12 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1.  What is the name of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)’s data recovery system, set up under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)?

Krishi Vigyan kendra (KVK)
mKisan portal
Krishi Megh
KSHAMTA

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2.Who has written the book “Making Sense of Indian Democracy”?

Pradeep Guha
Prannoy Roy
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Yogendra Yadav

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3. Which was the very first Elephant reserve in India, set up in 2001 ?

Mahanadi Elephant Reserve, Odisha
Singhbhum Elephant Reserve , Jharkhand
Lemru Elephant Reserve, Chhattisgarh
Wayanad Elephant Reserve, Kerala

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4.Russia has claimed to have made and approved the first Covid vaccine in the world. What is it named?
COVAXIN
AZD1222
Sputnik V
Mir

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5.Which Act was enacted to ammend/remove gender discriminatory provisions in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2006
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2007
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2008

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6.CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. What is its full form?

Committee on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Committee on Indian Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on Indian Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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7. India celebrates National Remote Sensing Day on August 12th, which also marks the birth anniversary of ____________

Homi Bhabha
Vikram Sarabhai
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Satish Dhawan

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8.When is International Youth Day observed?

August 12
August 11
August 13
August 14

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9.Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

President of India
Vice President of India
Leader of Opposition
Prime Minister of India

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10.Which company has launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), in collaboration with NITI Ayog and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)?

Google
Facebook
Dell
Microsoft

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