26August MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 26August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 26 August with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 26 August MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 26 August MCQ Current Affairs
26 August Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. According to the government of India, transgenders will be brought under which schemes recently?
(a) Atal Pension Yojana
(b) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(d) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
2. Who has launched “Azadi Quest”, a series of online educational games based on India’s freedom struggle, developed in collaboration with Zynga India?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Rajnath Singh
3. M Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled “A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19”, a compilation of selected articles of former Union Minister and Padma Vibhushan _______.
(a) Arun Jaitley
(b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Manohar Parrikar
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4. ICRA has projected India’s GDP growth as ____________________ for the Q1 (April-June) FY23.
(a) 10%
(b) 13%
(c) 12%
(d) 11%
5. The 2022 Liberty Medal by US Government will be awarded to who among the following?
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Emmanuel Macron
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
6. At which Indian Navy Ship (INS), a first-of-its-kind, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated in August 2022?
(a) INS Satpura
(b) INS Sahyadri
(c) INS Suvarna
(d) INS Karna
7. Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine of the US has been selected for the Pulitzer Prize 2022. She is from which country?
(a) Iran
(b) the Maldives
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh
8. Internaut Day is celebrated every year on which day?
(a) 20 August
(b) 21 August
(c) 22 August
(d) 23 August
9. Which of the following company has signed MoUs with the Assam, Manipur, and Tripura governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation under a central scheme?
(a) Vinsol Oil Company
(b) Godrej Agrovet
(c) Dabur Ltd.
(d) Patanjali Ayurved
10. Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga has been elected as interim PM of which country?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) the Maldives
(c) Mali
(d) Mauritius
11. Which company has partnered with SIDBI to launch 1,000 green energy enterprises established throughout the country?
(a) JSW Energy
(b) ReNew Power
(c) TP renewable Microgrid
(d) NTPC Limited
12. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to start the country’s first night safari in the capital _____.
(a) Lucknow
(b) Kanpur
(c) Pilibhit
(d) Moradabad
13. Which portal has been launched by the union government to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries of the government under one platform?
(a) Rashtriya Puruskar Portal
(b) Rashtriya Awards Portal
(c) National Awards Portal
(d) Gallantry Awards Portal
14. Who became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria?
(a) Samson Tyfun
(b) Mack Rutherford
(c) Williamson II
(d) John Walter
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in which city?
(a) Mohali
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bhubaneswar
(d) Ahmedabad
26 August MCQs – Answers
1. (d)
According to the government of India, transgenders will be brought under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
2. (c)
Union Minister Anurag Thakur has launched “Azadi Quest”, a series of online educational games based on India’s freedom struggle, developed in collaboration with Zynga India.
3. (a)
Former Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled “A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19”, a compilation of selected articles of former Union Minister and Padma Vibhushan Arun Jaitley on his death anniversary.
4. (b)
India’s GDP growth is projected to spike to a four-quarter high of 13 percent in Q1 (April-June) FY23 due to a low base of Covid 2.0 and robust recovery in contact-intensive services, according to ICRA.
5. (d)
The 2022 Liberty Medal will be awarded this fall to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The National Constitution Center announced that Zelenskyy will be honored in a ceremony in October for what it called “his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny.”
6. (d)
A first-of-its-kind, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta at INS Karna.
7. (d)
Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine in the US has been selected for the Pulitzer Prize 2022.
8. (d)
‘Internaut Day’ is celebrated on 23 August every year to mark the invention of the World Wide Web.
9. (b)
Godrej Agrovet has signed MoUs with the Assam, Manipur, and Tripura governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation under a central scheme.
10. (c)
In Mali, the military has appointed Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga as interim Prime Minister after the country’s civilian PM Choguel Kokalla Maiga was admitted to hospital.
11. (c)
TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), has partnered with to launch an innovative program that will see 1,000 green energy enterprises established throughout the nation.
12. (a)
The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to start the country’s first night safari in the capital Lucknow.
13. (a)
Union Government has launched the ‘Rashtriya Puruskar Portal’ to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries of the government under one platform.
14. (b)
A 17-year-old pilot, Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago.
15. (a)
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur, Mohali. The hospital has been built at a cost of over 660 crore rupees by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute under the Department of Atomic Energy.
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