Sunday, August 30, 2020
30 August Daily Quiz answers +notes
1. Cochin Shipyard Ltd
first marine ambulance built by the Cochin Shipyard for the Fisheries Department
The 22 metre-long marine ambulances cost Rs 6.08 crore each
Vizhinjam harbour in Thiruvananthapuram, Vypeen harbour in Ernakulam and Beypore harbour in Kozhikode to get marine ambulances
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate Pratheeksha, the first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department
Pratheeksha will be stationed at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram, Prathyasa and Karunya will be stationed at Vypeen and Beypore in Kozhikode
2. Ms. Rekha Sharma
National Commission for Women Ms. Rekha Sharma assumed the charge of Chairperson, National Commission for Women on August 7, 2018
3.V Ramagopal Rao
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has set up an expert panel to review the charter of its laboratories and minimise the overlap of its technologies.
DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy has constituted the five-member committee under the chairmanship of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi director V Ramagopal Rao and asked the panel to submit its report within 45 days
4. Jan 01,2020
Headed by the Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) provides integration between the armed forces of the Union and the Defence Ministry.
First & Current CDS - Bipin Rawat
DMA formed on - Jan 01,2020
5.more than 50 employees.
The Open API Service of Aarogya Setu, addresses the risk of COVID-19 infections and will assist businesses and the economy to return to normalcy.
The new service can be availed by organizations and business entities, which are registered in India with more than 50 employees.
Since its launch on 2 April,2020, the app is the most downloaded contact tracing app in the world, with more than 15 crore users.
6. AstroSat
India’s multi-wavelength orbiting telescope, AstroSat, has detected light from a galaxy, called AUDFs01, in the extreme-ultraviolet (UV) light. The galaxy is 9.3 billion light years away from Earth.
ASTROSAT is India’s first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory
AstroSat with a lift-off mass of 1515 kg was launched on September 28, 2015 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
7. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has completed six years .The scheme was launched on 28th of August in 2014 with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities to the people in the country.
About eight crore PMJDY account holders are receiving Direct Benefit Transfer from the Government under various schemes.
8.UMANG
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) on Wednesday sign MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India to facilitate delivery of UMANG app services through Common Service Centres (CSCs)
the services on UMANG app will be available to citizens through the network of 3.75 lakh CSCs
will enable citizens to avail e-governance services of 140 departments through the UMANG App
UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) app provides a single platform to access pan India e-governance services
9.DGNCC
Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Directorate General National Cadet Corps, DGNCC Mobile Training App which will assist in conducting countrywide online training of NCC cadets.
10.India
India withdrew from multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 to be held in Russia from 15th to 26th September.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
26 August 2020 Daily Quiz Answers +Notes
1. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has taken steps for “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” by creating local employment for migrant workers through its flagship “Honey Mission” program.
Minister of State for MSME, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi distributed 700 bee boxes to 70 migrant workers of Saharanpur and Bulandshahr districts of Uttar Pradesh.
2. KIRAN
Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot will launch KIRAN toll-free mental health rehabilitation helpline number(1800-599-0019) on August 27, 2020
It targets to resolve issues of people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, panic attack, suicidal thoughts, etc.
3. August 22
Madras Day is celebrated every August 22, in commemoration of the widely agreed date in 1639, for the sale of the village Chennapattinam or Madrasapattinam to the East India Company.
4. 26th August
Women’s Equality Day commemorates 26th August 1920 when women’s voter rights officially became part of the US constitution.
5.Kashmir Saffron
E-auction portal launched to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’
Saffron growers of Kashmir valley and buyers across India have been requested to register themselves as sellers and buyers for E- trading on http://saffroneauctionindia.com.
6. Arunachal Pradesh
State government in Arunachal Pradesh has decided to appeal to the Centre for bringing the State under the purview of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution towards protecting the rights of its indigenous peoples
Sixth Schedule allows the constitution of Autonomous District Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram.
