Daily Current Affairs Quiz August 24, 2021

Q.1) At Where India’s first smog tower was launched?

a)Gujarat

*b)Delhi

c)Mumbai

d)Madhya pradesh

 

Q.2) Select the correct statement about the Nations world geospatial Information congress (UNWGIC):

i)India is set to host the 2nd United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) in October 2022.

ii)on the theme ‘Towards Geo enabling the Global Village’.

a)i) only correct

b)ii) only correct

*c)Both are correct

d)Both are wrong

 

Q.3)Integrated Mangrove Fishery Farming System (IMFFS) project was launched by which of the following banks?

*a)The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

b)State bank of india

c)Regional Rural Banks

d)Reserve bank of india

 

Q.4)Who was appointed as the 17th Governor of manipur?

a)Padmanabha Acharya

b)Najma Heptulla

*c)La.Ganesan

d)Ganga Prasad

 

Q.5) Who was appointed as the Chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)?

a)Mansukh Mandaviya

*b)Kamlesh Kumar Pant

c)Bhagwanth Khuba

d)Ritu dhillon

 

Q.6) Which space station launches 34 Satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

a)NASA

b)ISRO

*c)OneWeb, Satellite Communications Operator

d)None of the above

 

Q.7)What is the objective of National Monetisation pipeline (NMP)?

a)To improve gross domestic Product values

*b)Government’s infrastructure assets to be sold over the next four-years.

c) To improve the economic growth of the nation

d) To improve the GST Taxes rate

 

Q.8)International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition was conducted on which day?

*a) August 23

b) August 22

c) August 24

d) August 21

 

Q.9) What was The theme of World Water Week 2021?

a)Conserve water, conserve life.

b)You never know the worth of water until the well runs dry.

c)Save water, and it will save you.

*d)Building Resilience Faster

 

Q.10)COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme was launched by which state government?

a)Mizoram

*b)Manipur

c)Andhra Pradesh

d)Tamilnadu

 

Q.11) Select the correct statement about the “Yuktdhara”.

i)This scheme will facilitate planning of new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GIS based information.

ii)Union Minister Shri Jitendra Singh launched this scheme.

a)i) only correct

b)ii) only correct

*c)Both are correct

d)Both are wrong

 

Q.12) With which country India to made indigenously built fighter aircraft, anti-tank missiles?

a) Russia

*b)Moscow

c)Germany

d)Singapore

 

Q.13) Who wins Silver medal in Long Jump for india at U20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi?

a)Anu Kumar

b)Sunil Joliya Jinabhai

*c) Shaili Singh

d) Tejas Ashok Shirse

 

Q.14)Select the correct statement about the Indian Paralympics Crew.

i)Tokyo Paralympics will witness the largest ever Indian contingent being send, with 53 para-sportspersons.

ii)They are going to participated across 9 sports disciplines.

a)i) only correct

*b)ii) only correct

c)Both are correct

d)Both are wrong

 

Q.15) Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?

a) Hakim Azmal Khan

b) Abul Kalam Azad

c) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

*d) Badruddin Taiyabji

 

Q.16) Who of the following termed the Cripps mission as the “post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank”?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Motilal Nehru

*c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Md. Ali Jinnah

 

Q.17) First World War started in which year?

a)1905

b)1911

*c)1914

d)1918

 

Q.18) Who wrote the book India Wins Freedom?

a)Akhilesh Tilotia

b)Amitav Ghosh

*c)Abdul Kalam Azad

d) A. B. Vajpayee

 

Q.19) Who is the author of the book Broken Wings?

a)Meira Kumar

b)Indira Gandhi

c)Sushma Swaraj

*d)Sarojini Naidu

 

Q.20) Which Indian naval ship  reached Sri Lanka carrying 100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO)?

a) INS Arihant

b) INS kalvari

*c) INS Shakti

d) INS karanj