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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2. On which date, “International Friendship Day” is celebrated by the United Nations?
[A] August 8
[B] August 1
[C] July 30
[D] July 28

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3. Who is the author of “The Most Incredible Olympic Stories”?
[A] Maya Jasanoff
[B] Damon Galgut
[C] Sanjeev Sahota
[D] Luciano Wernicke

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4. 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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5. Who was known as the “Miracle Mom from Chandigarh”?
[A] Man Kaur
[B] Neerja Bhanot
[C] Harita Kaur Deol
[D] Harnam kaur

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6. According to the Forbes Fortune Global 500 list, which company is ranked first in terms of total revenues in a fiscal year?
[A] Samsung
[B] Walmart
[C] Reliance
[D] Apple

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7. Which bank has collaborated with IIT Bombay for providing credit facility to Start-ups and MSMEs?
[A] Axis Bank
[B] Indian Bank
[C] Bank of Baroda
[D] State Bank of India

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8. Which district of Karnataka stood first in successful implementation of Sakala scheme in July, 2021?
[A] Udupi
[B] Bellary
[C] Bidar
[D] Chikaballapur

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9. Which Bank has recently launched a new feature “SIM BINDING” for its mobile banking customers?
[A] Aryavart Bank
[B] State Bank of India
[C] Punjab National Bank
[D] Bank of Baroda

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10. 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

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