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November – 18 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

SPORTS

1. Sudeep Tyagi has announced retirement. He is related to which sports?
A) Table Tennis
B) Tennis
C) Cricket
D) Athlete
Answer: C) Cricket

• Former India fast bowler Sudeep Tyagi has announced retirement from first-class cricket.
• He represented India in four One-day Internationals and one T20 International in 2009 and 2010, had represented Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad in first-class cricket.

Sudeep Tyagi – Retire from first-class cricket.

OBITUARY

2. Mridula Sinha passed away. She was first woman Governor of which state?
A) Goa
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A) Goa
Former Governor of Goa and senior BJP leader Mridula Sinha passed away.
A renowned Hindi writer, Sinha was also the former president of BJP Mahila Morcha and also the former chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Mridula Sinha – former Governor of Goa and senior BJP leader.
Goa: 
Capital :Panaji
CM: Pramod Sawant
Governor : Bhagat singh koshyari

RANKING

3. What is the rank of India’s AI supercomputer Param Siddhi among top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world?
A) 60th
B) 62nd
C) 63rd
D) 65th
Answer: C) 63rd
Param Siddhi Supercomputer is built on the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD reference architecture networking along with C-DAC’s indigenously developed HPC-AI engine, software frameworks and cloud platform and will help deep learning, visual computing, virtual reality, accelerated computing, as well as graphics virtualization.
Param Siddhi – 63rd rank among top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world.

4. According to Resonance Consultancy, which city is topped in Best cities in the world?
A) Paris (France)
B) Moscow (Russia)
C) London (UK)
D) New York (USA)
Answer: C) London (UK)
The top three cities are,
1st —-> London (UK)
2nd —-> New York (USA)
3rd —-> Paris (France)
62nd—-> Delhi (India)

BANKING AND FINANCE

5. RBI has imposed monetary penalty of how much amount on Bengaluru-based Shushruati Souharda Sahakara Bank Niyamita for deficiencies in regulatory compliance?
A) Rs 10 lakh
B) Rs 20 lakh
C) Rs 30 lakh
D) Rs 40 lakh
Answer: B) Rs 20 lakh

• Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on withdrawals from Maharashtra-based Mantha Urban Cooperative Bank for six months.
• The central bank also imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on The Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank, Vijayapura, Karnataka, for contravention of the directions issued by it on prohibition of loans and advances to directors.

RBI – Rs 20 lakh on Shushruati Souharda Sahakara Bank Niyamita for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.
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)

6. Reserve Bank of India has announced names of how many startups that have been selected as a part of its regulatory sandbox programme?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
Answer: A)2

• The two companies are Jaipur based Natural Support Consultancy Services Private Limited and New Delhi based Nucleus Software Exports Limited.
• Natural Support Consultancy Services Private Limited has named its product ‘eRupaya’, which will facilitate offline Person-to-Merchant transactions and offline digital payments in remote locations.
• The second company’s product ‘PaySe’, proposes to help in digitisation of payments in rural areas, starting with Self Help Groups, through an offline payment solution and a digitised SHG-centered ecosystem.

Regulatory Sandbox:

• The regulatory sandbox is a protected environment within which the selected companies will operate.
• They will have to show their system’s preparedness while dealing with dummy data.
• Once they achieve success within the protected environment, the systems will be allowed to be tested in the live environment with actual banks and consumer data.

RBI – 2 startups as a part of its regulatory sandbox programme.
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)

7. which bank launched CASA (current account, savings account) mobilisation campaign of FY 2020-21?
A) Karnataka Bank
B) Indian Bank
C) Bandhan Bank
D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer: A) Karnataka Bank
Karnataka Bank – CASA (Current account, Savings account) mobilisation campaign of FY 2020-21.
Karnataka Bank: 
Hq: Mangaluru,Karnataka
MD and CEO : MahabaleshwaraM.S
Tagline : Your Family Bank across India

