Current Affairs 8th November -2020 Welcome to your Current Affairs 8th November -2020 1) PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Is an earth observation satellite Is used in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. Launched nine satellites, including four each from the us and luxembourg and one from lithuania All of the above 2) Which of the following statements are true about competition commission of India? Competition commission of India, is a statutory body which has been established by the central government It is the duty of the commission to eliminate practices having adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition The cci is the project co-lead of the automotive working group (awg) along with competition commission, south africa All of the above 3) Brics Is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging national economies: brazil, Russia, India, china, and south africa Originally was a group of called as "bric" (or "the brics") before the induction of south africa in 2010 Have a combined area of about 27% of the world land surface and 41% of the world population All of the above 4) Which of the following is true about svamitva scheme The ministry of panchayati raj (mopr) is the nodal ministry for implementation of the scheme The scheme aims to provide an integrated property validation solution for rural india Survey of india shall work as the technology partner for implementation All of the above 5) Tigray is located in Northern ethiopia South of ethiopia Central ethiopia None of the above 6) Horn of Africa contains which of the following countries? Ethiopia Somalia Djibouti All of the above 7) Grand renaissance dam is located over Blue nile White nile Atbara None of the above 8) River nile Is the longest river in the world Is called the father of african rivers Rises south of the equator and flows northward through northeastern africa to drain into the mediterranean sea All of the above 9) Which of the following countries have military bases in horn of Africa ? China USA Both a and b None of the above 10) Which of the following is not true? Ethiopia has also been engaged in a long-standing conflict with egypt The stability of ethiopia is important for the entire horn of africa region Both a and b None of the above Time's up