19072020 DAILY QUIZ Key + Notes

1. Which Mobile App was launched on 23rd May, 2020 on the occasion of World Turtle Day, as a unique tool for tracking and reporting Indian turtles?

1. TULIP

2. SANKALP

3. KURMA

4. PRAGYATA

- Union Environment and Information and Broadcasting Minister ~ Prakash Javadekar.

- The Mobile Application, KURMA, was launched on 23rd May this year on the occasion of World Turtle Day.

- The citizen science initiative aims at conservation of turtles and tortoises.

2. Which Temple Trust has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone of the temple ?

1. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

2. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust

3. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri

4. None of the above

3. Which country is being considered by Indian Ministry of Defence, to be made a part of Malabar naval Exercise along with Japan and US  ? 

1. Singapore

2. Russia

3. Taiwan

4. Australia

The Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. Japan became a permanent member of the exercise in 2015.

4.  Which country elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and signed a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support during an online summit last month. ?

1. Sri Lanka

2. Bangladesh

3. Australia 

4. Japan

In November 2017, India, US, Japan &Australia formed "Quad" coalition to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence.

during an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

5. Which cooperation agreement  allows militaries of the two countries to use each other's bases for repair and replenishment of supplies besides facilitating scaling up of overall defense cooperation?

1. Most Favored Nation (MFN)

2. Market Economy Nation(MEN)

3. Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

4. Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA)

6. Which is the first state in India to get DGCA approval for use of drones for aerial surveillance & inspection of Extra HV power transmission lines & towers?

1. Uttar Pradesh 

2. Karnataka

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Maharashtra

- state-owned Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company (MSETCL) will use drones with video cameras & thermo-vision cameras to check faults in power transmission lines across the state

- MSETCL has procured 16 drones for the project.

7. Under Disaster Management act 2005, contributions to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) have been allowed through these modes _______  ? 

1. Physical instruments 

2. RTGS/ NEFT/ UPI 

3. https://bharatkosh.gov.in

4. b & c

5. a & c

6. a, b & c

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the contributions to the NDRF have been allowed through any of the modes like physical instruments, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)/National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)/ Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and https://bharatkosh.gov.in

These contributions have been allowed as per Section 46(1)(b) of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005

8. Which Nodal agency under MeitY has issued a notice to Twitter about recent global hack targeting high profile users & affected Indians and overall impact? 

1. CERT-in

2. DPIIT

3. NSA 

4. NATGRID

India's cyber security agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

9. Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) established in 1955 is located in 

1. Mysuru

2. Thiruvananthapuram

3. Kottayam

4. Kochi

10. Who is the Chairman of the Rubber Board ?

1. Sawar Dhanania

2. K.N. Raghavan 

3. G R Chintala

4. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

The Rubber Board is a statutory body constituted by the Government of India, under the Rubber Act 1947, for the overall development of the rubber industry in the country.

GR Chintala - NABARD Chairman

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - NHAI Chairman

11.What is the name of the app developed by Rubber Board in association with National Informatics Centre (NIC), available in Google Play Store?

1. Kheti badi

2. Kisan Suvidha

3. Rubber Kisan

4. Krishi Gyan

The Rubber Board has developed a new Mobile App ‘Rubber Kisan’ for rubber growers. The application developed in association with National Informatics Centre (NIC)

12. What is the 10 member cell set up by the Civil Aviation Ministry for prompt assistance & clearance of proposals; expedite investments in Indian aviation?

1. UDAN

2. Investment Clearance Cell

3. AirSewa

4. e Sahaj

-Civil Aviation Ministry has set up an Investment Clearance Cell, ICC for prompt assistance and clearance of proposals. The ten-member cell will be headed by a Joint Secretary in the Ministry.

-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is an initiative by the government to connect the country's under-served and unserved airports

-AirSewa enables travelers to submit grievances and seek information on air travel in India. It is an initiative by MoCA, Govt. of India. Airport Information

-Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched e-Sahaj portal to facilitate individuals and private companies in seeking security clearance for setting up businesses in certain sensitive sectors & geographies.

13. Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission launched on 10 Feb 2020, became the first spacecraft to take images of the Sun’s surface from a closer distance is a joint operation by two space agencies ?

1. NASA & ISRO

2. NASA & JAXA

3. NASA & ESA

4. NASA & SpaceX

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) observed a unique phenomenon near the surface of the sun— miniature solar flares, dubbed “campfires,

Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission became the first spacecraft to take images of the Sun’s surface from a closer distance.

14. Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour     of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on ________________

1. 19th July

2. 18th July

3. 17th July

4. 20th July

officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. 

15. Who will have a virtual meeting with his American counterpart US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette,  as part of the second India-US Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) Ministerial ?

1. Piyush Goyal

2. Nirmala Sitharaman

3. Dharmendra Pradhan

4. Nitin Gadkari

16. PM Modi delivered the keynote address themed "Multilateralism after Covid-19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary”. Which High-Level Segment of the principal organ of the UN did PM address?

1. UNGA (General Assembly)

2. UN Secretariat

3. UNSC (Security Council)

4. ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council)

-Six main organs of the United Nations—the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. 

- The Court has its seat at The Hague, Netherlands. All other organs are based at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

17. Name the first “cable-stayed” Indian Railways bridge that will connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir

1. Nehru Sethu

2. BogiBeel Bridge

3. Pamban Bridge 

4. Anji Khad Bridge

first cable-stayed” Indian Railways bridge – the magnificent Anji Khad Bridge will soon connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir

developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, which is a Government of India undertaking. The cable-stayed railway bridge is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project over river Chenab