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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12 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes

 

1. Krishi Megh

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched ICAR's data recovery centre - Krishi Megh.

Krishi Megh has been set up under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), funded by both the government and World Bank.

It is aimed at protecting  the data of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad.

2. Yogendra Yadav

In his new book ‘Making Sense of Indian Democracy’, Yogendra Yadav writes about thefuture possibilities for the Indian republic.

3.  Singhbhum Elephant Reserve, Jharkhand

The very first elephant Elephant reserve was the Singhbhum Elephant Reserve in 2001 in the state of Jharkhand. Today there are 30 Elephant reserves, covering an area of around 65,000 sq km in 14 states.

4. Sputnik V

Russia names new Covid-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' in reference to world's first satellite.

5. Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

The Supreme Court reiterated that the Hindu Succession Act - that was amended in 2005 to give women equal inheritance rights - can have a retrospective effect.

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a daughter "by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son."

6. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

7. Vikram Sarabhai

On August 12th,  National Remote Sensing Day is observed which also marks the birth anniversary of 'Father of Indian Space Programme,' Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.

8. August 12th

In 1999, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.

9. Vice President of India

10. Dell 

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, in collaboration with Dell Technologies launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).