| 9. | Under-19 World Cup-winner Tanmay Srivastava retired from cricket, he was the part of world winning team of which year? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Tanmay Manoj Srivastava, who was part of India's Under-19 World Cup-winning team in 2008 announced his retirement from all forms of domestic cricket. He played 90 first-class games, scoring 4918 runs. He also played 44 List A matches and 34 T20s. He also played IPL ( Indian Premier League), where he represented Kings XI Punjab, Deccan Chargers and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. |
| 10. | Which bank has published its Ecowrap report? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The SBI has published its Ecowrap report. The report highlights that the pandemic has led to 60% increase in opening up of new Jan Dhan accounts. |
| 11. | Which company topped Forbes' list of World's Best Employer 2020? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: South Korea based electronics conglomerate, Samsung Electronics has topped the list of "World's Best Employer 2020" published by Forbes. Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and LG are among the top 5 in the list respectively. The global list features 750 multinational and large corporations headquartered in 45 countries. |
| 12. | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed on which date? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed globally on 27 October every year. The day was chosen by UNESCO to raise awareness of the significance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents. The theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2020: "Your Window to the World". |
| 13. | Alpha Conde won the 3rd term as President of which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Alpha Conde, the incumbent president of Guinea and leader of Rally of the Guinean People (Rassemblement du Peuple Guineen - RPG) party won the 3rd the term as the President of Guinea by winning the 2020 presidential elections. He won the election against Cellou Dalein Diallo with 59.49 % votes. Diallo got 33.5% votes in the election. Winning the 2020 elections, Alpha Conde is set to govern the country for the next 6 years. |
| 14. | Which state topped Anemia Mukt Bharat Index in country? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Haryana is the best State in Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index with 46.7 among 29 states in the country. Further, in the year 2019-20, the state had achieved 93 per cent of immunization. This information came to light during the 8th Governing Body Meeting of the State Health Society of the National Health Mission (NHM) in Chandigarh. The meeting was presided over by the Haryana chief secretary, Vijai Vardhan. |
| 15. | Vigilance Awareness Week 2020 was observed on which dates? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Vigilance Awareness Week 2020, is being celebrated from 27 October to 2 November 2020. The is observed every year by the Central Vigilance Commission during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October) falls. |
| 16. | Which country government ordered 'no mask, no service' policy? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Bangladesh government has decided that no service will be provided to people who don't wear a mask. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided that no one will be allowed to enter offices without the mask. It decided that all offices must install notice boards saying 'no mask, no service' in order to control the spread of COVID 19 virus in the country. |
