Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2021
1. Who is the national record holder in the men’s 3000m steeplechase?
[A] Gulzara Singh Mann
[B] Avinash Sable
[C] Gopal Saini
[D] Madan Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Avinash Sable]
Notes:
Avinash Sable finished seventh in 3000m steeplechase event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He took 8 minutes 18.12 seconds (8:18.12s) to finish the race and set a national record by breaking his own record of 8:20.20s that he set during the Federation Cup in March. He became the first Indian after 1952 to qualify for the Olympics in 3000m steeplechase event.
Avinash Sable belongs to Beed district of Maharashtra.
2. What was the theme of the “World Day against Trafficking 2021”?
[A] Save lives
[B] The future we want, the UN we need
[C] Human Trafficking: Call Your Government To Action
[D] Victims voices lead the way
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Correct Answer: D [Victims voices lead the way]
Notes:
“World Day against Trafficking 2021” was observed on July 30 by the ‘United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’. The theme of 2021 was “Victims’ voices lead the way”. This theme was set to raise awareness about the importance of interacting with the survivors of human trafficking. Their surviving stories will help in taking effective measures to prevent trafficking, identifying and rescuing victims and helping them in rehabilitation.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is an international organisation or agency that was founded in 1997. It is headquartered in Vienna (Austria). Its parent organisation is United Nations Secretariat.
3. What is the venue of INDRA-21, the Joint Military Exercise of Indian Army and Russian Army ?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Moscow
[C] Volgograd
[D] Ghaziabad
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Correct Answer: C [Volgograd]
Notes:
A 13-day mega military exercise between Indian and Russian army is scheduled to be organised from August 1 at Volgograd city located in Russia. The name of the Joint military exercise between Indian and Russian army is INDRA. The scheduled exercise is the 12th edition of INDRA and it is named “INDRA-21”.
Accroding to the Indian army, 250 personnel from each side will participate in this 12th edition of the joint military exercise. The military exercise will help in strengthening the bilateral security cooperation and will serve to reinforce the longstanding bond of friendship between India and Russia. It will also conduct counter-terror operations as mandated under the UN’s framework of joint forces against international terror groups.
4. Which initiative has been launched by the Government of India for Pre-school kids?
[A] NDEAR
[B] SAFAL
[C] Vidya Pravesh
[D] Academic Bank of Credit System
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Correct Answer: C [Vidya Pravesh]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched some initiatives as a part of the extension to the National Education Policy 2020 on July 29th, 2021. Vidya Pravesh initiative has been launched for Pre School Kids, basically for Grade 1 students. Under this initiative, three-month play module will be set for the children to prepare them for school. It will also include a subject of Indian Sign language at the Secondary Level.
5. Who has been appointed as the new Director General Artillery?
[A] Major General Vikas Joshi
[B] Lt Gen J.P. Singh
[C] Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Chawla
[D] Lt Gen Vinod Nayanar
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Correct Answer: C [Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Chawla]
Notes:
On 1 August 2021, Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Chawla has been appointment as the Director General of Artillery. He takes over the appointment from Lt Gen K Ravi Prasad, PVSM, VSM who completed thirty nine years of distinguished service in the army.
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Chawla, AVSM is an alumnus of St. Thomas High School and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. He was commissioned into a Field Regiment of Artillery in June 1984. He has also served as a Military observer at the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL).
6. Who won the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2021?
[A] Sanjay Gupta
[B] Deepak Tilak
[C] Cyrus Poonawalla
[D] Adar Pooonawalla
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Correct Answer: C [Cyrus Poonawalla]
Notes:Deepak Tilak, the president of the Lokmanya Tilak Trust recently announced that
Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of Serum Institute of India (SII) will be honoured with the prestigious “Lokamanya Tilak Award 2021”. He will be awarded for his contribution towards the society by manufacturing Covisheild and hence helping in saving many lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lokmanya Tilak National Award was started in 1983. The award is annually given on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak. Several prominent personalities like Indira Gandhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Atal Biharee Vajpayee, Pranab Mukherjee, N R Narayana Murthy etc. have been honoured with this award.
7. 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
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Correct Answer: D [Deepak Das]
Notes:Government of India has appointed
Deepak Das as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India. CGA comes under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Deepak Das is the 25th CGA. He is a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer. He earlier served as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes. He has also been the Director of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF), the training academy of the Indian Civil Accounts Service.
He is an alumnus of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
8. Which city in India become the first city to achieve 100% Covid-19 Vaccination?
[A] Surat
[B] Noida
[C] Bhubaneshwar
[D] Chandigarh
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Correct Answer: C [Bhubaneshwar ]
Notes:
Anshuman Rath, the Zonal Deputy Commissioner of Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation (South-east zone) said that Bhubaneshwar has become the first city to achieve 100% Covid-19 Vaccination. Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a massive vaccination drive against Covid-19. The officials said that they had set a target to complete vaccination in a specific timeline. They made different categories of people who are above 18 years like front-like workers, health workers, 18-44 age group, people above 45 years of age. They achieved this target by July 31.
9. Isuru Udana, a sportsperson who retired recently, belongs to which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] West Indies
[C] India
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: A [Sri Lanka]
Notes:
Isuru Udana, Sri Lankan Cricketer announced his retirement from International cricket at the age of 33. He will continue playing domestic cricket and will be available for franchise tournaments. He is a left hand bowler. He made his debut in the 2009 T20 World Cup which was held in 2009. He has played 21 One Day Internationals, 35 Twenty 20 Internationals.
International Cricket Council was founded on 15 June 1909. ICC is headquartered in Dubai. Greg Barclay is the current chairman of ICC.
10. Which bank has been Honoured as the global winner for Most Innovative in Digital Banking, 2021?
[A] HDFC Bank
[B] Discover Bank
[C] DBS Bank
[D] Axis Bank
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Correct Answer: C [DBS Bank]
Notes:
Financial Times Publication, The Banker honoured DBS Bank as the global winner for Most Innovative in Digital Banking, 2021. The bank was also recognised as the Asia-pacific winner and won in the Cyber security category for its secure access and remote working solution.
Euromoney, a leading financial publication named DBS bank as Asia’s best bank and Asia’s best digital bank in its regional awards for excellence 2021.
DBS Bank Ltd. is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation which is headquartered in Marina Bay, Singapore. Earlier, It was known as ‘The Development Bank of Singapore Limited’. It was named as “DBS bank Limited” on 21 July, 2003.
Piyush Gupta is the current CEO of DBS Bank Ltd.
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