1. | Which England Cricketer announced retirement? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: On August 13, 2020 England Spinner Laura Alexandra Marsh announced her retirement from all forms of Cricket. In December 2019, she announced retirement from International Cricket, and now has retired from Domestic Career as well. |
2. | Who is appointed as the Director General of the Border Security Force? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: On 17th August 2020, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the appointment of Rakesh Asthana, Gujarat cadre IPS officer of 1984 batch as the Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), along with the Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till 31st July 2021- the date of his superannuation. |
3. | Which two countries agreed for peace agreement namely "Abraham Accord"? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: On August 17, 2020, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates have agreed for the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace agreement, or the Abraham Accord to establish full diplomatic ties. In this regard, Israeli will halt further annexation of Palestinian lands. |
4. | Which company signed MoU with IIT Patna for Industry Focused Research? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: On 18th August 2020, Flipkart signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna to support the industry focused applied research in the fields like Artificial Intelligence(AI), Natural Language Processing(NLP) and Machine Learning(ML). |
5. | Who Launched VedKrishi.com an Online Farm to Fork Service Promoted by Farmers? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: On 17th August 2020, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) launched VedKrishi.com, an Online Farm to Fork Service, over a virtual platform. The portal is promoted by the farmers for selling toxic free farm produce. The platform was set up by the VedKrishi Farmer Producer Company, Nagpur based farmer producer Company. |
6. | Which among the following awards was achieved by Pandit Jasraj, who passed away recently? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Pandit Jasraj, an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Mewati gharana ( a musical apprenticeship tribe of Hindustani classical music) passed away at 90 in his home in New Jersey, New York, United States(U.S.) due to cardiac arrest. He was born on January 28, 1930 in Pili Mandori, a village in the Hisar district of Haryana. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (1990) and Padma Vibhushan (2000). |
7. | Which state names two flyover of ahmedabad after late Arun Jaitley & Sushma Swaraj? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Chairman of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) Standing Committee, Amul Bhatt announced that in Gujarat two flyover bridges of Ahmedabad city will be named after late Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. The flyover bridge at Income Tax circle, Ahmedabad will be named as Arun Jaitley Flyover. The flyover at the Anjali cross road will be named Sushma Swaraj Bridge. |
8. | Which Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh to be renamed as 'Banaras'? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: .On August 17, 2020, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the renaming of Manduadih Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh (UP) as 'Banaras'. In 2019, Former Union Minister Manoj Sinha had written to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting the change in name of the Manduadih Railway Station. Manduadih is a place in Varanasi situated about four kilometres from Varanasi Cantonment Station. |