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08/08/2021 Q.1) India's 1st Heart Failure Biobank starts at SCTIMST in -
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
Ans (c)
Q.2) Who has been appointed as the 1st Woman Director of the Zoological Survey of India?
(a) Dhriti Banerjee
(b) Shashi Wadhwa
(c) Shikha Varma
(d) Qudsia Tahseen
Ans (a)
Q.3) Who has become the brand ambassador of 'Moto GP' in India?
(a) Ajay Devgan
(b) Salman Khan
(c) John Abraham
(d) Tiger Shroff
Ans (c)
Q.4) RBI has retained real GDP growth at how much for Fiscal Year 2021-22?
(a) 10.7 percent
(b) 9.5 percent
(c) 11 percent
(d) 10 percent
Ans (b)
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Q.5) Sjoerd Marijne stepped down as Chief Coach of which Indian team?
(a) women's hockey
(b) men's hockey
(c) men's football
(d) women's archery
Ans (a)
Q.6) Which state assembly has passed a resolution demanding Government to withdraw Electricity Bill?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Delhi
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans (c)
Q.7) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been rechristened to honour which Indian sporting legend?
(a) Milkha Singh
(b) Dhyan Chand
(c) Kapil Dev
(d) PT Usha
Ans (b)
Q.8) Which state govt. has launched COVID-19 Death Information Portal?
(a) Kerala
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Delhi
(d) Odisha
Ans (a)
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Q.9) Which nation has banned coral-damaging sunscreens in marine parks?
(a) Thailand
(b) Switzerland
(c) Sweden
(d) Indonesia
Ans (a)
Q.10) 'Paani Maah' clean water awareness program has been launched in -
(a) Ladakh
(b) Punjab
(c) Odisha
(d) Gujarat
Ans (a)
09/08/2021 Q.1) India's star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won which medal at Tokyo 2020?
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) None of these
Ans (a)
Q.2) Ace India wrestler Bajrang Punia won which medal at Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) None of these
Ans (c)
Q.3) Which Union Minister has unveiled the 'PM-DAKSH' Portal and Mobile App?
(a) Virendra Kumar
(b) Anurag Thakur
(c) Kishan Reddy
(d) Narenda Modi
Ans (a)
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Q.4) Water Villas will be set up in India for the 1st time in
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman & Nicobar
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans (a)
Q.5) Which Small Finance Bank (SFB) has launched 'Health and Wellness Savings Account'?
(a) Ujjivan SFB
(b) Suryoday SFB
(c) Equitas SFB
(d) Utkarsh SFB
Ans (b)
Q.6) SBI General Insurance partnered with which fintech platform to expand each in Rural areas?
(a) Mobikwik
(b) Coverfox
(c) SahiPay
(d) Bill Desk
Ans (c)
Q.7) Which one is the one-stop passenger helpline launched by Indian Railway?
(a) Rail Sahyog
(b) Rail Sath
(c) Rail Yatri
(d) Rail Madad
Ans (d)
Q.8) Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) celebrated its 34th Foundation Day on -
(a) 6th Aug 2021
(b) 7th Aug 2021
(c) 8th Aug 2021
(d) 9th Aug 2021
Ans (a)
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Q.9) India's Olympian footballer SS ‘Babu' Narayan passes away at 86. He is from -
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha
Ans (c)
Q.10) Recently which Bhutan's, India assisted, project got the Brunel Medal by London?
(a) Chukha H.P.
(b) Kurichhu H.P.
(c) Mangdechhu H.P.
(d) Dagachhu H.P.
Ans (c)
10/08/2021
Q.1) What is India's rank in the 2nd edition of the 'Covid-19 Innovation report 2021'?
(a) 12th
(b) 25th
(c) 32nd
(d) 36th
Ans(c)
Q.2) The 'Zayed Talwar 2021' is the bilateral naval exercise of Indian Navy with which country?
(a) Oman
(b) Qatar
(c) Israel
(d) UAE
Ans(d)
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Q.3) How many medals have been won by Indian contingents at the 2020 Summer Olympics?
