Current Affairs: August 06, 2020
August 6, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. Which Indian journalist has been named the winner of Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting?
[A] Dipankar Ghose
[B] Ravish Kumar
[C] Siddharth Varadarajan
[D] Malini Parthasarathy
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Correct Answer: A [Dipankar Ghose]
Notes:
Indian journalist and Special Correspondent of the Indian Express Dipankar Ghose has won the Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting.
He covered various issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic including the migrant labour crisis. People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), a journalism website has been selected for the award for the reporting on environmental and development issues.
2. What is the name of the programme launched by the Health Minister to promote scientific temper among school students?
[A] India studies Science
[B] Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan
[C] Science Bolta Hai
[D] Vigyan hi Vikas
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Correct Answer: B [Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan]
Notes:
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan launched a national- level programme named ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan’ 2020-21.
This initiative aims to promote scientific temper among school students of Class 6 to 11. It is jointly organised by Vijnana Bharati, in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation under Science and Technology Ministry and NCERT of Education Ministry. It identifies and trains bright students with interest in Science.
3. Which state has launched a cyber-crime awareness programme named ‘E-Rakshabandhan’?
[A] Odisha
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched a cybercrime awareness programme E-Rakshabandhan.
It is a first-of-its-kind virtual programme of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the State Police. The one-month-long programme aims to create awareness among the public, especially women, youth and children in cyberspace.
4. Who is set to become the first non-white person to feature on a British coin?
[A] Babasaheb Ambedkar
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: B [Mahatma Gandhi ]
Notes:
The United Kingdom is set to imprint the image of Mahatma Gandhi in a new set of coins, as a part of efforts to celebrate the contributions of non-white individuals.
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has sent the recommendation to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC). It is conducting a campaign called “We Too Built Britain”. If the coins are minted with Gandhi’s image, he would be the first non-White person to feature on a British coin.
5. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) located?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Gandhi Nagar
[D] Kolkata
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India head-quartered in New Delhi.
It promotes India’s external cultural relations by cultural exchange. The council was founded by the first Education Minister of independent India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the year 1950. ICCR recently organised a two-day international webinar on the theme of ‘Lokmanya Tilak – Swaraj to Self-reliant India’.
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