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5 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Which Men's hockey team has won bronze at Tokyo Olympics?
  1.    India
  2.    China
  3.    Nehterlands
  4.    Pakistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> India

Indian Men's hockey team won the bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2021.


Question 12. Paras Khadka, who retired from cricket recently, belongs to which country?
  1.    Sri Lanka
  2.    India
  3.    Bangladesh
  4.    Nepal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Nepal

Former Nepal Cricket Team Captain Paras Khadka announced his retirement.


Question 13. Kiren Rijiju is to attend which Justice Ministers Meet of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
  1.    12th
  2.    8th
  3.    2nd
  4.    9th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 8th

Kiren Rijiju will attend the 8th Justice Ministers Meet of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.


Question 14. Who authored the book titled "My Own Mazagon"?
  1.    Ramesh Babu
  2.    Mira Das
  3.    Devi Nayak
  4.    Chetan Bhagat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ramesh Babu

A new book titled "My Own Mazagon" has authored by Captain Ramesh Babu. The book published by Indus Source Books features the history and story of Mazagon, the island which was merged into a single entity as Bombay.


Question 15. JSW Foundation has signed MoU with which state or union territory to restore Mughal Gardens?
  1.    Jammu and Kashmir
  2.    Ladakh
  3.    Goa
  4.    Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jammu and Kashmir

JSW Foundation has signed an MoU with JK to restore Mughal Gardens.


Question 16. How many Indian companies have found a place in 2021 Fortune's Global 500 list?
  1.    9
  2.    6
  3.    7
  4.    8
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 7

Seven Indian companies have found a place in 2021 Fortune's Global 500 list. The Fortune Global 500 is an annual ranking of the top 500 enterprises globally, as measured by business revenues.


Question 17. The government has set a loans disbursement target under PMMY at what amount?
  1.    Rs 10 trillion
  2.    Rs 3 trillion
  3.    Rs 3 billion
  4.    Rs 4 million
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs 3 trillion

The government has set the loans disbursement target under the PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY) at Rs 3 trillion for 2021-22 (FY22). This target is lower than the previous year. For FY21, the target was set at Rs 3.21 trillion.


Question 18. Who took charged as MD of LIC?
  1.    Isha Mandal
  2.    Ila Kumari
  3.    Mini Ipe
  4.    Neha Sejwal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mini Ipe

Mini Ipe took charge as managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India. Ipe is a post-graduate in commerce and joined LIC in 1986 as a direct recruit officer. She has a diverse experience in LIC having worked in various capacities.


Question 19. Who authored the book titled "Leopard Diaries-the Rosette in India"?
  1.    Mahesh Das
  2.    Nilesh Sharma
  3.    Radha Devi
  4.    Sanjay Gubbi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sanjay Gubbi

Wildlife Biologist, Sanjay Gubbi authored a book about Leopard titled 'Leopard Diaries - the Rosette in India', in which he says about the food habits, ecological context, and conservation of Leopard along with the suggestions to overcome leopard-human conflict.


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