Current Affairs August 2020

 Current Affairs

August 2020

Current Affairs is the most significant topic in every exam.  Exams like UPSC, Bank, SSC, RRB, MPPSC, WBPSC, WBCS or any Government Exam demand aspirants to be updated with what’s happening in India and around the world. So we have to study current affairs in every month properly. In this section we will study the most important Current Affairs in August 2020.

Current Affairs August

Current Affairs | August - 2020

1. Who has been appointed as the private secretary of prime minister Narendra Modi ?

 Ans. Hardik Satish Chandra Shah.

2. What is the new name of Human Resourse Development Ministry ? 

Ans. Education Ministry.

3. In which State first helicopter service has been started ?

Ans. Uttarakhand.

4. Which North Eastern City became the first to use Robots for cleaning Sewer Manholes ?

Ans. Guwahati.

5. Which Indian origin Author's book "Burn Sugar" has been included in the list of Booker Prize Award 2020 ?

Ans. Avni Doshi.

 

6. Which State has started "Ek Mask Anek Zindagi" public awareness campaign ?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

7. Recently in the news, which of the following countries come under the “Mekong Nations” ?

Ans. Myanmar.

8. Which country has signed a statement of intent to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology cooperation with India?

Ans. USA.

9. Which State/UT has launched the ‘Macadamisation Program’ to improve roads?

Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

10. Which organisation has launched the Astronomy Genealogy Project ?

Ans. American Astronomical Society.

11.Which international bank has sanctioned a loan of $3 million to combat COVID-19?

Ans. Asian Development Bank.

12. The Natesa icon belongs to the temple of which state?

Ans. Rajasthan.

13. Which State/UT has employed Aerial Seeding technique to improve green cover in the Aravalli area?

Ans. Haryana.

14. Who has won the second position in the 2020 Biel International Chess Festival?

Ans. Harikrishna Pentala of India has won the silver medal by achieving the second position in the 2020 Biel International Chess Festival held in Switzerland on 29 July 2020.

15. The first nuclear reactor of the Arab world is located in which Arab country?

Ans. UAE.

16. Who won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020?

Ans. Lewis Hamilton

17. Which state will become the first state in India to have three capitals ?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in India to have three capitals after the Governor of Andhra Pradesh Biswa Bhusan Harichandan gave assent to ‘The AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill-2020 and APCRDA (Repeal) Bill -2020’, which has paved the way for the establishment of the Executive Capital in Visakhapatnam, Legislative Capital in Amaravati, and, the Judicial Capital in Kurnool.

18. Which company has become the most valuable publicly listed company in the world as on 1 August 2020?

Ans. Apple.

19. Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast?

Ans. Hamed Bakayoko.

20. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of HDFC Bank?

Ans. Sashidhar Jagdishan has been cleared for appointment by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank for a term of three years.

21. Which institute has been conferred with the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020’?

Ans. IIT Kharagpur.

22. Who was the chairman of the first General Council meeting of Khelo India Scheme?

Ans. Shri Kiren Rijiju.

23.Who is the editor of the book “The Swachh Bharat Revolution”?

Ans. Parameswaran Iyer is the editor of the book “The Swachh Bharat Revolution”.

24. Which bank has started the ‘Kona Kona Umeed’ Campaign?

Ans. Kotak Mahindra Bank.

25. Where is the world’s highest rail bridge being constructed?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir.

26. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of ICRIER?

Ans. Pramod Bhasin has been appointed as a new Chairman of ICRIER (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations).

27. Which organisation has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission for the launch of Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0?

Ans . Dell Technology.

28. Who is the winner of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020?

Ans. Max Verstappen.

29. Who has been appointed as the Director-General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF)?

Ans. Rakesh Asthana, a Gujarat cadre IPS officer (1984 batch) has been appointed as the Director-General (DG) of the BSF.

30. Who has emerged as the winner of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020?

Ans. Lewis Hamilton.

31. How many countries are proposed to be connected through a common grid under “One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG) initiative?

