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NATIONAL DNHDD launches E- Gyan Mltra mobile appfor online education
Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu bordering Gujarat has launched E Gyan Mitra mobile app for online education. 2nd phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) has moved towards its second phase which is also called ODFPlus.
This phase will continue till 202425. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) has also made remarkable progress in the area of both sanitation and solid waste management.
Over 4,324 Urban Local Bodies have been declared ODF in the country so far.
The Swachh Bharat mission has launched in 2014. More than 10 crore individual toilets have been constructed across the country. As a result, rural areas in all the States have declared themselves Open Defecation Free ODF on 2nd October 2019. Unique employment generation program approved
MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved a unique employment generation program proposed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission, KVIC to make India Atma Nirbhar in Agarbatti production.
The program named Khadi Agarbatti Atma Nirbhar Mission. The aim of this mission is to create employment for unemployed and migrant workers in different parts of the country.
Under the scheme, KVIC will provide Automatic Agarbatti making machines and powder mixing machines to the artisans. It also decided to procure only locally made machines by Indian manufacturers.
KVIC will provide a 25 percent subsidy on the cost of the machines and will recover the remaining 75 percent of the cost from the artisans in easy installments every month. Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020
The Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020 addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conference.
The Prime Minister said that the necessary ecosystem is being built in the country for Innovation, Research, Design, Development and Entrepreneurship. He asserted that aim is to make India’s education more modern, and to create opportunities for talent. Imran unveils map showing Kashmir as part of Pakistan On the eve of the first anniversary of the revocation of the contentious Article 370 and Article 35A, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled a new political map which includes the UT of J&K as part of Pakistan Khan has decided to present the new political map at the United Nations as well. The Imran Khan Cabinet approved the new map in which the complete Jammu and Kashmir, is shown integrated with Pakistan. Rise of Ram’s India
Prime Minister NarendraModi laid the foundation of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. the culmination of a campaign that fuelled the rise of the BJP and marked the fulfillment of one of its core poll promises. The wait of centuries has ended, the PM said after performing the groundbreaking ceremony here for the temple at the spot where many devout Hindus believe Lord Ram was born. People across the country remained glued to their television sets as Modi performed the bhoomi pu janat the Ram Janmabhoomi. the site of a bitter HinduMuslim conflict that lasted decades before being settled by the Supreme Court last year. Beginning his speech with Mai Siya Ram”, the Prime Minister told the gathering that a grand temple will now be built for “Ram Lalla”, the infant Ram, who had been living in a temporary tent for years. “Many HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 1 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
people made sacrifices for the Ram temple. I pay my respects to all of them.” he said in the speech that followed the laying of the foundation for the Ram temple. “Ham is everywhere. Ram belongs to all” the Prime Minister said. CENTRE STEPS IN TO REIN IN TELUGU TITANS
The Union Government seems have taken a serious note of the attitude of the Chief M misters of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on the issue of construction of alleged illegal projects on Krishna and Godavari rivers without seeking required permissions from die central authorities.
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Ganjendra Singh Shekhawat shot off a strong a letter to the two Chief Ministers K Chandrashekar Rao and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy instructing them to put on hold all die ongoing controversial project works and also stop official process for the proposed new projects being taken up by the two States and wait for the outcome of the Apex Council meeting. Shekhawat pointed out to the Chief Ministers that coordination was lacking between the two CM this regard
INTERNATIONAL UAE becomes first country in Arab World to produce nuclear energy
As the Barakah Nuclear Plant’s 1st Unit got operational UAE became the first country in the Arab World to produce nuclear energy. The new plant is part of the UAE’s graph to become less reliant on oil and gas, the current source of the vast majority of its energy. Colombo port workers call off their strike
Colombo port workers have been called off following talks with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
For the past few days, the workers under the banner of different trade unions were on strike demanding assurance from the Government that the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo port will not be given to India. The previous government had signed a tripartite Memorandum of cooperation with India and Japan for the development of ECT.
The current government has said that they are talking with both the governments to finalize the agreement.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a fivemember committee to examine and report on the concerns regarding the development of the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) and East Container Terminal (ECT).
Almost 70 percent of the transshipment business from Colombo port is destined for India and Indian high commission in Colombo has said that the deal can be a winwin cooperation. Bangladesh to construct modern food storage system
The World Bank has approved a dollar 202 million additional financings for the modern food storage facilities project in Bangladesh.
