25 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1.Government e-Marketplace, GeM, a Special Purpose Vehicle comes under the Ministry of _____________?

Finance
Commerce & Industry
Electronics and Information Technology
Defence

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2.Who is Japan's longest consecutive serving prime minister for 2,800 days ?

Shinzō Abe
Tsutomu Hata
Keizō Obuchi
Eisaku Sato

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3. What is the name of the app developed by Indian Airforce, that has been developed in association with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) for career related information ?

DigiSevak
Bharat ke Veer
UMANG
MyIAF

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4.National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning is an E-learning platform for university-level science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. It has been developed by ?

IIT
IIM
IISc
IIT & IIsc

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5.Who organises the webinars under "Dekho Apna Desh series"?
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Culture

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6. World Gujarati Language Day is observed on __________

August 23
August 24
August 25
August 26

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7. Which state is to organize first-ever state Dragonfly Festival christened ‘Thumbi Maholsavam 2020’?

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Goa

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8. Which of the following has introduced the product "Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs"?

RBI
NABARD
SEBI
AMFI

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9.Which football club has won UEFA Champions League Final in 2020?

Paris Saint Germain
Bayern Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Barcelona

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25 August Quiz Answers + Notes

1. Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

 Government e-Marketplace, GeM, a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

 GeM is an online platform for procurement of goods and services by government departments, public sector units, and other agencies.

GeM (formed in 2016), is a tool to promote Maximum Governance Minimum Government, Make in India, Ease of Doing Business and Digital India

2. Shinzo Abe 

Shinzo Abe has become Japan's longest consecutive serving prime minister, reaching 2,799 days and breaking the 2,798-day record previously set by Eisaku Sato.

3. My IAF

Indian Air Force has launched a mobile application 'My IAF' to provide career related information and job details to candidates.

Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria,launched the app at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan on 24 August as a part of Digital India initiative. 

The application has been developed in association with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

4.IIT & IIsc

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is an E-learning platform for university-level science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, and is developed jointly by IIT & IIsc

These sessions were hosted by various industry leaders & renowned professors, discussing topics like career, technology, academics, etc.

5.Ministry of Tourism

 Ministry of Tourism organised the 50th webinar titled “Cultural heritage of Hyderabad” under Dekho Apna Desh series.

6. August 24

August 24 is Gujarati poet, playwright and social reformer Narmadashankar Dave 'Narmad' birthday and is celebrated as a day dedicated to Gujarati language and literature as World Gujarati language Day.

7. Kerala 

WWF-India Kerala State Office has joined with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever state Dragonfly Festival in Kerala, called as ‘Thumbi Maholsavam 2020’.

8. NABARD

NABARD has introduced a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product to ensure unhindered flow of credit in rural areas hit by the COVID-19 pandemic called “Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs”

NABARD signed a pact with Vivriti Capital & Ujjivan Small Finance Bank to roll out the initiative,providing partial guarantee on pooled loans extended to small and mid-sized micro finance institutions (MFIs)

9. Bayern Munich