Current Affairs 4th August 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who won the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2021?
A. Sanjay Gupta
B. Deepak Tilak
C. Cyrus Poonawalla
D. Adar Poonawalla
Answer [C] Cyrus Poonawalla
2. Who is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals?
A. Deepika Kumari
B. Manika Batra
C. P V Sindu
D. Saina Nehwal
Answer [C] P V Sindu
3. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in August, 2021?
A. V.N. Kaul
B. Rajiv Mehrishi
C. Soma Roy Burman
D. Deepak Das
Answer [D] Deepak Das
4. Which institute has collaborated with the Ministry of Ayush to conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from Covid-19?
A. Gautam Buddha University
B. IIT Delhi
C. Patanjali Ayurveda College
D. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Answer [D] London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
5. Where did the 112th Annual Day celebrations of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) held?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai, Maharashtra
C. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
D. Guwahati, Assam
Answer [A] New Delhi
6. Which State Police was ranked 1st in India (in Aug’21) under ‘Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS) for effective policing through e-Governance?
A. Gujarat
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [C] Haryana
7. Name the country that took over the Presidency of UNSC for the month of August 2021.
A. India
B. France
C. Italy
D. Brazil
Answer [A] India
8. Who won the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2021?
A. Esteban Ocon
B. Sergio Perez
C. Lewis Hamilton
D. Charles Leclerc
Answer [A] Esteban Ocon
9. Who authored the book, “Nehru, Tibet and China”?
A. Gautam Bambawale
B. Vijay KeshavGokhale
C. Ashok Kantha
D. Avtar Singh Bhasin
Answer [D] Avtar Singh Bhasin
10. In August 2021, the 15th Finance Commission recommended a performance based challenge fund of _____state to _____ states for incubating a New City.
A. Rs 100 crores; 10
B. Rs 500 crores; 8
C. Rs 1000 crores; 10
D. Rs 1000 crores; 8
Answer [D] Rs 1000 crores; 8