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Current Affairs August 30

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organization has released the report ‘Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021’ which states that the pandemic is threatening Asia and the Pacific’s progress?

a)

World Bank

b)

Asian Development Bank

c)

International Monetary Fund

d)

United Nations Development Programme

2.

What is the name of India’s operation of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan?

a)

Operation Safed Sagar

b)

Operation Raahat

c)

Operation Surya Hope

d)

Operation Devi Shakti

3.

With which State/UT’s Atal Incubation Centre has the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) partnered to encourage youngsters to set up start-ups?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Puducherry

c)

Goa

d)

Karnataka

4.

What is the name of the programme which has been launched by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology to support startups in their initial phase?

a)

ASPIRE

b)

SAMRIDH

c)

Startup India Seed Fund

d)

Multiplier Grants Scheme

5.

Which country took charge as the Chair of Stop TB Partnership Board in 2021?

a)

UK

b)

Australia

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

6.

What is ‘Vigraha’, with respect to Indian Coast Guard (ICG)?

a)

Offshore Patrol Vessel

b)

Submarine

c)

Destroyer

d)

Interceptor Boat

7.

Which country has signed an agreement with the Maldives, for the $500 million Greater Male Connectivity Project?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Pakistan

d)

USA

8.

India’s first Green Hydrogen Plant is set to come up in which place?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Chennai

c)

Mathura

d)

Digboi

9.

Where is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change headquartered?

a)

USA

b)

UAE

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Switzerland

10.

Which year is to be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under the leadership of India?

a)

2022

b)

2023

c)

2024

d)

2025

11.

With which organizations, National Skill Development Corporation has partnered with to introduce a skilling programme that aims to train 50,000 youth?

a)

Nokia

b)

Xiaomi

c)

Samsung

d)

Google

12.

In collaboration with which organization, has NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched Student Entrepreneurship Program 3.0?

a)

Dassault Systemes

b)

Google

c)

Tesla

d)

DRDO

13.

Which organization released the ‘Life Freedom Index 2021’ report?

a)

SBI Life Insurance

b)

HDFC Life

c)

Life Insurance Corporation

d)

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

14.

With which organization, MyGov under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have come together to jointly launch the Amrit Mahotsav Shri Shakti Innovation Challenge 2021?

a)

Global Fund for Women

b)

National Organization for Women

c)

Women for Women International

d)

UN Women

15.

Which organization has conducted the pilot run of the International Bullion Exchange (IBE)?

a)

Reserve Bank of India

b)

World Bank

c)

World Trade Organization

d)

International Financial Services Centres Authority

16.

Which organization has launched three online applications to enable users to easily purchase and download products related to geospatial mapping online?

a)

Department of Biotechnology

b)

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

c)

DRDO

d)

Department of Science and Technology

17.

Which bank has deployed a secure, Do It Yourself Digital Repayment Platform for missed loan repayments?

a)

ICICI Bank

b)

Kotak Mahindra Bank

c)

Bank of Baroda

d)

State Bank of India

18.

Which ministry has launched the Ubharte Sitaare scheme?

a)

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

b)

Ministry of Finance

c)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

d)

Ministry of Labour and Employment

19.

In which city, India’s first smog tower has been inaugurated?

a)

Kolkata

b)

Mumbai

c)

Delhi

d)

Bengaluru

20.

Who has won silver in women’s long jump at World Athletics under-20 championships?

a)

Deepika Kumari

b)

Priyanka Goswami

c)

Seema Punia

d)

Shaili Singh