MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 19th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 19th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. The 5th BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting was held recently under the chairmanship on India. Who is the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry in GoI?
A) Dharmendra Pradhan
B) Prakash Javadekar
C) Nitin Gadkari
D) Piyush Goyal
2. Which day in the year is celebrated as World Humanitarian Day?
A) 19 August
B) 20 August
C) 18 August
D) 17 August
3. How many National Youth awards (NYA) have been conferred by the Ministry of Sports on the occasion of International Youth Day 2021?
A) 18
B) 10
C) 22
D) 30
4. Which company has roped in Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as its brand ambassador?
A) Patanjali
B) Amway India
C) Bigbasket
D) Modicare
5. The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has inked an agreement with which telecom operator to ensure high quality and high speed internet facility to states in the North Eastern Region of India?
A) Reliance Jio
B) Vodafone/Idea (VI)
C) Airtel
D) BSNL
6. Which actress has been appointed as the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) Film Festival, replacing Deepika Padukone?
A) Priyanka Chopra
B) Sonam Kapoor
C) Anushka Sharma
D) Aishwarya Rai
7. The Indian Navy and Vietnam Navy recently undertook bilateral maritime exercise in which region, where INS Ranvijay and INS Kora participated from Indian side?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Andaman Sea
C) South China Sea
D) Pacific Ocean
8. The World Photography Day is celebrated on which day?
A) August 16
B) August 17
C) August 18
D) August 19
9. What is the theme of the World Humanitarian Day 2021?
A) #TheHumanRace
B) #RealLifeHeroes
C) #Women Humanitarians
D) #NotATarget
10. Who is the current Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports?
A) Prakash Javadekar
B) Anurag Singh Thakur
C) Kiren Rijiju
D) Ramesh Pokhriyal
11. In Uttar Pradesh government has proposed to change the name of which city to Harigarh in the meeting of Panchayat Board?
A. Kanpur
B. Aligarh
C. Vijaygarh
D. Mughalsarai
12. Which of the following state government has launched “Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Mazdoor Nyay Yojana”?
A. Government of Gujarat
B. Government of Maharashtra
C. Government of Kerala
D. Government of Chhattisgarh
13. Recently who has announced the MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21?
A. Government of India
B. Government of Pakistan
C. Government of Kazakhstan
D. Government of Canada
14. The godfather of Sudoku, Maki Kaji, has passed away recently?
A. 52 years
B. 69 years
C. 72 years
D. 82 years
15. TCS has recently become which Indian company to cross the market-cap of Rs 13 lakh crore?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
16. Who has recently allowed women to appear in the National Defense Academy “NDA” exam?
A. education department
B. Employment Department
C. Supreme Court
D. Delhi High Court
17. Scientists have found an asteroid that killed dinosaurs from Earth in which country?
A. Japan
B. Mexico
C. England
D. Philippines
18. Amway India has announced that it has appointed Olympian ________ as the brand ambassador.
(a) Neeraj Chopra
(b) MC Mary Kom
(c) Ravi Dahiya
(d) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
19. Actor-producer ____________ was announced as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival.
(a) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(b) Deepika Padukone
(c) Priyanka Chopra Jonas
(d) Kareena Kapoor
20. Which of the following state has decided to set up a training centre for Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) commandos?
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
ANSWERS
1. D
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal chaired the 5th BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting on August 18, 2021. India holds the Chairship of BRICS for 2021.
2. A
The World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to pay tribute to humanitarian personnel and those workers who lost or risked their lives while doing humanitarian service.
3. C
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur presented the National Youth Awards for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 on August 12, 2021 on the occasion of the International Youth Day 2021. A total of 22 National Youth awards (NYA) were given in individual and organisations categories.
4. B
Direct selling FMCG major Amway India has roped in Olympic silver medalist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as brand ambassador for Amway and its Nutrilite range of products in the country.
5. D
The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to make available high quality and high speed internet facility to states in the North Eastern Region of India.
6. A
Actress-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been appointed as the chairperson of Jio Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) Film Festival on August 17, 2021.
7. C
The Indian Navy and Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) undertook bilateral maritime exercise on August 18, 2021 in the South China Sea, to strengthen the defence ties among the two navies. From India, INS Ranvijay and INS Kora took part in the exercise and from the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), frigate VPNS Ly Thai To(HQ-012) participated in the drill.
8. D
The World Photography Day is celebrated on 19 August every year to promote photography as a hobby and also inspire photographers around the globe to share a single photo with the rest of the world.
9. A
The theme for 2021 WHD is #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who need it the most.
10. B
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports – Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
11. B
The government in Uttar Pradesh has proposed to change the name of Aligarh city to Harigarh in the meeting of Aligarh District Panchayat Board. Also, the Zilla Panchayat members have approved the proposal to name Dhanipur Mini Airport after former CM Kalyan Singh.
12. D
Chhattisgarh government has recently launched “Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Mazdoor Nyay Yojana”. Under which Rs 6000 will be provided to 12 lakh landless laborers. This scheme has been started with a provision of Rs 200 crore. 12 lakh landless families will benefit from this scheme.
13. A
Government of India has recently announced the MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21 to recognize and develop the entrepreneurial spirit among women. This award will inspire the next generation of women to serve as guiding role models.
14. B
Maki Kaji, the godfather of Sudoku, has recently passed away at the age of 69 due to cancer of the bile duct. He was the creator of Sudoku, a popular number puzzle. Maki was the chairman of Kazi Nikoli Company Limited. This is a Japanese puzzle maker.
15. B
After Reliance, recently TCS has become the second Indian company to cross the market-cap of Rs 13 lakh crore. Shares of TCS closed at Rs 3,552.4 with a gain of 2.32%. Presently the value of Reliance Industries is Rs 13.7 lakh crore.
16. C
The Supreme Court has recently allowed women to appear in the National Defense Academy “NDA” exam. The Supreme Court has termed the policy decision of the army as gender discrimination. The National Defense Academy is the world’s first tri-service academy. The National Defense Academy was commissioned on 7 December 1954 with an opening ceremony.
17. B
Using computer models, scientists studying 130,000 model asteroids recently discovered the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs from Earth in Mexico. This asteroid made a crater that covered an area of about 90 miles. This asteroid has been credited with the extinction of not only dinosaurs but about 75% of the total species at that time.
18. D
Direct selling FMCG firm Amway India has announced that it has appointed Olympian Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as the brand ambassador for Amway and its Nutrilite range of products.
19. C
Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas was announced as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival, almost four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down from the position.
20. B
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up a training centre for Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) commandos in Saharanpur’s Deoband.
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