Current Affairs 30th December 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Where did PM Narendra Modi Virtually launch India’s 1st Driverless operated train?
A. Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
B. Kochi Metro Rail Limited
C. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
D. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Answer [C] Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
2. When will the ‘Investment Clearance Cell’ a part of the Central Government’s single Window System to obtain central and state clearance/approvals for business become operational?
A. April 15, 2021              
B. February 1, 2021
C. May 15, 2021               
D. March 1, 2021
Answer [A] April 15, 2021           
3. Which country finalized a bilateral rice deal with India’s NAFED (The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd) December, 2020?
A. Sudan                  
B. Australia
C. Singapore          
D.  Bangladesh
Answer [D] Bangladesh
4. Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made FASTag mandatory for all vehicles from 1st January, 2021. Which technology will be used to make payments through FASTag?
A. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)                          
B. Beacons
C. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)         
D. All the above
Answer [C] Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)        
5. Which scheme was launched by PM Narendra Modi in Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) covering all its residents, on December, 2020?
A. PM SVANidhi Scheme
B. PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
C. PM Swamitva Yojana
D. PM-JAY SEHAT Health Insurance Scheme
Answer [D] PM-JAY SEHAT Health Insurance Scheme
6. Which bank recently launched Digital Lending Platform (DLP), on December, 2020 digitizing the entire process of getting a loan?
A. Bank of Baroda                
B. ICICI Bank
C. Bandhan Bank                  
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [A] Bank of Baroda        
7. Name the Indian Celebrity who was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of ‘Classplus’, an online platform for teachers and training Institutes in December, 2020.
A. Anand Kumar                
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Sourav Ganguly            
D. Rohit Sharma
Answer [C] Sourav Ganguly         
8. Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade at the ICC awards of the Decade (2011-2020)?
A. MS Dhoni                
B. Virat Kohli
C. Ben Stokes              
D. Steve Smith
Answer [B] Virat Kohli
9. Who received “Scientist of the Year Award-2018” by DRDO on December, 2020?
A. Hemant Kumar Pandey             
B. Tessy Thomas
C. Sudhir Kamath                             
D. Pravin K Mehta
Answer [A] Hemant Kumar Pandey   
10. Which country’s Navy participated with India Naval Force in the Passage Exercise (PASSEX) 2020 held in the South China Sea?
A. Thailand                
B. Australia
C. Taaiwan                 
D. Vietnam
Answer [D] Vietnam