Current Affairs 3rd august 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. Which of the following
countries chaired the 6th
BRICS Environment Ministers’
Meeting?
A.Brazil
B.Russia
C.China
D.India
Answer:B.
Explanation: The Environment Ministers of the five BRICS countries participated in the 6th BRICS Environment
Ministers’ Meeting.
● Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar represented India at the meeting along with the Ministers
of the other BRICS nations- Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.
● The video conference was held under the Presidency of Russia.
02. India Muslim women’s rights day
is observed on ________.
A.29 July
B.30 July
C.31 July
D.01 August
Answer: D.
Explanation: Muslim Women’s Rights Day celebrated across the nation on 01 August to commemorate the first anniversary of
the law against instant triple talaq.
● The Narendra Modi government made the law against triple talaq following the Supreme Court’s judgement of
2017 that declared as unconstitutional the instantaneous practice, followed by Muslim men, of divorcing a wife by
uttering the word ‘talaq’ thrice.
03. Which of the following has become
the first Central Armed Police Force
to have supplies from the Khadi &
Village Industries Commission,
KVIC?
A.Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF)
B.Border Security Force (BSF)
C.Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF)
D. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP)
Answer:D.
Explanation: Indo Tibetan Border Police, ITBP became the first Central Armed Police Force CAPF to have
supplies from the Khadi & Village Industries Commission, KVIC.
● Total 1200 Quintal of Mustard Oil is being procured from KVIC by ITBP with a total financial
implication of 1 Crore 73 Lakh 80 Thousand rupees.
04. Films Division will pay tribute to
Munshi Premchand and
Mohammad Rafi with a
documentary. Who among the
following is the director of the
documentary ‘Premchand’?
A.Manoj Sharma
B.Sachin D Rastogi
C.P C Sharma
D.Manoj Desai
Answer:C.
Explanation: Films Division to pay documentary tribute to Munshi Premchand and Mohammad Rafi.
● Films Division Mumbai will be screening two special documentaries to mark the 140th birth anniversary
of most accomplished writer and storyteller, Munshi Premchand and the 40th death anniversary of
legendary playback singer, Mohammed Rafi.
● The documentaries, ‘Premchand’ and ‘Rafi – We Remember You’ will be streamed on Films Division
Website and YouTube channel for free.
● The documentary, ‘Premchand’ is directed by P C Sharma. It is a short biography on Munshi Premchand
who is popularly known as ‘Upanyas Samrat’ or the King among novelists.
05. Recently, The Asian Development
Bank has signed an 200 million
dollar financing deal with Reliance
for the development of a power
plant in _______.
A.Sri Lanka
B.Bangladesh
C.Nepal
D.Myanmar
Answer: B.
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a dollar 200 million financing deal with the Reliance Bangladesh
LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718 megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in
Bangladesh.
● The project will ease ongoing energy shortages and drive further private sector investments in the country’s power
sector.
06. Which of the following states will
start the ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’
public awareness campaign?
A.Tamil Nadu
B.Kerala
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Uttar Pradesh
Answer:C.
Explanation: A public awareness campaign called ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’ means one mask-many lives will be conducted in many
districts of Madhya Pradesh.
● During this campaign, people will be informed about measures to prevent COVID-19 infection.
07. Recently, Hamed Bakayoko has
been named as the prime minister
of _______.
A.Ivory Coast
B.Burundi
C.Malawi
D.Uganda
Answer:A.
Explanation: Ivory Coast’s defence minister, Hamed Bakayoko, has been named prime minister.
● He has been named after acting as interim prime minister since the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly on
July 8..
● Hamed Bakayoko was a founding member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR) party and was also in charge of
the party’s daily newspaper, Le Patriote.
08. Who among the following has been
appointed as the new Director
General of Gujarat Police?
A. Siddhant Shukla
B. Shri Hari
C. Ashish Bhatia
D. Keshav Bahadur
Answer:C.
Explanation: Ahmedabad police commissioner Ashish Bhatia has been appointed new Director General of Gujarat Police.
● He succeeds Shivanand Jha.
● Bhatia who is 1985 batch IPS officer took over charge.
09. Recently, Lee Teng-hui passed away.
He is known as the father of which of
the following country’s democracy?
A. Thailand
B. Taiwan
C. Singapore
D. Vietnam
Answer: B.
Explanation: Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui has died. He was 97.
● He brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other fierce
saber-rattling by China.
● He was also considered as the “father of Taiwan’s democracy”.
● He served as president of Taiwan from 1988 to 2000.
10. Recently, which of the following
the state government has approved
ADB-funded Rs 1,000 crore project
for farmers?
A.Maharashtra
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Telangana
D.Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A.
Explanation: Maharashtra has approved an ADB-funded Rs 1,000 crore
project for boosting fruit and vegetable production in the
state.
● The Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MagNet) project
aims to help farmers across all districts in the state for the
next six years.