This financing will help increase the storage capacity of Bangladesh’s grain reserves by 5.35 lakh tons for 4.5 million households.
The acting World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan is Mohammad Anis.
World Bank team leader for the project is Christian Berger. He said that currently, Bangladesh has a grain storage capacity of about 2 million tons. Trump’s new order on H1B a blow to Indians
In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers mainly those on HIB visa from hiring. The move came over a month after the Trump administration in June 23 suspended the H1B visas along with other types of foreign work visas until the end of 2020 to protect. HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 2 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
American workers in a crucial election year. The new restrictions took effect from June 24. The H1B visa, most soughtafter among Indian IT professionals, is a nonimmigrant visathat allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries lie India and China US bans Chinese at)ps TikTok, Wechat
US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat. terming the popular Chinese apps a threat to the country’s national security and economy. Rajapaksas win supermajority Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister for the fourth time after his party registered a landslide victory in the general election, securing two thirds majority in Parliament needed to amend the Constitution to further consolidate the powerful Rajapaksa family’s grip on power. The Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP), led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, won in 145 constituencies, bagging a total of 150 seats with its allies, a twothirds majority in the 225member Parliament, according to the results announced by the election commission.
PERSONS Jaideep Bhatnagar takes over charge as Director General of NSD of AIR
Mr. Jaideep Bhatnagar, an Indian Information Service Officer of 1986 batch, has taken over the charge as Director General, News Services Division of All India Radio. Iqbal Ansari invited
Iqbal Ansari, former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute case, received invitation to attend the foundation laying ceremony of RamTemple in Ayodhya he said, “I believe it was Lord Ram’s wish that I receive the first invitation. I accept it.” IRS officer Pradeep Singh tops Civil Services Exam 2019 IRS officer Pradeep Smgh tops the lilt 829 candidates who have qualified for the prestigious Civil Services, including the IAS the IPS and the IFS, the Union Public Service commission announced.
The top three rank holders Singh. John Kishore and Pratibha Verna are serving officers. Singh is a resident of Haryana, while Kishore hails from Delhi and Verma from Uttar Pradesh.
‘It is like a dream come true. It is a pleasant surprise for me I always wanted tube an IAS officer. I would like to work for the deprived sections of society,’ Singh told PTI on phone from his home in Sonipat
Twentynineyearold Singh, a 2019batch Indian Revenue Service (customs and central excise) officer, is undergoing probation at the National Academy of Customs Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NAC1N) in Farida bud. He said his main emphasis would bean improving education and farm sectors as he has become part of the most suughtafter Indian Administrative Service
‘I have opted fur my home state Haryana as the preferred cadre state for the IAS. I am happy that I will now get the chance to work for my state.” said Singh, who had taken leave to prepare for the examination.
Secondrank holder Kishore is a 2018batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES) and currently posted as Assistant Director in the Ministry of Rural Development here. “It was my second attempt in the civil services examination. I am happy to have got second rank.” he told PTI.
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since her childhood.‘I was inspired by the way IAS officers act as the first responder at the time of any crisis. They are always on the frontline at the time of difficult situation.
That is why I decided to prepare again for the exam (after getting selected in the IRS),” she said Verma had got 489 rank n the civil services exam 2018. Sashidhar to replace Puri as HDFC Bank MD
Sashidhar Jagdishan will be the next MD and CEO of HDFC Bank with effect from October 27. He is currently the Group Head of Finance, Human Resources, Legal & Secretarial, Administration, Infrastructure, Corporate Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility & the Strategic Change Agent of the bank. The bank said in aregulatory filing on Tuesday, that the Reserve Bankof India (RBI) has approved Jagdishan’s appointment as the next MD and CEO. GC MURMU APPOINTED NEW CAG
Chandra Munnu lias been appointed new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Munnu will be replacing Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, as the CAG. Educationist PK Joshi appointed UPSC chief
Educationist Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi was appointed chairman of the Union Public Service Commis sion (UPSC), that conducts the civil services examination to select India’s bureaucrats and diplomats among others, officials said Joshi is currently a member in the Commission. He will succeed Mukesh Ambani, world’s 4th richest person now Mukesh Ambani lias surged past Europe’s wealthiest man, making him the world’s fourthrichest per son.