(a) 9 medals
(b) 6 medals
(c) 7 medals
(d) 8 medals
Ans(c)
Q.4) Who was flag bearer of Indian contingent at the Closing ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2020?
(a) MC Mary Kom
(b) Bajrang Punia
(c) Manpreet Singh
(d) Mirabai Chanu
Ans(b)
Q.5) Where will India's first hydrogen fuel cell based train run?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
Ans(c)
Q.6) The tenure of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has been extended for how many years?
(a) 3 years
(b) 1 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 5 years
Ans(b)
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Q.7) ADB has approved $300 million additional loan for rural roads projects for -
(a) Karnataka
(b) Telangana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans(c)
Q.8) Vice President Naidu released a commemorative postage stamp on 'Chaman Lal', who was he?
(a) Author
(b) Social Worker
(c) Singer
(d) Actor
Ans(b)
Q.9) James Anderson become 3rd highest wicket- taker in Test cricket, he belongs to which country?
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) England
(d) West Indies
Ans(c)
Q.10) Which state govt signed an MoU with 'Walmart Vriddhi' and 'Haqdarshak' for MSMEs’ products?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Karnataka
(d) Gujarat
Ans(b)
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11/08/2021 Q.1) From which district of Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi has launched Ujjwala 2.0 scheme?
(a) Prayagraj
(b) Lucknow
(c) Lakhimpur
(d) Mahoba
Ans(d)
Q.2) How much members of Indian Army will participate in the International Army Games 2021?
(a) 21 members
(b) 51 members
(c) 101 members
(d) 151 members
Ans(c)
Q.3) Who is the 1st Indian Prime Minister to Chair a UN Security Council(UNSC) debate?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Manmohan Singh
(c) Narasimha Rao
(d) A.B. Vajpayee
Ans(a)
Q.4) The 8th Justice Ministers Meeting 2021 of SCO was hosted by -
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Turkmenistan
Ans(a)
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Q.5) Which country will host Internet Governance Forum-2021?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Ans(b)
Q.6) Who was the first Indian woman to pilot an aircraft?
(a) Vandana Thakaria
(b) Sarla Thukral
(c) Lovlina Borgohain
(d) Sunita Verma
Ans(b)
Q.7) Which High Court pronounced the Marital rape a good ground to claim divorce?
(a) Kerala HC
(b) Bombay HC
(c) Allahabad HC
(d) Calcutta HC
Ans(a)
Q.8) Recently the very famous P. S. Banargy passed away. He was related to -
(a) Acting
(b) Sculptor
(c) Cartoonist
(d) Both (b) & (c)
Ans(d)
Q.9) Which state govt. has formed three tier committee to monitor women related complaints?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Bihar
(c) Haryana
(d) Odisha
Ans(a)
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Q.10) Which company has launched 'Safar20' service with Humsafar?
(a) BPCL
(b) HPCL
(c) GAIL
(d) BHEL
Ans(a)
12/08/2021 Q.1) At which place will World's first Bio Bank of Ayurveda be establish?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Haridwar
(c) Varanasi
(d) Mumbai
Ans(a)
Q.2) Scheme of Penalty for non-replenishment of ATMs' shall come into effect from -
(a) 1st Dec, 2021
(b) 1st Nov, 2021
(c) 1st Sep, 2021
(d) 1st Oct, 2021
Ans(d)
Q.3) RBI has increased the limit for collateral free loans to Self-Help Groups(SHG) to -
(a) ₹10 lakh
(b) ₹50 lakh
(c) ₹20 lakh
(d) ₹30 lakh
Ans(c)
Q.4) The 'eNagar' mobile application and portal has been launched by which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Ans(b)
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Q.5) In a first, how many women officers was inducted in combat role in Indo Tibetan Border Police(ITBP)?
(a) 3 women
(b) 1 women
(c) 4 women
(d) 2 women
Ans(d)
Q.6) Which day of the year has been declared as the Javelin Throw Day by the Athletics Federation of India?
