TOP 100 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS- AUGUST 2021

TOP 100 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2021: Current Affairs are very important for every competitive exam and as we all know, in the upcoming months, many government exams are going to be held whether it is OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, or other state exams. current affairs are asked in every examination Prelims, mains or both.

TOP 100 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AUGUST 2021:

Q1. The Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana has been unveiled by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
(B) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

S1. Ans. (D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Q2. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, also called World Tribal Day, is observed on which day?
(A) 10 August
(B) 9 August
(C) 11 August
(D) 6 August

S2. Ans. (B) 9 August

Q3. Which bank has been adjudged as the world’s ‘Most Innovative in Digital Banking’ by ‘The Banker’, in its Innovation in Digital Banking Awards 2021?
(A) DBS Bank
(B) Standard Chartered
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) HSBC

S3. Ans. (A) DBS Bank

Q4. The Zayed Talwar 2021 is the bilateral naval exercise of the Indian Navy with which country?
(A) Oman
(B) Qatar
(C) Israel
(D) UAE

S4. Ans. (D) UAE

Q5. The Government has approved the extension of the term of service of the Cabinet Secretary of India for a period of one year till August 2022. Who is the incumbent Cabinet Secretary?
(A) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
(B) Rajiv Gauba
(C) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
(D) Nripendra Misra

S5. Ans. (B) Rajiv Gauba

Q6. How many medals have been won by the Indian contingents at the 2020 Summer Olympics?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 5

S6. Ans. (C)7

Q7. What is the name given to India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), which successfully completed its maiden sea trails recently?
(A) Vikrant
(B) Viraat
(C) Vikram
(D) Vineet

S7. Ans. (A) Vikrant

Q8. Which country has won the most medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) United States
(D) China

S8. Ans. (C) United States

Q9. What is the theme of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021?
(A) Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement
(B) COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience
(C) Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract
(D) Indigenous Languages

S9. Ans. (C) Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract

Q10. Who was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the Closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
(A) Mirabai Chanu
(B) Bajrang Punia
(C) Manpreet Singh
(D) MC Mary Kom

S10. Ans. (B) Bajrang Punia

Q11. As per the Startup Blink Report, India has been ranked ____ in terms of finding innovative solutions for COVID-19.
(A) 30st
(B) 32nd
(C) 31rd
(D) 33^th

S11. Ans. (B)32^nd

Q12. Who has become the 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test-Cricket?
(A) James Anderson
(B) Bhuvneswar Kumar
(C) Stuart Broad
(D) R Ashwin

S12. Ans. (A) James Anderson

Q13. Which city has been ranked 1st in the QS Best Student Cities 2022?
(A) New York
(B) London
(C) Mumbai
(D) Paris

S13. Ans. (B) London

Q14. Who has launched the PM-DAKSH portal and mobile app for skill development?
(A) Mansukh Mandaviya
(B) Virendra Kumar
(C) Narendra Modi
(D) Ram Nath Kovind

S14. Ans. (B) Virendra Kumar

Q15. Which countries participated in the Colombo Security Conclave?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Maldives
(C) India
(D) All of these

S15. Ans. (D) All of these

Q16. Besides, IndusInd Bank, RBI has impaneled ___________ as an Agency Bank.
(A) Maharashtra Bank
(B) Karnataka Bank
(C) Punjab & Sindh Bank
(D) Oriental Bank

S16. Ans. B) Karnataka Bank

Q17. Which state has won NASCOM’s AI Gamechanger Award 2021?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Telangana
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra

S17. Ans. (B) Telangana

Q18. Who has been appointed as the CEO of BOI AXA Investment Managers?
(A) Sandeep Dasgupta
(B) Pravin Sengupta
(C) Anthony Heredia
(D) Kush Sharma

S18. Ans. (C) Anthony Heredia

Q19. Which Bank has signed an MoU with IIM Bangalore for funding startups?
(A) Canara Bank
(B) Union Bank
(C) Cambrian Bank
(D) Indian Bank

S19. Ans. (D) Indian Bank

Q20. The 8th Justice Ministers Meeting 2021 of SCO was hosted by ____________
(A) Tajikistan
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) Turkmenistan

S20. Ans. (A) Tajikistan

Q21. Which state Government has launched ‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ campaign to promote aspiring exporters in the state

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

S21. Ans. (D) Rajasthan

Q22.Senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh passed away at 89. He was served twice as the Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

S22. Ans. (A) Uttar Pradesh

Q23. Which country has become the second-most attractive manufacturing hub after China?

(A) India

(B) France

(D) Malaysia

S23. Ans. (A) India

Q24. Who has been chosen as the brand ambassador of Delhi government’s ‘Desh ke Mentors’ program?

(A) Sonu Sood

(B) Deepika Padukone

(D) Akshay Kumar

S24. Ans. (A) Sonu Sood

Q25. Whose 111th Birth Anniversary was commemorated on August 26, 2021?

(A) Bipin Chandra Pal

(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Mother Teresa

S25. Ans. (D) Mother Teresa

Q26. Which country is currently at the top spot in World Test Championship (2021-2023) points table?