TELANGANA Adivasi mountaineer on rapelling world cup panel Madavi Kanni Bai, a young adivasi mountaineer, has been appointed vicepresident of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh units of Waterfall Rappelling World Cup Organising Committee (WRWCOC). An order to this effect was issued by K Ranga Rao, Director of Adventure Club of Telangana, recognising her remarkable contributions to the field. High yielding, new groundnut variety seeds Girinar 4 and 5 released in TS State Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said the groundnut farmers in the State will be provided with quality seed varieties developed by the ICRISAT and ICAR as per the international standards.
As part of this, the Girinar4 and Girinar5 groundnut varieties of seeds containing 80 per cent Oleic acid, which were released for the first time in the country, will be provided to thefarmers during the coming Yasangi agriculture season after.
After a review meeting with the officials, he said the certified seed production will start after growing the breeder seed. The minister said normally the groundnut contains only 40 percent of Oleic acid and the new seed varieties are expected to provide 30 per cent more. More jobs for locals inindustries Telangana State Cabinet on approved a new policy according priority to the local youth in providing employment in the new industries coming up under the TSiPass in the State.
The cabinet meeting j presided over by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao discussed the draft proposal to provide more employment to the youth prepared by state In dustries Minister KT Rama Rao. The cabinet also gave its nod to offer additional incentives to the industries which give more jobs to the local youth. Following growing investments in the industrial sector in the recent years in the State, the Chief HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 4 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
Minister instructed KTR to come out with a draft policy on proving ample employment opportunities to the locals in the industrial sector. SCR flags off first cargo exp
With a view to enhance the Railways freight basket, South Central Railway has introduced “Cargo Express”, which is first of its kind and innovative concept over Indian Railways. Under this concept, SCR has announced a Time Tabled freight train between Sanathnagar in Hyderabad to Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi as a pilot project for a period of Six months and would be running the “Cargo Express” once a week every Wednesday. Accordingly. the first cargo express has been flagged off today i.e., on 05th August. 2020 from Sanath Nagar in Hyderabad. ISB to study Telangana handloom sector
The handloom sector in Telangana will be a case study for the students of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, shortly. The business school, to coincide with the National Handloom Day, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Telangana government to undertake a study of the handloom sector.
ANDHRA PRADESH Wins ‘Miss Telugu Universe 2020’ title
“GND Kusuma Sai of Vijayawada has captured ‘Miss Telugu Universe 2020’ title in a competition organised by Telugu Association of North America in association with other cultural organizations on July 25,” announced Srinivasa Reddy, coordinator, Festive committee. e-Raksha Bandhan launched
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched eRaksha Bandhan, a monthlong awareness programme on safety of women and children in cyberspace, from his camp office in Tadepalli on the auspicious occasion Rakhi Pumima.
The eRaksha Bandhan was jointly designed by the police department and CID for the safety of children and women.
Speaking on occasion, Jagan Mohan Reddy assured that the state government was taking all measures for the safety of vwmen and to prevent crime against them. He said that as a part of this monthlong awareness programme, schools, colleges and working women will be trained online by cyber security experts through a You Tube channel. Experts on women safety will give suggestions to women on how they can protect themselves from cyber crimes. The Chief Minister said the campaign would be conducted through short films, animations and reading material to create awareness among women over cyber crimes. He asserted that the cyber wing wil collect all the complaints made by distressed women through Disha app. Cyber Mitra and Disha police station and stem action would be taken against them.
Reiterating that the state government accords utmost priority to women empowerment the Chief Minister reminded that 50 per cent reservation has been given to them in all sectors.
He expressed happiness that the state government was distributing housing sites to around 30 lakh women beneficiaries. Committed to uplift of rural women: AP CM
The State government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with renowned companies like Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Procter and Gamble for the empowerment of women.
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Speaking on the occasion, Chief MinisterYS Jagan Mohan Reddy said the government was fully focused on women empowerment. “Empowerment of women is not possible until we bring changes in the rural economy, as well as the women from the weaker sections. The AP government is working hard tochange the lives of women and launching YSR Cheyutha scheme on August 12,” he said.
The Chief Minister said as part of YSR Cheyutha scheme, the government would offer financial assistance to all the SC, ST, BC, Minorities women who are aged between 4560.
