August 07 - Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

Dear champions, Welcome to the Daily Current Affairs Quiz "August 07". Your total score and the points you scored will be displayed at the end of the Quiz or after the time out.

1. National Handloom Day is observed on August 7 to commemorate the launch of Swadeshi Movement. Which year this Movement Started?

a) 1909

b) 1910

c) 1915

d) 1905

e) 1900

2. Which Edition of National Handloom day is celebrated this year?

a) 5

b) 6

c) 7

d) 10

e) 8

3. Neeraj Chopra, who won Gold medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020. He belongs to which state?

a) Haryana

b) Punjab

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

e) Madhya Pradesh

4. Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65 kg category in Tokyo Olympics 2020. He related to which sport?

a) Weightlifting

b) Wrestling

c) Boxing

d) Discuss Throw

e) Long Jump

5. ADB has approved a USD 300mn loan as additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project that is upgrading rural roads and connecting remote areas with markets. How many member countries in ADB?

a) 106

b) 68

c) 87

d) 50

e) 67

6. The Department of Posts has rolled out General Insurance Services (Motor & Bike Insurance) on Indian Post payments bank platform. Who is MD and CEO of IPPB?

a) Anubrata Viswas

b) Rishi Gupta

c) J Venkataramu

d) H. Srikrishnan

e) Sathish Kumar Gupta

7. Karnataka bank is empaneled by RBI to act as an ‘Agency Bank’ to facilitate transactions related to the government businesses. What is the tagline of Karnataka Bank?

a) We understand your world

b) Good people to grow with

c) Where India Banks

d) Your Family Bank across With

e) Relationship Beyond Banking

8. The State Department of Fisheries of Andhra Pradesh and BOB designed a novel scheme under which brand name by establishing aqua hubs in line with PMMSY?

a) Crap Country

b) Fish Andhra

c) Arbor Dread

d) Paddle Storm

e) Trotting Titans

9. The Alphabets of Latin America is authored by Abhay.K. He translated this alphabets in what language and will launched at International Kolkata Book Fair 2022?

a) German

b) Japanese

c) Spanish

d) Chinese

e) Greek

10. Rekha Sharma has been nominated as Chairperson of the NCW under Ministry of Women and Child Development. Who is the current Minister of Women and Child Development?

a) Sarbananda Sanowal

b) Narayan Tatu Rane

c) Arjun Munda

d) Virendra Kumar

e) Smiriti Zubin Irani

11. Telangana has won the AI Game changer Award in the Xperience-AI Summit 2021 organized by NASSCOM. Where is the Headquarter of NASSCOM?

a) Mumbai

b) New Delhi

c) Bengaluru

d) Gurgaon

e) Hyderabad

12. Which of the following National Park is situated in Telangana?

a) Bitterkanika National Park

b) Bandhavgarh National Park

c) Mahavir Harina Vansthali National Park

d) Rathambore National Park

e) Jim Corbett National Park

13. Flipkart and which institute partners to support small business and artisans?

a) IIT Madras

b) IIT Karaghpur

c) IISC Bangalore

d) IIM Sambalpur

e) IIT Roorkee

14. What is the name of the Cyclothon event flagged off by Jammu & Kashmir Governor as the behalf of Independence day?

a) Pedal for Dal

b) Green Virtual Marathon

c) Spartan 10k Run

d) Apla Cyclothon

e) Hear the sound of Heart Beat

15. What is the toll free number for making complaints and enquiries in Railway Department?

a) 119

b) 111

c) 139

d) 112

e) 149

16. Goa launched which initiative for services under online to assist the public in providing government benefits at their door steps?

a) Ladli Lakshmi Scheme

b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

c) Swampurna Yojana

d) Know Your Scheme

e) Ashraya Aadhar Scheme

17. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched PM-DAKSH Portal and Mobile Application. Who is the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment?

a) Dharmendra Pradhan

b) Giriraj Singh

c) Ashwini Vaishnaw

d) Pasupati Kumar Paras

e) Virendra Kumar

18. MeityHub ties up with which Global Analyzing startup Network for backing deep-tech start-ups?

a) Atlan

b) India Accelerator

c) Amlgo Labs

d) Actify

e) Bewgle Accelerator

19. India’s lightest and Pune’s first Metro train was rolled out in Italy. Who is the Ambassador of India to Italy?

a) Neena Malhothra

b) Akilesh Mishra

c) Manpreet Vohra

d) Ajay Bisaria

e) Vikram Misri

20. Who is the Minister of State for Communication?

a) Ram Subhag Singh

b) Shankar Dayal Sharma

c) Devusinh Chauhan

d) Prakash Singh Badal

e) Charan Singh