Daily Current Affairs 3rd Dec 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

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Daily Current Affairs 3rd December 2020 Quiz:

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Q.1. UP CM Yogi Adityanath attended the listing of which city’s Municipal Corporation bond at Bombay Stock Exchange?

यूपी सीएम योगी आदित्यनाथ ने बॉम्बे स्टॉक एक्सचेंज में किस शहर के नगर निगम बांड की लिस्टिंग में भाग लिया?

(a) Kanpur / कानपुर

(b) Allahabad / इलाहाबाद

(d) Agra / आगरा

(e) Lucknow / लखनऊ

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath along with prominent industrialists on 2nd Dec attended the listing of Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) bond at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai.

Lucknow now becomes the ninth city in India to have raised municipal bonds and the first city in UP, first city to issue such a bond after the launch of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme.

Q.2. Which organization has recently approved a $430 Million multitranche financing facility (MFF) to Help Rehabilitate Power Distribution Networks in Uttar Pradesh?

किस संगठन ने हाल ही में उत्तर प्रदेश में विद्युत वितरण नेटवर्क के पुनर्वास में मदद के लिए $430 मिलियन की मल्टी-ट्रेंच फाइनेंसिंग सुविधा (MFF) को मंजूरी दी है?

(a) World bank / विश्व बैंक

(b) Asian Development Bank / एशियाई विकास बैंक

(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank / एशियन इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक

(e) New Development Bank / न्यू डेवलपमेंट बैंक

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $430 million multitranche financing facility (MFF) to improve the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh in India.

The Uttar Pradesh Power Distribution Network Rehabilitation Project will improve the efficiency and sustainability of power supply in Uttar Pradesh. The project will finance the conversion of 65,000 kilometers (km) of rural low-voltage distribution lines from bare conductors to aerial bundle conductors to benefit an estimated 70 million people in 46,000 rural villages.

Q.3. What was the rank of India in the list of countries “Most Impacted by Terrorism”, according to Global Terrorism Index 2020?

ग्लोबल टेररिज्म इंडेक्स 2020 के अनुसार, “आतंकवाद से सर्वाधिक प्रभावित” देशों की सूची में भारत का रैंक क्या था?

(a) 2nd

(b) 4th

(d) 8th

(e) 10th

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. The Global Terrorism Index 2020 ranks India as 8th in the world on a list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019, with 558 incidents that killed 277 and injured 439. Further, the report marks South Asia as region worst affected by terrorism for the second year in a row.

Q.4. Which country ranked first in the list of countries “Most Impacted by Terrorism”, according to Global Terrorism Index 2020?

ग्लोबल टेररिज्म इंडेक्स 2020 के अनुसार कौन सा देश “आतंकवाद से सर्वाधिक प्रभावित” देशों की सूची में पहले स्थान पर है?

(a) Afghanistan / अफ़ग़ानिस्तान

(b) Iraq / इराक़

(d) Somalia / सोमालिया

(e) Nigeria / नाइजीरिया

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(a)

Afghanistan ranks first with a score of 9.592 and Iraq second with 8.682.

Q.5. Reserve Bank of India has recently banned which bank’s digital launches & selling new credit cards?

भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक ने हाल ही में किस बैंक के डिजिटल लॉन्च और नए क्रेडिट कार्ड बेचने पर प्रतिबंध लगाया है?

(a) HDFC Bank / एचडीएफसी बैंक

(b) Central Bank of India / सेंट्रल बैंक ऑफ इंडिया

(d) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बैंक

(e) Punjab National Bank / पंजाब नेशनल बैंक

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India move to temporarily halt all digital launches and sourcing new credit card customers for HDFC Bank could stay for three to six months.

The bank could apply to the RBI for a review of its decision only after fixing the technology and scale issues, the brokerage house noted. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised the bank to halt all its digital launches as well new sourcing of credit card customers.

Q.6. Which of the following company has topped the Fortune 500 list of Indian firms?

निम्नलिखित में से किस कंपनी ने भारतीय फर्मों की फॉर्च्यून 500 सूची में शीर्ष स्थान प्राप्त किया है?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd / इंडियन ऑयल कॉर्पोरेशन लिमिटेड

(b) Reliance Industries / रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज

(d) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेट बैंक

(e) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd / भारत पेट्रोलियम कॉर्पोरेशन लिमिटेड

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd topped the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies, Fortune India announced on 2nd Dec. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), the nation’s biggest oil firm, bagged the second spot, followed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at the third.

The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India, was in the fourth position, while India’s second-biggest fuel retailer Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) took the fifth spot. The list was published by Fortune India, which is part of the Kolkata-based R.P. Sanjiv Goenka Group.

Q.7. Who has been invited as the 2021 Republic Day chief guest by India?

भारत द्वारा 2021 गणतंत्र दिवस के मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में किसे आमंत्रित किया गया है?

