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1. The centre has invited which country’s government to explore the huge business potential in the North Eastern Region of India?
a) Germany
b) France
c) UK
d) Japan
2. Who laid the foundation stone for India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Piyush Goyal
c) Prakash Javadekar
d) Rajnath Singh
3. The Prime Minister of which nation won a landslide victory in the recent General Elections?
a) United Kingdom
b) New Zealand
c) Australia
d) Malaysia
4. An earthquake of 7.5 magnitudes struck off the coast of which nation on October 19, 2020?
a) Indonesia
b) Australia
c) Malaysia
d) Alaska
5. Which missile was successfully test-fired by DRDO on October 19, 2020?
a) Tank
b) SANT
c) STARK
d) Shakti
6. The first Ferula Asafoetida plantation has been done in which state?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Assam
c) Sikkim
d) Himachal Pradesh
7. India has taken up cultivation of which spice for the first time?
a) Saffron
b) Heeng
c) Mustard Seeds
d) Cloves
8. The government has approved how much increase in the election campaign expenditure?
a) 10 percent
b) 15 percent
c) 20 percent
d) 30 percent
9. In which state/UT, was the operation of the first phase of the International Institute of Advanced Virology (IIAV) inaugurated?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Delhi
d) Kerala
10. "Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future" is the theme of which special day celebrated on October 16?
a) World Earth Day
b) World Food Day
c) World Nutrition Day
d) World Livelihood Day
Answers:
c) UK
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) New Zealand
d) Alaska
b) SANT
d) Himachal Pradesh
b) Heeng
a) 10 percent
d) Kerala
b) World Food Day
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