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1. India signed MoU on cooperation in space exploration and uses of outer space with which nation on October 21, 2020?
a) Algeria
b) Zambia
c) Uganda
d) Nigeria
2. When was World Statistics Day observed?
a) October 21st
b) October 20th
c) October 19th
d) October 18th
3. India held a business forum with which country on bilateral trade and investment on October 20, 2020?
a) Australia
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) Vietnam
4. Which nation has banned the sale of natural gas and coal-bed methane (CBM) to self?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) India
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
5. Who became the first cricketer to score consecutive centuries in IPL’s history?
a) KL Rahul
b) Virat Kohli
c) Shikhar Dhawan
d) Mayank Agarwal
6. How many central government employees will benefit from Union Cabinet’s bonus payment?
a) 30 lakh
b) 20 lakh
c) 15 lakh
d) 40 lakh
7. NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully touched which ancient asteroid’s surface to collect dust and pebbles?
a) Ceres
b) Vesta
c) Juno
d) Bennu
8. The National Green Tribunal ruled recently that the environmental clearance given to Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is in violation of the law. The project is being undertaken in which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
9. ‘Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)’, which was in news recently is associated with which countries?
a) China & Russia
b) USA & Russia
c) India & Russia
d) Israel & Russia
10. Which country has the highest TB burden across the globe at 26 per cent, as per the recent report of WHO?
a) Nigeria
b) India
c) Central African Republic
d) Republic of Congo
Answers:
d) Nigeria
b) October 20th
d) Vietnam
b) India
c) Shikhar Dhawan
a) 30 lakh
d) Bennu
c) Telangana
b) USA & Russia
b) India
Also Read: Current Affairs Quiz: 21 October 2020