Very Important One Liner Quiz (August-2020)
- The famous computer scientist Russel Kirsch, who died recently, is associated with which invention?->Pixels
- Which is the first neighbouring country with which India has made the ‘Air Bubble’ agreement?-> Maldives(travel through Air)
- The documentary film named “The Next Frontier: India’s Smart Cities” was premiered on 15th August by which agency?-> National Geographic
- ‘Rules of origin’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which Ministry? ->Ministry of Finance
- Who is the head of the newly formed ‘National Council for Transgender Persons’? ->Minister of Social Justice and empowerment
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs has advised to states to include all eligible disabled persons under which act? ->National Food Security Act.
- Which Indian state/UT launched a new mobile application named ‘E-Gyan Mitra’? -> [Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]
- Which global institution has inked deal with Reliance Power for constructing power plant in Bangladesh? ->ADB(Asian Development Bank)
- Hamed Bakayoko has been named as the Prime Minister of which country? ->Ivory Coast
- Which global firm became the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, after surpassing Saudi Aramco? -> Apple.
- What is the limit of turnover, above which companies are mandated to submit E-invoicing? ->500Crores
- Which Indian journalist has been named the winner of Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting? ->Dipankar Ghose
- Which is the most downloaded Covid-19 contact tracing application in the world, as on date? ->Aarogya Setu
- Where is the headquarters of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) located? ->New Delhi
- Which Indian city featured in the ‘Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities’ survey conducted by Comparitech? ->Hyderabad
- Which Institute won the first prize in the Smart India Hackathon-2020? -> Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT)
- What is the name of the employment generation program proposed by KVIC for promoting Agarbatti production? -> Khadi Agarbatti Atma Nirbhar Mission]
- Who has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?-> G.C. Murmu
- Which country has issued order that would ban TikTok and WeChat in 45 days when not sold by their parent companies? —> United States
- The multilateral military exercise named Kavkaz 2020 is to be held in which country?->Russia
- Rajamalai, where a massive landslide has occurred, is located in which state?->Kerala
- Which Indian organisation is celebrating ‘Cleanliness Week’ from August 10, to mark the Independence Day?->Indian Railways
- What is the corpus of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund that was launched by the Prime Minister?-> Rs 1 lakh crore
- Which country is to offer military airwaves for 5G wireless networks?->United States
- Who hosts the “At Home” reception for freedom fighters, as a part of Anniversary of the Quit India Movement?->President of India
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has collaborated with which technology company to launch Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP) 2.0?-> Dell Technologies
- Which Indian-origin senator has been selected as the Vice President candidate of Joe Biden in the US elections?-> Kamala Harris
- The Medal for Excellence in Investigation that is awarded to Police Personnel is constituted by which ministry?-> Union Ministry of Home Affairs
- Rahat Indori, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?->Shayar(Poet)
- What is Ceres, that was referred to in a recent study by the NASA?-> Dwarf Planet
- Which country has recently initiated a campaign named “Clean Plate Campaign 2.0” to reduce food wastage?->China
- Which Indian Industrialist is ranked the 4th richest person in the world by Bloomberg Billionaires Index?->Mukesh Ambani
- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a satellite of which country’s space organisation?-> United States
- Which e-commerce giant is to launch its online pharmacy in India?->Amazon
- The Centre for Bio Pharma Analysis (CBA) that was in news recently, is set up at which city?->Pune.
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- The Anti Drone System developed by which organization has been deployed at the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi?->DRDO
- Which organisation to establish a “Centre of excellence” in Uttar Pradesh Defence corridor?-> Indian Navy
- Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Meghalaya?-> Satya Pal Malik
- Which institution has topped the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA) 2020 in the ‘Centrally funded institution’ category?->IIT,Madras
- The Government of which country has launched an ‘Innovation Challenge Fund’ in India?->United Kingdom
- Which organization has recently signed a MoU with AFC India Ltd, to work together in agriculture and allied sectors?-> Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
- Manduadih railway station, that was renamed as ‘Banaras’, is located in which state?->Uttar Pradesh
- What is the name of the application that has been launched by the Indian Air Force, for its aspirants?- My IAF
- Which E-Commerce company has committed for transition to electric vehicles and join EV100 initiative?->Flipkart
- Which development bank is to finance the USD 500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III?-> Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
- External Affairs Ministry organised the National Coordination Committee, with which country, for the first time?-> Uzbekistan
- Which two Indian leaders are selected for USISPF 2020 Leadership Awards?-> Anand Mahindra and Shantanu Narayen
- What is the limit of Late Payment Surcharge, as advised by the Powers Ministry, to the Gencos and Trancos?->12%
- Zojila tunnel, that was seen in news recently, connects Jammu and Kashmir with which state/UT?->Ladakh
- What is the name of the interactive video game launched by the Union Health Minister, regarding Covid-19?->corona warriors
- What is the Birth Day of Kolkata City?-> 24 august 1690, agent charnock landed that day near nimtalla ghat, located in north Kolkata.