Category: Current Affairs September 2020

Google has partnered with which nation to develop flood warning service?

A. Pakistan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Bangladesh


Detailed About MCQs

Google has partnered with Bangladesh for the development of comprehensive flood warning services in the country. Presently it has covered more than 40 million people in Bangladesh and it is proposed to expand its service to the whole of the country. The flood warning services would double the lead time so that people have an extra day to prepare in case of floods.

Which nation will host the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?

A. China
B. Russia
C. Kazakhstan
D. Pakistan

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Russia


Detailed About MCQs

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be attending the meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 10 in Moscow, Russia. The SCO ministerial meetings are taking place at a time when India and China, two members of the bloc, are engaged in tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh.

Which country has allowed flights from all countries to cross its skies to reach the UAE?

A. India
B. US
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Russia

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Saudi Arabia


Detailed About MCQs

Saudi Arabia announced that it will now allow flights “from all countries” to cross its skies to reach the United Arab Emirates, a historic first that comes just days after the kingdom let the first direct Israeli commercial passenger flight use its airspace to reach the UAE.

 

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution that seeks to cut the peacekeeping force in which country?

A. Syria
B. Lebanon
C. Turkey
D. Iran

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Lebanon


Detailed About MCQs

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday cutting the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and expanding its mandate to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about activities of the militant group Hezbollah in the area.

What is the theme of World Maritime Day 2020?

A. Empowering women
B. To promote women in maritime
C. Empowering women in the maritime community
D. Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet


Detailed About MCQs

World Maritime Day is observed annually on 24 September. The theme of 2020 is “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”.

Donald Trump said on September 4, 2020, Serbia and ___ have agreed to normalize economic ties.

A. Albania
B. Kosovo
C. Georgia
D. Armenia

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Kosovo


Detailed About MCQs

Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties, US President Donald Trump said on September 4, 2020, hailing what he called a `major breakthrough` more than a decade after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

According to Twitter, On September 3, 2020, which country Prime Minister Twitter account hacked?

A. India
B. USA
C. UK
D. China

Answer

Correct Answer: A. India


Detailed About MCQs

Twitter said on September 3, 2020, that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency.

1 … 5 6 7