10 August 2020 QuiZ Answers + Notes

1.Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Atma Nirbhar Bharat week. The initiative was further to recently imposed import embargo on 101 items, to boost indigenisation of defence production.

2.Andaman &Nicobar Islands

PM Modi inaugurated the first ever undersea optical fibre project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands which will provide high speed broadband connections in the Union Territory.

 On December 30, 2018, Prime Minister had laid the foundation for the 2,312-Kilometers long submarine optical fibre cable project connecting Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI).

Work of laying undersea cable has been executed by BSNL.

internet speed of 400 gigabyte (Gb) per second will be provided at Port Blair and for other islands it will be 200 Gb per second.

Lt. Governor of A&N Islands Admiral D.K. Joshi

3. INR 1lakh crore

PM Modi launched a financing facility of Rs 1 lakh cr under Agri-Infra Fund; for setting up storage & processing facilities, which will help farmers get higher prices for their crops.

4. Cripps Mission

Quit India movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, demanding an end to British Rule of India.

Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for the Indians to “do or die” to make this happen, after the failure of Cripps mission.

5. IIT Guwahati 

Researchers from IIT Guwahati and Imperial College, London have joined hands to develop a tailored ‘meta-grid’ of nanoparticles that could make LEDs more efficient.

6.Pradeep Kumar Joshi

Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)~ Prof (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi. 

Arvind Saxena, the outgoing chairman of the UPSC.

7.101

Rajnath Singh said Defence ministry will introduce an import embargo on 101 items in a phased manner,to boost indigenisation of defence production

8. MyHandloom

On August 7, 2020, on the occasion of National Handloom Day, ‘My handloom portal’ was launched. It will act as a single platform for all the information and schemes related to the handloom industry, and one stop for weavers and handloom producers.

9.Andrea Pirlo

Serie A champions Juventus named former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as the new coach. Pirlo was a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006.

He takes over from Maurizio Sarri.

10.23

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviewed meeting with states &UTs over the ''eSanjeevani'' and ''eSanjeevaniOPD'' platforms.

This eSanjeevani platform has enabled two types of telemedicine services -  Doctor-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani) and Patient-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani OPD) Tele-consultations.

1.5 lakh tele-consultations (In 23 States) were completed on the tele-medicine service platforms of the Health Ministry. 

11. Benapole

Western Railway Zone has achieved a unique record after deciding to run a parcel train from Ahmedabad division in Gujarat to neighbouring country Bangladesh. It will be traversing 2110 km to reach Benapole in Bangladesh.

12. PM KISAN

PM Modi released the 6th installment of Rs 17,000 cr to over 8.5 cr beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme.

Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi -PM-KISAN.

09 August 2020 DAILY QUIZ

1. Which state/UT has notified Electric Vehicles Policy 2020, with an incentive upto INR 1.5 Lakh on EVs applicable over and above the central government's FAME 2.0 scheme?

Uttar Pradesh
Chandigarh
Haryana
New Delhi

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2. When is the “World Tribal Day” or the “International Day of the World's Indigenous People” observed every year?

August 08th
August 09th
August 07th
August 06th

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3. Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of UT of Jammu and Kashmir?

Karan Singh
Satya Pal Malik
Girish Chandra Murmu
Manoj Sinha

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4. Who took over as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?

Girish Chandra Murmu
V. Narahari Rao
Rajiv Mehrishi
Vinod Rai

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5. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), has developed a portal where passengers can fill the form & even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine. What is the name of the portal?

AIR SEWA
AIR SUVIDHA
UDAN
NABH Nirman

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6.Who launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' programme as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah& UNICEF , through video conferencing?

Capt Amrinder Singh
Narendra Modi
Kiren Rijiju
Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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7.What is the name of the innovative mobile app, to engage young people in solving civic issues and learning 21st Century skills, to be launched by YuWaah in collaboration with the Government of Punjab?

YuWaah Udaan
YuWaah Ninja
YuWaah Samurai
YuWaah Shogun

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8. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Govt of India has approved extension of Ajay Tyagi, an IAS officer, will now head the regulator till at least 28 February 2022. He is the Chairman of ____________

RBI
SEBI
NHAI
NABARD

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9.Which institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NHAI to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Advance Data Management System for Highways?

IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Kharagpur

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10. Which state government has signed a MoU with Flipkart, under the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme in an initiative called “Flipkart Samarth”?

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi

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11.Coinciding with the Ram temple 'bhoomi pujan', which author announced their latest book that will shed light on the authentic history of Ayodhya titled “Amazing Ayodhya”?

Yatish Yadav
Neena Rai
Markandey Katju
Ruskin Bond

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12.Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, who has won his re-election with 2/3rd majority in the parliament?

Mahinda Rajapaksa
Gotabaya Rajapksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Arjuna Ranatunga

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13.The Conclave on “Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy” was organized by Ministry of Education and _______________

IGNOU
NCERT
UPSC
UGC

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14. National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) had decided to digitally transforming the bank’s transaction banking businesses by selecting which IT company’s Cash Management Suite ?

FIS Global eBanking
Oracle FLEXCUBE
FinnOne
Infosys Financle

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15. Which State in India, with two of its villages - Venkatraipur and Noliasahi to be recognized by UNESCO as “Tsunami Ready”?

Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Kerala

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09 August 2020 DAILY QUIZ ~Answers + Notes

1. Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has notified the Electric Vehicle Policy for the national capital to promote the use of electric vehicles.

The Electric Vehicle Policy is valid till three years.

Delhi government will give financial incentives upto Rs 1.5 lakh on the purchase of electric vehicles

2. August 9th 

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.

It was first pronounced by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1994.

3. Girish Chandra Murmu

 Shri Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

4. Girish Chandra Murmu

Shri G C Murmu takes over as C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)of India

Shri Murmu succeeds Shri Rajiv Mehrishi.

5. AIR SUVIDHA

(DIAL)  has developed “AIR SUVIDHA”—a portal where passengers can fill the form and even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine.

 AIR SUVIDHA will help make passengers’ journey more convenient and comfortable in a contactless way

A first-of-its-kind portal, has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, MEA and various States /UT govts. 

6. Punjab

CM of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah - a joint initiative of UNICEF, other UN agencies, civil society organisations and the private sector.

It will kickstart with a survey using U-Report, also supported by YuWaah and UNICEF, to hear the challenges and aspirations of Punjab's youth

Pride of Punjab initiative aims to connect millions of young people of Punjab a with aspirational economic opportunities, gain relevant skills for productive lives and become changemakers.

7. YuWaah Ninja

Govt of Punjab with Yuwaah, will launch youth innovation challenges including an innovative mobile app called ‘YuWaah Ninja’ to engage young people in solving civic issues and learning 21st Century skills

8. SEBI

The government has extended the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Ajay Tyagi’s term by 18 months.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of term of appointment of Shri Ajay Tyagi, an order on the website of Department of Personnel Training said.

9. IIT Delhi

 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Advance Data Management System for Highways in IIT Delhi

NHAI and IIT will work on Project Management and Data Management, Highway Network Traffic Demand and Incident Management, Highway safety, Highway Work-zone Management, Highway Pavement Management System.

10. Uttar Pradesh

 Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to bring artisans, weavers & craftsmen into mainstream business.

The initiative called `Flipkart Samarth` will enable them to break entry barriers by extending time-bound incubation support

11.  Neeena Rai

 ‘Amazing Ayodhya’ written by Neeena Rai tells the History of Lord Rama’s birth place to hit the stands in November,2020.

Yatish Yadav has written, “RAW(Research and Analysis Wing): A History of India’s Covert Operations”

12. Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time ,after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

13. University Grants Commission (UGC).

PM Modi gave the inaugural address at the Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy, that was been organized by the Ministry of Education along with the University Grants Commission (UGC).

14. Infosys Finacle

Infosys Finacle, announced that the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) had decided to leverage its services for digitally transforming the bank’s businesses.

NBB will adopt the Finacle Cash Management Suite for its banking services.

