CA_18 Aug 2021

1. Raunak Sadhwani belongs to which game?

A. Chess

B. Badminton

C. Hockey

D. Golf

2. Which state has announced the creation of four new districts in the state as well as the development of parks exclusively for women in all districts of the state?

A. Jharkhand

B. Ladakh

C. Chhattisgarh

D. Sikkim

3. Which bank has announced the introduction of 'Green & Sustainable Deposits' to safeguard the environment from climate change?

A. HDFC

B. SBI

C. AXIS Bank

D. PNB

4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved proposals for the construction of how many houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U)?

A. 13,455

B. 16,000

C. 16,488

D. 17,568

5. Vandana Katariya will be the brand ambassador of which state's Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development?

A. Bihar

B. Haryana

C. Uttarakhand

D. Odisha

6. Which state/ UT will host the first edition of The Himalayan Film Festival 2021?

A. Ladakh

B. Haryana

C. Jharkhand

D. Kerala

7. How many Hunar Haats will be organized across the country under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav?

A. 45

B. 75

C. 67

D. 100

8. Which season of the popular series 'Rag Rag Mein Ganga' has been launched?

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 3rd

D. 5th

9. Which hospital has become the first hospital in India to house a fire station inside the hospital premises?

A. RML Hospital

B. AIIMS Delhi

C. ESIC Delhi

D. FIIMS

10. Which bank has recently launched its flagship Business Mentoring Programme "MSME Prerana" in West Bengal?

A. SBI

B. Indian Bank

C. PNB

D. HDFC

11.Which state will provide smart fitness cards below Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana?

A. Odisha

B. Bihar

C. Haryana

D. Jharkhand

12. The world's second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank will be in which city?

A. New Delhi

B. Jaipur

C. Gurugram

D. Indore

13. Which country has imposed a three-day snap national lockdown due to COVID?

A. Australia

B. New Zealand

C. Japan

D. China

14. Justice Ayesha Malik became the first woman chief justice of which country?

A. Pakistan

B. India

C. Canada

D. UAE

15. How many 'Vande Bharat' trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav?

A. 35

B. 75

C. 100

D. 89

16. Which state has launched "operation langda"?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Delhi

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Haryana

17. The death anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on which date?

A. August 15

B. August 14

C. August 16

D. August 17

18. Who authored the book titled 'Ramrao: The Story of India's Farm Crisis'?

A. Rakhi Desai

B. Vipin Bhagat

C. Jaideep Hardikar

D. Seema Madan

19. Navroz festival is being celebrated in India on which date?

A. August 15

B. August 16

C. August 14

D. August 17

20. M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Innovation and Development Centre of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in which place?

A. Jaipur

B. Delhi

C. Kolkata

D. Bengaluru

KEY:--

1.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, announced that his government will provide smart fitness cards below Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.

2.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the world's second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa in New Delhi.

3.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

New Zealand has imposed a three-day snap national lockdown in the country. The decision came after the country recorded its first COVID-19 case in 6 months.

4.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Justice Ayesha Malik became the first woman chief justice of Pakistan after outgoing CJP Mushir Alam recommended her for the elevation in the Supreme court.

5.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day and announced that 75 'Vande Bharat' trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

6.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh state government has launched "operation langda" where the Police has injured at least 3,302 alleged criminals in 8,742 'encounters', leaving several of them with bullet wounds on their legs.

7.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 - 16 August 2018) was an Indian statesman who served three terms as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.

8.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Nagpur-based rural journalist Jaideep Hardikar's new book 'Ramrao: The Story of India's Farm Crisis' has been released recently.

9.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Navroz festival is being celebrated in India on 16th August. In Persian, 'Nav' stands for new, and 'Roz' stands for the day, which translates to 'new day'.

10.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Young Indian Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani emerged winner in the 19th Spilimbergo Open chess tournament with seven points from nine rounds.

11.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel greeted people on the country's 75th Independence Day and announced the creation of four new districts in the state as well as the development of parks exclusively for women in all districts of the state.

12.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

HDFC Bank has announced the introduction of 'Green & Sustainable Deposits' to safeguard the environment from climate change.

13..Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved proposals for the construction of 16,488 houses at the 55th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).

14.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced that Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Katariya will be the brand ambassador of the state's Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development.

15.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The union territory of Ladakh will host the first edition of The Himalayan Film Festival 2021 (THFF) from September 24 to 28 in Leh capital city.

16.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that 75 Hunar Haats will be organized across the country under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

17.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Anurag Singh Thakur jointly launched the Second Season of the popular series 'Rag Rag Mein Ganga'.

18.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi, has become the first hospital in India to house a fire station inside the hospital premises.

19.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Indian Bank recently launched its flagship Business Mentoring Programme "MSME Prerana" in West Bengal

20.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Innovation and Development Centre of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru.