August 08 - Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

Dear champions, Welcome to the Daily Current Affairs Quiz "August 08". Your total score and the points you scored will be displayed at the end of the Quiz or after the time out.

1. International Cat Day is observed on August 8. What is the theme of the day?

a) Be Cat Curious

b) Hug Your Cat

c) Cat Whiskers

d) Cats Rule the World

e) Like all Pure Creatures, Cats are Practical

2. Which edition of Quit India Movement is observed on August 8?

a) 75

b) 78

c) 80

d) 79

e) 81

3. Central bank has entered into a partnership with Dhanvarsha Finvest Ltd (DFL) to offer loans against gold ornaments under priority sector to MSME borrowers at competitive rates. What is the percent gold loan taken by Central Bank of India?

a) 85

b) 80

c) 60

d) 70

e) 65

4. Union Bank of India conducted a vaccination drive at Thane region through e-Rupi prepaid voucher module developed by NPCI. Who was launched this digital module?

a) Rajkiran Rai

b) Narendra Modi

c) Ajay Mishra

d) Piyush Goyal

e) Nirmala Sitharaman

5. Tata Steel BSL establishes world’s first UV Oxidation Plant in the steel industry at which district of Odisha?

a) Angul

b) Balangir

c) Dhekanal

d) Deogarh

e) Sambalpur

6. Pushkar Singh Dhami released the first-ever book on its history titled ‘History of ITBP’. He is the CM of which state?

a) Meghalaya

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

e) Manipur

7. Which Indian Naval Ship participated in the bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ with Navy of UAE?

a) INS Kochi

b) INS Tabar

c) INS Shivalik

d) INS Jalaswa

e) INS Talwar

8. Piyush Goyal inaugurates design resource centre at Kancheepuram, weavers service centre at Raigarh. What is the constituency of Piyush Goyal?

a) Bihar

b) Maharashtra

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Jharkhand

e) Uttar Pradesh

9. Global Youth Development Index is released by Commonwealth Secretariat in London. How many member countries in this Index?

a) 193

b) 68

c) 167

d) 141

e) 181

10. Which city was the most polluted city across the world in 2020 prepared by British company House Fresh?

a) Ghaziabad, India

b) Hotan, China

c) Manikganj, Bangladesh

d) Dhaka, Bangladesh

e) Lahore, Pakistan

11. Who is the MD and CEO of IIFL Hosing Finance Ltd?

a) Prem Watsa

b) Arun Kumar Purwar

c) Monu Ratra

d) Nirmal Jain

e) Madhvi Gupta

12. The RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs. 2 Lakh on which UCBs for contravention of certain norms?

a) Gadhinglaj Urban Co-operative Bank Limited

b) Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Urban Co-operative Bank Limited

c) Saraswat Urban Co-operative Bank Limited

d) Alavi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd

e) Bardoloi Nagrik Sahakari Co-operative Bank Ltd

13. Dr Balaji Tambe passed away. He belongs to which state?

a) Kerala

b) Karnataka

c) Goa

d) Sikkim

e) Punjab

14. What is the Currency of Malaysia?

a) Dirham

b) Dinar

c) Rupee

d) Ringgit

e) Pound

15. Which aircraft carrier successfully inducted into the Indian Navy?

a) INS Vikrant

b) INS Varun

c) INS Vikramadithya

d) INS Vijay

e) INS Virat

16. Which State becomes second state to issue order to implement New Education Policy 2020 from current academic session?

a) Karnataka

b) Jharkhand

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) Maharashtra

17. The National Education Policy that aims at increasing the Gross Enrollment ratio in higher education to how many percent by 2035?

a) 30

b) 50

c) 55

d) 60

e) 40

18. Who is the Minister of Higher Education in Karnataka?

a) Aaraga Janendra

b) Angara

c) Umesh Vishwanath Katti

d) Dr. CN. Ashwath Narayana

e) V. Somanna

19. Who is the Secretary of Cabinet by Appointment Committee of India?

a) Rajiv Gauba

b) AK. Mishra

c) SK. Goel

d) Manpreet Singh

e) Sudhir Kumar Saxaena

20. Which state is topped in Quality of Life for Elderly Index as ‘aged’ Category?

a) Haryana

b) Punjab

c) Rajasthan

d) Tamil Nadu

e) Andhra Pradesh