Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 20 Aug 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

20 AUG 2020

(Q.01) PM Narendra Modi has announced the launch of National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) recently. Name the nodal agency which will implement NDHM.
1) National Centre for Disease Control
2) Central Health Education Bureau
3) Central Drugs Laboratory
4) National Health Authority

Ans. :-(4) National Health Authority

PM Narendra Modi announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) under which every Indian will get a health ID that will store the individual’s medical records. It will be implemented through National Health Authority (NHA), which is also responsible for the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The finance ministry has approved a budget of Rs 470 crore for the proposal, but the final NHA proposal may not seek more than Rs 400 crore. The mission has been rolled out in 6 Union Territories (UTs) viz. Chandigarh, Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

(Q.02) PM Modi announced 10 year long project to conserve which animal (project led by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Keshav Javadekar)?
1) Gangetic Dolphin
2) Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
3) Red Panda
4) Asiatic Peacock

Ans. :-(1) Gangetic Dolphin

On the lines of “Project Tiger” and “Project Elephant”, PM Modi announced the “Project Dolphin” To give a stronger impetus for the conservation of the Gangetic Dolphins which were declared National Aquatic Species in 2010. It is a 10-year-long project led by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Keshav Javadekar. The project involves conservation of Dolphins and the aquatic habitat through the use of modern technology specially in enumeration and anti-poaching activities.As per official figures, there are around 3,700 Gangetic River Dolphins in India.

(Q.03) Who heads the committee formed by central government to reconsider the minimum age for marriage for women?
1) Najma Akhtar
2) Jaya Jaitly
3) Vinod Paul
4) Vasudha Kamath

Ans. :-(2) Jaya Jaitly

The centre has set up a committee chaired by Jaya Jaitly to reconsider the minimum age for marriage for women and appropriate action will be taken after a report is submitted. The government is focused towards equal opportunities for self-employment and employment to women.

(Q.04) The Gwalior Chambal Expressway in Madhya Pradesh was named after whom?
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Sushma Swaraj
3) Babulal Gaur
4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Ans. :-(4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Addressing the gathering on the 2nd death anniversary of the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, announced that the Gwalior Chambal Expressway will be named as Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway. Chouhan also stated that a grand statue of Vajpayee will be set up in Bhopal.

(Q.05) The Indian railways constructing world’s tallest pier bridge across Ijai river in which state/UT?
1) Manipur
2) Ladakh
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand

Ans. :-(1) Manipur

As a part of 111 kilometre-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal line project, Indian Railways’ North East Frontier Railway zone is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge, having height of 141 metres, across river Ijai in Manipur with an outlay of Rs 280 crore. After completion, it will surpass the existing height record of 139 meters of the Mala – Rijeka Viaduct, Montenegro in Europe. The 703 meters long bridge is located at the hilly terrain of Marangching village in Noney district, about 65 km west of Imphal, Manipur. The project will be completed in March 2022.

(Q.06) Which ministry has launched ‘Nasha-Mukt Bharat’ campaign?
1) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
2) Ministry of Health and Family Affairs
3) Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment
4) Ministry of Home Affairs

Ans. :-(3) Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment

The State Governments and the 272 District Collectors launched a seven-month-long anti-drugs campaign namely “NashaMukt Bharat” or “Drug-Free India” by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) which will run till March 31, 2021. In order to give impetus to this launch, Union Minister of SJE Thaawarchand Gehlot addressed 272 district collectors, 31 State Secretaries as well as doctors, NGOs (non-government organizations) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers through videoconferencing.