(A) Australia

(B) India

(D) Pakistan

S26. Ans. (B) India

Q27. World’s largest and tallest observation wheel is set to open in which city?

(A) Tokyo

(B) Beijing

(D) Dubai

S27. Ans. (D) Dubai

Q28. What name has India given to its operation to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan?

(A) Operation Devi Shakti

(B) Operation Bharat

(D) Operation Himmat

Q28. Ans. (A) Operation Devi Shakti

Q29. Who was India’s flag-bearer at Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony?

(A) Devendra Jhajaria

(B) Prachi Yadav

(D) Tek Chand

S29. Ans. (D) Tek Chand

Q30. Who will be the first female powerlifter to represent India at the Paralympics?

(A) Russia

(B) Japan

(D) USA

S30. Ans. (C) India

Q31.Which ministry has decided to celebrate the POSHAN Maah across the nation throughout the month of September?

(A) Ministry of Finance

(B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(C)Ministry of Culture

(D)Ministry of Women and Child Development

S31. Ans (D) Ministry of Women and Child Development

Q32. The Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal, along with six Union Ministers would launch the YBreak mobile application at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. What does ‘Y’ mean in Y-Break?

(A) Yoga

(B) Yield

(C)Yuva

(D)Youth

S32. Ans. (A) Yoga

Q33. A 2-Day Nomadic Festival has been observed in which of the following state/UT?

(A) Assam

(B) Ladakh

(C)Nagaland

(D) Telangana

S33. Ans. (B) Ladakh

Q34. Himachal Pradesh has achieved a unique distinction of achieving 100 % target of first dose of Covid-19 vaccination above the age of 18 years. Who is the Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

(A) Phagu Chauhan

(B) Jagdeep Dhankhar

(C)B. D. Mishra

(D) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

S34. Ans. (D) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

Q35. Moody’s Investors Service has lowered India’s growth projection to 9.6% for 2021. What was its previous estimation?

(A)10.5%

(B)13.9%

(D)11.3%

S35. Ans. (B)13.9%

Q36. Who among the following has been appointed as the next chairperson and managing director of Engineers India Ltd?

(A) Vandhana Gopal

(B) Avantika Chandran

(C)Harini Nagesh

(D)Vartika Shukla

S36. Ans. (D) Vartika Shukla

Q37. Dorje Angchukhas become first Indian to be inducted as Honorary Member of which among the following organization?

(A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(B) Indian Space Research Organisation

(D)The Planetary Society

S37. Ans. (C) International Astronomical Union

Q38. The Indian Naval Ship Tabar has participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with which among the following country’s Navy in the Mediterranean Sea?

(A) Algeria

(B) Russia

(D) Albania

S38. Ans. (A) Algeria

Q39. Which IIT has developed an online platform called e-Source to tackle e-waste by linking various stakeholders in the formal and informal sectors?

(A) IIT Bombay

(B) IIT Ropar

(D) IIT Kanpur

S39. Ans. (C) IIT Madras

Q40. In which of the following state the ISRO has conducted the first hot test of the system demonstration model of the Gaganyaan service module propulsion system?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(D) Rajasthan

S40. Ans. (B) Tamil Nadu

Q41. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched India’s first Quantum Computer Simulator, Toolkit. Toolkit was developed by which organization?

(A)IISc Bangalore

(B)IIT Roorkee

(C)C-DAC

(D)All the above

S41. Ans. (D) All the above

Q42. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified which of the Wildlife Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone?

(A) Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary

(B) Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary

(C)Borail Wildlife Sanctuary

(D) Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary

S42. Ans. (A) Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary

Q43. The Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has presented the first copy of the book titled “Reflecting, Recollecting, Reconnecting” to whom among the following?

(A) Narendra Modi

(B) Amit Shah

(D) Venkaiah Naidu

S43. Ans. (D) Venkaiah Naidu

Q44. The Noisiel International Open 2021 Chess Tournament has been won by PIniyan. The Tournament was held in ___________.

(A) England

(B) USA

(C)France

(D) Italy

S44. Ans. (C) France

Q45. Indian shooter Singh raj Adana has won the bronze medal in which category at Tokyo Paralympics 2020?

(A)15m Air Pistol

(B)30m Air Pistol

(D)10m Air Pistol

S45. Ans. (D)10m Air Pistol

Q46. Which among the following financial services startup has acquired artificial intelligence-based risk analysis platform TERA Finlabs marking its third acquisition?

(A) Razorpay

(B) Instamojo

(D) Opfin

S46. Ans. (A) Razorpay

Q47. The first G20 Culture Ministers Meeting was held in which among the following country?

(A) Mexico

(B) Canada

(C)Italy

(D) France

S47. Ans. (C) Italy

Q48. What edition of meeting of BRICS Counter Terrorism Working Groupwas held virtually under the Chairship of India?

(A) 11th

(B) 9th

(D) 6th

S48. Ans. (D) 6^th

Q49. The ISRO-NASA joint mission NISERsatellite has proposed to be launch in which year for global measurement of land surface changes using advanced radar imaging?

(A)2027

(B)2035

(D)2023

S49. Ans. (D)2023

Q50. Russia has successfully launched the Multipurpose Laboratory Module called Nauka to the International Space Station in which rocket?

