08 September Daily Quiz Answer &Notes

1.  Ministry of Women & Child Development

The Ministry of Women & Child Development had organized webinars on “Best Practices and Success Stories from POSHAN Abhiyaan” and “Nutrient Requirement for Children and Mothers during first 1000 days”, as part of the celebration of Third Rashtriya Poshan Maah.

2.Jan Bhagidari

Union Minister for Women & Child Development Smt Smriti Zubin Irani appeals to all to promote Jan Bhagidari to make the POSHAN Abhiyaan a success

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani ~  Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles. Smt Debasree Chaudhuri, Union Minister of State for Women & Child Development

3.8th September

International Literacy Day is celebrated on the 8th of September every year to remind everyone of the importance of literacy for individuals, communities and societies. 

4.“Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”

Literacy day 2020 theme-  “Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. 

The theme highlights literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective.

5. India &Russia

The 11th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy was conducted successfully from September 4 to 5.

6.Mach 6

The HSTDV, based on hypersonic propulsion technologies, has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

successfully flight tested a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), which is an unmanned scramjet vehicle with the ability to travel at six times the speed of sound or Mach 6

7. Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast

conducted from the Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast( earlier known as Wheeler Island)

DRDO tested the HSDTV with the help of Agni missile booster it successfully achieved an altitude of over 30,000 ft in 22 seconds at a speed of Mach 6.

8.Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment 

Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM), the scheme worth Rs 1000 crore, would provide Rs 50,000 each as seed money to selected youths to start business ventures.

9.download speed

SpaceX launches 60 satellites under 12th Starlink mission, that claims 100Mbps download speeds

10. September 5

 International Day of Charity declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012,to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta

07 September Daily Quiz

1.Which app has been devloped English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), for helping learners develop Indian English pronunciation?

English Pro
English Lite
English Plus
Hinglish Pro

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2.Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified rules of Transaction of Business for the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in excercise of powers under section 55 of ?

Article 370
Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958
States Reorganisation Act,1956

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3.Which of the following has launched a new publication, “The Little Book of Green Nudges”?

UNGA
UNEP
UNESCO
WHO

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4.The Sonamura (Tripura)-Daudkandi (Bangladesh) waterway route was included in the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) routes in May 2020. Which river/s fall in this route?

Brahmaputra
Gomati & Meghna
Gomati
Meghana

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5.The Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT) was signed between India and Bangladesh in which year?
1971
1947
1983
1972

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6. Who released the “State of the Young Child in India” report, brought out by Mobile Creches and Bernard Van Leer Foundation?

Ram Nath Kovind
Venkaiah Naidu
Smriti Z Irani
Maneka Gandhi

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7.Who has has been elected as the President of "The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers" (SIAM) at its AGM?

Anand Mahindra
Rajeev Bajaj
Kenichi Ayukawa
Rajan Wadhera

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8.The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation was established on November 10, 2000 comprises of how many member countries?

10
8
7
6

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9. Which state has topped the State Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 – Ease of Doing Business Ranking (EoDB)?

Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh

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10.The Seventeenth parallel was a provisional military demarcation line between which of the following?

North& South Korea
North & South Vietnam
East & West Germany
India & Pakistan

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07 September Daily Quiz Answers and Notes

 1. English Pro

Union Minister for Education Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal launched a mobile application, ‘English Pro’, developed by the Hyderabad-based English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU).

developed under University Social Responsibility (USR)

 It aims at helping learners develop Indian English pronunciation in the unique ‘Bharatiya’ way

2.  Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified rules of Transaction of Business for the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, read with the Proclamation, dated 31st October 2019 issued under section 73 of the said Act, the President hereby makes the following rules”

Police, civil services, anti-corruption unit to be under Lt Governor

 3. UNEP

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a new publication, “The Little Book of Green Nudges”, which aims to inspire up to 200 million students around the globe to adopt environmentally friendly habits and greener lifestyles.

4. Gomati & Meghna

The Sonamura (Tripura)-Daudkandi (Bangladesh) route was included in the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) routes in May 2020

route connecting Sonamura, about 60 km from Agartala in the Indian side, and Daudkandi of Chittagong in Bangladesh

River Gomati connects with Meghna in Bangladesh via a 90-km stretch of water

5. 1972 

The Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT) was signed between India and Bangladesh in 1972 to provide inland waterways connectivity between the two countries, particularly with the North Eastern Region of India .

Also to enhance bilateral trade.

