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Daily Current Affairs 13th August 2020 Quiz:

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Q.1. Which state government has announced Arunodoi Scheme to boost women empowerment?

किस राज्य सरकार ने महिला सशक्तीकरण को बढ़ावा देने के लिए अरुणोदय योजना की घोषणा की है?

(a) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश

(b) Meghalaya / मेघालय

(d) Assam / असम

(e) Haryana / हरियाणा

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 12th August Announced Arunodoi is a unique scheme for women that will empower them and will contribute to the economic development.

The scheme will be launched on October 2 this year and every month up to the next five years 17 lakh families will be provided Rs 830 to families having an annual income of less than Rs. 2 lakh.

Q.2. Name the Chief minister of Punjab who launched ‘Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’ to provide class XII students with smartphones.

पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री का नाम बताइए जिन्होंने बारहवीं कक्षा के छात्रों को स्मार्टफोन प्रदान करने के लिए “पंजाब स्मार्ट कनेक्ट योजना” शुरू की है।

(a) V. P. Singh Badnore / वी पी सिंह बदनोर

(b) Amarinder Singh / अमरिंदर सिंह

(d) Manohar Lal Khattar / मनोहर लाल खट्टर

(e) Satyadev Narayan Arya / सत्यदेव नारायण आर्य

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on August 12, 2020 launched a state-wide Rs 92 crore `Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’.

That aims at providing more than 1.74 lakh class XII students with smartphones by November 2020.

The scheme will benefit a total of 1,74,015 Class XII students of government schools in the first phase. Of these, 87,395 are boys and 86,620 girls, with the majority in the OBC and SC/ST categories.

Capital: Chandigarh

Chief minister: Amarinder Singh

Governor: V. P. Singh Badnore

Q.3. Which foundation has partnered with US Agency for International Development (USAID) to bridge gender digital divide in India?

भारत में लिंग डिजिटल विभाजन को बढ़ाने के लिए US एजेंसी फॉर इंटरनेशनल डेवलपमेंट (USAID) के साथ किस फाउंडेशन ने भागीदारी की है?

(a) Care Foundation / केयर फाउंडेशन

(b) Bill & Melinda Foundation / बिल एंड मेलिंडा फाउंडेशन

(d) Novo Nordisk Foundation / नोवो नॉर्डिस्क फाउंडेशन

(e) Azim Premji Foundation / अजीम प्रेमजी फाउंडेशन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, has partnered with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to bridge gender digital-divide in India.

The partnership was announced at a Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) event on 11th August.

“The W-GDP Fund was created to source and scale the most innovative programmes to advance women’s economic empowerment.

Q.4. Name the India’s first private company to test upper-stage rocket engine named “Raman”.

“रमन” नाम के अपर-स्टेज रॉकेट इंजन का परीक्षण करने वाली भारत की पहली निजी कंपनी का नाम बताइए।

(a) Exseed Space / एक्ससीड स्पेस

(b) Drone Aerospace Systems / ड्रोन एयरोस्पेस सिस्टम

(d) Bellatrix / बेलाट्रिक्स

(e) Skyroot / स्कायरूट

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired an upper-stage rocket engine, becoming the first Indian private company to demonstrate the capability to build a homegrown rocket engine.

The 3-D printed rocket engine – Raman, named after Nobel laureate CV Raman – has fewer moving parts and weighs less than half of conventional rocket engines with a similar capacity.

Q.5. Mukesh Ambani is the __________ richest person (worth US$80.6 billion) in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

ब्लूमबर्ग बिलियनेयर इंडेक्स के अनुसार मुकेश अंबानी दुनिया के __________ सबसे अमीर व्यक्ति (80.6 बिलियन अमेरिकी डॉलर) हैं।

(a) 2^nd / दुसरे

(b) 3^rd / तीसरे

(d) 5^th / पांचवे

(e) 6^th / छठे

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Reliance Industries Ltd.’s chairman Mukesh Ambani has surged past Europe’s wealthiest man, making him the world’s fourth-richest person.

Reliance Industries Ltd’s chairman is now worth US$80.6 billion, after amassing $22 billion this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Top 3

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (net worth $187 billion)

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ($121 billion)

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($102 billion)

Q.6. Who has released the “Report of the Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR)” which has recommended a new reporting framework called as” Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)”?

“बिजनेस रिस्पॉन्सिबिलिटी रिपोर्टिंग (BRR) समिति की रिपोर्ट” को किसने जारी किया है, जिसमें “बिजनेस रिस्पॉन्सिबिलिटी एंड सस्टेनेबिलिटी रिपोर्ट (BRSR)” नामक एक नए रिपोर्टिंग ढांचे की सिफारिश की है?

