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AUGUST – 22 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. Earth Overshoot Day is observed on which date?
A) August 22
B) August 21
C) August 24
D) August 26
Answer: A) August 22

SPORTS

2. Sevilla clinched the Europa League title win over Inter Milan. Sevilla is a which country’s professional football club?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
Answer: B) Spain
Inter Milan – Italy.

OBITUARY

3. Jack Sherman passed away. He is related to which field?
A) Actor
B) Guitarist
C) Scientist
D) Philanthropist
Answer: B) Guitarist
Guitarist Jack Sherman, best known for his association with American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, has died.
United States:
HQ : Washington D.C
Currency :US Dollar

ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS

4. Which Insurance company to merge Bharti AXA’s non-life insurance business with itself?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
C) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
Answer: C) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Rs. 16,447 crore and a market share of nearly 8.7 per cent.
ICICI Lombard:
Headquarters:Mumbai, Maharashtra
CEO : Bhargav Dasgupta

5. Ashwani Bhatia is appointed as MD of which bank?
A) PNB
B) SBI
C) BOM
D) IOB
Answer: B) SBI

• The government appointed Ashwani Bhatia as the Managing Director(MD) of the State Bank of India until his retirement on May 31,2022.
• Bhatia will be the fourth MD of the country’s largest lender. At present three other managing director at the bank are – Arjith Basu, Dinesh Khara and C S Setti.
• Bhatia comes in the place of P K Gupta.

6. Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as an Election Commissioner replaces whom?
A) Ashok Lavasa
B) Aravind Lavasa
C) Arun Lavasa
D) Ajay Lavasa
Answer: A) Ashok Lavasa

• Former Finance Secretary and presently the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as an Election Commissioner.
• He will take the place of Ashok Lavasa who has resigned and will join the Asian Development Bank as Vice-President.

AWARDS

7. Shantanu Narayen to receive USISPF’s 2020 Leadership Awards. He is Chairman and CEO of which Company?
A) Mahindra
B) Adobe
C) Alibaba
D) Snapdeal
Answer: B) Adobe
Mahindra group Chairman Anand Mahindra has also received this award.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. National Fertilizers Limited to set up an Organic Waste Converter Plant in which place?
A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
B) Mumbai, Maharashtra
C) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
D) Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh
Answer: D) Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh:
Capital: Bhopal
CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Governor : Anandiben Patel

9. Tourism Ministry has virtually signed an MoU with the TAAI and which organization to promote tourism as a sustainable livelihood model for the economic empowerment of women?
A) UNICEF
B) UNDP
C) FLO
D) UNEP
Answer: C) FLO
TAAI – Travel Agents Association of India
FLO – FICCI Ladies Organisation
Culture and Tourism:
Minister : Prahalad Singh Patel
Constituency : Damoh, Madhya Pradesh

10. Which state Government has decided to provide 100% tap water connections to all the households in the State by 2023 Jal Jeevan Mission?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh:
Capital : Itanagar
CM : Pema Khandu
Governor : B.D. Mishra

11. Which Ministry launched digital solutions for registration and renewal process for licenses for jewelers and for recognition and renewal of Assaying and Hallmarking Centers?
A) Finance Ministry
B) Consumer Affairs Ministry
C) Home Ministry
D) WCD Ministry
Answer: B) Consumer Affairs Ministry
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution:
Minister : Ram Vilas Paswan
Constituency : MP Rajyasabha from Bihar

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