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AUGUST – 17 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

OBITUARY

1. Politician Samaresh Das passed away. He is related to which party?
A) BJP
B) TMC
C) YSR
D) AIADMK
Answer: B) TMC
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress legislator Samaresh Das passed away. Das was a three-time MLA from Egra Assembly constituency in the district.
West Bengal:
Capital : Kolkata
CM : Mamata Banerjee
Governor : Jagdeep Dhankhar

2. Renowned Carnatic musician & Veena artist Dr B Siva Kumar passes away. He is related to which state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu:
Capital : Chennai
CM : Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit

3. Pandit Jasraj passed away. He is related to which field?
A) Actor
B) Writer
C) Vocalist
D) Scientist
Answer: C) Vocalist
Jasraj already has a constellation and a piece of the moon 2006VP32 Pandit Jasraj was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri.

RANKING

4. According to Knight Frank report, what is the rank of Bangaluru in
‘Prime Global Cities Index Q2 2020’?
A) 23
B) 26
C) 27
D) 28
Answer: B) 26

An average price of Rs 19,727 per sq. ft.

5. According to Forbes, what is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in Real Time Billionaires List?
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 7th
Answer: D) 7th

BANKING AND FINANCE

6. Sebi has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on which bank for violating mutual fund regulations?
A) Indian bank
B) PNB
C) BOB
D) IOB
Answer: C) BOB
Bank of Baroda:
Hq: Vadodara, Gujarat
MD and CEO : Sanjiv Chadha
Tagline : India’s International Bank
SEBI:
HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman : Ajay Tyagi

7. Which Organization has approved $750,000 grant project to help Armenia improve resilience to COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters by developing and operationalizing a distance education platform?
A) World Bank
B) IMF
C) ADB
D) AIIB
Answer: C) ADB
Asian Development Bank:
Hq: Manila, Philippines
Head : Masatsugu Asakawa
Armenia:
Capital :Yerevan
Currency : Armenian Dram

8. 5paisa launches free app to guide investors in stock market. What is the name of that app?
A) 5paisa Trainer
B) 5paisa Begin
C) 5paisa school
D) 5paisa Teach
Answer: C) 5paisa school

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

9. A book ‘NETAJI: India’s Independence and British Archives’ is written by whom?
A) Dr. Saravana Kumar De
B) Dr. Kalyan Kumar De
C) Dr. Bala Kumar De
D) Dr. Ravi Kumar De
Answer:B) Dr. Kalyan Kumar De
It is launched by Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.

APPOINTMENTS

10. Who has been appointed as the chief of the Border Security Force?
A) Ravi Asthana
B) Ragul Asthana
C) Rakesh Asthana
D) Raj Asthana
Answer: C) Rakesh Asthana
Asthana is at present working as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
V S K Kaumudi will be Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. Which IIT develops the DocStack app to scan documents such as bills, visiting cards, medical records, etc.?
A) IIT Hyderabad
B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Kharagpur
Answer: C) IIT Delhi

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

12. Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur across which river?
A) Tuitha
B) Ijai
C) Barak
D) Tuivai
Answer: B) Ijai

• Indian railway is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur.
• The which is being constructed across river Ijai near Noney is an engineering marvel because the tallest pier height will be 141 meter.
• The Manipur bridge is located at the hilly terrain of marangching village in Noney district, about 65 km west of imphal.
• The total estimated cost of the bridge is 280 crore rupees, and it will be completely by march 2022.

13. Which state government partners with NPCI, Canara Bank has launched digital payment services through UPI in village and ward secretariats?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh:
Capital : Amaravati
CM: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor : Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

14. Indian Solar Alliance to hold World Solar Technology Summit on which date?
A) September 3
B) September 8
C) September 5
D) September 9
Answer: B) September 8

15. Which state government will celebrate ‘Police Diwas’ on September 1?
A) West Bengal
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: A) West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that September 1 will be celebrated as ‘Police Diwas’ to pay respect to all the police personnel who are working for the people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
West Bengal:
Capital : Kolkata
CM : Mamata Banerjee
Governor : Jagdeep Dhankhar

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