Current Affairs 16th August 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Recently, on which bank has RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore?
A. Cooperative Rabobank UA
B. Ahmednagar Merchant’s Cooperative Bank
C. Mahila Vikas Co-operative Bank
D. Durgapur Steel Peoples Cooperative Bank
Answer [A] Cooperative Rabobank UA
2. Which country has test-fired the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi?
A. Iran                    
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Pakistan             
D. Oman
Answer [C] Pakistan
3. How many police officers in the country have been conferred with the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation award?
A. 151                    
B. 152
C. 155                    
D. 145
Answer [B] 152
4. What amount has been released by the PM as seed money for 7,500 SHG members under PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises scheme?
A. Rs 35 crore                    
B. Rs 45 crore
C. Rs 15 crore                   
D. Rs 25 crore
Answer [D] Rs 25 crore
5. How many workers, employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units, will be awarded the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards?
A. 67                      
B. 75
C. 59                      
D. 69
Answer [D] 69
6. Which institute signed an MoU with the National Health Authority (in Aug’21) to strengthen India’s response to the COVID-19 crisis?
A. IIT, Delhi               
B. AIMS, Delhi
C. IIT, Mumbai         
D. IIT, Guwahati
Answer [A] IIT, Delhi
7. An integrated marketing communication Campaign, named ‘BADLAAV Humse Hai’ was launched (in Aug’21) by which organization?
A. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank          
B. State Bank of India
C. ESAF Small Finance Bank              
D. AU Small Finance Bank
 Answer [D] AU Small Finance Bank
8. EXIM Bank of India will provide a Line of Credit of USD 100 Million for procurement of Defense items to which country (in Aug’21)?
A. Maldives                  
B. Seychelles
C. Mauritius                 
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [C] Mauritius
9. Which city will host the 130th Edition of Durand cup, Football League in India?
A. Pine, Maharashtra                
B. Kolkata, West Bengal
C. Indore, Madhya Pradesh     
D. Jaipur, Rajasthan
Answer [B] Kolkata, West Bengal
10. Identify the person who authored “Art Cinema And India’s Forgotten Futures”.
A. Anuradha Roy                 
B. Sudha Murty
C. Rochona Majumdar       
D. Bimal Jalan
Answer [C] Rochona Majumdar
11. Which state government introduced ‘Indira Gandhi Urban Credit Card Scheme 2021’ (in Aug’21) to provide interest-free loans up to Rs 50,000?
A. Punjab                  
B. Jharkhand
C. Rajasthan             
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer [C] Rajasthan
12. Identify the Country that is wrongly matched with its Capital:
A. Turkey – Ankara                  
B. Lebanon – Beirut
C. Egypt – Cairo                       
D. Pakistan – Kabul
Answer [D] Pakistan – Kabul
13. Name the banking institution which signed an MoU with the Paralympic Committee of India (in Aug’21) to become one of the Banking Partners ahead of the Paralympic Games 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
A. State Bank of India          
B. Indian Bank
C. Union Bank of India         
D. Bank of India
Answer [B] Indian Bank
14. Who launched an online portal ‘TAPAS’ (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Service) in August 2021?
A. Ramchandra Prasad Singh           
B. Virendra Kumar
C. Sarbananda Sonowal                    
D. Kiren Rijiju 
Answer [B] Virendra Kumar
15. The Chief Minister of which state/UT announced a Deshbhakti Curriculum in its schools on the 75th anniversary of Independence to instill patriotism in young minds?
A. Gujarat                 
B. Delhi
C. Haryana               
D. Punjab
Answer [B] Delhi
16. According to the first detailed data released from last year’s US census, Asian Americans grew faster than any other minority group in the US in the last decade, rising to how many million in 2020?
A. 16                     
B. 20
C. 24                     
D. 28
Answer [C] 24
17. Which of the following has launched ‘SonChiraiya’, a single brand to promote products made by urban Self-Help Groups (SHG)?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
D. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer [A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
18. In August 2021, in which state, for the first time, a separate budget for agriculture is presented?
A. Tamil Nadu              
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka                 
D. West Bengal
Answer [A] Tamil Nadu
19. President Ram Nath Kovind has approved how many gallantry awards to Armed Forces, police and Paramilitary personnel in August 2021?
A. 98                        
B. 110
C. 128                      
D. 144
Answer [D] 144
20. Who inaugurated ‘Katha Kranthi Veeron Ki’ exhibition and Monuments of Victory and Valour, in August 2021?
A. Parshottam Rupala             
B. Bandi Sanjay Kumar
C. G. Kishan Reddy                  
D. Anurag Thakur
Answer [C] G. Kishan Reddy