Current Affairs Quiz – 15 August 2021

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1. PM Modi has declared to observe which day as the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’?
   A) 14 August
   B) 15 August
   C) 16 August
   D) 13 August
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that, August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ or ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’, in memory of people’s struggles and sacrifices during the partition of the country in 1947.
2. Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services (TAPAS) is an online portal launched by which ministry?
   A) Ministry of Steel
   B) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
   C) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
   D) Ministry of Minority Affairs
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched an online portal named TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services) to provide filmed lectures/courses and e-study material in the field of social defence.
3. Name the Indian national park which has become the first in the country ti get equipped with satellite phones?
   A) Manas National Park
   B) Jim Corbett National Park
   C) Kaziranga National Park
   D) Gir National Park
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has become the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones.
4. Recently the government launched brand name and logo for marketing of the urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products. What brand name has been given to these products?
   A) SonChiraiya
   B) Neelkanth
   C) Saras
   D) Gauraiya
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched ‘SonChiraiya’, a brand and logo for marketing of the urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products. 
5. Four new wetlands from India have been added to the list of Ramsar sites. Which of the given options is not true with respect to the location of these wetlands? 
   A) Thol, Gujarat
   B) Sultanpur, UttarPradesh
   C) Wadhwana, Gujarat
   D) Bhindawas, Haryana
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Thol, Gujarat;Wadhwana, Gujarat;Sultanpur, Haryana;Bhindawas, Haryana
6. What is the name of India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds?
   A) BharGau
   B) GauDham
   C) IndiGau
   D) GauLok
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:Dr Jitendra Singh today released ‘IndiGau’ chip. It is India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like, Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole etc.
7. India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has been inaugurated in which state?
   A) Tamil Nadu
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Gujarat
   D) Kerala
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has come up in Kerala. The inauguration of the center was done by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan.
8. What is the name of the new advisory group created by the WHO to study the emergence of future emerging pathogens with pandemic potential?
   A) SAGO
   B) TAHO
   C) HALO
   D) PEARL
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new advisory group named, The International Scientific Advisory Group for Origins of Novel Pathogens, or SAGO. 
9. Which Ministry has launched the SAMVAD 2.0 initiative, after the successful completion of phase first?
   A) Ministry of Finance
   B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
   C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
   D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the 2nd phase of SAMVAD (Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And Distress). 
10. Adi Godrej has announced to step down as the Chairman of Godrej Industries effective from October 01, 2021, Who will take over Mr Godrej?
    A) Ardeshir Godrej
    B) Rati Godrej
    C) Nadir Godrej
    D) Burjis Godrej
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Adi Godrej will step down as the chairman of Godrej Industries on October 01, 2021. He will be replaced by Nadir Godrej, his younger brother.
11. How many Ramsar sites are their in India currently?
    A) 46
    B) 38
    C) 49
    D) 53
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: The total number of Ramsar sites in India have reached 46, covering a surface area of 1,083,322 hectares.
12. Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is located in which state?
    A) Gujarat
    B) Rajasthan
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) Assam
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Assam

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