1.Who has been appointed as the new Meghalaya Governor?
a)Satya Pal Malik
b)Najma Heptulla
c)PS Sreedharan Pillai
d)RN Ravi
2.PM Modi announced the launch of which two new projects for the conservation of India’s most endangered species during his Independence Day speech?
a)Project Rhino, Project Elephant
b)Project Leopard, Project Panda
c)Project Tiger, Project Dolphin
d)Project Barasingha, Project Heron
3. Which country has detected new coronavirus strain that is ten times more infectious?
a)Malaysia
b)China
c)US
d)Italy
4. When did Chandrayaan-2 complete one year in orbit around moon?
a)August 20th
b)August 5th
c)July 30th
d)August 21st
5. handrayaan- 2 recently captured an image of a crater on Moon. ISRO has named the crater after whom?
a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b)K Sivan
c)Vikram Sarabhai
d)APJ Abdul Kalam
6.Which Indian Cricketer has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by the National Sports Awards Committee?
a)Shikhar Dhawan
b)Jasprit Bumrah
c)Rohit Sharma
d)KL Rahul
7.Who is the new IPL Title sponsor?
a)Tata Sons
b)Dream11
c)Byju’s
d)Unacademy
8.Which company has acquired a majority stake in Netmeds?
a)Reliance Retail
b)Tata Sons
c)Amazon
d)Flipkart
9.Which nation’s President resigned after being detained at gunpoint by mutinying soldiers?
a)Belarus
b)Syria
c)Turkey
d)Mali
10.Who has become the first Indian American to accept Democratic Party nomination for US Vice President’s post?
a)Nikki Haley
b)Kamala Harris
c)Pramila Jayapal
d)Seema Verma
*🌺Answers🌺*
1.(a) Satya Pal Malik
Goa Governor, Satya Pal Malik was on August 18, 2020 appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya, replacing Tathagata Roy who completed his five-year tenure on the gubernatorial post.
2. (c) Project Tiger, Project Dolphin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi the launch of Project Lion and Project Dolphin during his Independence Day speech on August 16, 2020. The two projects have been launched for the conservation of the two endangered species in the country using modern technology.
3. (a) Malaysia
Malaysia has detected a strain of new Coronavirus which is ten times more infectious. The mutation has been found in at least three of the 45 cases in a cluster.
4. (a) August 20th
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter completed one year in orbit around the moon on August 20, 2020. The orbiter was successfully inserted into the Lunar orbit on August 20, 2019.
5.(c) Vikram Sarabhai
ISRO has named a crater on the Moon, captured by Chandrayaan-2, after Indian astrophysicist Vikram Sarabhai on the occasion his birth centenary on August 12, 2020.
6.(c) Rohit Sharma
The National Sports Awards Committee has recommended the names of cricketer Rohit Sharma, table tennis champion Manika Batra, Paralympian Mariappan Thangavelu and wrestler Vinesh Phogat for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
7. (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 favourites Tata Sons and educational platforms Byju's and Unacademy to win the IPL Title rights.
8.(a) Reliance Retail
Reliance Retail has acquired a majority equity stake in 'Netmeds' for approximately Rs 620 crores. The announcement was made by the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) through a statement on August 18, 2020.
9.(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.
10.(b) Kamala Harris
US Senator Kamala Harris has become the first Indian American to accept nomination for the US Vice Presidential candidate for Democratic Party. During her acceptance speech, she said that she was honoured to accept the nomination for Vice President of the United States. She spoke about her own story of how growing up has shaped her.
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