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23 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 13 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. PayPal Holdings Inc has launched crypto buying and selling in which country?
  1.    UAE
  2.    USA
  3.    United Kingdom
  4.    Germany
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> United Kingdom

PayPal Holdings Inc has launched crypto buying and selling in the United Kingdom. Key points PayPal will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies now


Question 2. The Stadium on premises of Army Sports Institute to be named after which sportsperson?
  1.    Vinesh Phogat
  2.    Saina Nehwal
  3.    Neeraj Chopra
  4.    Bajrang Punia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Neeraj Chopra

The stadium on the premises of the Army Sports Institute in Pune is to be named after Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra.


Question 3. India's highest altitude herbal park has been inaugurated in which state?
  1.    Uttar Pradesh
  2.    Haryana
  3.    Uttarakhand
  4.    Bihar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Uttarakhand

India's highest herbal park, at a height of 11,000 feet, was inaugurated near the Indo-China border at Mana village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.


Question 4. India's Amit Khatri wins silver recently in which game?
  1.    Badminton
  2.    Shooting
  3.    Cricket
  4.    Athletics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Athletics

India's Amit Khatri won silver in a 10,000m race walk at World U-20 Athletics in Nairobi.


Question 5. Kalyan Singh, who died recently, was Chief Minister of which state?
  1.    Karnataka
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Haryana
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uttar Pradesh

Former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh died at 89. He was Chief Minister in 1991-1992 & 1997-1999.


Question 6. Pradeep Guha, who died in Mumbai, belongs to which profession?
  1.    Actor
  2.    Producer
  3.    Director
  4.    Singer
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Producer

Film producer and former Times of India Executive Pradeep Guha died in Mumbai


Question 7. The Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed on which date?
  1.    August 21
  2.    August 25
  3.    August 22
  4.    August 15
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> August 22

The Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is found on August 22 each and every year on the grounds that 2019.


Question 8. NTPC commissioned a 25 Megawatt floating solar PV project at Simhadri thermal station in which state?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Andhra Pradesh
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Andhra Pradesh

NTPC Ltd commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in Visakhapatnam. It is a 25 MW project on the reservoir of Simhadri thermal power station.


Question 9. Which country launched antibody testing for children aged three?
  1.    Italy
  2.    Hungary
  3.    Israel
  4.    Germany
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Israel

Israel launched antibody testing for children aged three in order to get the exact number of unvaccinated youths who have developed antibodies against coronavirus.


Question 10. Which state has launched a comprehensive Talent Search Campaign in the field of sports?
  1.    Rajasthan
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Maharashtra
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the State Government has launched a comprehensive Talent Search Campaign in the field of sports.


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