Daily Current Affairs Quiz : August 24, 2021
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1. In which State/UT, India’s highest herbal park has been inaugurated?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Sikkim
[D] Mizoram
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Correct Answer: A [Uttarakhand]
Notes:- India’s highest altitude herbal park situated at a height of 11,000 feet was inaugurated at Mana village close to the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
- The research wing of Uttarakhand’s forest department has developed the park over three acres of land given by Mana Van panchayat, under the central government’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act (CAMPA), scheme.
- It has been developed in three years under central government’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme.
- The herbal park has around 40 species found in high altitude alpine areas in the Indian Himalayan region.
2. Recently, former chief minister Kalyan Singh has passed away. He was the chief minister of which state?
[A] Haryana
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:- Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh passed away in Lucknow at the age of 89 on August 21, 2021.
- Kalyan Singh became the chief minister of the state for the first time in 1991.
- He was at the helm of the affairs in the state when the Babri masjid was demolished in 1992.
- He was CM from 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992 and from 21 September 1997 – 12 November 1999.
3. In which city, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25 Megawatt?
[A] Kayamkulam
[B] Omkareshwar
[C] Ramagundam
[D] Visakhapatnam
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Correct Answer: D [Visakhapatnam]
Notes:- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25 Megawatt on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- The floating solar installation has a unique anchoring design which is spread over 75 acres.
- This floating solar project has the potential to generate electricity from more than one lakh solar PV modules.
4. Which date in August is observed as The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief?
[A] 23 August
[B] 22 August
[C] 20 August
[D] 24 August
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Correct Answer: B [22 August]
Notes:- The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief was observed by the UN on August 22, 2021.
- Commemoration of the day recognises the importance of providing victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief and members of their families with appropriate support and assistance in accordance with applicable law.
- It was first made official in 2019.
5. Which state’s seven indigenous food products have been launched by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel?
[A] Assam
[B] Manipur
[C] Odisha
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Manipur]
Notes:- Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel has launched seven indigenous food products of Manipur in Imphal, as part of the Make in India initiative.
- The indigenous food products are Black Rice Laddoo, Black Rice Fruit & Nut Cookies, Hot and Spicy Bhujia, Kabok (puffed rice) Mixture, Manipuri Casava Burfi, Bamboo Shoot Muraba and Fig Laddoo.
- These products were developed under the Incubation Lab project of Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited (MFICL) in collaboration with TQS Global, Ghaziabad with a budget provision of ₹10 lakh.
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