Daily Quiz August 28

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Daily Quiz

 

1. On the eve of 78th Independence Day the Environment Ministry added which of the following wetland to the list of Ramsar sites?
   1.   Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary
   2.   Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary
   3.   Tawa Reservoir
   4.   All of the above
2. Which of the following ministry launched the Jiyo Parsi Scheme portal, a Central Sector Scheme to arrest the population decline of the Parsi community in India?
   1.   Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
   2.   Ministry of Finance
   3.   Ministry of Minority Affairs
   4.   Ministry of Women and Child Development
3. Under the new Offshore Areas Mineral Trust Rules, 2024, holders of production leases of offshore mines are required to contribute to the Trust by paying ________ of their royalty payments to the government.
   1.   5%
   2.   10%
   3.   15%
   4.   25%
4. Along with India which of the following country has partnered to establish a Center of Water Technology (CoWT) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) in Chennai?
   1.   Taiwan
   2.   Russia
   3.   Israel
   4.   Belarus
5. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out successful maiden flight test of Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) named ______________ off the coast of Odisha.
   1.   ABHYAS
   2.   GAURAV
   3.   SMART
   4.   Zorawar
6. ISRO’s latest Earth Observation Satellite ‘EOS-08’ was launched by ___________________ from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota.
   1.   SSLV-D3
   2.   RLV
   3.   PSLV
   4.   LVM3
7. ___________________ regarded as the father of Agni missiles has passed away in August 2024.
   1.   Mohini Giri
   2.   Ram Narain Agarwal
   3.   Sushil Kumar Modi
   4.   Varugeese Koshy
8. __________________ and IRCTC have launched the 'One India-One Ticket' initiative to enhance passenger experience.
   1.   Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited
   2.   National Capital Region Transport Corporation
   3.   Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
   4.   Titagarh Rail Systems Limited
9. Sandeep Poundrik, a 1993-batch IAS officer from the Bihar cadre took over as Secretary of the ___________________.
   1.   Ministry of Steel
   2.   Ministry of External Affairs
   3.   Ministry of Education
   4.   Home Ministry
10. Along with _______________ the Big Cricket League (BCL) has forged a long-term partnership to broadcast the inaugural edition of BCL to be held in September 2024?
    1.   Jio Cinema
    2.   Prasar Bharati
    3.   Sony TV
    4.   Star Sports