MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 2nd August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 2nd August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Shri Nitin Gadkari has recently been directed to open one end of Kuthiran tunnel in which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Nagaland
C. Bihar
D. Kerala
2. In which city the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences?
A. Indore
B. Lucknow
C. Kanpur
D. Hamirpur
3. Recently who has taken charge as Controller General of Accounts?
A. Mr. Deepak Das
B. Mr. Sanjit Mehta
C. Mr. Sudip Sagar
D. Mr. Manish Sharma
4. The “Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines” developed by the Department of Biotechnology under which of the following ministry has been announced?
A. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
B. Ministry of Science
C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
D. Ministry of Science and Technology
5. After the passage of the Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Rajya Sabha, the board members have increased from 4 to how many?
A. 5 Members
B. 6 Members
C. 7 Members
D. 8 Members
6. Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of Serum Institute of India in Pune has been nominated for which award?
A. Mahatma Gandhi Award
B. Rajiv Gandhi Award
C. Lokmanya Tilak Award
D. Indira Gandhi Award
7. Vice Admiral S.N. Ghormade has been appointed as the new Vice-Chief of which Indian Army?
A. Army
B. Air Force
C. Navy
D. None of These
8. Which country has been elected as the President of the United Nations Security Council for August?
A. Japan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Maldives
D. India
9. Who has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Esteban Ocon
D) Sebastian Vettel
10. PV Sindhu beat which player to win bronze in women’s single badminton event at Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A) Beiwen Zhang
B) Sun Yu
C) Carolina Marín
D) He Bingjiao
11. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India?
A) Anil Yadav
B) Deepak Das
C) Bhagwat Karad
D) Pijush Mohanta
12. Isuru Udana, who has announced his retirement from intentional cricket, played as left-arm fast bowling all-rounder for which country?
A) Bangladesh
B) Sri Lanka
C) Pakistan
D) West Indies
13. The two-day G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held on July 29 and 30 July 2021, under the presidency of Italy. Indian MoS for Culture participated in the meeting to lead the delegation of India. Who is the Minister of State for Culture in the Government of India?
A) Annpurna Devi
B) V Muraleedharan
C) Renuka Singh Saruta
D) Meenakashi Lekhi
14. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of Artillery?
A. M K Biswas
B. B P Sijwali
C. Karan Sharma
D. Tarun Kumar
15. National Health Adaptation Plan on _____ Pollution has been launched by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
A. Air
B. Water
C. Soil
D. Sound
16. Which of the following will acquire video-based social commerce startup ‘Simsim’?
A. Facebook
B. Twitter
C. YouTube
D. Tata Digital
17. World’s largest star sapphire cluster has been found in _________.
A. Sri Lanka
B. Philippines
C. Pakistan
D. Bangladesh
18. Athletes of ________ are competing in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 under the name of ROC.
A. Tunisia
B. South Africa
C. England
D. Russia
ANSWERS
1. D
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has directed to open one end of the Kuthiran Tunnel, the state’s first road tunnel in Kerala. This Kuthiran tunnel will greatly improve the connectivity of Kerala to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, this 1.6 km long tunnel passes through the Peechi-Vajhani Wildlife Sanctuary.
2. B
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah recently laid the foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences in Lucknow. This Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences will grow as a huge complex. About Rs 200 crore will be spent on the Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences to be built in Lucknow.
3. A
Recently, Mr. Deepak Das has taken charge as the 25th officer of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is a 1986 batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer. He has also been the Director of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF), a training academy of the Indian Civil Accounts Service.
4. D
The “Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines” developed by the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology has been announced by the Union Minister Jitendra Singh. It aims to enable the exchange of information and promote research and innovation across multiple research groups in India.
5. B
After the passage of Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill 2021 in Rajya Sabha, the Members of the board have increased from 4 to 6. The purpose of this bill is to make the chairman of the Coconut Development Board a non-executive director. Whereas the states of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh will be able to nominate their representatives to the board.
6. C
Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of Serum Institute of India in Pune has been nominated for the prestigious National Lokmanya Tilak Award 2021 for his work during the Corona pandemic. Serum Institute of India has saved many lives by making the Kovidshield vaccine and then making the medicine available to the citizens of the country at an affordable cost.
7. C
Vice Admiral S.N. Ghormade has been appointed as the new Vice-Chief of the Navy of India. He called Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, who retired after 39 years of service. Vice Admiral Ghormade was commissioned into the Navy on January 1, 1984 and is a Navigation and Direction specialist.
8. D
India has been elected as the President of the United Nations Security Council for August this year. India will host various events in the three core areas of the nation’s fight against terrorism, maritime security and peacekeeping. India’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council began on January 1, 2021.
9. C
Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault/ France) has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021, held on August 01, 2021 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary.
10. D
Ace Indian badminton player PV Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao to win bronze medal in women’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics on August 01, 2021.
11. B
Shri Deepak Das has taken over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on August 01, 2021.
12. B
Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowling all-rounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on July 31, 2021, bringing an end to his over decade long career.
13. D
Meenakashi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture of India participated in the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting on 30 July, 2021 on behalf of the Government of India. The two-day meeting was hosted by Italy on July 29 and 30 July 2021, during their ongoing Presidency of G20 in 2021.
14. D
Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar has been appointed as the Director Genral of Artillery. He is succeeding Lieutenant General K Ravi Prasad after his superannuation.
15. A
National Health Adaptation Plan on Air Pollution has been launched by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. It was announced by Shri Mansukh Mandaviya during the 112th Annual Day celebrations of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
16. C
YouTube will acquire video-based social commerce startup ‘Simsim’. YouTube intends to enter into the video-commerce line for selling videos.
17. A
World’s largest star sapphire cluster has been found in Sri Lanka. As per the experts the accidently found star cluster weighing 510 kilograms is worth US $ 100 million. It has been named as ‘Serendipity Sapphire’.
18. D
Athletes of Russia are competing in Tokyo Olympics 2020 under the name of Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Russia was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2019 following the doping scandal.
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