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 organisation has launched a Limited Edition of two-layered “Happy Diwali” printed face masks made of pure Muslin fabric?
A. Khadi and Village Industries Commission
B. National Small Industries Corporation
C. NABARD
D. Central Industrial Security Force
Answer: A.
02. Which of the following tiger reserve will have women nature guides for the first time in its history?
A. Corbett Tiger Reserve
B. Bandipur Tiger Reserve
C. Manas Tiger Reserve
D. Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Answer: A.
03. Government has been implementing the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme to sell petrol blended with ethanol up to ________.
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 12%
D. 15%
Answer: B.
04. Which of the following countries has entered into a strategic partnership to develop India’s GIFT City?
A. France
B. UK
C. Japan
D. US
Answer: B.
05. Which of the following animal has
been recently tested positive for
COVID-19, in New York’s Bronx
Zoo?
A. Zebra
B. Tiger
C. Orangutan
D. Hippopotamus
Answer: B.
Explanation: Global pandemic COVID-19 has not even left the animal
kingdom untouched.
● A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for
COVID-19 and is believed to have contracted the virus
from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time.
06. World Health Day is observed
every year on _________.
A. 03 April
B. 07 April
C. 04 April
D. 09 April
Answer: B.
Explanation: The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April.
● The day is observed to raise global awareness on specific themes related to health in order to
highlight an area of importance for the WHO.
● 2020 Theme: Support Nurses And Midwives.
07. Which of the following Indian state
has topped in micro-irrigation
coverage in the financial year 2019-
20?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Telangana
Answer: C.
Explanation: In the just-concluded financial year 2019-20, the Tamil Nadu finished on top at the all-India
level for micro-irrigation coverage.
● This has been achieved as part of the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), a programme aimed at promoting the “more crop per drop” concept by focussing on water-saving technologies.
08. National Highway Authority of
India, NHAI has achieved the
highest ever construction of
National Highways in the financial
year 2019-20. It has accomplished
construction of _________ of
national highways in FY 2019-20.
A. 4878 kilometre
B. 2565 kilometre
C. 1989 kilometre
D. 3979 kilometre
Answer: D.
Explanation: National Highway Authority of India, NHAI has achieved the highest ever construction of
National Highways in financial year 2019-20.
● It has accomplished construction of 3979 kilometre of national highways and this is the
highest ever highway construction achieved in a financial year by NHAI.
09. Which of the following state/UT
has unveiled a ‘5T’ plan to fight
COVID-19?
A. Maharashtra
B. Mizoram
C. Telangana
D. Delhi
Answer: D.
Explanation: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal unveiled a five-point plan to tackle the coronavirus outbreak after
speaking to experts and doctors.
● The “5Ts”includes testing, tracing, treatment, teamwork and tracking and monitoring of the virus.
10. Which of the following country
has been banned by the
International Weightlifting
Federation (IWF) to take part in
weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics
2020?
A. Thailand
B. Malaysia
C. Mexico
D. 1 and 2
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Independent Member Federation Sanctions Panel (IMFSP) of the International
Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has imposed disciplinary sanctions on Thailand and
Malaysia and banned both the countries from participating in weightlifting events at the
Tokyo Olympics.
● The IMFPS also suspended the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) for three
years, while the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) has been given a one-year ban.
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