Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2021
41. In which State/UT, a new frog species named Adi Cascade Frog has been discovered?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Sikkim
[D] Nagaland
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Correct Answer: A [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:- A team of researchers from Delhi University (DU), along with biologists from the Wildlife Institute of India and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, USA, have discovered a new species of cascade frog in Arunachal Pradesh.
- It has been named after the indigenous Adi tribe and the hills they inhabit. Discovered on the Adi hills in Arunachal Pradesh, the new frog species has been named Adi Cascade Frog (Amolops Adicola).
- The hills are home to the Adi tribe.
- The findings were published in the Journal of Natural History, London, in a scientific article titled ‘Phylogenetic position of the poorly known montane cascade frog Amolops Monticola (Ranidae) and description of a new closely related species from Northeast 2 India’.
42. 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.
43. Which date in August is observed as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition?
[A] 24 August
[B] 23 August
[C] 22 August
[D] 25 August
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Correct Answer: B [23 August]
Notes:- United Nations observes 23 August every year as “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”.
- This day is intended to remember and honour the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples who were dehumanised by the cruel practice or systemic racism.
- It is a day to honour the memory of the men and women who, in Saint-Domingue in 1791, revolted and paved the way for the end of slavery and dehumanization.
44. What is the name of the portal that has been launched by the government to help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets using remote sensing and geographic information system-based data?
[A] Bhoomi Rashi
[B] Madad
[C] Yuktdhara
[D] eSanad
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Correct Answer: C [Yuktdhara]
Notes:- The government has launched a new geospatial planning portal, ‘Yuktdhara’, which will help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets using remote sensing and geographic information system-based data.
- The portal will serve as a repository of geotags created under various national rural development programmes.
- This platform will serve as a repository of assets (geotags) created under various national rural development programmes i.e. MGNREGA, Integrated Watershed Management Programme, Per Drop More Crop programme and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, along with field photographs.
- The portal was launched by Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh.
45. With which country, India has agreed to form a permanent bilateral channel for consultations on Afghanistan?
[A] Russia
[B] Iran
[C] United States of America
[D] United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: A [Russia]
Notes:- India and Russia has agreed to form a permanent bilateral channel for consultations on Afghanistan.
- India, Russia and Iran were previously the main backers of an anti-Taliban alliance when the Islamist group was last in power in Kabul between 1996-2001.
46. Which organization has released the report ‘Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021’ which states that the pandemic is threatening Asia and the Pacific’s progress?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] United Nations Development Programme
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Correct Answer: B [Asian Development Bank]
Notes:- The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year compared with what would have happened without COVID-19, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- The ‘Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021’ says the pandemic is threatening Asia and the Pacific’s progress toward critical targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Progress has also stalled in areas such as hunger, health and education where earlier achievements across the region had been significant.
47. “Shared Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise is scheduled to be held in which country?
[A] China
[B] Thailand
[C] Pakistan
[D] Mongolia
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:- The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand are said to take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise named “Shared Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise.
- The Exercise is set to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army in China’s central Henan province next month.
- The four countries will take part in the first multinational peacekeeping live exercise “Shared Destiny-2021”.
- The Defence exercise is to be held in China from September 6-15.
48. What is ‘Vigraha’, with respect to Indian Coast Guard (ICG)?
[A] Offshore Patrol Vessel
[B] Submarine
[C] Destroyer
[D] Interceptor Boat
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Correct Answer: A [Offshore Patrol Vessel]
Notes:- Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Vigraha, is the seventh in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs).
- It is set to be commissioned by the Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh in Chennai on August 28, 2021.
- The ship will be based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and operate on the eastern seaboard under the Operational and Administrative Control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East).
- The vessel has been designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited.
49. Which Indian state has undertaken a Biodiversity conservation project, with the support of the French development agency ‘AFD’?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]
Notes:- Rajasthan has undertaken a biodiversity conservation project in eastern districts of the state, with the support of the French development agency Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD).
- The Rajasthan Forestry and Bio development Project planned had already received the approval of the state government.
- It aims to promote eco-tourism and other sustainable income generation activities in the target villages with assistance to nearly 1200 self-help groups.
- A biodiversity park is also proposed to be developed in Bharatpur as part of the project.
50. The North-eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index is launched by which institution?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Ministry of Environment
[C] IIT Madras
[D] UNFCCC
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Correct Answer: A [NITI Aayog]
Notes:- The first edition of the Northeastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report has been released by NITI Aayog in association with the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
- This is an index that measures the performance of eight north eastern states on achievement of SDG parameters.
- East Sikkim has topped the chart and Nagaland’s Kiphire has been ranked at the bottom most position.
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