Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Gerd Muller, who has passed away, belongs to which game?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Former West Germany forward and the Bayern Munich football legend, Gerd Muller has passed away.
Category : Obituary
2.
The legislative assembly of which state has presented a separate budget for Agriculture?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly presented a separate budget for Agriculture for the first time in the history of the assembly
Category : State
3.
World Prediabetes Day is to be celebrated on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
To spread awareness about Prediabetes and flatten the curve of diabetes, renowned experts & doctors in the field of Endocrinology & Diabetology will come together to mark a first-time global event on August 14 as World Prediabetes Day.
Category : Important Days
4.
Which state is to tag 'Garuda' with GPS trackers to screen their motion as part of efforts to conserve them?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Bihar has decided to tag the greater adjutant storks domestically recognised as 'Garuda' with GPS trackers to screen their motion as part of efforts to conserve them.
Category : State
5.
Puducherry celebrated its De Jure Transfer Day on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Puducherry celebrated its De Jure Transfer day on August 16, 2021.
Category : Important Days
6.
Bhindawas, which has been recently added to Indian Ramsar Sites is in which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Four more wetlands from India have been added to the list of Ramsar sites, giving it the status of 'Wetland of International Importance'. Two of these sites are in Haryana named Sultanpur and Bhindawas while the other two are in Gujarat.
Category : State
7.
Which one of the following organisations has created a new advisory group named SAGO?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new advisory group named, The International Scientific Advisory Group for Origins of Novel Pathogens, or SAGO.
Category : Miscellaneous
8.
India will be energy independent country by which year?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the target of becoming an 'energy independent country by the year 2047, the year when India will celebrate the 100th year of Independence.
Category : International
9.
The second phase of the Nadu-Nedu initiative has been launched in which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on 16th August launched the second phase of the Nadu-Nedu initiative at ZP High School in P Gannavaram Mandal in East Godavari district, with a budget of Rs 4,500 crore to remodel 16,000 government schools across Andhra Pradesh.
Category : State
10.
The rice distributed under various government schemes including PDS and Mid-day meals in schools will be fortified by which year?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2021, PM Modi announced that the rice distributed under various government schemes including PDS and Mid-day meals in schools will be fortified by 2024.
Category : National
11.
Who has become the 69th Grandmaster of India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India got its 69th Grandmaster in Harshit Raja. The 20-year-old Harshit, who is pursuing a dual degree in economics and finance from the University of Mizzou in the US, got his third and final GM norm at the Biel Masters Open after a draw with Dennis Wagner.
Category : Sports
12.
Which state's pollution board has been rated transparent in disclosing key environment and governance-related information in the public domain?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal pollution control boards have been rated the most transparent in disclosing key environment and governance-related information in the public domain.
Category : State
13.
Which state has reduced the petrol price in the fiscal year 2021-22 by means of Rs 3/litre, supplying a major relief to consumers?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu has grown to be the first state in India to reduce the petrol price in the fiscal year 2021-22 by means of Rs 3/litre, supplying a major relief to consumers.
Category : State
14.
Chinmoy Chatterjee, who has passed away, is associated with which game?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Eminent India-international footballer Chinmoy Chatterjee, who played for the three Maidan heavyweights in his prime in the 1970-80s, has passed away.
Category : Obituary
15.
Muhyiddin Yassin has resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Muhyiddin Yassin, PM of Malaysia, has resigned and his government has collapsed after just 17 months in office.
Category : International
16.
Hakainde Hichilema has won the presidential election of which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The opposition leader in Zambia Hakainde Hichilema has won the country's Presidential elections over incumbent President Edgar Lungu.
Category : International
17.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban leader, is likely to be the new President of which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban leader, is likely to be the new President of Afghanistan. As the country faces severe political turmoil with the collapse of its government, Baradar is expected to be the new President of the country.
Category : International
18.
Komalika Bari belongs to which sport?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Reigning under-18 world champion Komalika Bari made a perfect transition to the under-21 age group, winning the junior title in the Archery Youth World Championships to become the second Indian after Deepika Kumari to achieve the feat.
Category : Sports
19.
Mohammad Azam, who has been awarded the National Youth Award, is from which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Mohammad Azam from Karimnagar district in Telangana has been awarded the National Youth Award recently by the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in Delhi for displaying exemplary leadership qualities.
Category : State
20.
What amount has been released for the ambitious "Gati Shakti" project?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th Aug announced an ambitious Rs. 100 lakh crore holistic infrastructure development programme "Gatishakti", which is aimed at boosting employment opportunities and productivity of industries.
Category : National
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