Current Affairs Quiz: 20 October 2020

20 October: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as Election Campaign Expenditure, first Ferula Asafoetida plantation and India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park among others. 

1.The government has approved how much increase in the election campaign expenditure?
a)10 percent 
b)15 percent 
c)20 percent
d)30 percent 

2.India has taken up cultivation of which spice for the first time?
a)Saffron
b)Heeng 
c)Mustard Seeds
d)Cloves

3.The first Ferula Asafoetida plantation has been done in which state?
a)Uttarakhand
b)Assam
c)Sikkim
d)Himachal Pradesh

4.Which missile was successfully test-fired by DRDO on October 19, 2020?
a)Tank 
b)SANT
c)STARK
d)Shakti

5.An earthquake of 7.5 magnitudes struck off the coast of which nation on October 19, 2020?
a)Indonesia
b)Australia
c)Malaysia
d)Alaska

6.The Prime Minister of which nation won a landslide victory in the recent General Elections?
a)United Kingdom
b)New Zealand
c)Australia
d)Malaysia

7.Who laid the foundation stone for India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam?
a)Nitin Gadkari
b)Piyush Goyal
c)Prakash Javadekar
d)Rajnath Singh 

8.The centre has invited which country’s government to explore the huge business potential in the North Eastern Region of India?
a)Germany 
b)France
c)UK 
d)Japan

Answers

1.(a) 10 percent
The centre on October 19, 2020 approved 10 percent increase in the election campaign expenditure for all future elections.

2.(b) Heeng 
India has taken up Heeng cultivation for the first time. The first Heeng plantation was done in Lahaul and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh.

3.(d) Himachal Pradesh
The first seedling of Heeng(Ferula Asafoetida) was planted in Kwaring village of Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh on October 15, 2020 to mark the initiation of its cultivation in India.

4.(b) SANT
Indian on October 19, 2020 successfully test-fired the Stand-off-Anti-tank (SANT) missile off the coast of Odisha. The missile will have both Lock-on after launch and before launch capability.

5.(d) Alaska
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the coast of Alaska on October 19, 2020. A tsunami alert was issued later and residents in surrounding areas were also evacuated to the higher ground. 

6.(b) New Zealand
The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in the recently concluded general elections. Her Labour Party won 49% of votes, which is the biggest vote share in the nation since the 1930s.

7.(a) Nitin Gadkari
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam on October 20, 2020.

8.(c) UK
Union DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has invited the British Government and the private sector to explore the huge business potential in the North Eastern Region of India.