Current Affairs 30th August 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country took charge as the Chair of Stop TB Partnership Board in 2021?
A. UK
B. Australia
C. India
D. Bangladesh
Answer [C] India
2. Who is the author/editor of the book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’?
A. K J Alphons
B. Kummanam Rajasekharan
C. A. P. Abdullakutty
D. A. N. Radhakrishnan
Answer [A] K J Alphons
3. Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is the initiative of which institution?
A. NITI Aayog
B. Women and Child Development Ministry
C. UN Women
D. NASSCOM
Answer [A] NITI Aayog
4. “Shared Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise is scheduled to be held in which country?
A. China
B. Thailand
C. Pakistan
D. Mongolia
Answer [A] China
5. ‘Payments Infrastructure Development Fund’ scheme is the initiative of which institution?
A. NPCI
B. RBI
C. NASSCOM
D. DSCI
Answer [B] RBI
6. Which Organization partnered (in Aug’ 21) with NITI Aayog to launch the new phase of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) called ‘WEP Nxt’?
A. Cisco
B. Flipkart
C. Tech Mahindra
D. UN Women
Answer [A] Cisco
7. What is the focus theme of MANTHAN-2021, a hackathon launched by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell?
A. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
B. Sustainable Development Goals
C. National Security
D. Healthcare & Policing
Answer [C] National Security
8. Which Indian Company signed an agreement for constructing the $530 million ‘Greater Male Connectivity Project’ with the Government of Maldives?
A. Hindustan Construction Company
B. L&T Construction
C. Lanco Infratech
D. Afcons Infrastructure
Answer [D] Afcons Infrastructure
9. Who was appointed (in Aug’ 21) as the Chairperson of the Board of Stop TB partnership until 2024?
A. Harsh Vardhan
B. Pritam Munde
C. Balram Bhargav
D. Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer [D] Mansukh Mandaviya
10. Name the Web Portal that was launched by the Labour Ministry for registering Unorganised workers in India.
A. e-Santa
B. e-Daakhil
C. e-Shram
D. PM Daksh
Answer [C] e-Shram
11. Name the state government that launched the “Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM)” scheme to provide skill development to unemployed youths.
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Karnataka
D. Assam
Answer [A] Punjab
12. Pick the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) that deals with “Clean Water and Sanitation for All”.
A. SDG 15
B. SDG 3
C. SDG 12
D. SDG 6
Answer [D] SDG 6
13. Name the organization that recently (in Aug’ 21) signed an Agreement with UAE to send visiting Professors to conduct research in the field of Social Science.
A. Jawaharlal Nehru University
B. Indian Council for Cultural Relations
C. IIT Delhi
D. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Answer [B] Indian Council for Cultural Relations
14. In August 2021, who unveiled the Army Sports Institute stadium named after Neeraj Chopra?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Nitin Gadkari
Answer [C] Rajnath Singh
15. Which of the following organized a workshop on ‘Competition Issues in the Pharmaceutical Sector in India’ in August 2021?
A. CII
B. NITI Aayog
C. ASSOCHAM
D. NASSCOM
Answer [A] CII
16. Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has approved the recommendation to appoint whom as Chief of the Nepal Army?
A. Bhim Acharya
B. Mahadev Bajgai
C. Ram Nath Adhikari
D. Prabhu Ram Sharma
Answer [D] Prabhu Ram Sharma
17. In August 2021, with which of the following has Indian Air Force signed an Agreed in Principle (AIP) for setting up of “Airforce Heritage Centre”?
A. New Delhi
B. Chandigarh
C. Kochi
D. Jaipur
Answer [B] Chandigarh
18. Which of the following released a new report “Uncertain Pathways”?
A. UNICEF
B. ILO
C. UNESCO
D. UNDP
Answer [A] UNICEF
19. In August 2021, who became the first Indian table tennis player to secure a medal in the Paralympics?
A. Bhavina Patel
B. Manika Batra
C. Sutirtha Mukherjee
D. Neha Aggarwal
Answer [A] Bhavina Patel
20. President Ram Nath Kovind on 27 August 2021 has given additional charge of Governor of Punjab to whom?
A. J.B. Patnaik
B. Banwarilal Purohit
C. D.Y. Patil
D. E.S.L. Narasimhan
Answer [B] Banwarilal Purohit