Current Affairs 9th August 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which organization has undertaken the installation of Agro Automatic Weather Stations?
A. Indian Meteorological Department
B. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
C. Ministry of Earth Sciences
D. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Answer [A] Indian Meteorological Department
2. Which High Court has recently quashed Tamil Nadu’s law banning online games?
A. Bombay High Court
B. Allahabad High Court
C. Delhi High Court
D. Madras High Court
Answer [D] Madras High Court
3. Who is current (August, 2021) Union Minister of Law & Justice?
A. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
B. Kiren Rijiju
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Dr. Virendra Kumar
Answer [B] Kiren Rijiju
4. How many industrial Corridors have been approved under the National Industrial Corridor Programme (NICP) so far?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 11
D. 17
Answer [C] 11
5. Under the aegis of which ministry has the Government approved the establishment of Defence Cyber Agency?
A. Ministry of Law and Justice
B. Ministry of Defence
C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Answer [B] Ministry of Defence
6. Where is India’s 1st ‘Water Villa’ being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 800 crores?
A. Lakshadweep
B. Andaman & Nicobar
C. Gujarat
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [A] Lakshadweep
7. Name the country that (in Aug’21) joined the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with Canada.
A. Sri Lanka
B. Singapore
C. Thailand
D. Bangladesh
Answer [D] Bangladesh
8. Who recently (in Aug’21) became the 1st Woman Director of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)?
A. Soma Mondal
B. Suneeta Reddy
C. Rekha Sharma
D. Dhriti Banerjee
Answer [D] Dhriti Banerjee
9. In August 2021, Shankar Subramaniam Narayan, a 2 time Indian Olympian passed away. For which sport did he represent India in the Olympics?
A. Football
B. Hockey
C. Badminton
D. Wrestling
Answer [A] Football
10. Indian delegations were headed by ____ in the G20 Digital Ministers Meeting 2021 that was held virtually from ______.
A. Ashwini Vaishnaw; Spain
B. Ravi Shankar Prasad; Italy
C. Ashwini Vaishnaw; Italy
D. Rajeev Chandrasekhar;Portugal
Answer [C] Ashwini Vaishnaw; Italy
11. Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of how many million USD as additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement (MRCI) project?
A. 200
B. 300
C. 400
D. 500
Answer [B] 300
12. In August 2021, who has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of state owned THDCIL?
A. R K Vishnoi
B. Arun Goel
C. Udit Singhal
D. Om Prakash Gupta
Answer [A] R K Vishnoi
13. According to a United Nations report, which country continued developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the first half of 2021 in violation of international sanctions?
A. Russia
B. North Korea
C. Iran
D. Qatar
Answer [B] North Korea
14. Which of the following has approved a USD 500 million loan for debt-ridden Pakistan to help it buy coronavirus vaccines?
A. ADB
B. AIIB
C. NDB
D. World Bank
Answer [A] ADB
15. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched how many online services of the energy department, in August 2021?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 9
D. 10
Answer [C] 9
16. At least 60 beggars have been provided jobs by which state under a scheme through ‘vocational training for life with dignity’?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Bihar
D. Punjab
Answer [A] Rajasthan
17. India’s trade deficit with China has declined from USD 53.57 billion in 2018-19 to how many billion USD in 2020-21?
A. 40.56
B. 42.92
C. 44.02
D. 46.70
Answer [C] 44.02
18. Which city has reported an unusual incidence of white fungus or Aspergillus developing an abscess in the brain of a Covid recovered patient?
A. Hyderabad
B. Pune
C. Chennai
D. Kolkata
Answer [A] Hyderabad
19. When is National Handloom Day celebrated every year?
A. 5 August
B. 6 August
C. 7 August
D. 8 August
Answer [C] 7 August
20. Who launched the PM-DAKSH portal and mobile application in August 2021?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Virendra Kumar
C. Amit Shah
D. Nitin Gadkari
Answer [B] Virendra Kumar