The Sixth Schedule consists of provisions for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, according to Article 244 of the Indian Constitution. It provides for the creation of autonomous District Councils.
7. ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank has announced the introduction of usage of satellite data imagery to assess credit worthiness of its farm sector customers.
8. polio
World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio.
No cases had occurred on the continent for the past four years, the threshold for eradication of poliovirus.
Poliovirus now joins smallpox in the list of viruses that have been wiped out in Africa.
9. James Anderson
England pacer James Anderson became the first fast bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets
10. Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on 26th of August 1910 in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
25 August Quiz Answers + Notes
1. Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Government e-Marketplace, GeM, a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
GeM is an online platform for procurement of goods and services by government departments, public sector units, and other agencies.
GeM (formed in 2016), is a tool to promote Maximum Governance Minimum Government, Make in India, Ease of Doing Business and Digital India
2. Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe has become Japan's longest consecutive serving prime minister, reaching 2,799 days and breaking the 2,798-day record previously set by Eisaku Sato.
3. My IAF
Indian Air Force has launched a mobile application 'My IAF' to provide career related information and job details to candidates.
Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria,launched the app at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan on 24 August as a part of Digital India initiative.
The application has been developed in association with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
4.IIT & IIsc
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is an E-learning platform for university-level science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, and is developed jointly by IIT & IIsc
These sessions were hosted by various industry leaders & renowned professors, discussing topics like career, technology, academics, etc.
5.Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism organised the 50th webinar titled “Cultural heritage of Hyderabad” under Dekho Apna Desh series.
6. August 24
August 24 is Gujarati poet, playwright and social reformer Narmadashankar Dave 'Narmad' birthday and is celebrated as a day dedicated to Gujarati language and literature as World Gujarati language Day.
7. Kerala
WWF-India Kerala State Office has joined with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever state Dragonfly Festival in Kerala, called as ‘Thumbi Maholsavam 2020’.
8. NABARD
NABARD has introduced a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product to ensure unhindered flow of credit in rural areas hit by the COVID-19 pandemic called “Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs”
NABARD signed a pact with Vivriti Capital & Ujjivan Small Finance Bank to roll out the initiative,providing partial guarantee on pooled loans extended to small and mid-sized micro finance institutions (MFIs)
9. Bayern Munich
Monday, August 24, 2020
24 august Quiz Answers + Notes
1. $500 million
The Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed a loan agreement for a $500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III to improve the network capacity, service quality and safety of the suburban railway system in Mumbai.
2. section 16
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (40 of 2019), the Central Government has constituted a National Council for Transgender Persons vide notification dated 21st August, 2020.
The Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment will be Chairperson (ex-officio) and Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment will be Vice-Chairperson
The other members of the Council include representatives of various Ministries/Departments, five representatives of transgender community, representatives of NHRC and NCW, representatives of State Governments and UTs and experts representing NGOs.
3.Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment - Thaawar Chand Gehlot
4. Army Sports Institute, Pune
Army Sports Institute, Pune was identified and awarded with “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2020” by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India.
5.National commission for population
The National Commission on Population under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The report of the technical group on population projections titled Population projections for India and States 2011 – 2036 has observed that the population in 2036 is expected to be more feminine compared to the population as of 2011 when it came to sex ratio.
The country’s sex ratio of the total population (females per 1000 males) is expected to increase from 943 in 2011 to 957 during 2036.
6.Anand Mahindra, Shantanu Narayen to receive 2020 Leadership Awards from USISPF
It will be presented during the third Annual Leadership Summit, titled “US-India Week: Navigating New Challenges”, which will convene virtually from August 31, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) said.
7. ICICI Lombard, Bharti AXA
ICICI Lombard to merge Bharti AXA general insurance biz with self, to create 3rd largest player
8. Brahmaputra
India's longest river ropeway connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati over Brahmaputra river inaugurated in Assam.
The 1.8- kilometre long ropeway service will operate from Kachari Ghat in Guwahati to Dol Govinda temple in North Guwahati.
