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20 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

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Question 1. The World Bank Group member IFC has extended what amount as debt support to Industrial real estate and logistics parks' developer IndoSpace's logistics fund?
  1.    Rs 557 crore
  2.    Rs 300 crore
  3.    Rs 567 crore
  4.    Rs 400 crore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rs 557 crore

The World Bank Group member IFC has extended $75 million or over Rs 557 crore debt support to Industrial real estate and logistics parks' developer IndoSpace's logistics fund to develop logistics and industrial parks to enhance warehousing and supply chain infrastructure in India.


Question 2. Which edition of the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC 5.0) has been launched?
  1.    10th
  2.    5th
  3.    4th
  4.    12th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 5th

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 19, 2021, launched the 5th edition of the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC 5.0).


Question 3. Which state will inaugurate India's first smog tower?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Delhi
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Delhi

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate India's first smog tower on August 23, 2021, at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, informed Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on August 19, 2021.


Question 4. Who will be given the 1st Congressional Gold Medal for recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence?
  1.    Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2.    Mahatma Gandhi
  3.    D D Basu
  4.    C V Raman
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mahatma Gandhi

An influential US lawmaker from New York on 16th August reintroduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to posthumously award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence.


Question 5. World Photography Day is celebrated on which date?
  1.    August 18
  2.    August 21
  3.    August 19
  4.    July 20
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> August 19

World Photography Day is celebrated on 19 August every year to promote photography as a hobby and also inspire photographers around the globe to share a single photo with the rest of the world.


Question 6. Which country in collaboration with the United Nations, launched a technology platform UNITE AWARE?
  1.    India
  2.    China
  3.    Pakistan
  4.    Nepal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> India

India, in collaboration with the United Nations, launched a technology platform UNITE AWARE on 18 August 2021.


Question 7. Which bank has launched a do-it-yourself (DIY) repayment platform for missed loan repayments?
  1.    Kotak Mahindra Bank
  2.    PNB
  3.    SBI
  4.    HDFC
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL), in a tie-up with Creditas Solutions, has launched a do-it-yourself (DIY) repayment platform for missed loan repayments.


Question 8. Which state has emerged as a leading state in trading at National Agriculture Market (eNAM), since its inception?
  1.    Punjab
  2.    Odisha
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Rajasthan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government on 18 August 2021 informed that the state has emerged as a leading state in trading at National Agriculture Market (eNAM), since its inception.


Question 9. Which state has launched 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumihin Majdur Nyay Yojana', benefiting 12 lakh landless families?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Punjab
  3.    Chhattisgarh
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh government has launched 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumihin Majdur Nyay Yojana', benefiting 12 lakh landless families.


Question 10. The USOF has signed an agreement with which company to make available high quality and high-speed internet facilities to states in the North Eastern Region?
  1.    Airtel
  2.    MTNL
  3.    Reliance Jio
  4.    BSNL
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> BSNL

The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to make available high quality and high-speed internet facilities to states in the North Eastern Region of India.


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