Current Affairs Quiz: 20 August 2021
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1. The Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 event was organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently to mark the completion of how many treatments under AB-PMJAY?
A) 1 crore
B) 3 crore
C) 5 crore
D) 2 crore

2. When is World Mosquito Day observed globally?
A) 20 August
B) 19 August
C) 18 August
D) 17 August

3. What is the revised GDP growth rate of India as projected by India Ratings (Ind-Ra) in FY22?
A) 9.10%
B) 9.60%
C) 9.40%
D) 9.80%

4. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety, which, among other things, requires the state government to place electronic enforcement devices in major cities having more than ___________ population
A) 1 million
B) 2 million
C) 3 million
D) 4 million

5. Which platform has been launched by RBI to strengthen compliance by entities that are supervised by the RBI?
A) LENS
B) PRISM
C) BRIDGE
D) MIRROR

6. The DISC 5.0 initiative has been launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
B) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Ministry of Culture

7. The Minister of State for Culture addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers Meeting under the Chairship of Tajikistan. Name the MoS for culture in GoI.?
A) Ashwini Kumar Choubey
B) Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
D) Arjun Ram Meghwal

8. Which tech platform has been launched by India in collaboration with the UN, for improving the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers?
A) Unite Aware
B) Ultimate Visual
C) Cognizant View
D) Plugged Ware

9. Nitin Chugh has stepped down as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of which bank?
A) ESAF Small Finance Bank
B) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

10. Sadbhavana Diwas is observed in India annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Rajiv Gandhi


Answers:
D) 2 crore
A) 20 August
C) 9.40%
A) 1 million
B) PRISM
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Arjun Ram Meghwal
A) Unite Aware
B) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
D) Rajiv Gandhi

Also Read: Current Affairs Quiz: 19 August 2021

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