Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 30-31, 2020
August 31, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. Hulhumalé Central Park, that was seen in news recently, is located in which country?
[A] Maldives
[B] Mauritius
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: A [Maldives]
Notes:
Maldives has recently organised the Ground-breaking ceremony for development of the Hulhumalé Central Park and renovation of ‘Arrival Jetty’.
The projects are being developed by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC), through 10 million Maldivian Rupee assistance from India. This is a part of the 18 grant projects being financed by India in the island country.
2. Which Indian state has passed a resolution for inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution?
[A] Assam
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has recently passed a resolution to bring the state under the scope of Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
The Sixth Schedule provides protection of tribal people’s rights in the Northeast India. Under the Indian constitution, Arunachal Pradesh is the only North-eastern state without any protective provisions for its tribal communities.
3. Archana Mahanta, who has passed away, was associated with which profession?
[A] Politician
[B] Singer
[C] Sportsperson
[D] Engineer
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Correct Answer: B [Singer]
Notes:
Veteran folk singer from the state of Assam, Archana Mahanta has passed away at the age of 72. Her last rites were performed with full state honours.
Her husband ‘King of Bihu’ Khagen Mahanta is also a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and the couple used to perform together in Assamese music shows. Their son is a popular singer named Papon.
4. Who is the head of the new forum on Artificial Intelligence set up by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
[A] Sandip Patel
[B] Cyrus Mistry
[C] Rekha Menon
[D] Ramkumar Ramamoorthy
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Correct Answer: A [Sandip Patel]
Notes:
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recently announced that it has established a new forum on Artificial Intelligence chaired by Sandip Patel.
Sandip Patel is the Managing Director of India/South Asia region of IBM. The CII AI Forum will focus on building a strong AI ecosystem in India. It also seeks to generate awareness at grassroot level and reskill the Indian workforce in emerging technologies.
5. As per the Medical Council of India (MCI), which module is to be newly added in the MBBS course?
[A] Virology
[B] Pandemic management
[C] Plasma technology
[D] Immunology
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Correct Answer: B [Pandemic management]
Notes:
After the supersession of the Medical Council of India (MCI), the board of governors (BoG) announced that Pandemic management will be included in the MBBS course.
The premier medical education regulator said that the Medical students will learn this module along with its social, legal and other portions. This module will extend from foundation course to the final year undergraduate programme. This will help the doctors to meet the challenges posed by pandemics like Covid-19.
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