15. Odisha 

India has become the first country to implement ‘Tsunami Ready’ in the Indian Ocean Region

Odisha is the first State with two of its villages - Venkatraipur in Ganjam district and Noliasahi in Jagatsingpur district getting the UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)’s Certificate of Recognition and Certificate of Appreciation awards

 

6/7th August 2020 Daily Quiz

1.Which Indian Airport has been provided with new thermal scanner, a ceiling-mounted Mass Fever Screening System to enhance the efficacy of the screening process of passengers?

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

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2.Which Hollywood actor has written about their  memoirs in the book "Greenlights"?

Julia Roberts
Robert Downey Jr
Tom Hanks
Matthew McConaughey

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3.Which prominent North Ireland politician, architect of Good Friday Agreement and Nobel peace prize winner, recently passed away at the age of 83?

Jim Molyneaux
John Hume
Brian Friel
Christina Reid

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4.Which state will promote winter tourism, by  setting up a snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi forest division area?

Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh

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5.Which country has conducted a scheduled test launch of an LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with a very unusual load of three unarmed reentry vehicles?

USA
UK
China
Russia

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6.Which app has been made mandatory by Supreme Court, for all municipal corporations and state pollution control boards, to track biomedical waste on a daily basis?

Aarogya Setu
COVID19BWM
Corona Kavach
SAHYOG

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7.Who inagurated the two-day international webinar on ‘Lokmanya Tilak – Swaraj to Self-Reliant India',on the occassion of his 100th death anniversary organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations in New Delhi?

Narendra Modi
Amit Shah
Prahlad Singh Patel
Smriti Irani

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8. Swachh Bharat Kranti, Hindi translation of Swachh Bharat Revolution, is a compilation of _____ essays by diverse range of stakeholders.

35
25
15
50

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9.Which institute has signed a tripartite MoU with Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Department of Administrative Reforms & Public grievances (DAR & PG), to develop AI & machine learning (ML) techniques to conduct exploratory and predictive analysis of Public Grievances received on web based CPGRAMS?

IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Delhi

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10.Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism, virtually inaugurated the state-of-the-art Thenzawl Golf Resort project in Mizoram under which scheme?

Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Hunar se Rozgar tak
PRASAD scheme
Swachh Paryatan

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11.Iker Casillas has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. Which country does he belong to?

Italy
Germany
Spain
Argentina

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12. Which country has completed negotiations on the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with United States, which would enable increased US military presence in Central Europe?

Austria
Slovenia
Poland
Switzerland

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13. Who will be the first African-American to be a military service chief in American History?

Charles Q. Brown Jr.
James C. McConville
Mark A. Milley
Mark Esper

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14. Who was the first African American Secretary of State in US?

Condoleeza Rice
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Hiram Revels
Colin Powell

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15.World's first atomic bomb attack was dropped on Hiroshima on 6th August,1945. It was nicknamed ________

Fat Man
Little Boy
Manhattan Project
Desert Storm

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16.Under the amended RBI Act,the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is required to meet at least _____ times in a year.

8
9
12
4

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17.Which agency under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has organised an online patriotic film festival, from August 7,2020 on www.cinemasofindia.com, free of cost?

National Film Development Corporation of India(NFDC)
Film and Television Institute of India(FTII)
National School of Drama(NSD)
National Institute of Film & Fine Arts(NIFFA)

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18.The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs directed its field offices to verify within 48 hours that hazardous and explosive material lying in warehouses and ports meet all safety and fire standards. This precaution is following blast in which city?

Istanbul
Baghdad
Beirut
Kabul

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19.Sports Authority of India launched an online training program for principals, physical education teachers through mobile app called ______

Khelo India Mobile App (KIMA)
Khelo India Fitness Assessment of School Going Children
Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE)
Sport Authority of India (SAI)

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20.What is the name of the Trump administration’s five-pronged initiative under which it prevents Chinese phone makers’ ability to pre-install and download U.S. apps?

Make America Great Again
Launch America Mission
Operation Dragon
Clean Network Program

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06/07 Quiz Key + Notes

 

1. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad 

The new state of the art,  thermal scanner at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad(RGIA) is a ceiling-mounted Mass Fever Screening System

It was provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in coordination with Asian Development Bank(ADB), and funded by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)

It enhances the efficacy of the screening process, as it is capable of scanning, detecting and tracking febrile people.

