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Question Bank Current Affairs August 2021
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
What is the name of the new generation nuclear capable missile tested by the DRDO?
  1. A
    Agni-P (Prime)                   
  2. B
    Bhim
  3. C
    Arjun-P (Prime)                 
  4. D
    Bharat
Question 2Single Answer
Which state government implements Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme?
  1. A
    Andhra Pradesh 
  2. B
    Telangana 
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
  4. D
    Bihar
Question 3Single Answer
NERAMAC, which was seen in the recent stimulus package, is associated with which sector?
  1. A
    Agriculture            
  2. B
    Health
  3. C
    Tourism                 
  4. D
    Sports
Question 4Single Answer
Which Union Ministry implements the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana?
  1. A
    Ministry of Rural Development
  2. B
    Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  3. C
    Ministry of Labour and Employment
  4. D
    Ministry of Agriculture
Question 5Single Answer
NEIA Trust, which was making news recently, is associated with which sector?
  1. A
    Health                     
  2. B
    Exports
  3. C
    Social Justice          
  4. D
    Education
Question 6Single Answer
In the ISSF World Cup shooting, who won gold in the  women’s 25 meters pistol event in Osijek, Croatia?
  1. A
    Apurvi Chandela                
  2. B
    Rahi Sarnobat
  3. C
    Deepali Deshpande        
  4. D
    Shweta Chaudhary
Question 7Single Answer
The PM of which country resigned in June 2021, one week after he lost a vote of confidence?
  1. A
    Denmark                 
  2. B
    Norway
  3. C
    Finland                   
  4. D
    Sweden  
Question 8Single Answer
How many Indian medical colleges have found a place in the list of 100 best medical colleges of the world in 2021?
  1. A
    3                          
  2. B
    4
  3. C
    5                    
  4. D
    6
Question 9Single Answer
Who will lay the foundation stone of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar cultural centre in Lucknow in June 2021?
  1. A
    Ram Nath Kovind              
  2. B
    Narendra Modi
  3. C
    Venkaiah Naidu            
  4. D
    Amit Shah
Question 10Single Answer
Which city will use facial scanners to detect Coronavirus infections after a trial of 20,000 people showed a high degree of effectiveness?
  1. A
    Riyadh          
  2. B
    Abu Dhabi
  3. C
    Doha                   
  4. D
    Beirut
Question 11Single Answer
K417N mutation is associated with which classification of SARS-CoV-2 virus?
  1. A
    Alpha                               
  2. B
    Beta
  3. C
    Delta                
  4. D
    Delta Plus
Question 12Single Answer
Which institution released a study on the ‘not-for-profit’ hospital model in India?
  1. A
    ICMR                          
  2. B
    NITI Aayog
  3. C
    AIIMS                    
  4. D
    IMA
Question 13Single Answer
Which institution hosts the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021?
  1. A
    IEEE                         
  2. B
    GSMA
  3. C
    ITU                         
  4. D
    OMA
Question 14Single Answer
The Reserve Bank of India released guidelines for outsourcing, targeted at which category of banks?
  1. A
    Cooperative Banks               
  2. B
    Regional Rural Banks
  3. C
    Foreign Banks                
  4. D
    Local Area Banks
Question 15Single Answer
Which institution published a global report on Racial Justice and Inequality?
  1. A
    World Bank        
  2. B
    IMF
  3. C
    UNHRC                   
  4. D
    UNICEF
Question 16Single Answer
In June 2021, the Union government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Kalyan Anna Yojana from July to to which month?
  1. A
    September 2021             
  2. B
    October 2021
  3. C
    November 2021                
  4. D
    December 2021
Question 17Single Answer
Centre has allocated how many rupees grant to Jharkhand under Jal Jeevan Mission?
  1. A
    2149 cr            
  2. B
    2259 cr
  3. C
    2369 cr                      
  4. D
    2479 cr   
Question 18Single Answer
In June 2021, who inaugurated Asia’s longest high-speed test track located in Pithampur Indore?
