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Current Affairs of 24 August 2020
1) …………………… The state government has signed
agreement with Israel for the Bundelkhand water management project?
A - Delhi
B - Uttar Pradesh
C - Maharashtra
D - Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: The Government of Uttar Pradesh has signed an agreement with Israel for
the Bundelkhand Water Management Project. The agreement was signed by Israel
Ambassador to India Ron Malka and UP Agriculture Production Commissioner Alok
Sinha. The scheme of cooperation is aimed at solving or solving the water
crisis in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh. The water management project has three major
parts - water conservation, efficient transportation and focus on advanced
farming practices. To solve the problem of potable water and to bring the area
under agricultural irrigation has been ensured by Ron Malka, the Israeli
ambassador to India.
(2) …………. The state police is carrying out a
“Ek Sankalp Bujurgon ke Naam” campaign?
A - Delhi
B - Maharashtra
C - Madhya Pradesh
D - Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh state police is carrying out a "Ek Sankalp Bujurgon ke Naam" campaign to help the elderly and helpless people living in homes
during the Covid-19 global epidemic. As part of the initiative, police
personnel are taking care of the elderly with care that concerns their food and
health. The campaign motto is Desh Bhakti-Jan Seva.
(3) The mobile app named 'Green Path' has
been launched by which ministry?
A - Ministry of Defense
B - Ministry of Labor and Employment
C - Ministry of Tribal Affairs
D - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Explanation: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has developed a mobile app
called 'Green Path' with the help of National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI), a public sector undertaking. This app will be used to monitor
plantations on national highways. The application will monitor the location of
each plant of its field unit, its growth species details, maintenance
activities, goals and achievements under the entire plantation project.
Photographs will be uploaded every 3 months on NHAI's AI-powered Big Data Analytics
platform - Data Lake, with green plant data taken using the Green Path to track
plant growth and their health.
(4) ……………. India has had virtual discussions
with the country on disarmament and nuclear weapons non-proliferation?
A - France
B - America
C - North Korea
D - South Korea
Explanation: India held virtual discussions on disarmament and nuclear weapons
non-proliferation with South Korea. The Indian delegation was chaired by
Indramani Pandey, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. The
two sides exchanged views on global developments and issues of mutual interest
in the field of disarmament and nuclear weapons non-proliferation. They also
agreed to deal with their fruitful discussions and make it a success and to
hold the next round of consultations at a future date.
(5) Francisco Ashue has been appointed the
new Prime Minister of which country?
A - France
B - South Africa
C - Equatorial Guinea
D - New Zealand
Explanation: Francisco Pascal Iguyé Obama Eshue was re-appointed as Prime Minister
of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for the third consecutive time. President
Teodoro Obiang submitted his resignation after criticism from the president.
The government was dissolved to solve the economic problem. Francisco Eshuay
was first appointed as the Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea in 2016.
(6) ……………. Has been appointed as the new
Election Commissioner of India by the Central Government?
A - Geeta Narang
B - Rajiv Kumar
C - Pramod Kumar
D - Sanjeev Shukla
Explanation: Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of
India by the Central Government. He will assume charge of Ashok Lavasa who has
submitted his resignation to the Indian President and will join the Asian
Development Bank as its vice-president. Rajiv Kumar is an IAS officer of the
1984-batch Jharkhand cadre and was nominated as Finance Secretary in July 2019
and played a key role in the merger of 10 public sector banks.
(7) ……………. Has topped the Digital Quality of
Life 2020 rankings?
A - India
B - Denmark
C - Norwegian
D - China
Explanation: online privacy solution provider SurfShark has released the second
edition of the Global Research Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020 and
ranks Denmark first with 0.79 points while India overall category digital
quality with 0.5 index points. In terms of off-life 2020, it is ranked 57th out
of 85 countries. The DQL Index 2020 covers 6.3 billion people or about 81% of
the global population in terms of the five major pillars that define the
digital quality of life, the potential of the Internet, the quality of the
Internet, electronic infrastructure, electronic security and electronic
government.
8) ……………………. Have signed an agreement with
BIS for cooperation in standardization and conformity assessment?
A - IIT Roorkee
B - IIT Pune
C - IIT Mumbai
D - IIT Lucknow
Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Rudki has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the Bureau of Indian Standards for Cooperation in the
areas of Standardization and Conformity Assessment based on equality and mutual
cooperation. Under this MoU, the two institutions will collaborate in the areas
of civil electrical mechanical chemical earthquake engineering, development, and
management of water resources and infrastructure development of renewable
energy projects, medical biotechnology, and nanotechnology, etc. Professor Ajit
K Chaturvedi of IIT Roorkee through technical panel The involvement of both
bodies in standardization activities are suggested.
(9) On which date is World Senior Citizenship
Day celebrated?
A - 23 August
B - 20 August
C - 21 August
D - 22 August
Explanation: World Senior Citizenship Day is celebrated on 21 August. The main
purpose of celebrating this day is to spread awareness among the people about
the conditions of senior citizens, to honor and help the elderly. The day was
announced by the United Nations (UN).
(10) Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship for skill development in the port and maritime sector …………….
Have an agreement with the ministry?
A - Ministry of Sports
B - Ministry of Defense
C - Ministry of Shipping
D - Ministry of Education
Explanation: A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Ministry of
Shipping and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship with a view
to taking advantage of large employment opportunities in the maritime sector
and certifying their skills. The objective of the MoU is to assist individuals
in building their skills capacity to global standards to take advantage of the
vast employment opportunities in the maritime sector with a focus on the youth
of coastal areas.
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