Current Affairs Quiz: 21st October 2020

21 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 Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, NASA's mission to ancient asteroid and natural gas sale among others. 

1.The National Green Tribunal ruled recently that the environmental clearance given to Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is in violation of law. The project is being undertaken in which state?
a)Karnataka
b)Madhya Pradesh
c)Telangana 
d)Andhra Pradesh 

2.NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully touched which ancient asteroid’s surface to collect dust and pebbles?
a)Ceres
b)Vesta
c)Juno
d)Bennu

3.How many central government employees will benefit from Union Cabinet’s bonus payment?
a)30 lakh
b)20 lakh
c)15 lakh
d)40 lakh

4.Who became the first cricketer to score consecutive centuries in IPL’s history?
a)KL Rahul
b)Virat Kohli 
c)Shikhar Dhawan
d)Mayank Agarwal 

5.Which nation has banned the sale of natural gas and coal-bed methane (CBM)to self?
a)Saudi Arabia
b)India 
c)Bangladesh
d)Sri Lanka

6.India held business forum with which country on bilateral trade and investment on October 20, 2020?
a)Australia
b)Germany
c)Japan 
d)Vietnam

7.When was World Statistics Day  observed?
a)October 21st 
b)October 20th 
c)October 19th 
d)October 18th 

8.India signed MoU on cooperation in space exploration and uses of outer space with which nation on October 21, 2020?
a)Algeria
b)Zambia
c)Uganda
d)Nigeria

Answers

1.(c) Telangana 
The National Green Tribunal ruled on October 20, 2020 that the environmental clearance granted to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana was in violation of legal requirements.

2.(d) Bennu 
In a first, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched on Bennu asteroid's surface to collect dust and pebbles on October 20, 2020. The collected particles will reach Earth by 2023.  

3.(a)30 lakh
The Union Cabinet on October 21, 2020 approved bonus for central government employees for the year 2019-2020. Over 30.67 lakh employees are expected to benefit from this decision.  

4.(c) Shikhar Dhawan
Delhi Capitals (DC) batsman Shikhar Dhawan on October 20, 2020, became the first cricketer in the history of the Indian Premier League to score back-to-back centuries.

5.(b)India 
The government has banned sale of natural gas and coal-bed methane to self under its new gas marketing freedom guidelines. This means that natural gas producers will not be able to buy their produce. 

6.(d) Vietnam
The India-Vietnam virtual Business Forum was held on October 20, 2020. During the video conference, both the nations reaffirmed growing bilateral trade and the investment ties between the two nations.

7.(b) October 20th
World Statistics Day was observed across the world on October 20, 2020. The day’s theme this year was ‘Connecting the world with data we can trust’. 

8.(d) Nigeria 
The Union Cabinet on October 21, 2020, approved the MoU signed between India and Nigeria on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes.