Current Affairs 5th November 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. Which of the following institute in
partnership with TCS jointly
develop a new Industry 4.0
solution?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Kharagpur
Answer: D.
Explanation:
IIT Kharagpur and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have
jointly developed a novel Industry 4.0 technology for
remotely controlled factory operations and real
-time quality
correction during industrial production in a bid to deliver
quality output at low costs.
● Through this innovation, IIT Kharagpur aims to stimulate
innovation in advanced manufacturing to boost the capital
goods sector.
02. Recently, Naresh Kanodia passed
away. He was a/an _________.
A. Journalist
B. Footballer
C. Actor
D. Cricket commentator
Answer: C.
Explanation: Gujarati film superstar and actor-turned-politician Naresh
Kanodia passed away. He was 77.
● He was suffering from COVID infection along with other
comorbidities.
● Kanodia represented Karjan Assembly seat from 2002 to
2007. He worked in more than 100 Gujarati films.
03. Which of the following city is also
known as City of stepwall?
A. Patan
B. Udaipur
C. Jaisalmer
D. Bundi
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh
Webinar series titled “Bundi: Architectural Heritage
of a Forgotten Rajput Capital” on 24th October 2020
focused on Bundi, Rajasthan.
● Bundi is a district in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan.
● Bundi was the erstwhile capital of Hada Rajput
province known as Hadoti located in south-eastern
Rajasthan.
● Bundi is also known as City of stepwalls, blue city
and also as Chotti Kashi.
04. The first phase of Bihar Elections
took place. What is the number of
seats in Bihar Legislative
assembly?
A. 155
B. 167
C. 243
D. 286
Answer: C.
Explanation: The Bihar General Elections 2020 are scheduled to be held
in three phases, the first of which held on October 28,
2020.
● The other two phases will be held on November 3rd and
November 7th.
● The Bihar Legislative Assembly currently have 243
members.
05. Which of the following has won
the prestigious 2020 UN Global
Climate Action Award for its
efforts to tackle climate change
amid the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic?
A. Bay of Bengal Offshore Sailing
Expedition
B. Global Himalayan Expedition
C. Silversea Sundarban
Expedition
D. Royal India Expedition, Dal
Lake
Answer: B.
Explanation: The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) has won
the prestigious 2020 UN Global Climate Action
Award for its efforts to tackle climate change amid
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
● GHE is an Indian organization that leverages
technology and tourism in order to help remote
communities access solar energy.
06. 18 more individuals have been
declared as terrorists under the
UAPA. U in UAPA stands for
_________.
A. Unorganised
B. Unlawful
C. Unilateral
D. United
Answer: B.
Explanation: 18 more individuals have been declared as
terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
Act.
● The Union Government had amended the Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in August 2019, to
include the provision of designating an individual as
a terrorist.
07. Recently, Alpha Condé won the
3rd term as President of Guinea.
What is the capital of Guinea?
A. Conakry
B. Dakar
C. Bissau
D. Bamako
Answer: A.
Explanation: Alpha Condé, the incumbent president of Guinea won the 3rd term as the President of
Guinea by winning the 2020 presidential elections.
● He won the election against Cellou Dalein Diallo with 59.49 % votes.
08. Recently, Which of the following
institute has signed an MoU with
National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI) to share expertise for
the betterment of highway
infrastructure?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Ropar
C. IIT Indore
D. IIT Jodhpur
Answer: D.
Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur and National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to share expertise for the betterment of highway
infrastructure.
● The two institutions will work in domains which include
transportation engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical
engineering.
09. Which of the following state has
recently launched the phase-II of Rs
11,000 crore Urban Environment
Improvement Programme (UIEP)?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Haryana
Answer: C.
Explanation: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh virtually launched phase
two of the Rs 11,000 crore Urban Environment Improvement
Programme (UEIP).
● The project will focus on the development of the state’s urban
infrastructure and well- organized service delivery systems to the
urban population.
10. Luis Arce has been declared as
the president of which of the
following nations after the 18th
October elections?
A. Peru
B. Mexico
C. Bolivia
D. Ecuador
Answer: C.
Explanation: Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced that Luis Arce
Catacora, the candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism
(MAS) party, has won the October 18 presidential elections with
55.1 percent of the votes.
● This is the first time since 1989 that the country has published the
official results of a presidential election in such a short period of
time.
