10 – August – 2024

ANSWER: A.Chennai
SOLUTION : The Indian Racing Festival (IRF) is set to make history with its inaugural night race at the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit from August 30 to September 1. This groundbreaking event marks the first night race on a street circuit in India.

ANSWER: A.Bharatanatyam
SOLUTION: Yamini Krishnamurthy (born December 20, 1940, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India—died August 3, 2024, New Delhi, India) was a dancer of bharata natyam and other classical Indian styles who was an influential force in India’s dance world for decades.

ANSWER : D.Telangana
SOLUTION: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Young India Skills University (YISU), August 1, 2024.

ANSWER: A.Govindarajan Padmanabhan
SOLUTION: New Delhi, Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan has been selected for first Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, the top most science award instituted by the government this year.

ANSWER: C.August 9
SOLUTION: This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2024 focuses on ‘Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact.’ Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact are the best protectors of the forest.

ANSWER: A.August 9
SOLUTION: Nagasaki Day is celebrated on August 9 every year to mark the anniversary of the devastating nuclear attack by the US on the Japanese city during World War II, killing over 70,000 people. Friday’s ceremony in Nagasaki was marked with the absence of Western envoys due to Israel’s exclusion.

ANSWER: A.SSLV – D3
SOLUTION : Launch Date and Time: The EOS-08 satellite is scheduled for launch on August 15, 2024, at 09:17 IST from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Launch Vehicle: The satellite will be launched aboard the SSLV-D3, marking the third and final development flight of ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle.

ANSWER: A.Jharkhand
SOLUTION: Chief Minister Hemant Soren today launched the ‘Upasthiti Portal’ on behalf of the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department to ensure the daily attendance of all doctors, para-medical workers, contract workers and other workers working under the Health Department. Through this portal, cross verification of biometric attendance being recorded by the employees of the Health Department will be done. While launching the portal, the Chief Minister said that the government is committed to improve the health facilities of the state and to provide accessible and better health related facilities to all the people of Jharkhand state.

ANSWER: B. Maharastra
SOLUTION: The Maharashtra government has approved Logistics Policy 2024 proposing to set up more than 200 logistics parks, complexes, and truck terminals with integrated facilities, which is expected to generate approximately 5,00,000 new job opportunities.

ANSWER: B.K V Subramanyam
SOLUTION: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, unveiled a significant publication that charts India’s economic trajectory towards 2047. The book, titled “India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse”, authored by Prof. K V Subramanian, was launched at a high-profile event in New Delhi. This launch marks a pivotal moment in India’s discourse on economic development and its aspirations to become a developed nation by its centenary year of independence.