Current Affairs : 17 August to 23 August, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

17 AUGUST, 2021 TO 23 AUGUST, 2021

1. Which of the following has won the Best Feature Film Award in the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?

(a) Sherni

(b) Ludo

(c) Soorarai Pottru

(d) Tasher Ghawr

Answer: (c)

2. Who has won the Best Performance Male Award (Feature) in the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?

(a) Suriya (Soorarai Pottru - Tamil)

(b) Rajkummar Rao (Ludo - Hindi)

(c) Benjamin Daimary (Jonaki Porua - Assamese)

(d) Jitin Puthanchery (Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam - Malayalam)

Answer: (a)

3. Who has won the Best Performance Female Award (Feature) in the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?

(a) Rasika Dugal (Lootcase - Hindi)

(b) Kani Kusruti (Biriyaani - Malayalam)

(c) Rima Kallingal (Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam - Malayalam)

(d) Vidya Balan (Sherni - Hindi)

Answer: (d)

4. Who has won the Best Director Award in the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?

(a) Ajitpal Singh (Fire in the Mountains - Hindi)

(b) Anurag Basu (Ludo - Hindi)

(c) Arun Karthick (Nasir - Tamil)

(d) Biswajeet Bora (God on the Balcony - Assamese)

Answer: (b)

5. Which of the following has become the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones?

(a) Kaziranga National Park, Assam

(b) Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Sirohi National Park, Manipur

(d) Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam

Answer: (a)

6. Which state government is all set to launch India’s first ‘Smart Health Cards scheme’ covering its 3.5 crore people of 96 lakh families under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Tripura

(c) Odisha

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (c)

7. Who has won the 2021 general Presidential election of Zambia?

(a) Chishimba Kambwili

(b) Edgar Lungu

(c) Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba

(d) Hakainde Hichilema

Answer: (d)

8. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minster of Malaysia?

(a) Ismail Sabri Yaakob

(b) Muhyiddin Yassin

(c) Hishammuddin Hussein

(d) Hishammuddin Hussein

Answer: (a)

9. Which of the following banks has launched a platform named ‘Neo Collections’ that is a Do It Yourself Digital Repayment Platform for missed loan repayments?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(c) Yes Bank

(d) Axis Bank

Answer: (b)

10. Which of the following banks has announced the introduction of ‘Green & Sustainable Deposits’ to safeguard the environment from climate change?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) IDFC First Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (d)

11. Who has been announced as the new Chairperson of the Jio MAMI Film Festival?

(a) Deepika Padukone

(b) Sharmila Tagore

(c) Priyanka Chopra Jonas

(d) Shabana Azmi

Answer: (c)

12. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Amway and its Nutrilite range of products?

(a) Ravi Kumar Dahiya

(b) Neeraj Chopra

(c) Bajrang Punia

(d) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Answer: (d)

13. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank?

(a) Shanti Lal Jain

(b) Sashidhar Jagdishan

(c) Sandeep Bakhshi

(d) Sumant Kathpalia

Answer: (a)

14. Which was the most polluted country across the world in 2020 as per a report prepared by British company HouseFresh?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Mongolia

Answer: (c)

15. Which is the world’s most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion) according to the Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021?

(a) Apple

(b) Microsoft

(c) Amazon

(d) Facebook

Answer: (a)

16. Which of the following has launched an online portal, ‘My e-Haat’, to empower artisans and strengthen the value chain of the handicraft sector in the country?

(a) Adani Foundation

(b) Reliance Foundation

(c) Naam Foundation

(d) HCL Foundation

Answer: (d)

17. Who has become the 69th Grandmaster of India in Chess?

(a) Nihal Sarin

(b) Arjun Kalyan

(c) Raunak Sadhwani

(d) Harshit Raja

Answer: (d)

18. Which state government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years after the current sponsorship ends in 2023?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Punjab

(c) Odisha

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (c)

19. When is World Photography Day observed?

(a) 15 August

(b) 19 August

(c) 22 August

(d) 25 August

Answer: (b)

20. When is World Senior Citizen Day observed?

(a) 16 August

(b) 18 August

(c) 21 August

(d) 25 August

Answer: (c)