Current Affairs 4th 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. What is the mascot for the 4th Asian Para Games scheduled in Hangzhou, China?
A. Clyde
B. Weplay
C. Fei Fei
D. Karak
Answer: C.
Explanation: The mascot for the 4th Asian Para Games scheduled to be held from October 9 in 2022 in Hangzhou, China
was unveiled.
● The design of ‘Fei Fei’ is inspired by the motif of the ‘Divine Bird’ in the Liangzhu Culture.
● The 4th Asian Para Games will be held from October 9-15, 2022, featuring 22 sports with Taekwondo and
Para-Canoe to make their Games debuts.
02. Which of the following state
government has launched ‘Cghaat’
website for doorstep delivery of
fruits, vegetables?
A. Rajasthan
B. Haryana
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C.
Explanation: Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel, has recently launched a website ‘Cghaat’ to provide
home delivery of fruits and vegetables during the lockdown.
● The fruit and vegetable vendors interested in providing services through this portal can register online
and start providing home delivery against online orders placed as soon as they receive Collector’s
permission.
03. According to the The Gartner 2019
Digital Workplace Survey, Which
of the following country has been
named as world’s most digitally
dexterous country?
A. China
B. USA
C. France
D. India
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Gartner 2019 Digital Workplace Survey found that India is the most digitally dexterous country in
the world – followed by the UK and the US, due to having the largest Gen Z workforce along with the
desire to learn new skills using digital technologies in the workplace.
● Twenty-seven per cent of the digital workers in India are skilled experts in digital technology for work
purposes.
● Seven out of ten employees in India said that adoption of new digital technologies will create career
opportunities and higher paying jobs.
04. Recently, RBI has cancelled the
licence of which of the following
bank?
A. Goa Urban Co-Operative Bank
B. Bicholim Urban Co-operative
Bank Ltd
C. Mapusa Urban Co-operative
Bank of Goa Ltd
D. Surat Peoples Coop Bank Ltd.
Answer: C.
Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd’s (MUCB) banking
licence.
● The bank can appeal against the decision and the state government can also intervene.
● If RBI does decide to appoint an official liquidator, the assets of the bank will be used to pay
off the depositors, while the liabilities of the bank will also be settled.
05. Recently, The Ministry of Home
Affairs issued an advisory Zoom
app as ‘unsafe’. Zoom is a/an
________ application?
A. Mobile gaming
B. Blogging
C. Video-conferencing
D. Document editing
Answer: C.
Explanation: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has warned the Zoom app users that the video-conferencing application is
not safe for usage.
● The video meeting app has become quite popular across the globe as more and more workers are now
working from home during the lockdown period.
● Several other countries have also expressed concern about the security of the application.
06. Which of the following bank has
launched Safety Grid campaign for
social distancing?
A. ICICI Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Canara Bank
D. HDFC Bank
Answer: D.
Explanation: HDFC Bank has launched a campaign to encourage and reinforce social distancing while
waiting at shops.
● Using the outer grid of HDFC Bank logo, it has created physical markers on the ground to help
people maintain the World Health Organisation (WHO) prescribed social distance while
waiting in queue at a shop or an establishment.
07. World Heritage Day is
observed every year on
________.
A. 15 April
B. 16 April
C. 17 April
D. 18 April
Answer: D.
Explanation: World Heritage Day is observed every year on April 18.
● The aim of celebrating this day is to promote cultural heritage through activities which are undertaken
by the International Council on Monuments and Sites.
● The World Heritage Day Theme 2020 is ‘Shared Culture, Shared Heritage and Shared Responsibility’.
08. Indian Tricolour projected onto
Matterhorn mountain to send a message
of hope. Matterhorn mountain is in
________.
A. France
B. Canada
C. Switzerland
D. Germany
Answer: C.
Explanation: The Indian flag has been projected onto the Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps as part of a breathtaking
light illumination series as part of an effort to spread hope amid the coronavirus pandemic.
● The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland
and Italy.
09. Council Of Science and Industrial
Research (CSIR) will begin clinical
trials of Mw (Mycobacterium w)
vaccine against coronavirus. It is
normally used to treat _________
A. Leprosy
A. HIV
B. Cancer
C. Malaria
Answer: A.
Explanation: Council Of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) is slated to begin clinical trials on the anti-leprosy vaccine
called Mw (Mycobacterium w) to see if it can be used as a vaccine against coronavirus.
● Mw is a cousin of BCG and it has been used as a vaccine for leprosy.
● The immune-boosting drug which was developed in 1966 by Indians as an anti-leprosy drug has found some
success in the cure for TB, cancer, and warts.
10. Which of the following
organisation has launched
automatic sanitiser and
ultraviolet devices to fight
coronavirus?
A. Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research
B. Indian Army
C. Defence Research and Development Organisation
D. Indian Council of Medical Research
Answer: C.
Explanation: The Defence Research and Development Organisation introduced two new technologies that
are aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
● These two are Automatic Mist Based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit and UV Sanitisation Box and Hand-held UV device.
