MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 28th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 28th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. East Sikkim has topped the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index 2021-22. The index has been launched by?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER)
C) UNDP
D) All the above
2. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched e-Shram portal for the unorganised sector, under which the beneficiaries would get an Accidental Insurance cover of Rs____________
A) Rs 1 lakh
B) Rs 5 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) Rs 2 lakh
3. MANTHAN 2021 is a national hackathon launched by Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in collaboration with which organisation to address security challenges faced by the intelligence agencies?
A) ISRO
B) AICTE
C) NPCI
D) NABARD
4. S S Mallikarjuna Rao is the MD and CEO of which bank?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) UCO Bank
C) CANARA Bank
D) Union Bank of India
5. India has been elected as the member of Council of Administration(CA) and Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). In which place is the headquarter of UPU located?
A) Rome, Italy
B) London, United Kingdom
C) Bern, Switzerland
D) Paris, France
6. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board?
A) Harsh Vardhan
B) Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Kiren Rijiju
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
7. The Ministry of Textile has partnered with which institute to develop ‘INDIAsize’ an Indian size charts based on body measurements?
A) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Navi Mumbai
B) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Ahmedabad
C) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar
D) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi
8. The first G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment was attended by Smriti Irani on behalf of Government of India. The conference was hosted by which country through virtual mode?
A) Italy
B) United States
C) India
D) Japan
9. Name the MD & CEO of UCO Bank who has been reappointed to the post by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) ?
A) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
B) S S Mallikarjuna Rao
C) A S Rajeev
D) Atul Kumar Goel
10. SVEEP Consultation Workshop was recently organised by which organisation?
A) RBI
B) Election Commission of India
C) DRDO
D) Indian Army
11. The Shared Destiny-2021 is a multinational peacekeeping exercise, scheduled to take place in September 2021. Which country will host the exercise?
A) China
B) Thailand
C) Pakistan
D) Malaysia
12. Who has been roped in by the Delhi government as the brand ambassador for its ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ programme?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Sonu Sood
C) Neeraj Chopra
D) Ranvir Singh
13. Ted Dexter, who has passed away recently was the former cricket captain of which country?
A) England
B) Australia
C) New Zealand
D) Zimbabwe
14. The eSHRAM Portal will generate a unique ________________ digit Universal Account Number (UAN) upon registration
A) 11
B) 9
C) 12
D) 15
15. AS Rajeev has been reappointed as the MD & CEO of which bank?
A) Andhra Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Bank of Maharashtra
16. Which of the following has issued a national helpline toll free number for senior citizens?
A) 14567
B) 14557
C) 13567
D) 24567
17. DGCI lifts the ban on which jet after two and a half years?
A) Boeing 727
B) Boeing 736
C) Boeing 737
D) Boeing 237
18. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the stadium named after Neeraj Chopra (Olympic gold medalist) in which city of India?
A) Delhi
B) Prayagraj
C) Harigan
D) Pune
19. Who among the following will inaugurate the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial on 28 August 2021?
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Narendra Modi
C. Yogi Adityanath
D. Rajnath Singh
20. Recently the four-day Malabar exercise in the offshore region of Guam started between which countries with India?
A. USA, Italy and Japan
B. Korea, Australia and Thailand
C. USA, Australia and Japan
D. China, Indonesia and Japan
ANSWERS
1. D
NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) have launched the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard 2021–22, with technical support from UNDP. The index is based on NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index.
2. D
Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav has launched the e-Shram portal where 38 crore Unorganised Workers can register themselves and in turn benefit from various social security schemes being implemented by the Central and State Governments.Every unorganised worker who registers on the eSHRAM Portal will get Rs 2.0 Lakh Accidental Insurance cover. (Rs 2.0 Lakh on death or permanent disability and Rs 1.0 lakh on partial disability).
3. B
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in collaboration with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have launched a unique national Hackathon named ‘MANTHAN 2021’.
4. A
S S Mallikarjuna Rao– MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank
5. C
India has won the elections for membership of two key bodies of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), during the 27th UPU Congress in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on August 27, 2021. India got elected to the Council of Administration(CA) with 134 votes, out of 156 countries.. The country received the highest votes in CA elections from South Asia and Oceania region. Apart from this, India has also been elected to the Postal Operations Council (POC) with 106 votes.
6. B
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has taken over charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board.
7. D
Ministry of Textile in partnership with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi has launched the project ‘INDIAsize’ to develop Indian size charts based on body measurements of the Indian population for better fitting of ready to wear garments.
8. A
The First-ever G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment was held at Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. It was held in mixed format i.e people participated in physical form and via video conference also. The Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Irani addressed the meet on behalf of India.
9. D
Atul Kumar Goel- MD and CEO of UCO Bank
10. B
The Election Commission of India (ECI) organized Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Consultation Workshop on August 25-26, 2021.
11. A
The armed force of the country China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise named “Shared Destiny-2021”. The exercise will be held in China in the month of September 2021.The exercise will be held in China in the month of September 2021.
12. B
Arvind Kejriwal, CM of Delhi has announced that Sonu Sood will be the brand ambassador of the Delhi government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ programme.
13. A
Former England and Sussex captain Ted Dexter has passed away. He was 86. Nicknamed as ‘Lord Ted’, Dexter was a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. He had played 62 Tests between 1958 and 1968, for England in which he was captain in 30 matches.
14. C
Upon registration on the eSHRAM Portal, the worker will get an eSHRAM card with a unique 12 digit Universal Account Number (UAN) and will be able to access the benefits of the various social security schemes through this Card anywhere anytime.
15. D
A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra
16. A
This poster was presented by Rajeev Dubey, Rajasthan Project Head of Alderline Toll Free No. 14567, which was run on the initiative of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and Government of Rajasthan.
17. C
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday announced the lifting of the ban on Boeing 737 MAX jet aircraft. It is noteworthy that in the year 2019, India had banned this aircraft after two major accidents. A senior DGCA official has also confirmed this important decision.
18. D
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the stadium named after Neeraj Chopra in Pune. The stadium was named ‘Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Institute, Pune Cantonment’ in the premises of Army Sports Institute. has gone.
19. B
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the redeveloped complex of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial on Saturday, August 28. This inaugural program will be done through video conferencing at 6 pm.
20. C
the four countries included in the ‘Quad’ – India, America, Australia and Japan, on Thursday, the four-day Malabar exercise was held in the Guam offshore area. It’s started.
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