Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

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The United States has planned to provide its military airwaves for high-speed internet service of 5G wireless networks.
US authorities announced that radio spectrum used for radar defence systems were identified, which can be shared with commercial telecom providers. This is expected to push the United States ahead of China in deploying 5G wireless technology.

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The Democratic party’s Presidential nominee Joe Biden has named the Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential candidate.
The 55-year old Indian origin leader is currently the US Senator from California. Joe Biden has made history by selecting the first black woman to compete on behalf of a major party’s presidential process.

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The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, in association with the Armed Forces Medical College has released “Building Positive Health in Nine Simple Steps”.
It is a visual guide for reference by the people to know about the link between their lifestyle and mental health. The bilingual guide that has been issued in English and Hindi, which would be released in other regional languages also. The guide has been targeted at Urban audience.

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Veteran Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet Dr. Rahat Indori has recently passed away at the age of 70 after being tested positive for Covid-19.
The poet has recently completed 50 years in the field of poetry. He has written several famous Bollywood songs for many hit movies. He has also penned several Urdu poems and mushairas and his latest poem has been titled ‘Bulati Hai Magar Jaane Ka Nahi.’

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The construction work of the Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) – Delhi Express Road Corridor is proposed to be completed in 3 years and will be operational by 2023. The express corridor would bring down the travel time from Katra to Delhi to around six and half hours.
One key feature of this road is that it will connect the holy cities of Katra and Amritsar, and other major religious shrines between the two destinations.

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The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is an annual film festival held in Goa, every year in the month of November.
The Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant has confirmed that the Film Festival will be held as per schedule in Goa between November 20 and 28, this year. This festival is organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals in association with the state government- owned Entertainment Society of Goa.

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The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a new platform ‘Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’.
The platform aims to ease the compliance and fast- track the refunds so that all honest taxpayers are benefitted. Three main features of the platform include faceless assessment, faceless appeal and tax payers’ charter.

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Israel has successfully conducted the test of its advanced missile defence system called ARROW 2. It is designed to defend the country from ballistic attacks. The test was conducted jointly with US Missile Defence Agency.
Arrow 2 is a part of multi-layered defence system that Israel has developed to defend short and mid-range rockets as well as long range missiles.

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NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission has partnered with NASSCOM to launch an Artificial Intelligence-based module for school students. This module aims to bring AI based technology to the classrooms of the country.
This module is launched as a successor to a similar module launched in February. It contains a set of self-learning attractive modules, which can be easily understood by both rural and urban students.

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Considered as extinct over seventy years back, the Woolly flying squirrel was spotted at Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand.
As per the Forest Research Institute, the flying squirrel was added in the IUCN Red List. It was spotted during the survey conducted in the national park. The animal uses its wool-like furry claws like a parachute and fly.