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31 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. The International Day of the Disappeared is marked annually on which date?
  1.    August 30
  2.    August 28
  3.    August 27
  4.    August 29
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> August 30

The International Day of the Disappeared is held on August 30 each year.


Question 12. Bhavinaben Patel has claimed the silver medal for India at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in which game?
  1.    Table Tennis
  2.    Badminton
  3.    Shooting
  4.    High Jump
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Table Tennis

Indian paddler Bhavinaben Patel has claimed a historic silver medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo on August 29, 2021, in the women's singles summit clash.


Question 13. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board?
  1.    Dharmendra Pradhan
  2.    Mansukh Mandaviya
  3.    Harsh Vardhan
  4.    Kiren Rijiju
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mansukh Mandaviya

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has taken over charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board.


Question 14. The Reserve Bank of India has announced an increase in the incentives given to commercial banks for the distribution of coins per bag. What will be the new incentive per bag?
  1.    Rs 45
  2.    Rs 65
  3.    Rs 35
  4.    Rs 55
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs 65

The Reserve Bank of India has increased the incentive that it gives to the banks for the distribution of coins over the counter from Rs 25/bag to Rs 65/bag of coin.


Question 15. Every unorganized worker who registers on the eSHRAM Portal will get how much Accidental Insurance cover?
  1.    Rs 3.0 Lakh
  2.    Rs 2.0 Lakh
  3.    Rs 1.0 Lakh
  4.    Rs 4.0 Lakh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs 2.0 Lakh

Every unorganized worker who registers on the eSHRAM Portal will get Rs 2.0 Lakh Accidental Insurance cover.


Question 16. MANTHAN 2021 is a national hackathon launched by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in collaboration with which one?
  1.    AICTE
  2.    NABARD
  3.    NPCI
  4.    NITI Aayog
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> AICTE

The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in collaboration with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched a unique national Hackathon named 'MANTHAN 2021'.


Question 17. Which year is to be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under the leadership of India?
  1.    2023
  2.    2022
  3.    2024
  4.    2025
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2023

2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under the leadership of India.


Question 18. Which player has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2021?
  1.    Lewis Hamilton
  2.    Charles Leclerc
  3.    George Russell
  4.    Max Verstappen
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen (Red Bull - Netherlands) has been declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix 2021.


Question 19. Indian-para-athlete Nishad Kumar has won the silver medal in which event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
  1.    Discuss Throw
  2.    High Jump
  3.    Javelin Throw
  4.    Shot Put
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> High Jump

India's Nishad Kumar has clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.


Question 20. The Sports Minister has launched the Fit India Mobile Application to mark National Sports Day. The launch marked how many years of implementation of the Fit India Movement?
  1.    3
  2.    2
  3.    5
  4.    1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2

The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur has launched the Fit India Mobile Application. The launch of the app marks the second anniversary of the Fit India Movement.


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