Current Affairs Questions 16th October 2020

Current Affairs Questions

16th October 2020

Important Questions

World Standards Day is observed every year on __________.

विश्ि मानक दििस प्रत्येक िर्ष __________ को मनाया जाता है।

A. 12 October

B. 13 October

C. 14 October

D. 15 October

Recently, the government has agreed to extend the subsidy of _________ on transportation of notified fruits & vegetables through Kisan Rail trains.

हाल ही में, सरकार ने ककसान रेल गाड़ियों के माध्यम से अधिसूधित फलों और सब्जजयों के पररिहन पर _________ की सब्जसडी का विस्तार करने पर सहमतत व्यक्त की है।

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 25%

D. 50%

Which of the following bank has announced the launch of its ACE Credit Card in India in collaboration with Google Pay and Visa.

तनम्नललखित में से ककस बैंक ने गूगल पे और िीजा के सहयोग से भारत में अपने ऐस क्रेडडट काडष के

लॉन्ि की घोर्णा की है।

A. HDFC Bank B. Yes Bank C. Axis Bank

D. IndusInd Bank

A. Telangana B. Assam

C. Gujarat D. Nagaland

Recently, legendary singer Kaumudi Munshi passed away. She was also known as Nightingale of _________.

हाल ही में, प्रलसद्ि गायक कौमुिी मुुंशी का तनिन हो गया। िह _________ की

नाइदटुंगेल के रूप में भी जानी जाती थी।

Which of the following statement is/are true with reference to ‘Aquaponics’?

तनम्नललखित में से कौन सा कथन 'एक्िापोतनक्स' के सुंिभष में सही है?

A. Aquaponics combines hydroponics, soil-less agriculture, and aquaculture B. The facility is nearly 100% organic.

C. Electricity is also generated in this form of plantation a. ^{a only}

b. ^{a and b}

c. ^{a, and c}

d. ^{a, b and c}

● as the Union government made it clear that it would be reneging on the

promise to pay states the compensation promised to them at the time India

changed its taxation systems. Introduced in July 2017, the GST subsumed

nearly all indirect taxes collected by states and the Union. To persuade states

to move to the new regime, the Centre promised to cover the shortfall in their

tax revenues for five years through a new GST compensation cess.

● For 2020-’21, the gap between projected tax revenues and GST collections for all states is stunning: Rs 3 lakh crore. In comparison the GST

compensation cess, meant to bridge this gap, is projected to generate only Rs

65,000 crore. This leaves the states short of Rs 2.35 lakh crore.

● Compensation formula: According to GST Compensation rules, each state has to be compensated for any revenue loss less than the annualised compounded growth rate of 14 per cent from the base year 2015-16 for five years since the GST rollout. The gap between protected revenue and GST revenue has to be considered for calculating the payout. It may be noted that the protected revenue is calculated at 14% growth per annum on the base year figure of 2015-16 of the taxes subsumed in GST as mentioned earlier.

● But since compensation payments are getting delayed due to a sharp revenue short

fall, such payments to states are getting delayed. Releasing the compensation for

2019-20 to states has already put pressure on the Centre, which said that to release

compensation for 2019-20, the balance cess amount during 2017-18 and 2018-19 was

also utilsed. In addition, the central government had transferred Rs 33,412 crore from

the Consolidated Fund of India to the Compensation Fund to make up for the shortfall.

● Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June

1716, Delhi), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15 he left home to become a Hindu ascetic, and was given the name ‘’Madho Das’’. He established a monastery at Nānded, on the bank of the

river Godāvarī, where in September 1708 he was visited by, and became a disciple of, Guru Gobind Singh, who gave him the new name of Banda

Bahadur.

● He came to Khanda in Sonipat and assembled a fighting force and led the struggle against the Mughal Empire. His first major action was the sacking of the Mughal provincial capital, Samana, in November 1709.After establishing his authority and Khalsa rule in Punjab, Banda Singh Bahadur abolished the zamindari system, and granted property rights to the tillers of the land.

Banda Singh was captured by the Mughals and tortured to death in 1715-

1716

International Day of Rural Women: 15 October ग्रामीण महिलाओ ं के हलए अंतर्ााष्ट्रीय हिवस: 15 अक्टूबर्

- AIR

• The International Day of Rural Women is observed globally on 15 October every year.

• The day recognizes the role of women and girls in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall well-being.

• The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare observes the day in India as the Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas since 2016.

• 2020 theme: “Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19,”.

• ग्रामीण मदहलाओुं के ललए अुंतराषष्ट्रीय दििस हर साल 15 अक्टूबर को विश्ि स्तर पर मनाया

जाता है।

• यह दिन ग्रामीण पररिारों और समुिायों की

ब्स्थरता सुतनब्श्ित करने, ग्रामीण आजीविका

और समग्र कल्याण में सुिार करने में मदहलाओुं

और ल़िककयों की भूलमका को पहिानता है।

• कृवर् और ककसान कल्याण मुंत्रालय भारत में

2016 के बाि से राष्ट्रीय मदहला ककसान दििस के रूप में मनाता है।

• 2020 का विर्य: “Building rural women’s

resilience in the wake of COVID-19,” है।

India contributes 1 million dollars to UNRWA for Palestine Refugees कफललस्तीन शरणाधथषयों के ललए भारत UNRWA में 1 लमललयन डॉलर का योगिान दिया

- PIB

• India has contributed one million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

• This aid will support the Agency's programmes and services, including education, health care, relief and social services.

• India's support for the Palestinian cause is an integral part of the nation's foreign policy.

• The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.

• भारत ने तनकट पूिष में कफललस्तीन शरणाधथषयों के

ललए सुंयुक्त राष्ट्र राहत और तनमाषण एजेंसी

(UNRWA) में एक लमललयन डॉलर का योगिान दिया है।

• यह सहायता लशक्षा, स्िास््य िेिभाल, राहत और सामाब्जक सेिाओुं सदहत एजेंसी के कायषक्रमों और सेिाओुं का समथषन करेगी।

• कफललस्तीनी के ललए भारत का समथषन िेश की

वििेश नीतत का एक अलभन्न अुंग है।

• तनयर ईस्ट में कफललस्तीन शरणाधथषयों के ललए सुंयुक्त राष्ट्र राहत और तनमाषण एजेंसी

(UNRWA) एक सुंयुक्त राष्ट्र एजेंसी है जो

कफललस्तीनी शरणाधथषयों के राहत और मानि

विकास का समथषन करती है।

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

• It is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949.

• It supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees across its five fields of operation.

• Its services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance.

• Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

• It is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support

Palestine refugees are defined as persons whose normal place of residence was

Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home

and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict.

PM Modi pays tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary पीएम मोिी ने डॉ एपीजे अजिुल कलाम को उनकी जयुंती पर श्रद्िाुंजलल अवपषत की

- AIR

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary.

● A.P.J Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 at Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

● In 2002, he was elected as 11th President of India and before becoming president he was working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as an aerospace engineer.

● Kalam, who died in 2015, also earned the sobriquet ‘Missile Man of India’ for his role in the development of India’s missile

programmes.

• प्रिानमुंत्री नरेंद्र मोिी ने डॉ एपीजे अजिुल कलाम को उनकी जयुंती के अिसर पर श्रद्िाुंजलल िी।

• ए.पी.जे अजिुल कलाम का जन्म 15 अक्टूबर 1931 को िनुर्कोडी, रामेश्िरम, तलमलनाडु में

हुआ था।

• 2002 में, उन्हें भारत के 11 िें राष्ट्रपतत के रूप में िुना गया था और राष्ट्रपतत बनने से पहले

िे भारतीय अुंतररक्ष अनुसुंिान सुंगठन (ISRO) और रक्षा अनुसुंिान और विकास सुंगठन (DRDO) में एक एयरोस्पेस इुंजीतनयर के रूप में काम कर रहे थे।

• कलाम, ब्जनकी 2015 में मृत्यु हो गई, को

भारत के लमसाइल कायषक्रमों के विकास में

अपनी भूलमका के ललए 'लमसाइल मैन ऑफ

इुंडडया' के नाम से भी जाना जाता था।

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India.

