Current Affairs 26th August 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. In which State/UT, India’s highest herbal park has been inaugurated?
A. Uttarakhand                   
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim                              
D. Mizoram
Answer [A] Uttarakhand
2. Recently, former chief minister Kalyan Singh has passed away. He was the chief minister of which state?
A. Haryana                  
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh        
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [C] Uttar Pradesh
3. In which city, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25 Megawatt?
A. Kayamkulam                
B. Omkareshwar
C. Ramagundam               
D. Visakhapatnam
Answer [D] Visakhapatnam
4. Which date in August is observed as The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief?
A. 23 August                
B. 22 August
C. 20 August                
D. 24 August
Answer [B] 22 August
5. Which state’s seven indigenous food products have been launched by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel?
A. Manipur                   
B. Assam
C. Odisha                        
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [A] Manipur
6. Recently, which State/UT has launched COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme to provide assistance to those who has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
A. Puducherry                   
B. Maharashtra
C. Odisha                            
D. Manipur
Answer [D] Manipur
7. What is the name of the portal that has been launched by the government to help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets using remote sensing and geographic information system-based data?
A. Bhoomi Rashi                
B. Madad
C. Yuktdhara                       
D. eSanad
Answer [C] Yuktdhara
8. Indian has pitched indigenously built fighter aircraft, anti-tank missiles at ‘ARMY – 2021’. In which country ARMY-2021 is being held?
A. India                
B. Russia
C. Israel               
D. United States of America
Answer [B] Russia
9. Recently, which organization has launched 34 satellites?
A. ISRO                   
B. Space X
C. NASA                 
D. OneWeb    
Answer [D] OneWeb
10. Which bank has launched a digital and instant Blocked Account for students aspiring to study in Germany?
A. Citibank                       
B. ICICI Bank Germany
C. Deutsche Bank           
D. State Bank of India
Answer [B] ICICI Bank Germany