Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 303: September 07 -09, 2020

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 303: September 07 – 09, 2020

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Q1. The first Children’s newspaper ‘The Young Minds’ was recently launched in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Kerala
  3. Mizoram
  4. Tripura
A. Assam

This newspaper will help to promote creative thinking among children and inculcate in them the habit to read and write. This weekly newspaper will include content that will help engage children in activities such as games, puzzles, riddles, fun facts and news, vocabulary, science and maths experiments. It will also provide kids with a platform to get their arts and write-ups published and win prizes by participating in monthly contests.

 

Q2. Assam is paired with which state under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Rajasthan
  4. West Bengal
C. Rajasthan

Assam paired with Rajasthan under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat. Both the states are known for sports, tourism, foods, culture and heritage.

The objective of Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat is to promote the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured engagement between all Indian States and Union Territories through a year-long planned engagement between States.

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Q3. Who has been recently awarded with Bhupen Hazarika Samanway Award for his valuable contributions in the cultural field of Assam?

  1. Jatin Goswami
  2. Santanta Tanty
  3. Kula Saikkia
  4. Chandana Goswami
A. Jatin Goswami

Bhupen Hazarika Samanway Award instituted by the Bhupen Hazarika Cultural Trust was today conferred on Nrityacharya Jatin Goswami for his valuable contributions in the cultural field of Assam. The award carrying a memento, a citation, a cheleng chador, gamosa, baan kanhi (bell-metal dish), a bouquet and a collection of books was given to the Sattriya exponent by trust members.

 

 

Q4. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Sri Sri Uttar Kamalabari Sakha Satra and Cultural Research Centre at the district of Assam?

  1. Dhemaji
  2. Majuli
  3. Jorhat
  4. Dibrugarh
C. Jorhat

 

Q5. What is the rank of Assam in terms of literacy rate among other states in India as per the report on education released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) recently?

  1. Third
  2. Fifth
  3. Ninth
  4. Seventh

B. Fifth 

The report on ”Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey – from July 2017 to June 2018” has positioned Assam in the fifth rank with a literacy rate of 85.9 percent in India.

Kerala with 96.2 per cent literacy, has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country, followed by Delhi at 88.7%, Uttarakhand at 87.6%, Himachal Pradesh at 86.6% and Assam’s at 85.9 per cent.

 

Q6. Who has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019?

  1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  2. David Attenborough
  3. Ela Bhatt
  4. Man Mohan Singh
B. David Attenborough

The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is an annual prestigious award accorded annually to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

It is conferred every year by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust since 1986. It consists of a citation and a monetary award of Rs. 25 lakh.

 

Q7. Which state topped in ease of doing business 2019 ranking?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Haryana
  3. Telangana
  4. Andhra Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh

This ranking is based on implementation of business reform action plan. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the 2019 rankings, Andhra Pradesh retains top spot in ease of doing business 2019 ranking while Uttar Pradesh and Telangana bagged the second and third positions respectively.

 

Q8. Who among the following has won the Italian Grand Prix for 2020?

  1. Pierre Gasly
  2. Lewis Hamilton
  3. N Roseberg
  4. S Vettel

A. Pierre Gasly

The 2020 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d’Italia 2020) which was held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy.

 

Q9. Recently, India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of vitamin C from which country?

  1. Russia
  2. Brazil
  3. China
  4. Mexico
C. China

 

Q10. Who represented India at virtual G20 Education Ministers Meet, which is recently hosted by Saudi Arabia?

  1. Smriti Irani
  2. Amit Shah
  3. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
  4. Arjun Munda
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the European Union. The 19 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US.

 

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