Current Affairs 11th August 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Recently, which organization has inducted its first women officers in combat?
A. Central Industrial Security Force
B. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
C. Central Reserve Police Force
D. National Security Guard
Answer [B] Indo-Tibetan Border Police
2. Navies of which two countries have conducted exercise Zayed Talwar 2021?
A. India and Russia
B. India and United States
C. India and Australia
D. India and UAE
Answer [D] India and UAE
3. Which country has topped the medals tally in Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
A. China
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Germany
Answer [C] USA
4. Which country hosted the 8th Justice Ministers meet 2021 of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
A. India
B. Tajikistan
C. China
D. Russia
Answer [B] Tajikistan
5. Which bank has partnered with IIM Bangalore to provide funding for identified start-ups?
A. State Bank of India
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Canara Bank
D. Indian Bank
Answer [D] Indian Bank
6. The Centre has achieved how much per cent of the budget estimates for GST collections in the first three months of the current fiscal (FY 2021-22)?
A. 22.2%
B. 24.4%
C. 26.6%
D. 28.8%
Answer [C] 26.6%
7. Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao passed away in August 2021. He received Mahavir Chakra in which year?
A. 1961
B. 1965
C. 1971
D. 1975
Answer [C] 1971
8. A total royalty of how many rupees (in crore) was provided to states from coal mining during April-December 2020?
A. 4,520.31
B. 5,630.41
C. 6,740.51
D. 7,930.61
Answer [D] 7,930.61
9. In which city of West Bengal the first CNG bus was run in August 2021?
A. Kolkata
B. Siliguri
C. Durgapur
D. Darjeeling
Answer [A] Kolkata
10. The UN report on climate has warned that global warming is on track to hit 1.5 degrees celsius around which year?
A. 2024
B. 2026
C. 2030
D. 2032
Answer [C] 2030