MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 22nd August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 22nd August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. How old Diksha Shinde of Aurangabad, India has been recently selected as a panelist of NASA?
A. 12 Year Old
B. 13 Year Old
C. 14 Year Old
D. 17 Year Old
2. DGCI has approved which company’s ZyCoV-D vaccine for emergency use authorization?
A. Zydus Cadila
B. Serum Institute
C. Johnson & Johnson
D. None of these
3. Which of the following state government has announced a COVID relief package for helpers, drivers and priests?
A. Government of Kerala
B. Government of Gujarat
C. Government of Maharashtra
D. Government of Assam
4. IndiFi company and which social media company have launched a new initiative “Small Business Loans Initiative” in partnership?
A. Twitter India
B. Facebook India
C. Google India
D. Microsoft India
5. When is the “International Day in Commemoration of the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief” observed all over the world?
A. August 21
B. August 22
C. 25 August
D. August 27
6. Which of the following country’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah has appointed Ismail Sabri Yacoub as the new Prime Minister of the country?
A. Indonesia
B. Malaysia
C. Iraq
D. Iran
7. Recently which country has passed a new online privacy law?
A. Japan
B. China
C. America
D. Australia
8. Which of these countries has approved the ratification of the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol?
A. China
B. India
C. Australia
D. Pakistan
9. According to the World Food Programme, in which country 14 million people out of 39 million people are currently facing severe hunger?
A. Uganda
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Indonesia
10. Which of these regions in India has got the highest altitude herbal park of the country recently?
A) Shimla
B) Chamoli
C) Dehradun
D) Kinnaur
11. NTPC Ltd. has unveiled India’s largest floating solar PV project in which city of India recently?
A) Visakhapatnam
B) Surat
C) Rewa
D) Thiruvananthapuram
12. India’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station has been inaugurated at which of these highways?
A) Delhi to Chennai Highway
B) Delhi to Kanyakumari Highway
C) Delhi to Kolkata Highway
D) Delhi to Chandigarh Highway
13. The Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund has been launched by which organisation?
A) IMF
B) WEF
C) World Bank
D) UNDP
14. The Hisar Airport is being renamed after which of these rulers?
A) Raja Harishchandra
B) Maharaja Agrasen
C) Ahilyabai Holkar
D) Rani Lakshmibai
15. World Sanskrit Day is observed annually on the occasion of which Indian festival?
A) Raksha Bandhan
B) Diwali
C) Ganesh Chaturthi
D) Independence Day
16. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the reconstituted Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF) by CVC?
A) Ajay Banga
B) Kris Gopalakrishnan
C) N.r. Narayana Murthy
D) T M Bhasin
17. Name the AI-enabled chatbot launched by BPCL to provide seamless self-service experience and faster resolution of queries/issues?
A) SHAKTI
B) VED
C) URJA
D) VAJRA
18. Veteran Indian politician Kalyan Singh who has passed away recently was the former Chief Minister of which state?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Rajasthan
19. The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is celebrated every year on_________
A) 22 August
B) 23 August
C) 21 August
D) 20 August
20. Who is the incumbent CEO of Infosys?
A) Salil Parekh
B) Vishal Sikka
C) Nandan Nilekani
D) U. B. Pravin Rao
ANSWERS
1. C
14 year old Diksha Shinde from Aurangabad, India has been selected as a panelist in the virtual panel of the US space agency NASA’s MSI Fellowship. 14-year-old Diksha Shinde has won a research competition organized by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration.
2. A
The Drug Controller General of India has recently approved ZyCoV-D vaccine of Zydus Cadila for emergency use authorization. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, this vaccine is the world’s first and India’s indigenously developed DNA-based vaccine for corona virus. This vaccine can be given to adults and children 12 years of age and older.
3. D
The Government of Assam has recently announced a COVID relief package for helpers, drivers and priests. Under which a lump sum of Rs 10,000 will be given to the drivers and assistants of private buses and Rs 15,000 to the priests of the temple and the head of the Namghars. Along with this, the state government has made it mandatory to teach history and geography in schools.
4. B
Facebook India and online lending platform Indifi have recently launched a new initiative “Small Business Loans Initiative” in partnership. Which will provide assistance to small and medium businesses. This is Facebook’s first initiative in India. This facility is open to businesses that are registered in 200 towns and cities in India.
5. B
August 22 is observed “International Day in Commemoration of the Victims of Acts of Violence on the Ground of Religion or Belief” across the world. The day is observed to strongly condemn acts that
6. B
Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah recently appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yacoub as the new Prime Minister of the country. He will serve in this post for 3 years. He has got the support of 114 out of 222 members of Parliament. He will now replace Ismail Muhyiddin Yasin.
7. B
China recently passed a new online privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting any sensitive personal data. In the past few months, companies like ride-hailing company ‘Didi’ and gaming company Tencent have been accused of misuse of personal data.
8. B
India has recently approved the ratification of the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons. Which now requires the country to reduce its HFC usage by 80% by the year 2047
9. C
According to the World Food Programme, 14 million people out of 39 million people in Afghanistan currently face severe hunger. Hunger is increasing rapidly in Afghanistan. This is the second drought in three years that Afghanistan is facing. Drought affected Afghanistan long before the Taliban took over the country on 15 August.
10. B
India’s highest altitude herbal park has been inaugurated on Saturday at Mana village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
11. A
NTPC has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in India of 25MW power on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This is also the first solar project to be set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme. This scheme was notified by the Government of India in 2018.
12. D
The Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in India. The Union Heavy Industries Minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated India’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at the Karnal Lake Resort on August 19, 2021.
13. C
The World Bank has launched a new ‘Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund’, to better roll-out cybersecurity development agenda in a systematic manner.. World Bank has partnered with four countries, namely Estonia, Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands, to launch the fund.
14. B
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced to rename the Hisar Airport as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport.
15. A
The World Sanskrit Day, (also known as Sanskrit Diwas), is celebrated every year on Shraavanapoornima, that is the Poornima day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar, which is also marked as Raksha Bandhan. In 2021, this day is being observed on August 22, 2021.
16. D
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has announced the re-appointment of T M Bhasin as chairman of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF).
17. C
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) launched (after pilot test) an AI-enabled chatbot, named Urja to provide its customers a platform for seamless self-service experience and faster resolution of queries/issues. URJA is the first such chatbot in the oil and gas industry in India.
18. B
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh passed away at the age of 89 years due to multiple organ failure.
19. A
The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed on August 22 every year since 2019.
20. A
Ministry of Finance has summoned Sh Salil Parekh, MD&CEO of Infosys to explain to hon’ble FM as to why even after 2.5 months since launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved.
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