31. Which organization has flagged off Freedom Cyclothon 2021?
[A] Border Security Force
[B] Central Reserve Police Force
[C] Indo-Tibetan Border Police
[D] Central Industrial Security Force
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Correct Answer: A [Border Security Force]
Notes:
- To mark the 75th Anniversary of Independence Day, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General SS Deswal flagged off ‘Freedom Cyclothon 2021’ from the RS Pura area in Jammu and Kashmir that will end at Dandi in Gujarat.
- The Cyclists will cover four States/Union Territories namely Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- The mission of the Cyclothon is to spread the message of New India Fit India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat and Clean Village Green Village.
- The cyclists will cover a distance of 1993 kilometres.
32. Which State/UT has launched the second phase Naadu-Nedu programme?
[A] Telangana
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
- Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, has launched the second phase Naadu-Nedu programme in Konaseema region in East Godavari district to renovate 16,000 government schools by spending ₹4,500 crore.
- The Chief Minister has also launched the distribution of Jagananna Vidhya Kanuka-2, spending a whopping ₹726 crore to provide the education kits to the 4.73 crore students of government and aided schools in the academic year 2021-22.
- The kit comprises of three pairs of uniform cloths, books, stationary and shoes. This year, the dictionary is an additional gift. For the primary and upper primary students, SCERT dictionary will be presented and Oxford Dictionary will be given to the high school students.
33. Recently, which organization has signed an agreement among themselves for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing?
[A] G20
[B] BIMSTEC
[C] BRICS
[D] European Union
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Correct Answer: C [BRICS]
Notes:
- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing.
- The pact inked enables building a virtual constellation of specified remote sensing satellites of BRICS space agencies and their respective ground stations will receive the data.
- The agreement was signed under India’s BRICS Chairship.
34. Which organization has launched eShield Next life insurance product?
[A] Life Insurance Corporation
[B] HDFC Life Insurance
[C] SBI Life Insurance
[D] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
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Correct Answer: C [SBI Life Insurance]
Notes:
- SBI Life Insurance has launched a new-age protection solution ‘SBI Life eShield Next’ an individual, non-linked, non-participating, life insurance pure risk premium product that is neither linked to the stock market nor shares any profit or dividends with the policyholders.
- It offers three plan options – level cover, increasing cover and level cover with future-proofing benefit.
35. Recently, Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which bank?
[A] Indian Bank
[B] Bank of Baroda
[C] Canara Bank
[D] Punjab National Bank
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Correct Answer: A [Indian Bank]
Notes:
- The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal to appoint Shanti Lal Jain as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Chennai-headquartered Indian Bank.
- The Department of Financial Services had proposed his appointment as the MD and CEO of Indian Bank, which has now been approved by the ACC.
- The Department of Financial Services had proposed his appointment as the MD and CEO of Indian Bank, which has now been approved by the ACC.
- Jain has been assigned his new post for a period of three years.
- Indian Bank is currently headed by Padmaja Chunduru, who took charge in September 2018 and oversaw the process of amalgamation of Allahabad Bank into Indian Bank.
36. Which date of August is celebrated as Akshay Urja Diwas?
[A] 21 August
[B] 19 August
[C] 22 August
[D] 20 August
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Correct Answer: D [20 August]
Notes:
- India celebrates Akshay Urja Diwas every year on 20 August, to create awareness about the importance of renewable resources of energy and to commemorate the birth anniversary of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- The main objective or aim behind celebrating this day is to make people aware of the use of natural sources of energy like hydroelectric power, solar energy, wind energy, and biogas because the earth’s resources are depleting at a dangerous rate every day.
- The Akshay Urja Diwas has been observed and celebrated every year on this day since 2004.
- Apart from being an important day, it is also an awareness campaign which is aimed at educating and informing the masses about the benefits of renewable energy resources for our planet.
37. Recently, Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as the prime minister of which country?
[A] Cambodia
[B] Laos
[C] Philippines
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: D [Malaysia]
Notes:
- King of Malaysia has appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the prime minister of the country on August 20, 2021.
- Ismail Sabri Yaakob replaced Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister.
- Yassin stepped down as he lost the majority in parliament as he failed to effectively manage public health system.
- Ismail Sabri was earlier Muhyiddin’s deputy who has now taken over amid surge in Covid-19 infections and economic slowdown.
- Ismail Sabri secured majority support of 114 out of 222 members in Parliament.
38. Recently, former chief minister Kalyan Singh has passed away. He was the chief minister of which state?
[A] Haryana
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
- Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh passed away in Lucknow at the age of 89 on August 21, 2021.
- Kalyan Singh became the chief minister of the state for the first time in 1991.
- He was at the helm of the affairs in the state when the Babri masjid was demolished in 1992.
- He was CM from 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992 and from 21 September 1997 – 12 November 1999.
39. Who has won the silver medal in the 10,000m race walk at World U-20 Athletics in Nairobi?
[A] Gurpreet Singh
[B] Rahul Rohilla
[C] Sandeep Kumar
[D] Amit Khatri
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Correct Answer: D [Amit Khatri]
Notes:
- Amit Khatri has won a silver medal in men’s 10,000m race walk event to clinch in Nairobi.
- The 17-year-old Khatri clocked 42 minute 17.94 seconds to finish second behind Kenya’s Heristone Wanyoni (42:10.84).
- The mixed 4x400m relay team had won a bronze on the first day of competitions on August 18.
40. With which organization, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has partnered to enable users to book vaccination appointments?
[A] WhatsApp
[B] Twitter
[C] Telegram
[D] Google
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Correct Answer: A [WhatsApp]
Notes:
- WhatsApp has partnered with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to enable users to book vaccination appointments through its platform.
- Users can now book vaccination slots by sending ‘Book Slot’ to MyGov Corona Helpdesk bot on WhatsApp.
- The messaging service recently added a feature to enable users to download their vaccination certificate from WhatsApp.