(a) Rajesh Verma / राजेश वर्मा

(b) Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh / ज्ञानेश्वर कुमार सिंह

(d) Sameer Sharma / समीर शर्मा

(e) Amarjeet Singh / अमरजीत सिंह

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) will work closely with capital markets regulator SEBI for implementation of the ‘Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)’ framework in the country, its Secretary Rajesh Verma has said.

Releasing the report of the MCA appointed committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR), Verma highlighted that Indian companies are aspiring to have a global foothold and thus they cannot ignore the emerging trend of Corporate Governance, i.e. Responsible Business.

Q.7. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आर्थिक संबंधों पर भारतीय अनुसंधान परिषद (ICRIER) के नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

(a) V. Krishnaswamy / वी कृष्णस्वामी

(b) Boria Majumdar / बोरिया मजूमदार

(d) Virendra Nath Datt / वीरेंदर नाथ दत्त

(e) Pramod Bhasin / प्रमोद भसीन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Pramod Bhasin has been appointed as a new Chairman of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

He is currently the vice-chair of the board of governors at ICRIER. He will replace Isher Judge Ahluwalia, who has stepped down due to health reasons.

Q.8. Who has been selected as the next chairman of Steel Authority of India by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?

सार्वजनिक उद्यम चयन बोर्ड (PESB) द्वारा भारतीय इस्पात प्राधिकरण के अगले अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे चुना गया है?

(a) Zubair Iqbal / जुबैर इकबाल

(b) Manoj Ahuja / मनोज आहूजा

(d) V. Vidyavathi / वी विद्यावती

(e) Shekhar C. Mande / शेखर सी मंडे

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Soma Mondal has been selected by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as the next chairman of public sector steel major Steel Authority of India Limited. She is currently Director (Commercial) of SAIL.

If the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) gives its approval, she will make history with the rare distinction of being the first-ever woman chairperson of the country’s largest steel company.

SAIL’s current chairman Anil Chaudhary took charge in September 2018 and is due to retire at the end of this year.

Q.9. Rajiv Tyagi has passed away recently. He was a ______________________.

राजीव त्यागी का हाल ही में निधन हो गया है। वो एक ______________________ थे।

(a) Politician / राजनीतिज्ञ

(b) Journalist / पत्रकार

(d) Environmentalist / पर्यावरण वादी

(e) Classical singer / शास्त्रीय गायक

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Congress spokesperson and party’s Uttar Pradesh leader Rajeev Tyagi died of cardiac arrest right after participating in a television debate on 12th August.

Tyagi was at his home when he had a massive cardiac arrest and was rushed to a local hospital in Ghaziabad where he could not be revived.

Q.10. Which space agency’s Planet Hunter named TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found 66 new Exoplanets?

किस अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी के प्लैनेट हंटर TESS (ट्रांसिटिंग एक्सोप्लेनेट सर्वे सैटेलाइट) ने 66 नए एक्सोप्लैनेट्स खोजे हैं?

(a) ISRO / इसरो

(b) NASA / नासा

(d) Roscosmos / रोस्कोस्मोस

(e) CNSA / CNSA

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. The planet hunter of NASA called the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found 66 new Exo planets. TESS is Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite. It scanned about 75% of the starry sky during its mission.

The planet hunter TESS monitors monitored the sky for about a month using four cameras. The mission has been extended till September 2022. The mission is to further explore along the ecliptic orbit plane of the earth around the sun.

Q.11. To which country, India has extended assistance of USD 1 million to combat COVID-19 pandemic?

COVID-19 महामारी से निपटने के लिए भारत ने किस देश को USD 1 मिलियन की सहायता दी है?

(a) Saint Kitts and Nevis / सेंट किट्स और नेविस

(b) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / सेंट विंसेंट और ग्रेनेडाइंस

(d) Antigua and Barbuda / एंटीगुआ और बारबुडा

(e) Cyprus / साइप्रस

Answer & Explanation

Ans.11.(d)

Exp. The Indian government has extended an assistance of USD 1 million to Antigua and Barbuda to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The provided assistance is aimed at improving health capacities and infrastructure in the Caribbean country.

Q.12. What is the currency of Antigua and Barbuda?

एंटीगुआ और बारबुडा की मुद्रा क्या है?

(a) Dollar / डॉलर

(b) Toman / टोमन

(d) Dirham / दिरहम

(e) Krone / क्रोन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.12.(a)

Exp. Note: About Antigua and Barbuda

Capital: Saint John’s

Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar

Continent: North America

Q.13. Who is the chairman of Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR)?

बिज़नेस रिस्पॉन्सिबिलिटी रिपोर्टिंग (BRR) पर बनी समिति का अध्यक्ष कौन है?

(a) Rajesh Verma / राजेश वर्मा

(b) Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh / ज्ञानेश्वर कुमार सिंह

(d) Sandip Pradhan / संदीप प्रधान

(e) Praful Patel / प्रफुल पटेल

Answer & Explanation

Ans.13.(b)

This 8-member committee was chaired by Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, MCA.

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