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11 AUGUST CURRENT AFFAIRS BY SBK KANNADA:



1)Which state Cabinet Approves Policy on Reservation of Seats for Women in Village Employment Councils?


A)Maharashtra

B)Haryana

C)Meghalaya

D)Chattisgarh

Answer: Option C


Explanation:


On 8th August 2020, Conrad Kongkal Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya informed the cabinet's approval for the passage of the "Policy on Reservation of seats for Women in Village Employment Councils(VECs)", the policy of reserving 50% seats for women in the village level community institutions.


2)Who launches Mobile App & Backend Website for Handloom Mark Scheme?


A)Narendra Modi

B)Arvind Kejriwal

C)Smriti Irani

D)Ramesh Pokhriyal

Answer: Option C


Explanation:


The Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, launched the Mobile App & Backend Website for Handloom Mark Scheme (HLM) for the weavers on the occasion of 6th National Handloom Day held virtually on 7th August, 2020, organized by the Ministry of Textiles, GoI (Government of India).

3)Who launches new financing scheme under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund?


A)Narendra Modi

B)Amit Shah

C)Rajnath SIngh

D)Smriti Irani

Answer: Option A


Explanation:


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 9, 2020 launched a new financing scheme under the Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund meant for setting up storage and processing facilities. The scheme will support farmers, PACS (primary agricultural credit societies), FPOs (farmer producer organisations), agri-entrepreneurs, etc. in building community farming assets and post-harvest agriculture infrastructure.

4)WHo Inaugurates Two Day Global Conference on Reimagining and Transforming the University Organised by O.P. Jindal Global University?


A)Amit Shah

B)Ramesh Pokhriyal

C)Yogi Adityanath

D)Smriti Irani

Answer: Option B


Explanation:


Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Union Minister for Education inaugurated the global conference on "Reimagining and Transforming the University: Confluence of Ideas during and Beyond the COVID-19 Disruption" hosted by O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) on 6th and 7th August 2020.

 

5)Who takes oath as new Lt Governor of Jammu & Kashmir?


A)Girish Chandra Murmu

B)Manoj Sinha

C)Ramesh Pokhriyal

D)Sambit Pattra

Answer: Option B


Explanation:


Manoj Sinha was sworn in as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2020. He was appointed to the post on August 6, 2020 by President Ram Nath Kovind. He succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu who resigned on August 5, 2020.

6)Who is the head of Government Forms Panel Under RoDTEP Scheme for Exporters?


A)G Parande

B)Gautam Roy

C)G K Pillai

D)Nirmala Sitharaman

Answer: Option C


Explanation:


The Government of India under the Ministry of finance, Department of Revenue has set up a three-member committee headed by Secretary (retired)G.K. Pillai for determination of ceiling rates under Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme.

7)Which Private Limited Partnered with Gavi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the manufacture & Delivery of COVID-19 vaccines for India?


A)SII

B)COVAX

C)Sun Pharma

D)None of these

Answer: Option A


Explanation:


Serum Institute of India(SII) Private Limited has entered into a new partnership with Gavi, the International Vaccine Alliance and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to accelerate the process of manufacture and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for India and other low and middle income countries(LMICs) by 2021 as part of the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), a mechanism within the COVAX Facility.

8)Which Airport develops 'Air Suvidha' portal for all international arriving passengers across India?


A)Chandigarh

B)Chennai

C)Banglore

D)Delhi

Answer: Option D


Explanation:


Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) a GMR Group-led consortium,that operated Indira Gandhi International Airport has developed AIR SUVIDHA, a first-of-its-kind portal allowing international arriving passengers to fill a mandatory self-declaration form and eligible passengers to apply for exemption from compulsory institutional quarantine for coronavirus. It will make passengers' journey more convenient and comfortable in a contactless way as they won't have to fill the physical copies of the forms on arrival.

9)Which company signs MoU with the U.P. Government under ODOP scheme?


A)Amazon

B)Snapdeal

C)Flipkart

D)Zomato

Answer: Option C


Explanation:


On 8th August, 2020 E-commerce platform Flipkart signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Government's One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme.

 

10)Who wins Asian College of Journalism's Award for Investigative Journalism?


A)Arnab Goswami

B)Deepak Chaurasia

C)Nitin Seth

D)Amish Devgon

Answer: Option C


Explanation:


Nitin Sethi of The Huffington Post India on August 8, 2020 bagged the Asian College of Journalism's Award for Investigative Journalism. Sethi won the Rs. 2-lakh award for his six-part series titled 'Paisa Politics' on electoral bonds.






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