Current Affairs : 10 August to 16 August, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

10 AUGUST, 2021 TO 16 AUGUST, 2021

1. Which country has topped the medal table in the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

(a) China

(b) United States

(c) Great Britain

(d) Japan

Answer: (b)

2. Who is the only Indian to win Gold in the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

(a) P.V. Sindhu in Women’s Singles Badminton

(b) Ravi Kumar Dahiya in Men’s Freestyle 57kg Wrestling

(c) Mirabai Chanu in Women’s 49kg Weightlifting

(d) Neeraj Chopra in Men’s Javelin Throw

Answer: (d)

3. Who has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July, 2021?

(a) Shakib Al Hasan

(b) Tamim Iqbal

(c) Rashid Khan

(d) Mushfiqur Rahim

Answer: (a)

4. Who has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July, 2021?

(a) Suzie Bates

(b) Deandra Dottin

(c) Stafanie Taylor

(d) Hayley Matthews

Answer: (c)

5. Which of the following has become the first state in the country to issue the order with regard to the implementation of the National Education Policy-2020?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Assam

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Mizoram

Answer: (a)

6. Which state government has launched eNagar mobile application and portal that covers 10 modules with 52 services including property tax, professional tax, water & drainage, complaints and grievance redressal, building permission, fire and emergency services?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat

(c) Punjab

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (b)

7. Which state government has announced a new award named after the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi for outstanding performance in the Information and Technology (IT) sector?

(a) Odisha

(b) Kerala

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

Answer: (d)

8. Which of the following became the first state to recognise Community Forest Resource Rights in an urban area?

(a) Chhatisgarh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

Answer: (a)

9. Which of the following has been declared as the country’s first ‘water plus’ certified city under the Swachh Survekshan 2021?

(a) Guwahati

(b) Pune

(c) Indore

(d) Chandigarh

Answer: (c)

10. Which of the following has signed an MoU with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) as one of the banking partners of the Paralympic Games scheduled to commence from August 24 in Tokyo, Japan?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Indian Bank

Answer: (d)

11. Who is the author of the recently released book titled “How the Earth Got Its Beauty”?

(a) Lakshmi Venu

(b) Sudha Murty

(c) Rohan Murty

(d) Sudha Chandran

Answer: (b)

12. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Cashify, a re-commerce marketplace?

(a) Ayushmann Khurrana

(b) Varun Sharma

(c) Rajkummar Rao

(d) Pankaj Tripathi

Answer: (c)

13. Which country ranked top in the Global Youth Development Index 2020 released by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London?

(a) Denmark

(b) Norway

(c) Malta

(d) Singapore

Answer: (d)

14. What is the rank of India top in the Global Youth Development Index 2020 released by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London?

(a) 101st

(b) 105th

(c) 122nd

(d) 149th

Answer: (c)

15. Where will be the Paralympics 2020 held from 24 August to 05 September, 2021?

(a) Sydney, Australia

(b) Paris, France

(c) Tokyo, Japan

(d) Milan, Italy

Answer: (c)

16. When is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed?

(a) 09 August

(b) 12 August

(c) 15 August

(d) 18 August

Answer: (a)

17. When is World Lion Day observed?

(a) 06 August

(b) 08 August

(c) 10 August

(d) 13 August

Answer: (c)

18. When is World Biofuel Day observed?

(a) 05 August

(b) 10 August

(c) 16 August

(d) 18 August

Answer: (b)

19. When is World Elephant Day observed?

(a) 10 August

(b) 12 August

(c) 14 August

(d) 16 August

Answer: (b)

20. When is International Youth Day observed?

(a) 06 August

(b) 08 August

(c) 10 August

(d) 12 August

Answer: (d)