Current Affairs Quiz – 24 August 2020

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1. The ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company has announced its merger with which insurance company?
   A) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
   B) Bharti AXA General Insurance Company
   C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
   D) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company and Bharti AXA General Insurance Company have announced the merger of their businesses.
2. Who among the following has been selected for the 2020 Leadership Awards by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)?
   A) Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen
   B) Uday Kotak and Ajaypal Singh Banga
   C) Mukesh Ambani and Indra Nooyi
   D) Gautam Adani and Rajeev Suri
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Anand Mahindra (Mahindra group Chairman) and Shantanu Narayen (Adobe Chairman and CEO) will be awarded the 2020 Leadership Awards by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).
3. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI) to replace P K Gupta?
   A) Ganesh Natarajan
   B) Ashwani Bhatia
   C) Purnima Gupta
   D) Mrugank M Paranjape
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Ashwani Bhatia has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 21 August 2020. Bhatia will serve the post up to the date of his superannuation on May 31, 2022.
4. Name the mobile app launched by the NHAI to monitor the plantation and transplantation of trees along the highways?
   A) Prakriti Path
   B) Vanaspati Path
   C) Harit Path
   D) Parivesh Path
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Union Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched a mobile app called ‘Harit Path’ on 21 August 2020, via video conference while chairing a meeting to review ‘New Green Highways Policy (Plantation)’ and discuss use of new technologies in road construction.
5. Gaofen-9 05 is optical remote-sensing satellite launched by which country recently?
   A) South Korea
   B) Japan
   C) Russia
   D) China
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: China has successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite named “Gaofen-9 05” from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
6. Ministry of Tourism has inked an MoU with which organisation for women economic empowerment?
   A) FICCI Ladies Organisation
   B) Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs
   C) UN Women
   D) International Alliance of Women
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Ministry of Tourism has signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for women empowerment. FLO and TAAI will be the facilitators in the process connecting women with the relevant stakeholders, undertake training in specific verticals for enhancing their livelihood opportunities, increasing their self-awareness as equal partners in the nation’s growth and working towards their economic empowerment.
7. Government has formed National Council for Transgender Persons to formulate policies, programmes, legislation and projects for the benefits of the transgender community. Who is the head of this community?
   A) Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
   B) Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
   C) Union Minister of Human Resource Development
   D) Union Minister of Women and Child Development
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Central Government has constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons to formulate policies, programmes, legislation and projects for the benefits of the transgender community and help them in achieving equality and have full participation by them. Union Minister of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will be the ex-officio Chairperson of the council. Presently, this post is held by Thaawar Chand Gehlot.

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