Current Affairs Quiz: 17 August 2020

17 August 2020:The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as Sarabhai crater, Project Lion, Project Dolphin and coronavirus vaccine among others. 

1.PM Modi announced the launch of which two new projects for the conservation of India’s most endangered species during his Independence Day speech?
a)Project Rhino, Project Elephant
b)Project Leopard, Project Panda
c)Project Tiger, Project Dolphin
d)Project Barasingha, Project Heron

2.Chandrayaan- 2 recently captured an image of a crater on Moon. ISRO has named the crater after whom?
a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b)K Sivan 
c)Vikram Sarabhai
d)APJ Abdul Kalam 

3.Who will get coronavirus vaccine first in India?
a)People with comorbidities
b)Children below 5 years
c)Adults above 65 years
d)Coronavirus Warriors

4.Google has warned which nation’s citizens of the possibility of losing their access to free search services?
a)US
b)Australia
c)Canada
d)Pakistan

5.Which country has detected new coronavirus strain that is ten times more infectious?
a)Malaysia
b)China
c)US
d)Italy 

6.Bihar has extended lockdown restrictions till when?
a)September 6th 
b)September 30th 
c)August 31st 
d)September 15th 

7.Whose death anniversary was observed on August 16, 2020?
a)Sushma Swaraj
b)Arun Jaitley 
c)Sheila Dikshit 
d)Atal Bihari Vajpayee

8.When is World Humanitarian Day observed?
a)August 15th 
b)August 16th 
c)August 17th 
d)August 19th 

Answers

1.(c) Project Tiger, Project Dolphin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi the launch of Project Lion and Project Dolphin during his Independence Day speech on August 16, 2020. The two projects have been launched for the conservation of the two endangered species in the country using modern technology. 

2.(c) Vikram Sarabhai
ISRO has named a crater on the Moon, captured by Chandrayaan-2, after Indian astrophysicist Vikram Sarabhai on the occasion his birth centenary on August 12, 2020. 

3.(d) Coronavirus Warriors
Corona warriors will be the first ones to get the COVID-19 vaccine after its launch. This was shared by Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey. Corona warriors are all the doctors, paramedics, policemen, sanitation workers and others involved in different duties at the risk of their lives to help India win its battle against COVID-19. 

4.(b) Australia
Google warned Australians on August 17, 2020 that the Australian government's plans to make digital companies pay for news content will threatens users' access to free search services in Australia. The tech giant warned that it could also hand over users' data to media organizations.

5.(a) Malaysia
Malaysia has detected a strain of new Coronavirus which is ten times more infectious. The mutation has been found in at least three of the 45 cases in a cluster.

6.(a) September 6th 
The Bihar government on August 17, 2020 decided to extend the lockdown restrictions in the state till September 6 due to a spike in coronavirus cases. 

7.(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s second death anniversary was observed on August 16, 2020. President Ram Nath Kovind remembered the late leader as a "widely accepted" leader who had admirers across the political spectrum. 

8.(d) August 19th 
World Humanitarian Day is observed on August 19, 2020. On the day, the world commemorates humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work.