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21 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Which Indian is at 97th spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires' index?
  1.    Deodhar Pandey
  2.    Radhakishan Damani
  3.    Girish Patel
  4.    Amit Vashisht
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Radhakishan Damani

Radhakishan Damani is an Indian billionaire, who is in news for entering the world's 100 richest people list. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires' index, he stands at 97th spot in this list and his net worth is assessed $19.3 billion.


Question 12. Who has been selected as a panellist on the MSI Fellowships Virtual Panel of NASA?
  1.    Parul Lodha
  2.    Pooja Sejwal
  3.    Goldy Madan
  4.    Diksha Shinde
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Diksha Shinde

Diksha Shinde, a 14-yer old Indian girl from Aurangabad in Maharashtra has been selected as a panellist on the MSI Fellowships Virtual Panel of NASA.


Question 13. Which Indian Actor was among the winners of the latest edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards?
  1.    Vickey Kaushal
  2.    Manoj Bajpayee
  3.    Nana Patekar
  4.    Varun Dhawan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Manoj Bajpayee

The Family Man 2 actors Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni were among the winners of the latest edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards.


Question 14. Who has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?
  1.    Kamlesh Singh
  2.    Apurva Chandra
  3.    Gulshan Geelani
  4.    Ravi Dubey
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Apurva Chandra

1988 batch Maharashtra Cadre IAS officer Apurva Chandra has been appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.


Question 15. O.M Nambiar, who passed away recently, belongs to which profession?
  1.    Cricket Coach
  2.    Music Director
  3.    Athletics Coach
  4.    Politician
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Athletics Coach

Renowned athletics coach O.M Nambiar, who nurtured one of India's greatest track and field stars PT Usha, died due to an age-related illness. He was 89.


Question 16. The Conference of Parties 26 will be held in which city?
  1.    London
  2.    Hungary
  3.    Budapest
  4.    Glasgow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Glasgow

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Changes Shri Bhupinder Yadav extended India's full support to the UK for COP26 to be held in Glasgow in November this year.


Question 17. The Central Government has approved a revival package of what amount for the revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited?
  1.    Rs 77 crore
  2.    Rs 45 crore
  3.    Rs 80 crore
  4.    Rs 77.45 crore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rs 77.45 crore

The Central Government has approved a revival package of Rs.77.45 crore for the revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC).


Question 18. Which one has developed an advanced chaff technology to safeguard fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from enemy radar threats?
  1.    ISRO
  2.    DRDO
  3.    BSF
  4.    IAF
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have jointly developed an advanced chaff technology to safeguard fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from enemy radar threats.


Question 19. Which country has approved a three-child policy and has marked a major policy shift to prevent a steep decline in the birth rate in the country?
  1.    China
  2.    Japan
  3.    USA
  4.    Germany
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> China

China has finally approved a three-child policy and has marked a major policy shift to prevent a steep decline in the birth rate in the country.


Question 20. Who has announced his retirement from the post of MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank?
  1.    Harish Grewal
  2.    Ramesh Singh
  3.    Nitin Chugh
  4.    Jatin Patel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Nitin Chugh

Nitin Chugh has announced his retirement from the post of managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank w.e.f September 30, 2021.


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