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28 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. The Sahitya Akademi named the authors Yashodhara Mishra as the winner of the 2020 awards for his work in which language?
  1.    Hindi
  2.    Odia
  3.    Sanskrit
  4.    Malayalam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Odia

The Sahitya Akademi named authors Yashodhara Mishra and Omcherry N.N. Pillai as the winners of the 2020 awards for their works in Odia and Malayalam, respectively.


Question 12. Indian Oil will construct India's first Green Hydrogen Plant in which city?
  1.    Panipat
  2.    Faridabad
  3.    Gurugram
  4.    Mathura
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mathura

Indian Oil will construct India's first Green Hydrogen Plant at Mathura refinery. This plant will be an addition to amplify the existing crude oil refining capability by using 25 million tonnes per annum.


Question 13. Which organization in partnership with Cisco has launched the next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) titled "WEP Nxt" to foster women entrepreneurship in India?
  1.    BARC
  2.    DRDO
  3.    ICMR
  4.    NITI Aayog
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog in partnership with Cisco has launched the next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) titled "WEP Nxt" to foster women entrepreneurship in India.


Question 14. Who will become the brand ambassador for the Delhi government's ambitious 'Desh Ke Mentor' initiative?
  1.    Akshay Kumar
  2.    Sonu Sood
  3.    Varun Dhawan
  4.    Arjun Kapoor
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sonu Sood

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood will become the brand ambassador for the Delhi government's ambitious 'Desh Ke Mentor' initiative.


Question 15. Who is the author of the book titled- 'Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government'?
  1.    K J Alphons
  2.    Ravi Dubey
  3.    Neha Uppal
  4.    Chetna Pandit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> K J Alphons

Former Union Minister, K J Alphons has presented his book 'Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government' to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.


Question 16. Which one has launched a mobile app called Ananda cell app for its suppliers and intermediaries to onboard potential customers?
  1.    LIC
  2.    HDFC
  3.    NABARD
  4.    RBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> LIC

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) launched a mobile app called Ananda cell app for its suppliers and intermediaries to onboard potential customers.


Question 17. Which bank has transferred a loan sanctioned letter of Rs 5100 crores to the Uttar Pradesh government for the Ganga Expressway project?
  1.    HDFC
  2.    PNB
  3.    Axis Bank
  4.    SBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> PNB

The work for the ambitious Ganga expressway project received a boost when Punjab National Bank (PNB) transferred a loan sanctioned letter of Rs 5100 crores to the Uttar Pradesh government for the project.


Question 18. India signed a contract on the mega Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP) with which country?
  1.    Malaysia
  2.    Nepal
  3.    Maldives
  4.    Bangladesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Maldives

India and Maldives will sign a contract on the mega Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP), the largest infrastructure project in the country.


Question 19. Who took charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board on August 26, 2021?
  1.    Mansukh Mandaviya
  2.    Narender Modi
  3.    Meenakshi Lekhi
  4.    Smriti Irani
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, took charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board on August 26, 2021.


Question 20. What is the name of India's first sectoral index in the Agri commodities basket that was launched by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)?
  1.    GUAREX
  2.    SAUREX
  3.    NSEX
  4.    NCDEX
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> GUAREX

India's first sectoral index in the Agri commodities basket i.e., GUAREX was launched by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX).


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