18th Aug 2020 Daily Current Affairs

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Telegram: @ambitiousbaba Q.1. Which state Government has launched Centralized e-commerce platform “Yellow Chain”? किस रा煍य सरिार ने सᴂट्रलाइ煍ड ई-िॉमसस प्लेटफॉमस "येलोचैन" लॉन्च किया है? (a) Jammu & Kashmir / ज륍मू & िश्मीर (b) Nagaland / नागालℂड B (c) Chandigarh / चंडीगढ़ (d) Manipur / मणिपुर (e) Sikkim / ससक्किम Ans.1.(b) Exp. Nagaland Government Rolls-Out Centralized e-commerce platform “Yellow Chain”. On the occasion of Independence Day, the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has launched “Yellow Chain” - a centralized e-commerce platform, to promote local business and entrepreneurship in the State.

Note: About Nagaland

Capital: Kohima

Chief minister: Neiphiu Rio

Governor: RN Ravi Q.2. In which city Swachh Bharat Mission Academy has been launched by Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat? जल शक्कि मंत्री गजᴂद्र ससंह शेखावि ने किस शहर मᴂ स्व楍छ भारि समशन अिादमी श셂ु िी है? (a) / मुंबई (b) / नई दद쥍ली B (c) / हैदराबाद (d) Bengaluru / बᴂगलु셁 (e) Pune / पुिे Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched Swachh Bharat Mission, SBM Academy in New Delhi. It is a part of the ongoing week-long behaviour change campaign ‘GandagiMukt Bharat”. It is a phone-based academy that will provide free of charge training courses with high quality and standardized content. It is an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) - based training course with modules on Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus programme and contains a 60-minute module spanning various topics under ODF as well as SLWM. The content of SBM Academy is in Hindi as of now. Q.3. Supreme Court has held judgment on daughters’ right to property under which of the following act?

सवो楍च न्यायालय ने नन륍नसलणखि मᴂ से किस अधिननयम िे िहि बेदटयⴂ िे संपत्ति िे अधििार पर ननिसय सलया है?

(a) Indian Succession(Amendment) Act, 2012 / भारिीय उिराधििार (संशोिन) अधिननयम, 2012 (b) Hindu Succession Act, 1956 / दहदं ू उिराधििार अधिननयमE, 1956 (c) Hindu Succession(Amendment) Act, 1956 / दहदं ू उिराधििार (संशोिन) अधिननयम, 1956

(d) Indian Succession Act, 1998 / भारिीय उिराधििार अधिननयम, 1998

(e) Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 / दहदं ू उिराधििार (संशोिन) अधिननयम, 2005 Ans.3.(b) Exp. Q.4. Which country has launched 3 million pounds Innovation Challenge Fund in Indiato support scientists in academia and industry to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change?

किस देश ने COVID-19 महामारी और जलवायु पररविसन से ननपटने िे सलए सशक्षा और उ饍योग मᴂ वैज्ञाननिⴂ िा समर्सन िरने िे सलए भारि मᴂ 3 समसलयन पाउंड िा इनोवेशन चैलᴂज फंड लॉन्च किया है? (a) Russia/ 셂स (b) Japan/ जापान D (c) Canada / िनाडा (d) UK / ब्रिटेन

