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14 September 2020 Daily Quiz

1. Director Chaitanya Tamhane won the award for his Marathi language feature "The Disciple" at the Venice Film Festival for ?

Screenplay
Music
Direction
Producer

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2.Who has won the Women's Singles in US open 2020?

Victoria Azarenka
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

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3.Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Grih Pravesham’ event in Madhya Pradesh, where 1.75 Lakh Families were delivered pucca houses under the ?

AMRUT
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- urban (PMAY-U)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G)
National Smart Cities Mission

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4.Under the NEP 2020,what is the name of National Assessment Centre set as a standard-setting body under the Ministry of Education?

DEEKSHAK
PRAGYATA
SWAYAM
PARAKH

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5.What is the full form of PARAKH?

Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Kindergarten for Holistic Development
Pre Assesment, Record, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development
Pre Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Heuristic Development
Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development

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6. Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on _______?

September 12
September 13
September 14
September 15

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7.Swami Vivekananda addressed the World’s Parliament of Religions on the 11th of September 1893,which was held in ______ ?

Washington DC
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York

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8. Who has laid down guidelines for appointment of chief compliance officer (CCO) in banks with regard to compliance and risk management?

Reserve Bank of India
Banks Board Bureau
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Union Cabinet

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9. According to the circular, the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) should be appointed for a minimum fixed period of _____ years?

5
4
3
2

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10. Which app will give farmers the freedom from middlemen and provide all information related to productivity, health and diet for the cattle?

e Gopala
SUTRA PIC
SVAROP
SURAKSHYA

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14 September Daily Quiz Answers

 1.screenplay 

Director Chaitanya Tamhane has won the best screenplay award for The Disciple at the Venice Film Festival

2.  Naomi Osaka

Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win her second US Open.

3. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G)

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Grih Pravesham’ event in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing, where 1.75 Lakh Families were delivered pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G)

4.PARAKH 

Prime Minister addresses the Conclave on “School Education in 21st Century” under the NEP 2020.

He added that a new National Assessment Center “Parakh” to be established for the overall improvement of the evaluation system.

5. PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development)

The proposal to set up a national assessment centre, the PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), as a standard-setting body under the Ministry of Education, to provide a regular check on the education system.

6. September 14 

Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14 every year.

7. Chicago 

Swami Vivekananda addressed the  World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago on the 11th of September 1893

8. RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday laid down guidelines for appointment of chief compliance officer (CCO) in banks to ensure compliance and risk management.3

9. three years

According to an RBI circular, the CCO should be appointed for a minimum fixed period of three years in the rank of a general manager or not below two levels of the rank of CEO

10.e-Gopala App

Prime Minister launches PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, e-Gopala App& several initiatives in Bihar

e-Gopala App will give farmers the freedom from middlemen and provide all information related to productivity, health and diet for the cattle

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

September 7
September 8
September 9
September 10

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

 

08 September Daily Quiz

1.Who organized the webinars on “Best Practices and Success Stories from POSHAN Abhiyaan” & “Nutrient Requirement for Children and Mothers during first 1000 days” organized as part of the celebration of Third Rashtriya Poshan Maah ?

Ministry of HRD/Education
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Women & Child Development

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2.Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles appealed to all to promote __________ in making all-out efforts to make the POSHAN Abhiyaan a success.

Jan Chetna
Jan Bhagidhari
AtmaNirbhar Bharat
Make in India

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3. International Literacy Day is celebrated on ________________

5th September
6th September
7th September
8th September

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4.What is the theme of International Literacy Day 2020?

'Literacy in a digital world'.
“Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”
'Literacy and Multilingualism'
“Literacy Sustains Development”

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5.The 11th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, a biennial bilateral maritime exercise was conducted on September 4- 5,2020 between which two countries?

India & US
India & China
India & Japan
India & Russia

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6.DRDO successfully flight tested a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) with the ability to travel at speed of _______?

Mach 3
Mach 4
Mach 5
Mach 6

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7.DRDO tested the HSDTV with the help of Agni missile booster was conducted from _____________?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC),Sriharikota<
Abdul Kalam Island,near Chandipur
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS),Thiruvananthapuram
Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), Kalpakkam

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8.Assam, has restarted the SVAYEM scheme for Rs. 1000 crores. What is its full form ?

Street Vendors Assam Youth Empowerment
Street Vendors Assam Youth Enhamcement
Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth & Entrepreneurship Managaement
Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment

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9. SpaceX has launched 60 satellites under 12th Starlink mission, which aims at improving_______

download speed
terrain mapping
weather forecast
wavelength mapping

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10. When is the International Day of Charity observed ?

September 5
September 6
September 7
September 8

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