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AUGUST – 29 | Daily Current Affairs 2020

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. National Sports Day is observed on 29 August. This day is celebrated as Birth anniversary of which person?
A) Lala Amarnath.
B) Major Dhyan Chand
C) Aaron Smith
D) Tom Hayward
Answer: B) Major Dhyan Chand
He is related to Hockey.

SPORTS

2. BCCI announces Indian edutech company “Unacademy” as Official Partner for IPL till which year?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2023
D) 2024
Answer: B) 2022
BCCI:
President : Sourav Ganguly.
Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra.

3. Tharanga Paranavitana has decided to retire from International Cricket. He is related to which country?
A) New Zealand
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Australia
Answer: C) Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka:
Capital : Sri Jayawardenepura Kota (LEGISLATIVE)
Currency : Rupee

OBITUARY

4. Chadwick Boseman passed away. He is related to which field?
A) Singer
B) Actor
C) Writer
D) Scientist
Answer: B) Actor
Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died of cancer.

5. Purshottam Rai passed away. He is Coach of which sports?
A) Wrestling
B) Athletics
C) Boxing
D) Swimming
Answer: B) Athletics
Veteran athletics coach Purshottam Rai died due to a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru.
Karnataka:
Capital : Bengaluru
CM : B. S. Yeddyurappa
Governor : Vajubhai Vala

BANKING AND FINANCE

6. Which Insurance company is partnered with Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank tie up to offer Life Insurance?
A) Aviva Life Insurance Co. India Ltd.
B) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
C) Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance
D) Aegon Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Answer: C) Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance
Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance:
Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana
MD & CEO: Anuj Mathur
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank:
Headquarters : Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Chairman : A Venkata Reddy

7. Which organization and SBI Card together launched their new Co-branded Contactless Credit Card on RuPay Platform?
A) NHAI
B) CBDC
C) CSIR
D) IRCTC
Answer: D) IRCTC

APPOINTMENTS

8. Who was sworn-in as the Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra?
A) Sekar Bhatia
B) Siva Bhatia
C) Sanjay Bhatia
D) Sundar Bhatia
Answer: C) Sanjay Bhatia
Maharashtra:
Capital : Mumbai
CM : Udhav Thackarey

9. Sumit Gupta is appointed as Chief Risk Officer of which Bank?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Yes Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Answer: B) Yes Bank
Ashish Chandak – Chief Compliance Officer.
Yes Bank:
Hq: Mumbai,Maharashtra
MD and CEO : Prashant Kumar
Tagline: Experience our Expertise

10. Who becomes first woman DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security?
A) Maheshwari Padhee
B) Usha Padhee
C) Revathy Padhee
D) Kani Padhee
Answer: B) Usha Padhee

AWARDS

11. Inam-Ur-Rehman will be honored with the lifetime achievement award by the Madhya Pradesh government. He is related to which sports?
A) Tennis
B) Hockey
C) Badminton
D) Table Tennis
Answer: B) Hockey

• International hockey player Karishma Yadav has received the Vikram Award from the Madhya Pradesh government for excellence in sports.
• Indian Junior Women’s Hockey team’s Ishika Chaudhary receives Eklavya Award from MP govt.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

12. Which startup has launched a HFOT device which has a greater demand than invasive ventilators for treating fairly critical Covid-19 patients?
A) PierianDx.
B) Tricog Health
C) CureFit
D) Nocca Robotics
Answer: D) Nocca Robotics
HFOT – High Flow Oxygen Therapy.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. The Russian navy conducted major war games near which place?
A) Alaska
B) Emmonak
C) Akiak
D) Newtok
Answer: A) Alaska

• The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft.
• Russia’s navy chief, Adm Nikolai Yevmenov, said that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft were taking part in the exercise in the Bering Sea, which involved multiple practice missile launches.

14. UAE has launched e-market platform that will bridge the gap between millions of rural farmers in India and the Gulf nation’s food industry. What is the name of that platform?
A) Swachhda
B) Bharatda
C) Kisanota
D) Agriota
Answer: D) Agriota
UAE:
Capital : Abu Dhabi
Currency : UAE Dirham

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in which place?
A) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
B) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
C) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
D) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
The government is committed to the development of drought-prone. Bundelkhand region and around 500 projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore have been sanctioned for improving water availability.
Uttar Pradesh:
Capital : Lucknow
CM : Yogi Adityanath
Governor : Anandiben Patel

16. Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa to flag off The maiden ‘Roll On Roll Off’ train from Bengaluru, Karnataka to which place?
A) Satara, Maharashtra
B) Osmanabad, Maharashtra
C) Dhule, Maharashtra
D) Solapur , Maharashtra
Answer: D) Solapur , Maharashtra
682 kms – 17 hours
Maharashtra:
Capital : Mumbai
CM : Udhav Thackarey
Karnataka:
Capital : Bengaluru
CM : B. S. Yeddyurappa
Governor : Vajubhai Vala

17. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) launched a mobile application for its pensioners. What is the name of that app?
A) The Pensioners Receiver
B) The Pensioners Getter
C) The Pensioners Creator
D) The Pensioners Corner
Answer: D) The Pensioners Corner

18. 51st International Film Festival of India IFFI will be held in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Goa
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Answer: B) Goa
Fifty first International Film Festival of India IFFI will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 28th.
Goa:
Capital :Panaji
CM: Pramod Sawant

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