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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:-
Que 1- Define Repo rate- rate on which RBI lends to commercial banks
Que 2- Who control repo rate- RBI
Que 3- PM Modi inaugurates submarine cable connectivity to....Andman & Nicobar
Que 4- Quit India movement launched on .....08 Aug 1942
Que 5- First Kisan rail between Maharastra and Bihar
Que 6- National Handloom Day observed - 07 Aug
Que 7- First Satyagrah in India launched by Mahatma Gandhi .Champaran Stayagrah (10 Apr 1917)
Que 8- Who has been appointed as the new LG of Jammu and Kashmir.Manoj Sinha
Que 9- Who is the editor of the book "The Swachh Bharat Revolution...Parameshwaran Iyar Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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09 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF
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Current Affairs Today:-
Current Affairs Today:-
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1. International Day of the World's Indigenous People 9 August
Raise awareness and protect the rights of world's indigenous population
Indigenous people- first people, first Nation, aboriginal people ,negative people are ethnic groups who are the original or earliest known inhabitants of an area.
First pronounced by United Nation general assembly in December 1994
Theme 2020- Covid-19 and indigenous peoples resilience.
United Nations- Origin of covid-19 have not yet confirmed, link between environment damage and pandemic is well known to leading research Organisation.
Yet another group of expert who have been worrying about threat of endemic even before covid-19 indigenous people.
Indigenous people are seeking their own solution to this pandemic voluntarily isolation and selling of their territory
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2. 9th August 1925 - Members of Hindustan socialist Republican association looted the Government treasury at Kakori 22 kilometre from Lucknow.
Kakori conspiracy during India independence movement
Ram Prasad bismil ashfaqulla Khan mastermind.
other chandrashekhar Azad keshab chakraborty sachindra bakshi.
Azad shot himself on 27th February 1931 in Allahabad collision with police.
Ram Prasad bismil ashfaqulla Khan Roshan Singh rajendra lahiri was sentenced to death otherworld life imprisonment
Hanged on 19 December 1927.
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3. Nagasaki day 9th August 1945
After dropping first atom bomb (Little Boy) at Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 USA dropped second atom bomb(Fat Man) on Nagasaki city of Japan on 9th August 1945.
To bombing killed between 129000 and 226000 people and most were civilian
The war in Europe had concluded when Germany signed instrument of surrender on 8th may 1945.
Allies turn attention to Pacific theater. Allies card unconditional surrender of imperial Japanese armed forces in Potsdem declaration on 26 July 1945, alternative prompt and utter destruction.
Japan ignored and continued war and finally America dropped the atom bomb. Japan surrendered on 15 August and signed instrument of surrender on September 2nd in Tokyo Bay.
This was the end of World war II.
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4. Shri GC Murmu takes over as C&AG of India former lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Comptroller and auditor general of India is an authority established by article 148 of constitution of India.
Which audits all receipt and expenditure of Government of India and state government including those of bodies and authorities subsequently financed by government.
CAG is one of the bulwark of Democratic system of the Government in India.
Appointment: President. Period of 6 year for up to age of 65 years.
CAG is an agent of Parliament and conduct audit of expenditure on behalf of Parliament he is responsible only to the parliament.
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4. Prime Minister to launch financing facility under agriculture infrastructure fund and release benefit under PMKISAN today 9th August 2020.
1 lakh crore agriculture infrastructure fund will catalyst the creation of post harvest management infrastructure and community farming asset.
Assets- cold storage, collection centers, processing units.
PM also release the sixth installment of fund of rupees 17000 crore to 8.5 crore farmer under pm kisan.
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana scheme launched on 1st December 2018 provided a direct cash benefit of over rupees 75000 crore to more than 9.9 crore farmers.
To fulfill their agriculture requirement and support their family.
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5. Gujarat new industrial policy Atmanitbhar Bharat
Policy analysis is paint of rupees 8000 crore annually on industrial development.
New policy with aims to boost job creation and manufacturing and creates an innovation drive an ecosystem in the state.
companies which want to shift their operation from China and other countries in the wake of coronavirus pandemic were welcomed to set up base in Gujarat.
Nine task forces committee, offers capital subsidy, text incentives to industrial units.
Industries will continue to get exemption from electricity duty for 5 years.
Government land on lease 1 to 50 years at 6% on market rate.
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6. Air crash Kerala
Air India Express crashed at Kozhikode
main cause of grace was overshoot of runway
As runway was tabletop runway show incident converted to major accident.
Both black box recovered cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) to investigate accident
Black box- actually to orange metallic box containing recorders made of strong substance such as steel or titanium and also insulated from factors such as extreme heat cold and witness.
Equipped with biccon that sends out ultrasound signals for 30 days.
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7. Indian economy hit and Forex reserves shooting up
Due to covid-19- when all sectors are closed economy under stress but forex reserve going up.
A good instance for economy as it can cover Indian import bill of more than one year.
On July 31st hit a Fresh high of dollar 534.5 billion, fifth largest holder of reserve in the world.
China Japan Switzerland and Russia
Why rising-
- FPI inflows- after government decision in September to cut corporate tax rate
- Dip in crude oil price
- Import saving- lockdown impacted global trade
- FDI inflows
- Dip in gold imports
Forex reserve- case and reserve assets held by central bank or other monetary Authority that are primary available to balance payment of country.
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Most Important Questions:-
Que 1- Theme of International Day of the World's Indigenous People 2020......
Que 2- Members of .............................. association looted the Government treasury at Kakori
Que 3- Japan signed instrument of surrender on ............... andd this was end of World War II
Que 4- USA dropped second Atom bomb named.......... on ................... of Japan on 9th August 1945.
Que 5- ..................takes over as C&AG of India.
Que 6- C&AG is an authority established by article ......... of constitution of India.
Que 7- C&AG of India is responsible to ............
Que 8- C&AG is Appointed by .......... for the term of ...........or .......
Que 9- Black box is an instrument fitted in ,.........
Que 10- India's place in Forex reserve.......
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