  1. A
    Nirmala Sitharaman       
  2. B
    Prakash Javdekar
  3. C
    Piyush Goyal                
  4. D
    Smriti Irani
Question 19Single Answer
In June 2021, Shambhu Nath Srivastava has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Federation of United Nations Associations. Whom has he succeeded?
  1. A
    Mukul Sangma           
  2. B
    Conrad Sangma
  3. C
    N. Biren Singh              
  4. D
    Ram Naik
Question 20Single Answer
An Indian Navy warship carried out a military exercise with which of the following South Korean vessels in the East China Sea in June 2021?
  1. A
    ROKS Daegu                    
  2. B
    ROKS Jeonbuk
  3. C
    ROKS Gyeongnam   
  4. D
    ROKS Chungbuk
Question 21Single Answer
Which is the biggest air carrier in Saudi Arabia?
  1. A
    Emirates Airlines         
  2. B
    Etihad Airways
  3. C
    Saudi Arabian Airlines       
  4. D
    Qantas Airlines
Question 22Single Answer
Which Asian country was declared Malaria-Free by the World Health Organization recently?
  1. A
    Bangladesh               
  2. B
    China
  3. C
    Thailand           
  4. D
    Nepal
Question 23Single Answer
Which is the first mRNA vaccine, to get Emergency Use License in India?
  1. A
    Sputnik                 
  2. B
    Sinovac
  3. C
    Moderna mRNA 1273        
  4. D
    Pfizer vaccine
Question 24Single Answer
Which organization conducts the TOEFL and GRE tests?
  1. A
    ETS          
  2. B
    NTA
  3. C
    IIT Bombay           
  4. D
    Cambridge University
Question 25Single Answer
Which tax on crude Palm oil was recently reduced to 10 per cent?
  1. A
    Excise Duty                         
  2. B
    Customs Duty
  3. C
    Goods and Service Tax       
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 26Single Answer
India has made it to the top 10 in Global Cyber security Index (GCI) 2020 by ITU. Which country topped the chart?
  1. A
    United Kingdom          
  2. B
    France
  3. C
    Germany                        
  4. D
    United States
Question 27Single Answer
Bharti Group would invest how many million dollars to become the largest shareholder in the satellite communications company OneWeb?
  1. A
    $300 million        
  2. B
    $400 million
  3. C
    $500 million             
  4. D
    $600 million
Question 28Single Answer
The US has appointed whom as the country’s Charge d’Affaires in Delhi, in June 2021?
  1. A
    Atul Keshap             
  2. B
    Vivek Murthy
  3. C
    Vedant Patel                  
  4. D
    Bharat Ramamurti
Question 29Single Answer
Aditi Ashok is related to which game?
  1. A
    Chess                
  2. B
    Tennis
  3. C
    Basketball         
  4. D
    Golf
Question 30Single Answer
NXP Semiconductors N.V. and which of the following have announced a collaboration to implement a 5G NR O-RAN small cell solution?
  1. A
    Microsoft              
  2. B
    Jio Platforms Ltd
  3. C
    LTI                       
  4. D
    IBM
Question 31Single Answer
On which date, ‘Chartered Accounts (CA) Day is celebrated in India?
  1. A
    July 1                      
  2. B
    July 2
  3. C
    July 3                     
  4. D
    July 4
Question 32Single Answer
Recently Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced to launch which mobile application for students?
  1. A
    ICAI-BOS                    
  2. B
    ICAI-COS
  3. C
    ICAI-DOS                
  4. D
    ICAI-FOS
Question 33Single Answer
Which ministry recently launched UDISE+ for 2019-2020?
  1. A
    Ministry of Education             
  2. B
    Ministry of Health
  3. C
    Ministry of Home Affairs          
  4. D
    Ministry of Finance
Question 34Single Answer
Which state/UT recently ended 149-year-old practice of ‘darbar move’?
  1. A
    Ladakh                
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh   
  4. D
    Jammu and Kashmir    
Question 35Single Answer
The recently inducted Short Span Bridging System (SSBS)-10m by Indian Army has been developed by DRDO in association with which company?
