07 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 

Que 1- First atom bomb dropped on which city....Hirosima.

Que 2- Name of first atom bomb dropped on Japan...Little Boy

Que 3- Beirut Lebanon explosion caused by ...Ammonium Nitrate

Que 4- India's number in sugarcane production....Second

Que 5- Eradication modern slavery report published by ...Commonwealth human right  initiative




Que 6-  Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is a .statutory......body-Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006.

Que 7- First Private company who sent astronaut in space...SpaceX

Que 8-  Covid-19 Bio repositories established with support of ...Department of biotechnology

Que 9- Which organisation has collaborated with SIDBI to launch the MSME Saksham portal.....TransUnion CIBIL

Que 10- Vaartavali weekly sanskrit program started by...DD News

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07 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF


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Current News Today:- 

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1. Swadeshi Movement now known as make in India campaign was officially proclaimed on 7th August 1905 in Bengal


Boycott movement was launched along with the Swadeshi movement

British government decided the partition of Bengal.

Timeline-  In 1900, Bengal was major province, national movement growing so British decided to part

Lord Curzon viceroy of India announced the partition in July 1905- started Swadeshi movement

Partition take place 16 October 1905 largely Muslim Eastern area and Hindu in western area.
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2. Mumbai receive highest rainfall of the season

Link it with - Environment Impact Assessment dilution and National Board for Wildlife dilution.

Other points- City planning, disaster management, weather reporting.
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3. Sushant Singh rajput case : CBI

CBI can take over the investigation of criminal case registered by state police.

When can state government make a request to to that effect and the central government agrees.

State government issue notification consent under section 6 of Delhi special police establishment  Act 1946 and Central Government issues notification under section 5 of same act.

However supreme Court and high court orders CBI to take up such investigation.

Established 1963 under recommendation of Santhanam committee report.

CBI derives its legal power to investiget crime from Delhi special police Establishment Act 1946.

Exercise supervision- superintendence of CBI works under Central vigilance commission in matter related to prevention of corruption Act 1988.

CBI can take sue Moto as per section 2 to DSPE notified offence in section 3 only in UT's
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4. RBI announces special liquidity facility of rupees 10000 crore to NABARD and NHB.

To help small financiers  and home loan companies amid covid-19 difficulties.

5000 crore will be given to  NHB to shield the housing sector

5000 crore to NABARD to the stress being faced by small unknown Bank finance companies.

NABARDNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is an apex development finance institution in India. The bank has been entrusted with "matters concerning policy, planning, and operations in the field of credit for agriculture and other economic activities in rural areas in India.
NABARD was established on the recommendations of B.Sivaramman Committee (by Act 61, 1981 of Parliament) on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981.It replaced the Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India, and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC).
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5. Prime Minister lays foundation for Ayodhya Ram Temple

Temple will be built with Nagara style

Nagara style is found in Northen India.

Nagara style- 

Garbhagriha- Deity/deities of Temple reside

Mandapa- place for gathering of people

Shikhara- paramedical shape overgrip Garbhagriha

Vahana- Mount of main Deity.
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6. RBI repo rate unchanged at 4% and reverse repo rate 3.3 5%

Accommodative stance in view of covid-19 pandemic

Repo rate: rate on which RBI lends to commercial Bank

Reverse repo rate- rate on which RBI borrows from them

Stress MSME borrows would be eligible for restructuring Dept.
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Most Important Questions-

Que 1- Swadeshi Movement started on ........in pre independence India

Que 2- Imidiate reason Of Swadeshi Movement.......

Que 3- Section 6 of Delhi special police establishment  Act 1946 deals with.....

Que 4- Section 5 of Delhi special police establishment  Act 1946 deals with.....

Que 5- Can CBI take Sue Moto action .......

Que 6- Can High court Direct CBI to start investigation.....

Que 7- CBI Derives its legal power from...... 

Que 8- NABARD established on .......

Que 9- Current Repo rate......and Reverse  repo rate ........

Que 10- Grabgriha in Nagara Style of Architecture.......
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