Current Affairs 7th July 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 cities has become the first city to place a separate Yellow dustbin for the corona residual?
A. Aurangabad
B. Thane
C. Indore
D. Ghaziabad
Answer:C.
Explanation:In Madhya Pradesh, to prevent corona infection, the Indore Municipal Corporation is placing Yellow colour dustbins at all major places in the city.
● This is the third dustbin apart from blue and green colours dustbins and being placed for only corona infected material.
● Indore is possibly the first city to place a separate dustbin for the corona residual.
02.Which of the following state has announced a monthly Rs 3,000 stipend for lawyers to overcome financial difficulties?
A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Telangana
Answer:B. Explanation:Tamil Nadu government has announced a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees to junior lawyers for two years to help them overcome financial difficulties.
● The stipend has been a longstanding demand of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu.
03.Which of the following states/UT has inaugurated India’s Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Chandigarh
Answer:B.
Explanation:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates the Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
● The facility has been set up at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi.
● Only those people can donate the plasma, who was earlier infected with the corona virus and now recovered.
04.Who among the following released a book titled “Future of Higher Education- Nine Mega Trends”?
A. Ram Nath Kovind
B. Pranab Mukherjee
C. M Venkaiah Naidu
D. Amit Shah
Answer:C.
Explanation: Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a book titled “Future of Higher Education- Nine Mega Trends“.
● The book is authored by CA V Pattabhi Ram. The Virtual event was hosted by ICT Academy.
● The book covers the new norms in the key areas of higher education such as Student-Teacher relationship,
Learning methods, Laboratories & Examinations among others which has taken a paradigm shift during this COVID pandemic.
05.Recently, Upa Rokamlova passed away. he served as the legislative assembly speaker of ________.
A. Kerala
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mizoram
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer:C.
Explanation:Former speaker of the Mizoram state legislative assembly Upa Rokamlova died.
● He had played a key role in signing of the historic Mizo Peace Accord in 1986.
● He won the state assembly elections three times between 1984 and 1993.
● Rokamlova became the speaker of the Mizoram Assembly in 1990.
06.Recently, 92 lakh tonne of commodities were transported by Northern Railway during two month of lockdown period. Northern Railway is headquartered in____.
A. Agra
B. New Delhi
C. Chandigarh
D. Prayagraj
Answer:B.
Explanation:Northern Railway has transported 92 lakh tonnes commodities during the two month of lockdown period and earned over one thousand 418 crore rupees.
● This is an improvement of almost 14 percent as compared to the same period of last
year.
07.Recently, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. APEC was scheduled to take place in _______
A. Australia
B. Singapore
C. Cambodia
D. New Zealand
Answer:D.
Explanation:New Zealand has cancelled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
● This summit was scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand.
08.Recently, a “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production facility has been inaugurated in ________.
A. Raipur
B. Narkanda
C. Ranchi
D. Mandi Gobindgarh
Answer:D.
Explanation:The “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated by the Union Steel & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab.
● The newly launched facility will support the much awaited need of supplying galvanized rebar to the construction industry.
09.Recently, the Government of India has declared the entire ________ state as “disturbed area”.
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer:C.
Explanation:The Government of India has declared the entire Nagaland as “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) .
● The declaration has been made for a further period of six months i.e. till end December.
10.”World Zoonoses Day” Obeyed every year on .
A.25 JULY
B.24 JUNE
C.21 JUNE
D.6 JULY
Answer:D.
Explanation: World Zoonoses Day is observed every year on 6 July to emphasize and bring problem awareness amongst people and teach them to take the right action.
