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.

13 August 2020 Daily Quiz

1. Who has been named as the Vice President nominee by Democratic Party in US?

Tulsi Gabbard
Kamala Harris
Alexandria Occassio Cortez
Rishi Sunak

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2.Which State government has launched 'Karma Sathi Prakalpa' scheme under which one lakh unemployed youth would be provided soft loans and subsidies to make them self-reliant??

Odisha
Rajasthan
West Bengal
Assam

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3. Who will launch the platform for "Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest" through video conferencing on Aug 13th, 2020?

Nirmala Sitharaman
Dr Jitendra Singh
Piyush Goyal
Narendra Modi

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4.Who is the Chairman of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration ?

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Dr VK Paul
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Subroto Bagchi

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5.Which company has launched a pocket Android POS (point of sale) device with an aim to reduce contact while ordering and making payments at Rs 499?

PhonePe
PayTM
Mobikwik
JioMoney

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6. India has signed a contract for development of five eco-tourism zones with which country, to be implemented under the High-Impact Community Development project (HICDP) scheme?

Mauritius
Maldives
Malaysia
Sri Lanka

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7.Which state cabinet approved a proposal to make Bajali the 34th full-fledged district of the state?

Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Goa

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8.Which state has introduced YSR CHEYUTHA PADHAKAM scheme under which Govt. will offer financial assistance of Rs 18750,. to SC, ST, OBC and minorities women who are aged between 45-60?

Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Andhra Pradesh

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9.When is the World Organ Donation Day observed?

August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15

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10.‘Project Kuiper’ constellation, which entails sending 3,236 satellites into orbit to beam internet coverage down to Earth has been approved by FCC. It is a project by ______

Google
Facebook
Amazon
Microsoft

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13 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes

 

1. Kamala Harris 

 California Senator Kamala Harris will be Presidential candidate - Joe Biden’s running mate for the 2020 US Elections.

She will be the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office (Vice Presidential candidate) from Democratic Party.

2. West Bengal

 On the occasion of International Youth Day, the West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee launched 'Karma Sathi Prakalpa' scheme under which one lakh unemployed youth would be provided soft loans and subsidies.  

3. Narendra Modi

Shri Narendra Modi launched  the ‘Transparent Taxation- Honouring the Honest’ platform through video conferencing, where the Tax System aims to be painless, seamless and faceless.

Platform has major reforms like Faceless assessment and appeal & TaxPayers Charter

4. Dr V K Paul

The National Expert Group on vaccine administration,  under the chairmanship of Dr. V K Paul, met on 12th August to consider logistics & ethical aspects of procurement & administration of  COVID19 vaccine.

5. PayTM

Paytm has launched a pocket Android POS (point of sale) device, to reduce contact while ordering and making payments. 

It is named Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS, and is available at Rs 499.

6. Maldives

India  and  Maldives are to begin the implementation of nine projects in the atoll nation under the High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP).

Under the pact, a total grant of $ 5.6 million was announced.

7. Assam

The Assam government has decided to give full-fledged district status to Bajali, currently a sub-division under Barpeta district, making it the 34th district in the state.

8. Andhra Pradesh

9. August 13th

10. Amazon

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity.

12 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1.  What is the name of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)’s data recovery system, set up under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)?

Krishi Vigyan kendra (KVK)
mKisan portal
Krishi Megh
KSHAMTA

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2.Who has written the book “Making Sense of Indian Democracy”?

Pradeep Guha
Prannoy Roy
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Yogendra Yadav

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3. Which was the very first Elephant reserve in India, set up in 2001 ?

Mahanadi Elephant Reserve, Odisha
Singhbhum Elephant Reserve , Jharkhand
Lemru Elephant Reserve, Chhattisgarh
Wayanad Elephant Reserve, Kerala

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4.Russia has claimed to have made and approved the first Covid vaccine in the world. What is it named?
COVAXIN
AZD1222
Sputnik V
Mir

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5.Which Act was enacted to ammend/remove gender discriminatory provisions in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2006
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2007
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2008

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6.CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. What is its full form?

Committee on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Committee on Indian Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on Indian Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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7. India celebrates National Remote Sensing Day on August 12th, which also marks the birth anniversary of ____________

Homi Bhabha
Vikram Sarabhai
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Satish Dhawan

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8.When is International Youth Day observed?

August 12
August 11
August 13
August 14

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9.Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

President of India
Vice President of India
Leader of Opposition
Prime Minister of India

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10.Which company has launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), in collaboration with NITI Ayog and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)?

