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AUGUST – 26 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World Water Week is observed on August 24-28. What is the theme of that week?
A) Water and Climate Change : Accelerating Action
B) Water and Safety: Accelerating Action
C) Water and Security : Accelerating Action
D) Water and Clean : Accelerating Action
Answer: A) Water and Climate Change : Accelerating Action

SPORTS

2. Which country will host BRICS Games in 2021?
A) Brazil
B) Russia
C) India
D) China
Answer: C) India
BRICS Countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Jair Bolsonaro, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping,
Cyril Ramaphosa.

3. James Anderson becomes the first fast bowler to bag 600 wickets in Tests. He is related to which country?
A) New Zealand
B) England
C) Pakistan
D) India
Answer: B) England
United Kingdom:
Capital : London
Currency : Pound Sterling

OBITUARY

4. Gail Sheehy passed away. In below option, which is not her field?
A) Pop sociologist
B) Commentator
C) Scientist
D) Journalist
Answer: C) Scientist
She is related to USA and author of ‘Passages’.
United States:
Capital : Washington D.C
Currency :US Dollar

RANKING

5. Which state has topped the Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020?
A) Gujarat
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Maharashtra
Answer: A) Gujarat

Gujarat:
Capital : Gandhinagar
CM : Vijay Rupani
Governor : Acharya Dev Vrat
NITI Aayog:
Hq: New Delhi
CEO : Amitabh Kant

BANKING AND FINANCE

6. Which Insurance Company has launched a pet dog insurance policy that covers pet dogs?
A) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
B) Aegon General Insurance
C) SBI General Insurance
D) Bharti AXA General Insurance
Answer: A) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

• Lifetime from age 3 months to 10 years.
• The premium starts from Rs 315 per annum (small dog, 3 months to 2 years of age) and there is a 5 percent discount in case the dog is RFID tagged.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance:
HQ: Pune, Maharashtra
MD & CEO: Tapan Singhel

7. Which Bank has launched a new savings account for millennial customers?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
Answer: C) Axis Bank

• Account name – Axis Liberty Savings Account.
• It offers customers the option of maintaining a minimum balance of ₹25,000 per month or spending the same amount every month using the bank’s debit card.
• It also provides a complimentary insurance cover of ₹20,000, which includes expenses incurred for covid-19-related hospitalization.

Axis Bank:
Hq : Mumbai, Maharashtra
CEO : Mr Amitabh Chaudhary
Tagline : Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi

8. HSBC India has introduced a one-stop solution to provide multiple payment options on single platform. What is the name of that solution?
A) HSBC Collect
B) Payment Collect
C) Digital Collect
D) Omni Collect
Answer: D) Omni Collect

• Advanced Travel Partners International (ATPI), is HSBC India’s first client to go live with Omni Collect solution and has started receiving payments through the online payment gateway.
• The solution is also available in Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

HSBC India:
HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
CEO: Surendra Rosha

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

9. Which company ties up with Israel-based REE Automotive to manufacture commercial electric vehicles?
A) Tata Group
B) Mahindra & Mahindra
C) Bajaj
D) Royal Enfield
Answer: B) Mahindra & Mahindra

APPOINTMENTS

10. Sanjiv Singh is appointed as Group President of Reliance Industries Ltd. He served as Chairman of which company?
A) BPL
B) BHEL
C) IOC
D) DRDO
Answer: C) IOC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. Which IIT has signed an agreement with Lomonosov Moscow State University and Russoft to build the world’s largest and fastest hybrid quantum computer in India?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IIT Alumni Council
D) IIT Mandi
Answer: C) IIT Alumni Council

12. Which IIT Startup has developed N95 equivalent mask named US9 mask?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IIT Alumni Council
D) IIT Mandi
Answer: B) IIT Hyderabad
Startup Name : USafe Healthcare

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. 17th meeting of India-Vietnam Joint Commission held via video-conference. There are signed how many MoUs in this meeting?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B) 2

• The 17th meeting of the India-Vietnam Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation was held via video-conference.
• They agreed to add new momentum to the economic and Defence engagement between the two countries and to explore closer cooperation in emerging areas such as civil nuclear energy, space, marine sciences and new technologies.

Vietnam:
Capital : Hanoi
Currency : Vietnamese dong

14. Which continent has been declared free from wild polio by WHO?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) North America
Answer: B) Africa
WHO:
HQ : Geneva, Switzerland
Head: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

15. Which state/UT has created an e-auction portal to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’?
A) Delhi
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Ladakh
Answer: C) Jammu & Kashmir
Portal Name : www.saffroneauctionindia.com
Jammu and Kashmir:
Capital : Srinagar(summer), Jammu(winter)
Governor : Manoj Sinha

16. Which Organization has developed a portal to track the performance of its developers and consultants?
A) NHAI
B) IOC
C) CBDC
D) DRDO
Answer: A) NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a portal to track the performance of its developers and consultants. The portal-based objective assessment has been initiated to track the performance of consultants, contractors and concessionaires for various NHAI projects. The portal is available on the NHAI website under ‘Vendor Performance Evaluation System’.

17. NTPC ties up with Greenko to offer Round the Clock renewable energy. What is the headquarters of Greenko?
A) Bangaluru, Karnataka
B) Hyderabad, Telangana
C) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
D) Kolkata, West Bengal
Answer: B) Hyderabad, Telangana
NTPC Limited:
Hq : New Delhi, India
Chairman : Shri Gurdeep Singh

18. Which state government sets up 3-tier scanner to monitor senior citizens during Covid-19 pandemic?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Bihar
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B) West Bengal
The three-tier scanner will comprise three arms of the government – the police, district and health officials and public representatives who would keep a check on the senior citizens.
West Bengal:
Capital : Kolkata
CM : Mamata Banerjee
Governor : Jagdeep Dhankhar

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