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December – 09 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on which date?
A) December 3
B) December 7
C) December 8
D) December 9
Answer: D)December 9
International Anti-Corruption Day:

• Every year, December 9 is celebrated as the International Anti-Corruption Day.
  The day emphasises the need for the eradication of corruption and intends to create awareness on the ways through which it can be reduced.
• United Nations General Assembly on October 31, 2003, adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which entered into force in December 2005, and also designated December 9 as International Anti-Corruption Day.
• The Assembly, on that, requested the Secretary-General to designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as secretariat for the Convention’s Conference of States Parties.

This year’s theme for International Anti-Corruption Day is “Recover with Integrity”.

SPORTS

2. Parthiv Patel is related to which sports?
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Volleyball
D) Cycling
Answer: A) Cricket

• Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, who made his international debut at the age of 17, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
• Patel played 25 Tests, 39 ODIs and two T20Is, scoring 934, 736 and 36 respectively in the three formats.
• His last match for India was in January of 2018, when he turned up for a Test match against South Africa in Johannesburg.
• He made his debut for India during the 2002 tour of England.

Parthiv Patel – Former India wicketkeeper announces retirement from all forms of cricket.

OBITUARY

3. Alejandro Sabella passed away. He was former football coach of which country?
A) Argentina
B) USA
C) UK
D) England
Answer: A) Argentina
Alejandro Sabella, the coach who took Argentina to the World Cup final in 2014, has died.
Alejandro Sabella – Former Argentina coach.
Argentina:
Capital : Buenos Aires
Currency : Argentine Peso

RANKING

4. What is the rank of Nirmala Sitharaman in the list of world’s 100 most powerful women by Forbes?
A) 41
B) 44
C) 55
D) 34
Answer: A) 41

Rank	Name	Country	Category
1	Angela Merkel	Germany	Politics & Policy
2	Christine Lagarde	France	Politics & Policy
3	Kamala Harris	United States	Politics & Policy
41	Nirmala Sitharaman	India	Politics & Policy
55	Roshni Nadar Malhotra		Technology
68	Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw		Business

5. What is the rank of India in Global Terrorism Index 2020?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 8
Answer: D) 8
Total countries – 163 countries
It is issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Sydney.

Rank	Name
1	Afghanistan
2	Iraq
3	Nigeria
8	India

6. Dawid Malan is topped in the ICC T20I rankings for batsmen.He is related to which country?
A) England
B) Australia
C) New Zealand
D) Pakistan
Answer: A) England
The ICC T20I rankings for Batsmen,

Rank	Person	Country
1	Dawid Malan	England
2	Babar Azam	Pakistan
3	KL Rahul	India

ICC Test Ranking for Batsmen,

Rank	Person	Country
1	Steve Smith	Australia
2	Kane Williamson	New Zealand
	Virat Kohli	India
4	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia

 

BANKING AND FINANCE

7. Which Bank has introduced ‘Health to the Power Infinity’ programme for employees?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Bandhan Bank
Answer: A) Kotak Mahindra Bank

• Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) announced the introduction of a fitness allowance and remote working benefits for its employees.
• The allowances – new additions to Kotak’s ‘Health to the Power Infinity’ programme for employees – are effective from 1st December, 2020.

Kotak Mahindra Bank – introduce fitness allowance for employees.
Kotak Mahindra Bank:
Hq : Mumbai
MD and CEO : Udaykotak
Tagline : Let’s make money simple, Ab Kona KonaKotak

8. The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank. This Bank is situated in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Answer: D) Maharashtra

• The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd in Maharashtra as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
• On liquidation, every depositor is entitled to repayment of their deposits up to ₹ 5 lakh only from the DICGC.

RBI – cancel licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank.
Reserve Bank of India:
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Governor– Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors– 4 (Bibhu Prasad Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao)

9. Which Small Finance Bank has introduced a new channel named Money Mitra to make banking services accessible to customers in their neighbourhood?
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
B) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank
C) A U Small Finance Bank
D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
Answer: A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has introduced a new channel to make banking services accessible to customers in their neighbourhood.
• The channel – Money Mitra – will facilitate entrepreneurs running local businesses like Kirana, medical stores and insurance agencies to offer retail banking solutions to the bank’s customers exclusively.

