Current Affairs 8th 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 state/UT has launched an E-Gyan Mitra
mobile app for online education?
A.Delhi
B. Chandigarh
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
D. Maharashtra
Answer: C.
Explanation: Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu bordering Gujarat has launched the E-Gyan Mitra mobile app for online education.
● The E-Gyan Mitra app launched by the Education Department of Daman Administration is becoming popular
among the students and parents.
02. It is the first step in removing barriers between arts, sciences and
Technology, Which of the following institutes has started an MA
programme in English Literature?
A. IIT Delhi
B. NIT Trichy
C. IIT Kanpur
D. NIT Rourkela
Answer:B.
Explanation: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy has started an MA
programme in English Literature.
● It is the first step in removing barriers between arts, sciences and
Technology, in line with the recently announced National Education
Policy (NEP).
● The Institute has also plans to start an online programme which will
increase the number of students in a big way, in alignment with NEP
2020.
03. Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as president of Guyana. What is the capital of Guyana?
A.Georgetown
A. Tirana
B. Pristina
C. Yerevan
Answer: A.
Explanation: Former Guyanese housing minister Irfaan Ali was sworn in as president of the newly oil-producing South American country,
● He was declared winner of a disputed March 2 election following a recount.
04. Recently, the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has approved ________
as the next chief executive officer
of HDFC Bank.
A. Sachin Deorai
B. Jagdeesh Mohan
C. Shashidhar Jagdishan
D. Nandan Tripathi
Answer:C.
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as the next chief executive officer of HDFC Bank.
● Jagdishan is currently additional director and head of finance, human resources, at the bank.
● He will take over from Aditya Puri who will step down as the bank’s longest serving CEO ever since he took charge
26 years ago.
05. Which of the following statements
is true with reference to IPL 13.
I) The 13th edition of the league
will commence from September 19
to November 10.
II) The squad size of each
franchise is capped at 24 players.
III) Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah
will be the three venues of the
tournament.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. III only
D. I, II and III
Answer: D.
Explanation: The BCCI in its Governing Council meeting of IPL has decided that the 13th edition of the league will commence
from September 19 to November 10.
● The BCCI finally got the government’s permission for the IPL season 13 to take place outside the country in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE).
● The league will include 10 doubleheaders. The evening matches will start at 7:30 p.m. IST.
● All the games will be played inside a secure bio-bubble with no spectators in the initial phase of the league.
● The Indian Premier League’s Governing Council also approved the women’s IPL.
● The squad size of each franchise is capped at 24 players.
● Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah will be the three venues of the tournament.
06. Thomas Cup & Uber Cup are
associated with ________.
A. Football
B. Badminton
C. Volleyball
D. Golf
Answer:B.
Explanation: India holds a good chance of reaching the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team Badminton
championship scheduled at Aarhus, Denmark, from 3rd to 11th October.
07. Recently, Manikyala Rao passed
away. He was a/an ________.
A. Journalist
B. Politician
C. Actor
D. Filmmaker
Answer: B.
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh former minister and BJP senior leader M Manikyala Rao succumbed to Covid-19 infection.
● He joined the district Covid-19 hospital in Eluru, West Godavari district. He was shifted to a private hospital as he
was facing serious breathing problems.
● Rao (59) had served as endowments minister in N Chandrababu Naidu cabinet between 2014 and 2018.
08. Uttarakhand will setup a snow
leopard conservation centre in which
of the following city?
A. Haldwani
B. Almora
C. Uttarkashi
D. Pithoragarh
Answer: C.
Explanation: Uttarakhand will soon have a snow leopard conservation centre .
● The conservation centre will be set up in Uttarkashi forest division area.
● The snow leopard conservation centre will be set up to promote winter tourism in the state.
09. Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) have
partnered with _________ to
manufacture and market bitumen
derivatives.
A.Total
A. ExxonMobil
B. Saudi Aramco
C. Shell
Answer:A.
Explanation: Indian Oil announced an equal joint venture (JV) with French energy major Total for manufacturing
speciality bitumen derivatives used in road projects.
● With projects like the Bharatmala, the Government of India has a strong focus on developing the
country’s road infrastructure. Bharatmala envisages development of 34,800 km of roads at an estimated
investment of over Rs. 5 lakh crore in the first phase.
10. Recently, Which of the following
institute has developed remote
patient monitoring device OXY2?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Kharagpur
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Madras
Answer:D.
Explanation: A health startup at IIT Madras in joint collaboration with HELYXON has developed a device called OXY2.
● This newly designed device can easily take vitals of an individual such as heart rate, temperature, oxygen saturation
and respiration rate clinically accurate.
● The device is made commercially available now and has already been deployed to monitor 2000 patients a day in
hospitals.
