ALL EXAM QUIZ

Explanation:

• Kolkata became the third Indian city to adopt the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) to combat rising air pollution.
• The system, developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, aims to address rising air pollution levels in urban areas.
• AQEWS in Kolkata uses an advanced sensor network to provide real-time monitoring of the Air Quality Index (AQI).
• AQI is a standardized measure of the level of air pollution, with a value ranging from 0 to 500.
• The system focuses on PM2.5 (particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or smaller) levels, which is a major contributor to health problems due to its ability to enter the lungs.

Explanation:

• On August 27, 2023, Max Verstappen took his third consecutive win at the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
• Max Verstappen's victory equaled Sebastian Vettel's record of nine consecutive F1 victories.
• Fernando Alonso secured a podium position by coming insecond.
• Sergio Pérez, driving for Red Bull, initially finished third, but a five-second penalty resulted in Pierre Gasly taking third place on the podium.

Explanation:

• India's blind women's cricket team emerged victorious in the T20 final of the IBSA World Games held in Birmingham. They won the title by defeating Australia in the championship match.
• The Indian women's cricket team won the gold medal on the same day by defeating Australia by nine wickets using the DLS method.
• The Indian team won a resounding nine-wicket victory over Australia in the final.

Explanation:

• Leading Indian media conglomerate Zee Enterprises will create history by launching ‘Zee Zonke’, South Africa’s first entertainment TV channel in Isizulu language on 28 August 2023.
• Isizulu is the most widely spoken of the 12 official languages of South Africa. The channel is expected to help improve India-South Africa bilateral relations as well as India-Zulu relations.

Explanation:

• SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme, initiated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been honored with the prestigious National Award for e-Governance 2023 (Gold) in recognition of its groundbreaking application of emerging technologies to deliver citizen-centric services.
• The accolade was presented during the 26th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India.

Explanation:

• Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the first gold medal for India at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
• In the men's javelin final, Neeraj Chopra won the Gold medal with a throw of 88.17 meters.
• Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event with a throw of 87.82 metres.
• Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic won the bronze medal in the same event.
• In the javelin throw, Indian player Kishor Jena finished fifth, while Indian player DP Manu finished sixth.

Explanation:

• Dr. Sonali Ghosh has been appointed as the first woman Field Director of Kaziranga National Park.
• She will replace Indian Forest Service officer Field Director Jatindra Sarma who retires on August 31.
• Dr. Sonali will assume her charge from 01 September. According to a forest department official, she will be the first woman to take charge as the director of the 118-year-old Kaziranga National Park.

Explanation:

• National Sports Day is celebrated every year on 29 August in India to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, who was known as 'The Wizard' or 'The Magician' of Hockey.

Major Dhyanchand

• The great hockey player was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
• He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player of all time. He started playing hockey only after joining the army at the age of 16.
• He won gold medals in the Olympics for India in 1928, 1934 and 1936. He scored over 400 goals in his career from 1926 to 1948.
• It is believed that after India defeated Germany 8-1 in the 1936 Olympic final, Adolf Hitler offered him a senior position in the German Army, which was declined by Major Dhyan Chand.

Explanation:

• IDFC First Bank has bagged the title sponsorship rights for all the domestic matches of the Indian cricket team.
• Under this, the bank will have to pay an amount of ₹4.2 crore for each international match.
• The BCCI said that the contract would be for a longer period of three years which would start with the India-Australia ODI series.