• He was born to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma on the 15th of October 193 in Rameswaram.

• He was also an Aerospace Scientist and an Indian pioneer in Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Vehicle Technology.

• His love for students and his focus on promoting education was the driving force for the UN to declare his birthday as World Students Day in 2010.

• From 1992 to 1999, Kalam was the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the DRDO. Kalam was the Chief Project Coordinator during the Pokhran II tests.

During this time, Kalam became India’s best-known scientist.

• He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990, Bharat Ratna in 1997, and received 7 honorary

doctorates from 40 Universities.

• The missile test site, Wheeler Island was renamed Abdul Kalam island in September 2015.

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Eminent Kuchipudi dancer Shobha Naidu passes away प्रख्यात कुधिपु़िी नृत्याुंगना शोभा नायडू का तनिन

- AIR

● Well-known Kuchipudi classical dancer and Guru, Shobha Naidu passed away .

● A disciple of eminent Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam, Shobha Naidu performed with her guru's troupe across the world and brought laurels to the country.

● In recognition of her services, the

Government of India presented her Padma Shri Award in 2001.

● Thousands of her disciples are now practising and performing Kuchipudi classical dance forms world over.

• सुप्रलसद्ि कुधिपु़िी शास्त्रीय नृत्याुंगना और गुरु, शोभा नायडू का तनिन हो गया।

• प्रख्यात गुरु िेम्पतत धिन्ना सत्यम की लशष्ट्या, शोभा नायडू ने िुतनया भर में अपने गुरु की

मुंडली के साथ प्रिशषन ककया और िेश की

प्रशुंसा की।

• उनकी सेिाओुं के ललए, भारत सरकार ने 2001 में उन्हें पद्म श्री पुरस्कार प्रिान ककया।

• उनके हजारों लशष्ट्य अब कुधिपु़िी शास्त्रीय

नृत्य का िुतनया भर में अभ्यास और प्रिशषन

कर रहे हैं।

Kuchipudi

• Kuchipudi is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India.

• The dance form has emerged from a popular

theatrical art ‘Kuchipudi Yakshagana’ named after the place of its origin, the village Kuchipudi in

Andhra Pradesh.

• It is performed as dance drama i.e. performance in groups and also as solo items.

• Siddendra Yogi, the disciple of Narayana

Theertha who lived in the 17th century, is credited to have systemised the art form of Kuchipudi

Yakshagana.

• Costumes, ornaments and jewellery occupy an

important place.

• The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of Culture are:

• Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu

• Kathak, from Uttar Pradesh

• Kathakali, from Kerala

• Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh

• Odissi, from Odisha

• Sattriya, from Assam

• Manipuri, from Manipur

• Mohiniyattam, from Kerala

Mrs. Seema Gupta, Director (Operations), POWERGRID wins GOLD Stevie® Award श्रीमती सीमा गुप्ता, हििेशक (संचालि), पावर्हग्रड िे गोल्ड स्टीवी® अवाडा जीता

- PIB

• Mrs. Seema Gupta, Director (Operations), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been named the winner of GOLD Stevie®

Award in the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT- BUSINESS category in the 17th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

• The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honour women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run–

worldwide.

• The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

• They were created in 2002 to honour and generate public recognition of the

achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide.

