Page 1 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo All SUPER Current Affairs Product Worth Rs 1200 @ 399/- ( DEAL Of The Year ) Page 2 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo SUPER Current Affairs MCQ PDF 5th & 6th August 2021 By Dream Big Institution: (SUPER Current Affairs) © Copyright 2021 Q.When is the Hiroshima Day celebrated every year? A) August 02 C) August 06 B) August 05 D) August 04 Answer - C Hiroshima Day takes place every year on August 6 to commemorate the day in August 1945 when an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6 by United States, followed a few days later by another drop on the city of Nagasaki on August 9. Q.Indian team defeated which country to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020? A) Russia C) Italy B) Japan D) Germany Answer - D India men’s hockey team defeated Germany to won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on 5th August. This is India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since they won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. India had to come back twice from behind in the match to level the scores and then had to push on to take the lead Indian men’s hockey team at Olympics: Gold : 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 Silver : 1960 Page 3 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Bronze : 1968, 1972, 2020 Q.World’s highest motorable road has been constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at which area in Ladakh region in India? A) Rohtang Pass C) Umling La Pass B) Khardung La Pass D) Shingo La Pass Answer - C The world’s highest motorable road has been constructed at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). About BRI (Border Roads Organisation ) Director-General of BRO: Lt. Gen. Rajeev Chaudhary; BRO Headquarters: New Delhi; BRO Founded: 7 May 1960. About Ladakh: Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory, and constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. It was established on 31 October 2019, following the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act. Capital: Leh, Kargil Lieutenant governor: Radha Krishna Mathur National park: Hemis National Park Q.Name the winners of the inaugural Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM) by the IndiaEconometric Society (TIES) Trust? A) Dr Jagdish Bhagwati and Dr C B) Dr Amartya Sen and Dr Bibek Debroy Rangarajan Page 4 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo C) Dr Arvind Subramanian and Dr Rajiv D) Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Dr Kumar Arvind Panagariya Answer - A Two Indian economic scholars, Dr Jagdish Bhagwati and Dr C Rangarajan have been conferred with the inaugural Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM) by the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Trust. Q.India’s first earthquake early warning mobile application ‘Bhookamp Alert’ has been unveiled in which state? A) Tamil Nadu C) Jammu Kashmir B) Uttarakhand D) Gujarat Answer - B Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the country’s first early warning mobile application, named ‘Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert’, It has been developed by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) and the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee. Note : Uttarakhand is the first state to make such an app which is aimed at strengthening public safety. About Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert app : The application uses an Earthquake Early Warning (EEW), a real-time earthquake information system that can detect the onset of the earthquake. The app will send early warning messages to people before the earthquake. It also helps to tell the location of people trapped inside a structure following an earthquake. Page 5 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo The mobile app can detect the information regarding the occurrence of an earthquake, as well as the expected time of arrival and intensity at the tremor location to prevent any loss of life. It is compatible with both Android and iOS platforms. About USDMA : USDMA is a nodal agency for planning, coordination and monitoring activities related to disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and management. It was set up and notified as per sub-section (1) of section 14 of Disaster Management Act 2005. It is chaired by the honorable Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Executive director : Piyoosh Rautela About IIT Roorkee : Establishment : 1847 Director : Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi Location : Uttarakhand Recent News : Recently The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has introduced seven new academic programmes for the academic session 2021-2022. UTTARAKHAND IN NEWS . Labhanshu Sharma Wins Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal For Uttarakhand . Uttarakhand Discovers India’s First Earthquake Early Warning Mobile App – Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert . India’s First Cryptogamic Garden Inaugurated In Uttarakhand . Pushkar Singh Dhami To Be Next Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand . Researchers Discovered Black-Bellied Coral Snake In Forests Of Uttarakhand . Uttarakhand CM Declared Vatsalya Yojana For Children Orphaned Due To Corona . Uttarakhand Police Department has launched ‘Mission Hausla’ . Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat Resigns . Uttarakhand CM Launches ”Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam” Scheme Page 6 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo . Uttarakhand sets up Botanical Garden to conserve 210 species of trees of Shivalik range . India’s first Pollinator Park inaugurated in Haldwani, Uttarakhand . Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Suryadhar lake at Doiwala in Dehradun . India’s first moss garden built in Nainital district of Uttarakhand . Ganga Avalokan the first museum on River Ganga, located at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar Uttrakhand . PM Modi to inaugurate 6 mega projects in Uttarakhand under ‘Namami Gange Mission’ . India’s longest motorable suspension bridge inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Tehri- Garhwal district . ITBP ties up with Uttarakhand govt to promote adventure tourism . Uttarakhand Develop India's first snow leopard conservation centre . Ganga Kayak Festival celebrated in Uttarakhand . Uttarakhand 1st state in the country to implement agricultural leasing policy . India’s first Glass floor bridge to replace the iconic Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand . Phool Dei festival celebrated in Uttarakhand . Jim Corbett National Park . Uttarakhand becomes India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals . ‘HOPE’ Portal ‘HOPE’- Helping Out People Everywhere . Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana . India’s first lichen park developed in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand . Gairsain in Chamoli district declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand . 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