Daily Current Affairs Quiz of 19th August,2020 - Competitive Exams Preparation

Daily Current Affairs Quiz of 19th August 2020

19 August 2020:The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Utkarsh aims to assist every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day comfortably. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics like IPL Title sponsor, Goa Governor, and Mali's military mutiny among others. 

1.ADB has approved what proportion loan for the Delhi-Meerut Regional mass rapid transit system?

a)USD 1 billion

b)USD 2 billion

c)USD 3 billion

d)USD 1.5 billion

1.(a) USD 1 billion

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $1 billion to support the development of the high-speed, modern Delhi-Meerut Regional mass rapid transit system. The officials of NCR Transport Corporation, entity executing the project, confirmed the news on August 18, 2020.

2. Which company has acquired a majority stake in Netmeds?

a)Reliance Retail

b)Tata Sons

c)Amazon

d)Flipkart

2.(a) Reliance Retail

Reliance Retail has acquired a majority equity stake in 'Netmeds' for about Rs 620 crores. The announcement was made by the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) through a press release on August 18, 2020. 

3. Who is that the new IPL Title sponsor?

a)Tata Sons

b)Dream11

c)Byju’s 

d)Unacademy

3.(b) Dream11

Dream11 on August 18, 2020, won IPL 2020 title sponsorship bid for Rs 222 crores. The fantasy sports platform outbid IPL Title Sponsor favorites Tata Sons and academic platforms Byju's and Unacademy to win the IPL Title rights.

4. Which nation’s President resigned after being detained at gunpoint by mutinying soldiers?

a)Belarus

b)Syria

c)Turkey 

d)Mali

4.(d) Mali

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation and dissolved the Parliament on August 19, 2020, after he was reportedly detained at gunpoint by mutinying soldiers. 

5. Who took oath because the new Goa Governor on August 19, 2020?

a)Acharya Devvrat

b)Bandaru Dattatreya

c)Bhagat Singh Koshyari

d)Satya Pal Malik

5.(c) Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Bhagat Singh Koshyari took oath because of the new Governor of Goa on August 19, 2020. Koshyari has been given additional responsibility, as he's also the Maharashtra Governor. The move follows the transfer and appointment of former Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik because of the new Governor of Meghalaya.

6. Which Indian Sports Authority is going to be providing immediate support to 61 athletes who aren't employed thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic?

a)BCCI

b)Hockey India

c)Badminton Federation 

d)Football Federation

6.(b) Hockey India

The Hockey India executive board has announced immediate support for 61 athletes who aren't employed thanks to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. The athletes include both junior and senior male and feminine athletes. 

7. Which nation has been promised to tend priority in India’s COVID 19 vaccine?

a)Nepal

b)Bhutan

c)Maldives

d)Bangladesh 

7.(d) Bangladesh

India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said during the concluding day of the two-day visit to Bangladesh that the country will get priority within the COVID-19 vaccine produced by India. He stated that India is in a complicated stage of COVID-19 trial and it's getting to produce vaccines at a huge level.

8. India is going to be building a replacement road to which region?

a)Nathula Pass

b)Pelling

c)Ladakh 

d)Lachung

8.(c) Ladakh

India is getting to build a replacement road from Manali to Leh to facilitate movement to Ladakh without observation from the enemy. The new road will provide the third link between the high altitude Union Territory and therefore the remainder of the country.

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