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- According to ICRA, what is the GDP growth rate for India in the financial year 2020-21?
A) -10%
B) -9%
C) -11%
D) -12%
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Option C
Explanation: Rating agency ICRA has projected India’s GDP rate for 2020-21 (FY21) to contact at 11%. This is more than its previous projection of -9.5%.
- Who has won the 2019-20 AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year?
A) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
B) Sandesh Jhingan
C) Sunil Chhetri
D) Subrata Pal
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Option A
Explanation: In Football, the Indian men’s team Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has won the 2019-’20 AIFF Player of the year awards in men’s category.
- Who has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of the online tutor company Vedantu?
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) Aamir Khan
C) Virat Kohli
D) Sonu Sood
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Option B
Explanation:Bollywood actor, Aamir Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of online live tutoring company Vedantu.
- As per RBI’s new notification, the banks can avail funds under the marginal standing facility (MSF) at the rate of ______ of its NDTL till 31 March 2021
A) 1%
B) 2%
C) 4%
D) 3%
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Option D
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for which banks can avail funds under the marginal standing facility (MSF) at the rate of 3% of its NDTL till March 31, 2020.
- India’s first COVID-19 related vaccine portal has recently been launched by which organisation?
A) All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
B) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research abbreviated (CSIR)
C) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
D) Medical Council of India (MCI)
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the first-of-its-kind national vaccine portal for Covid-19 on 28 September 2020, created by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).The vaccine web portal will act as a repository for all information related to COVID-19 vaccine development in India and abroad.
- Which of these day is observed on 29 September?
A) World Heart Day
B) World Liver Day
C) World Cancer Day
D) World Tuberculosis Day
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Option A
Explanation: World Heart Day is celebrated on 29 September annually by the World Heart Federation, to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. Theme 2020: ‘Use Heart to Beat: for society, your loved ones and you’
- Moctar Ouane has recently been named as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A) Malawi
B) Nigeria
C) Mali
D) Senegal
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Option C
Explanation: The interim President of Mali, Bah Ndaw, has named former Malian Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane as the prime minister West African nation.
- ‘Contactless Connections’ is a new brand campaign launched by which company?
A) Razorpay
B) SBI Card
C) PayU
D) PayPal
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Option B
Explanation: SBI Card has launched its new brand campaign titled ‘Contactless Connections’, which aims to spreads the message that love and care can be shared even during this difficult period where social distancing is the norm.
- The last week of September is usually observed as which of the following weeks?
A) International Week of the Deaf
B) UN Global Road Safety Week
C) World Interfaith Harmony Week
D) World Immunization Week
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Option A
Explanation: Every year, the last full week of September ending on the last Sunday is observed as the International Week of the Deaf (IWD). In 2020, it was held from September 21-27. The theme of 2020 IWD is “Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights”
- Who is the head of the 3 member Committee of Directors (CoD) formed by RBI to look after the affairs of Lakshmi Vilas Bank?
A) Shakti Sinha
B) Meeta Makhan
C) Satish Kumar Kalra
D) Subramanian Sundar
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Option B
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has appointed a 3 member Committee of Directors (CoD) to look after the affairs of Lakshmi Vilas Bank. The three members are- Meeta Makhan, Shakti Sinha, and Satish Kumar Kalra. Meeta Makhan is the head of this Committee of Directors (CoD).
- Name the winner of 2019-20 AIFF Women’s Player of the Year?
A) Shraddha Sonkar
B) Anju Tamang
C) Ngangom Bala Devi
D) Sanju Yadav
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Option D
Explanation:2019-20 AIFF Women’s Player of the Year: Sanju Yadav.
