MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 24th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 24th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Yuktdhara is a portal to plan for new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GIS based information. The portal has been launched by which organisation?
A) Google India
B) NPCI
C) ISRO
D) BSNL
2. The ‘National Monetisation Pipeline’ was recently launched by FM Nirmala Sitharaman. The pipeline has been developed by which organisation?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) DRDO
C) ONGC
D) NITI Aayog
3. What is the total corpus of the Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF), launched recently by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?
A) Rs 150 crore
B) Rs 300 crore
C) Rs 250 crore
D) Rs 100 crore
4. The Amrit Mahotsav Shri Shakti Innovation Challenge 2021 has been launched by which organisation in partnership with UN Women in India?
A) MyGov
B) NITI Aayog
C) Central Vigilance Commission
D) Competition Commission of India
5. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur?
A) TK Rangarajan
B) La. Ganesan
C) R. Vaithilingam
D) P. Wilson
6. HDFC bank has recently tied with which company to build comprehensive solutions across payment gateway, point of sale machines and credit products?
A) Facebook
B) Amazon
C) Paytm
D) Google
7. The World Water Week is being observed globally in 2021 from August 23 to 27. The annual celebration is organised by international organisation SIWI. Its headquarter is located at__________
A) Paris, France
B) London, United Kingdom
C) Rome, Italy
D) Stockholm, Sweden
8. India’s first smog tower has been set up in which city?
A) Ahmedabad
B) New Delhi
C) Indore
D) Kanpur
9. Which financial body has signed $500 million loan with Indian government to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru?
A) ADB
B) World Bank
C) IMF
D) AIIB
10. Name the Indian UT which has recently launched first of its kind online grievance redressal portal to address the grievances of the migrants in the UT?
A) Ladakh
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Chandigarh
D) Lakshadweep
11. NeoBolt is India’s first indigenous motorized wheelchair vehicle. The vehicle has been developed by which institution?
A) IIT Hyderabad
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Madras
12. Name the newly appointed CEO of BARC India
A) Sandeep Bansal
B) Shashi S. Vempati
C) Nakul Chopra
D) Puneet Goenka
13. What is the estimated monetisation potential of National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)?
A) Rs 6.0 lakh crores
B) Rs 3.0 lakh crores
C) Rs 4.0 lakh crores
D) Rs 5.0 lakh crores
14. Which organisation will be responsible to manage the Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF)?
A) EXIM and SBI
B) SIDBI and NABARD
C) SEBI and SBI
D) SIDBI and EXIM
15. What is the theme of the World Water Week 2021?
A) Water, Ecosystems and Human Development
B) Building Resilience Faster
C) Water and Climate Change: Accelerating Action
D) Water for society – Including all
16. Konkan Exercise 2021 has been conducted in the English Channel between INS Tabar and which warship?
A) INS Shivalik
B) INS Tarkash
C) HMS Westminster
D) HMS Bulwark
17. USAID, DFC and which bank have signed a $50 million agreement for women and micro, small and medium enterprises in India?
A) State Bank Of India
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) ICICI Bank
18. Which car manufacturer of India has been fined Rs 200 crore by the Competition Commission?
A) Hyundai
B) Tata
C) Toyota
D) Maruti Suzuki
19. According to the data released by which of the following ministry, the area under Kharif crops has decreased in this monsoon season?
A) Ministry of Sports
B) Ministry of Education
C) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
D) Ministry of Agriculture
20. Which Indian woman player has created history by winning the silver medal in the long jump in the Under-20 World Athletics Championships?
A) Sanjana Singh
B) Urmila Singh
C) Suman Singh
D) Shail Singh
ANSWERS
1. C
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology, Shri Jitendra Singh launched a new Geospatial Planning Portal under Bhuvan named “Yuktdhara” on August 23, 2021, to enable planning of new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GIS based information. The portal has been jointly developed by ISRO and Ministry of Rural Development.
2. D
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities: ‘National Monetisation Pipeline’. The pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for ‘Asset Monetisation’ under Union Budget 2021-22.
3. C
Finance Minister of India, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF)’ of corpus Rs 250 crore for export-oriented small and mid-sized companies. The launch was done in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on August 21, 2021.
4. A
MyGov under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and UN Women have joined hands to launch the Amrit Mahotsav Shri Shakti Innovation Challenge 2021. The aim of this challenge is encourage technology solutions developed by Women Entrepreneurs related to Women’s Safety and Empowerment.
5. B
Senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu, La. Ganesan, has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur with effect from August 23, 2021.
6. C
HDFC Bank and Paytm have partnered to build comprehensive solutions across payment gateway, point of sale machines and credit products. This includes Paytm Postpaid which is a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution, Eazy EMI and Flexi Pay.
7. D
The World Water Week is an annual event organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) since 1991 to address the global water issues and related concerns of international development. The World Water Week 2021 has been organised from 23-27 August, in entirely digital format.
8. B
India’s first smog tower has been set up in Connaught Place, Delhi. It will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second within a radius of around 1 km. Smog towers are large towers built with the aim of purifying the air.
9. A
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India and have signed a $500 million loan to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru with the construction of two new metro lines totaling 56 km in length.
10. B
The government of Jammu and Kashmir, has launched an online grievance redressal portal to address the grievances of the Kashmiri migrants, becoming the first UT to put in place such portal for migrants. The portal can be accessed at JK government’s official website: ‘Relief & Rehabilitation (M)’ (www.jkmigrantrelief.nic.in).
11. D
IIT Madras has developed India’s first indigenous motorized wheelchair vehicle named ‘NeoBolt’, which can be used not only on roads but even on uneven terrains.
12. C
Nakul Chopra has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of television monitoring agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc), India.
13. A
NMP estimates aggregate monetisation potential of Rs 6.0 lakh crores through core assets of the Central Government, over a four-year period, from FY 2022 to FY 2025.
14. D
The fund will be managed by India Exim Bank and SIDBI. The fund has been launched under the Ubharte Sitaare Programme (USP) announced in the Budget speech of 2021-22.
15. B
The theme for World Water Week 2021 is ‘Building Resilience Faster’.
16. C
Konkan Exercise 2021 has been conducted between INS Tabar and HMS Westminster in the English Channel. The exercise saw the participation of 2 ships with integrated helicopters and Falcon Electronic Warfare aircraft. This naval exercise Konkan is conducted between the navies of India and the United Kingdom.
17. C
USAID (United States Agency for International Development), USDFC (U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) and Kotak for Women and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India Mahindra Bank has signed a $50 million deal. Under this agreement, small and medium enterprises will be helped to rebuild and scale their business.
18. D
Indian carmaker Maruti Suzuki has been fined Rs 200 crore by the Competition Commission for imposing a discount control policy on the price of resellable cars. Considering this as anti-competitive behavior by the Competition Commission, this fine has been imposed on the company.
19. D
According to the data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, the area under Kharif crops has decreased in this monsoon season. According to the data, 1,043.87 lakh hectares have seen a decline of 1.55% during the monsoon season. Whereas the total area under Kharif crops in the year 2020 was 1,060.37 lakh hectare for the same period.
20. D
In the Under-20 World Athletics Championships, 17-year-old Indian female player Shaily Singh has created history by winning the silver medal in the long jump with a jump of 6.59 meters. She has become the first Indian player to win a medal in the long jump in the history of this championship.
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