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. Which country announced a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?
A) UK
B) USA
C) UAE
D) Iran
Answer: A) UK
UK – ban on sale of petrol, diesel cars by 2030.
United Kingdom:
Capital : London
Currency : Pound Sterling

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Which state has decided to set up a ‘gau cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cows in the state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka
Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh – set up ‘gau cabinet’ for cow protection.
Madhya Pradesh:
Capital: Bhopal
CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Governor : Anandiben Patel

10. Maharashtra government has decided to pay a monthly stipend to scheduled tribe candidates preparing for the UPSC exams. How much amount given that candidates?
A) ₹ 10000
B) ₹ 12000
C) ₹ 14000
D) ₹ 16000
Answer: B) ₹ 12000

• Maharashtra government has decided to pay stipend to scheduled tribe (ST) candidates who are preparing for UPSC exams.
• Under this financial assistance scheme stipend will be given to candidates who will appear for the Civil Services main exam and interview.
• Under this scheme, each candidate will be provided ₹ 12,000 per month. Additionally,     ₹ 26,000 will also be provided to the candidate for purchasing books.

Maharashtra – to pay monthly stipend to Scheduled Tribe candidates preparing for UPSC exams.
Maharashtra: 
Capital : Mumbai
CM : Udhav Thackarey

11. The Karnataka cabinet approved Vijayanagar is the new district. Now, How many districts in Karnataka?
A) 30
B) 29
C) 31
D) 28
Answer: C) 31
Vijayanagar – become Karnataka’s 31st district, cabinet gives in-principle nod.
Karnataka: 
Capital : Bengaluru
CM : B. S. Yeddyurappa
Governor : Vajubhai Vala

12. Punjab launched a new scheme named the Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY) for which category?
A) Women
B) Children
C) Farmers
D) People with disabilities
Answer: D) People with disabilities
The Punjab cabinet cleared a new scheme, the Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY), to be implemented in a phased manner with the first phase of the scheme aimed at strengthening the existing programmes to ensure their benefits reach people with disabilities.
Punjab – The Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY) for physically challenged.
Punjab:
Capital : Chandigarh
CM : Captain Amarinder Singh
Governor : V P Singh Badnore

13. Madhya Pradesh has inaugurated digital museum in which place?
A) Khargone
B) Ujjain
C) Jabalpur
D) Gwalior
Answer: D) Gwalior
In Madhya Pradesh, a digital museum has been opened at Maharaj Bada in Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh – Digital museum opens at Maharaj Bada in Gwalior.
Madhya Pradesh:
Capital: Bhopal
CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Governor : Anandiben Patel

14. Which ministry launched the GIS One District One Product (ODOP) digital map of India?
A) Education Ministry
B) The Ministry of Food Processing
C) Home Ministry
D) Finance Ministry
Answer: B) The Ministry of Food Processing

• The Ministry of Food Processing on Wednesday launched the GIS One District One Product (ODOP) digital map of India.
• Minister for Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar, also virtually inaugurated the capacity building component of the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM-FME Scheme).

The Ministry of Food Processing – the GIS One District One Product (ODOP) digital map of India.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Food Processing Industries:
Minister : Narendra Singh Tomar
Constituency : Morena, Madhya Pradesh

15. Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) has signed a pact with Maharashtra government joint initiative ‘Maha Pashudhan Sanjeevani’ to enhance doorstep delivery of livestock care to farmers in the state. Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) subsidiary firm of which Bank?
A) HDFC Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Bandhan Bank
D) ICICI Bank
Answer: B) IndusInd Bank

• IndusInd Bank its subsidiary firm Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) has signed a pact with Maharashtra government to enhance doorstep delivery of livestock care to farmers in the state.
• The joint initiative ‘Maha Pashudhan Sanjeevani’ — to be implemented under the Mukhyamantri Pashu Swasthya Yojana — will also ensure all veterinary services available for farmers at just a phone call and the toll-free number 1962 will be operational from January 2021.

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd + Maharashtra = provide livestock care.
Maharashtra: 
Capital : Mumbai
CM : Udhav Thackarey

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