Ujjivan SFB – launch neighbourhood banking channel named Money Mitra.

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank:
Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka
CEO : Samit Kumar Ghosh

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

10. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US has awarded how much amount to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as part of a programme to help bring high-speed broadband Internet to the country’s rural areas?
A) $586 million
B) $686 million
C) $886 million
D) $786 million
Answer: C) $886 million

• The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX $886 million as part of a programme to help bring high-speed broadband Internet to the country’s rural areas.
• Among other big winners in the FCC auction included LTD Broadband, which will receive $1.3 billion; Charter Communications, which will get $1.2 billion; and the Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium, which will is awarded $1.1 billion.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX – receive $886 mn from FCC to boost rural Internet access.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

11. Manavta ke Praneta: Maharishi Arvind is authored by whom?
A) Amit Shah
B) Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Answer: D) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
There are reports in certain sections of media that the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind ‘released’ the book titled Manavta ke Praneta: Maharishi Arvind, written by Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Manavta ke Praneta: Maharishi Arvind – written by Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
Education Ministry:
Minister : Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Constituency : Hardwar, Uttarakhand

APPOINTMENTS

12. Justice Rajesh Bindal is appointed as acting chief justice of which Union Territories?
A) Delhi
B) Chandigarh
C) Daman & Diu
D) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: D) Jammu & Kashmir

• Justice Rajesh Bindal was appointed as the acting chief justice of the common high court for the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
• Justice Bindal was elevated as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in March 2006.
• On transfer to the high court of Jammu and Kashmir, he took oath of office in November, 2018.

Justice Rajesh Bindal – chief justice of the common high court for the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Jammu and Kashmir:
Capital : Srinagar(summer),Jammu(winter)
Governor : Manoj Sinha
Ladakh:
Capital : Ladakh
Lt Governor : Radha Krishna Mathur

13. Kuldeep Handoo has been appointed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ Ambassador. He won which award?
A) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
B) Arjuna Award
C) Dronacharya Award
D) Dhyan Chand Award
Answer: C) Dronacharya Award

• First Dronacharya Awardee from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep Handoo has been appointed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ Ambassador.
• Mr Handoo, who is Wushu Coach of Team India is serving as Inspector in Jammu and Kashmir Police Department.
• The ace player and coach, Mr Handoo has added another feather in his cap after he was appointed Ambassador of ‘Fit India’.

Kuldeep Handoo – PM’s ‘Fit India’ Movement Ambassador.

AWARDS

14. Land rights defender Paul Sein Twa wins 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia. He is related to which Country?
A) Myanmar
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Russia
Answer: A) Myanmar
6 Persons won 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize. There are,
Lucie Pinson, France(Europe):
Lucie Pinson used a variety of methods to pressure banks and insurers to cease support of coal development. Now, 17 insurers and 22 global banks have pledged to no longer fund coal projects.
Leydy Pech, Mexico:
Leydy Pech, a Mayan beekeeper, spearheaded a coalition that prevented Monsanto from planting genetically modified “Roundup ready” soybeans in seven states in southern Mexico.
Nemonte Nenquimo, Ecuador(North America):
Nemonte Nenquimo filed a lawsuit against the Ecuadoran government and successfully safeguarded 202,000 hectares of Indigenous territories and Amazon rainforest from oil exploration and extraction.
Paul Sein Twa , Myanmar(Asia):
Paul Sein Twa worked to establish a 546,000-hectare (1.35-million-acre) peace park to safeguard biodiversity and culture in the Salween River Basin in Myanmar, the first in a conflict zone.
Chibeze Ezekiel, Ghana (Africa):
Chibeze Ezekiel led a four-year grassroots campaign to cancel the construction of the first coal-fired power plant in Ghana, changing the trajectory of Ghana’s energy future.
Kristal Ambrose, The Bahamas:
Kristal Ambrose started a youth movement that convinced the government of The Bahamas to enact a ban on single-use plastic bags, plastic cutlery, straws, and Styrofoam cups and containers.
Goldman Environmental Prize:

• The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world’s six geographic regions Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.
• The award is given by the Goldman Environmental Foundation headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• It is also called the Green Nobel.
• The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by civic leaders and philanthropists Richard N. Goldman and Rhoda H. Goldman.