2. Matthew McConaughey

Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey announced the publication of his book, Greenlights. The book will be released Oct. 20, 2020,

3. John Hume

John Hume was a key architect of Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending 30 years of sectarian violence. 

Good Friday Agreement/ The Belfast Agreement was a peace agreement between the British and Irish governments, and most of the political parties in Northern Ireland(unionists and nationalists), on how Northern Ireland should be governed.

4. Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is getting ready to set up India’s first conservation centre for snow leopards in the forests of Uttarkashi district. 

The centre will be developed by the Uttarakhand forest department, along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Chief Minister Uttarakhand- Trivendra Singh Rawat

5.  USA

U.S. AirForce had a scheduled test launch of an LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with a very unusual load of three unarmed reentry vehicles. 

6. COVID19BWM

Municipal corporations and state pollution boards have been mandated by Supreme Court, to upload data pertaining to collection and disposal of Covid-19 biomedical waste on an app COVID19BWM, created by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Recommendations were made  by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), to the Supreme Court, that had flagged the need for tracking and monitoring the biomedical waste 

7. Amit Shah

Amit Shah inaugurates international webinar on 'Lokmanya Tilak - Swaraj to Self-reliant India' organized by ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations). 

It was on the 100th death anniversary of the great freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak ( August 1, 1920).

8. 35

With a foreword by PM Modi, it is a compilation of 35 essays on Swachh Bharat Mission.

The Swachh Bharat Revolution”, edited by Shri Parameswaran Iyer,  has been translated into Hindi and published as  “Swachh Bharat Kranti.”

The book was officially launched by Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Smt. Smriti Irani.

9. IIT Kanpur

Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Department of Defence (DoD) Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK)

 

10. Swadesh Darshan Scheme

Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurates the 'Thenzawl Golf Resort' Project implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

11. Spain

Spanish Goalkeeper Iker Casillas announces his retirement. Played for Spain (Country) and Real Madrid (Club) & ended his career while in Porto FC (club).

12. Poland

The Pentagon said that the United States and Poland had completed negotiations on the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which would enable increased US military presence in Central Europe. 

Objective of the redeployment plan was to strengthen NATO and enhance deterrence against Russia. Poland joined NATO in 1999.

13. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was unanimously confirmed as the Air Force’s chief of staff, and will be the first African-American military service chief in American History.

He will officially take command of the Air Force as its 22nd chief of staff in a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday (6th Aug).

General Brown was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence at Oval Office.

14. Colin Powel

Colin Powell was the first African American to serve as Secretary of State.

Condoleeza Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State and the first woman to serve as National Security Advisor.

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. 

15. Little boy

During World War II, "Little Boy" was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

“Fat Man" was the codename for the nuclear bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 6 August 1945.

 The Manhattan Project was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II.

Operation Desert Storm ,the combat phase of Gulf Wart  waged by coalition forces led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion & annexation of Kuwait.

16. 4

MPC (Monetary Policy Comittee) comprises six members - three officials of the RBI and three external members nominated by the Government of India.

As per Section 45ZI (1) and (2) of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank is required to organise at least four meetings of the Monetary Policy Committee in a year.

17. National Film Development Corporation of India(NFDC)

The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has organised an online patriotic film festival, which will showcase Independence Day themed patriotic movies from August 7.

The festival will stream movies at the website, www.cinemasofindia.com, free of cost.

18. Beirut

19. Khelo India Mobile App (KIMA)

The Sports Authority of India (SAI), in association with CISCE and CBSE, will host an online program for training of Physical Education (PE) Teachers from CISCE Schools on "Khelo India Fitness Assessment of School Going Children".

PE Teachers undertaking the Khelo India Fitness Assessment through the KIMA app.

20. Clean Network Program

The Clean Network program is the Trump Administration’s comprehensive approach to guarding our citizens’ privacy and our companies’ most sensitive information.

The five new lines of effort for the Clean Network are as follows:

Clean Carrier, Clean Carrier, Clean Apps, Clean Cloud, Clean Cable