Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank | Free PDF – 17th October ‘2020

Q1) Who is the author of the book “The Battle of Belonging”?

1. Chetan Bhagat
2. Piyush Goyal
3. Smriti Irani
4. Shashi Tharoor

Q2) Which among the following has launched the ‘My Town My Pride’ programme?

1. Kerala
2. Jammu & Kashmir
3. Gujarat
4. Chandigarh

Q3) Kapil Deo Kamat, who passed away recently, was the Panchayati Raj Minister of which state?

1. Gujarat
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Jharkhand

Q4) Ministry of Education has launched which campaign to mark the 89^th birth anniversary of former president and scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam?

1. KAPILA
2. KALAM
3. KALPANA
4. VIGYAAN

Q5) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2020 was observed on which date?

1. 16 October
2. 17 October
3. 15 October
4. 14 October

Q6) Who is the Chairman and Managing director of NTPC Limited?

1. Nalin Shinghal
2. Shashi Shanker
3. Gurdeep Singh
4. Anil Chaudhary

Q7) The Supreme Court has constituted a committee under whose chairmanship  to take steps for preventing stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh?

1. Madan B Lokur
2. Indu Malhotra
3. Indira Banerjee
4. Hemant Gupta

Q8) Which country has approved the second Covid-19 vaccine named EpiVacCorona?

1. France
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. Russia

Q9) What is the theme of the Global Handwashing Day 2020?

1. Clean Hands for All
2. Hand Hygiene for All
3. Clean hands save lives
4. Raise a hand for hygiene

Q10) According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Indian economy will contract by what per cent in 2020?

1. 10.3%
2. 9.5%
3. 9.6%
4. 8.8%

Q11) Carlton Chapman, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?

1. Badminton
2. Cricket
3. Football
4. Hockey

Q12) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has constituted a committee under whose chairmanship for preparing the Professional Engineers Bill?

1. M.P. Poonia
2. M.S. Ananth
3. Rajive Kumar
4. Abhay Jere

Q13) The Union government has decided to make India Trans Fat free by which year?

1. 2022
2. 2021
3. 2023
4. 2025

Q14) Which state Government has ordered the setting up of women help desks at all police stations in the state?

1. Gujarat
2. Jharkhand
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh

Q15) The second phase of Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana was recently launched by  Dr Harsh Vardha. When was the scheme launched?

1. 2018
2. 2019
3. 2017 
4. 2016

Q16) Anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into force in which city?

1. Chennai
2. Delhi
3. Bengaluru
4. Kolkata

Q17) What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2020?

1. 94^th
2. 88^th
3. 79^th
4. 65^th

Q18) What is the theme of the International E-Waste Day 2020?

1. Recycle
2. Reuse
3. Education
4. Repeat

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