Current Affairs For 8th 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 is the nodal agency for operating the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre and Hospital (SPCCCH)?
A.Indo-Tibetan Border Police
A.National Security Guard
B.Border Security Force
C.Central Industrial Security
Force
Answer:A.
Explanation: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal inaugurated the 10,000-bedded Sardar Patel COVID Care
Centre and Hospital (SPCCCH) at Radha Soami Satsang Beas.
● This is the world’s largest COVID care facility which will function as an isolation center for mild and
asymptomatic Covid-19 positive patients.
● Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is chosen as the nodal agency for operating the center.
02. Which of the following state has launched the ‘Intzaar Aap Ka’ campaign to attract tourists?
A.Kerala
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Assam
Answer:C.
Explanation: In Madhya Pradesh, in order to attract tourists to the tourist places of the state; ‘Intzaar Aap Ka’
the campaign has started on social media platforms.
● The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has been inviting tourists by describing the characteristics
of each tourist destination in an attractive way with that tagline on social media platforms.
03.Which of the following bank has planned to offer instant auto loans called ZipDrive to its customers in 1,000 cities?
A.Axis Bank
B.ICICI Bank
C.HDFC Bank
D.Yes Bank
Answer:C.
Explanation: HDFC Bank announced its plans to offer instant auto loans called ZipDrive to its customers in
1,000 cities.
● The offering is now being extended to Tier 2 and 3 cities, such as Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh,
Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, Thalassery in Kerala, and Balasore in Odisha among other places,
across India.
04. The Central Board of Secondary Education-CBSE has partnered with ________ to launch a free and comprehensive training program for teachers and students?
A. Microsoft
B.Facebook
C.Apple
D.TCS
Answer:B.
Explanation:The Central Board of Secondary Education-CBSE has partnered with Facebook to launch a free and
comprehensive training program for teachers and students of its affiliated schools.
● The program will cover teacher training on augmented reality and student training on digital safety and
online well- being.
05. Who among the following has been appointed as the operating officer for India and South Asia of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)?
A. Rajesh Tyagi
B. Ajai Puri
C. Manoj Jaiswal
D. Rakhi Tyagi
Answer:B.
Explanation: Telecom industry body COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) announced the appointment of
Bharti Airtel chief operating officer for India and South Asia, Ajai Puri, as its new chairman and Reliance
Jio president P K Mittal as vice-chairman for 2020-21.
● Puri has replaced Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar as the chairman of the COAI on a rotation basis.
Puri has been with Bharti Airtel since 2004.
06. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’?
A.Raghuram Rajan
B.Viral Acharya
C.Urjit Patel
D.Bimal Jalan
Answer:C.
Explanation: Urjit Patel, who resigned as governor of the Reserve Bank of India in December 2018, will release a book later in
July.
● Titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’, Patel’s book focuses on Indian banking’s bad loans crisis, its causes
and how he dealt with it as the RBI governor.
07. Which of the following state/UT will launch a mega tree plantation drive under the ‘Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’ campaign?
A.Bihar
B.Delhi
C.Gujarat
D.Madhya Pradesh
Answer:B.
Explanation: Delhi government will launch a mega tree plantation drive under the ‘Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’ campaign.
● The campaign will be held from 10-26 July 2020.
● The campaign is launched with an aim to reduce air pollution by increasing green cover in the nationalcapital.
08.PM Modi will Inaugurate Asia’s Largest Solar Plant in ________.
A.Agra
B.Gandhinagar
C.Rewa
D.Patna
Answer:C.
Explanation: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Plant on
10th July 2020, through video conferencing.
● To date, the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is the largest single-site solar power projects in
India and also in Asia.
09. Recently, India has signed 5 MoUs for Developing Educational Infrastructure with ________.
A.Sri Lanka
B. Japan
C.New Zealand
D.Afghanistan
Answer:D.
Explanation: India signed 5 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) under the High Impact Community Development
Projects (HICDP) program with Afghanistan for Developing Educational Infrastructure.
● The MoUs are as per the commitments of the Government of India in taking forward the bilateral relationship
with Afghanistan.
● In the last 2 decades, development projects worth USD 3 billion has been undertaken by India at Afghanistan.
10. Recently, which of the following has launched its 10-week long brand campaign “It’s Between You” in India?
A.Twitter
B.Youtube
C.Apple
D.Whatsapp
Answer:D.
Explanation: Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched its brand campaign titled “It’s Between
You” in India.
● Under the campaign, two 60-second ads have been created, showcasing stories about how Indians are
using Whatsapp to communicate in a secure manner with their closest relationships.
11. Botanists have “rediscovered” a rare and critically endangered plant species called Globba andersonii in _________.
A.Assam
B.Sikkim
C.Andaman and Nicobar
D.Lakshadweep
Answer: B.
Explanation: Botanists have “rediscovered” a rare and critically endangered plant species called Globba andersonii from the Sikkim Himalayas near the Teesta river valley region after a gap of nearly 136 years.
● Classified as “critically endangered” and “narrowly endemic”, the species is restricted mainly to Teesta
River Valley region which includes the Sikkim Himalayas and Darjeeling hill ranges.
