Current Affairs For 12th 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.The first international cricket match post-COVID lockdown was played between ________ and _______.
A.New Zealand and West Indies
B.New Zealand and Australia
C.New Zealand and England
D.England and West Indies
Answer:D.
Explanation: International cricket will resume with England vs West Indies test series after 116 days of suspension of play to control the spread of novel coronavirus.
● England and West Indies are scheduled to play a three-match test series while taking adequate precautions against the virus.
02. Which of the following platform has recently launched short video format Reels in India?
A.Whatsapp
B.Facebook
C.Twitter
D.Instagram
Answer:D.
Explanation:A little over a week after ByteDance owned short video app TikTok was banned in India, Facebook’s photo sharing app Instagram has announced the extension of testing of its short video format Reels in India.
● Reels will enable people to record and edit 15 seconds multi clip videos with audio effects and users could share Reels content on their feed, or through a new space on the explore section.
03. Member countries of WHO South-East Asia region had set ________ as the target for elimination of measles and rubella
A.2022
B.2023
C.2024
D.2025
Answer:B.
Explanation:The Maldives and Sri Lanka have become the first two countries in the South-East Asia region toeliminate both measles and rubella ahead of the 2023 target.
- Member countries of the WHO South-East Asia region had set 2023 as the target for elimination of measles and rubella.
04.The upcoming session of India-EU Summit will be held in virtual mode on 15th July 2020. This will be the _______ edition of India-EU Summit
A.5th
B.9th
C.11th
D.15th
Answer:D.
Explanation:
The 15th meeting of the India-European Union Summit will be held in virtual mode on 15th July.
- The Summit will be co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of European Council Charles Michel and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
- The 14th India-EU Summit was held on 6 October 2017 in New Delhi.
05. Cabinet approves 12 thousand 450 crore rupees investment in which of the following public sector general insurance companies?
A.Oriental Insurance company Limited
B.National Insurance company Limited
C.United India Insurance Company Limited
D.1, 2 and 3
Answer:B.
Explanation:The Union Cabinet has also approved capital infusion in three Public Sector General Insurance Companies.
- 12 thousand 450 crore rupees will be invested in Oriental Insurance Company Limited, National Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company Limited
06.Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a 750 MW Solar project to the nation in which of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Bhopal
B.Gwalior
C.Jabalpur
D.Rewa
Answer:D.
Explanation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation a 750 MW Solar project set up at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.
- The Rewa project will reduce carbon emission equivalent to about 15 lakh ton of CO2 per year.
- The project is also the first renewable energy project to supply to an institutional customer outside the State.
- The Delhi Metro will get 24 percent of energy from the project with the remaining 76 percent being supplied to the State DISCOMs of Madhya Pradesh
07. In July 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six new bridges in _______.
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Leh
C. Assam
D. Sikkim
Answer:A.
Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six new bridges built by the Border RoadsOrganisation (BRO) in the Jammu Division of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through video Conference.
- Six bridges have been built at the cost of around Rs 43 crores.
- Of the six bridges, four bridges are in Akhnoor sector and two in Jammu-Rajpura area.
- Last month, the Central government had approved an additional Rs 1,691 crore for highway works by the BRO in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand
08.According to the recent ranking of police stations carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nadaun Police Station ranked as one of best Police Stations of India, Nadaun Police Station is in ________.
A.Maharashtra
B.Sikkim
C.Assam
D.Himachal Pradesh
Answer:D.
Explanation:Nadaun Police Station of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh has been ranked as one of the best Police Stations of the country.
- Certificate of Excellence was provided to this Police Station by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- The ranking of police stations is carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and the same was released by the Union Home Minister in a ceremony during DGPs Conference
09.Which of the following institutes in collaboration with NVIDIA will be establishing India’s first ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ (NVAITC)?
A. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
B. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
C. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
D. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Answer:B.
Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) in collaboration with NVIDIA, a multinational technology the company, will be establishing India’s first ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ (NVAITC).
- It will be established to accelerate research on Artificial Intelligence and its commercial adoption.
10.The International Olympic Committee is headquartered in _________.
A. Geneva
B. Lausanne
C. Dubai
D. Bern
Answer:B.
Explanation:India’s squash star Joshna Chinappa has broken back into the top-10 of the PSA world rankings following the shock retirement of Egyptian world number one Raneem El Welily.