The state government will implement this scheme in a clean, corruptionfree and transparent manner,he said. All the eligible women beneficiaries will get a financial assistance of Rs 75,000 in four years i.e, Rs 18,750 each every year.
Jagan advised women to make use of this financial assistance to generate employment opportunities for themselves which would provide a steady income. Recently, Amul also signed an MoU with the state government, he said while adding that the government would support and guarantee women in availing bank loans.
“As of August 12, we are giving about Rs 4,500 crore under this scheme and the state government will implement YSR Asara Scheme in September to support 90 lakh SelfHelp Groups (SHGs) with a sum of Rs 6,700 crore annually,” the Chief Minister said.
He said that a total of Rs 44.0 will be provided to each beneficiary in four years i.e Rs 11,000 a year, and around one crore women would be benefited with this scheme.
Proctor & Gamble senior manager Joseph Wacky, ITC divisional CEO Rajinikanth Kai, HUOL GSM Chatla Ramakrishna Reddy, representatives of various companies and government officials concerned were present at the meeting. AP govt ropes in ISB for economicrecovery post-Covid period
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday signed a pact with Hyderabadbased Indian School of Business (ISB) for setting up a public policy lab to achieve economic recovery and growth in the post Covid19 period. According to the MoU, the laboratory called “GoAPISB Policy Lab” would be set up that would drive evidencebased policy decisions, the State government said in a statement The lab is modelled on the lines of the policy lab in the UK cabinet that will enable greater synergistic functioning of departments and worktowardsthe objective of economic monitoring, recovery, and development,” the statement said.
The lab aims tocreate a knowledge bankfor strategic planning, policy analysis, data analytics and action research essential for sustaining highergrowth rate.
It would also focus on investment flows, their efficacy in terms of value addition, employment generation and wealth creation, it said.
In addition, the State government said it has also collaborated with ISB in developing indicators for monitoring economic recovery in the State, project on Visakhapatnam as growth engine, focus on food processing in Rayalaseema region, improving egovernance, data analytics unshackling informal sector growth and reshaping the skilling programs. Vishnuvardhan Reddy appointed ANGRAUV-C
The State government lias appointed A Vishnuvardhan Reddy as ViceChancellor of Acharya N G Ranga Agriculture University (AN GRAU) for a period of three years. Special Chief Secretary to government Poonam Malakondaiah is sued orders to this effect.
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Panel for AP dist reorganisation
Andhra Pradesh government on Friday kickstarted the process for reorganising the districts in the State from 13 to 25 for bringing the administration at the district level closer to the people with the objective of improving the lives of the citizens. Turning each parliamentary constituency into a new district by dividing the existing one is an election promise of the ruling YSR Congress as the present districts “are large in size and have become unwieldy to administer.” Last month, the state Cabinet gave the goahead for the district reorganisation plan and, accordingly, a six member committee headed by Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney was constituted study.
ECONOMY NITI Aayog suggests ways to boost demand
With the economy going through a slowdown, the NITI Aayog is of the view that India’s GDP may contract around 5.1 per cent in the current fiscal. In a recent presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Finance Ministry, it has suggested ways to boost demand, specifically in the key sectors of automobiles and real estate. As per NITI Aayog, the longawaited scrap page policy should be brought in to he Ip the automobile sector. It has also recommended removal of cess on automobiles.
In a bid to revive demand in the realty sector, it has suggested reinstatement of the subvention scheme which was disallowed last year. Further, the think tank has also recommended government spending as private expenditure and investment is likely to take a backseat in the current scenario.