(e) USA/ यू.एस.ए. Ans.4.(d) Exp. Q.5. Which organization has launched 1-million-euro project “Nirmanshree” in , Odisha for skilling women in housing sector? किस संगठन ने महाराष्ट्ट्र, ओडडशा मᴂ आवास क्षेत्र मᴂ मदहलाओं िो िौशल प्रदान िरने िे सलए 1 समसलयन-यूरो पररयोजना "ननमासनश्री" शु셂 िी है? (a) Association of Southeast Asian Nations / दक्षक्षि पूवस एसशयाई राष्ट्ट्र संघ (b) Asian Development Bank / एसशयाई त्तविास बिℂ (c) European Union / यूरोपीय संघ C (d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank / एसशयन इन्रास्ट्रकचर इन्वेस्टमᴂट बिℂ (e) World bank / त्तवश्व बिℂ Ans.5.(e) Exp. Q.6. How much amount as dividend to Central Government has been approved by RBI’s Central Board headed by Shaktikanta Das? शक्कििांि दास िी अध्यक्षिा मᴂ RBI िे िᴂ द्रीय बोडस 饍वारा िᴂ द्र सरिार िो लाभांश िे 셂प मᴂ कििनी रासश मंजूर िी गई है? (a) Rs 19,078 crore / 19,078 िरोड़ 셁 (b) Rs 25,164 crore / 25,164 िरोड़ 셁 E (c) Rs 34,061 crore / 34,061 िरोड़ 셁 (d) Rs 42,068 crore / 42,068 िरोड़ 셁 (e) Rs 57,128 crore / 57,128 िरोड़ 셁 Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Q.7. Which bank has launched Digital Apnayen campaign to encourage digital banking? किस बिℂ ने डडक्जटल बकℂ िं ग िो प्रो配सादहि िरने िे सलए डडक्जटल अपनाएँ असभयान शु셂 किया है? (a) State Bank of / भारिीय स्टेट बिℂ (b) Union Bank of India / यूननयन बिℂ ऑफ इंडडयाC (c) Punjab National Bank / पंजाब नेशनल बिℂ (d) Central Bank of India / सᴂट्रल बिℂ ऑफ इंडडया (e) Allahabad Bank / इलाहाबाद बिℂ Ans.7.(c) Exp. Q.8. Which of the following company has launched seller driven “Itna Aasan Hai” campaign? नन륍नसलणखि मᴂ से किस िंपनी ने "इिना आसान है" असभयान शु셂 किया है? (a) Google / गूगल (b) Facebook / फे सबुि C (c) Amazon / अमेज़न (d) Microsoft / माइक्रोसॉफ्ट (e) Apple / एप्पल Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Amazon India has launched its seller driven campaign ‘Itna Aasan hai’. With this, it underlined the enrolling process, which is according to the company, is lot simpler and hassle free and Amazon has made it easier for anyone who wants to move their business online. The three-ad campaign is conceptualised keeping the intent of the campaign in mind: to communicate to existing and prospective sellers who are not on the platform, how easy and simple it is to sell on Amazon. Q.9. Who has been recently appointed as the new CEO of GoAir? हाल ही मᴂ गोएयर िे नए सीईओ िे 셂प मᴂ किसे ननयुकि किया गया है? (a) Vinay Dube / त्तवनय दबू े (b) Indu Bhushan / इंदु भूषि D (c) Mahesh Sinha / महेश ससन्हा (d) Kaushik Khona / िौसशि खोना (e) Shahzan Mujeeb / शहजान मुजीब Ans.9.(d)

Exp. GoAir on 15th August Announced it has appointed Kaushik Khona as its chief executive officer (CEO). "The Nominations & Remuneration Committee and the Board met and have appointed Kaushik Khona as CEO with immediate effect," GoAir said. Khona will replace, industry veteran Vinay Dube who took charge as CEO in February. Q.10. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador by the e-mobility start-up ebikeGo? ई-मोब्रबसलटी स्टाटस-अप ebikeGo 饍वारा किसे िांड एंबेसडर िे 셂प मᴂ ननयुकि किया गया है? (a) Yuvraj Singh /युवराज ससंह (b) Salman Khan / सलमान खान E (c) Virat Kohli/ त्तवराट िोहली (d) Rohit Sharma/ रोदहि शमास (e) Harbhajan Singh / हरभजन ससंह Ans.10.(e)

Exp. Amritsar based e-mobility start-up eBikeGO announced the appointment of Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh as its brand ambassador.

The cricketer has come on board for one year to help promote the company as it looks to scale-up by increasing geographical footprint, adding new customer segments, and targeting new business use cases to widen the appeal for electric mobility.

Note: List of some Important brand ambassadors

Pepsi - Salman Khan

Mastercard - M. S Dhoni

New Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - Viswanathan Anand

JSW Cement: Sourav Ganguly & Sunil Chhetri Q.11. has passed away recently. He was a/an ______. ननसशिांि िामि िा हाल ही मᴂ ननिन हो गया। वह एि ______र्े। (a) Director / ननदेशि (b) Choreographer / िोररयोग्राफर A (c) Politician / राजनीनिज्ञ (d) Poet / ित्तव (e) Musician / संगीििार Ans.11.(a)

Exp. Director-actor Nishikant Kamat passed away on 17th August in Hyderabad’s AIG Hospital, after a battle with liver cirrhosis. He was 50. Nishikant Kamat made his directorial debut in 2005 with Marathi movie Dombivali Fast, which won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. He made his silver screen debut in 2004 with the Hindi movie Hava Aney Dey. In 2008, Kamat helmed his first Bollywood film and directed Hindi films like Force, , and etc. Online Mock Tests for Bank, SSC, Railway, JAIIB, CAIIB, Para 13.2 and Others Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com