MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 18th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 18th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) for the period ending March 2021, introduced by the RBI?
A) 53.9
B) 55.5
C) 57.1
D) 59.4
2. The mobile app Photographic Record of On-site Facility (PROOF) has been launched by which state/UT?
A) Delhi
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
3. Name the Indian chess player who has won the 2021 Spilimbergo Open chess tournament
A) Nihal Sarin
B) Anurag Mhamal
C) Raunak Sadhwani
D) Gukesh D
4. Who is the author of the book ‘The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan’?
A) Ashok Chakravarti and Mukesh Chakravarti
B) Siddhartha Mukherjee and Pallavi Mukherjee
C) Soumitra Singh and Shivam Shankar Singh
D) Bimal Prasad and Sujata Prasad
5. Hakainde Hichilema has won the Presidential election of which country?
A) Zambia
B) Botswana
C) Ghana
D) Kenya
6. The bilateral navy exercise named ‘Exercise Konkan 2021’ was held between the Indian Navy and the Navy of which country recently?
A) USA
B) Britain
C) Germany
D) Singapore
7. Muhyiddin Yassin has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Turkey
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bhutan
D) Malaysia
8. Maki Kaji, who has passed away recently, was the creator of which innovative
A) Lithium-ion battery
B) Abacus
C) Sudoku
D) Cassette-tape player
9. What will be the interest rate that will be applicable on the green and sustainable deposits programme launched by HDFC bank for retail clients?
A) 6.55%
B) 6.25%
C) 6.35%
D) 6.45%
10. How many parameters are there in the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) of RBI?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 7
D) 4
11. India has recently established which world’s second largest gene bank?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
12. Tamil star actor Anand Kannan has passed away recently?
A. 48 Years
B. 58 Years
C. 68 Years
D. 78 Years
13. The researchers of which university in the US have developed a new covid test using pencil lead?
A. University of California
B. Harvard University
C. University of Pennsylvania
D. Columbia University
14. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, an undertaking of which ministry of the Government of India has test-fired “Hindustan-228” civil aircraft?
A. Ministry of Transport
B. Ministry of Education
C. Ministry of Defense
D. Ministry of Science
15. By which year it has been announced to provide internet connectivity to 6 lakh villages in India?
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2024
D. 2025
16. Which of these ministry’s “Tree Plantation Campaign-2021” has been announced to start on August 19, 2021?
A. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
B. Ministry of Culture
C. Ministry of Coal
D. Ministry of Sports
17. Which of the following country’s Vice President Amarullah Saleh has declared himself the President of the country?
A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Tanzistan
D. Vietnam
18. Amidst political turmoil, which country’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin has resigned from his post?
A. Japan
B. Afghanistan
C. Tanzistan
D. Malaysia
ANSWERS
- A
The annual FI-Index for the period ending March 2021 is 53.9 while for the period ending March 2017 it is 43.4.
- B
In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha unveiled a mobile application named PROOF, to bring more transparency and accountability in the governance system. PROOF stands for ‘Photographic Record of On-site Facility’.
- C
A 15-year-old young Indian Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani has won the 19th Spilimbergo Open chess tournament on August 15, 2021 in Italy.
- D
A new book titled “The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan”, written by historian Bimal Prasad and author Sujata Prasad, will be released on August 23, 2021.
- A
In Zambia, opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development , has won the 2021 general Presidential election of the country.
- B
The Indian Naval Ship Tabar arrived at Portsmouth in England on August 12, 2021, to undertake the annual bilateral drill ‘Exercise Konkan 2021’ between the Indian Navy and Britain’s Royal Navy.
- D
The Prime Minister of Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet resigned after losing confidence vote in parliament.
- C
Maki Kaji, the creator of puzzle Sudoku passed away at the age of 69 years due to bile duct cancer.
- A
India’s largest private sector bank, HDFC has launched a green and sustainable deposits programme for retail clients, with an aim to safeguard the environment from climate change. The funds from these fixed deposits will be used for financing of green and sustainable housing credit solutions and services. Interest Rates : 6.55 percent
- B
Parameters of FI-Index: The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access (35%), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various dimensions, which are computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97 indicators.
- B
India has recently set up the world’s second largest gene bank in the national capital. The Agriculture Minister of India Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated a state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) in the Pusa campus.
- A
Tamil star actor Anand Kannan has recently passed away at the age of 48 due to cancer of Kannan bile duct. He was battling cancer for a long time. Anand was a popular actor of the 1990s. He has hosted many popular Tamil shows.
- C
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US have recently developed a new cheaper, faster and more accurate new COVID test using pencil lead. The use of graphite electrodes reduces the cost of testing by $1.50 per test.
- C
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, an undertaking of the Ministry of Defense, Government of India, has recently test-fired the “Hindustan-228” civilian aircraft. Ground run and low speed taxi trial of this aircraft has been done in Kanpur. Which is a 19-seat multirole utility aircraft.
- C
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Chandrashekhar has announced to provide internet connectivity to 6 lakh villages in India by the year 2024 under Bharat Net programme. At present, internet facility has been provided in about 2.8 lakh villages.
- C
As part of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Coal’s “Tree Plantation Campaign-2021” has been announced to be started on August 19, 2021. This will give a boost to the Go Greening drive from the campaign. The campaign will be launched by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi.
- B
Afghanistan-Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh has recently declared himself the President of the country. President Ashraf Ghani left the country two days ago after the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
- D
Amidst the political turmoil, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has recently resigned from his post. He resigned from the post after a tenure of 17 months. Thus, this is the shortest tenure of the Malaysian leader.
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