6. Venkaiah Naidu

“State of the Young Child in India” report, brought out by civil society organisation Mobile Creches and supported by Bernard Van Leer Foundation was released by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu 

Kerala emerged on top while Bihar fared the worst in outcomes linked to health, nutrition and cognitive growth of children in the 0-6 years age group, based on a comparative analysis of public data for 2005-06 and 2015-16

7.  Kenichi Ayukawa

 Kenichi Ayukawa (MD &CEO of Maruti Suzuki) succeeds Rajan Wadhera of Mahindra as president of SIAM.

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers --SIAM

8. six

The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation was established on November 10, 2000, at Vientiane, Laos at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting.

 It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

9. Andhra Pradesh 

the State Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 – Ease of Doing Business Ranking (EoDB)

1. Andhra Pradesh >> 2. UP >> 3. Telangana

EoDB is a joint initiative between DPIIT and World Bank  

10. North and South Vietnam.

The Seventeenth parallel was the provisional military demarcation line between North and South Vietnam.

05-06 September Quiz

1.Which state has signed a MOU, to develop a collaborative partnership between State government and CSIR-IICT in establishing Bulk Drug Park (BDP)?

Telengana
Andhra Pradhesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka

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2.Pookalam, Pulikali, Sadhya are cultural aspects of which festival?

Nua Khai
Pang Lhabsol
Harela
Onam

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3.6th September is celebrated as Defence Day in Pakistan, in commemoration of the successful defense of Lahore against the Indian army in which year?

1947
1965
1971
1999

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4."Let Us Dream” is a book to be released in December 2020, by Biographer Austen Ivereigh and ________

Michelle Obama
Madonna
Pope Francis
Joe Biden

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5.According to CDS Bipin Rawat, Quad can become a system to ensure freedom of navigation at high seas. Which countries along with India form Quad?

Japan, Singapore, Australia
China, Japan, Pakistan
Russia, USA, Japan
USA, Japan, Australia

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6.FONOPs are one of the principal tools by which the United States challenges maritime claims deemed excessive under international law.What is the full form of FONOP ?

Freedom of Navigation Operations
Favorable Navy Operations
Freeway of Naval Operations
Freedom of Naval Open Pathways

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7.What is India's ranking as per Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 report?

52
131
48
46

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8.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as the first _____________ of India?

President
Vice President
Law Minister
Education Minister

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9. According to Mercom Capital, which company has been ranked as the world’s largest solar power generation asset owner (in terms of operating, under-construction and awarded projects)?

Greenko
PTC India
ReNew Power
Adani Green Energy

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10.Who is the CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization?

Shyam Srinivasan
LC Goyal
Karnam Sekar
Murali Ramakrishnan

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11.Who won the 48th Annual World Open Chess tournament (online) held from August 7-9,2020?

Sergey Erenburg
P Iniyan
Koneru Humpy
Sjugiro Sanan

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12.Which state has launched the 'I Rakhwali' application to help netizens to become 'Greenery Saviours'.?

Haryana
Jharkhand
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh

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Sep 05-06 Quiz answers + Notes

 

1.Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (APIIC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR-IICT (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology )

Bulk drug park on 2,000 acres in East Godavari district with a cost of Rs.6,940 crore 

CSIR-IICT (Director) - Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar

2. Onam

 Pookalam, Pulikali, Sadhya are cultural aspects of Onam which is an annual holiday and  harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India.

Pang Lhabsol is unique to Sikkim and commemorates the consecration of Mount Khangchendzonga as the guardian deity of Sikkim.

Pang in Bhutia means ‘Witness’ and Lhabsol means ‘Worship’.It also commemorates the historic swearing of blood brotherhood between the Lepchas and the Bhutias at Kabi Longchok under the witness of Mount Khangchendzonga.

Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of Western Odisha in India.

“nua” means new and “khai” means food or festival to celebrate newly harvested food by the farmers.

Harela is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Uttarakhand state of India and some regions of Himachal Pradesh.

Harela literally means 'green leaves' and is celebrated to mark the onset of monsoon and the beginning of the sowing season of crops.

3. 1965

 6 September is celebrated as Defence Day in Pakistan, in commemoration of the successful defence of Lahore against the Indian army, in the Indo-Pakistani War of1965

4.Pope Francis

"Let Us Dream” is a book which is contains exchanges between Pope Francis and his biographer Austen Ivereigh, set to release in December of 2020.

