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11 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Which state announced Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the IT sector?
  1.    Haryana
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Telangana
  4.    Maharashtra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Maharashtra

Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the IT sector has been announced by Maharashtra Government.


Question 12. The Wrestling Federation of India has suspended which wrestler due to indiscipline during her Tokyo Olympics campaign?
  1.    Vinesh Phogat
  2.    Sakshi Malik
  3.    Bajrang Punia
  4.    Ravi Dahiya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Vinesh Phogat

The Wrestling Federation of India has suspended Vinesh Phogat due to indiscipline during her Tokyo Olympics campaign.


Question 13. The birth anniversary of Shri V.V. Giri is on which date?
  1.    August 10
  2.    August 12
  3.    August 13
  4.    August 14
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> August 10

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Shri V.V. Giri, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 10, 2021.


Question 14. The Government has set a target of achieving 175 Gigawatt of Renewable Energy capacity excluding large hydro by which year?
  1.    2030
  2.    2022
  3.    2023
  4.    2050
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2022

The Government has set a target of achieving 175 Gigawatt of Renewable Energy capacity excluding large hydro by December 2022.


Question 15. Which one has approved the study on mixing the Covaxin and Covishield vaccines?
  1.    ICMR
  2.    DCGI
  3.    DRDO
  4.    AIIMS
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> DCGI

The Drugs Controller and General of India have approved the study on mixing the Covaxin and Covishield vaccines.


Question 16. Which one has become the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange to enter the unicorn club?
  1.    CoinDCX
  2.    NCX
  3.    BSE
  4.    SENSEX
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> CoinDCX

CoinDCX has become the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange to enter the unicorn club with a $90-million (Rs 668-crore) series-C funding round. The fund-raise was led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's B Capital.


Question 17. Which country will host the first Internet Governance Forum?
  1.    India
  2.    USA
  3.    Germany
  4.    Canada
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> India

India will host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country that will be planned for three days, starting from October 20, this year.


Question 18. Which state has imposed a Color-coded action Plan to control any rise in fresh infections of COVID-19?
  1.    Haryana
  2.    Gujarat
  3.    Delhi
  4.    Chandigarh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Delhi

Delhi Government has imposed a Color-coded action Plan in the city to control any rise in fresh infections of COVID-19.


Question 19. Which country has confirmed the first case of the contagious Marburg virus?
  1.    Chile
  2.    Guinea
  3.    USA
  4.    India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Guinea

West Africa has confirmed the first case of the contagious Marburg virus in Guinea.


Question 20. The Investor Summit 2021 is to be organised in which state?
  1.    Telangana
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Haryana
  4.    Gujarat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Gujarat

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address Investor Summit in Gujarat. The Summit is being organized to invite investment for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure under the Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Program or the Vehicle Scrapping Policy.


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