Vision IAS Current affairs for 20 October 2024 will cover important current affairs from National and International topics for UPSC preparation.
Q1: Where will Prime Minister Modi attend the 16th BRICS Summit?
- Indonesia
- Singapore
- Russia
Answer
Correct Answer: Russia
Russia:
- Capital: Moscow
- Currency: Russian Ruble
- President: Vladimir Putin
Q2: Which state won the Best State Award in the 5th National Water Awards 2023?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Odisha
Answer
Correct Answer: Odisha
Q3: Recently, ‘Debraj Roy’ passed away. Who was he?
- Actor
- Singer
- Writer
Answer
Correct Answer: Actor
Q4: Recently, the Indian government has launched the ‘Scam Se Bacho’ campaign in collaboration with which company?
- Microsoft
- Meta
Answer
Correct Answer: Meta
Q5: Where was the Kati Bihu festival recently celebrated?
- Mizoram
- Manipur
- Assam
Answer
Correct Answer: Assam
Assam:
- Capital: Dispur
- Chief Minister (CM): Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor: Lakshman Acharya
Do you know?
- The Assam government has made the NRC receipt number mandatory for Aadhaar cards.
- Mithun has been officially registered in Assam for the first time.
- A person convicted of “love jihad” in Assam will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
- The construction of Tata’s semiconductor unit has begun in Morigaon, Assam.
- Assam’s “Moidum” has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
- The first witness protection scheme has been launched in Assam to provide justice.
- “School in a Box” kits will be given to children in flood relief camps in Assam.
- The Assam government has announced a monthly stipend to prevent child marriage.
Q6: Who recently won the award in Britain for child labor-based artwork?
- Praveen Vashisht
- Aditi Anand
- Ravindra Raina
Answer
Correct Answer: Aditi Anand
Q7: Which state government has recently announced free dialysis for kidney patients?
- Haryana
- Maharashtra
- Kerala
Answer
Correct Answer: Haryana
Q8: Who has recently been honored with the Conscious Company Awards for humanitarian work?
- H.S. Khurana
- Mohanji
- Sanjeev Khanna
Answer
Correct Answer: Mohanji
Q9: Which state government has recently announced to rename residential schools after Maharshi Valmiki?
- Nagaland
- Manipur
- Karnataka
Answer
Correct Answer: Karnataka
Q10: Recently, Gurpreet Pal Singh won which medal in the ACO World Chess Championship in Greece?
- Bronze
- Gold
- Silver
Answer
Correct Answer: Gold
Q11: Recently, JSW Sports appointed whom as the new cricket director?
- Sourav Ganguly
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Rohit Sharma
Answer
Correct Answer: Sourav Ganguly
Q12: Which state’s Chief Minister has recently been honored with the Asia HRD Lifetime Achievement Award?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
Answer
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q13: Recently, where did the Indian Navy’s first training squadron (1TS) complete its long-distance training deployment?
- Manama
- Abu Dhabi
- Dubai
Answer
Correct Answer: Manama
- The Indian Navy’s first training squadron (1TS), INS Teer and ICGS Veera, completed their long-distance training deployment in Manama, Bahrain on October 16, 2024.
- A delegation from 1TS, including naval trainees, visited the Naval Assistance Facility in Bahrain and gained information about Task Force 59.
Q14: In which state’s madrasas will Sanskrit be taught as a compulsory subject?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Haryana
Answer
Correct Answer: Uttarakhand
Q15: Who is the first recipient to receive a loan under the Indian Government’s IDEAS scheme?
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Sri Lanka
Answer
Correct Answer: Mauritius
Do you know?
- Under the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS), India has approved a line of credit of 487.60 crore rupees to the government of Mauritius.
Q16: Who recently became the fourth Indian to score 9000 Test runs?
- Virat Kohli
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Rohit Sharma
Answer
Correct Answer: Virat Kohli
Do you know?
- Indian batsman Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian batsman to score 9000 Test runs in the match against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Sunil Gavaskar as the fourth Indian batsman to achieve this feat.