5. US, Japan, and Australia

According to CDS Bipin Rawat, Quad can become a system to ensure freedom of navigation at high seas.

Quad or a grouping of 4 countries--India, US, Japan, and Australia

6. Freedom of Navigation Operations

FONOPs are one of the principal tools by which the United States challenges maritime claims deemed excessive under international law.

Context -South China sea

7. 48

India has moved up four places to rank 48th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 report which was released on Wednesday.

GII is compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD business school, the index assessed 131 economies.

8. Vice President

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as the first Vice President of India and the second President of India.

Born: 5 September 1888

9. Adani Green Energy

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Monday said Mercom Capital has ranked it as the world’s largest solar power generation asset owner in terms of operating, under-construction and awarded projects

AGEL's under-construction and awarded capacity stands at 10.1 GW, while its operational capacity is nearly 3 GW.

10. L C Goyal

A one-year extension was given to L C Goyal on Monday as the Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and he will continue in the post till September 1, 2021

11  P. Iniyan

GM P. Iniyan won the 48th annual world open chess tournament (online) recently.

12. Punjab

Punjab State Forest Department on Thursday launched 'I Rakhwali' application to help netizens to become 'Greenery Saviours'.

Punjab Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot launched  the application, with its main aim to inspire people to plant more trees.

04 September Daily Quiz

1. MeitY has banned another 118 Chinese mobile apps, under section 69A of ____________?

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Right to Education Act
Information Technology Act
Right to Information Act

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2. Who has developed remote-controlled medical trolley ‘MEDBOT’ to deliver food, medicines to COVID-19 patients?

CSIR CMERI
DIAT, Pune
DIHAR, Leh
Indian Railways

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3.Who has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board to bring the flood warning services to the country?

Google
Facebook
IBM
Microsoft

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4. Who is the author of the upcoming book titled 'The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind'?

Harsha Bhogle
Ayaz Memon
Ramachandra Guha
Mohandas Menon

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5.Which Hollywood actor is set to release a Children's Picture Book "The One and Only Sparkella"?

Tom Hanks
Tom Cruise
Harrison Ford
Channing Tatum

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6.Who has written the Childresn's Book "The Big Thoughts of Little Luv" ?

Aamir Khan
Twinkle Khanna
Karan Johar
Aditya Chopra

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7."Pang Lhabsol" is a culturally and historically significant festival celebrated annually in the which Indian state?

Assam
Sikkim
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh

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8.Which of the following institute's startup has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks ?

IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur

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9. Who has been elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)?

Aveek Sarkar
Vijay Kumar Chopra
N Ram
Prannoy Roy

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10.Who has beeen appointed managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of South Indian Bank from October 1,2020?

Shyam Srinivasan
Sashidhar Jagdishan
Karnam Sekar
Murali Ramakrishnan

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04 September Daily Quiz Answers & Notes

 1.Information Technology Act

Section 69A of the IT Act gives the Union government the power to restrict websites that threaten India’s defence and sovereignty, but it doesn’t come under the RTI Act.

Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, was introduced by an amendment to the Act in 2008. 

It gives the Central government the power to block public access to any information online — whether on websites or mobile apps

2. Indian Railways

Indian Railways developed remote-controlled medical trolley ‘MEDBOT’ to deliver food, medicines to COVID-19 patients

3.Google

Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board to bring the flood warning services to the country.

4.Ramachandra Guha

Ramachandra Guha's  upcoming book is titled 'The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind',

5.Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum is set to release his first children’s picture book titled The One and Only Sparkella

6.Karan Johar

Karan Johar his first children's book titled The Big Thoughts of Little Luv.

released his autobiography named An Unsuitable Boy back in 2017

7. Pang Lhabsol

Pang in Bhutia means ‘Witness’ and Lhabsol means ‘Worship’.

This festival is unique to Sikkim and commemorates the consecration of Mount Khangchendzonga as the guardian deity of Sikkim.

It commemorates the historic swearing of blood brotherhood between the Lepchas and the Bhutias at Kabi Longchok under the witness of Mount Khangchendzonga.

Chief minister: Prem Singh Tamang

Sikkim joined India on 16 May 1975

8. IIT Delhi

IIT Delhi incubated startup Chakr Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks

9.Aveek Sarkar

Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, has been elected Chairman of Press Trust of India

10.Murali Ramakrishnan

Murali Ramakrishnan as the new managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of South Indian Bank, the Kerala-based bank will have a new chief from October 1.