Monday, August 3, 2020
03 August 2020 Daily Quiz Key + Notes
1. Launch America
Launch America is a public–private partnership between NASA and multiple space companies, for the Commercial Crew Development program.
The first space launch under the Launch America was on May 30,2020 by SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 space mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
2. IIT Kanpur
Haryana forest department officials said drone for aerial seeding to increase green cover in Aravallis.
The seed pallets were showered by 'seeding drone' designed by a by IIT-Kanpur backed startup.
3. Great Eastern Shipping Company
Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd’s board has appointed former RBI Governor Urjit Patel as an additional & independent director for a term of 5 years.
Urjit Patel served as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2016 to 2018.
4. MobiKwik
mpay.me - a UPI payment link service to send and receive money from any UPI payment app
users and merchants can set up a single link using their mobile number to start receiving money.
5. Israel
India-Israel joint cooperation started trial for rapid testing, to find if the result in less than 30 seconds is successful.
Trials started three days ago at a special testing site at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital.
developed jointly in cooperation with DRDD Ministry of Defence Israel and DRDO, CSIR and PSA, India, while being coordinated by respective Foreign Affairs Ministries.
Ron Malka, Ambassador of Israel to India
6. Open Defecation free
Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) has moved towards its second phase which is also called ODF-Plus, and will continue till 2024-25.
Launch of Swachh Bharat Mission was on 2nd October 2014.
7. CREDAI
The CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India) Awaas App is a residential project discovery online platform that will help buyers to virtually explore RERA approved projects by CREDAI, from 220 cities in India.
8. HousingforAll.com
The NAREDCO (National Real Estate Development Council) web portal 'HousingForAll.Com' will help buyers to access the best priced inventory of builders and will display only RERA approved projects.
RERA - Real Estate Regulatory Authority under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
9. Narendra Singh Tomar
released a booklet on “Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)” of Department of Land Resources (DoLR)
Under the DILRMP, computerization of registration of land, cadastral maps and land records have been completed in more than 90 %of the states, Union Rural Development Ministry Announced.
10. 28
Under the PMGSY-2 scheme, 28 road projects will be constructed in Jammu and Kashmir costing nearly Rs.175 crore.
Dr. Jitendra Singh laid foundation stone virtually through video conferencing.
11. August 3,2020
World Sanskrit Day, also known as “Viswa Samskrita Dinam”, promotes the revival of ancient Indian language Sanskrit.
According to the Hindu calendar, it is celebrated on the poornima (full moon) of the ‘Shravana‘ month. In 2020, it was celebrated on August 3.
12. eSamadhan
The prestigious and highest Digital India Platinum Award at the 66th Skoch Summit, was for West Bengal was for eSamadhan which is the CMO Public Grievance System.
13. PayTM Money
PayTM CEO - Vijay Shekhar Sharma
PayTM Money CEO- Varun Sridhar
MobiKwik CEO -Bipin Preet Singh
Swiggy CEO- Sriharsha Majety
Zomato CEO -Deepinder Goyal
PhonePe - Sameer Nigam
14. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission (KAAM) - Union Minister for MSME Nitin Gadkari has approved a unique employment generation program proposed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission
15. Rajasthan
SMILE (Social Media Interface for Learning Engagement)
Saturday, August 1, 2020
30th July Daily Quiz Key + Notes
1. IIT Mumbai
It has been ordered by the Supreme Court of India to install a smog tower in Delhi to fight
air pollution
2.National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986
Was replaced by New Education Policy (NEP)2020
3. 5+3+3+4
Under ECCE of NEP 2020, the 10+2 structure of school curriculum is to be replaced
by a 5 +3+ 3 +4 curricular structure, corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years
respectively.
4.NCERT
The national council of educational research and training (NCERT) will develop
a national curricular and pedagogical framework for ECCE up to the age of 8.
A new and comprehensive National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education
(NCFTE) will be formulated by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in
consultation with the NCERT.
