Current Affairs, 28 December 2020

Current Affairs, 28 December 2020

1. In which Indian state will Reliance build the world's largest zoo?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Karnataka

(c) Gujarat

(d) Assam

Answer: (c) Gujarat

2. Who was conferred the Legion of Merit medal by US President Donald Trump?

(a) Boris Johnson

(b) Justin Trudeau

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Jean Castex

Answer: (c) Narendra Modi

3. Which state government launched a mobile app and web portal called ‘PR Insight’?

(a) Haryana

(b) Punjab

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Bihar

Answer: (b) Punjab

4. According to the Lancet Study, around how many deaths in India occur due to air pollution in 2019?

(a) 2.7 million

(b) 1.7 million

(c) 1.1 million

(d) .2 million

Answer: (b) 1.7 million

5. Who wrote the book titled ‘COVID-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Samadhan’?

(a) Malala Yousafzai

(b) Kailash Satyarthi

(c) Chetan Bhagat

(d) Arundhati Roy

Answer: (b) Kailash Satyarthi

6. Which bank has launched contactless RuPay Select debit card in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

(a) Central Bank of India

(b) Bank of Baroda

(c) Canara Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

Answer: (a) Central Bank of India

7. The government has decided to extend the suspension of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) till which date?

(a) April 30, 2021

(b) May 30, 2021

(c) June 30, 2021

(d) March 31, 2021

Answer: (d) March 31, 2021

8. Which bank has sanctioned a $ 231m loan for the construction of the Lower Kopil Hydroelectric Power (LKHEP) plant in Central Assam?

(a) World Bank

(b) European Central Bank

(c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(d) Asian Development Bank

Answer: (d) Asian Development Bank

9. Indian Army and which bank have entered into MoU for Military Salary Package?

(a) Canara Bank

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Indian Bank

Answer: (c) Bank of Baroda

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch which health Insurance scheme for Jammu and Kashmir on 26 December?

(a) PMJAY Swasthya  

(b) PMJAY Sehat

(c) PMJAY Aarogya

(d) PMJAY Dhanvantri

Answer: (b) PMJAY Sehat

11. Which two countries jointly conducted a military exercise called ‘Shaheen-IX’?

(a) Pakistan and Sri Lanka

(b) Pakistan and China

(c) India and Sri Lanka

(d) China and Indonesia

Answer: (b) Pakistan and China

12. Who has won the BBC Sport Personality of the Year 2020?

(a) Stuart Broad

(b) Tyson Fury

(c) Tobias Weller

(d) Lewis Hamilton

Answer: (d) Lewis Hamilton

13. IIFL Home Finance and which bank has signed a MoU to provide affordable housing and MSME loans?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) Yes Bank

Answer: (a) ICICI Bank

14. Which Union Ministry presented the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Telecom Skill Excellence Awards?

(a) Ministry of Education  

(b) Ministry of Communication

(c) Miniostry of Home Affairs

(d) Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: (b) Ministry of Communication

15. Which bank has launched an ‘Infinite India’ platform to enable foreign companies to establish or expand business in India?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) Yes Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

Answer: (d) ICICI Bank

16. Great Astronomical Conjunction, which has been seen in the news recently, is the closer appearance of which two planets?

(a) Jupiter and Saturn

(b) Mars and Neptune

(c) Jupiter and Venus

(d) Saturn and Uranus

Answer: (a) Jupiter and Saturn

17. What is the name of the world’s oldest giant panda in captivity who passed away recently?

(a) Hodori  

(b) Fuwa

(c) Xinxing

(d) Amik

Answer: (c) Xinxing

18. Which Police has launched a programme called ‘Police ki Pathshala’?

(a) Bhopal Police

(b) Lucknow Police

(c) Delhi Police

(d) Faridabad police

Answer: (d) Faridabad police

19. Recently the late Shamsur Rahman Farooqi was a writer in which language?

(a) Malayalam

(b) Urdu

(c) Arabic

(d) Hindi

Answer: (b) Urdu

20. Which e-commerce has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to enable doorstep digital payments for online orders?

(a) Myntra  

(b) Snapdeal

(c) amazon

(d) Flipkart

Answer: (b) Snapdeal

21. Which country has approved a law for Chemical Castration of rapist?

(a) Russia

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Canada

(d) Pakistan

Answer: (d) Pakistan

22. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Yes Securities Company?

(a)  Soumen Orao

(b) Prashant Prabhakaran

(c) Astik Bera

(d) Kailash Gazi

Answer: (b) Prashant Prabhakaran

23. What is the name of an e-booklet launched by government of India highlighting the success stories of farmers?

(a) Farmers in Building Nation

(b) Farmers our Treasures

(c) Putting Farmers First

(d) Farmers of India

Answer: (c) Putting Farmers First

24. Which state launched ‘Career Portal’ for secondary and higher secondary students?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(c) Orissa

(d) Tripura

Answer: (c) Orissa

25. Who has won the Steafan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in 2020 ATP Awards?

(a) Rafael Nadal

(b) Roger Federer

(c) Novak Djokovik

(d) Dominic Thiem

Answer: (a) Rafael Nadal

26. Which company developed the first indigenous pneumonia vaccine in India?

(a) ICMR

(b) Serum Institute of India

(c) CMC Vellore

(d) Medical Council of India

Answer: (b) Serum Institute of India

27. Which tiger sanctuary is the first hot air balloon safari in India?

(a) Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

(b) Buxa Tiger Reserve

(c) Sundarbans Tiger Reserve

(d) Emerald Tiger Reserve

Answer: (a) Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

28. Florin Citu recently became the new Prime Minister of which country?

(a) Finland

(b) Romania

(c) Jordan

(d) Philippines

Answer: (b) Romania

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