1. | Who won F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020 at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track, Italy. This was his 9th win of the season and 93rd F1 win of his career. Valtteri Bottas finished second while Daniel Ricciardo finished third. Mercedes won the seventh consecutive constructors' title for 2020. |
2. | Which IIT developed "IITM COVID Game" to raise awareness? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has developed "IITM COVID Game" in order to raise awareness on the COVID-19 virus amongst children. |
3. | Who inaugurated Rythu Vedika? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao said he was as happy as conquering a kingdom in inaugurating the State's first Rythu Vedika and work sheds to unify and educate farmers to make agriculture not only a for-profit business, but also a farmer-driven enterprise. |
4. | Which state granted 100% vehicle tax waiver to EVs? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Tamil Nadu Government has notified that is will grant 100 percent motor vehicle tax exemption for battery-operated vehicles or the Electric Vehicles (EVs). |
5. | Which bank has imposed monetary penalty on DCB Bank for rule violations? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalty on DCB Bank and Jio Payments Bank for various rule violations. The central bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 22 lakh on DCB Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions on marketing/distribution of mutual fund/insurance etc. The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. |
6. | Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu died at 72, he belonged to which state? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday, reported PTI. He was 72. Doraikkannu was admitted to Chennai's Kauvery Hospital on October 13, after he tested positive for the disease. On Monday, the hospital had said that he was being treated for severe Covid-19 pneumonia. A CT scan showed 90% lung involvement due to the infection. He was put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO and ventilator. |
7. | CJI Bobde inaugurated India's first-ever E-resource centre 'Nyay Kaushal' in which city? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde inaugurated India's first-ever E-resource centre Nyay Kaushal on October 31. The centre was inaugurated at Judicial Officers Training Institute in Maharashtra's Nagpur. Nyay Kaushal will facilitate e-filling of cases in Supreme Court, any High court and district courts across the country. "We tried to let the SC function in a restricted way but realised it wasn't possible to safely continue court in that way... The pandemic was something as if heaven fell," Bobde said at the event. |
8. | Who laid foundation stone of prestigious Comprehensive Mansar Rejuvenation/Development Plan worth Rs 198.37 Crores? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, in presence of MoS, PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today laid foundation stone of prestigious "Comprehensive Mansar Rejuvenation/Development Plan" worth Rs.198.37 Crores through virtual mode. |