MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 11th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 11th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Who has fined 8 parties, including BJP and Congress, for not disclosing the criminal record of an election candidate?
A. Central Government
B. NITI Aayog
C. Supreme Court
D. Delhi High Court
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister of India to chair a high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council?
A. First
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Fifth
3. Which of the following state government has changed the name of “Kakori incident” to “Kakori Train Action”?
A. Delhi Government
B. Government of Haryana
C. Government of Kerala
D. Government of Uttar Pradesh
4. Which of these ministries has announced to organize India’s first Internet Governance Forum?
A. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
B. Ministry of Education
C. Ministry of Science
D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
5. IPCC has recently published which of its assessment report titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”?
A. First
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Sixth
6. Which of the following war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee Commodore Kasaragod Pattanashetty Gopal Rao has passed away?
A. 1941
B. 1947
C. 1971
D. 2005
7. Recently who has announced “National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm” to make the country self-reliant in the field of edible oil?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Hardeep Singh Puri
C. Jitendra Singh
D. Narendra Modi
8. Which of the following country has opened a new terminal at Lhasa airport in Tibet?
A. Taiwan
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. China
9. RBI has increased the limit for collateral free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM. What is the new limit?
A) Rs 10 lakh
B) Rs 50 lakh
C) Rs 20 lakh
D) Rs 30 lakh
10. How many LPG gas connection distribution will be covered under the Ujjwala 2.0, the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched on August 10, 2021?
A) 3 crore
B) 5 crore
C) 2 crore
D) 1 crore
11. Who is the author of the book ‘How The Earth Got Its Beauty’?
A) Sudha Murty
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Vishal Sikka
D) Lakshmi Venu
12. RBI has announced ‘Scheme of Penalty for non-replenishment of ATMs’, to levy penalties on banks in the vent where ATMs run out of cash. The scheme shall come into force from which date?
A) December 01, 2021
B) November 01, 2021
C) September 01, 2021
D) October 01, 2021
13. The eNagar mobile application and portal has been launched by which state to provide a digitally centralized solution for citizen-centric services?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Maharashtra
14. In a first, how many women officers have been inducted as combatised officers into the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recently?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 4
D) 2
15. Which day of the year has been declared as the Javelin Throw Day by the Athletics Federation of India?
A) August 07
B) August 06
C) August 08
D) August 09
16. The novel titled ‘The Earthspinner’ has been written by_________
A) Vikram Seth
B) Anuradha Roy
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Khushwant Singh
17. The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) was launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C) Ministry of Rural Development
D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
18. How much amount of monetary penalty will be levied by RBI on ATMs/WLAs in case they remain cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month?
A) Rs 7,000
B) Rs 5,000
C) Rs 10,000
D) Rs 12,000
19. Where is the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature?
(a) Gland, Switzerland
(b) Geneva, Switzerland
(c) Nairobi, Kenya
(d) The Hague, Netherlands
20. War hero Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao passed away. He belongs to which of the following war?
(a) 1948
(b) 1971
(c) 1965
(d) 1999
ANSWERS
1. C
The Supreme Court has recently fined 8 parties, including BJP and Congress, for not making public the criminal record of an electoral candidate. The court has said that all the 8 parties will have to publish the criminal record of all the political parties within 48 hours of selecting their candidates.
2. A
Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Prime Minister of India to chair a high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The UNSC has only 5 permanent members US, UK, China, Russia and France, while currently India is a non-permanent member of the Security Council for 2 years.
3. D
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has recently changed the name of “Kakori incident” to “Kakori Train Action”. The government has said that the word “Kand” refers to the sense of humiliation of the incident as part of India’s freedom struggle. For this reason its name has been changed.
4. D
Recently India’s first Internet Governance Forum has been announced to be organized for three days from October 20, 2021 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. In which pre-events will be organized with the aim of involving students and youth to participate in the program to be held.
5. D
The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently published its sixth assessment report titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”. According to which, the Indian Ocean is warming faster than other oceans, due to which the sea level is rising.
6. C
Commodore Kasaragod Pattanashetty Gopal Rao, the 1971 war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee, has passed away recently at the age of 94. He died due to age related illness. He led a small task group of the Western Fleet that attacked the Karachi coast as part of Operation Cactus Lily.
7. D
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched “National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm” with an aim to increase India’s self-reliance in cooking oil including edible oil/palm oil and reduce imports. has announced. He has said that more than Rs 11,000 crore will be invested in the edible oil sector.
8. D
China has recently opened Tibet’s largest new terminal at Lhasa Airport in Tibet. Which has been opened for expansion of transport infrastructure in the strategic Himalayan region. This will help Tibet to emerge as a global logistics hub for South Asia.
9. C
The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for collateral free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission) from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs.
10. D
On August 10, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0, the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), via videoconferencing. Under Ujjwala 2.0, an additional one crore LPG connection will be provided to low-income families who could not be covered under the first phase of PMUY.
11. A
Veteran writer, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Sudha Murty, has come out with her new book titled ‘How The Earth Got Its Beauty’.
12. D
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the launch of the ‘Scheme of Penalty for non-replenishment of ATMs’, as per which it will impose monetary penalties on ATMs/WLAs that run out of cash. The scheme shall come into effect from October, 01, 2021.
13. B
In Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched eNagar mobile application and portal, for providing online end to end citizen centric services.
14. D
For the first time, two women officers, Prakriti and Diksha, have been commissioned as combatised officers into the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is responsible for guarding India-China LAC.
15. A
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to name August 7 as ‘Javelin Throw Day’ in India to honour Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics at Tokyo.
16. B
Award-winning novelist Anuradha Roy’s new book titled ‘The Earthspinner’, will be released on September 03, 2021.
17. C
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India launched the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) by restructuring Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY).
18. C
In the case where any of the ATM is cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month, a penalty of Rs. 10,000 per ATM will be levied.
19. A
IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations and plays a role in the implementation of several international conventions on nature conservation and biodiversity. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
20. B
Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao, a 1971 war hero and recipient of the Mahavir Chakra, passed away. Rao was a recipient of the Veer Seva Medal also. He played a key role in the war with Pakistan to liberate East Pakistan that is now Bangladesh.
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