Current Affairs 9th 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, Biswanath Somadder
has been appointed as the Chief
Justice of _________.
A. Orissa High Court
B. Meghalaya High Court
C. Assam High Court
D. Bihar High Court
Answer: B.
Explanation: The collegium, headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, also decided to recommend elevation of Allahabad
High Court judge Biswanath Somadder as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
02. Recently, Rudratej Singh passed
away. He was working as the CEO
of ________.
A. BMW India
B. Google India
C. Twitter India
D. Mercedes-Benz India
Answer: A.
Explanation: Rudratej Singh, the President and CEO of BMW Group India, passed away. He was 46.
● Rudratej Singh joined BMW Group India on August 1, 2019. Prior to that, he was serving as the Global
President at Royal Enfield.
● The 46-year-old had also worked with Unilever in India and international markets for more than 16 years.
03. Fifteenth Finance Commission
has decided to assess
implications of COVID-19
pandemic on GDP growth. Who
among the following is the
chairman of 15th finance
commission of India?
A. Amitabh Kant
B. Rajiv Gauba
C. Dr. Y. V Reddy
D. N. K. Singh
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Economic Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission will meet this month to discuss
implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on GDP growth.
● The council members will meet on the 23rd and 24th of this month through an online medium which will be presided over by Chairman of the Commission, N. K. Singh.
04. Recently, Laisenia Qarase passed
away. He served as the Prime
Minister of ________.
A. Spain
B. Fiji
C. Laos
D. Cambodia
Answer: B.
Explanation: Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has passed away.
● He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006.
● He founded Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua Party.
05. Which of the following Payments
Bank has partnered with
Mastercard to issue physical and
virtual debit cards?
A. Jio Payments Bank.
B. India Post Payments Bank
C. Airtel Payments Bank
D. Paytm Payments Bank
Answer: D.
Explanation: India-based Paytm Payments Bank has partnered with Mastercard to issue physical and virtual debit
cards.
● Initially, the payment bank will issue only virtual debit cards to its beta customers.
● Using virtual debit cards, customers will be able to perform secure online transactions.
06. Who among the following has
been appointed as the director of
cricket South Africa on permanent
basis?
A. Jacques Kallis
B. Hashim Amla
C. Graeme Smith
D. Imran Tahir
Answer: C.
Explanation: Former captain Graeme Smith was appointed Cricket South Africa’s permanent Director of Cricket for a
two-year term.
● he was on this post on an interim basis since December last year.
● The 39-year-old was brought on board to put South African cricket back on track.
07.
Who among the following will head
the central government’s high-
level task force created for the
development of Covid-19 vaccine?
A. Vinod Paul
B. K Vijay Raghavan
C. Rajeev Mehta
D. Both 1 and 2
Answer: D.
Explanation: The government has formed a high-level task force for vaccine and drug testing for coronavirus disease.
● The objective of the task force is to speed up national and international efforts towards vaccine development
to treat Covid.
● The task force — co-chaired by Vinod Paul, member NITI Aayog, and Professor K Vijay Raghavan, principal
scientific advisor to the government — will also include representatives of Ayush ministry, Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR), department of biotechnology, and drug controller general of India, among others.
08. Fitch Solution cuts India’s FY21
GDP growth forecast to
_________.
A. 1.8%
A. 2.4%
B. 2.6%
C. 3.1%
Answer: A.
Explanation: Fitch Solutions cut India’s economic growth forecast for the financial year 2020-21 to 1.8 percent.
● It said that private consumption is likely to contract due to large-scale loss of income in the face of
worsening domestic outbreak of COVID-19.
● For China, it revised downwards its 2020 real GDP forecast to 1.1 percent from 2.6 percent previously, to
reflect the impact of a worsening global economic outlook.
09. Earth Day is observed every
year on _________.
A. 19 April
B. 20 April
C. 21 April
D. 22 April
Answer: D.
Explanation: Earth Day is observed every year on 22 April.
● The day is celebrated worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
● The theme of Earth Day 2020: ‘Climate Action’.
10. Which of the following country
has recently cancelled bull
running festivals due to the
coronavirus pandemic?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Germany
D. France
Answer: B.
Explanation: Spain’s best-known bull running festival in the northern town of Pamplona has been cancelled because of
the coronavirus pandemic.
● Hundreds of thousands of people typically attend the centuries-old San Fermin celebration, which sees half-a tonne fighting bulls chase hundreds of daredevils, many wearing traditional white shirts and scarves, through the narrow streets of the city each morning.
