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Current Affairs (August 2020) Flashcards

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In August 2020, the MPC decided the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) to be unchanged at ___.

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4.00%

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In August 2020, the MPC decided the reverse repo rate under the LAF to be unchanged at ___.

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3.35%

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In August 2020, the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to be unchanged at ___.

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4.25%

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____, an Indian space scientist
played a crucial role in drafting the New Education
Policy 2020.

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K Kasturirangan

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____ will help in meeting the services and infrastructure requirements of Digital Agriculture of National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES).

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Krishi Megh

  • launched by Narendra Singh Tomar [Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare]
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The Swachh Bharat Mission Academy was launched by ____ in August 2020.

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Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

  • Union Minister for Jal Shakti
  • launched as part of phase 2 of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
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Highest paid actor according to Forbes magazine in 2020

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Dwayne Johnson

  • Akshay Kumar featured 6th
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____ awards recognise “Yeoman service by individuals to uplift the vast majority of Indian population dependent on agriculture and allied activities for livelihood”.

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Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra Puraskaras

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Chairperson of Infosys Foundation

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Sudha Murthy

  • won the Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra Puraskaras
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In August 2020, the Cabinet approved the formation of the ___ for transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs.

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National Recruitment Agency (NRA)

  • specialist body to offer the state-of-the-art technology and best practices to Central Government recruitment
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Union Minister of Education

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Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank,’

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____ retained the top position in the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements,’ (ARIIA) 2020

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IIT Madras

  • followed by IIT Bombay & IIT Delhi
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___ was India’s cleanest city above 1 lakh popl. according to Swachh Survekshan 2020

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Indore, Madhya Pradesh

  • won for past 4 years
  • before that was Mysore
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___ was India’s cleanest city below 1 lakh popl. according to Swachh Survekshan 2020

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Karad, Maharashtra

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15
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Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 in Cricket

  • most outstanding performance in the field of sports over 4 years
A

Rohit Sharma

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Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 in Table Tennis

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Ms. Manika Batra

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Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 in Hockey

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Ms. Rani

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Winner of the Arjuna Award 2020 in archery

  • for consistent outstanding performance over 4 years
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Atanu Das

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Winner of the Arjuna Award 2020 in athletics

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Dutee Chand

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Winner of the Arjuna Award 2020 in cricket

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Ishant Sharma & Deepti Sharma

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Winner of the Dhyan Chand Award 2020 in Athletics

  • for the life time contribution towards the development of sports
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Kuldip Singh Bhullar & Jincy Philips

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22
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7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India

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Trichy in Tamil Nadu
Raiganj in West Bengal
Rajkot in Gujarat
Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh
Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh
Meerut in Uttar Pradesh
Hampi in Karnataka
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23
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_____ occupied the top three ranks in the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020.

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Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

  • released by NITI Aayog
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24
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The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to ____ rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees.

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25 lakh

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____ has become the 1st bank in India to use satellite data to assess the creditworthiness of farmers.

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ICICI Bank

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HDFC Bank has announced a partnership with ____ to enhance the digital experiences of its customers.

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Adobe

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____ launched India’s 1st Pocket Android POS (Point of Sale) Device for contactless ordering and payments in India.

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Paytm

  • named ‘Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS’
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____ approved a $1 billion (Rs 7,485 crore) loan to construct the modern, high-speed 82-kilometre (Delhi – Meerut) Uttar Pradesh Regional Rapid Transit System in India.

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Asian Development Bank

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A “Green Deposit Programme” has been launched by ___ for corporate clients.

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HSBC India

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____ became the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant.

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United Arab Emirates

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31
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The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill banning this Chinese app ____ on government devices.

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TikTok

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___ became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” for use.

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Russia

33
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Modi announced the ____ plan to have a trans-national electricity grid, for supplying solar power across the globe.

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“One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG)

34
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TRIFED launched ____, a van which brings various kinds of immunity boosting products like wild honey, organic haldi, amla, ginger, black pepper etc. to enhance tribal income in these challenging times.

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“Tribes India on Wheels”

35
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The longest river ropeway of India was inaugurated in ____.

A

Assam

  • 1.8km long
36
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Andhra Pradesh government launched an innovative virtual cybercrime awareness programme named as ____.

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‘E-Raksha Bandhan’

37
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Maharashtra government has tied up with ___ to provide online education to students in the state.

