Current Affairs Quiz 17th August 2021 : Daily GK Update Quiz

Daily Current Affairs 17th August 2021 Quiz:

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Q.1. The creation of four new districts: Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh, has been announced by which of the following state?

चार नए जिलों: मोहला मानपुर, सारंगढ़–बिलाईगढ़, शक्ति, मनेंद्रगढ़ के निर्माण की घोषणा निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य द्वारा की गई है?

(a) West Bengal / पश्चिम बंगाल

(b) Jharkhand / झारखंड

(c) Karnataka / कर्नाटक

(d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ़

(e) Maharashtra / महाराष्ट्र

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the creation of four new districts and 18 new tehsils in the state. The four new districts are: Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh.

Now, the total number of administrative districts in the state have reached 32.

Q.2. Fortified Rice will be provided under all schemes in India by which year?

भारत में सभी योजनाओं के तहत किस वर्ष तक फोर्टिफाइड चावल प्रदान किया जाएगा?

(a) 2022

(b) 2023

(c) 2024

(d) 2025

(e) 2030

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Rice under all scheme to be fortified by 2024

While addressing the nation on 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to provide fortified rice to poor under various schemes.

This decision was taken in the view that, malnutrition and lack of essential nutrients among poor women and poor children is a major hurdle in their development. This, government will provide fortified rice with nutrition them.

Q.3. What was the theme of the 75th Independence Day of India?

भारत के 75वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस की थीम क्या थी?

(a) Support our Troops, Salute our Troops

(b) Nation First, Always First

(c) Atmanirbhar Bharat

(d) Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav

(e) Yaad Karo Kurbani

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(b)

Exp. The theme of the 75th Independence Day this year is ‘Nation First, Always First’ to honour the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters for the nation.

The celebration of “Azadika Amrit Mahotsav”(a festival to commemorate 75 years of Indian Independence), which began in Gujarat in March, will continue throughout the year, with a slew of programs to showcase India’s development, governance, technology, and reforms, in the last 75 years.

Q.4. How many new Vande Bharat trains have been announced on the Independence Day to connect all parts of India?

भारत के सभी हिस्सों को जोड़ने के लिए स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर कितनी नई वंदे भारत ट्रेनों की घोषणा की गई है?

(a) 50

(b) 75

(c) 100

(d) 125

(e) 150

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(b)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day and announced that 75 ‘Vande Bharat’ trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

The 75 Vande Bharat trains will connect every corner of the country, in 75 weeks of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is being celebrated from March 12, 2021, upto August 15, 2023.

Q.5. Hakainde Hichilema has been elected as the new president of which of the following country?

निम्नलिखित में से किस देश के नए राष्ट्रपति के रूप में हाकेंडे हिचिलेमा चुने गए हैं?

(a) Angola / अंगोला

(b) Mozambique / मोजांबिक

(c) Botswana / बोत्सवाना

(d) Zambia / ज़ाम्बिया

(e) Tanzania / तंज़ानिया

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been declared the winner of last week’s bitterly contested presidential election.

Mr Hichilema defeated the incumbent, President Edgar Lungu, by a landslide – more than a million votes. It was Mr Hichilema’s sixth attempt at winning the presidency.

Q.6. Name the Panvel, Maharashtra based Co-operative Bank whose license has been cancelled by RBI recently.

पनवेल, महाराष्ट्र स्थित सहकारी बैंक का नाम बताइए जिसका लाइसेंस हाल ही में RBI ने रद्द कर दिया है।

(a) Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank / वसंतदादा नगरी सहकारी बैंक

(b) Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank / शिवालिक मर्केंटाइल को-ऑपरेटिव बैंक

(c) Mapusa Urban Co-op Bank / मापुसा अर्बन को-ऑप बैंक

(d) Dr Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Urban Co-operative Bank / डॉ शिवाजीराव पाटिल निलंगेकर अर्बन को-ऑपरेटिव बैंक

(e) Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank / करनाला नगरी सहकारी बैंक

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(e)

Exp. The Reserve Bank has cancelled the licence of Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank, Panvel in Maharashtra for not having adequate capital and being unable to pay its present depositors in full.

The licence of the bank is cancelled as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects, RBI said, adding that the lender has failed to comply with the requirements of various sections of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Q.7. Who among the following has become India’s 69th Chess Grandmaster?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन भारत के 69वें शतरंज ग्रैंडमास्टर बन गए हैं?

(a) Abhimanyu Mishra / अभिमन्यु मिश्रा

(b) Leon Mendonca / लियोन मेंडोंका

(c) P Iniyan / पी इनियन

(d) Harshit Raja / हर्षित राजा

(e) D Gukesh / डी गुकेश

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(d)

Exp. The 20-year-old Chess player Harshit Raja from Pune, Maharashtra has become the 69th Grandmaster of India in Chess.

He achieved the feat of becoming the GM at Biel Masters Open 2021 where he drew his game against Dennis Wagner to get his final GM norm with one round to spare.

Q.8. What is the currency of Zambia?

जाम्बिया की मुद्रा क्या है?

(a) Kwacha / क्वाचा

(b) Krone / क्रोन

(c) Ngultrum / नगुलट्रम

(d) Peso / पेसो

(e) Franc / फ्रेंक

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Capital: Lusaka

Currency: Zambian kwacha

Q.9. In which state/UT, Guru Ghasidas National Park is situated?

गुरु घासीदास राष्ट्रीय उद्यान किस राज्य/केंद्र शासित प्रदेश में स्थित है?

(a) Telangana / तेलंगाना

(b) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ

(c) Jammu & Kashmir / जम्मू & कश्मीर

(d) Himachal Pradesh / हिमाचल प्रदेश

(e) Assam / असम

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Sanjay National Park (Guru Ghasidas National Park) is a national park in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh.

Q.10. Who is the present governor of Maharashtra?

महाराष्ट्र के वर्तमान राज्यपाल कौन हैं?

(a) PS Sreedharan Pillai / पीएस श्रीधरन पिल्लै

(b) Bandaru Dattatreya / बंडारू दत्तात्रेय

(c) Satyadev Narayan Arya / सत्यदेव नारायण आर्य

(d) Ramesh Bais / रमेश बैस

(e) Bhagat Singh Koshyari / भगत सिंह कोश्यारी

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(e)

Exp. Maharashtra governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

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