• पॉिर धग्रड कॉरपोरेशन ऑफ इुंडडया लललमटेड की

तनिेशक (सुंिालन) श्रीमती सीमा गुप्ता को

बबजनेस में मदहलाओुं के ललए 17 िें िावर्षक स्टेिी

अिार्डषस में LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT- BUSINESS श्रेणी में गोल्डन स्टेिी® अिाडष का

विजेता बनाया गया है।

• स्टेिी अिार्डषस फॉर विमेन इन बबज़नेस सम्मान मदहला अधिकारी, उद्यमी, कमषिारी और िे

कुंपतनयों की दिया जाता है ब्जन्हे िे िुतनया भर में

िलाती हैं।

• स्टीिी अिार्डषस को िुतनया के प्रमुि व्यािसातयक पुरस्कारों के रूप में सम्मातनत ककया गया है।

• िे 2002 में िुतनया भर में सुंगठनों और कामकाजी

पेशेिरों की उपलब्जियों और सकारात्मक

योगिानों की सािषजतनक मान्यता का सम्मान

करने और उत्पन्न करने के ललए बनाए गए थे।

Union Cabinet approves special package worth Rs 520 Crore for J&K, Ladakh under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana

केंद्रीय मंहिमंडल िे जम्मू-कश्मीर्, लद्दाख के हलए िीिियाल अंत्योिय योजिा के तित 520 कर्ोड़ रुपये के हवशेष पैकेज को मंजूर्ी िी

- IE

• The Union Cabinet has approved special package worth Rs 520 crore rupees for Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a period of five years till 2023-24 under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural

Livelihoods Mission.

• This will ensure sufficient funds under the mission, as per need to the Union Territories.

• The decision is in line with Centre’s aim to universalise all centrally sponsored beneficiary-oriented schemes in J&K and Ladakh in a time-bound manner.

• केंद्रीय मुंबत्रमुंडल ने िीनियाल अुंत्योिय योजना

- राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण आजीविका लमशन के तहत 2023-24 तक पाुंि साल की अिधि के ललए जम्मू और कश्मीर और लद्िाि के केंद्र शालसत प्रिेशों के ललए 520 करो़ि रुपये के विशेर् पैकेज को मुंजूरी िी है।

• यह केंद्रशालसत प्रिेशों को आिश्यकतानुसार लमशन के तहत पयाषप्त िनरालश सुतनब्श्ित करेगा।

• यह तनणषय केंद्र सरकार द्िारा जम्मू-कश्मीर और लद्िाि में सभी केंद्र प्रायोब्जत लाभाथी- उन्मुि योजनाओुं को समयबद्ि तरीके से

सािषभौलमक बनाने के लक्ष्य के अनुरूप है।

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission

• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is a centrally sponsored programme that was launched in 2011 to eliminate rural poverty through promotion of multiple livelihoods for the rural poor households across the country.

• DAY-NRLM seeks to reach out to all rural poor households, estimated at about 10 crore households.

• It aims at organizing one-woman member from each rural poor household into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and enabling them to implement their livelihoods plans through accessing financial resources from their own institutions and the banks.

• It is implemented in a Mission mode by special purpose vehicles (autonomous state

societies) with dedicated implementation support units at the national, state, district

and block levels.

How Election Commission decides on party symbols?

चुिाव आयोग पाटी के प्रतीकों पर् कैसे हिणाय लेता िै?

- IE

• In Bihar Assembly Election 2020 voters can expect to see a myriad of symbols like chapatti roller, dolli, bangles, capsicum on the ballots as they go out to vote on October 28, November 3 and November 7.

• With nearly 60 different parties throwing their hats in the election ring in Bihar, the symbols help the several unrecognised parties and independent candidates differentiate themselves from one another and help voters identify the party of their choice.

• The Bharatiya Aam Awam Party, a registered unrecognised political party contesting in all the 243 seats, has been allotted “capsicum” as its symbol.

• Unrecognised Hindu Samaj Party, while Aam Adhikar Morcha and Rashtriya Jan Vikas Party will fight on “chapati roller” and “baby walker” symbols, respectively.

