1. | DP World signed up as global logistics partner of which IPL team? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: DP World and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have signed a long-term sponsorship agreement, making the Dubai government-owned ports and logistics firm the global logistics partner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisee. |
2. | Which company choses Oracle as its technology partner for its US operations? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: TikTok has chosen Oracle to be its technology partner for its American operations. Microsoft was also in a bid to acquire TikTok in the United States but the Chinese owner of the video-sharing platform "TikTok" chose Oracle over Microsoft to be its technology partner for its American operations. |
3. | Who is the author of the book 'My Life in Design'? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Interior designer, Gauri Khan has authored her first book titled "My Life In Design", which will be published by Penguin Random House India in 2021. It is a coffee-table book, in which Gauri has written about her journey as a designer. |
4. | Who has been re-elected as deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Janata Dal (United) parliamentarian Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re-elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. The upper house has cleared his name with a voice vote. The proposal to elect Harivansh as the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha was moved by BJP President JP Nadda. |
5. | Who is going to succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan's PM? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new Chief of country's ruling, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Prime Minister-designate of Japan. The 71-year-old will assume charge of the office from 16 September 2020. |
6. | When did National Engineers Day observed? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Engineer's Day 2020: The country celebrates Engineer's Day on September 15 to appreciate the contributions of eminent engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was born on September 15, 1861 in a village called Muddenahalli in Karnataka. |
7. | Which state CM launches 'My Family, My Responsibility' campaign to tackle Covid-19? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday launched a state-wide campaign, 'My Family, My Responsibility', to tackle the coronavirus pandemic amid further relaxation of lockdown curbs. Thackeray said the crisis is likely to become more severe in the coming days as the state continues to be the worst-affected due to the viral disease with more than one million Covid-19 cases. |
8. | ICICI lombard announced bancassurance tie-up with which Bank? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: ICICI Lombard General Insurance said on Monday it has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Yes Bank to make insurance more accessible to customers across 28 states and 8 union territories. Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director of ICICI Lombard, said the company's continuous endeavour is to reach out to consumers and businesses for providing them effective risk management solutions. |