  1. A
    Gammon India    
  2. B
    Engineers India
  3. C
    Larsen & Toubro           
  4. D
    IRB Infrastructure
Question 36Single Answer
The foundation stone has been laid for establishing an Environmental Testing Facility at which city Unit of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)?
  1. A
    Hyderabad                
  2. B
    Visakhapatnam
  3. C
    Chennai                 
  4. D
    Kolkata
Question 37Single Answer
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat resigned in July 21. He handed over his resignation to whom?
  1. A
    J.B. Patnaik                   
  2. B
    D.Y. Patil
  3. C
    Baby Rani Maurya          
  4. D
    Bharat Vir Wanchoo
Question 38Single Answer
In July 2021, which of the following has given its nod for the vaccination of pregnant women?
  1. A
    Ministry of Women and Child Development
  2. B
    Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C
    NITI Aayog
  4. D
    Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Question 39Single Answer
Which of the following has tweaked the norms for interest on the amount left unclaimed with the bank after a term deposit matures?
  1. A
    IRDAI              
  2. B
    RBI
  3. C
    SEBI                      
  4. D
    SIDBI
Question 40Single Answer
Which of the following has signed an MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing to train the manpower of the force in advanced technologies and undertake joint projects?
  1. A
    ITBP            
  2. B
    CRPF
  3. C
    CISF                      
  4. D
    BSF
Question 41Single Answer
Name the Organization that is planning to build a Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence at Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management?
  1. A
    Facebook            
  2. B
    Google
  3. C
    Microsoft                    
  4. D
    IBM
Question 42Single Answer
In July 2021, India unveiled Asia’s longest and world’s 5th largest NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks) High-Speed Track. Where is the track located?
  1. A
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu          
  2. B
    Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Pune, Maharashtra                      
  4. D
    Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Question 43Single Answer
In July 2021, Indian navy participated in the 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) at La Reunion in Indian Ocean. Which country hosted the event?
  1. A
    France                 
  2. B
    India
  3. C
    Saudi Arabia      
  4. D
    UAE
Question 44Single Answer
The International Migrant Workforce increased to 169 million in 2019 as per the “Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers: Results and Methodology” report. Which organization released the report?
  1. A
    World Bank  
  2. B
    International Labour Organization
  3. C
    World Trade Organization
  4. D
    UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Question 45Single Answer
Identify the company that launched the single premium insurance plan called ‘Saral pension plan’?
  1. A
    Oriental Insurance                
  2. B
    United India Insurance
  3. C
    Life Insurance Corporation  
  4. D
    New India Assurance
Question 46Single Answer
A Student-Teacher duo from Tamil Nadu has discovered ____new asteroids during the IASC Citizen Sceince Programme organized by _______?
  1. A
    5; ISRO                         
  2. B
    2; NASA
  3. C
    3; ISRO               
  4. D
    5; NASA
Question 47Single Answer
Which company recently (in July’21) launched 36 communication satellites using Soyuz rocket to complete its ‘Five to 50’ ambition to provide internet connectivity to the Northern Hemisphere?
  1. A
    OneWeb                   
  2. B
    SpaceX
  3. C
    Telesat                  
  4. D
    Intelsat
Question 48Single Answer
Where is the headquarters of United India Insurance Company located?
  1. A
    Kolkata, West Bengal     
  2. B
    Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Jaipur, Rajasthan     
  4. D
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Question 49Single Answer
Poonawalla group acquired Magma Fincorp Ltd has announced the joining of whom as its Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO), in July 2021?
  1. A
    Abhinav Kumar      
  2. B
    Sanjay Miranka
  3. C
    Udit Singhal                             
  4. D
    Harit Prasad  
Question 50Single Answer
Pseudomys gouldii, rediscovered in islands off Western Australia, is a species of which of the following?
  1. A
    Mouse                         
  2. B
    Snake
  3. C
    Frog                        
  4. D
    Turtle
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