Daily Current Affairs : 11th August 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on 9th August announced the launch of Indira Van Mitan Yojana on the occasion of World Tribal Day. 

Under this scheme, groups of youth will be formed in 10,000 villages of tribal area of the state and all forest-based economic activities will be conducted through these groups.  Through this scheme, groups will be empowered to manage trees, so that they can collect the forest produce from the trees of the forest areas and get economic benefits.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Russia has announced the world’s first vaccine for Covid-19 amid concerns it may not have fully tested its product.

Announcing regulatory approval for a test vaccine produced by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute after shortened trials, Vladimir Putin claimed testing had demonstrated the product was safe, worked effectively and formed long-term immunity.

Ans.3.(d) 

Exp. Walter Roger Martos Ruiz on 8th August was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Peru to replace Pedro Cateriano. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Government Palace in Lima.

Led by Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, the act sees the presence of members of the outgoing Cabinet.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania. The appointment was made by the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Mohamed Ould Bilal is a veteran public administrator and has served as the head of the country’s national water agency, a presidential aide and a cabinet minister.

Note: About Mauritania

Capital: Nouakchott.

Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya.

Ans.5.(e) 

Exp. The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a loyalty platform named ‘nth Rewards’. Here nth represents “infinite possibilities”.

It is an analytics-enabled omnichannel multi-branded loyalty platform. It allows users to earn “nth” (infinite) loyalty points through various bank transactions. These rewards point can be redeemed for various purposes including online shopping.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Covid-19 pandemic is set to impact the India growth story and the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) could in fact shrink in 2020, as per a Dun & Bradstreet global report.

India could witness a negative growth of 4.5% in 2020 fiscal, but could grow at a healthy growth rate of 6.3% in 2021 fiscal, Country Risk & Global Outlook report by Dun & Bradstreet released on 11th August.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries has jumped 10 places to break into the world’s top 100 companies on the Fortune Global 500 list.

The oil-to-telecom conglomerate is ranked 96th in the 2020 ranking released by Fortune on 11th August.

Reliance had broken into the top 100 in 2012 ranking when it was ranked 99th but slipped in subsequent years to rank 215th in 2016. Since then it has risen steadily, according to the ranking.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. Senior Indian Revenue Service Officer Patanjali Jha has assumed charge as the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai. He has worked in Mumbai in an earlier stint from May 1997 to April 2007.

Mr Jha has wide experience of different verticals in the Income Tax Department like Administration, Investigation, Assessment and TDS.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Red Bull’s driver Max Emilian Verstappen from Netherland had won F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom and became the first non-Mercedes driver to win a race in the 2020.

This race was officially called as Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020. Lewis Hamilton finished second and Valtteri Bottas finished third.

List of Winner 2020 F1 Race

Styrian Grand prix- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Austrian Grand Prix- Valtteri Battas (Mercedes-finland)

Hungarian Grand Prix- Lewis Hamilton

British Grand Prix -Lewis Hamilton

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Every year, World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12. It is an international event that is dedicated to preserve and protect world elephants. The idea of World Elephant Day was conceived by Canadian film makers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark in Thailand.

The first International Elephant Day was celebrated in 2012.

Ans.11.(c) 

Exp. Capital: Lima

Currency:  Nuevo Sol

Ans.12.(c)
Exp. Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori passed away at a hospital in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on 11th August, he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. A doctor at Sri Aurobindo Hospital said Indori suffered three heart attacks. He Was 70.