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1. 

Bangladesh observed 'National Mourning Day' on which date?

A. 11 August
B. 14 August
C. 15 August
D. 16 August

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Bangladesh is observing the National Mourning Day marking the 45th anniversary of the brutal assasination of its founder President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15th August.

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2. 

All villages are to be connected with optical fibre in how many days?

A. 555 days
B. 1000 days
C. 1500 days
D. 1200 days

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

PM Modi in his speech of Independence Day 2020, made the announcement that the project to connect all the villages of India with optical fibre network will be completed in the next 1,000 days.

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3. 

Where did Tricolour hoisted for first time on 15 August 2020?

A. Texas
B. New York
C. California
D. Paris

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The tricolour was hoisted for the first time at the iconic Times Square in New York yesterday to celebrate India's 74th Independence Day. India's Consul General in New York, Randhir Jaiswal hoisted the Indian flag during a special commemoration of Independence Day at Times Square.

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4. 

NSE, IIMB join hands to offer Platform for Investor in which department?

A. Army
B. Health
C. Education
D. Digital

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Investor Protection Fund Trust (NSE IPFT) and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) have jointly developed and launched Platform for Investor Education (PIE), an online investor education resource centre.

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5. 

IISc and which organisation developed sustainable process to make bricks on lunar surface?

A. DRDO
B. ISRO
C. NASSCOM
D. None of these

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Team of researchers of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, Karnataka and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed a sustainable process for making brick-like structures named "Space Bricks" on the surface of the moon. The process uses the lunar soil, bacteria and guar beans to make the space brick.

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6. 

Who Launched Indigenisation portal SRIJAN; DPSUs inked Contracts with Industry Partners and Academia?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Amit Shah
D. Smriti Irani

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

On August 14, 2020, i.e. on the final day of Atma Nirbhar Week celebration (Atmanirbharta Saptah) between August 7-14, 2020 of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and to boost Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (self-reliant India movement), Union Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) Rajnath Singh virtually launched Department of Defence Production (DDP) portal SRIJAN as a part of "opportunities for Make in India in Defence".

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7. 

RBI's Central Board headed by Shaktikanta Das approved a dividend of how much to Central Govt?

A. 57,128 crore
B. 5000 crore
C. 41232 crore
D. 40000 crore

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The 584th meeting of the Central Board of Reserve of Board(RBI) under the Chairmanship of Governor Shaktikanta Das approved the transfer of Rs 57,128 crore in surplus as dividend to the Central government for the accounting year 2019-20.

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8. 

Indian Railways constructing world's tallest pier bridge across which river?

A. Ijai
B. Ganga
C. Brahmputra
D. Ravi

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Indian Railways is constructing the world's tallest pier bridge in Manipur. The bridge which is being constructed across river Ijai near Noney is an engineering marvel because the tallest pier height will be 141 meter.

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