Google
Facebook
Dell
Microsoft

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12 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes

 

1. Krishi Megh

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched ICAR's data recovery centre - Krishi Megh.

Krishi Megh has been set up under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), funded by both the government and World Bank.

It is aimed at protecting  the data of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad.

2. Yogendra Yadav

In his new book ‘Making Sense of Indian Democracy’, Yogendra Yadav writes about thefuture possibilities for the Indian republic.

3.  Singhbhum Elephant Reserve, Jharkhand

The very first elephant Elephant reserve was the Singhbhum Elephant Reserve in 2001 in the state of Jharkhand. Today there are 30 Elephant reserves, covering an area of around 65,000 sq km in 14 states.

4. Sputnik V

Russia names new Covid-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' in reference to world's first satellite.

5. Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

The Supreme Court reiterated that the Hindu Succession Act - that was amended in 2005 to give women equal inheritance rights - can have a retrospective effect.

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a daughter "by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son."

6. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

7. Vikram Sarabhai

On August 12th,  National Remote Sensing Day is observed which also marks the birth anniversary of 'Father of Indian Space Programme,' Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.

8. August 12th

In 1999, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.

9. Vice President of India

10. Dell 

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, in collaboration with Dell Technologies launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).

11 August 2020, Daily Quiz

1.When is the World Lion Day observed?

August 09th
August 10th
August 11th
August 12th

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2. When is the World Elephant Day observed?

August 09th
August 10th
August 11th
August 12th

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3. What is the name of the national portal on human elephant conflict, that was launched by Environment Minister Prakash Javedekar?

Surakhsya
Kurma
BhuNaksha
Namami Gange

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4. Which state has announced "Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana" for all the farmers in the current Kharif season?

Rajasthan
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

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5. What is the title of the book chronicling Shri Venkaiah Naidu’s 3 years in office, as the Vice President of India?

'Chronicling, Communicating, Changing'
'Connecting, Communicating, Changing'
'Changing, Communicating, Connecting’
‘Chronicling, connecting, Changing’

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6. What was the theme of the Webinar conducted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,on August 10th, 2020 also theWorld Biofuel Day?

Biofuels in next century
Biofuels in next decade
Biofuels and India
Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat

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7. Which of the following has launched a multi-branded loyalty platform called “nth reward”?

PayTM
RuPay
VISA
NPCI

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8. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said it has been awarded the 'Food System Vision Prize' for its ________movement.

Save Food, Share Food, Share Joy
Eat Right India
Food Safety Mitra
BHOG (Blissful Hygienic Offering to God)

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9. Which state is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind ‘silk training-cum-production centre’ by the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) ?

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh

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10. Recently inagurated Hubballi Railway Museum, is in which state ?

Kerala
Karnataka
Telengana
Tamil Nadu

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11. What is the assembly of tribal elders,Afghanistan's most powerful institution called that approved of the release of 400 Taliban prisoners ?

Loya Jirga
Stera Mahkama
National Directorate of Security
None of the above

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11 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes

 1. World Lion day- August 10th

2. World Elephant Day - August 12th

3. Surakshya  

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launches portal Suraksha on the eve of World ElephantDay 2020. He also released a booklet on “Best practices of Human-Elephant Conflict Management in India” during the event.

4. Gujarat

 CM Vijay Rupani announces Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana for the current Kharif season. He said all farmers of the state will be covered under this scheme.

5. 'Connecting, Communicating, Changing' 

A book titled 'Connecting, Communicating, Changing' chronicling Shri Venkaiah Naidu’s  three years in office as the Vice President of India.

Released by the Union Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in Delhi on August 11, 2020 & E version by Prakash Javedekar.

6. “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas organized a webinar with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”. 

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels

     

7. NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘nth Rewards’, a business intelligence and analytics enabled omni-channel multi-branded loyalty platform.

8. 'Eat Right India'

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said it has been awarded the 'Food System Vision Prize' for its 'Eat Right India' movement's vision.

9. Arunachal Pradesh

The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind ‘silk training-cum-production centre’ in Chullyu village, Arunachal Pradesh.

KVIC Chairman - Vinai Kumar Saxena

10 . Karnataka

 Karnataka’s Hubballi Railway Museum is open for visitors from Aug 5

artifacts are broadly arranged in three sections — within two cottages named Malaprabha and Ghataprabha (originally constructed in 1907) and the outdoor section.

11. Loya Jirga

The Loya Jirga, or the assembly of tribal elders, is Afghanistan's most powerful institution. Its approval of the release of Taliban prisoners has paved the way for intra-Afghan talks and possibly an end to the conflict.