• बबहार वििानसभा िुनाि 2020 में मतिाता 28 अक्टूबर, 3 निुंबर और 7 निुंबर को मतिान करने के ललए मतपत्रों

पर िपाती रोलर, गुल्ली, िूड़ियााँ, लशमला लमिष जैसे

प्रतीकों को िेिने की उम्मीि कर सकते हैं।

• लगभग 60 अलग-अलग िलों ने बबहार में िुनािी अिा़िे

में उतर गए है, प्रतीक कई गैर-मान्यता प्राप्त िलों की

मिि करते हैं और स्ितुंत्र उम्मीििार एक-िूसरे से अलग होते हैं और मतिाताओुं को उनकी पसुंि की पाटी की

पहिान करने में मिि करते हैं।

• सभी 243 सीटों पर िुनाि ल़िने िाली एक गैर-मान्यता

प्राप्त राजनीततक पाटी भारतीय आम आिाम पाटी को

“ लशमला लमिष” को इसके प्रतीक के रूप में आिुंदटत ककया

गया है।

• गैर-मान्यता प्राप्त आम आिमी मोिाष और राष्ट्रीय जन विकास पाटी क्रमशः “िपाती रोलर” और “बेबी िॉकर”

प्रतीकों पर ल़िेंगे।

How many types of symbols are there?

• As per the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment)

(Amendment) Order, 2017, party symbols are either “reserved” or

“free”.

• While eight national parties and 64 state parties across the country

have “reserved” symbols, the Election Commission also has a pool

of nearly 200 “free” symbols that are allotted to the thousands of

unrecognised regional parties that pop up before elections.

How are symbols allotted to political parties?

As per the guidelines, to get a symbol allotted:

• A party/candidate has to provide a list of three symbols from the EC’s free symbols list at the time of filing nomination papers.

• Among them, one symbol is allotted to the party/candidate on a first- come-first-serve basis.

• When a recognised political party splits, the Election Commission

takes the decision on assigning the symbol.

Important Questions

International Day of Rural Women is observed every year on ________.

ग्रामीण मदहलाओुं का अुंतराषष्ट्रीय दििस हर साल ________ पर मनाया जाता है।

A. 13 October

B. 14 October

C. 15 October

D. 16 October

India has contributed one million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

in the Near East is headquartered in ________.

भारत ने तनकट पूिष में कफललस्तीन शरणाधथषयों के ललए सुंयुक्त राष्ट्र राहत और तनमाषण एजेंसी (UNRWA) में एक लमललयन डॉलर का योगिान दिया है। तनकट पूिष में कफललस्तीन शरणाधथषयों के ललए सुंयुक्त राष्ट्र राहत और तनमाषण एजेंसी

का मुख्यालय ________ में है।

A. Amman

B. Lebanon

C. Cairo

D. Ankara

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary. Kalam served as the ________ president of India.

प्रिानमुंत्री नरेंद्र मोिी ने डॉ। एपीजे अजिुल कलाम को उनकी जयुंती के अिसर पर श्रद्िाुंजलल िी।

कलाम ने भारत के ________ राष्ट्रपतत के रूप में कायष ककया।

A. 9th

B. 10th

C. 11th

D. 12th

A. Odissi B. Kathak

C. Bharatanatyam D. Kuchipudi

Well-known classical dancer and Guru, Shobha Naidu passed away. She was associated with which of the following dance forms?

सुप्रलसद्ि शास्त्रीय नृत्याुंगना और गुरु, शोभा नायडू का तनिन। िह तनम्नललखित में से

ककस नृत्य से जु़िी थी?

Sattriya dance form is associated with which of the following state?

साबत्रया नृत्य का सुंबुंि तनम्नललखित में से ककस राज्य से है?

A. Odisha

B. Tamil Nadu C. Assam

D. Gujarat

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