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1. 

Which is the first city to have female icons on traffic signals?

A. Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Mumbai has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed traffic signals that display female icons sporting triangular frock, a shift from the default representation of men.

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2. 

Which Place becomes India's first municipal corporation to provide forestland right certificates to people of urban area?

A. Jaisalmar
B. Jaipur
C. Jodhpur
D. Jagdalpur

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

On the occasion of the International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples on Sunday, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel commenced the distribution of forestland right certificates by giving away the certificates to four beneficiaries of Jagdalpur via video conferencing.

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3. 

Which IIT Researchers Bags Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020 for Clean Energy Research?

A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Kharagpur
C. IIT Roorkee
D. IIT Kanpur

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards 2020 is bestowed to a group of researchers from Indian Institutes of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur for developing a mechanism for generating electricity from wet clothes left under sunlight to dry. The work has been published in Nano Letters, a high-impact journal in the field, and the innovation has been patented by them.

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4. 

CSIR signed MoU with which authority for Collaborative Research and Information Dissemination; FSSAI received "Food Systems Vision Prize"?

A. FSSAI
B. FCI
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

On August 7, 2020, an agreement was signed between Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for collaborative research and information dissemination in the area of food and nutrition, during a ceremony which was presided Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

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5. 

Which Anniversary of Quit India Movement it celebrated on 8 August 2020?

A. 77
B. 78
C. 79
D. 80

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

August 08, 2020 is the 78th Anniversary of the Quit India Movement. On this day in 1942, father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call of 'Do or Die' to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country.

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6. 

Who revised IFSC guidelines, 2015' eligibility, shareholding limit for clearing corp at IFSC?

A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. Government of India
D. IFSC

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

On August 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) amended the clause 4 (2) of SEBI international financial services centre (IFSC) guidelines, 2015 pertaining to eligibility criteria and shareholding limit for clearing corporations that wish to operate in such centres.

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7. 

Which State Announced New Industrial Policy 2020?

A. Punjab
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

On August 7, 2020 Gujarat Government announced the New Industrial Policy 2020 for the State, with an expected average annual outlay of up to Rs 8,000 crore, which is meant to provide incentives to the industries. It aims to provide an estimated Rs 40,000 crore as subsidies to industries in the next 5 years. The new policy is in line with the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. It replaces the Gujarat Industrial Policy 2015.

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8. 

Which IIT develops nanoparticle 'meta-grid' in collaboration with Imperial College London?

A. IIT Kanpur
B. IIT Roorkee
C. IIT Guwahati
D. IIT Delhi

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India, and Imperial College London, United Kingdom, have developed nanoparticles called the 'meta-grid' or 'metamaterial grid' that makes the light-emitting diodes (LED) brighter, energy-efficient and durable.

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