11 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1.When is the World Lion Day observed?

August 09th
August 10th
August 11th
August 12th

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2. When is the World Elephant Day observed?

August 09th
August 10th
August 11th
August 12th

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3. What is the name of the national portal on human elephant conflict, that was launched by Environment Minister Prakash Javedekar?

Surakhsya
Kurma
BhuNaksha
Namami Gange

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4. Which state has announced "Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana" for all the farmers in the current Kharif season?

Rajasthan
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

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5. What is the title of the book chronicling Shri Venkaiah Naidu’s 3 years in office, as the Vice President of India?

'Chronicling, Communicating, Changing'
'Connecting, Communicating, Changing'
'Changing, Communicating, Connecting’
‘Chronicling, connecting, Changing’

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6. What was the theme of the Webinar conducted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,on August 10th, 2020 also theWorld Biofuel Day?

Biofuels in next century
Biofuels in next decade
Biofuels and India
Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat

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7. Which of the following has launched a multi-branded loyalty platform called “nth reward”?

PayTM
RuPay
VISA
NPCI

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8. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said it has been awarded the 'Food System Vision Prize' for its ________movement.

Save Food, Share Food, Share Joy
Eat Right India
Food Safety Mitra
BHOG (Blissful Hygienic Offering to God)

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9. Which state is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind ‘silk training-cum-production centre’ by the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) ?

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh

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10. Recently inagurated Hubballi Railway Museum, is in which state ?

Kerala
Karnataka
Telengana
Tamil Nadu

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11. What is the assembly of tribal elders,Afghanistan's most powerful institution called that approved of the release of 400 Taliban prisoners ?

Loya Jirga
Stera Mahkama
National Directorate of Security
None of the above

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11 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes

 1. World Lion day- August 10th

2. World Elephant Day - August 12th

3. Surakshya  

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launches portal Suraksha on the eve of World ElephantDay 2020. He also released a booklet on “Best practices of Human-Elephant Conflict Management in India” during the event.

4. Gujarat

 CM Vijay Rupani announces Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana for the current Kharif season. He said all farmers of the state will be covered under this scheme.

5. 'Connecting, Communicating, Changing' 

A book titled 'Connecting, Communicating, Changing' chronicling Shri Venkaiah Naidu’s  three years in office as the Vice President of India.

Released by the Union Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in Delhi on August 11, 2020 & E version by Prakash Javedekar.

6. “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas organized a webinar with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”. 

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels

     

7. NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘nth Rewards’, a business intelligence and analytics enabled omni-channel multi-branded loyalty platform.

8. 'Eat Right India'

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said it has been awarded the 'Food System Vision Prize' for its 'Eat Right India' movement's vision.

9. Arunachal Pradesh

The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind ‘silk training-cum-production centre’ in Chullyu village, Arunachal Pradesh.

KVIC Chairman - Vinai Kumar Saxena

10 . Karnataka

 Karnataka’s Hubballi Railway Museum is open for visitors from Aug 5

artifacts are broadly arranged in three sections — within two cottages named Malaprabha and Ghataprabha (originally constructed in 1907) and the outdoor section.

11. Loya Jirga

The Loya Jirga, or the assembly of tribal elders, is Afghanistan's most powerful institution. Its approval of the release of Taliban prisoners has paved the way for intra-Afghan talks and possibly an end to the conflict.