Current Affairs is the key factor to crack any government exams. Current Affairs plays the most important role in government exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways & other states/central government exams. So here is the 16 September 2020 Daily Current affairs Quiz of the previous day.
Question 1. Who among the following has been elected as Deputy Chairman in Rajya Sabha?
On September 14, 2020, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re-elected as Deputy Chairman in Rajya Sabha by a voice vote by defeating the joint opposition candidate Manoj Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Question 2. Recently, Which major vegetable has been banned to export by Union Government?
On September 14, 2020, Onion has been banned to export by Union Government with immediate effect.
Question 3. As per ADB, How much Indian economy is expected to shrink in 2020?
As per Asian Development Bank(ADB), Indian economy is expected to shrink by 9% in 2020 that is worse than the 4% contraction which the bank had forecasted three months ago.
Question 4. On Which date, IPL 2020 season is to be started?
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season is to be started from 19 September onwards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Question 5. Recently, Who launched the seven urban infrastructure projects in Bihar?
On 15th September 2020, PM Narendra Modi has launched seven urban infrastructure projects in Bihar through video conferencing.
Question 6. According to Scientists, Which planet recently have detected potential signs of extraterrestrial life?
On 14th September 2020, Scientists revealed that they have detected potential signs of extraterrestrial life on the inhospitable Venus. The scientists have also detected a gas called as phosphine in the acidic clouds of Venus that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s neighbor.
Question 7. Recently, Which nation has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for the period 2021-2025?
India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for the period 2021-2025.
Question 8. Who won the 2020 men’s singles title at the US Open final?
On 13th September 2020, Austria’s Dominic Thiem won the 2020 men’s singles title at the US Open final beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the five-set long marathon final 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Question 9. Who has been appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director of India?
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Takeo Konishi as the Country Director of India.
Question 10. Who among the following is set to become the new Prime Minister of Japan?
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga is set to become the new Prime Minister of Japan.
Question 11. Who became the fourth Arab nation to make a peace deal with Israel?
In another historic breakthrough, Israel and Bahrain agreed to establish full diplomatic relations in a joint statement in between the US, Israel and Bahrain leaders that is being issued on September 11, 2020.
Question 12. On Which date, Hindi Diwas 2020 is Celebrated?
Hindi Diwas 2020 is Celebrated on 14th September 2020 to mark the adoption of Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
Question 13. Which nation has carried out the first nationwide test of its civil alarm systems?
Germany has carried out the first nationwide test of its civil alarm systems.
Question 14. Which of the following state has partnered with SIDBI to provide support to MSMEs in the state?
The state government of Rajasthan has partnered with SIDBI to provide support to MSMEs in the state.
Question 15. Which of the following social-media platform has launched a search prompt named ‘ThereIsHelp’, to prevent suicide?
Twitter has launched a search prompt named ‘ThereIsHelp’, to prevent suicide.
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