5.K Kasturirangan
A panel led by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Kasturirangan
had submitted the draft of the new NEP to Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
6. Kothari Commission
National Education Commission (1964-1966),was an ad hoc commission set up by
the Government of India to examine all aspects of the educational sector in India
Sarkaria Commisssion
The Sarkaria Commission's charter was to examine the central-state relationship on various
portfolios and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India. Set up in 1983
to by Government of India
Sattanathan Commission in 1971, which directed that the "creamy layer" should be excluded
from the reservations (quotas) of civil posts.
The Mandal Commission, or the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission, was established
in India on 1 January 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with
a mandate to "identify the socially or educationally backward classes" of India.
It recommended that 27 percent of central and state government jobs should be reserved for OBCs
7. Andhra Pradesh
Commerce and Information Technology (IT) Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy held a
videoconference Amazon and discussed the Amazon's 'Saheli' programme to empower women
by making them entrepreneurs.
An Amazon Centre of Excellence will be set up in one of the 30 skill development colleges
(SDCs) to come up in AP.
8. USA
The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act was authored by John Lewis,
the civil rights leader Democratic member of the House who recently passed away.
The Act seeks to set up, in cooperation with the Indian government, an educational forum
for scholars from the two countries focused on studying Gandhi and King.
9. July 30
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, was designated by UNGA resolution in 2013.
The 2020 theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons will focus on the
first responders to human trafficking.
10. National Clinical registry of COVID-19
The plan is to bring a database of Coronavirus in order to understand ways to improve
treatment in hospitals.
The database, also known as a national clinical registry for COVID-19 patients, to conduct
clinical trials and study the effectiveness of new therapies that are being introduced for treating
corona virus and 15 institutions will be involved to create this network.
11. Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
CHRI in collaboration with global anti-slavery organisation Walk Free,
launched of a major new international report "Eradicating Modern Slavery: An assessment
of Commonwealth government progress on achieving SDG Target 8.7".
It shows the existing gaps in Commonwealth government responses to modern slavery
& provides roadmap.
12. Drones
Bombay Flying Club becomes India’s first DGCA-approved drone training school.
It is the oldest flying club in India, set up in 1928 and located at the Juhu aerodrome, Mumbai.
13. 6%
The Centre and the States will work together to increase the public investment in the
education sector to reach 6% of GDP, as per National Education Policy 2020.
14.Jaipal Reddy
Padi Bhavajaalalu - a Telugu translation of 'Ten Ideologies' is a book authored by
former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy, was released on his first death anniversary.
It was unveiled by Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu online.
15. Aashray
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), has developed a medical bed isolation
system, Aashray, to combat COVID-19.
16. IIT Kanpur
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of
Technology- Kanpur for training, research, and entrepreneurship development in smart grid
technology.
PFC will provide financial assistance of ₹2.38 crore to IIT-K under its CSR initiative.
Friday, July 31, 2020
29th July Daily Quiz ~ Key + Notes
- Telengana
Telangana Government developed a Home Isolation Telemedicine and Monitoring (HITAM) app to advise, counsel and prescribe medicines through phone to the Covid-19 patients.
- Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020
Defence Ministry has published second draft of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020, now renamed as the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, was put out in public domain for comments from stakeholders and public.
Government is expected to come out with a decision on 74% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence.
- COP26
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is the 26th UNCC conference.
COP - Conference of Parties ( is the governing body of an international convention)
President of COP26- Alok Sharma
- 1994
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international environmental treaty was adopted on 9 May 1992 and entered into force on 21 March 1994.
- Glasgow
COP26, 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, is scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from 1 to 12 November 2021 under the presidency of the UK Government.
- ￡240 million
Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), established in 2018, is focused on identifying, investing and supporting growth in zero-carbon and low-carbon energy solutions.
