Current Affairs 14th 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, Singapore’s Caladium
Investment has increased its stake
in _________ to 4.49%.
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Bandhan Bank
D. Canara Bank
Answer: C.
Explanation: Caladium Investments, an affiliate of Singapore’s GIC, has increased its stake in private sector lender
Bandhan Bank to 4.49 percent as on March 31, 2020.
● Caladium Investments held 7.22 crore shares in Bandhan Bank at the end of the fourth quarter of last fiscal.
02. Recently, The Brazilian
Astronomers have discovered 19
new asteroids between which of
the following planets?
A. Jupiter and Neptune
B. Mars and Jupiter
C. Earth and Mars
D. Mercury and Venus
Answer: A.
Explanation: Nineteen asteroids that once belonged to a distant star system have been found orbiting the sun between
Jupiter and Neptune.
● They have been circling the sun for more than a 4.5billion years, since the very inception of the solar system.
03. Which of the following country is
seeking $400 mn debt swap facility
from the Reserve Bank of India?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Indonesia
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: D.
Explanation: Sri Lanka is set to enter into an agreement with the Reserve Bank of India for a currency swap worth USD 400
million to boost the foreign reserves and ensure the financial stability of the country.
● The swap arrangement is a decision two countries reach while doing trade related payment.
● Sri Lanka has placed critical economic measures to save the resources hit badly by the COVID-19 pandemic which
has infected 373 persons in the country and the death toll reached
04. Recently, the National Board for
Wild Life (NBWL) has
recommended coal mining in a
part of an Dehing Patkai Wildlife
Sanctuary reserve. Dehing Patkai
Wildlife Sanctuary is in _________.
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Gujarat
D. Assam
Answer: D.
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh government has banned all public functions till the 30th of June.
● Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officers that no public gathering should be allowed in the state
till June 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
05. Which of the following state
government has launched
Dhanwantari scheme for home
delivery of medicines?
A. Assam
A. Gujarat
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A.
Explanation: The Assam government has launched a new scheme Dhanwantari under which locally unavailable
medicines are provided to the patients at home.
● Medicines below 200 rupees will be provided free of cost to patients.
● Under the scheme, locally unavailable medicines due to the lockdown shall be delivered to patients at home.
06. Who among the following has
been appointed as the
economic secretary of India?
A. Amit Khare
B. Tarun Bajaj
C. Ravi Mittal
D. Anita Karwal
Answer: B.
Explanation: 1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Tarun Bajaj will be new Secretary in the Department of
Economic Affairs.
● At present, he is Additional Secretary in PMOthe Prime Minister Office (PMO).
● He will replace Atanu Chakraborty, who is retiring on April 30.
07. Recently, Badruddin Sheikh
passed away following
COVID19 infection. He was a
famous _________.
A. Politician
A. Journalist
B. Cricketer
C. Painter
Answer: A.
Explanation: Senior Congress leader and councillor in Amdavad Municipal Corporation Badruddin Sheikh passed
away following COVID19 infection.
● He had also served as State Congress spokesperson and Leader of opposition in AMC in the past.
08. Recently, Ronojoy ‘Ronny’ Roy passed away. He was a famous
_________.
A. Painter
B. Theater artist
C. Sitar player
D. Photojournalist
Answer: D.
Explanation: Veteran sports photojournalist Ronojoy ‘Ronny’ Roy died following a cardiac arrest.
● There is a lot of speculation that Roy could have died to COVID-19.
● Popularly known as ‘Ronny’, he was associated with Bengali daily Aajkaal since 1990s and covered the
ICC World Cup in England last year.
09. Which of the following became
the 1st non-bank company to
receive RBI nod to enter into
co-branding arrangements?
A. Transcorp
A. eToro
B. FXMC
C. easyMarkets
Answer: A.
Explanation: Transcorp International Ltd has received RBI nod for entering into co-branding arrangements for
Prepaid Instruments that can be used in over 35 lakh stores and online gateways.
● With this, Transcorp has become one of the first non-bank companies to obtain this authorization
from RBI.
10. Which of the following has
recently launched first-ever digital
geological map of moon?
A. Japan
B. China
C. USA
D. France
Answer: C.
Explanation: The first ever digital, unified, global, geological map of the moon was released virtually by the United
States Geological Survey (USGS).
● The map is a ‘seamless, globally consistent, 1:5,000,000-scale geologic map’.
● Called the ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’, it will serve as a blueprint for future human missions and
a source of research and analysis for the educators and the general public interested in lunar geology.
