Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 August 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 August 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 August 2021: Based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 14 August 2021 we have framed important current affairs questions for banking and competitive exams. These current affairs quiz questions will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs Quiz 14 August 2021. 

1. Prime Minister Modi recently virtually addressed the Investors Summit organised in which state to set up vehicle scrapping infrastructure?
   A) Uttar Pradesh
   B) Gujarat
   C) Karnataka
   D) Maharashtra
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended and addressed the Investor Summit in Gujarat via video conference on August 13, 2021, organised for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure in Ahmedabad. As a part of the Summit, PM Modi launched the National Automobile Scrappage Policy. The new policy invites investment for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure under the Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Program.
2. The Indian Navy recently participated in the multinational SEACAT exercise, organised in which country?
   A) Singapore
   B) Canada
   C) Italy
   D) France
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Indian Navy participated in the U.S. Navy-led Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) military exercise in Singapore on August 10, 2021, to demonstrate its maritime maneuvers.
3. The IBSA Tourism Ministers’ meeting was organised by India through virtual platform recently, under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Tourism of India.  Name the minister.
   A) Parshottam Rupala
   B) G. Kishan Reddy
   C) Bandaru Dattatreya
   D) Raghunandan Rao
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:On August 12, 2021, India organized the IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) Tourism Ministers’ meeting through virtual platform. The Union Minister of Tourism of India, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, chaired the meeting. The Minister of Tourism of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Gilson Machado Neto and the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa, Fish Amos Mahlalela, attended videoconferencing under India’s IBSA Chairship.
4. Which player has been named as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month of July?
   A) Moeen Ali
   B) Jacques Kallis
   C) Shakib Al Hasan
   D) Shakib Khan
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:Men’s Player of the Month of July – Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh all-rounder)
5. The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will witness the largest ever Indian contingent. How many member Indian team is participating in the Games?
   A) 59
   B) 45
   C) 63
   D) 54
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The upcoming Tokyo Paralympics, will witness the largest ever Indian contingent being send, with 54 para-sportspersons participating across 9 sports disciplines.
6. Ghaznavi is a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile of which country?
   A) Pakistan
   B) Bangladesh
   C) Iran
   D) Qatar
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Pakistan Army successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi on August 12, 2021.
7. Which company has been awarded the work to set up vehicle scrapping infrastructure, under the National Automobile Scrappage Policy, launched by PM Modi during the Investors Summit on August 13, 2021?
   A) Eicher Motors
   B) Hyundai Motor Company
   C) Mahindra and Mahindra
   D) Tata Motors
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:The Gujarat government has joined hands with auto major Tata Motors for setting up of a vehicle scrapping facility in Ahmedabad.
8. The Union Minister of Agriculture recently addressed the 6th Agriculture Ministers meet of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. Who is the incumbent minister?
   A) Prakash Javadekar
   B) Narendra Singh Tomar
   C) Thawar Chand Gehlot
   D) Ravi Shankar Prasad
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 6th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on August 12, 2021, through videoconferencing. The meeting was organized under the chairmanship of Tajikistan in Dushanbe.
9. The Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise is organised annually by which country?
   A) United States
   B) Germany
   C) Japan
   D) Russia
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The 20th edition of the exercise was organised by the U.S. Navy, in Hybrid format, and included 20 other partner nations from Indo-Pacific region, including India.
10. Name the player who has been named as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month of July?
    A) Meg Lanning
    B) Anisa Mohammed
    C) Stafanie Taylor
    D) Britney Cooper
    
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    Option C
    Explanation:Women’s Player of the Month of July – Stafanie Taylor (West Indies skipper)