BP has invested $70 million (£55mn) in the Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), which is promoted by the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and the UK government
EverSource Capital is the fund manager of GGEF
- 1MDB
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
1MDB - 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a government-run strategic development company
- 3 billion animals
- Access to COVID-19 Tools
- vaccine pillar
- diagnostics pillar, therapeutics pillar, vaccine pillar, health systems connector
COVAX Facility ( collaboration of CEPI, GAVI &WHO) comes under vaccine pillar
- 2 billion
The current estimate to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, assuming a safe and effective vaccine is developed in the near future under COVAX Facility
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
28072020 Quiz key + notes
Which institute has entered into a partnership with TRIFED under the ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ (UBA) to boost livelihood opportunities & income generation for tribal communities?
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Madras
IIT Kanpur
a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between TRIFED, IIT Delhi and Vijnana Bharati, a swadeshi science movement.
Under TRIFED’s ‘Van Dhan’ programme, tribal entrepreneurs will get access to the expertise of more than 2,600 academic & research institutions under the HRD Ministry’s UBA (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan).
2. What is the full form of TRIFED?
Tribal Consumer Federation of India Ltd
Tribal Federation Development Ltd
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd
Tribal Federation of India Ltd
3. When is Kargil Vijay Diwas observed?
28th July
27th July
26th July
25th July
Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrates the successful completion of Operation Vijay on July 26, 1999.
4. It came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939, and was renamed under first Home Minister Sardar Patel in 1949 as _____ ?
CISF
BSF
CRPF
ITBP
82nd Raising Day of CRPF
5. 'Dare to Dream 2.0' challenge is a scheme to promote the Indian innovators and startups for innovations in defence and aerospace technologies by ____?
ISRO
DRDO
Indian Air Force
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
Dare to Dream 2.0',an innovation contest, was launched on the fifth death anniversary of renowned scientist and former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
6. India has extended medical assistance worth about $1 million under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme to which country ?
Nepal
North Korea
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
7. Which country has conferred Kala Narayanasamy with the President’s Award for Nurses, for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic ?
Malaysia
Maldives
Indonesia
Singapore
8. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan has launched Mobile App ‘BIS-Care’ and three portals – the Standardization, Conformity Assessment and Training Portals of e-BIS on www.manakonline.in for consumers. What is the full form of BIS ?
Bureau of Internal Standards
Bureau of International Standards
Bureau of Indian Standards
Bureau of Indian Standardization
9. Who has been appointed MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance ?
PC Kandpal
Vibha Padalkar
N. S. Kannan
Mahesh Kumar Sharma
10. What is the name of the app launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences for India Meteorological Department (IMD) in order to enable users to track weather updates, forecast & warning services of the government?
KURMA
Manodarpan
Mausam
Jalvayu
11. Which is the only Indian city to feature among the world’s 20 most surveilled cities in the world, according to a report published by Uk based Comparitech ?
New Delhi
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Out of the 20 most surveilled cities, 18 were Chinese cities, with London (at 3rd) and Hyderabad (16th)being the only cities outside of China
12. Which company designs and builds Rafale fighter jets?
Boeing
Airbus
Dassault
Lockheed Martin
The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets will travel from Merignac in southwest France to Ambala, airbase in Haryana To be flown in by pilots of the 17 Golden Arrows of Indian Air Force.
IAF Chief - RKS Bhadauria
13. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Kanha Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett National Park
Ranthambore National Park
14. A high-level team of researchers from Israel, working with Indian experts on multi pronged mission on coronavirus response to develop rapid testing kits and have brought advanced ventilators and sanitisers. What is it code- named?
Operation Cheetah
Operation Vijay
Operation Breathing Space
Smiling Buddha
15. Bilateral ties between which two countries have been described as “Shonali Adhyay” or golden phase?
India Nepal
India Bhutan
India Myanmar
India Bangladesh
16. Trans-Himalayan Multidimensional Connectivity Network is an economic corridor between which two countries ?
India, Bhutan
India, China
India, Nepal
China, Nepal
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