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2 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 15 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Man Kaur, who died of a heart attack, is a sprinter from which city?
  1.    Delhi
  2.    Chandigarh
  3.    Haridwar
  4.    Jaipur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Chandigarh

Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur, referred to as 'Miracle from Chandigarh', died of a heart attack. She was 105.


Question 2. Ismail Haniyeh has been re-elected as leader of which Islamist group?
  1.    Jes-e-Mohammad
  2.    Hamas
  3.    Cobra
  4.    Taliban
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Hamas

Ismail Haniyeh has been re-elected as leader of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas which rules the Gaza Strip.


Question 3. JICA is working on which project with IIT Hyderabad?
  1.    HOMAGE
  2.    CALL
  3.    SAVAGE
  4.    FRIENDSHIP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> FRIENDSHIP

JICA officials recently visited the IIT Hyderabad campus for the terminal evaluation of the FRIENDSHIP project of IITH with JICA, which is ending in March 2020. They expressed happiness with the outcome of the project.


Question 4. Who took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts?
  1.    S.N. Rao
  2.    Laxman Patel
  3.    Hasmukh Das
  4.    Deepak Das
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Deepak Das

Shri Deepak Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts here today. Shri Deepak Das is the 25th officer to hold the position of Controller General of Accounts (CGA).


Question 5. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch which payment solution?
  1.    Pisa
  2.    Rupee
  3.    e-RUPI
  4.    Check
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> e-RUPI

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch e-RUPI, a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution on 2nd August 2021 at 4:30 pm via video conferencing.


Question 6. Who won the Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021 organised in Tamil Nadu?
  1.    Bharti Singh
  2.    Sakshi Malik
  3.    Sushil Kumar
  4.    Labhanshu Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Labhanshu Sharma

Indian Wrestler Labhanshu Sharma has created history by winning the Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021 organised in Tamil Nadu this year.


Question 7. Muslim Women Rights Day is being celebrated all over the country on which date?
  1.    July 30
  2.    July 29
  3.    August 1
  4.    July 23
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> August 1

Muslim Women Rights Day was observed by different organisations across the country today where Muslim women wholeheartedly thanked Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for bringing the law against Triple Talaq.


Question 8. YouTube has signed a definitive agreement to buy which video shopping app?
  1.    Flipkart
  2.    Amazon
  3.    Simsim
  4.    Cilory
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Simsim

Google's YouTube has signed a definitive agreement to buy video shopping app Simsim as it looks to help discover and buy products from Indian retailers.


Question 9. Who has become the new Prime Minister of Myanmar?
  1.    Min Aung Hlaing
  2.    Thein Sen
  3.    Aung San Suu Kyi
  4.    Gen Si Chun
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Min Aung Hlaing

Military ruler Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has become Prime Minister in the newly formed caretaker govt. in Myanmar.


Question 10. Yulimar Rojas of which country created a new world record in women's triple jump in Olympics 2021?
  1.    Chile
  2.    Venezuela
  3.    Brazil
  4.    Peru
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Venezuela

In Tokyo Olympics 2021, Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela created a new world record in women's triple jump (15.67 meters) and won the gold medal.


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