1. | Who laid the foundation for a highway project in Bihar? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects worth 14,258 crore rupees in Bihar through Video conferencing. |
2. | India has provided soft loans to which of the following countries? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: India provided a soft loan of $250 Million to the Maldives. It is budgetary support to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
3. | How many states have chosen the "borrow" option proposed by GST Council? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: 21 states have given their borrowing option proposed by the GST council to meet the shortfall in compensation from the centre amid the pandemic. |
4. | Which state has recently renamed "Manduadih Railway station"? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel has approved the name change of Manduadih Railway station of Varanasi to Banaras. |
5. | Which bank saw maximum fraud cases according to a report given by PSBs to RBI? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The country's largest lender SBI saw the highest number of fraud cases; However, Bank of India was the worst hit in terms of value. |
6. | When is World Alzheimer's day being observed? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: World Alzheimer's day take place on 21st September and is part of World Alzheimer's Month. This year, it's focusing on Dementia. |
7. | Which of the following awards was recently received by PM Narendra Modi? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: PM Narendra Modi has been awarded the IG nobel prize 2020 for medical education for using the COVID-19 pandamic to teach the world that politicians can have a more immediate effect on life and death than scientists and doctors. |
8. | When is International Day of Peace being observed? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21st September. The theme for 2020 is "Shaping Peace Together." |