(a) Donald Trump / डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प

(b) Vladimir Putin / व्लादिमीर पुतिन

(d) Joe Biden / जो बिडेन

(e) Jacinda Ardern / जैसिंडा अर्डर्न

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to be the chief guest at 2021 Republic day with Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inviting him.

Johnson, on his part, has invited PM Modi to the G-7 summit in the United Kingdom next year. The last British prime minister at the Republic Day parade was John Major in 1993.

Q.8. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO)?

सीमा सड़क संगठन (BRO) के नए महानिदेशक के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

(a) A.K. Chawla / ए.के. चावला

(b) Bipin Rawat / बिपिन रावत

(d) Birender Singh Dhanoa / बीरेंद्र सिंह धनोआ

(e) Rajeev Chaudhary / राजीव चौधरी

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary has been appointed as the 27th Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO). His appointment is effective from 1st December 2020. Lt Gen Chaudhary succeeds Lt Gen Harpal Singh who has been appointed as the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

The BRO is responsible for construction and maintenance of all border roads.

Q.9. International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on _____________ every year.

विकलांग व्यक्तियों का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस प्रत्येक वर्ष _____________ को मनाया जाता है।

(a) 1 December / 1 दिसम्बर

(b) 2 December / 2 दिसम्बर

(d) 4 December / 4 दिसम्बर

(e) 5 December / 5 दिसम्बर

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Every year, International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on December 3 by the United Nations and several other organisations spread all over the world.

Q.10. What was the theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020?

विकलांग व्यक्तियों के अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस 2020 के लिए विषय क्या था?

(a) Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda

(b) Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

(d) Building Back Better: Towards a disability-inclusive accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World

(e) Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. Every year, International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on December 3 by the United Nations and several other organisations spread all over the world. Theme 2020: “Building Back Better: Towards a disability-inclusive accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.

Q.11. On which date Dr Rajendra Prasad Jayanti is observed to commemorate his birthday?

डॉ राजेंद्र प्रसाद जयंती किस तारीख को उनके जन्मदिन के उपलक्ष्य में मनाई जाती है?

(a) 28 November / 28 नवम्बर

(b) 30 November / 30 नवम्बर

(d) 3 December / 3 दिसम्बर

(e) 4 December / 4 दिसम्बर

Answer & Explanation

Ans.11.(d)

Exp. The first president of India, Rajendra Prasad was born on December 3, 1884, in Ziradei, Bengal Presidency (present-day Bihar). Dr. Rajendra Prasad was a lawyer, teacher, writer, and India’s freedom fighter. He held the office of the first President of India from 1950 to 1962.

He was awarded the highest civilian award – Bharat Ratna – in 1962. Dr. Rajendra Prasad died on February 28, 1963, at the age of 78.

Q.12. MDH owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati passed away recently. In which year he was honoured with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country?

MDH के मालिक ‘महाशय’ धर्मपाल गुलाटी का हाल ही में निधन हो गया। किस वर्ष उन्हें देश के तीसरे सबसे बड़े नागरिक पुरस्कार, पद्म भूषण से सम्मानित किया गया था?

(a) 1999

(b) 2003

(d) 2014

(e) 2019

Answer & Explanation

Ans.12.(e)

Exp. MDH owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati passed away on 3rd Dec. He was 97. In 2019, the government honoured him with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.

About Dharampal Gulati: As the business took off, Dharampal rented another shop in Chandni Chowk in 1953. He purchased a plot in Kirti Nagar in 1959 to start his own factory, and this led to the birth of Mahashian Di Hatti Limited (MDH). MDH now exports spices to countries across the world such as Switzerland, Japan, the US, and Canada.

Q.13. Who is the present MD & CEO of HDFC Bank?

एचडीएफसी बैंक के वर्तमान एमडी और सीईओ कौन हैं?

(a) Ravinder Bhakar / रविंदर भाकर

(b) Sashidhar Jagdishan / सशिधर जगदीशन

(d) A K Sikri / ए के सिकरी

(e) Suman Gawani / सुमन गवानी

Answer & Explanation

Ans.13.(b)

Exp. Sashidhar Jagdishan is the Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Bank for a period of three years from October 27, 2020.

Q.14. Who is the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

एशियाई विकास बैंक (ADB) के अध्यक्ष कौन हैं?

(a) Jin Liqun / जिन लिकुन

(b) Rafael Grossi / राफेल ग्रॉसी

(d) Masatsugu Asakawa / मसत्सुगु असकवा

(e) Achim Steiner / अचिम स्टेनर

Answer & Explanation

Ans.14.(d)

Exp: Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines

President: Masatsugu Asakawa

Q.15. Who is the current Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

उत्तर प्रदेश के वर्तमान राज्यपाल कौन हैं?

(a) Jagdish Mukhi / जगदीश मुखी

(b) Bhagat Singh Koshyari / भगत सिंह कोश्यारी

(d) Najma Heptulla / नजमा हेपतुल्ला

(e) Ganeshi Lal / गणेशी लाल

Answer & Explanation

Ans.15.(c)

Exp: Governor: Anandiben Patel

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