Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2021

1. Roberto Calasso, who died recently, belonged to which country?
[A] Germany
[B] Ireland
[C] Italy
[D] France

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2. 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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3. Which institute has collaborated with the Ministry of Ayush to conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from Covid-19?

[A] Gautam Buddha University
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] Patanjali Ayurveda College
[D] London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

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4. 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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5. Who composed the theme song of India for Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
[A] Yogeshwar Dutt
[B] Deepa Malik
[C] Sanjeev Singh
[D] Varun Singh Bhati

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6. Which country has approved the sale of Harpoon Joint Common Test Sets to India?
[A] Germany
[B] Russia
[C] United States of America
[D] Sr Lanka

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7. Which High Court has recently quashed Tamil Nadu’s law banning online games?
[A] Bombay High Court
[B] Allahabad High Court
[C] Delhi High Court
[D] Madras High Court

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8. How many industrial Corridors have been approved under the National Industrial Corridor Programme (NICP) so far?
[A] 4
[B] 8
[C] 11
[D] 17

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9. Which state’s Agricultural Sciences University has signed a MoU with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to boost export of agricultural and processed foods?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Karnataka

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10. Ravi Dahiya, who won the wrestling silver medal in Tokyo Olympics, is from which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Rajsathan
[D] Haryana

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