Paul Sein Twa – 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

15. India signed MoU with Which country on Technology Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector?
A) China
B) Austria
C) Australia
D) New Zealand
Answer: B) Austria

• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria on Technology Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector.
• The MoU aims to create an effective framework for bilateral cooperation in the field of Road Transportation, Road/Highways infrastructure development, management and administration, Road safety and Intelligent Transport Systems between both countries.

India + Austria = Technology Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector.
Austria:
Capital: Vienna
Currency : Euro

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

16. The Jharkhand government has earmarked how much amount for loan waiver to farmers in the state?
A) Rs 1,000 crore
B) Rs 2,000 crore
C) Rs 3,000 crore
D) Rs 4,000 crore
Answer: B) Rs 2,000 crore

• The Jharkhand government has earmarked Rs 2,000 crore for loan waiver to farmers in the state.
• The government is also set to replace PM Kisan Bima Yojna with the state’s own Fasal
• Rahat Yojna and has earmarked Rs 100 crore for this scheme.

Jharkhand – Rs 2,000 crore for farm loan waiver.
Jharkhand:
Capital : Ranchi
CM: Hemant Soren
Governor : Draupadi Murmu

17. The Assam government has proposed setting up a national park in a militancy ravaged reserve forest. It is ____ national Park?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 3
D) 7
Answer: B) 6

• The Assam government has proposed setting up a national park in a militancy ravaged reserve forest, which, if approved, would make it the state’s sixth national park.
• The proposal has been submitted to the governor of Assam for upgrading an area of 422 sq km of notified Ripu reserve forest under Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve as the proposed Raimona National Park.
• The existing national parks in Assam are Kaziranga, Manas, Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas and Orang.

Assam – Propose 6th national park in militancy ravaged forest.
Assam:
Capital : Dispur
CM : Sarbananda Sonowal
Governor : Jagdish Mukhi

18. Cabinet approved signing a bilateral MoU between Sebi and Financial and Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of which country to strengthen cross border cooperation in the area of securities regulations and facilitate mutual assistance?
A) Luxemburg
B) Finland
C) Fiji
D) Bangladesh
Answer: A) Luxemburg

• Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to sign Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between India and Luxembourg.
  The MoU is likely to strengthen cross border cooperation in the area of securities regulations and facilitate mutual assistance.
• The Cabinet also approved a Memorandum of Understanding between India and Suriname on Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.

Union Cabinet – approve SEBI’s proposal to sign Bilateral MoU between India and Luxembourg.

19. How many states have completed the implementation process of One Nation One Ration Card System?
A) 8
B) 5
C) 9
D) 2
Answer: C) 9

• A total of nine states have completed the implementation process of One Nation One Ration Card System.
• Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh have successfully completed the reforms in PDS.
• Additional borrowing permission of 23 thousand 523 crore rupees has been issued to these states on completion of reforms.

Nine states – Complete implementation for One Nation one Ration Card System.

20. Which state has launched a project to assist the migrant workers who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic find suitable employment?
A) Mizoram
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) West Bengal
Answer: A)Mizoram
The Mizoram government has launched a project to assist the migrant workers, who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, find suitable employment.
The Rs 3.3 cr project under the Mizoram Youth Commission (MZC) christened as ‘Livelihood Generation for Returned Migrant Workers’ was launched by Chief Minister Zoramathnga
Mizoram – project to assist migrant workers find employment.
Mizoram:
Capital : Aizawl
CM : Zoramthanga
Governor : PS Sreedharan Pillai

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