Daily Current Affairs of 27th August 2020
7 August 2020:The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Utkarsh Classes aims to assist every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day comfortably. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics like new CAG, Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections 2020, and the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing among others.
1. Who has been appointed because of the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
a)GC Murmu
b)Satyapal Malik
c)Manoj Sinha
d)RK Mathur
2. Which state’s villages are recognized by UNESO for Tsunami readiness?
a)Maharashtra
b)Karnataka
c)Odisha
d)Kerala
3. Which institute has signed an agreement with Gavi, the vaccine alliance to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of 100 million doses of COVID Vaccine?
a)Biocon
b)ICMR
c)SII
d)Bharat Biotech
4. Which among the subsequent parties won only one seat in Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections 2020?
a)UNP
b)SLPP
c)JVP
d)SJB
5. Which state’s government will launch ‘YSR Cheyutha’ on August 12, 2020?
a)Gujarat
b)Telangana
c)Karnataka
d)Andhra Pradesh
6. Which nation has banned transactions with TikTok owner Bytedance and WeChat’s parent firm Tencent?
a)The US
b)India
c)UK
d)Japan
7. When will Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra be inaugurated?
a)August 8th
b)August 14th
c)August 15th
d)August 10th
8. When was the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima atom bomb attack observed?
a)August 5th
b)August 4th
c)August 7th
d)August 6th
Answers
1.(a) GC Murmu
Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu have been appointed by the President because of the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. GC Murmu had resigned as J&K Lt Governor on August 5, 2020.
2.(c) Odisha
Two coastal villages in Odisha -Venkatraipur and Noliasahi- are recognized as tsunami ready by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). this is often the primary time that any state in India is getting recognition. the knowledge and PR Department of Odisha made the announcement.
3.(c) SII
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into a landmark partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and therefore the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of the COVID vaccine for India and the middle and low-income countries.
4.(a) UNP
Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP) suffered the most important setback within the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections 2020. The party managed to win just one seat.
5.(d) Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh government is ready to launch ‘YSR Cheyutha’ on August 12, 2020, to profit the agricultural economy of the state amid hardships resulting thanks to Coronavirus pandemic.
6. (a) US
US President Trump has signed a replacement executive order that bans US transactions with TikTok owner Bytedance and WeChat parent firm, Chinese tech giant Tencent.
7.(a) August 8th
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) on August 8, 2020. The Kendra is an interactive experience center on the Swachh Bharat Mission. The Prime Minister are going to be inaugurating the center on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha.
8.(d) August 6th
Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima atom bomb attack on Transfiguration, 2020. the most event was held at Hiroshima, which saw attending survivors and relatives of the victims and few foreign dignitaries.
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