Current Affairs For 10th July 2020
Current Affairs of the morning are here with the top headlines of the morning. Current Affairs are very important for all competitive exams including Banking, SSC, RBI, NABARD, etc.
01. Recently, Indian Railway has set up a 1.7 Megawatt solar power plant at Bina, Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with_________.
A. Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation
B. NTPC Limited
C. Bharat Electronics Limited
D. Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited
Answer:D.
Explanation:
Indian Railway in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has set up a 1.7 Megawatt the solar power plant at Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
● The project was undertaken by BHEL under its Corporate social responsibility (CSR) scheme.
02. Who among the following has won
the Austrian Grand Prix 2020?
A. Charles Leclerc
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Lewis Hamilton
D. Valtteri Bottas
Answer:D.
Explanation: Mercedes’s, Valtteri Bottas (Finland) has won the Austrian Grand Prix 2020 at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.
● This was the first race of 2020 Formula One season.
● Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari while McLaren’s Lando Norris came third.
03.A new study has found that even the sickest Covid-19 patients produce T cells that help fight the virus. T cells are produced in _________.
A.Thymus gland
A. Pineal body
B. Pituitary gland
C. Pancreas
Answer:A.
Explanation: A new study has found that even the sickest Covid-19 patients produce T cells that help fight the virus.
● The researchers followed 10 severely ill Covid-19 patients who were on ventilators at Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands.
● Two of the patients eventually died. An in-depth look at their immune system responses showed that all 10 patients produced T cells that targeted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
● A T cell is a type of lymphocyte, which develops in the Thymus gland.
04. Which of the following butterflies has been named as India’s largest
butterfly?
A. Painted lady
B. Golden Birdwing
C. Red admiral
D. Monarch butterfly
Answer:B.
Explanation:A Himalayan butterfly named Golden Birdwing is India’s largest, a record an unknown specimen had held for 88 years.
● With a wingspan of 194 mm, the female of the species is marginally larger than the Southern Birdwing (190 mm) that Brigadier William Harry Evans, a British military officer, had recorded in 1932.
05. Darbar Move is associated with_________.
A. Sikkim
B. Assam
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer:D.
Explanation: In Jammu and Kashmir, the Darbar Move Offices formally opened in the summer capital of the Union Territory at Srinagar.
● From May to October, governmental offices are housed in the summer capital of J&K, Srinagar, and the other six months in its winter capital, Jammu.
● Durbar Move acts as a bridge between two diverse cultures of the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region.
06. G Akash is associated with which of the following sports?
A. Football
B. Badminton
C. Chess
D. Carrom
Answer:C.
Explanation: Tamil Nadu’s G Akash became the country’s 66th chess Grandmaster while his statemate M Pranesh and Goa’s Ameya Audi earned International Master titles.
● Akash’s GM title was confirmed at the second council meet of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) for the year 2020 held recently.
07.Which of the following Payments Bank has launched ‘Bhavishya’ savings account?
A. Airtel Payments Bank
B. India Post Payments Bank
C. Paytm Payments Bank
D. Fino Payments Bank
Answer:D.
Explanation:‘Bhavishya’ savings account has been launched by the Fino
Payments Bank Limited.
● This savings account scheme has been launched for minors aged
between 10-18 years.
● There is not any minimum account balance requirement to open
the ‘Bhavishya’ savings account.
08.Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Jharkhand has new administrative and the academic building have been named after _________.
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Morarji Desai
Answer:B.
Explanation: The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Jharkhand new administrative and the academic building have been named after Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Late Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on his 119th birth anniversary.
09. Recently, which of the following institute has launched first-of-its-kind online course on AI in banking?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer:D.
Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has launched a first-of-its-kind online programme on ‘AI inBanking’.
● The 4-month program, in collaboration with WileyNXT, will focus on training IT professionals and
graduates to implement artificial intelligence in the banking sector.
10. Which of the following Indian state-observed Rythu Dinotsavam (Farmer’s Day) on 8th July?
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer:D.
Explanation: The birth anniversary of Former and the 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy is celebrated as Rythu Dinotsavam meaning Farmer’s Day.
● The day was first celebrated in 2019.
