MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 9th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 9th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. The Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana has been unveiled by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
B) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
2. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, also called World Tribal Day, is observed on which day?
A) 8 August
B) 9 August
C) 7 August
D) 6 August
3. Which bank has been adjudged as the world’s ‘Most Innovative in Digital Banking’ by ‘The Banker’, in its Innovation in Digital Banking Awards 2021?
A) DBS Bank
B) Standard Chartered
C) HDFC Bank
D) HSBC
4. The Zayed Talwar 2021 is the bilateral naval exercise of the Indian Navy with which country?
A) Oman
B) Qatar
C) Israel
D) UAE
5. The Government has approved the extension of the term of service of the Cabinet Secretary of India for a period of one year till August 2022. Who is the incumbent Cabinet Secretary?
A) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
B) Rajiv Gauba
C) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
D) Nripendra Misra
6. How many medals have been won by the Indian contingents at the 2020 Summer Olympics?
A) 9
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
7. What is the name given to India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), which successfully completed its maiden sea trails recently?
A) Vikrant
B) Viraat
C) Vikram
D) Vineet
8. Which country has won the most medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) United States
D) China
9. What is the theme of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021?
A) Indigenous Languages
B) COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience
C) Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract
D) Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement
10. Who was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the Closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A) MC Mary Kom
B) Bajrang Punia
C) Manpreet Singh
D) Mirabai Chanu
11. As per the Startup Blink Report, India has been ranked ____ in terms of finding innovative solutions for COVID-19.
A. 31st
B. 32nd
C. 33rd
D. 34th
12. Who has become the 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test-Cricket?
A. James Anderson
B. Bhuvneswar Kumar
C. Stuart Broad
D. R Ashwin
13. Which city has been ranked 1st in the QS Best Student Cities 2022?
A. New York
B. London
C. Mumbai
D. Paris
14. Who has launched the PM-DAKSH portal and mobile app for skill development?
A. Mansukh Mandaviya
B. Virendra Kumar
C. Narendra Modi
D. Ram Nath Kovind
15. Which countries participated in the Colombo Security Conclave?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. India
D. All of these
16. Besides, IndusInd Bank, RBI has impaneled ___________ as an Agency Bank.
A. Maharashtra Bank
B. Karnataka Bank
C. Punjab & Sindh Bank
D. Oriental Bank
17. Which state has won NASCOM’s AI Gamechanger Award 2021?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Karnataka
D. Maharashtra
18. Who has been appointed as the CEO of BOI AXA Investment Managers?
A. Sandeep Dasgupta
B. Pravin Sengupta
C. Anthony Heredia
D. Kush Sharma
19. Which Bank has signed an MoU with IIM Bangalore for funding startups?
A. Canara Bank
B. Union Bank
C. Cambrian Bank
D. Indian Bank
20. The 8th Justice Ministers Meeting 2021 of SCO was hosted by ____________
A. Tajikistan
B. Kazakhstan
C. Uzbekistan
D. Turkmenistan
ANSWERS
1. D
The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar unveiled a portal and mobile application named ‘PM-DAKSH’, which aims to make the skill development schemes accessible to the target groups. The ‘PM-DAKSH’ stands for Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana.
2. B
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (World Tribal Day) is observed on 9 August annually to protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population and recognize the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.
3. A
The DBS Bank has won the global accolade of ‘Most Innovative in Digital Banking’ in the Innovation in Digital Banking Awards 2021, by Financial Times publication ‘The Banker’.
4. D
The Indian Navy and UAE Navy conducted the bilateral naval exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ on August 07, 2021 off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The main objective of the ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ naval exercise was to enhance interoperability and synergy between the two navies.
5. B
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has extended the term of service of Rajiv Gauba, as the Cabinet Secretary of India, for a further period of one-year.
6. C
Indian Contingent managed to win 7 medals comprising 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals. The country stood at 48th position in the medal table out of 86 countries.
7. A
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant began its maiden sea trials on August 04, 2021 from Kochi. The five-day sea voyage successfully completed on August 08, 2021.
8. C
The United States has topped the overall medal table with 113 medals, which includes 39 Gold, 41 Silver and 33 Bronze Medal.
9. C
The theme for 2021 is “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.”
10. B
Bronze-medalist Bajrang Punia was the flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the event.
11. B
As per the Startup Blink Report, India has been ranked 32nd in terms of finding innovative solutions for COVID-19. USA has secured the 1st rank followed by Israel and Canada. The report was titled as ‘COVID-19 Innovation report 2021’.
12. A
England Cricket Team’s fast bowler, James Anderson has become the 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test-Cricket. He surpassed Anil Kumble by taking his 621st wicket during the ongoing test series against India.
13. B
London has been ranked 1st in the QS Best Student Cities 2022. Munich (Germany) occupied the 2nd spot followed by Seoul and Tokyo at the 3rd place. Bangalore and Mumbai have been ranked 42nd and 52nd respectively.
14. B
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar has launched PM-DAKSH portal and mobile app for skill development of target groups. It has been developed by NeGD and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
15. D
Sri Lanka, Maldives and India participated in the Colombo Security Conclave. It was the 1st Deputy NSA level meeting. Bangladesh, Mauritius and Seychelles participated as observers.
16. B
Besides IndusInd Bank, RBI has empanelled Karnataka Bank as an Agency Bank. The bank is now eligible for carrying out transactions related to government businesses.
17. B
Telangana has won NASSCOM’s AI Gamechanger Award 2021. Telangana Government’s Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications received the award for implementing ‘Crowd Monitoring using AI’ scheme.
18. C
Anthony Heredia has been appointed as the CEO of BOI AXA Investment Managers Limited (BAIM). He had previously served in HSBC Asset Mangement India and Birla Sun Life Asset Management and will succeed Sandeep Dasgupta.
19. D
Indian Bank has signed an MoU with Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore for funding the startups. The bank will provide the startups shortlisted under the ‘Ind Spring Board’ scheme with a credit upto INR 50 crores for their working capital requirement.
20. A
The 8th Justice Ministers Meeting 2021 of SCO was hosted by Tajikistan. Union Minister of Justice, Kiren Rijiju also attended the meeting virtually.
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