Current Affairs 28th 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. IAS and IPS officers’ associations
have launched a campaign named
_________ to fight Coronavirus.
A. Korna
B. Rakshak
C. Caruna
D. Sangathit
Answer: C.
Explanation: IAS and IPS officers’ associations
have launched a campaign named
_________ to fight Coronavirus.
A. Korna
B. Rakshak
C. Caruna
D. Sangathit
02. Kobe Bryant will be
posthumously inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Hall of
Fame. Kobe Bryant was related
to _________.
A. Hockey
B. Football
C. Cricket
D. Basketball
Answer: D.
Explanation: Kobe Bryant will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame.
● The five-time NBA champion died, aged 41, in a helicopter crash in January alongside his
13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.
● The Hall of Fame is named after Dr James Naismith, the Canadian physician who invented
basketball.
03. 2021 World Games has been
postponed due to clashes with
Tokyo Olympics. 2021 World
Games were scheduled to take
place in _________.
A. Shanghai, Chin
B. Birmingham, Alabama
C. Moscow, Russia
D. Dubai, UAE
Answer: D.
Explanation: The 2021 World Games have been pushed back by a year to avoid clashing with
the Tokyo Olympics which were rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
● The international event was set to host 3,600 athletes from over 100 countries to
take part in a variety of sports such as martial arts, bowling, squash, billiards and
even wheelchair rugby.
04. Recently, MK Arjunan passed
away. he was a famous _________.
A. Journalist
B. Music composer
C. Painter
D. Politician
Answer: B.
Explanation: MK Arjunan, a veteran Malayalam music composer who has composed more than 700 songs in
his decade-long career, passed away.
● In 2017, MK Arjunan won the Kerala State Award for the best composer for Jayaraj’s
‘Bhayanakam’.
05. Forest fire near Chernobyl
nuclear accident site increased
nuclear radiation levels.
Chernobyl nuclear power plant
is in ________.
A. France
B. Indonesia
C. Ukraine
D. Germany
Answer: C.
Explanation: Ukrainian authorities reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around
Chernobyl, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.
● The post included a video with a Geiger counter showing radiation at 16 times above
normal.
● The Chernobyl disaster is the world’s worst nuclear accident, which occurred on April 26,
1986, at the No. 4 nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Ukraine’s
Pripyat city.
06. Who among the following has
been appointed as the new
chairman of Nasscom?
A. Pravin Rao
A. Akash Ahuja
B. Somil Rawat
C. Mohit Prakash
Answer: A.
Explanation: IT services industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has
appointed Pravin Rao, chief operating officer, Infosys as the chairman for the current financial year.
● The National Association of Software and Service Companies is a trade association of Indian Information
Technology and Business Process Outsourcing industry.
07. Due to the COVID-19 effect, the
salary of PM, President and MPs
will be cut by ________.
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 30%
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Narendra Modi government announced that the President, Vice President, Prime
Minister and all Members of Parliament will bear a 30% salary cut and the fund will be
transferred to the Consolidated Fund of India.
● The President, Vice President, Governors of States have also voluntarily decided to take a pay cut as a social responsibility.
08. Which of following state’s Chief
minister has been recently
honoured with PETA’s ‘Hero to
Animals Award’?
A. Uttar Pradesh, Yogi
Adityanath
B. Odisha, Naveen Patnaik
C. Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh
Rawat
D. Maharashtra, Uddhav
Thackeray
Answer: B.
Explanation: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
India will present Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik with a Hero to Animals Award.
● He will receive this award for his compassionate act
of allocating Rs 54 lakhs from a relief fund to efforts
to feed community animals in five municipal
corporations and all 48 municipalities of Odisha
during the COVID-19 lockdown.
09. Which country’s parliament has
passed a resolution that allows
the President to be in the power
till 2036?
A. China
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. North Korea
Answer: B.
Explanation: Russian lawmakers have approved constitutional reforms that will allow President Vladimir
Putin to run for reelection after completing his current term.
● He can remain the President of the country until the year 2036.
10. In March 2020, Cabinet hikes
dearness allowance for Central
govt employees by ________.
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 5%
Answer: B.
Explanation: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a four per cent hike in
dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees.
● This is over the existing rate of 17 percent of the Basic Pay/Pension.
