Exercise :: August 22, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- August 22, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | World Senior Citizen Day is found globally on which date? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: World Senior Citizen Day is found globally on August 21 each year. The day is celebrated to raise cognizance about problems affecting older people, such as deterioration with age & the abuse of the elderly and support, honour and exhibit appreciation to seniors and to understand their achievements.
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| 2. | NTPC Limited has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25 MegaWatt on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: NTPC Limited has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25 MegaWatt on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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| 3. | The government of India has allowed Women to sit in which exam recently for the first time in India? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Earlier this week, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy issued an interim order allowing women candidates to take the National Defence Academy Examination to be held on November 14, 2021.
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| 4. | Who won the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender table tennis tournament in Budapest? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: India's Manika Batra & G Sathiyan has won the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender table tennis tournament in Budapest.
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| 5. | The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is being observed on which date? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: United Nations observes twenty-first August every year as the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
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| 6. | An all-women team of the three-armed forces successfully scaled which mountain in Himachal Pradesh? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: An all-women team of the three-armed forces successfully scaled Mt Manirang in Himachal Pradesh on August 15 and unfurled the national flag to celebrate the 75th Independence Day.
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| 7. | Exim Bank has extended soft loans worth USD 210.73 million on behalf of the Indian government to which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Exim Bank has extended soft loans worth USD 210.73 million on behalf of the Indian government to Guinea to support various projects in the African country.
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| 8. | Sonny Chiba, a Japanese martial arts expert, who died recently belongs to which country? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Sonny Chiba, a Japanese martial arts expert and actor who appeared in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill," dies at 82
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| 9. | Who is the chairman of the 8-member Committee formed to double the production and quadruple the exports of handlooms in 3 years? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The government of India has constituted an 8-member Committee to double the production and quadruple the exports of handlooms in 3 years. Shri Sunil Sethi, Chairman of Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) New Delhi, is the Chairman of the committee.
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| 10. | Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an ambitious 'Ubharte Sitaare Fund' -USF for export-oriented firms and startups in a program from which city? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an ambitious 'Ubharte Sitaare Fund' -USF for export-oriented firms and startups in a program at Lucknow.
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| 11. | India is observing the Sanskrit Week on which dates? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: In 2021, India is observing the Sanskrit Week from August 19 to August 25, 2021, to promote, popularise and cherish the importance of ancient language.
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| 12. | Keralites all over the world celebrated Thiruvonam on which date? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Keralites all over the world celebrated Thiruvonam on 21st August, the most important day of the Onam festival. With Covid 19 cases showing no signs of abatement, the celebrations remained highly subdued.
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| 13. | Which company has launched the "Small Business Loans Initiative" in India in partnership with the online lending platform Indifi? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Facebook India has launched the "Small Business Loans Initiative" in India in partnership with the online lending platform Indifi.
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| 14. | Kadavur Reserve Forest, which is in news recently belongs to which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: There is a demand to declare Kadavur Reserve Forest in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu as a sanctuary for Slender Loris.
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| 15. | Who has been re-appointed as chairman of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF)? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on Thursday re-appointed T M Bhasin as chairman of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF), a panel constituted to examine bank frauds of over Rs 50 crore and recommend action.
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| 16. | NPCI International Payments Ltd has partnered with Mashreq Bank to launch the payment system facility of Unified Payments Interface in which country? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Mashreq Bank to launch the payment system facility of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in the UAE.
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| 17. | Which country passed tough new online privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: China passed tough new online privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data.
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| 18. | Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank for three years? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank for three years.
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| 19. | Which country is the world's most valuable company according to the Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Apple is the world's most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion) according to the Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021.
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| 20. | Which one has signed a $716-man deal with GE Aviation of the U.S. for 99 F404 plane engines? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a $716-man deal with GE Aviation of the U.S. for 99 F404 plane engines and help services to power the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-1A.
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