Current Affairs Quiz: 26 October 2020

26 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 Kisan Suryodaya Yojana,  no mask, no service policy and Israel-Sudan peace deal among others. 

1.PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ in which state on October 24, 2020?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Gujarat
c)Odisha
d)Bihar

2.Which nation has taken over the Chairmanship of Governing Body of International Labour Organisation after a gap of 35 years
a)Japan
b)Russia
c)France
d)India

3.Which nation has launched no mask, no service policy?
a)India
b)Nepal
c)Bangladesh
d)Pakistan

4.Which state has secured the first place under PM-SVANidhi Scheme?
a)Uttar Pradesh
b)Karnataka
c)Madhya Pradesh
d)Gujarat

5.Which nation has become the third Arab nation to normalise relations with Israel in the last two months after Bahrain and the UAE?
a)Saudi Arabia
b)Kuwait
c)Qatar
d)Sudan

6.Which nation has sought 500 million support from the World Bank for COVID 19 vaccine in the country?
a)Bangladesh
b)Nepal
c)Pakistan
d)Sri Lanka

7.Which nation will remain in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list till February 2021?
a)Syria
b)Sudan
c)Iran 
d)Pakistan

8.Which among the following nations is not a member of the International Labour Organisation?
a)Bhutan
b)Bangladesh
c)Nepal
d)Pakistan

Answers

1.(b) Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched Kisan Suryodaya Yojana along with 2 other key projects in Gujarat on October 24, 2020. Under Kisan Suryodaya Yojana, farmers will be able to avail of power supply from 5 am to 9 pm.

2.(d) India
India has taken over the Chairmanship of Governing Body of International Labour Organisation after a gap of 35 years.

3.(c) Bangladesh
Bangladesh has launched a ‘no mask, no service’ policy in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Under the policy, no service will be provided to the people who 
are not wearing masks.

4.(a) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has secured the first place under PM-SVANidhi Scheme by approving the highest number of loans in the country. PM-SVANidhi is one of the most ambitious schemes of Central Government. It aims to benefit street vendors in rural, urban and pre-urban areas.

5.(d) Sudan
Israel has agreed to normalise ties with Israel in a deal brokered with the help of US President Donald Trump. With this, Sudan has become the third Arab nation to normalise relations with Israel this year after Bahrain and the UAE. 

6.(a) Bangladesh
Bangladesh has sought financial support worth USD 500 million from the World Bank for COVID 19 vaccine in the country. The fund will be utilised for the procurement and distribution of the vaccine.

7.(d) Pakistan
Pakistan will remain on the grey list of global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) till February 2021, as it has not fulfilled six out of the 27 mandates to check terror funding. 

8.(a)  Bhutan
Bhutan is not a member of the International Labour Organisation. The other UN member states that are not members of the ILO include Andorra, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, and North Korea.