8 AUGUST 2020: DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS | CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Q1. Recently Air India plane crashed due to skidded off the runway at which Airport of Kerala?
A. Kannur Airport
B. Kasargod Airport
C. Kollam Airport
D. Karipur Airport
Explanation -
Recently Air India plane crashed due to skidded off the runway at Karipur Airport Airport of Kerala
Q2. How many States & UTs are Connected under the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme till now?
A. 16
B. 20
C. 24
D. 12
Explanation -
A total of 24 States and UTs are connected under this scheme.
About - Nation One Ration Card Scheme
One Nation One Ration Card (RC) will ensure all beneficiaries especially migrants can access the Public Distribution System (PDS) across the Country from any PDS shop of their own choice.
Q3. When was the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) launched?
A. 25 June 2014
B. 25 June 2015
C. 25 June 2016
D. 25 June 2019
Explanation -
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) launched with an initiative to provide affordable housing to the urban poor by March 31, 2022.
Q4. Which institute of India has entered into a partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines?
A. Apheta Institute of Clinical Research
B. National Institute of Pathology
C. Serum Institute
D. AIIMS, New Delhi
Explanation -
Serum Institute (Pune) has entered into a partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, to accelerate the manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for India and low- and middle-income countries
About - Serum Institute of India
Founder - Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Headquarters - Pune, India
Current President - Adar Poonawalla
Q5. Who flagged the first Kisan Special Parcel Train from Devlali Railway Station of Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar?
A. Gajendra Singh Sekhawat
B. Narendra Singh Tomar
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Both B and C
Explanation -
On August 7, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar flagged off the First Kisan Rail train from Maharashtra's Devlali station to Danapur in Bihar. On this Occasion Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Also Present
Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail is the first of its kind of train to carrying vegetables and fruits.
About - Indian Railways
Founded - 8 May 1845
Headquarters - New Delhi
Current Minister - Piyush Goyal
Chairman, Railway Board - Vinod Kumar Yadav
Total Divisions - 18 zones
South Coast Railway Zone is the 18th Railway Zone. ( HQ -Visakhapatnam)
Q6. Who will inaugurate submarine Optical Fibre Cable connecting Chennai and Port Blair on August 9?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Dr. Jitendra Singh
C. Narendra Modi
D. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Correct Answer - Narendra Modi
Explanation -
On 9 August, PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate through video conferencing.
Q7. 'Eat Right India" movement launched by which body?
A. FAO
B. IMF
C. FSSAI
D. None of the Above
Explanation -
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched the 'Eat Right India" movement.
About - FSSAI ( Food Safety and Standards Authority of India )
Formed - August 2011 ( Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 )
Headquarter - New Delhi
Current Chairperson - Ms. Rita Teaotia
Current CEO - Arun Singhal
Q8. Who will inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra on Aug 8?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Dr. Harsha Vardhan
C. Narendra Modi
D. Piyush Goyal
Explanation -
On 8 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra.
Q9. National Handloom Day of 2020 observed as which National Handloom Day?
A. 5th
B. 7th
C. 6th
D. 9th
Explanation -
The first National Handloom Day launched by PM Narendra Modi at Chennai on 07 August 2015.
August 7th, was chosen as the National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on the same date in the year 1905.
Q10. International Cat Day observed on?
A. 5 August
B. 8 August
C. 10 August
D. 12 August
Q11. Which country will Construct memorial for Indian soldiers martyred in the 1971 liberation war?
A. Srilanka
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan
Explanation -
According to a recent press release of Bangladesh Govt., Bangladesh will construct a memorial for the Indian soldiers martyred during the country’s liberation war in 1971.
About - Bangladesh.
Capital - Dhaka
President - Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina
Q12. Name the Party that registers landslide victory in Parliamentary elections of Srilanka?
A. Sri Lanka Freedom Party
B. United People's Party
C. Sri Lanka People’s Party
D. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Explanation -
In recent Parliamentary Elections of Sri Lanka, the party led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and its allies have secured two-thirds seats at the general elections. Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) has won 145 seats in the 225-member parliament.
About Sri Lanka
Capital – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative), Colombo (executive & judicial)
Current President – Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Current Prime Minister – Mahinda Rajapaksa
Q13.Who released the book 'Siyasat Mein Sadasyata' written by Vijay Kumar Choudhary?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Nitish Kumar
C. Yogi Aditya Nath
D. None of the Above
Q14. Which bank has extended a 250 million USD line of Credit to Mozambique?
A. RBI
B. SBI
C. EXIM
D. ADB
Correct Answer - EXIM Bank
Explanation -
Recently Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a 250-million USD line of credit (LOC) to Mozambique for improvement of power supply quality in the country.
Q15. Who has Appointed as New MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance?
A. Kapish Jain
B. Hardayal Prasad
C. Ramesh Chandra
D. None of the Above
About - PNB Housing Finance Limited
Founded - 11 November 1988
Headquarters - New Delhi, India
Q16. Who has appointed as the new Chairman of UPSC?
A. Bhim Sain Bassi
B. Pradeep Kumar Joshi
C. Mahesh Kumar Verma
D. A. S. Bhonsle
Explanation -
Pradeep Kumar Joshi has appointed as the Chairman of UPSC.
He replaced Arvind Saxena.
About - UPSC
Full form - Union Public Service Commission
Headquarter - New Delhi
Formed - 1 October 1926
Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV (Services Under the Union and the States )
An appointment under Article 316
Appointment by - President of India
Q17. Where is the Headquarter of FAO?
A. Rome
B. Paris
C. Singapore
D. Philippines
FAO Full form - Food and Agriculture Organization
Director-General(FAO Head) - Qu Dongyu
Established - 16 October 1945
Q18. Idukki Dam is constructed across which river?
A. Krishna
B. Narmda
C. Periyar
D. Kaveri
Q19. Who is the current Vice President of the US?
A. Mike Pompeo
B. Mike Pence
C. Nancy Pelosi
D. John Roberts
Q20. What is the full form of CAG?
A. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
B. Commissioner and Auditor-General of India
C.Commission and Auditor- Judge of India
D. None of the Above
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