Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2021

1. 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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2. Which country holds the world record in the mixed 4x100m medley relay?
[A] India
[B] Britain
[C] USA
[D] China

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3. Who holds the world record in “Women’s triple jump” ?
[A] Tatyana Lebedeva
[B] Inessa Kravets
[C] Yulimar Rojas
[D] Olga Rypakova

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4. Which two countries collaborated recently to develop rapid testing for COVID-19  in under 30 seconds?
[A] USA & UK
[B] India & UK
[C] India & Israel
[D] Germany and Italy

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5. 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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6. Who has recently launched a cashless and contactless instrument named ‘e-Rupi’ for digital payment?
[A] Nirmala Sitharaman
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Piyush Goyal
[D] Ashwini Vasihnaw

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7. Which bank has been empanelled as an Agency bank to RBI in August, 2021?
[A] HDFC Bank
[B] IndusInd Bank
[C] ICICI Bank
[D] Syndicate Bank

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8. 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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9. Who is current (August, 2021) Union Minister of Law & Justice?
[A] Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
[B] Kiren Rijiju
[C] Piyush Goyal
[D] Dr. Virendra Kumar

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10. Which organization has been nominated to execute the project of Enhancement of Digital Appeal at National War Memorial?
[A] Bharat Electronics Limited
[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[C] Bharat Dynamics
[D] Defence Research and Development Organisation

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