Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020
41. When did this year’s Earth Overshoot Day fall?
[A] August 20
[B] August 22
[C] June 19
[D] June 22
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Correct Answer: B [August 22]
Notes:
This year, the Earth Overshoot Day fell on 22nd August, 2020. Earth Overshoot Day is the date when the demand for ecological resources and services by human beings exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a given year.
This is computed by the think tank named Global Footprint Network using Earth’s Bio-capacity, Humanity’s Ecological Footprint among others.
42. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared which region as free of Polio disease?
[A] Asia
[B] Africa
[C] Australia
[D] Europe
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Correct Answer: B [Africa]
Notes:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced that the African continent is completely free of Polio.
A commission headed by Rose Gana Fomban Leke has certified that no wild Polio cases occurred in the African region for the past four years. The threshold for eradication of poliovirus is also four years. Africa had earlier eradicated smallpox disease.
43. Technology major Facebook has proposed to expand which feature to Indian users in the near future?
[A] Facebook Chat
[B] Facebook Money
[C] Facebook News
[D] Facebook Feed
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Correct Answer: C [Facebook News]
Notes:
Social Media major Facebook had launched “Face Book News” in the USA. It has decided to expand this feature in India, UK, Germany, France and Brazil.
The company has also stated that it would pay for the content given to the company by news publishers. Facebook has proposed to associate closely with the popular news agencies and publishers in India to deliver better experience for its users.
44. How many new routes have been approved under the RCS- UDAN scheme?
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Correct Answer: D [78]
Notes:
The Union Civil Aviation Minister has recently announced that a total of 78 additional routes has been approved under the fourth batch of Regional Connectivity Scheme—Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN).
Named as Udan 4.0, the new set of air operations connect Eighteen unserved/underserved airports to metro cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Kochi among others. With this, the total number of sanctioned routes has been increased to 766.
45. What is the enhanced borrowing limit permitted to states, in terms of their GSDP?
[A] 6 per cent
[B] 5 per cent
[C] 3 per cent
[D] 2 per cent
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Correct Answer: B [5 per cent]
Notes:
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman chaired the 41st GST Council meet, which discussed about the options that can be given to states to meet shortfall of GST compensation.
Earlier in the month of May, the Centre amended the FRBM act to raise the borrowing limit of States from 3 per cent to 5 per cent of GSDP for FY21. After the meeting, the Finance Minister said, a further relaxation of 0.5 per cent in the limit will be given. This year, there is a GST compensation gap of 2.35 lakh crore rupees.
46. Which organization has set up a 5-member panel to review the charter of its laboratories?
[A] ISRO
[B] HAL
[C] BARC
[D] DRDO
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Correct Answer: D [DRDO]
Notes:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has constituted a 5-member panel headed by V Ramagopal Rao (Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) to review the charter of its laboratories.
The panel has been set up by the DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy. The panel is required to submit its report within 45 days. The panel is mandated to suggest measures to implement ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ in Defence sector and to reduce the dependence on imported weapons.
47. Which famous personality delivered the Darbari Seth Memorial lecture, organised by Global think-tank TERI?
[A] Antonio Guterres
[B] Donald Trump
[C] Christine Lagarde
[D] Sundar Pichai
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Correct Answer: A [Antonio Guterres]
Notes:
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered the 19th Darbari Seth Memorial lecture, organised by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
The UN Secretary General delivered the lecture titled ‘The rise of renewables: shining a light on a sustainable future’. He called India and other G20 countries to invest in clean and sustainable systems after the world recovers from Covid-19 pandemic.
48. Which Armed Force detected a 20-meter long tunnel along the Indo-Pakistan border?
[A] Border Security Force
[B] Central Reserve Police Force
[C] Sashastra Seema Bal
[D] Central Industrial Security Force
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Correct Answer: A [Border Security Force]
Notes:
The Border Security Force (BSF) has detected a trans-border tunnel originating from Pakistan across the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
After the force has discovered the tunnel, BSF is set to launch a major operation to check whether any other such tunnel has been developed. The place of opening of the tunnel is around 170 meters from the international border.
49. The National Sports Award ceremony was held virtually for the first time, in which year?
[A] 2002
[B] 2020
[C] 2005
[D] 2009
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Correct Answer: B [2020]
Notes:
The National Sports Awards ceremony for the year 2020, where India’s best sports persons are honoured by the President with various awards, was held virtually for the first time.
The award winners were connected virtually to the President of India at Rashtrapathi Bhavan from nine different Sports Authority of India designated locations. The prestigious ceremony was conducted virtually as a result of the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 pandemic.
50. As per the global ranking of average wages prepared by Picodi.com, what is the average monthly wage of India?
[A] Rs.55,000
[B] Rs.32,800
[C] Rs.15,600
[D] Rs.7,200
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Correct Answer: B [Rs.32,800]
Notes:
Picodi.com, an international e-commerce platform has released a global ranking of nations based on average wages.
India has been ranked 72nd among 106 nations, with a monthly average income of Rs.32,800 (USD 437). Switzerland has topped the list with USD 5989 and Cuba is ranked the last at USD 36.
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