14 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1. UPASI objected to any move that might tinker with the import duty which will have a counterproductive impact on the tea growing sector. What is the full form of UPASI ?

United Plantation Association of Southern India
United Planters’ Association of Southern India
Union of Planters’ Association of Southern India
Union of Planters’ Association of Southern India

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2. Which institute has launched “Pavitrapati” Ayurvedic Biodegradable Face Mask and Anti-Microbial Body Suit Named “Aushada Tara"?

Defence Institute of High Altitude Research , DIHAR (Leh)
Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences ,DIPAS (Delhi)
Defence Research & Development Laboratory DRDL, (Hyderabad)
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT (Pune)

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3. Who launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) ?

Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Narendra Modi
Admiral Karambir Singh

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4. What is the name of the compendium of Indian Navy’s indigenisation perspective plans for self-reliance in defence under the vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat?
Operation Samudra Setu
Operation Cheetah
SWAVLAMBAN
Sarthak

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5.Indian Coast Guard was launched and re-christened the Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) as ‘Sarthak. It has been designed & built indigenously by_______

Cochin Shipyard Limited
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)
Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai

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6. Who is the government’s interlocutor in the Naga peace talks with (National Socialist Council of Nagaland) NSCN?

Isak Chishi Swu
R. N. Ravi
Narendra Modi
Ajit Doval

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7. Which institute has conducted a study on seed germination , which will determine the optimum timing of seed germination and ensure high plant yields by interplay of plant hormones and environmental factors like light and darkness?

IISER Bhopal
IISc Bangalore
DIHAR Leh
IIT Kharagpur

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8. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Skill Development Centre (SDC) established at Indian Institute of Science's Challakere campus, Karnataka. It is in a collaboration with which PSU?

IOC
HAL
BPCL
DRDO

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9.Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway will be a 687-kilometre-long 6 to 8 lanes expressway, which will connect Delhi with Amritsar in Punjab and Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Union Minister Jitendra Singh,when will it be completed ?

2021
2022
2023
2024

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10.Which Arab country was a part of the historic deal brokered by the US President Donald Trump , making it only the third Israel-Arab peace deal since Israel's declaration of independence in 1948, after Egypt and Jordan?

Saudi Arabia
Qatar
UAE
Iraq

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14 August 2020 Daily Quiz, Answers + Notes

 1.United Planters’ Association of Southern India

UPASI president AL RM Nagappan, said tea was an important agro-industry that employed 2.12 lakh growers and 11.65 lakh workers, of which more than 70% were women.

2.Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT

Pune based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT launched “Pavitrapati” Ayurvedic Biodegradable Face Mask and Anti-Microbial Body Suit Named “Aushada Tara"

3.Rajnath Singh

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) 

The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence in keeping with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat

4. ‘SWAVLAMBAN’

A compendium of Indian Navy’s Indigenisation perspective plans titled ‘SWAVLAMBAN’ was released by RM Rajnath Singh

5. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

An Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard was launched and re-christened as Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak.

OPV Sarthak is the 4th in the series of five OPVs. It has been designed & built indigenously by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

6. R. N. Ravi

Nagaland Peace Accord was signed on 3 August 2015 by the Govt of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) to end the insurgency. 

Government’s Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks R. N. Ravi signed it on behalf of the Government of India whereas Lt. Isak Chishi Swu, Chairman and Thuingaleng Muivah, General Secretary signed on behalf of the NSCN

7. IISER Bhopal

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, has conducted a study on seed germination that could have a major impact on agriculture in the long run by helping determine the optimum timing of seed germination and thus ensure high plant yields.

 It focused on the interplay between plant hormones like abscisic acid (ABA) which inhibit the sprouting of the seed & environmental factors like light (which promotes the sprouting process) and darkness.

8. HAL 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the HAL-IISc Skill Development Centre (SDC) established at Indian Institute of Science''s Challakere campus in Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

9.  2023

Katra (J&K) - Delhi express road corridor which will be ready by 2023 and when it becomes functional, the travel time from Katra to Delhi will get reduced to around six and half hours

The project is expected to cost Rs 35,000 crore.

10.UAE

UAE -Israel deal is the third Israel-Arab peace deal since Israel's declaration of independence in 1948, after Egypt and Jordan.