Current Affairs 8th October-2020 Welcome to your Current Affairs 8th October-2020 1) CAA gives citizenship to 1. All religious minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan 2. Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan Only 1 Only 2 Both A and B None of the above 2) Which of the following statements are true?1. Under Indian law, the freedom of speech and of the press do not confer an absolute right 2. Reasonable restrictions imposed in the interest of sovereignty, integrity and public order. Only 1 Only 2 Both A and B None of the above 3) Which of the following is true in Maneka Gandhi VS Union of India1. The freedom of speech and expression of article 19 has no geographical limitation 2. The Freedom carries the right of a citizen to gather information and to exchange thought only in India Only 1 Only 2 Both A and B None of the above 4) Antitrust laws are1. Statutes developed by the governments to protect consumers from predatory business practices 2. To ensure competition exist in an open market economy Only 1 Only 2 Both A and B None of the above 5) Which of the following is/are true about Competition Commission of India It is a statutory body Prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises It comprises of a chairperson and three members All of the above 6) Nobel in chemistry is given To U.S.-French duo for gene editing tool Gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping scissors To a women-only team All of the above 7) CRISPR-Cas9 is used in Crop resilience Altering the genetic code Cancer therapies All of the above 8) State which of the following are true: Covid-19, it was declared as notified disaster under the disaster management. India joined the COVAX initiative in order to provide equitable access of vaccines to all the countries. To recover from the economic losses India also launched the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. All of the above 9) Jan Andolan campaign was launched recently for Covid-19 Citizenship Amendment Act Farmer bills None of the above 10) Hypersonic Cruise Missile – TSIRKON belongs to USA North Korea Russia None of the above Time's up