NITI Aayog, in its presentation, also noted that manufacturing sector growth and capacity utilisation was severely low even before the nationwide lockdown was implemented. Innovation Hub’ on anvil
The Reserve Bank on Thursday said it will set up an ‘Innovation Hub’ in the country for ideation and incubation of new capabilities which can be leveraged to deepen financial inclusion and promote efficient banking services. “The Innovation Hub will support, promote and handhold crossthinking spanning regulatory remits and national boundaries,” RBI said in its ‘Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies’. The Hub, it added, will act as a centre for ideation and incubation of new capabilities which can be leveraged to create innovative and viable financial products and/or servicesto help achieve the wider objectives of deepening financial inclusion, efficient banking services, business continuity in times of emergency, and strengthening consumer protection, among others. Observing that the Reserve Bank hasconstantly endeavoured to encourage responsible innovation by entities in financial services sector, it said the central bank earlier took various initiatives for setting up Regulatory Sandbox. The Regulatory Sand box framework was one such recent initiative in which digital payments were the first cohort RBI said, adding “six proposals were accepted under the Sandbox, the pilot studies/ trials of which have been delayed on account of the present Covid19 situation.” Economy is extremely weak: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on kept key interest rate unchanged to help lame inflation that in recent times halt surged past 6 percent mark and said that the economy is in an extremely weak condition following the Covid10 pandemic
After cutting interest rates by 115 basis points since February, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) after three days of deliberations voted unanimously to leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 percent. The MPC also decide to continue with the accomodative stance of monetary policy as long as necessary to revive growth mitigate the impact of Covid19 while eusuring that inflation remains within the target’ HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 7 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
zone, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, while delivering the deci sion of the MPC on monetary policy. Kamath to head RBI panel The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the constitution of an expert committee led by KV Kamath to make recommendations on a special window for Covidrelated stressed assets under the bank’s ‘Prudential Framework on Resolution of Stressed Assets’. RIL 2nd biggest brand globally after Apple Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s oiltotelecom conglomerate Reliance Industries has been ranked the second biggest brand after Apple on the Future Brand Index 2020. This year’s highest entrant at number two, Reliance Industries excels on every attribute, “Future Brand said, releasing its 2020 Index One of the most profitable companies in India. Reliance is. ‘very well respected’ and seen as behaving ethically’ as well as being associated with growth, innovative products and great customer service, it said. In particular, people have a strong emotional connection with the organisation.”
DEATH First US recipient of partial face transplant dead The first US recipient of a partial face transplant Connie Culp has died. Her age is 57. Nearly 12 years ago she underwent the delicate operation. The health center listed no cause of death in its tweet on Friday, quoting one of her doctors, Frank Papay, as saying she was a “great pioneer.” Culp was grievously wounded in 2004 when her husband shot her. The recipient of the world’s first partial face transplant, Isabelle Dinoire of France, died of cancer in April 2016,11 years after her groundbreaking operation. Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh passes away Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh has died in Singapore. He is 64 years old. He had been hospitalised in Singapore at least since March this year. Theatre maestro Ebrahim Alkazi passes away Considered the father of modern Indian theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi, the first Director of National School of Drama (NSD) breathed his last in the capital. He was 94. Also an art connoisseur, collector and gallery owner, he founded Art Heritage Gallery in New Delhi. This Royal Academy of Dramatics Art (RADA) pass out staged more than 50 plays during his distinguished career and won the BBC Broadcasting Award in 1950. Revolutionary singer Vangapandu passes away Veteran revolutionary writer and balladeer Vangapandu Prasada Rao breathed his last at his residence here due to cardiac arrest He is 77. He was active in Jananatya Mandali, the cultural arm of People’s War Group, which he founded along with Gaddar, and travelled in villages, mostly tribal areas extensively creating awareness through his folk songs and impromptu performances on the social and political exploitation.
AWARDS Nuvoco wins CSR award Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, a manufacturer and retailer of building materials, won FICCI CSR Award 201819 in the education category for its project ‘Shikshit Sunderhattu’ at the 18th edition of FICCI CSR HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 8 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
QUESTIONS 1. Which pair among the following returned from the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight. 1. Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley 2. Michael S. Hopkins, Christopher Cassidy 3. Ivan Vagner, Anatoli Ivanishin 4. Andrew R. Morgan, Oleg Skripochka Ans. 1 2. Who launched ARHCs Knowledge Pack, Awaas App & E-Commerce Portal of NAREDCO? 1. Hardeep Singh Puri 2. Prahalad Joshi 3. Nitin Gadkari 4. Amit Shah Ans. 1 3. Which State Forest department used drone for aerial seeding to increase green cover in Aravallis? 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Assam 4. Sikkim Ans. 2 4. Who becomes the President of Guyana by succeding David Arthur(1.) Granger? 1. Mohamed Irfaan Ali 2. Mohabir Anil Nandlall 3. Bharrat Jagdeo 4. Donald Ramotar Ans. 1 5. Who won British Grand Prix 2020 at Silverstone, United Kingdom(UK)? 1. Daniel Ricciardo 2. Charles Leclerc 3. Lewis Hamilton 4. Max Verstappen Ans. 3 6. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of this state. 1. Haryana 2. Bihar 3. Manipur 4. Haryana Ans. 3 7. Name the Indian state which approves 5% Reservation in Judicial Service for MB3.
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Rajasthan 4. Andra Pradesh Ans.3 8. India tie up for new 8 Million Pounds Medicinal Research with which country? 1. USA 2. UK 3. Russia 4. China Ans. 2 9. Who launched ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21’ for the school students of Class 6th to 11 th? 1. Ravi Shankar Prasad 2. Ramesh Pokhriyal 3. Narendra Modi 4. Harsh Vardhan Ans. 4 10. Footballer Benedikt Howedes retires at 32 belongs to which country? 1. Germany 2. Japan 3. Switzerland 4. Ireland Ans. 1 11. Who launched ‘India Report - Digital Education June 2020’ prepared by Department of School Education & Literacy? 1. Nirmala Sitaraman 2. Harsh Vardhan 3. Ramesh Pokhriyal 4. None of these Ans. 3
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12. ______and Innoviti Payment Solutions launched the New Credit Card Equated Monthly Installments(EMI) offering on Point of Sale(POS) terminals. 1. Nainital Bank 2. BOB Financial Solutions Limited 3. Jammu & Kashmir Bank 4. Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ans. 2 13. Name the minister who inagurated the Bharat Airfiber High-speed Broadband Service at Akola? 1. Ramesh Pokhriyal 2. Sanjay Dhotre 3. Ranjit Patil 4. Ravi Shankar Prasad Ans. 2 14. Who released Booklet on ‘Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme’? 1. Sashi Tharoor 2. Narendra Singh Tomar3. Sambit Patra 4. Sudhanshu Trivedi Ans. 2 15. Which International Airport has received a mass fever screening system to enhance the screening process of passengers? 1. Indira Gandhi International Airport 2. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 3. Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru 4. Cochin International Airport Ans. 2 16. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Greenlights’? 1. Andrew Sean Greer 2. Katharine Hepburn 3. Matthew McConaughey4.Bong Joonho Ans. 3 17. Sai Kandasamy who passed away recently, he belongs to which of the following field? 1. Politician 2. Writer 3. Painter 4. Architect Ans. 2 18. Which state ranked top in terms of performance in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-II as per union minister Jitendra Singh? 1. Chandigarh 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Maharashtra Ans. 3 19. Which country collaborates with India to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 second? 1. USA 2. ISRAEL 3. UAE 4. Russia Ans. 2 20. Where did Nitin Gadkari inaugurated upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge? 1. Gujarat 2. Haryana 3. Bihar 4. Madhya Pradesh Ans. 3 21. What is the theme for World Breastfeeding Week 2020? 1.. “Support Breast feeding for a healthier planet” 2. “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding” 3. “Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life” 4. “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together Ans. 1 22. US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restrict the use of this visa. 1. H1B 2. H14 3. K3 4. F2A Ans. 1 HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 10 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
23. Which among the following ministries launched programme under “Gramodyog Vikas Yojana” to benefit artisans manufacturing Agarbatti? 1. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2. Ministry of Human Resource Development 3. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 4. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ans. 4 24. Which state government Signs MoU with Hindustan Unilever Ltd, P&G and ITC to Support Economic Empowerment of Women? 1. Kerala 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Tamilnadu 4. Haryana Ans. 2 25. Which nation has become the first one in the Arab world to produce nuclear energy? 1. Saudi Arabia 2. UAE 3. Bahrain 4. Qatar Ans. 2 26. IIT Madras with Helyxon Developed First of Its Kind Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for this disease. 1. COVID19 2. Heart Diseas 3. Cancer 4. Diabetes Ans. 1 27. RBI Approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of which ofthe following Bank? 1. Karnataka Bank 2. HDFC Bank 3. ICICI Bank 4. Syndicate Bank Ans. 2 28. Ebrahim Alkazi who passed away recently is associated with which of the following department? 1. Sports 2. Film industry 3. Author 4. Scientist Ans. 2 29. Which bank join hands with 3 insurers to Provide Individual Short-Term Corona Kavach Policy? 1. HDFC Bank 2. State Bank of India 3. ICICI 4. Canara Bank Ans. 4 30. A health assistant robot “Rakshak” was designed by______to avoid spreading of the COVID- 19. 1. Mumbai Railway 2. Kolkata Railway 3. Delhi Metro 4. Hyderabad Metro Ans. 1 31. A health assistant robot “Rakshak” was designed by to avoid spreading of the COVID-19. 1. Mumbai Railway 2. Kolkata Railway 3. Delhi Metro 4. Hyderabad Metro Ans. 1 32. DARPG and this Institute Sign Agreement With MoD For Using Al, ML to Address Public Grievances. 1. NT Kharagpur 2. NT Guwahati 3. NT Kanpur 4. NT Mumbai Ans. 3 33. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of SBI Card? 1. Hardayal Prasad 2. Padmaja Chunduru 3. Karnam Sekar 4. Ashwini Kumar Tewari Ans. 4 HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 11 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
