DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 AUGUST 2020
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Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon going to organized between 1 to 3 August. What is the edition of this?
A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
D. 4th
Answer - 4th
Explanation -
The first edition Of the Smart India Hackathon started in the year 2017.
On 1 August 2020, PM Narendra Modi will address the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon, defined as "the largest ever online hackathon in the world"
Q2. Which Central Armed Police Force( CAPF ) became first to get Supplies from KVIC?
A. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
B. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
C. Border Security Force (BSF
D.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Answer - Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Explanation -
Recently ITBP became the first Central Armed Police Force CAPF to have supplies from the Khadi & Village Industries Commission.
About ITBP
Formation - 24 October 1962
Headquarters - New Delhi
Director-General - S S Deswal ( Succeed Sh R K Pachnanda )
Q3. From which date “Muslim Women’s Rights Day” will be celebrated?
A. 31 July
B. 1 August
C. 26 August
D.1 September
Answer - 1 August
Explanation -
From 1 August 2020 “Muslim Women’s Rights Day” will be celebrated.
In the year 2019 on 1 august 2020, the Triple Talaq Bill got the Presidential nod.
Q4. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the river Ganga. What is the length of the Mahatma Gandhi bridge?
A. 4.75 km
B. 5.75 km
C. 6.75 km
D. 3.75 km
Answer - 5.75km(5750 metre)
About - Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Location - Patna, Bihar
Type of Design - Girder bridge
Total length - 5.75 km (3.57 mi)
No. of spans - 45
Designer Company - Gammon India
Construction started in year1972 Construction ended in the year 1982
Opened in May 1982 by prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
Longest bridges above water in India
NAME RIVER LENGTH
1. Bhupen Hazarika Setu Lohit River 9.150 km
2. Dibang River Bridge Dibang Rive 6.200 km
3. Mahatma Gandhi Setu Ganges 5.750 km
Q5. India recently renewed its Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the next five years (2020-2025) with which organisation?
A. NASA
B. World Bank
C. IMF
D. European Union (EU)
Answer - European Union (EU)
Recently India and European Union (EU) have renewed its Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the next five years (2020-2025).
Q6. What is the last date for nominations of ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for the year 2021’?
A. 15 August 2020
B. 31 August 2020
C. 15 September 2020
D. 30 September 2020
Answer - 31 August 2020
Explanation -
The last date for nominations of ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for the year 2021 is 31st August.
On 23 January Every year, the award winners are announced on the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Q7. Who represented India at the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting on July 30 through Video Conferencing?
A. Ravi Shankar Prasad
B. Prakash Javadekar
C. Nirmala Sitaraman
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer - Prakash Javadekar
Explanation -
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar represented from India.
BRICS countries are as follows - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Q8. ‘Kona Kona Umeed’ Campaign has launched by which Bank?
A. SBI
B. PNB
C. ICICI
D. Kotak Mahindra
Answer - Kotak Mahindra
About - Kotak Mahindra Bank
Founded - February 2003
Founders - Uday Kotak
Headquarters - Mumbai
MD & CEO - Uday Kotak
Chairman - Prakash Apte
Q9. Who is recently appointed as the new CEO of Paytm Money?
A. Amit Nayyar
B. Varun Sridhar
C. Ajay Shekhar Sharma
D. Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Answer - Varun Sridhar
Explanation -
Recently Varun Sridhar is appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO of Paytm Money.
About - Paytm
Founded - August 2010
Headquarter - Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founder - Vijay Shekhar Sharma
CEO - Varun Sridhar
President - Amit Nayyar
Vice president - Ajay Shekhar Sharma
Q10. Sonam Tshering Lepcha died at 92. He belongs to which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Manipur
C. Meghalaya
D. West Bengal
Answer - West Bengal
Sonam Tshering Lepcha was an Indian folk musician, composer, and lyricist.
He was reported to be credited with over 400 folk songs, 102 folk dances, and 10 dance dramas.
Awards -
Sangeet Natak Akademi - 1995
Padma Shri - 2007
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