Current Affairs 27th December 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, China’s world silver-medallist Zhang Guowei retired at a young age of 28. He was associated with which of the following sports?
A. Shot Put
B. Long jump
C. High Jump
D. Weightlifting
Answer: C.
Explanation: China’s world silver-medallist high jumper Zhang Guowei, renowned for his
flamboyant twerking celebrations has announced his retirement aged 28.
● Zhang won silver at the Beijing 2015 World Championships and also competed at
the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics.
02. Recently, Jock Edwards passed away. He was a famous _________.
A. Journalist
B. Scientist
C. Actor
D. Cricketer
Answer: D.
Explanation: Big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Jock Edwards, who represented New Zealand in six Tests and
eight ODIs, has passed away.
● In his international career, Jock scored 377 runs in Tests and 138 runs in ODIs which he played
against Australia, England and India.
03. NASA will monitor earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions from space
using a new imaging radar system
named as _________.
A. ADDY
B. CIRES
C. GIFY
D. NAST
Answer: B.
Explanation: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has introduced a system to monitor the physical
changes caused by seismic and volcanic activity on Earth from space.
● The instrument that will detect these activities is known as CubeSat Imaging Radar for Earth Sciences
(CIRES).
04. ISSF World Cup has been
cancelled due to COVID-19
pandemic. ISSF World Cup were
scheduled to take in which of the
following Indian city in May 2020?
A. Hyderabad
B. Bhubaneswar
C. New Delhi
D. Pune
Answer: C.
Explanation: The organising committee of the International Shooting
Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup announced that the
upcoming Rifle/Pistol and Shotgun World Cups slated to be
played in Delhi have been cancelled due to coronavirus.
● Rifle and Pistol events were to be held from May
5 -13 and Shotgun from May 20-29
.
● The committee also confirmed that the ISSF
Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup which would have taken
place in Baku, Azerbaijan from June 22- July 3 has alsobeen cancelled.
05.
Recently, Pench Tiger Reserve is
in news due to the death of a full-
grown tiger with ravaged lungs
and fatal respiratory distress.
Pench Tiger reserve is in
________.
A. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh
B. Gujarat, Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
D. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Answer: A.
Explanation: A day after the mysterious death of a full-grown tiger in Pench Tiger Reserve, with
ravaged lungs and fatal respiratory distress, the National Tiger Conservation Authority
(NTCA) and Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on issued alerts to the chief wildlife warden of
Madhya Pradesh and all other states over reports of Covid-19 infection in captive tigers in US.
● Previously, In New York, Bronx zoo tiger ‘Nadia’ tests positive for Covid-19.
06. Recently, Bullet Prakash
passed away. he was a famous
________.
A. Actor
A. Journalist
B. Poet
C. Cricketer
Answer: A.
Explanation: Kannada film industry’s famous comedian Bullet Prakash passed away.
● Bullet Prakash, who has appeared in more than 300 films, has been popular for his body
language and appearance.
● He made his acting debut with the movie ‘Dhruva’ and has appeared in more than 325
films in Kannada, Tamil and other languages.
07. Which of the following among of them approve s Whatsapp to join UPI Payment?
A. NPCI
B. IOCL
C. UBIS
D. SAIL
Answer: A.
Explanation: the National Payment Corporation of India approved the Facebook owned messaging Application, WhatsApp to “Go Live” on UPI. This is to be achieved through new feature of WhatsApp called “WhatsApp Pay”.
08. International Day of Sport for
Development and Peace is
observed every year on
________.
A. 03 April
B. 04 April
C. 05 April
D. 06 April
Answer: D.
Explanation: The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is an annual observed every
year on 06 April.
● The day observes the power of sport to drive social change, community development and to
foster peace and understanding.
09. NASA has unveiled a plan named
as_________ to establish the first
human base camp on the Moon’s
south pole by 2024?
A. Dawn
B. MAVEN
C. Phoenix
D. Artemis
Answer: D.
Explanation: NASA is working on the Artemis program that aims to land humans on the moon by 2024.
● The initial plan is to move to one to two-month stays to learn more about the moon and the
universe.
10. Food Corporation of India (FCI)
has set a new record in single day
transportation of food grains. FCI
is headquartered in ________.
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Agra
Answer: C.
Explanation: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a new record in single day movement by moving 70
rakes carrying one lakh 93 thousand Metric Tonnes food grains continuously for two days.
● Punjab accounted for about 46 per cent of total food grain movement followed by Haryana,
Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