(Q.07) Union minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated new building of National Institute of Social Defence in which city?
1) New Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Chennai
4) Noida

Ans. :-(1) New Delhi

The union minister Thaawarchand Gehlotinaugurated a building of the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) in Dwarka, New Delhi during the videoconferencing. The building will serve as the nodal training and research centre for its three main divisions, namely National Centre for Drug Abuse Prevention (NCDAP), Old Age Care Division and Social Defence

(Q.08) India Post has issued 5 Commemorative Postage Stamps and 1 miniature sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India-III recently. Where does the Khajuraho Group of Monuments Javeri Temple located?
1) Karnataka
2) Gujarat
3) Telangana
4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. :- (4) Madhya Pradesh

India Post has issued 5 Commemorative Postage Stamps namely: Historic City of Ahmedabad- Sarkhej Roza, Churches and Convents of Goa- Church of Bom Jesus, Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Khajuraho Group of Monuments Javeri Temple and QutbMinar its Monuments, Delhi. It also issued 1 miniature sheet consisting of all the above stamps on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India-III.Group of Monuments at Pattadakal- Karnataka, Khajuraho Group of Monuments Javeri Temple- Madhya Pradesh.

(Q.09) Name the Meghalaya CM who has launched restart Meghalaya Mission worth Rs. 14,515 crores to revive the development activities in the state.
1) Neiphiu Rio
2) Conrad KongkalSangma
3) N. Biren Singh
4) None of the Above

Ans. :-(2) Conrad KongkalSangma

On 15th August 2020, on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day, Conrad K Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya launched the restart Meghalaya Mission worth Rs. 14,515 crores to revive the development activities which were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Q.10) Which PSU has developed an infrastructure to transport fly ash from power plants in bulk to cement plantsat a cheaper cost?
1) ONGC
2) SAIL
3) GAIL
4) NTPC

Ans. :-(4) NTPC

NTPC has developed infrastructure at the Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost. The development is in line with NTPC’s commitment towards 100 percent utilisation of fly ash from power plants.

(Q.11) How much pound worth “Innovation Challenge Fund 2020” was launched by United Kingdom government for India to tackle COVID-19 challenges and climate change?
1) £1 million
2) £2 million
3) £3 million
4) £4 million

Ans. :-(3) £3 million

The government of United Kingdom (UK) launched a £3 million “Innovation Challenge Fund 2020” in India to support scientists in academia and industry to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. The Innovation Challenge Fund 2020 of £3 million to India is provided to Maharashtra(£1.5 million) & Karnataka(£1.5 million).

(Q.12) Which state government has launched ‘PadhaiTuhar Para’ scheme for school students?
1) West Bengal
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Haryana
4) Odisha

Ans. :-(2) Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the ‘PadhaiTuhar Para’ scheme to enable school students to learn from their respective localities as the classes are being suspended due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. He informed that a Bluetooth-based programme ‘BultuKe Bol’, ‘Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana’, ‘Radhabai Diagnostic Centre Scheme’ will also be introduced and committees will be set up for new appointments and promotions in the state.

(Q.13) Which bank has launched ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ campaign to promote digital banking?
1) Oriental Bank of Commerce
2) State Bank of India
3) Indian Overseas Bank
4) Punjab National Bank

Ans. :-(4) Punjab National Bank

S SMallikarjuna Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab National Bank(PNB) launched a campaign, ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking channels and participate in the noble cause of donating to PM CARES Fund for COVID-19. The campaign begins on 15th August 2020 and runs till 31st March 2021.The bank under the campaign will contribute Rs 5 towards the PM CARES Fund on behalf of each customer who conduct the 1st financial transaction.

(Q.14) Name the company which joined hands with Central Water Commission of India for flood forecasting initiatives.
1) Google
2) Microsoft
3) Apple
4) Facebook

Ans. :-(1) Google

Google in association with the Central Water Commission(CWC) of India launched the flood forecasting initiatives across India for the past several months. Central Water Commission is the first governmental partner of Google to measure water levels on an hourly basis using around 1000 stream gauges across India.

About Central Water Commission(CWC):
Chairman– Rajendra Kumar Jain
Headquarters– Sewa Bhawan, New Delhi

(Q.15) The astronomers at which institute has found a baby galaxy called “SPT0418-47” through ALMA telescope recently?
1) Max Planck Institute of Astrophysics
2) ETH Zurich
3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4) Harvard university

Ans. :-(1) Max Planck Institute of Astrophysics

The Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute of Astrophysics found a baby galaxy called “SPT0418-47” a look-alike of the Milky galaxy at 12 billion light-years away using the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array(ALMA) Telescope.