MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 25th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 25th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. New Delhi is the 48th safe city in the world as per the Safe Cities Index 2021, which ranked 60 global cities for the level of urban safety. The index is released by which organisation?
A) International Monetary Fund
B) Economist Intelligence Unit
C) Transparency International
D) World Economic Forum
2. Name of E-Comic cum Activity Book launched by the government on accessibility-related issues for Divyangs?
A) Pari -The Accessibility Warrior
B) Pihu -The Accessibility Warrior
C) Priya -The Accessibility Warrior
D) Pooh -The Accessibility Warrior
3. Who has been appointed as the joint secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation?
A) Madnesh Kumar Mishra
B) Pramod Kumar Meherda
C) Priya Ranjan
D) Abhay Kumar Singh
4. Name the author of the book released recently named ‘Mission Domination: An Unfinished Quest’?
A) Boria Majumdar and Kushan Sarkar
B) Harsha Bhogle and Joy Bhattacharjya
C) Nalin Mehta and Rajdeep Sardesai
D) Ayaz Memon and Sanjay Manjrekar
5. Which agency has launched ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in partnership with World Resources Institute(WRI) India?
A) MyGov
B) NPCI
C) NITI Aayog
D) ISRO
6. The Government of India has partnered with which inter-governmental organisation to Setup Network of Genomic Surveillance and Study the Overlap of SARS-CoV-2 with tuberculosis?
A) ASEAN
B) BRICS
C) SAARC
D) BIMSTEC
7. Which country has recently developed world’s first ever “fossil-free” steel?
A) Australia
B) Russia
C) United States
D) Sweden
8. Who is the author of the book – Address Book: A Publishing Memoir In the time of COVID?
A) Ritu Menon
B) Urvashi Butalia
C) Kamla Bhasin
D) Zoya Hasan
9. The Indian Navy recently conducted the bilateral maritime exercise “Zair-Al-Bahr” with which country?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Iraq
C) Qatar
D) Egypt
10. Which city has topped the Safe Cities Index 2021?
A) Copenhagen
B) Singapore
C) Tokyo
D) Sydney
11. Which among these is the first state in India to implement National Education Policy (NEP- 2020)?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
12. What is the name given to the mission undertaken by Indian government for evacuating its citizens from Taliban occupied Afghanistan?
A) Operation Veer Shakti
B) Operation Shiv Shakti
C) Operation Kali Shakti
D) Operation Devi Shakti
13. The Virtual Open Schooling platform for NIOS has been designed by Ed4All in association with which company?
A) Amazon
B) Google
C) Microsoft
D) Facebook
14. The NIPUN Bharat Mission aims to ensure every child achieves the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by which year?
A) 2022-23
B) 2025-26
C) 2026-27
D) 2024-25
15. What name did India give to its mission to evacuate people from Afghanistan?
A. Operation Devi Shakti
B. Operation Sena Shakti
C. Operation Shiv Shakti
D. Operation Target Shakti
16. Recently Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the scheme?
A. Allat Pension Scheme
B. National Monetization Pipeline
C. Vaya Vandana Yojana
D. National Education Scheme
17. Who has been appointed as the head coach of the Australian swimming team?
A. Jachko Verhein
B. Ligh Nugent
C. Dean Boxall
D. Rohan Taylor
18. Mariyappan who became the flag bearer of India in Quarantine?
A. Neeraj Chopra
B. PV Sindhu
C. Tek Chand
D. Bajrang Punia
19. Which Indian Under-19 player was adjudged the Player of the Tournament?
A. Ravi Vishnoi
B. Mayank Rawat
C. Shaswat Rawat
D. Karthik Tyagi
20. Colgate-Palmolive has launched one of its kind toothpaste in India?
A. Second Recyclable
B. Third Recyclable
C. Veda Recyclable
D. First Recyclable
ANSWERS
1. B
From India, New Delhi and Mumbai have found place in the Safe Cities Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).. New Delhi is placed at 48th position with a score of 56.1, while Mumbai is at 50th place with score of 54.4.
2. C
“Priya -The Accessibility Warrior”– It is an E-Comic cum Activity Book. The book will sensitize the students on accessibility-related issues for Divyangs.
3. D
Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as joint secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation. This ministry was recently formed with an aim to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.
4. A
A new book titled “Mission Domination: An Unfinished Quest”, authored by Boria Majumdar and Kushan Sarkar, released on August 20, 2021.
5. C
NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute(WRI), India, jointly launched the ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in India. NITI Aayog is the implementing partner for India.
6. B
The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India has collaborated with BRICS countries to implement SARS-CoV-2 NGS-BRICS consortium and multi centric programme for studying the impact of severe COVID-19 conditions on TB patients.
7. D
A Swedish steel conglomerate, HYBRIT, has created the world’s first ever “fossil-free” steel, in an effort to reduce the global carbon footprint of the steel industry, which currently accounts for 8% of global emissions.
8. A
Indian feminist writer and publisher Ritu Menon has come out with her new book titled “Address Book: A Publishing Memoir In the time of COVID”.
9. C
The Indian Navy and Qatar Naval Force successfully conducted the second edition of the bilateral maritime exercise “Zair-Al-Bahr”, from August 9-14, 2021 in the Persian Gulf.
10. A
Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, has been named as the world’s safest city from among 60 global cities, in Safe Cities Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
11. B
Karnataka is the first state in the country to implement National Education Policy (NEP- 2020)
12. D
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given a name to India’s complex mission of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’.
13. C
The Virtual Open Schooling platform has been designed for NIOS by Ed4All and Microsoft.
14. C
NIPUN Bharat Mission– The aim of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to ensure every child achieves the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.
15. A
India has named the mission to evacuate its civilians from Afghanistan as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’.
16. B
Under the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) scheme, assets worth Rs 6,00,000 crore will be monetised between 2021-22 and 2024-25, which was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. was launched in
17. D
Rohan Taylor was re-appointed as the head coach of the Australian swimming team after a record-breaking performance at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
18. C
Well-known athlete Tek Chand became the flag bearer of India at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.
19. B
Indian Under 19 player Mayank Rawat Sports performance 57 runs (7 fours, 1 choke, 24 balls and 2/21) played in Nirvana Sports Club Gurugram in MR. In the final game of the Kangra Memorial Cricket Tournament, he defeated ACC XI by four wickets and Mayank Rawat was adjudged the Player of the Tournament.
20. D
Colgate-Palmolive has launched the first of its kind recyclable toothpaste in India.
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