(a) 7th August
(b) 6th August
(c) 8th August
(d) 9th August
Ans(a)
Q.7) Which state government has renamed Kakori Conspiracy as Kakori Train Action?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans(a)
Q.8) Which country has become the 1st to grant a patent to an invention by Al system?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) South Africa
Ans(d)
Q.9) Which state has won 7 national Awards at the 'Van Dhan Annual Awards 2020-21'?
(a) Assam
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Tripura
Ans(c)
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Q.10) Which platform has collaborated with UNICEF India for making the digital world safer for children?
(a) Twitter
(b) Facebook
(c) Instagram
(d) Snapchat
Ans(b)
13/08/2021 Q.1) India's 1st Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) is -
(a) Nirbhay Missile
(b) Akash Missile
(c) Nag Missile
(d) Amogha Missile
Ans(a)
Q.2) What is India's rank on new Global Youth Development Index?
(a) 92nd
(b) 122nd
(c) 135th
(d) 146th
Ans (b)
Q.3) As per Quality of Life for Elderly Index, which states/UT ranked 1st in Aged states Categories?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans(a)
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Q.4) PM Modi has launched how much crore Palm Oil Initiative to make India self-sufficient in edible oils?
(a) 711,000 crore
(b) 15,000 crore
(c) 16,000 crore
(d) 18,000 crore
Ans(a)
Q.5) Recently, Which state government has announced Rajiv Gandhi Award for IT sector?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans(b)
Q.6) Who has launched app-based digital-lending platform named 'Digital Prayaas'?
(a) PNB
(b) SBI
(c) SIDBI
(d) UCO Bank
Ans(c)
Q.7) Which INS will represent in the annual Malabar naval exercises off the coast of Guam?
(a) INS Ranvijay
(b) INS Shivalik
(c) INS Kochi
(d) Both (a) & (b)
Ans(d)
Q.8) The founder of 'Atmasantulana Village' passed away at 81. His name is -
(a) Anupam Shyam
(b) Yashpal Sharma
(c) Balaji Tambe
(d) Sunderlal Bahuguna
Ans(c)
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Q.9) The International Youth Day is observed on which date?
(a) 9th August
(b) 10th August
(c) 11th August
(d) 12th August
Ans(d)
Q.10) World Lion Day celebrated every year on which date?
(a) 10th August
(b) 9th August
(c) 8th August
(d) 11th August
Ans(a)
14/08/2021 Q.1) Which Union Minister has launched the 'Fit India Freedom Run 2.0'?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Rajnath Singh
Ans(c)
Q.2) Which Indian airport has been ranked as the best airport, as per Skytrax?
(a) Mumbai Airport
(b) Hyderabad Airport
(c) Delhi Airport
(d) Bengaluru Airport
Ans(c)
Q.3) Which city will host the Durand Cup 2021?
(a) Surat
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
Ans(d)
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Q.4) Which city have been declared as India's 1st 'Water Plus' certified city?
(a) Pune
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Indore
(d) Shimla
Ans(c)
Q.5) The 'Health QUEST study' initiative has been launched by which organisation?
(a) ISRO
(b) AIIMS
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) DRDO
Ans(a)
Q.6) Who represented India at the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting?
(a) Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
(b) Pratima Bhoumik
(c) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(d) Nisith Pramanik
Ans(a)
Q.7) RBL Bank has selected which cloud computing service provider as its preferred cloud provider?
(a) Google Clouds
(b) Amazon Web Services
(c) Microsoft Azure
(d) IBM Cloud
Ans(b)
Q.8) Who has been appointed as the CEO of NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.(NBBL)?
(a) Amitha Sehgal
(b) Biswa Mahapatra
(c) Dilip Asbe
(d) Noopur Chaturvedi
Ans(d)
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Q.9) Cabinet has extended the tenure of incumbent Home Secretary by one-year. Who is the present Home Secretary?
(a) Ajay Seth
(b) Rajiv Gauba
(c) Sanjay Mitra
(d) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Ans(d)
Q.10) Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority(NPPA)?
(a) Meera Mamgaain
(b) Kamlesh Kumar Pant
(c) Sujeet Kumar
(d) Rajneesh Tingal
Ans(b)
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