24August MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 24August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 24 August with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 24 August MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 24 August MCQ Current Affairs
24 August Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day celebrated on _______ of each year.
(a) August 21
(b) August 22
(c) August 23
(d) August 24
2. What is the theme of World Water Week 2022?
(a) Seeing the unseen: The value of water
(b) Building Resilience Faster
(c) Water and Climate Change: Accelerating Action
(d) Water for society – Including all
3. The book, “Bibi: My Story” is the autobiography of who among the following?
(a) Benjamin Netanyahu
(b) Yair Lapid
(c) Naftali Bennett
(d) Ehud Olmert
4. What is the theme of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2022?
(a) Toleration of Inhumanity
(b) Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice
(c) Slave Trade and Its Abolition
(d) Decolonisation
5. Dr. Jitendra Singh launched India’s first truly indigenously developed ______________ Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune in August 2022.
(a) Oxygen
(b) Solar
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Methane
6. Who has defeated, world champion Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami?
(a) Viswanathan Anand
(b) R Praggnanandhaa
(c) Vidit Santosh
(d) Gukesh D
7. Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee has passed away recently. He was associated with which sport?
(a) Hockey
(b) Weightlifting
(c) Kabaddi
(d) Football
8. Syed Sibtey Razi has passed away recently. He was the former governor of which state?
(a) Tripura
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
9. Which country is hosting the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA)?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) the UK
(d) Canada
10. Under, RBI’s liberalized remittance scheme (LRS), how much did Indian remit in the Q1FY23?
(a) $ 2.44 bn
(b) $ 4.47 bn
(c) $ 10.81 bn
(d) $ 6.04 bn
11. Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali after ___________.
(a) Shaheed Bhagat Singh
(b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Sukhdev Thapar
(d) Shivaram Rajguru
12. Which country museum has signed an agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven stolen artifacts to India?
(a) Netherland
(b) Mauritius
(c) the USA
(d) Scotland
13. Which state has become the first state in the country to distribute Seed to Farmers via Blockchain Tech?
(a) Tripura
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
14. World Water Week 2022 is observed on which week in the month of August 2022?
(a) 19 August to 28 August
(b) 20 August to 29 August
(c) 21 August to 30 August
(d) 23 August to 1 September
15. Which state government has launched the ‘Vidya Rath -School on Wheels’ project to provide elementary education to underprivileged children?
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
24 August MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day celebrated on August 23 of each year.
2. (a)
The theme of the 2022 World Water Week is: “Seeing the unseen: The value of water”, which helps us view water in new and fascinating ways.
3. (a)
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu will publish his new autobiography on November 22. The former prime minister’s book “Bibi: My Story”.
4. (d)
The theme for this year is ‘Decolonisation.’ The fundamental right to self-determination is identified by the United Nations as core to decolonization, allowing not only independence but also other ways of decolonization.
5. (c)
Dr. Jitendra Singh launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune.
6. (b)
17-year-old Indian chess master Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, an international chess Championship.
7. (d)
Former India football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, has passed away recently.
8. (b)
Former Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has passed away. He served as the Governor of Jharkhand from the year 2004- 2009.
9. (d)
65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference to be held in Canada. An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be attending the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) at Halifax in Canada.
10. (d)
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) liberalized remittance scheme (LRS) made a strong comeback in the first quarter of FY23 as Indians increased spending on international travel, maintenance of close relatives, and gifts. International travel contributed $2.92 billion of the $6.04 billion remitted under LRS in Q1FY23.
11. (a)
The Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
12. (d)
Scotland Museum signed an agreement with the Indian government to return seven ancient artefacts to India.
13. (b)
Jharkhand is 1st state to implement blockchain in the country which is being used to track seed distribution.
14. (d)
World Water Week 2022 takes place from 23 August to 1 September. The World Water Week is an annual event organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
15. (c)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the ‘Vidya Rath -School on Wheels’ project.
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