Current Affairs. A. August 10

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1 Current Affairs 05 August 208 Q. Name the chairperson of TRAI? a) Ram Sewak Sharma b) Sunil Kumar Gupta c) Yudhvir Singh Malik d) Dr Yogendra Narain A. Ram Sewak Sharma Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India. It consists of a Chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members. Q2. Who is the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW)? a) Lalitha Kumaramanglam b) Rekha Sharma c) Hema Malini d) Kiron Kher A. Rekha Sharma NCW is a statutory body established under the National Commission for Women Act, 990. It was established in January 992. It is apex national level organization of India the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women. It regularly publishes monthly newsletter, Rashtra Mahila, in both Hindi and English. Q3. When is the World Biofuel day observed? a) August 8 b) August 0 c) August d) August 9 A. August 0 World Bio-fuel Day (The International Biodiesel Day). On this day in 893, Sir Rudalph Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) for the first time successfully ran mechanical engine with Peanut Oil. Q4. 8 th August 208 marked the anniversary of the Quit India movement? a) 75 th b) 76 th c) 78 th d) 74 th A. 76 th Quit India Movement was also known as Bharat Chhodo Andolan or August Movement or August Kranti. On this day in 942, Mahatma Gandhi had given the clarion call of Do or Die to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country. Q5. Name the th from India to be a part of World Network of s issued by UNESCO? a) Sunderbans b) Agasthyamalai c) Khangchendzonga d) Simlipal National Park A. Khangchendzonga Khangchendzonga lies in the Himalayan state of Sikkim. The decision was taken at 30th Session of International Coordinating Council (ICC) of Man and (MAB)

2 Programme of UNESCO held in Palembang, Indonesia. India s reserves in the list of World Network of s are reserve Nilgiri biosphere reserve 2 Gulf of Mannar marine national 3 Sunderbans National 4 Nanda Devi state TN, Kerala, Karnataka Tamil Nadu West Bengal Uttarakhand Khangchendzong a Q6. Which High court has decriminalised begging? a) Mumbai High court b) Delhi High court c) Kerala High court d) Allahabad High court A. Delhi High court Sikkim Q7. Which category of Indians cannot file an application under RTI? a) Citizens of India b) Government officials c) Non-Resident Indians d) Foreign nationals A. Non Resident Indians 5 Norkek national 6 Panchmarhi 7 Simlipal national 8 Achanakmar Amarkantak Bio. 9 Great Nicobar 0 Agasthyamalai Meghalaya Madhya Pradesh Odisha MP, Chhattisgar h Andaman & Nicobar islands Kerala, Tamil Nadu Q8. Russia has allowed troops from which country to get training at its Military Training camps? a) India b) Sri Lanka c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan A. Pakistan Q9. Which of these non official directors of RBI termed the Demonetization step as a Financial Pokhran? a) Satish Kashinath Marathe b) Subhash Chandra Garg c) Rajiv Kumar d) Swaminathan Gurumurthy A. Swaminathan Gurumurthy

3 Q0. Which bank has launched Multi Option Payment Acceptance Device (MOPAD)? a) RBI b) SBI c) ICICI d) HDFC A. SBI Q. How many inhabited islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been removed from the Restricted Area list? a) 29 b) 27 c) 30 d) 28 A. 29 Under the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime, foreign nationals (except those from Bhutan) are not normally allowed to visit protected or restricted area without a permit. Citizens of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan and foreign nationals of Pakistani origin are exception and are not allowed to enter such areas. After the lifting of restriction, citizens of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan and foreign nationals having their origin in these countries will continue to require RAP to visit the Union Territory. Q2. In order to promote Make in India, the Government has doubled the import duty on textiles to %? a) 40 % b) 0 % c) 20 % d) 00 % A. 20 % Q3. Which technology will be used at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to increase security? a) ID cards b) Frisking c) Biometric verification d) Facial recognition A. Facial recognition Q4. Where is the world s first-ever thermal battery plant located? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka A. Andhra Pradesh The plant is owned by Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST). The thermal battery is based on alternative sources of energy production, and its presence is expected to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. It provides energy solutions for electrical grids, transport and telecom services. This plant is based on technology patented in India by Dr Patrick Glynn in 206. Q5. Which organization has launched Startup Academia Alliance programme? a) NITI Aayog b) Startup India c) Skill India d) NASSCOM A. Startup India Q6. China s hypersonic waverider flight vehicle Xingkong -2 is also known as?

4 a) Waverider 2 b) Starry rider 2 c) Waveride 2 d) Starry Sky 2 A. Starry Sky 2 Waverider is flight vehicle that flies in atmosphere and uses shockwaves generated by its own hypersonic flight with air to glide at high speed. United States and Russia have been carrying out similar experiments. It was designed by state-run China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) in collaboration with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Q7. Maitree 208 a Joint Military Exercise was conducted between India and? a) Thailand b) Indonesia c) Malaysia d) Singapore A. Thailand Q8. Under the 2 nd phase of IMPRINT scheme, how many projects have been approved? a) 2 b) 22 c) 222 d) 22 A. 22 IMPRINT - Impacting Research Innovation and Technology scheme. These projects were approved at IMPRINT-II Apex Committee meeting chaired by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi. 0 domains are Health Care, Computer Science and ICT, Advance Materials, Water Resources and River systems, Sustainable Urban Design, Defence, Nano -technology Hardware, Environmental Science and Climate Change and Energy Security. Q9. Name India s ambitious mission to the Moon that has been postponed to January 209? a) MissionMoon 2 b) Chandravaahan 2 c) Moonexpedition2 d) Chandrayaan 2 A. Chandrayaan 2 Q20. Name the first Indian to get selected as a member of ccnso, which is policy development body of ICANN? a) Ajay Data b) Anil Dutta c) Anil Das d) Amit Dua A. Ajay Data Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Country Code Supporting Organisation (ccnso). Ajay Data becomes first Indian to get selected as a member of ccnso, which is policy development body of ICANN for cctld (country code top-level domains) issues and represents all country code top level domain operators from around the world. Q2. What is the %age of cashback announced by GST council for digital transactions? a) 2% b) 5% c) 20% d) 0%

5 A. 20% The GST Council meeting was chaired by Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. It has announced 20% cashback for digital transactions paid on businessto-consumer transactions using RuPay and BHIM platforms, subject to cap of Rs 00 per transaction. Q22. Name the Indian woman who has won silver at the world championships 208 of badminton in women s singles category? a) Saina Nehwal b) Jwala Gutta c) PV Sindhu d) Rituparna Das A. PV Sindhu Q24. The four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will not be placed in which of these regions? a) J&K b) NCR c) Uttarakhand d) Punjab A. Punjab Q25. Name the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights? a) Navi Pillay b) Zeid Ra ad al- Hussein c) Michelle Bachelet d) Jos Ayala Lasso A. Michelle Bachelet Q23. Which country has been elected as President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for period of two years? a) China b) India c) Sri Lanka d) Malaysia A. India AIBD was established in 977 under auspices of UNESCO. It is hosted by Government of Malaysia and its secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur. India got elected against Iran during voting which took place at 44th annual gathering of AIBD held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Moreover, Director General of All India Radio (AIR) F. Sheheryar was also re-elected as chair of executive board of AIBD while Sri Lanka was elected as vice-chair.