Current Affairs 11th December 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. Who among the following has
been appointed as the new head of
the National Shipping Board?
A. Rajat Dey
B. Malini Shankar
C. Amitabh Gill
D. Archana Deshwal
Answer: B.
Explanation: The government has approved reconstitution of the National Shipping Board to be headed by former Director-General of Shipping Malini Shankar.
● The National Shipping Board (NSB) is the highest advisory body on matters related to Indian shipping
including the development there of and on such other matters arising out of the Merchant Shipping Act.
02. Recently, India has approved 1
million USD to Antigua as project
outlay. What is the capital of
Antigua?
A. Andorra la Vella
B. Luxembourg
C. Saint John’s
D. San Marino
Answer: C.
Explanation: India has approved USD 1 million to Antigua as project outlay, with immediate assistance of USD 1,50,000 for
medical equipment to combat coronavirus crisis.
● In order to help the world to combat the coronavirus, India has sent medical supplies including
hydroxychloroquine tablets to several countries.
03. Which of the following bank has
recently launched working capital
demand loan for agri sector?
A. ICICI Bank
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Canara Bank
D. Indian Overseas Bank
Answer: D.
Explanation: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has introduced special credit facilities for the agriculture sector as a relief measure to
fight the coronavirus pandemic.
● The facilities, under Working Capital demand Loan – Agri (WCDL-Agri), are available to all existing borrowers
enjoying cash credit/OD for sectors like poultry, dairy, fisheries and other allied activities and for other
infrastructure like cold storage and rural go-downs.
● The bank also added that only accounts that are ‘standard’ and ‘performing’ as of March 2020 are eligible to avail
this loan facility.
04. Tianwen-1 is the first Mars
exploration mission of ________.
A. China
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. France
Answer: A.
Explanation: China’s first Mars exploration mission has been named Tianwen-1.
● China plans to launch the Mars probe in 2020, aiming to complete orbiting, landing, and roving in one mission.
05. Which of the following state
government has launched
‘Tiranga’ vehicle for rapid
screening of symptoms?
A. Telangana
B. Assam
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala
Answer: D.
Explanation: The Tiranga initiative has been launched by the Pathanamthitta district administration of Kerala government, and these cars are being used to screen Coronavirus patients from a safe distance.
● The first lot of vehicles are called (RSV-1) Rapid Screening Vehicle-1, and an RSV-2 vehicle is still under development.
● Once launched, these vehicles will collect DNA samples of people who are infected with the COVID-19 virus.
06. Which of the following country has
recently legalized cannabis
farming for medicinal use?
A. Libya
B. Namibia
C. Lebanon
D. Algeria
Answer: C.
Explanation: The Lebanese parliament legalized cannabis farming for medicinal use as a potentially lucrative export
for an economy in dire need of foreign currency as it grapples with a paralyzing financial crisis.
● Although growing the plant is illegal in Lebanon, cannabis has long been farmed openly in the fertile
Bekaa Valley.
07. Which of the following is providing
3 core meals amid COVID-19
lockdown under Mission Anna
Seva programme?
A. Tata Trust
B. Reliance Foundation
C. Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
D. UNICEF
Answer: B.
Explanation: Reliance Foundation will provide three crore meals to ‘marginalised and under-resourced communities across India’ amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
● The initiative is part of the foundation’s meal distribution programme, Mission Anna Seva program, and is
the largest such initiative globally by a corporate foundation
08. World Psoriasis Day is observed
every year on _________.
A. 27 October
B. 28 October
C. 29 October
D. 30 October
Answer: C.
Explanation: The World Psoriasis Day is observed every year on 29 October by the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) to
promote awareness, empowerment, and action for improving the
quality of life for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
● The theme for 2020 World Psoriasis Day is “INFORMED”.
09. Recently, Daniel Menaker passed
away. He was a/an ________.
A. Actor
B. Politician
C. Writer
D. Footballer
Answer: C.
Explanation: Daniel Menaker, an award-winning author of fiction and
nonfiction and a longtime editor at The New Yorker and
Random House who worked with Alice Munro, Salman
Rushdie, Colum McCann and many others, passed away.
10. Which of the following institute
has signed an agreement with
Archaeological Survey of India
seeking restoration and protection
of historical monuments?
A. IIT Ropar
B. IIT Kharagpur
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Madras
Answer: C.
Explanation: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT
-K)
and the Archaeological Survey of India have signed
an agreement with two institutions from Italy,
seeking restoration and protection of historical
monuments.
● All institutes have agreed to develop collaborative
scientific study activities and sharing skills to
restore and protect monuments on a reciprocal
and equal basis.
