Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 06, 2020
October 6, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. Mubadala Investment, which is to acquire 1.4% stake in Reliance Retail, is based at which country?
[A] United Arab Emirates
[B] Kuwait
[C] United Kingdom
[D] United States
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Correct Answer: A [United Arab Emirates]
Notes:
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment will invest Rs 6,247.5 crore to acquire a 1.4 per cent stake in Reliance Retail.
This is the fourth investor in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) and the third such deal recently. Earlier, global private equity firm General Atlantic and Silver Lake bought 0.84 per cent stake and 2.13 per cent stake in the company respectively.
2. India has committed to build a 100-bedded hospital, 22,000-seater stadium in which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Maldives
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [Maldives]
Notes:
India has committed to build a 100-bedded cancer hospital and a 22,000-seater cricket stadium in Hulhumale, Maldives.
According to the Indian Embassy in Maldives, this facility is provided under the USD 800 million Line of Credit (LoC) extended to the country, by the Export Import Bank of India (EXIM) Bank in March 2019.
3. Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with which company, for supplying ten lakh hand grenades?
[A] Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)
[B] Ordnance Factory Board
[C] Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd
[D] Bharat Electronics Ltd
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Correct Answer: A [Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)]
Notes:
The Defence ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with Economic Explosive Limited (EEL), for the supply of ten lakh hand grenades.
Earlier, similar products were either imported or made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The new grenades called multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG), have been designed by the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory of DRDO.
4. What is the name of the Online film festival organised by Films Division, to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti?
[A] Gandhi Filmotsav
[B] Father of Nation Utsav
[C] Mahatma Festival
[D] Learn about Mahatma
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Correct Answer: A [Gandhi Filmotsav]
Notes:
The Films Division has organized ‘Gandhi Filmotsav’, as a part of the final event of two years celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary.
The week-long online film festival was streamed on its Website and YouTube Channel. The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated on October 2 across the world. The birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri is also celebrated on the same day.
5. What is the name of the third-generation main battle tank, from which the anti-tank guided missile was test fired by DRDO?
[A] Arjun
[B] Virat
[C] Kattabomman
[D] Garud
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Correct Answer: A [Arjun]
Notes:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired an indigenously developed laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).
The missile was test fired from the third-generation main battle tank, Arjun from a range at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The ATGM has been developed with a capability to launch from multiple platforms.
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