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Top 100 August 2021 Current Affairs
Q1. Which of the following person to launch low-cost Airline?
(A) Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
(B) Mukesh Ambani
(C) Shiv Nadar
(D) Radhakishan Damani
Ans - (B) Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Q2. Recently Mizoram Police file FIR against which of the following for Attempt to Murder?
(A) Assam Police
(B) Assam People
(C) Assam CM
(D) None of the Above
Ans - (C) Assam CM
Q3. Recently India's first green hydrogen plant is constructed at which place?
(A) Kochi Refinery
(B) Jamnagar Refinery
(C) Paradeep Refinery
(D) Mathura Refinery
Ans - (D) Mathura Refinery
Q4. Recently UN Headquater was under attack in which country?
(A) USA
(B) Afghanistan
(C) China
(D) Netherlands
Ans - (B) Afghanistan
Q5. Recently India made _____K.M Highway by Plastic Waste?
(A) 600 K.M
(B) 700 K.M
(C) 800 K.M
(D) 900 K.M
Ans - (B) 700 K.M
Q6. NATO to train Afghanistan Soldiers in which Country?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Turkey
(D) Italy
Ans - (C) Turkey
Q7. According to a recent report Cyber attack is carried out on Microsoft by which country?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Israel
(D) Iran
Ans - (A) China
Q8. Recently which country cancells the China-backed port project?
(A) Tokelau
(B) Fiji
(C) New Zealand
(D) Samoa
Ans - (D) Samoa
Q9. World's first Dynamic Wireless Charging Road for electric vehicles to come up in which country?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) China
Ans - (A) USA
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Q10. Which country building World's highest Nuclear reactor in the South America?
(A) USA
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) China
Ans - (C) Russia
Q11. Recently which two countries establish a Military Hotline?
(A) Afghanistan - Pakistan
(B) Russia - China
(C) China - India
(D) Iran - Afghanistan
Ans - (C) China - India
Q12. Which of the following launches eRUPI?
(A) Nirmala Sitaraman
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Amit Shah
(D) Rajnath Singh
Ans - (B) Narendra Modi
Q13. Recently Govt approves how many New Strategic Oil reserves?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans - (A) 2
Q14. Which Lieutenant General has recently taken over as the Director-General of Artillery?
(A) Sanjay Kumar Mehta
(B) Sumit Kumar Mehta
(C) Sanjeet Kumar Sharma
(D) Tarun Kumar Chawala
Ans - (D) Tarun Kumar Chawala
Q15. India and which country have recently extended their agreement on triangular cooperation for global development?
(A) Japan
(B) Australia
(C) USA
(D) France
Ans - (C) USA
Q16. How many new air traffic routes have been approved by the government of India under the UDAN scheme?
(A) 780
(B) 540
(C) 320
(D) 286
Ans - (A) 780
Q17. Which initiative has been launched by the Government of India for Pre-Schol Kids?
(A) SAFAL
(B) NDEAR
(C) Bal Siksha
(D) Vidya Pravesh
Ans - (D) Vidya Pravesh
Q18. Recently Reserve bank Of India canceled which bank's license?
(A) Canara Bank
(B) Madgam Urban Co-operative Bank Limited
(C) Aryavarta Bank
(D) Dhanlaxmi Bank
Ans - (B) Madgam Urban Co-operative Bank Limited
Q19. ISRO-NASA joint mission "NISAR" will be launched in which year?
(A) 2023
(B) 2024
(C) 2025
(D) 2026
Ans - (A) 2023
Q20. Recently who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff?
(A) Satish Namdeo
(B) Karanbir Singh
(C) S.N Ghormade
(D) G. Ashok Kumar
Ans - (C) S.N Ghormade
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Q21. Recently which country's scientists develop Human skin-like material that can heal itself?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Israel
Ans - (C) India
Q22. Pakistan demands action against which country's former minister?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) Canada
Ans - (D) Canada
Q23. Recently China agree to disengage from which place at LAC?
(A) Hot Spring
(B) Gogra Post
(C) Depsang
(D) None of the Above
Ans - (B) Gogra Post
Q24. Recently which of the following passes a bill to privatize Insurance companies?
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Niti Aayog
Ans - (A) Lok Sabha
Q25. Which country recently registers World's first affordable new drug for Hepatitis C?
(A) China
(B) Malaysia
(C) India
(D) Italy
Ans - (B) Malaysia
Q26. Cyrus Poonawala, the founder of the Serum Institute of India in Pune receives which award recently?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi Award
(B) Rajiv Gandhi Award
(C) Lokmaya Tilak Award
(D) Indira Gandhi Award
Ans - (C) Lokmaya Tilak Award
Q27. Which country has assumed the Presidency of the UNSC?