9.Indonesia
The 2,600-metre (8,530-feet) Sinabung was dormant for four centuries before exploding in 2010.
Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
10. Justice Ranjana Desai
A new office premises for Delimitation Commission was inaugurated by Chairperson of the Commission, Justice Ranjana Desai
Saturday, August 22, 2020
22 August 2020 Daily Quiz Answers + Notes
Harit Path
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has developed a mobile App called ‘Harit Path' to monitor location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements of each of its field units for each and every plant under all plantation projects.
The app was inaugurated by the Union Minister for RTH Shri Nitin Gadkari who has instructed to ensure E-tagging of plants
NHAI
NHAI Planted 25 Lakh Plants in 25 Days under ‘Harit Bharat Sankalp’ to Mark its Silver Jubilee Year
Under this initiative, NHAI planted over 25 lakh plants in 25 days along the stretches of the National Highways between 21st July to 15th August 2020.
ARCI
4. Rajasthan
5. Sarda Act
Sarda act or Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 was passed by Imperial Legislative Council of India under Lord Irwin, which fixed the minimum age for girls as 14 years and that of boys as 18 years.
It is popularly known as the Sarda Act after its sponsor, Harbilas Sarda.
It was amended in 1978, to prescribe 18 and 21 years for women and men, respectively.
PM Narendra Modi in his 74th Independence Day speech said the Centre had set up a committee to reconsider the minimum age of marriage for women.
A task Force set up under the chairmanship of Ms Jaya Jaitly to examine matters pertaining to correlation of age of marriage and motherhood, imperatives of lowering MMR etc.
Friday, August 21, 2020
21 August 2020, Quiz answers + Notes
1.Indore
Indore was adjudged as the cleanest city of India for the fourth time in a row in the Swachh Survekshan awards 2020 announced by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
Gujarat's Surat takes second spot & Navi Mumbai ranked third in the category of cities with more than 10 lakh population.
Bihar's Patna was adjudged as the dirtiest city.
2. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene & sanitation in cities and towns across India. It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.
3. Ballabhgarh ,Haryana
The Animal Welfare Board of India is headquartered at Ballabhgarh in Haryana state.
AWBI is a statutory advisory body advising the Government of India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
It was established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, by Late Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale
4. Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations
FIAPO was officially founded in the year 2010, a collaboration with more than 80 members, 200 supporter organisations and 400 individual activists in over 40 cities – hoping to change the lives of animals across the country, through education, research, lobbying, mobilisation, training and direct action.
5. Chattisgarh
“Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana’ will be launched in urban areas under which people will be provided health facilities at their doorstep through 70 mobile medical units in all the 14 municipal corporations.
6.Kerala
Namath Basai, the Kerala govt unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue is being implemented by Samagra Siksha Kerala (SSK)
The SSK has distributed some 50 laptops exclusively for Namath Basai. Pre-recorded classes are offered through a YouTube channel.
7.RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) came out with a '5-Core Actions' approach for promoting financial education, which among other things include development of relevant content for school children and adults, community participation and collaboration.
The ‘National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025’ (NSFE), released by the RBI, has suggested a multi-stakeholder-led approach for creating a financially aware and empowered India.
The five Cs, outlined by the strategy paper, are: Content, Capacity, Community, Communication and Collaboration.
8.Flipkart
Flipkart has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna to help create industry-focused applied research in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML).
9.Netmeds
Reliance Industries Ltd has acquired a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds .
Vitalic and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Netmeds, were incorporated in 2015. Netmeds is a licensed e-pharma portal that offers authenticated prescription and over the counter (OTC) medicine along with other health products in India.
10. ILO-ADB
ILO-ADB has released a report, titled 'Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific
"For India, the report estimates job loss for 4.1 million youth. Construction and agriculture have witnessed the major job losses among seven key sectors” the report said.
ILO - International Labour Organization
ADB - asian Development Bank
Thursday, August 20, 2020
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