Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29 August 2021
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- Government has introduced Bharat series (BH-series) feature for free movement of personal vehicles across States/UTs of India upon relocation to a new State/UT. The BH-series is how many characters code?
A) 09
B) 12
C) 11
D) 10
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Option D
Explanation: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-series)”. The vehicles bearing the BH-series mark will not have to require assignment of a new registration mark when the owner of the vehicle shifts from one State to another. Format of Bharat series (BH-series) Registration Mark – YY BH #### XX (10 alphanumeric)
- The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) has completed how many years of successful implementation on August 28, 2021?
A) 9
B) 7
C) 5
D) 3
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Option B
Explanation:The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)-National Mission for Financial Inclusion is marking its 7th anniversary on August 28, 2021. The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 15, 2014 and was officially launched on August 28.
- What is the enhanced maximum per transaction limit for online fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme, as per RBI?
A) Rs 2 lakh
B) Rs 1 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) Rs 5 lakh
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Option A
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction.
- India’s first indigenously developed Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit has been launched. The toolkit has been developed by which institution?
A) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
B) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
C) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
D) Jointly by all the above
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Option D
Explanation: The Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, launched India’s first indigenously developed Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit, on August 27, 2021. The first-of-its-kind QSim toolkit has been developed jointly by IISc (Indian Institute of Science) Bangalore, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Roorkee and C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).
- The Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune has recently been renamed after which sports personality?
A) Dhyan Chand
B) Neeraj Chopra
C) Bajrang Punia
D) PV Sindhu
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Option B
Explanation: Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and he named the Army Sports Institute stadium as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”.
- Professional News Broadcasters Standards Authority (‘PNBSA’) of News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) has been officially recognized by the government. Who is the current President of NBF?
A) Rajat Sharma
B) Ravish Kumar
C) Rajdeep Sardesai
D) Arnab Goswami
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Option D
Explanation: Professional News Broadcasters Standards Authority (‘PNBSA’) is a self-regulatory body of the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) for news media. Now it has been officially recognized by the government. Arnab Goswami is the current president of the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF).
- When is the National Sports Day observed in India?
A) 29 August
B) 28 August
C) Last Sunday of August
D) Last Saturday of August
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Option A
Explanation:In India, the National Sports Day is observed every year on 29 August.
- Which Indian frigate participated in the joint maritime drill between Indian Navy and German Navy at the Gulf of Aden near Yemen recently under Indian Ocean leg of Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021?
A) Talwar
B) Trisul
C) Trikand
D) Teg
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Option C
Explanation:The India Navy and the Germany Navy carried out a joint exercise in Gulf of Aden near Yemen on August 26, 2021, in the Indian Ocean leg of Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021. The Indian Navy was represented by frigate “Trikand” while the German Navy was represented by frigate “Bayern”.
- The e-Photo exhibition “Making of the Constitution” and Virtual Film Poster Exhibition “Chitranjali@75” was launched by which ministry to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav?
A) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
B) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Option D
Explanation:The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India, Shri G. Kishan Reddy jointly inaugurated an e-Photo exhibition titled “Making of the Constitution” and Virtual Film Poster Exhibition named “Chitranjali@75”, on August 27, 2021. The event was organized by Ministry of I&B to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation ICGS Vigraha, the seventh and final ship in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), designed and built indigenously by ______________
A) Goa Shipyard Limited
B) Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited
C) Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
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Option B
Explanation: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation, the indigenously built Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ on August 28, 2021, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The ICGS Vigraha, is the seventh and final ship in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), the agreement for which was signed in 2015. The ship has been designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited.
- The BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS- ARP) has been housed at which place?
A) New Delhi
B) Beijing
C) Moscow
D) Cape Town
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Option A
Explanation:Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh has announced the operationalization of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS- ARP) for strengthening the cooperation of BRICS member nations in the field of agricultural research & innovations. The BRICS- Agricultural Research Platform has been prepared and set up in India. The Coordinating Centre of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform is housed at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi.
- The International Day against Nuclear Tests is a UN-recognised day, observed annually on____________
A) 28 August
B) 30 August
C) 29 August
D) 27 August
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Option C
Explanation:The International Day against Nuclear Tests is held on August 29 since 2010.
- The National Sports Day is observed in India to mark the birth anniversary of which Indian sports person?
A) K. D. Jadhav
B) Dhanraj Pillay
C) Milkha Singh
D) Major Dhyan Chand
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Option D
Explanation: In India, the National Sports Day is observed every year on 29 August, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
- What is the maximum limit of cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility per transaction?
A) Rs 50,000
B) Rs 1 lakh
C) Rs 25,000
D) Rs 70,000
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Option A
Explanation: However, for cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility, the per transaction limit of Rs 50,000 will still be present with a maximum number of transfers in a year allowed at 12.