(A) Canada
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) India
Ans - (D) India
Q28. After the passage of the coconut Development Board Bill 2021 in the Rajya Sabha, the board members have increased from 4 to _____?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
Ans - (A) 6
Q29. Recently who has taken charge as Controller General of Accounts(CGA)?
(A) Mr. Sanjit Mehta
(B) Mr. Deepak Das
(C) Mr. Sudeep Sagar
(D) Mr. Manish Sharma
Ans - (B) Mr. Deepak Das
Q30. In which city the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Indore
(C) Kanpur
(D) Hamirpur
Ans - (A) Lucknow
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Q31. Recently Indian Men Hockey team won the Olympic Medal after 41 Years by defeating which team?
(A) Belgium
(B) Germany
(C) Australia
(D) Finland
Ans - (B) Germany
Q32. Which city to be the first city of India to achieve 100% vaccination?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Bhubaneswar
Ans - (D) Bhubaneswar
Q33. Recently Government announced the "Defence Cyber Agency" which will work to protect from Cyberattack under which ministry?
(A) Home Ministry
(B) Law & Justice Ministry
(C) Defence Ministry
(D) Science and Technology Ministry
Ans - (C) Defence Ministry
Q34. Recently a new frog species called Minervarya Pentali has discovered from which of the following Place?
(A) Western Ghat
(B) Eastern Ghat
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Manipur
Ans - (A) Western Ghat
Q35. Which country wants India to join Exercise Talisman Sabre?
(A) France
(B) UK
(C) Australia
(D) Italy
Ans - (C) Australia
Q36. Recently which of the following Indian wrestler won the silver medal in Tokyo Olympics?
(A) Bajrang Punia
(B) Yogeswar Dutt
(C) Babita Kumari
(D) Ravi Dahiya
Ans - (D) Ravi Dahiya
Q37. According to a recent report, Suicide cases have increased by 24% in India due to unemployment. Which of the following published this report?
(A) National Crime Bureau
(B) Policy Commission
(C) Election Commission
(D) M/o Information and Broadcasting
Ans - (A) National Crime Bureau
Q38. Which state police has secured the first rank under Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking System?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Maharastra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans - (B) Haryana
Q39. Which of the following power station has created the record of generating maximum electricity in a month.
(A) Napatha Jhakri Hydro Power Station
(B) Rampur Hydro Power Station
(C) Dhauliganga Power Station
(D) Kishanganga Hydro Power Station
Ans - (A) Napatha Jhakri Hydro Power Station
Q40. RMI India and which commission have recently released a report on Power Distribution Sector?
(A) Election Commission
(B) Niti Aayog
(C) National Human Rights Commission
(D) None of the Above
Ans - (B) Niti Aayog
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Q41. Recently Neeraj Chopra won the first Gold medal in Tokyo Olympics in which field?
(A) Boxing
(B) Wrestling
(C) Javelin
(D) Archery
Ans - (C) Javelin
Q42. Wrestler Bajrang Punia won which of the following medal in the Tokyo Olympics?
(A) Gold Medal
(B) Silver Medal
(C) Bronze Medal
(D) None of the Above
Ans - (C) Bronze Medal
Q43. Recently which of the following warns a war between Israel and Lebanon?
(A) UN
(B) OIC
(C) IMF
(D) World Bank
Ans - (A) UN
Q44. Which country to deploy Missiles and Soldiers near Taiwan?
(A) Australia
(B) Japan
(C) France
(D) UK
Ans - (B) Japan
Q45. Recently which country is invited to join Torika Plus Group?
(A) France
(B) Iran
(C) India
(D) Pakistan
Ans - (D) Pakistan
Q46. Recently which country team breaks the Asian record in 4*400 Relay racing in Tokyo Olympics?
(A) China
(B) Thailand
(C) India
(D) Iran
Ans - (C) India
Q47. India's first Grain ATM has been set up in which city of Haryana?
(A) Ambala
(B) Gurugram
(C) Panipat
(D) Faridabad
Ans - (B) Gurugram
Q48. Recently which of the following UT launches Film Policy?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Ladakh
(C) Puducherry
(D) Delhi
Ans - (A) Jammu and Kashmir
Q49. Which country to cancel Nuclear Deal with China?
