
(a) IDBI Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q8. Name the state tourism department, who bagged the Prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand Title Winner 2020 for Marketing.
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q9. E-commerce marketplace, Flipkart and ______________ have launched a cyber insurance cover for online financial frauds.
(a) Birla Sun Life Insurance
(b) Aviva Life Insurance
(c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
(e) Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance

Q10. Which company has received an in-principle approval from the RBI to set up Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU) to handle payment services related to bills.
(a) Inventia
(b) Vakrangee Ltd
(c) Mphasis
(d) Mindtree
(e) Quess Corp

Q11. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development will begin a Sanitation Literacy Campaign (SLC) in _______________ to promote literacy on ‘WASH’ (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in 2,000 villages covering one lakh rural population.
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
(e) Tamil Nadu

Q12. Name the bollywood actor, who recently roped by RBI for the customer awareness campaign.
(a) Ayushmann Khurrana
(b) Aamir Khan
(c) Sonu Sood
(d) Akshay Kumar
(e) Amitabh Bachchan

Q13. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has appointed _____________ as its Advisor.
(a) Rakesh Yadav
(b) Ravi Verma
(c) Pankaj Singh
(d) Sunil Sethi
(e) Dimple Kumari

Q14. How many scientists have been decided for awarding the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16
(e) 20

Q15. What is the theme of International Translation Day 2020?
(a) Intercultural Communication
(b) Beyond Linguistic Barriers
(c) Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds
(d) Translation: promoting cultural heritage in changing times
(e) Finding the words for a world in crisis

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been conferred the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 28 September 2020 during a virtual ceremony.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Every year, the International Translation Day is marked on 30 September. The International Federation of Translators (FIT) organise the day ever since it was set up in 1953.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Veteran songwriter Abhilash, who is best known for the song ‘Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata’ from the 1986 film Ankush, has passed away.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a book titled ‘A bouquet of flowers’ written by Dr. Krishna Saksena.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Veteran writer and critic Dr G S Amur passed away. He was proficient in Kannada and English languages.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced Shekhar Kapur as the new President of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and Chairman of FTII Governing Council.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) become the first to implement the new feature of document embedding facility with Letter of Credit (LC) / Bank Guarantee (BG) messages over SFMS (Structured Financial Messaging System) platform of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS).

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kerala Tourism’s ‘Human by Nature Print Campaign’ bagged the Prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand Title Winner 2020 for Marketing.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. E-commerce marketplace, Flipkart and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance have launched a cyber insurance cover for online financial frauds.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approval to Vakrangee Ltd to set up Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU) to handle payment services related to bills.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development will begin a Sanitation Literacy Campaign (SLC) in Karnataka to promote literacy on ‘WASH’ (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in 2,000 villages covering one lakh rural population.

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has roped in Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan for the customer awareness campaign. The campaign aims to prevent gullible account holders from being duped by fraudsters.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has appointed Sunil Sethi as its Advisor. Sunil Sethi is the Chairman of the Fashion Design Council of India. He has been appointed for a period of one year.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 was announced by the Union science and technology minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at the Foundation Day celebration of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on 26th September. There ar 14 scientist, who receive this year Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. International Translation Day 2020 theme: “Finding the words for a world in crisis”.

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