19 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1. Who has been appointed the Director General of Border Security Force (BSF)?

SS Deswal
Rakesh Asthana
AP Maheshwari
RK Prachanda

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2.Which institute has developed an low bandwidth e-classroom software, DEEKSHAK?

IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Kharagpur

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3.Dream 11 wins IPL title sponsorship rights with a bid of ₹222 crore. Who is the Chairman of IPL ?

Sourav Ganguly
Brijesh Patel
Shashank Manohar
N Srinivasan

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4.The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge with a height of 141 m in Manipur. It is built across which river ?

Brahmaputra
Digaru
Ijai
Kulsi

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5.In 2015, PM Modi mentioned SAGAR as India's policy/doctrine of maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region. What is the full form of SAGAR?

Sea Routes & Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)
Sea Routes & Growth in Asian Region (SAGAR)
Security and Growth in Asian Region (SAGAR)
Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)

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6. When is the World Humanitarian Day observed?

August 18th
August 19th
August 20th
August 21st

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7. When is the World Photography Day observed?

August 18th
August 19th
August 20th
August 21st

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8.Who has approved a $1 billion loan for construction of the 82 km high-speed Delhi-Ghaziabad -Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India?

New Development Bank (NDB BRICS)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
World Bank
International Monetary fund (IMF)

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9.According to a filing with CCI, online medicine & healthcare products retailer PharmEasy has proposed a merger with which company?

Medplus
Medlife
Apollo Pharmacy
Netmeds

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10. What is the full form of PM CARES Fund ?

Prime Minister's Covid 19 Assistance & Relief in Emergency Situation
Prime Minister's Charter for Assistance & Relief in Emergency Scenario
Prime Minister's Central Assistance & Relief in Emergency Situation
Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance & Relief in Emergency Situation

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11.Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Manika Batra (Table tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling), Rani Rampal (Hockey) and Thangavelu Mariyappan (Paralympics) have been recommended for which sporting honour?

Arjuna award
Dronacharya award
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Dhyan Chand Award

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12.Which Govt. of India Ministry has launched “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge- Innovate Solutions for #Aatmanirbhar Bharat”?

MeitY
MoHUA
MoD
MHRD

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13.Which bank has introduced Jan Bachat Khata,an Aadhaar authentication based digital savings account for its customers ?

Fino Payments Bank
India Post Payments Bank.
Paytm Payments Bank.
Airtel Payments Bank

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14.A global research report on the quality of a digital wellbeing, “Digital Quality of Life Index 2020” ranked India Overall 57th rank out 85 countries. The index was prepared by________

Nord
ExpressVPN
Surfshark
Comparitech

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15.What is the name of drone-based surveillance system established by Indian Railways to enhance security at railway stations, tracks, and workshops?

Samurai UAV
Shogun UAV
Ninja UAV
Bharat UAV

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19 August 2020, Quiz Answers + Notes

 1. Rakesh Asthana

Rakesh Asthana, has been appointed the Director General of Border Security Force

2. IIT Kharagpur

Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an e-classroom software, DEEKSHAK.

It is  an online synchronous e-teaching platform that primarily uses one-way communication for bandwidth efficiency.

3.Brijesh Patel

4. Ijai.

The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge across river Ijai in Manipur. The tallest pier will have a height of 141 metres, which surpasses the existing record of 139 meters of the Mala - Rijeka Viaduct, Montenegro in Europe

5. Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)

6.August 19th

7.August 19th

8.Asian Development Bank (ADB)

9. Medlife

10.Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance & Relief in Emergency Situation

11.Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

12. MeitY

13. Fino Payments Bank

14. Surfshark

15. Ninja UAV

Indian Railways has started deploying “Ninja UAVs” (unmanned aerial vehicles) for establishing a drone-based surveillance system in a bid to intensify its security mechanism across its network