(A) France
(B) Pakistan
(C) UK
(D) Japan
Ans - (C) UK
Q50. International Cat Day is observed on which day around the World?
(A) August 7
(B) August 8
(C) August 9
(D) August 10
Ans - (B) August 8
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Q51. Which country topped the medal tally in Tokyo Olympics?
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) UK
Ans - (A) USA
Q52. In which state farmers are protesting against Congress Government?
(A) Kerala
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Maharastra
Ans - (C) Punjab
Q53. Recently which of the following orders terrorist group to identify and kill Indian Intelligence Officers in Jammu & Kashmir?
(A) Taliban
(B) ISI
(C) ISIS
(D) Lashkar-e-Toiba
Ans - (B) ISI
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Q54. Recently which of the following written in his book that China used left parties in India to sabotage the deal?
(A) Ranjan Mathai
(B) Lalit Mansingh
(C) J.N Dixit
(D) Vijay Gokhale
Ans - (D) Vijay Gokhale
Q55. Recently which of the following State/UT removes Inner Line Permit for tourists?
(A) Uttarkhand
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Ladakh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans - (C) Ladakh
Q56. Recently which of the following said that mixing of Covishield and Covaxin is better?
(A) Oxford University
(B) WHO
(C) Indian Medical Service
(D) ICMR
Ans - (D) ICMR
Q57. World Lion Day is observed on which day every year?
(A) August 9
(B) August 10
(C) August 11
(D) August 12
Ans - (B) August 10
Q58. How many online services of the Energy Department were launched by Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik in August 2021?
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 6
Ans - (A) 9
Q59. Which of the following country has banned sunscreen containing chemicals that harm corals from all its marine national parks?
(A) Maldives
(B) Indonesia
(C) Singapore
(D) Thailand
Ans - (D) Thailand
Q60. Recently government announces that they aim to increase fish export to how much by FY25?
(A) 1 trillion
(B) 1.5 trillion
(C) 548 Billion
(D) 2 trillion
Ans - (A) 1 trillion
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Q61. Recently which Satellite Mission of ISRO failed?
(A) EOS - 1
(B) EOS - 2
(C) EOS - 3
(D) EOS - 4
Ans - (C) EOS - 3
Q62. How many countries will host Army Games 2021?
(A) 6
(B) 11
(C) 16
(D) 18
Ans - (B) 11
Q63. Recently which country build Hypersonic Missile that can hit Targets in Space?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans - (A) Russia
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Q64. Which of these ministries has announced to organize India's first Internet Governance Forum?
(A) M/o Science
(B) M/o Information and Broadcasting
(C) M/o Education
(D) M/o Electronics and Information Technology
Ans - (D) M/o Electronics and Information Technology
Q65. Recently which state has launched e-Nagar Mobile Application and Portal?
(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha
Ans - (B) Gujarat
Q66. Who among the following has introduced a new book titled "How the Earth got its beauty"?
(A) Sudha Murthy
(B) Sudhir Chandramani
(C) Lakshmi Venu
(D) RH Kulkarni
Ans - (A) Sudha Murthy
Q67. Which of the following war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee Commodore Kasaragod Pattanashetty Gopal Rao has passed away recently?
(A) 1999
(B) 1965
(C) 1971
(D) 1947
Ans - (C) 1971
Q68. Which union territory is developing an online platform to promote tourism?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Lakshyadweep
(D) Delhi
Ans - (D) Delhi
Q69. Covid-19 death portal was launched by which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Maharastra
Ans - (B) Kerala
Q70. Who has fined 8 parties, including BJP and Congress, for not disclosing the criminal record of an election candidate?
(A) Election Commission
(B) Niti Aayog
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Delhi High Court
Ans - (C) Supreme Court
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Q71. Recently Taliban changed the Afghanistan name to what?
(A) Taliban's Afghanistan
(B) The Republic of Afghanistan
(C) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
(D) Islamic Afghanistan
Ans - (C) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Q72. Recently which country shot down the Afghan Military Planes?
(A) Tajikistan
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) China
(D) Pakistan
Ans - (B) Uzbekistan
Q73. Recently in which place curfew is imposed after the attack on CM's resident area?
(A) Imphal
(B) Itanagar
(C) Dispur
(D) Shillong
Ans - (D) Shillong
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Q74. Recently 3 new species of Wild Balsam were found in which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Assam
(C) Sikkim
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans - (A) Kerala
Q75. Recently how many new sites were added to the Ramsar list?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans - (D) 4
Q76. Which state government has launched "Operation Langada" against the criminals?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Ans - (C) Uttar Pradesh
Q77. Recently Ayesha Malik has been appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of which country?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Nepal
Ans - (B) Pakistan
Q78. Recently which of the following cricket player has been awarded as the ICC player of the Month for July 2021 in Men?
