Daily Current Affairs Answer & Explanation : 29 October 2020

Question 1.

Answer-c

Explanation:

• Prime Minister to inaugurate the Dobra-Chanti bridge.
• It is the country’s longest motorable single-lane bridge in Tehri district, Uttarkhand. 
• The construction of this bridge would enable people of Pratapnagar to commute to Tehri.

 

Question 2.

Answer- b

Explanation:

• Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) is conducted by the Food and Agricultural Organization.

 

Question 3.

Answer- d

Explanation:

• Southern blotting is used for DNA hybridization. This technology is used in Microarray technology.
• Northern blotting is used for analysis of the RNA samples. Western blotting is used for protein detection.

 

Question 4.

Answer-c

Explanation:

• The Permanent Structured Cooperation(PESCO) is the part of the European Union’s (EU) security and defence policy (CSDP) in which 25 of the 27 national armed forces pursue structural integration.
• Based on Article 42.6 and Protocol 10 of the Treaty on European Union, introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009.
• PESCO was first initiated in 2017.

 

Question 5.

Answer- d

Explanation:

• The Finance Minister as part of the Budget Speech for FY 2019-20had announced steps towards creating an electronic fund raising platform- a social stock exchange-under the regulatory ambit of Securities and Exchange Board of India for listing social enterprises and voluntary organizations .