Current Affairs Quiz , 10 Aug 2020

1) August Kranti Din, celebrated in India on 8thAugust, is associated with

a) Quit India Movement
b) Swadeshi Movement
c) Civil Disobedience movement
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• 78th anniversary of Quit India movement was observed on August 8th, 2020.

2) Who among the following is popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Indian Independence Movement?

a) Aruna Asaf Ali
b) Usha Mehta
c) Sorajini Naidu
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Aruna Asaf Alipopularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence Movement is known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement.

3) In a first of its kind in the country, one of the State Legal Services Authority recently organized the e-Lok Adalat to facilitate mediation between the parties. Which state/UT did it?

a) Kerala
b) Delhi
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Puducherry

Answer: b
• In a first of its kind in the country, the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) recently organized the e-Lok Adalat to facilitate mediation between the parties, who are willing to get their matters settled amicably, in all the District Courts Complexes of Delhi.

4) Gautama Buddha was born in

a) Lumbini
b) Sravasti
c) Kushinagar
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• According to Buddhist texts, Gautma Buddha was born while his mother Mahamaya was travelling. He was born in a park in Lumbini, which is in Nepal. Lumbini is a UNESCO-declared heritage site and holds immense significance for the followers of Buddhism.

5) Indus Water Treaty (IWT)between India and Pakistan was brokered by

a) Norway
b) UN
c) World Bank
d) IMF

Answer: c
• It is a Water-Distribution Treaty, signed in Karachi on 1960, between India (Pm Jawaharlal Nehru) and Pakistan (President Ayub Khan), brokered by the World Bank.
• India has refused a request by Pakistan to hold a meeting on issues around the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) at the Attari checkpost near the India-Pakistan border.