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1. Which state has received the approval of interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers?
2. Haryana
3. Maharashtra
4. Bihar
5. Punjab

S: c

E:

• The Centre has approved the Rs 4,900 crore project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of Bihar. This is the second major river interlinking project in the country to be approved after the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh.
• Bihar has got the final remaining mandatory techno- administrative approval for the project from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
• The project will not only prevent recurring floods in north Bihar, but also irrigate over 2.14 lakh hectares of cultivable land in Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj and Katihar districts, collectively called Seemanchal region.

2. Which of the following states has recently passed the anti-lynching bill?
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
5. Maharashtra
6. Rajasthan

S: d

E:

• The Rajasthan legislative assembly passed a Bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine from ?1 lakh to ?5 lakh to those convicted in cases of mob lynching leading to victim’s death.
• The Bill defines the mob as a group of two or more individuals.
• It also defines lynching as "an act or series of acts of violence or those of aiding, abetting or attempting an act of violence, whether spontaneous or preplanned, by a mob on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, language, dietary practices, sexual orientation, political affiliation or ethnicity".
• For the offence of an assault by mob, leading to the victim suffering grievous hurts, the Bill provides for jail terms up to 10 years and a fine of ?25,000 to ?3 lakh.

3. Where is country’s first 3-D Smart Traffic Signal placed?
4. Mumbai
5. Pune
6. Delhi
7. Mohali

S: d

E:

• In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students of Chitkara University Incubated Start-up.
• The wireless system, called 'Intelights', has been installed at the traffic crossing near Quark City on Airport Road, on pilot project basis, and will regulate traffic signals with a smart bird's eye view wireless sensor system.
• The system, which was devised by the students of Chitkara University over three years of intensive research, was in the test trial phase for the last eight months before its final launch.

4. Which of the following states has launched the RACE scheme?
5. Haryana
6. Maharashtra
7. Rajasthan
8. Punjab

S: c

E:

• Rajasthan launched new higher education model- RACE (Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence).
• It is a higher education model for distribution of faculties and movable assets among the government colleges at the district level to rationalise the availability of resources.
• The model will create a pool for sharing of facilities which will benefit the colleges lacking infrastructure.
• All the colleges would get equal opportunities for imparting quality education with the adoption of the new model.
• The colleges in need will submit their requirement to the nodal college in the district, which will send the teachers on deputation, if needed, and provide the facilities such as projectors, digital libraries, equipment and technicians.

5. When was the 77^th anniversary of Quit India celebrated?
6. 8 August
7. 10 August
8. 9 August
9. 7 August

S: a

E:

• The 77th anniversary of the August Kranti Din was observed on August 8, 2019.
• It is considered as one of the important milestones in the history of freedom struggle of our country, is being observed.
• On this date in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to end the British rule and launched the Quit India Movement at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai. 
• After the failure of Cripps Mission, Gandhiji gave the call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai