Daily Current Affairs Quiz – August 8, 2020

1. Which country has conducted the test flight of LGM-30G Minuteman III missile recently?

2. Consider the following statements about International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)…

1) It is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering mega project

2) It will be the world’s largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct.

3. Pingali Venkayya, the designer of the flag on which the Indian national flag was based, was born in;

4. Consider the following statements about Online Patriotic film festival…

1) It is being organised by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).

2) The festival is a part of Independence Day Celebrations by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Which of the above statement/s is/are false.

5. Consider the following statements about Kisan Special Parcel Train….

a) It is country’s first Kisan Special Parcel Train to provide seamless supply of perishable produce.

b) The train will transport material between Maharashtra’s Devlali and Bihar’s Danapur railway station.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct.

6. The National Award for Ocean Science & Technology will be presented to?

7. Consider the following statements about Monetary Policy Committee of RBI…

1) It is a statutory framework under the RBI Act, 1934, for maintaining price stability, while keeping in mind the objective of growth.

2) Governer of RBI is ex-officio Chairman of the MPC.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct.

8. What was the rank of India in terms of water quality?

9. When was the National Cooperative Development Corporation formed?

10. Who is the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal?

11. Which country observed the 75^th anniversary of the atomic bombing?

12. Parts of which among the following indian places was included in Pakistan’s new political map?

13. Smart India Hackathon (SIH), 2020 in which Defence Institute of Advanced Technology(DIAT) has bagged 1^st prize was held in which state?

14. Who has joined Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos as the only centibillionaire as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?

15. Nityanand Rai who inaugurated the first webinar series on ‘Hydro-Meteorological Hazards Risk Reduction’ is the Minister of State for which ministry?

16. E- Sanjeevani is the national health tele-consultation service launched by which state?

17. Which among the following states ranked top in terms of performance in Pradhan Manthri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)-II?

18. Name the Indian state which approved 5% Reservation in Judicial Service for More Backward Classes(MBC)?

19. Which pair among the following returned from the International Space Station(ISS) at NASA’s Space-X Demo-2 test flight?

20. Which state government has launched scheme for Tendu Leaves Collectors?