Current Affairs Quiz: 9 September 2020

9 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 Nobel Peace Prize 2021, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and Reliance Retail stake sale among others. 

1.Who among the following world leaders has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021?
a)Narendra Modi
b)Shinzo Abe
c)Xi Jinping
d)Donald Trump

2.The last stage of trials of which COVID-19 vaccine have been paused after a participant fell ill?
a)Moderna
b)AstraZeneca 
c)BioNTech
d)Sputnik V

3. When will PM Narendra Modi launch Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana?
a)September 10th 
b)September 11th 
c)September 12th 
d)September 13th  

4.Northrop Grumman has named its next Cygnus spacecraft after which Indian descent astronaut?
a)Rakesh Sharma
b)Kalpana Chawla
c)Sunita Williams
d)Ronald McNair

5.Which private tech investor bought a 1.75% stake in Reliance Retail?
a)General Atlantic
b)Vista Equity Partners
c)Silver Lake
d)KKR

6.India has signed a USD 500 million loan agreement with which International Financial Institution for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor?
a)ADB
b)AIIB
c)EBRD
d)WB

7.Who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019?
a)Robert E. Kohler
b)Peter J. Bowler
c)David Attenborough
d)Floris Cohen

8.EAM S Jaishankar made a stopper in which nation enroute to Russia?
a)Turkey
b)Israel
c)Iran
d)Japan

Answers

1.(d) Donald Trump
The United States President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize because of his efforts on brokering the historic Israel-UAE Peace Deal.

2.(b) AstraZeneca 
The last phase of clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has been put on hold after one of the participants fell ill in the United Kingdom. AstraZeneca described the pause as a "routine" pause in the case of "an unexplained illness".

3.(a) September 10th 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be digitally launching the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and e-Gopala App on September 10, 2020. The e-Gopala App will be launched for farmers along with several other initiatives in the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors in Bihar.

4.(b) Kalpana Chawla
Northrop Grumman has named its next space station resupply ship after Dr Kalpana Chawla, astronaut of Indian descent. The S.S. Kalpana Chawla spacecraft will be Northrop Grumman's next Cygnus spacecraft to launch to the International Space Station. It has been named in the honor of the astronaut who was one of the seven crew members who died in the Columbia space shuttle disaster. 

5.(c) Silver Lake
Reliance Retail has raised Rs 7,500 Crore by selling a 1.75% Stake to American private equity player Silver Lake. The investment was announced by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL).

6.(a) ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government have signed a USD 500 million loan agreement for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor. The loan is a first tranche of the ADB approved one billion- dollar loan facility to build a high-speed, modern 82-km Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor, which will improve the regional connectivity and mobility in India’s National capital Region (NCR).

7.(c) David Attenborough
David Attenborough, a renowned author, and natural historian was conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented the Peace Prize in a virtual ceremony.

8.(c) Iran
The Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had made a stopover at Tehran, Iran as a part of his Russia visit on September 8, 2020 and met his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.