09 August 2020 DAILY QUIZ

1. Which state/UT has notified Electric Vehicles Policy 2020, with an incentive upto INR 1.5 Lakh on EVs applicable over and above the central government's FAME 2.0 scheme?

Uttar Pradesh
Chandigarh
Haryana
New Delhi

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2. When is the “World Tribal Day” or the “International Day of the World's Indigenous People” observed every year?

August 08th
August 09th
August 07th
August 06th

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3. Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of UT of Jammu and Kashmir?

Karan Singh
Satya Pal Malik
Girish Chandra Murmu
Manoj Sinha

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4. Who took over as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?

Girish Chandra Murmu
V. Narahari Rao
Rajiv Mehrishi
Vinod Rai

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5. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), has developed a portal where passengers can fill the form & even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine. What is the name of the portal?

AIR SEWA
AIR SUVIDHA
UDAN
NABH Nirman

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6.Who launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' programme as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah& UNICEF , through video conferencing?

Capt Amrinder Singh
Narendra Modi
Kiren Rijiju
Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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7.What is the name of the innovative mobile app, to engage young people in solving civic issues and learning 21st Century skills, to be launched by YuWaah in collaboration with the Government of Punjab?

YuWaah Udaan
YuWaah Ninja
YuWaah Samurai
YuWaah Shogun

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8. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Govt of India has approved extension of Ajay Tyagi, an IAS officer, will now head the regulator till at least 28 February 2022. He is the Chairman of ____________

RBI
SEBI
NHAI
NABARD

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9.Which institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NHAI to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Advance Data Management System for Highways?

IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Kharagpur

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10. Which state government has signed a MoU with Flipkart, under the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme in an initiative called “Flipkart Samarth”?

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi

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11.Coinciding with the Ram temple 'bhoomi pujan', which author announced their latest book that will shed light on the authentic history of Ayodhya titled “Amazing Ayodhya”?

Yatish Yadav
Neena Rai
Markandey Katju
Ruskin Bond

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12.Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, who has won his re-election with 2/3rd majority in the parliament?

Mahinda Rajapaksa
Gotabaya Rajapksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Arjuna Ranatunga

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13.The Conclave on “Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy” was organized by Ministry of Education and _______________

IGNOU
NCERT
UPSC
UGC

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14. National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) had decided to digitally transforming the bank’s transaction banking businesses by selecting which IT company’s Cash Management Suite ?

FIS Global eBanking
Oracle FLEXCUBE
FinnOne
Infosys Financle

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15. Which State in India, with two of its villages - Venkatraipur and Noliasahi to be recognized by UNESCO as “Tsunami Ready”?

Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Kerala

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09 August 2020 DAILY QUIZ ~Answers + Notes

1. Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has notified the Electric Vehicle Policy for the national capital to promote the use of electric vehicles.

The Electric Vehicle Policy is valid till three years.

Delhi government will give financial incentives upto Rs 1.5 lakh on the purchase of electric vehicles

2. August 9th 

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.

It was first pronounced by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1994.

3. Girish Chandra Murmu

 Shri Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

4. Girish Chandra Murmu

Shri G C Murmu takes over as C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)of India

Shri Murmu succeeds Shri Rajiv Mehrishi.

5. AIR SUVIDHA

(DIAL)  has developed “AIR SUVIDHA”—a portal where passengers can fill the form and even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine.

 AIR SUVIDHA will help make passengers’ journey more convenient and comfortable in a contactless way

A first-of-its-kind portal, has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, MEA and various States /UT govts. 

6. Punjab

CM of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah - a joint initiative of UNICEF, other UN agencies, civil society organisations and the private sector.

It will kickstart with a survey using U-Report, also supported by YuWaah and UNICEF, to hear the challenges and aspirations of Punjab's youth

Pride of Punjab initiative aims to connect millions of young people of Punjab a with aspirational economic opportunities, gain relevant skills for productive lives and become changemakers.

7. YuWaah Ninja

Govt of Punjab with Yuwaah, will launch youth innovation challenges including an innovative mobile app called ‘YuWaah Ninja’ to engage young people in solving civic issues and learning 21st Century skills

8. SEBI

The government has extended the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Ajay Tyagi’s term by 18 months.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of term of appointment of Shri Ajay Tyagi, an order on the website of Department of Personnel Training said.

9. IIT Delhi

 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Advance Data Management System for Highways in IIT Delhi

NHAI and IIT will work on Project Management and Data Management, Highway Network Traffic Demand and Incident Management, Highway safety, Highway Work-zone Management, Highway Pavement Management System.

10. Uttar Pradesh

 Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to bring artisans, weavers & craftsmen into mainstream business.

The initiative called `Flipkart Samarth` will enable them to break entry barriers by extending time-bound incubation support

11.  Neeena Rai

 ‘Amazing Ayodhya’ written by Neeena Rai tells the History of Lord Rama’s birth place to hit the stands in November,2020.

Yatish Yadav has written, “RAW(Research and Analysis Wing): A History of India’s Covert Operations”

12. Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time ,after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

13. University Grants Commission (UGC).

PM Modi gave the inaugural address at the Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy, that was been organized by the Ministry of Education along with the University Grants Commission (UGC).

14. Infosys Finacle

Infosys Finacle, announced that the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) had decided to leverage its services for digitally transforming the bank’s businesses.

NBB will adopt the Finacle Cash Management Suite for its banking services.

15. Odisha 

India has become the first country to implement ‘Tsunami Ready’ in the Indian Ocean Region

Odisha is the first State with two of its villages - Venkatraipur in Ganjam district and Noliasahi in Jagatsingpur district getting the UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)’s Certificate of Recognition and Certificate of Appreciation awards