Current Affairs of September 2020

  1. The UAE has launched which of the following technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform?
    Answer: Agriota
  2. Which country has committed an official Development Assistance loan of Rs.3,500 Crores to India for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support?
    Answer: Japan
  3. Who has been appointed as Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force Srinagar sector, one of the terrorist-affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir?
    Answer: Charu Sinha
  4. Who will deliver the keynote address to the 3rd leadership summit of US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) in September 2020?
    Answer: Narendra Modi
  5. In September 2020, the government gave its nod to how many projects under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana for development of integrated cold chains and value addition infrastructure in the country?
    Answer: 27
  6. Who has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of defence shipbuilder, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd in September 2020?
    Answer: Hemant Katri
  7. Who is the founder and CEO of Cred?
    Answer: Kunal Shah
  8. Who has entered an agreement to acquire Chicago-based 10th magnitude?
    Answer: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
  9. Who has inked a partnership with Japan Airline that allows members of their frequent flyer programs to earn and spend points on each other?
    Answer: Vistara
  10. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index, released in September 2020?
    Answer: 48
  11. Based on the new evidence, who has strongly recommended steroids to treat severely and critically ill patients?
    Answer: WHO
  12. Gujarat government has decided to cut down the salaries of MLAs and ministers by how much percent for one year due to COVID-19 pandemic?
    Answer: 30
  13. Who addressed the inaugural session of National Tribal Research Conclave on 3 September 2020?
    Answer: Arjun Munda
  14. What is the name of the herbal-based immunity -boosting room freshener product, developed by Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune?
    Answer: Healthy Air
  15. Who launched its 12th Starlink satellite mission?
    Answer: SpaceX
  16. What is the name of 24*7 Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline launched in September 2020 by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot?
    Answer: KIRAN
  17. ‘English Pro’ has been developed by English and Foreign Languages University. Where is the university located?
    Answer: Hyderabad
  18. Which will the first majority-Muslim country to open an embassy in Jerusalem?
    Answer: Kosovo
  19. What is the rank of Andhra Pradesh in the ‘State Business Reform Action Plan 2019’ (BARP) ranking?
    Answer: 1
  20. In September 2020, which Indian state has approved an agro-tourism policy aimed at empowering farmers?
    Answer: Maharashtra
  21. Anil Jain is set to be elected as the new president of which federation?
    Answer: All India Tennis Association
  22. Samsung Electronics has won a $6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in which country?
    Answer: United States
  23. Diplomat R Masakui has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which of the following?
    Answer: Jamaica
  24. Who has been banned by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) from all forms of cricket for a period of five years?
    Answer: Noor Mohammad “Lalai”
  25. Who conferred the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize on British broadcaster David Attenborough, in September 2020?
    Answer: Manmohan Singh
  26. Which organization has signed Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana as its brand ambassadors, in September 2020?
    Answer: Playerzpot
  27. Which Indian firm is planning to hire 500 additional tech workers in Rhode Island, US by 2023?
    Answer: Infosys
  28. In September 2020, which country has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as a part of a broader diplomatic push by US President Donald Trump?
    Answer: Bahrain
  29. When is the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation annually observed?
    Answer: 12 September
  30. Who participated in the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers’ Meeting held in September?
    Answer: Prahlad Singh Patel
  31. Who has been announced as the celebrity advocate by UNICEF India for children’s right campaign, For Every Child?
    Answer: Ayushmann Khurrana
  32. Who has won ‘The Best Screenplay Award’ at Venice International Film Festival during the closing ceremony held in the September 2020?
    Answer: The Disciple
  33. Shane Warne was revealed as the brand ambassador of which IPL team in September 2020?
    Answer: Rajasthan Royals
  34. Which country successfully launched a solid-propellant carries rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea, sending nine satellites into orbit, on 15th September 2020?
    Answer: China
  35. Who will maker her debut as an author with a book about her journey as a designer?
    Answer: Gauri Khan
  36. Who has announced a collaboration with Aurobindo Pharma Limited to develop vaccines to protect against COVID-19?
    Answer: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  37. Kapila Vatsyayan passed away in September 2020. In which year did she receive the Padma Vibhushan honor?
    Answer: 2011
  38. Amitabha Ghosh passed away in September 2020. He was the Governor of RBI for how many days?
    Answer: 21
  39. Who has signed a Corporate Agency Agreement with YES Bank for the distribution of the retail products of the insurance company for the bank’s corporate and retail customers?
    Answer: SBI General Insurance
  40. What is the rank of India in the latest position edition of the World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index 2020?
    Answer: 116
  41. What is the rank of Mizoram in the first all India happiness Report covering all states and Union Territories?
    Answer: 1
  42. According to the National Statistical Organization’s latest report in education, how much percent of students in India walk to school?
    Answer: 59.7
  43. Mexico has issued as the world’s first sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations, raising how many million euros?
    Answer: 750
  44. In September 2020, the government has permitted foreign direct investment (FDI) of beyond how many percent through the government route in the defense sector?
    Answer: 74
  45. Who has won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s lifetime achievement award?
    Answer: Margaret Atwood
  46. The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 amends the Epidemic Diseases Act of which year?
    Answer: 1897
  47. Who set an Emmy Record, by getting seven primetime awards and nine Emmys during the Emmy Awards 2020?
    Answer: Schitts’ Creek
  48. World Rose Days is observed every year on September 22. It is observed to help in fighting which disease?
    Answer: Cancer
  49. In September 2020, the Space Force of which country developed its first troops to Arabian Peninsula?
    Answer: US
  50. Who has dedicated the prestigious AZ Awards-2020 for Odisha’s architectural marvel Krushi Bhavan, to farmers and state?
    Answer: Naveen Patnaik

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