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- The Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 event was organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently to mark the completion of how many treatments under AB-PMJAY?
A) 1 crore
B) 3 crore
C) 5 crore
D) 2 crore
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Option D
Explanation:Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had organized an event Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 to mark the completion of 2 Crore treatments under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on August 18, 2021.
- When is the World Mosquito Day observed globally?
A) 20 August
B) 19 August
C) 18 August
D) 17 August
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Option A
Explanation:World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.
- What is the revised GDP growth rate of India as projected by India Ratings (Ind-Ra) in FY22?
A) 9.10%
B) 9.60%
C) 9.40%
D) 9.80%
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Option C
Explanation:India Ratings (Ind-Ra) has projected the GDP growth rate for India for FY22 at 9.4%.
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety, which, among other things, requires the state government to place electronic enforcement devices in major cities having more than ___________ population
A) 1 million
B) 2 million
C) 3 million
D) 4 million
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Option A
Explanation: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification regarding Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety. This will be known as Rule 167A in the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2021. State Governments will be required to place electronic enforcement devices at high-risk and high-density corridors on National Highways and State Highways, and at critical junctions at least in major cities with more than one million population and also including the 132 cities mentioned in the gazette.
- Which platform has been launched by RBI to strengthen compliance by entities that are supervised by the RBI?
A) LENS
B) PRISM
C) BRIDGE
D) MIRROR
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Option B
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India will launch “Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated Supervision and Monitoring (PRISM)”, a web-based platform via which the entities that are supervised by the RBI may submit various compliances to the RBI.
- The DISC 5.0 initiative has been launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
B) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Ministry of Culture
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Option C
Explanation:Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0 under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) initiative, on August 19, 2021 in New Delhi.
- The Minister of State for Culture addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers Meeting under the Chairship of Tajikistan. Name the MoS for culture in GoI.?
A) Ashwini Kumar Choubey
B) Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
D) Arjun Ram Meghwal
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Option D
Explanation:The Minister of State (MoS) for Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers Meeting on 18 August, 2021, through virtual mode. The meeting was hosted by Tajikistan, which holds the Chairship of SCO in 2021.
- Which tech platform has been launched by India in collaboration with the UN, for improving the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers?
A) Unite Aware
B) Ultimate Visual
C) Cognizant View
D) Plugged Ware
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Option A
Explanation:India has launched a tech platform named “UNITE Aware”, in collaboration with the UN, for improving the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers.
- Nitin Chugh has stepped down as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of which bank?
A) ESAF Small Finance Bank
B) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
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Option B
Explanation:Nitin Chugh has announced his retirement from the post of managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank w.e.f September 30, 2021.
- Sadbhavana Diwas is observed in India annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Rajiv Gandhi
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Option D
Explanation:Every year India observes Sadbhavana Diwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of late erstwhile Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
- The Government has recently announced Rs.77.45 crore revival package for NERAMAC, a centrally owned enterprise under the administrative control of ______________
A) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
B) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regional
D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Option C
Explanation:The Central Government has approved a revival package of Rs.77.45 crore for the revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC). NERAMAC is a central Public Section Enterprises under the administrative control of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regional (MDoNER).
- Who is the author of the book ‘Operation Khukri’?
A) Major General V.K. Jetley
B) Major General Satish Kumar
C) Major General Bijender Singh Siwach
D) Major General Rajpal Punia
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Option D
Explanation:A new book titled ‘Operation Khukri’, on one of Indian Army’s most successful UN Peacekeeping missions, in the jungles of Sierra Leone in 2000, has been released recently. The book has been written by Major General Rajpal Punia, who led the Indian Peace Keeping Force in the West African country as a Major. It has been co-authored by his daughter, Damini.
- In India, when is the Akshay Urja Diwas celebrated?
A) 19 August
B) 20 August
C) 18 August
D) 17 August
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Option B
Explanation: Akshay Urja Diwas (Renewable Energy Day) is observed every year on 20 August since 2004 to raise awareness about the developments and adoption of renewable energy in India.
- The “JAZBAA-E- TIRANGA” Relay Marathon was organised in which state/UT by the Indian Army?
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Uttarakhand
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Option A
Explanation:The Indian Army in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir organised a 400 Km “JAZBAA-E- TIRANGA” Relay Marathon recently.
- How much amount has been earmarked by the Ministry of Defence for domestic procurement through Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative for the financial year 2021-2022?
A) Rs 3000 crore
B) Rs 2000 crore
C) Rs 5000 crore
D) Rs 1000 crore
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Option D
Explanation:The Ministry of Defence has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for domestic procurement through iDEX initiative for the financial year 2021-2022. The Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence has approved a budgetary support of Rs. 498.80 crore for iDEX for the next 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- Recently, an All Women Tri-Services Mountaineering Team, successfully scaled the Mount Manirang and unfurled the national flag. The Mount Manirang is in which state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Ladakh
C) Sikkim
D) Uttarakhand
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Option A
Explanation:An ‘All Women Tri-Services Mountaineering Team’ successfully scaled Mt Manirang (21,625 ft) in Himachal Pradesh on August 15, 2021 and unfurled the national flag as a part of commemorative activities for ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, to celebrate the 75 years of Independence.
