Current Affairs Quiz: 21 September 2020

21 September 2020: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 India’s first CRISPR COVID-19 test, Emmy awards 2020 and Ruth Bader Ginsburg among others. 

1.What is the name of India’s first CRISPR COVID-19 test?
a)Gora
b)Byomkesh
c)Bimala
d)Feluda

2.Which TV series won the Emmy award in the Outstanding Drama Series category?
a)Ozark
b)Stranger Things
c)Succession
d)The Crown

3.Which TV series won the Emmy award in the Outstanding Comedy Series category?
a)The Good Place
b)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
c)Schitt's Creek
d)Dead To Me

4.Which country tops the total COVID-19 recoveries in the world?
a)US
b)India
c)Russia
d)Brazil

5.In a first, how many women officers have been selected to join the helicopter stream of the Indian Navy?
a)Three
b)Two
c)One
d)Five

6.Indian Government has extended a USD 250 million loan to which among the following countries?
a)Maldives
b)Mauritius
c)Nepal
d)Bangladesh

7.Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known as the ‘Notorious RBG’ passed away on September 18. She served as the Supreme Court Justice of which nation?
a)UK
b)Australia
c)Canada
d)US

8.Which nation has decided to resume its passenger railway services after a 7-year suspension?
a)Nepal
b)Myanmar 
c)Sri Lanka
d)Bangladesh

Answers

1.(d) Feluda
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on September 19, 2020, approved the commercial launch of ‘Feluda’, India’s first TATA CRISPER (Clustered Regulatory Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) COVID-19 test. The Tata Group’s CRISPR COVID test has been named after Satyajit Ray’s iconic character ‘Feluda’. 

2.(c) Succession
The family saga series Succession won the Emmy Award 2020 in the Outstanding Drama Series category. The show took home a total of five awards at the 72nd Emmy Awards. 

3.(c) Schitt's Creek
The popular sitcom Schitt's Creek took away the Emmy award in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. The show set a new record for most wins in a single season by a comedy series by taking home seven Primetime awards and nine Emmys in the comedy categories.

4.(b) India
India has taken up the top spot in the world in terms of COVID-19 recoveries with 4.3 million recovered cases. This was confirmed by the Union Health Ministry on September 21, 2020.

5.(b) Two
In a historic first, two women officers have been selected to join as “Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the helicopter stream of the Indian Navy. The two women officers who will create history in the Indian Naval Aviation include-Sub Lieutenant (SLt) Kumudini Tyagi and SLt Riti Singh.

6.(a) Maldives
The Indian government has extended a 250 million- dollar loan to the Maldives government to combat the impact of COVID-19. The High Commission of India shared the news on September 20, 2020.

7.(d) US
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dubbed as the 'Notorious RBG', passed away at the age of 87 years after suffering from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was regarded as an iconic champion of women's rights. She had developed a rock star status during her vast career. She was the second woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court bench. 

8.(a) Nepal
Nepal has decided to resume its passenger railway services after a 7-year suspension. The decision comes after the nation received two sets of rails from India. The Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit rail sets that Nepal had purchased from India arrived in Janakpur city on September 18.