DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 AUGUST 2020
Today's Current Affairs Cover the topic Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, the first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train, "Back to Village" initiative, WHO ( World Health Organisation), "BeiDou" Navigation Satellite System, etc.
Q1. Who has recently taken over charge as the chief of IAF’s Western Air Command?
A. Rakesh Kumar Singh
B. V R Chaudhari
C. Harjit Singh Arora
D. None of the Above
Answer - V R Chaudhari
About - Western Air Command took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command.
Founded on July 22, 1949
Headquarters - New Delhi
Q2. Which railway zone runs the first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train?
A. Eastern Railway
B. Northern Railway
C. Southern Railway
D. None of the Above
Answer - Northern Railway (NR)
Explanation -
On 1st August, Northern Railway ran the first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train.
About - Northern Railway
Headquarters - New Delhi railway station
Dates of operation since - 14 April 1952
At present, there are 18 railway zones in India.
Q3. Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passed away. Amar Singh belongs to which district of Uttar Pradesh?
A. Lucknow
B. Kanpur
C. Moradabad
D. Azamgarh
Answer - Azamgarh
Explanation -
On 1st August, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who was admitted to a hospital in Singapore, passed away due to kidney failure.
In 2016 He was Elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh as an independent member by the support of the Samajwadi Party.
Q4. Who launched 'Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21'?
A. Prakash Javadekar
B. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
C. Narendra Modi
D. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Answer - Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Explanation -
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched 'Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, 2020-21' on 1 August.
Main Objective of this Initiative to popularize science among school students of Class 6th to 11th.
Q5. We remembered which death anniversary of the Great freedom fighter "Bal Ganges Tilak"?
A. 95
B. 100
C. 105
D. 110
Answer - 100th
About - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Born - 23 July 1856
Died - 1 August 1920
Bal Ganges Tilak was one-third of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate.
Bal Ganges Tilak is known for his quote "Swarajya is my birthright and I shall have it.
Q6. Indian Government has extended the ban on international flights till?
A. August 31
B. September 31
C. October 31
D. September 15
Answer - August 15
Q7. PM Narendra Modi has congratulated the telecom industry for completing how many years of mobile telephony in the country?
A. 30
B. 20
C. 25
D. 15
Answer - 25
Explanation -
On 1 August, PM Narendra Modi has congratulated the telecom industry for completing 25 years of mobile telephony in the country.
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) organized a special online event "Desh Ki Digital Udaan" to commemorate the Completion of 25 Years.
About - Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
Headquarter - New Delhi
Minister - Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre, Minister of State (independent charge) for Communications
Chairman of Telecom Commission and Telecom Secretary - Anshu Prakash
Q8. ADB has signed a Dollar 200 million financing deal with which Company for a power plant in Bangladesh?
A. Power Grid
B. Reliance Power
C. JSW Energy
D. Tata Power
Answer - Reliance Power
Q9. "Back to Village" initiative some times in the news, belongs to which?
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Rajasthan
Answer - Jammu and Kashmir
Q10. Name the dairy that starts the project to produce Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from Animal Dung?
B. Manas Dairy
C. Dudhsagar
D. Amul
Answer - Banas Dairy
About - Banas Dairy
Founded in 1969
Headquarters - Palanpur, Gujarat
Chairman - Shankar Chaudhary
Banas Dairy is Asia's largest milk producer.
Q11. Which City Covid-19 management model appreciated by the World Health Organization (WHO) recently?
A. Patna
B. Ranchi
C. Ahmedabad
D. Goa
Answer - Ahmedabad
The COVID-19 management model of Ahmedabad city was recently appreciated by WHO.
About the WHO ( World Health Organisation)
Formation -7 April 1948
Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland
Head - Tedros Adhanom (Director-General)
- Soumya Swaminathan (Deputy Director-General)
Q12. Who has inaugurated a two-day international webinar on 'Lokmanya Tilak - Swaraj to Self-Reliant India' 100th death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak?
A. Amit Shah
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Rajnath Singh
D. None of the Above
Answer - Amit Shah
Q13. "BeiDou" is the Navigation Satellite System of which Nation?
A. US
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. None of the Above
Answer - None of the Above
On 31st July, China said its fully operational home-made Beidou navigation satellite system is ready to provide GPS services.
Navigation Sattelite System of other Country -
GPS - US
Galileo - European Union
GLONASS - Russia
QZSS- Japan
IRNSS - India
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