Current Affairs 3rd October 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. The International Finance Corporation will provide two trillion dollars to India to develop green buildings. IFC
is headquartered in ________.
A. Bern
B. Vienna
C. Paris
D. Washington, D.C
Answer: D.
Explanation: The International Finance Corporation has said that two trillion dollars will be provided to India to develop
green buildings, improve public transport and to expand renewable sources of energy.
● IFC’s Country Head Jun Zhang said the organisation is committed to urban development in India.
02. Which of the following Indian cricketer will set up cricket schools in Jammu and Kashmir?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Sourav Ganguly
C. Virender Sehwag
D. Suresh Raina
Answer: D.
Explanation: International cricketer Suresh Raina called on
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar.
● The celebrity cricketer, on the request of Lt Governor,
agreed to set up five schools in Kashmir division and an
equal number in Jammu division to train the aspiring
cricketers, particularly the youngsters from remote
areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
03. Which of the following bank has
launched a special gold loan scheme
“Vikas Laghu Suvarna”?
A. Bandhan Bank
B. Canara Bank
C. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
D. South Indian Bank
Answer: C.
Explanation: Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has launched a special gold loan scheme “Vikas Laghu Suvarna”
with a reduced interest rate of 7.25%.
● Gold loans are easy means to get money during emergencies with minimal procedure and are still a popular
loan product among customers.
● Under this new gold loan scheme, the bank is giving 80 % of the market value subject to a maximum of Rs
3,200/gram.
04. India will take up the chairmanship of
the BRICS in ___________.
A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2023
D. 2024
Answer: A.
Explanation: India are planning to host BRICS Games in 2021 and may align
it with Khelo India Games.
● India will get the chairmanship of the five-nation independent
the international group in 2021.
● Russia is chair of BRICS and SCO in 2020.
05. The US President Donald Trump
signed an executive order to set up
1776 commission. 1776 commission
is related to __________.
A. to promote patriotic education
B. to promote indegenious technology
C. to boycott chinese products
D. to promote space technology
Answer: A.
Explanation: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to set
up a “national commission to promote patriotic education” in
the US.
● The 1776 Commission is an education commission proposed
by U.S. President Donald Trump to support “patriotic
education”.
06. Which of the following state’s Chief
has announced that his government
will establish the country’s ‘biggest’
film city?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A.
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that
his government will establish the country’s ‘biggest’ film city
in Gautam Buddh Nagar.
● Though a proposal for the film city is yet to be prepared,
Yamuna Expressway Industrial Authority (YEIDA) is in the
process of looking for appropriate land for the project.
07. Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) is
mainly used in the treatment of
________.
A. Dengue
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Tuberculosis
D. Leprosy
Answer: B.
Explanation:
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare informed Rajya
Sabha about the status of HIV/AIDS Patients in India.
● There are no dedicated hospitals for the treatment of HIV/AIDS
patients. However, under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) of the Government, as on July 2020, there are 570 Anti-
retroviral treatment (ART) Centres and 1264 Link ART Centres.
08. The memoir ‘A Promised Land’ is
based on the life of which of the
following president of US?
A. Barack Obama
B. Bill Clinton
C. George W. Bush
D. Donald Trump
Answer: A.
Explanation: Former US President, Barack Obama has announced his first presidential
memoir titled “A Promised Land.”
● The 768-page book will be published in November 2020 by Penguin Random
House and is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2020, in 25
languages.
● This volume tells about his early political life, his presidential campaign in
2008, and ending with the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011.
09. Prime Minister of India, Narendra
Modi will inaugurate the Vaishwik
Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV)
Summit on ________.
A. 25 September 2020
B. 2 October 2020
C. 8 October 2020
D. 10 October 2020
Answer: B.
Explanation: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit on
2nd October’2020 through video conferencing.
● The month-long Summit will provide a platform to leverage the expertise and knowledge of global Indian
researchers for solving emerging challenges and create an ecosystem of Knowledge and Innovation in the country
through global outreach.
10. In September 2020, India extends 250
million dollars support to ________ to
overcome the economic impact of
COVID-19.
A. Algeria
B. Sudan
C. Maldives
D. Angola
Answer: C.
Explanation: India has provided financial assistance of 250 million dollars as budgetary support to the Maldives
government to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
● India has provided substantial and continued assistance to the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
● The budgetary support of 250 million dollars has been extended without conditions.