(A) Shakib-Al-Hassan
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Rashid Khan
(D) Joe Root
Ans - (A) Shakib-Al-Hassan
Q79. Recently which of the following COBRA commandos of the Central Reserve Police Forse have been awarded the Shaurya Chakra?
(A) Chitesh Kumar
(B) Manjinder Singh
(C) Sunil Choudhary
(D) All of the Above
Ans - (D) All of the Above
Q80. Which city will host the country's first Himalayan Film Festival?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Shimla
(C) Srinagar
(D) Dehradun
Ans - (A) Ladakh
Q81. Recently 15 people were arrested in which state for pro-Taliban posts on Social Media?
(A) Kerala
(B) Assam
(C) Maharastra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans - (B) Assam
Q82. PM-DAKSH Portal and Mobile app launched recently to promote which of the following?
(A) Youth Empowerment
(B) Agriculture
(C) Skill Development
(D) Sports Culture
Ans - (C) Skill Development
Q83. Recently in which country Govt. passes Data Privacy Law?
(A) India
(B) USA
(C) South Korea
(D) China
Ans - (D) China
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Q84. Recently which of the following launches the "Ubharta Sitaare" Scheme?
(A) Nirmala Sitaraman
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Nitin Gadkari
(D) Piyush Goyal
Ans - (A) Nirmala Sitaraman
Q85. Asian Development Bank and India have signed how much loan agreement for Bengaluru Metro?
(A) $200 Million
(B) $300 Million
(C) $400 Million
(D) $500 Million
Ans - (D) $500 Million
Q86. Kerala Government is set to announce which of the following as the brand ambassador of adventure tourism in Kerala?
(A) Murali Sreeshankar
(B) PR Sreejesh
(C) Sajan Prakash
(D) Jabir M Palliyalil
Ans - (B) PR Sreejesh
Q87. Where has a new species of algae with 'Umbrella Head' been discovered recently?
(A) Goa
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Andaman and Nicobar
(D) Puducherry
Ans - (C) Andaman and Nicobar
Q88. With which organization, Capital Float has partnered to extend its buy now and pay later solution?
(A) Razorpay
(B) Bank of Baroda
(C) Paytm
(D) Phone Pe
Ans - (A) Razorpay
Q89. Who has been elected as the new president of the Institute of Economic Growth Society?
(A) Ajay Tyagi
(B) NK Singh
(C) Amitabh Kant
(D) Dr Manmohan Singh
Ans - (B) NK Singh
Q90. Which state government has passed a proposal to build sports stadiums in every village of the state?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
Ans - (C) Uttar Pradesh
Q91. Recently Kabul terror bomb blasts were carried out by which of the following?
(A) ISIS-Maghreb
(B) ISIS-Andalus
(C) ISIS-Khurasan
(D) ISIS-Hijaz
Ans - (C) ISIS-Khurasan
Q92. How many Americans were killed in the recent Kabul Airport Bomb Blasts?
(A) 5
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 13
Ans - (D) 13
Q93. Recently which of the following country calls the ongoing Malabar Exercise of Quad as Forming of Gangs?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans - (A) China
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Q94. Recently Radioactive stones worth 4,250 crores were recovered by which police?
(A) UP Police
(B) West Bengal Police
(C) Maharastra Police
(D) Goa Police
Ans - (B) West Bengal Police
Q95. Recently Geological Survey of India lists how many sites of North East as geo-tourism sites?
(A) 2
(B) 6
(C) 12
(D) 16
Ans - (C) 12
Q96. Recently which of the following launches an e-portal called e-Shram?
(A) M/o Labour
(B) M/o Finance
(C) M/o Defence
(D) M/o Home
Ans - (A) M/o Labour
Q97. Sonu Sood to be the brand ambassador for which state/UT government's children mentorship programme?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Assam
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Delhi
Ans - (D) Delhi
Q98. Which state/UT has announced a Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Assam
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans - (B) Assam
Q99. World Water Week is being observed globally from which date to which date in 2021?
(A) August 22 to 26
(B) August 24 to 30
(C) August 23 to 27
(D) August 25 to 29
Ans - (C) August 23 to 27
Q100. Which state has recently celebrated the Wanchua festival 2021?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Bihar
(D) Manipur
Ans - (B) Assam
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