34. Who has approved Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, COVISHIELD, in India? 1. DARPG 2. CSIR 3. ICMR 4. DCGI Ans. 4 35. Which country has provisionally approved dexamethasone for COVID treatment? 1. Japan 2. South Korea 3. Taiwan 4. UK Ans. 3 36. Which among the following cities will be developed as smart cities in the union territory of Ladakh? 1. Leh & Kargil 2. Hemis & Padum 3. Dras&Turtuk 4. Shey & Nyoma Ans. 1 37. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education. It was organised by the Ministry of Education along with whom? 1. University Grants Commission 2 Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations 3. All India Council for Technical Education 4. National Council of Educational Research and Training Ans. 1 38. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar who passed away in August 2020 is the former Chief Minister of which state? 1. Haryana 2. Maharashtra 3. Punjab 4. Madhya Pradesh Ans. 2 39. Who virtually inaugurated 1 st golf course of Mizoram, “Thenzawl Golf Resort” under Swadesh Darshan Scheme? 1. PS Sreedharan Pillai 2. Prahlad Singh Patel 3. Harsh Vardan 4. Nirmala Sitharaman Ans. 2 40. Name the Indian cricketer who were appointed as Global brand ambassadors of Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports. 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Virat Kohli 3. Suresh Raina 4. MS Dhoni Ans. 3 41. Which state planned to develop India’s 1st snow leopard conservation centre? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Uttarakhand 4. Himachal Pradesh Ans. 3 42. Which state government launched the unique identity card, the Parivar Pehchan Patras for effective and efficient delivery of central and state schemes for the people? 1. Gujarat 2. Haryana 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Assam Ans. 2 43. India’s first mobile RT-PCR COVID lab was inaugurated in . 1. Delhi 2. Karnataka 3. Maharashtra 4. Uttar Pradesh Ans. 2
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44. Which is the 1 st country in the world that plans to require Facebook & Google to pay for news content provided by media companies? 1. Vietnam 2. New Zealand 3. Australia 4. Japan Ans. 3 45. Which state’s government will launch ‘YSR Cheyutha’ to benefit the rural economy of the state? 1. Telangana 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Karnataka 4. Gujarat Ans. 2 46. Which among the following topped in the FutureBrand Index 2020? 1. Apple 2. Samsung 3. Reliance Industries Limited 4. Microsoft Ans. 1 47. How many states/UTs have joined Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) (as on August 5,2020)? 1. 23 2. 32 3. 28 4. 30 Ans. 2 48. Which state’s villages have been recognised by UNESO for Tsunami readiness? 1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 3. Odisha 4. Kerala Ans. 3 49. Khadi and Village Industries Commission signed Mol) with which Central Armed Police Force to supply mustard oil? 1. National Security Guard (NSG) 2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 3. Border Security Force (BSF) 4. IndoTibetan Border Police (ITBP) Ans. 4 50. Who launched an Innovation Hub for Financial Inclusion, recently? 1. State Bank of India 2. Ministry of Finance 3. RBL Bank 4. Reserve Bank of India Ans. 4 51. As per journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers at University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics at ETH Zurich found 37 active volcanic structures on which planet? 1. Neptune 2. Mercury 3. Venus 4. Jupiter Ans. 3 52. Who launched the book named ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’? 1. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 2. Smriti Irani 3. Nirmala Sitharaman 4. Both A and B Ans. 4 53. Which state government signed Moll with Indian School of Business (ISB)? 1. Punjab 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Sikkim 4. West Bengal Ans. 2 54. Serum Institute of India and US-based Novavax signed an agreement for supply of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccines in India. The Institute was located at ...... 1. Pune 2. Delhi 3. Bengaluru 4. Hyderabad Ans. 1 HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 13 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