A

Google

  • first state to do so
38
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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will open the Silk Training cum Production Center in the tribal village of Chullyu in ____.

A

Arunachal Pradesh

39
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___ Government launched the “Indira Van Mitan” Yojana to make the forest dwellers of the state self reliant.

A

Chhattisgarh

40
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Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan commissioned the first-ever marine ambulance named ____.

A

‘PRATHEEKSHA’

41
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___ is to establish the first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India at ____.

A

Kerala, Angamaly

42
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____ signed an MoU with One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

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Flipkart

  • bring the artisans, weavers and craftsmen under the scheme into the scope of the “Flipkart Samarth” initiative
43
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Uttar Pradesh government signed a ‘plan of cooperation’ with ____ government in August 2020 to resolve water crisis in Bundelkhand region.

A

Israel

44
Q

Next CEO of HDFC Bank

A

Sashidhar Jagdishan

45
Q

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

A

Chandra Murmu

46
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Next chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited

A

Soma Mondal

47
Q

CEO of GoAir Airline

A

Kaushik Khona

48
Q

Sports eyewear brand “Oakley” appointed ___ as its brand ambassador for
2 years in India.

A

Rohit Sharma

49
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Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

A

G Satheesh Reddy

50
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____ topped Digital Quality of Life Index 2020

A

Denmark

  • followed by Sweden
  • India came 57th
51
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____ topped the list of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in availing loans to women.

A

Tamil Nadu

52
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____ won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom.

A

Lewis Hamilton [Merc]

53
Q

_____ won the World Snooker Championship 2020.

A

Ronnie O’Sullivan

54
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____ became the first-ever fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket.

A

James Anderson

55
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____ won the International Booker Prize 2020 for her debut novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’.

A

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

56
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The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 was:

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“Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”

57
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____ marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War II.

A

6th August

58
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Gandhiji gave the call to “Do or Die” in his Quit India speech delivered at the ___ in Mumbai.

A

Gowalia Tank Maidan

  • celebrated 78th anniversary of Quit India Movement
59
Q

The birth anniversary of ____ is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas / Harmony Day.

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Rajiv Gandhi

  • 20 Aug
60
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United Nations observes ____ as International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.

A

21st August

61
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United Nations observes ____ as “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”.

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23 August

62
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Women’s Equality Day is observed in the United States on ____, to commemorate American women getting the constitutional right to vote.

A

August 26

63
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India observes ____ as National Sports Day. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of ____, who was the star of Indian hockey team.

A

29th August, Major Dhyan Chand

64
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Chief of the Air Staff, ____ launched an app - ‘MY IAF’ to provide career-related info and details to the aspirants who wish to join the IAF.

A

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

65
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NASA launched ____ with United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to Mars.

A

Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission

66
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____, a Spacetech startup successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine “Raman” to become the first Indian private firm to exhibit the potential to build a homegrown rocket engine.

A

Skyroot Aerospace

67
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IIT Alumni Council signed an agreement with ___ & ___ to build the world’s largest and fastest hybrid quantum computer in India.

A

Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) & Russoft

68
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____ is planning to set up a virtual museum of the securities market to highlight achievements and milestones in the Indian capital market.

A

SEBI

69
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Union Minister for MSMEs, ____ launched the Khadi’s Gift Box of Silk Mask.

A

Shri Nitin Gadkari

70
Q

E-Gyan Mitra mobile app was launched by ____ , to provide online education.

A

Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu

71
Q

WTF Sports appointed cricketers ____ & ____ as its global brand ambassadors.

A

Harmanpreet Kaur & Suresh Raina

72
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___ became the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage.

A

Dadar

73
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Goa’s traditional festive sweet dish ___, ____ & ____ obtained Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical Indications Registry.

A

‘Khaje’
spicy Harmal Chilli
Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana)

74
Q

Google launched its employment application named ____ in India.

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‘Kormo Jobs’

75
Q

51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in ____, from November 20th to 28th.

A

Goa

76
Q

Father of Taiwan’s democracy

A

Lee Teng-hui

  • died in Aug, 2020
77
Q

American computer engineer who co-invented the world’s first computer mouse

A

William Kirk English

78
Q

Black Panther movie actor, ____ passed away.

A

Chadwick Boseman

  • died of cancer
79
Q

The former President of India, ____ passed away in Aug 2020.

A

Pranab Mukherjee

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