Current Affairs One-Liner: 20th October 2020

October 20, 2020
  • Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship 2020: It was held virtually and was organized by Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation (BSSF).
    • Winners in Men’s Event: (1) Naoya Okada (Japan)-Gold Medal (2) Shahu Tushar Mane (India)-Silver Medal (3) Baki Abdullah Hel (Bangladesh) - Bronze Medal
    • Winners in Women’s Event: (1) Elavenil Valarivan (India)-Gold Medal (2) Shiori Hirata (Japan)-Silver Medal (3) Vidya Toyyiba (Indonesia) - Bronze Medal
  • DANISA Denmark Open 2020 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tournament: It was held in Odense, Denmark. Following are the winners in each category:
Current Affairs One-Liner: 20th October 2020
    • Men’s Single: Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
    • Women’s Single: Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
    • Men’s Double: Marcus Ellis (England), Chris Langridge (England)
    • Women’s Double: Yuki Fukushima (Japan), Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
    • Mixed Double: Mark Lansfuss (Germany), Isabel Herttirch (Germany)
  • Heeng Cultivation or Asafoetida Cultivation starts in India for the first time. First plantation activity for this was done in Lahaul and Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh by CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT). 
  • Important Days and Themes: 20th Oct 2020: World Statistics Day
    • Theme for 2020: ‘Connecting the World with data we can trust’
    • 20th Oct 2020: World Osteoporosis Day
    • Theme for 2020: ‘That’s Osteoporosis’
  • CRPF Partners with IIT Delhi, DRDO and JATC
  • ‘Invest 4G’- By Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance
  • Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
  • 1st ISA Solar Awards 2020
  • Asia Power Index 2020

Question: 

Q.1 When is World Statistics Day marked?
a. 24th Oct 2020
b. 27th Oct 2020
c. 20th Oct 2020 
d. 15th Oct 2020

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