55. Airtel Payments Bank partnered with this insurance company to offer “Smart Plan Shop Package Policy”. 1. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance 2. Bharti AXA General Insurance 3. TATA AIG Insurance Company 4. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ans. 2 56. Which company has announced multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS)? 1. Mahanagar Telephone Limited 2. Vodafoneldea Limited 3. Bharti Airtel Limited 4. Jio Limited Ans. 3 57. On which date World Lung Cancer Day is being observed? 1. 31 July 2. 1 August 3. 5 September 4. 1 October Ans. 2 58. Which state government launched Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana? 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Uttarkhand Ans. 3 59. Who was appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India? 1. RK Mathur 2. Manoj Sinha 3. GC Murmu 4. Satyapal Malik Ans. 3 60. Which of the Indian film wins awards at 20th edition of New York Indian Film Festival? 1. Moothon 2. Son Rise 3. Both A and B 4. None of these Ans. 3 61. Which Institute developed a no-touch and painless device named “AJO-Neo” for non-invasive screening of bilirubin level in new-borns. 1.S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences 2. Institute for Advanced Studies in Science Technology 3. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 4. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Ans. 1 62. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh launches which of the following partnership of State Govt, YuWaah for youth development? 1. Punjab Soul 2. Pride of Punjab 3. Variety of Punjab 4. Punjab choice Ans. 2 63. Whose new book ‘RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations’ offers a peek into the exploits of Indian spymasters 1. Manmohan Singh 2. Yatish Yadav 3. Ayushman Khurana 4. Chetan Bhagat Ans. 2 64. Global remittances may lose how much amount in 2020? 1. $108.6 billion 2. $105.1 billion 3. $80 billion 4. $500.8 billion Ans. 1 HYDERABAD : Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet, KPHB || KURNOOL || ANANTHAPURAM 14 Ph: 7032682375, 7893682375 Web : www.ctseducate.in DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-08-2020 TO 09-08-2020
65. Which of the Indian gets, a Non-Profit Journalism Website Bags Prem Bhatia award 2020? 1. Dipankar Ghose 2. Sudhir choudhary 3. Arnab goswami 4. Ravish kumar Ans. 1 66. Win Trade Fantasy Sports(WTF) appoints whom as global brand ambassadors 1. Suresh Raina, Harmanpreet Kaur 2. Saina Nehwal .Kidambi Srikanth 3. P.V Sindhu,Sunil Chhetri 4. Gaurav Biduri.Virat Kohli Ans. 1 67. Foundation Stone of Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur laid by which of the following states? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Delhi 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh Ans. 4 68. Who is appointed as Lt Governor of J&K; Succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu? 1. Manoj Sinha 2. Aditya nath 3. Ganeshi lal 4. Jagdish Mukhi Ans. 1 69. Which of the following Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction novelist died at 91? 1. Andrew Sean Greer 2. Viet Thanh Nguyen 3. Anthony Doerr 4. Shirley Ann Grau Ans. 4 70. UN’s Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond: Around 23.8 Million Children May Drop Out of School Due to the Impacts of COVID-19 in which year? 1. 2020 2. 2022 3. 2021 4. 2025 Ans. 3 71. Ajay Tyagi, Chairman of SEBI gets how much Extension? 1. 15 months 2. 12 months 3. 24 months 4. 18 months Ans. 4 72. Which government launched Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana for tendu leaves collectors? 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Goa 3. Andra Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh Ans. 1 73. Who introduces OHE Inspection app for real-time monitoring? 1. Reliance 2. AIIMS 3. Indian Railway 4. TDPL Ans. 3 74. Which Government launched Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana & Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar Yojana for state’s girls & women? 1. Karnataka 2. Jammu & Kashmir 3. Haryana 4. Delhi Ans. 3
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