Ans. 140.

32. Padhai Tuhar Para Scheme has been launched by which of the following states?

Ans. Chattisgarh.

33. Who has been appointed as the head of the National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19?

Ans. Dr V.K. Paul.

34. Who has written a book named ‘Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World’?

Ans. Dalai Lama.

35. Which of the following Arab Countries has agreed upon the Abraham Accord with Israel?

Ans. United Arab Emirates. 

36. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania?

Ans. Mohamed Ould Bilal.

37.With which nation India co-chaired the first meeting of the National Coordination Committee?

Ans. Uzbekistan.

38. When will PM Narendra Modi present PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration?

Ans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration on October 31, 2020 (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas). 

39. Which team has won the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title?

Ans. Bayern Munich.

40. Which country bagged its first-ever gold in the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad 2020?

Ans. India

41. At which of these railway stations Indian Railways has installed it's first-ever ‘Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine’?

Ans. Ahmedabad.

42. What are the dates of World Water Week 2020?

Ans. August 24-28.

43. E-auction portal rolled out for which of the following GI tagged products?

Ans. Kashmir Saffron.

44. James Anderson, who has become the first fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket plays for which nation?

Ans. James Anderson, who has become the first-ever fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket plays for England. 

45. Recently which country has been declared as polio-free by WHO?

Ans. Africa.

46. Which state government has launched the NRI unified portal?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh.

47. Which government has launched a ‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’ fitness campaign?

Ans. Delhi.

48. Who among the following is the first National Award to Teachers 2020 awardee from the Eklavya Model Residential Schools?

Ans. Sudha Painuli is the first National Award to Teachers 2020 Awardee from the Eklavya Model Residential Schools formed under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

49. Which country is planning to host BRICS Games in 2021?

Ans. India.

50. Which state has launched the e-commerce platform called “Yellow Chain”?

Ans. Nagaland.

51. Which bank has launched the agricultural loans instrument “Shaurya KGC Card” for the military and paramilitary professional?

Ans. HDFC Bank.

52. Which state has launched the “Orunodoi” scheme for the financial empowerment of women?

Ans. Assam.

53. The AMRUT scheme ranking 2020 has been topped by which of the following states?

Ans. Odisha.

54. Which state has launched the scheme “Karma Sathi Prakalpa” to provide Soft loans and subsidies to Youth?

Ans. The state government of West Bengal has launched the “Karma Sathi Prakalpa” scheme to provide Soft loans and subsidies to one lakh Youth.

55. Which country has discovered the biggest-ever natural gas reserve in the Black Sea?

Ans. Turkey with the help of its drilling ship Fatih has discovered the biggest-ever natural gas reserve in the Tuna-1 field of the Black Sea. The Tuna-1 zone is situated near Neptun block which is Romania's gas reserve. The country has discovered 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

56. A new policy to boost biofloc technology has been introduced by _____?

Ans. Odisha.

57. Which state government has launched India’s longest ropeway over Brahmaputra river?

Ans. The government of Assam has launched India’s longest ropeway over Brahmaputra river, inaugurated by the state’s Senior Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. He considers it as one of the advanced and longest river crossing aerial systems in India. This ropeway over the Brahamputra will link Guwahati to North Guwahati. It will be the longest ropeway over a river in India. The total length of the ropeway will be 2 km which can be in approximately 8-9 minutes. The Assam government has invested a total of Rs. 56 crores in the project. A total of 32 passengers can get on board at one time around, on this ropeway.

58. Which state would be the first one to implement the National Education Policy (NEP)?

Ans. Karnataka.

59. Which e-commerce platform has established academic collaboration with IIT Patna?

Ans. Flipkart.

60. Who has been awarded the Star 2020 Certificate by the World Book of Records?

Ans. Ganesh Vilas Lengare, a social activist based in Solapur has been awarded the Star 2020 Certificate by the World Book of Records based in London for efforts of Ganesh Vilas Lengare in providing assistance to the needy during the lockdown on account of the coronavirus.