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15 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 18 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. What is the retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) as per data released for July?
  1.    7.65%
  2.    4.56%
  3.    5.59%
  4.    2.23%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 5.59%

Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) eased to 5.59 per cent in July as against 6.26 per cent in June, government data showed.


Question 12. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has extended the collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce with which organisation?
  1.    UNSECO
  2.    UNDESA
  3.    WADA
  4.    UNCTAD
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> UNCTAD

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and UNCTAD have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce.


Question 13. Who is the new CEO of Royal Enfield and ED of Eicher Motors Ltd. (EML)?
  1.    Vinod K. Dasari
  2.    Neeraj Singh
  3.    B. Govindarajan
  4.    Chitra Majumdar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> B. Govindarajan

Vinod K. Dasari will step down as CEO of Royal Enfield and ED of Eicher Motors Ltd. (EML). He will be succeeded by B. Govindarajan.


Question 14. Which country has ended the "virginity tests" on female cadets?
  1.    Syria
  2.    Indonesia
  3.    Pakistan
  4.    Singapore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Indonesia

The Indonesian Army ended the "virginity tests" on female cadets which the World Health Organization determined has "no scientific merit or clinical indication" involves someone placing their fingers into a cadet's vagina to supposedly assess whether they have had sex.


Question 15. Kandahar, which has been captured by The Taliban recently, is in which country?
  1.    Afghanistan
  2.    Syria
  3.    Kazakhstan
  4.    Pakistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Afghanistan

The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities, Kandahar and Herat, the country's second and third-largest after Kabul, and strategic provincial capital.


Question 16. Which bank has agreed to a USD 100 million line of credit to Mauritius for procurement of defence items from India?
  1.    EXIM
  2.    HDFC
  3.    Indian Bank
  4.    SBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> EXIM

The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has agreed in a USD 100 million line of credit to Mauritius for procurement of defence items from India,


Question 17. India exported the first consignment of five apples varieties from Himachal Pradesh to which country?
  1.    Germany
  2.    United Kingdom
  3.    Netherlands
  4.    Bahrain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bahrain

India exports the first consignment of five apple varieties from Himachal Pradesh - Royal Delicious, Dark Baron Gala, Scarlet Spur, Red Velox and Golden Delicious - to Bahrain


Question 18. The first nasal COVID-19 vaccine developed by which company has got regulatory approval for phase second and third trials?
  1.    ICMR
  2.    Bharat Biotech
  3.    DRDO
  4.    Cipla
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Bharat Biotech

The first nasal COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech has got regulatory approval for phase second and third trials.


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