Current Affairs 27th august 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 state
government has recently launched
the centralized e-commerce platform
‘YellowChain’?
A. Telangana
B. Maharashtra
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Nagaland
Answer:D.
Explanation: On the occasion of Independence Day, the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio launched “Yellow Chain”.
● Yellow Chain is a centralized e-commerce platform, to promote local business and entrepreneurship in the State.
● Yellow Chain will act as an integrated platform for the people of the state, where any Seller/Service
Provider/Individual/Group can register themselves and upload their products, trades, skills, services etc to enable
the citizens/buyers to have access to their Service or Product.
02. Which of the following cricketer
has been appointed as the brand
ambassador of ‘ebikeGo’?
A. Suresh Raina
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Harbhajan Singh
D. Virat Kohli
Answer: C.
Explanation: Amritsar based e-mobility start-up eBikeGO announced the appointment of Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh
as its brand ambassador.
● The cricketer has come on board for one year to help promote the company as it looks to scale-up by
increasing geographical footprint, adding new customer segments, and targeting new business use cases to
widen the appeal for electric mobility.
03. The Union Territory of Puducherry
celebrated its 59th anniversary of
the “De-Jure”day on ___________.
A. 11 August
B. 13 August
C. 15 August
D. 16 August
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Union Territory of Puducherry celebrated its 59th anniversary of the “De-Jure”day on 16 August.
● Puducherry became independent by virtue of a referendum on October 18,1954.
● It was a French colonial settlement in India until 1954.
● But the treaty of cession signed between the French and Indian governments was ratified by the French Parliament
only on August 16, 1962.
04. Which of the following organization approved national recruitment agency in order to take test for Public Sector Banks and Government Jobs?
A. Union Cabinet
B. national recruitment organization
C. world job organization
D. international recruitment agency
Answer: A.
Explanation: Union Cabinet approved to set up National Recruitment Agency. The agency is to conduct Common Eligibility Test for Public Sector Banks and Government Jobs. Highlights The Common Eligibility Test (CET) is to be conducted for non-gazetted posts in public sector banks and central government.
05. In recent days Which of the following organization has launched Electronics Manufacturing Policy?
A. UTTRAKHAND
B. WEST BENGAL
C. PUNE
D. CHENNAI
Answer: A.
Explanation: the Uttar Pradesh Government launched the Electronics Manufacturing Policy. It aims to bring in Rs 40,000 crores of investment in five years. The policy aims to develop Bundelkhand and Purvanchal regions. The policy aims to make Uttar Pradesh a global electronics hub.
06. Who among of following has been launched “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge”?
A. Ravi Shankar Prasad
B. Arun yadav
C. Prakash das
D. haris paul
Answer: A.
Explanation: As part of the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant scheme, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday (August 18) launched the INR 4.3 Cr ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge‘ on the lines of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation challenge, which concluded earlier this month
07. The Giant Buddha statue which is
also a UNESCO heritage site had
its toes dampened by floodwater
for the first time since the 1940s.
This Giant Buddha statue is in
_________.
A. Indonesia
B. Vietnam
C. China
D. Myanmar
Answer: C.
Explanation: A giant statue of Buddha in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s.
● The 71m-tall statue, a UNESCO heritage site, was carved out of a rock face near Chengdu in Sichuan province
around the eighth century A.D.
08. Supply Chain Resilience Initiative
(SCRI) was initiated by _________.
A. India
B. Australia
C. New Zealand
D. Japan
Answer: D.
Explanation: India, Japan and Australia have begun discussions on launching a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience
Initiative (SCRI) to reduce dependency on China, necessitated by Beijing’s aggressive political and
military behaviour.
● The initiative, first proposed by Japan, is now taking shape.
09.
Which of the following has
recently approved a USD 1 billion
loan to support the construction of
the modern, high-speed Delhi-
Meerut regional rapid transit
system?
A. International Monetary Fund
B. Asian Development Bank
C. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
D. International Finance Corporation
Answer: B.
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 1 billion (about ₹7,485 crore) loan to support the
construction of the modern, high-speed Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system, a first of its kind in India.
● The transit system project aims to help decongest the city and improve regional connectivity by establishing
transit options through densely populated sections of the NCR connecting Delhi to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
10. The Guru Granth Sahib in
Harmandir Sahib, also known as
the Golden temple was seated in
the year __________.
A. 1550
B. 1574
C. 1591
D. 1604
Answer: D.
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the Prakash Purab Utsav of the holy book Guru Granth Sahib.
● The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji illuminates the entire world with its pure teachings.
● The first Prakash Purab Utsav marked the installation of Guru Granth Sahib in Harmandir Sahib, also known as the
Golden temple, in 1604.
