Thursday, September 10, 2020

10 September Daily Quiz

1. According to d India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, August rainfall this year has been the highest since 1926. Who is the Director General of IMD?

Sukbhir Singh Sandhu
G. R. Chintala
Mrutunjay Mahapatra
Balram Bhargava

2.Which of the following app primarily gives out weather forecast-based agro advisories to farmers in different regions in their own languages?

MAUSAM
MEGHDOOT
DAMINI
KRISHI

3.Which of the following is a Scientist – Student Connect programme under the collaboration of CSIR and KV Sanghatan?

KV Shaala Darpan
JIGYASA
SWAYAM 2.0
DEEKSHAK

4.Which of the following companies has unveiled their new brand identitiy as "Vi" with tagline "together for tommorrow"?

Vodafone Idea
Reliance Jio
Bharti Airtel
BSNL

5.How many sectors have been selected by the KV Kamath committee, which will require restructuring based on its analyses of financial parameters due to pandemic?

12
26
34
48

6.World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on _____?

September 7
September 8
September 9
September 10

7.Born on 9 September 1850, who is known as'Father of Modern Hindi Literature and Hindi Theatre'?

Bharatendu Harishchandra
Munshi Premchand
Maithili Sharan Gupt
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

8.According to National Youth Policy 2014, the youth age group is defined as _______ years?

14-30
15-29
18-25
16-28

9.Which of the following has received a mandate from the Indian Ministry of Tribal Affairs to implement its gamified learning app across all Tribal Schools in India ?

STEPapp
BYJUs
Unacademy
Toppr

10.Which of the following has National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC),to provide access to free learning resources for digital skills that are in demand in today's economy?

Linkedin
Google
Facebook
Dell


10 September Daily Quiz Answers +Notes

1.  Mrutunjay Mahapatra


August rainfall this year has been the highest since 1926 with 32.7 cm — or about 27% more than what is normal for the month, according to IMD. In August 1926, the rainfall recorded was 34.8 cm, exceeding the normal by 33%.


 Mrutunjay Mahapatra, Director-General, IMD,



 2. MEGHDOOT 


 MEGHDOOT APP for Agromet advisory  or giving out weather forecast-based agro advisories to farmers in different regions in their own languages


Developed by India Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and Indian Council of Agricultural Research


3."JIGYASA" i


 Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) had signed an MoU on Scientist – Student Connect programme ‘Jigyasa’ on 6th July, 2017. 


The CSIR’s Jigyasa program is a unique platform for bringing scientists and teachers for nurturing young minds.


CSIR is widening and deepening its Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR)


4.Vodafone-Idea 


Vodafone-Idea unveiled a new brand identity Monday with a new name and logo “Vi”.


5. 26 sectors


The KV Kamath committee has selected 26 sectors which will require restructuring based on its analyses of financial parameters hit due to the pandemic.


6. 10th September 


World Suicide Prevention Day- 10th September



7. Bharatendu Harishchandra


Bharatendu Harishchandra, born on 9 September 1850, is known as the father of Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre.  


8. 15-29


Youth in the age group of 15-29 years comprise 27.5% of the population. NYP 2014.


9.STEPapp


STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) has received a mandate from the Indian Ministry of Tribal Affairs to implement its gamified learning app across all Tribal Schools in India .


Mr Praveen Tyagi, Managing Director, CEO & Founder, EduIsFun Technologies (STEPapp)


10.LinkedIn


National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and LinkedIn announced a partnership to provide access to free learning resources for digital skills that are in demand in today's economy.


A total of 10 learning paths consisting of 140 courses will be made available for free on e-Skill India digital platform until March 31, 2021.


 

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