MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 7th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 7th August 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. 2021 marks the _______ anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.
(a) 74th
(b) 75th
(c) 76th
(d) 77th
2. Ebrahim Raisi was officially sworn in as the new president of ______.
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Qatar
(d) Oman
3. Which of the following state has received four SKOCH awards for its schemes under the Ease of Doing Business initiative?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
4. Name the country, who has become the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement.
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) UAE
5. Central Board for Indirect Taxes & Customs launched the Indian Customs Compliance Information Portal. In which year CBIC was founded?
(a) 1940
(b) 1958
(c) 1993
(d) 1964
6. India’s nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22,480 Mega Watts by _______.
(a) 2027
(b) 2028
(c) 2029
(d) 2031
7. Which of the following has allowed payments banks to carry out the activities of investment bankers?
(a) RBI
(b) SEBI
(c) IRDAI
(d) NABARD
8. _______ has tied up with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to provide a Unified Payments Interface Autopay facility to its customers.
(a) Aviva Life Insurance
(b) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
(c) SBI Life Insurance
(d) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
9. Who has been appointed as the first female director of the Zoological Survey of India in 100 years?
(a) Pinky Pant
(b) Sanjana Sharma
(c) Preeti Mohanti
(d) Dhriti Banerjee
10. Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) has celebrated its 34th foundation day on ________.
(a) 5th August
(b) 6th August
(c) 7th August
(d) 8th August
11. Which bank has crossed the milestone of over one million customers on its WhatsApp banking channel?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Yes Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
12. The United States dropped an atomic bomb named “_______”, on the town of Hiroshima in Japan.
(a) Small Boy
(b) Fat Boy
(c) Little Boy
(d) Big Dog
13. Two-times Olympian footballer ______ passed away.
(a) Ranga Rajan
(b) Ramesh Sippy
(c) Shankar Subramaniam
(d) Pankaj Pal
14. Who has won silver for India in the Men’s 57Kg Freestyle category wrestling at Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Deepak Punia
(b) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
(c) Bajrang Punia
(d) Yogeshwar Dutt
15. India has emphasized the implementation of the recently-signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with _______ over disaster management, resilience and mitigation.
(a) Myanmar
(b) China
(c) Nepal
(d) Bangladesh
16. Who has become the Prime Minister of Myanmar?
A. Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing
B. Sen Gen Soe Win
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Aang Sang Suki
17. SBI General has partnered with _____ for offering general insurance products in the rural areas.
A. VillagePay
B. RuralPay
C. GramPay
D. SahiPay
18. ‘Paani Maah’ clean water awareness program has been launched in __________.
A. Ladakh
B. Punjab
C. Odisha
D. Gujarat
19. Who has been elected as the next Executive Director of Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia?
A. Sunil Mishra
B. K Natrajan
C. Bikram Sawant
D. Kunal Singh
20. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ireland?
A. Sandeep Kumar
B. Akhilesh Sharma
C. Brajesh Singh
D. Praveen Arora
ANSWERS
1. C
Annually 6th of August marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War II. 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.
2. A
Ebrahim Raisi was officially sworn in as the new president of Iran on August 05, 2021. He won the 2021 Iranian presidential election in June, with 62 per cent of the vote.
3. D
The government of West Bengal has received four SKOCH awards for its schemes under the Ease of Doing Business initiative.
4. B
Germany became the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to it entered into force on 8th January 2021, opening its Membership to all Member States of the United Nations.
5. D
Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Excise and Customs with effect from 1.1.1964.
6. D
India’s nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22,480 Mega Watts by 2031 from the current 6,780 MegaWatts.
7. B
Sebi has allowed payments banks to carry out the activities of investment bankers to provide easy access to investors to participate in public and rights issues by using various payment avenues, markets regulator.
8. D
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has tied up with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to provide a Unified Payments Interface Autopay facility to its customers.
9. D
The Indian government approved the appointment of Dr Dhriti Banerjee as the director of the Zoological Survey of India. She is a prolific scientist, conducting research in zoogeography, taxonomy, morphology and molecular systematics.
10. B
Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) has celebrated its 34th foundation day on 6th August.
11. A
Axis Bank has crossed the milestone of over one million customers on its WhatsApp banking channel with a total request count of 6 million till now.
12. C
The United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy”, on the town of Hiroshima in Japan. This bomb attack was done with the motive to end the Second World War in 1945.
13. C
Two-times Olympian Shankar Subramaniam, alias “Babu” Nayaran passed away. He was India’s goalkeeper during the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.
14. B
Ravi Kumar Dahiya won silver in the Men’s 57Kg Freestyle category. It was a tough match against defending world champion Zavur Uguev as he won 7-4.
15. D
India has emphasized the implementation of the recently-signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh over disaster management, resilience and mitigation on a priority basis.
16. A
Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing has become the Prime Minister of Myanmar. He will lead the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Caretaker Government.
17. D
SBI General Insurance has partnered with SahiPay for offering general insurance products in the rural areas. SahiPay is the fastest growing fintech platform backed by Manipal Business Solutions.
18. A
‘Paani Maah’ clean water awareness program has been launched in Ladakh. ‘Har Ghar Jal’ awards have also been announced for the Blocks to achieve the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ status at the earliest.
19. B
K Natrajan has been elected as the next Executive Director of Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). He is currently serving as the Director General of Indian Coast Guard.
20. B
Akhilesh Mishra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ireland. He will succeed Sandeep Kumar who assumed the post in 2018.
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