23–24 Aug 2020 Daily Current Affairs

MCQ’s with Android APP Explanation

Telegram: @ambitiousbaba Q.1. Name the app launched by Nitin Gadkari which stresses on greener national highways. निनिि गडकरी 饍वारा लॉन्च ककए गए ऐप का िाम बिाएं जो हररयाली राष्ट्रीय राजमागⴂ पर जोर देिा है। (a) Harit Path app / हररि पथ ऐप (b) Greener Road app / ग्रीिर रोड ऐप A (c) Harit Rajmarg app / हररि राजमागग ऐप (d) Green roadways app / ग्रीि रोडवेज ऐप (e) Greenify app / ग्रीनिफाई ऐप Union minister Nitin Gadkari on 22nd August stressed the need for utilizing modern and green technologies in highways construction besides reducing the cost of road building by at least 25 per cent.

The road transport minister also launched a mobile app 'Harit Path' to monitor the plantation along the national highways.

The app has been developed by NHAI to monitor location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements of each of its field units for each and every plant under all plantation projects. daily_current_affairs Ambitiousbaba.com Telegram Channel - @ambitiousbaba s Q.2. Which state government has signed an MoU with Reliance Retail, Jio and Allana Group to help Women SHGs market their products? ककस रा煍य सरकार िे महहला SHGs को अपिे उ配पादⴂ को बाजार मᴂ लािे मᴂ मदद करिे के ललए ररलायंस ररटेल, जजयो और अ쥍लािा समहू के साथ एक समझौिा ज्ञापि पर हस्िाक्षर ककए हℂ? (a) Meghalaya / मेघालय (b) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश B (c) Mizoram / लमजोरम (d) Assam / असम (e) / हररयाणा Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reliance Retail, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Allana Group to empower women and help women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the state to market their products.

Reliance Retail will support the micro-grocery women retailers through the ‘JioMart Kirana’ stores, which will be digitally equipped and act as online stores.

Note: About AP ● Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan ● Chief minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy ● Capitals: Visakhapatnam (executive capital), Kurnool (judicial capital, Amaravati (legislative capital.) Q.3. Which state’s Police has launched "Ek Sankalp - Bujurgo ke naam’ campaign proves to be boon for senior citizens amid corona pandemic?

कोरोिा महामारी के बीच वररष्ट्ठ िागररकⴂ के ललए ककस रा煍य की पुललस िे "एक संक쥍प - बुजगो के िाम' अलियाि शु셂 ककया है? (a) / महाराष्ट्् (b) West Bengal / पजचचम बंगाल C (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश

(d) / गुजराि (e) Haryana / हररयाणा Ans.3.(c)

Exp. In Madhya Pradesh, a unique campaign 'Ek Sankalp - Bujurgo ke naam’ i.e. 'a commitment for elders' is being run by the Chhatarpur Police in the midst of corona infection in the state. Renowned social worker Anna Hazare has also praised this campaign being run specifically for the elderly and helpless people. This unique campaign is proving to be a boon for the elderly people living alone in homes during the global pandemic COVID-19. In this campaign, the police are taking care of the elderly people from the food to their health. Q.4. With which country, Uttar Prades