(A) Angara

(B) Zenit

(C)Proton-M

(D)Vostok

S50. Ans. (C) Proton-M

Q51. “Why We Kneel, How We Rise” a book has been authored by Michael Anthony. He is a former ___________.

(A) Golfer

(B) Footballer

(D) Cricketer

S51. Ans. (D) Cricketer

Q52. Which of the following organisation has launched its own player-oriented web-based engagement platform, the ‘Heroes Connect’?

(A) Hockey India

(B) ICC

(D) ITF

S52. Ans. (A) Hockey India

Q53. NASA has selected SpaceX for the Europa Clipper mission to conduct detailed investigations of which among the following Planet’s moon Europa?

(A) Saturn

(B) Jupiter

(D) Uranus

S53. Ans. (A) Saturn

Q54. Clarisse Agbégnénou has won the gold medal in the women’s -63 kg weight class in Women’s Judo by defeating Tina Trstenjak atTokyo Olympics. Clarisse Agbégnénou hails from which country?

(A) Slovenia

(B) Italy

(D) France

S54. Ans. (D) France

Q55. The government has launched SLDE along with a Calculator for GreenHouse Gas Emission to improve ease of doing business, logistics efficiency, reduce logistics cost, and promote multi-modality and sustainability. What does ‘S’ mean SLDE?

(A) Sustainability

(B) Seamless

(D) Secured

S55. Ans. (D) Secured

Q56. The Lok Sabha has passed the General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Bill, 2021. In which among the following year the act was passed?

(A)1972

(B)1979

(D)1970

S56. Ans. (A)1972

Q57. Which among the following country has recently reappointed Nikol Pashinyanas the Prime Minister?

(A) Georgia

(B) Armenia

(D) Egypt

S57. Ans. (B) Armenia

Q58. The Goods and Service Tax collections have registered an increase of ____________% for the month of July 2021.

(A)30%

(B)37%

(D) 35%

S58. Ans. (C) 33%

Q59. Which among the following payment company has launched UPI based AutoPay functionality for mutual fund SIP investments?

(A) Paytm

(B) PayU

(D) PhonePe

S59. Ans. (D) PhonePe

Q60. The Reserve Bank of India has decided to raise the interchange fee and made a facility of bulk clearing round the clock. It has become effective from which among the following date?

(A) September 15

B) August 1

(D) September 1

S60. Ans. (B) August 1

Q61. Which among the following actress has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bvlgari?

(A) Deepika Padukone

(B) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

(D) Priyanka Chopra

S61. Ans. (D) Priyanka Chopra

Q62. The Confederation of Indian Industry has entered into an agreement with which among the following to speed up the vaccination program in partnership with industry including health care providers?

(A) Bharat Biotech

(B) SCTIMST

(D) SII

S62. Ans. (D) SII

Q63. Which among the following country has hosted the G20 Culture Ministers Meeting as Indian delegation was headed by Meenakshi Lekhi?

(A) India

B) Italy

(D) Russia

S63. Ans. (B) Italy

Q64. India has assumed the Presidency of which among the following organisation for the month of August?

(A) UNGA

(B) G7

(D) OECD

S64. Ans. (C) UNSC

Q65. Which among the following novel of renowned novelist Kunal Basu has set to release in early 2022?

(A) Sarojini’s Mother

(B) The Endgame

(D) The Japanese wife

S65. Ans. (C) In an Ideal World

Q66. Who among the following has authored a New Book Titled My Own Mazagon,published by Indus Source Books?

(A) Narayan Prasad

(B) Shusil Singh

(D) Ramesh Babu

S66. Ans. (D) Ramesh Babu

Q67. The Indian women’s Hockey team has defeated which country to enter into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for the first time?

(A) US

(B) Argentina

(D) Australia

S67. Ans. (D) Australia

Q68. Man Kaur has passed away recently. He was associated with which among the following fields? A) Journalism

(B) Sports

(D) Politics

S68. Ans. (B) Sports

Q69. The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Essential ____________Services Bill-2021.

(A) Defence

(B) Financial

(D) Water

S69. Ans. (A) Defense

Q70. Who is the head of the government constituted an eight-member committee to double the production and quadruple the exports of handlooms?

(A)SmritiIrani

(B)Vijoy Kumar Singh

(C)Upendra Prasad Singh

(D)Sunil Sethi

S70. Ans. (D)Sunil Sethi

Q71. The country’s first smog tower has been inaugurated in which among the following state/UT?

(A)Maharashtra

(B)Odisha

(C)Gujarat

(D) New Delhi

S71. Ans. (D) New Delhi

Q72. The Union Cabinet has approved the implementation of the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm. Which among the following region is a special focus area to reduce import dependency of palm oil?

(A) Southern

(B) North Eastern

(C)South Western

(D) Northern

S72. Ans. (D) Northern

Q73. Faridabad Smart City Limited has roped in which of the comic hero character in order to promote its initiatives on social media?

(A)Chacha Chaudhary

(B) Shinchan

(C)Rudra

(D) Chotta Bheem

S73. Ans. (A) Chacha Chaudhary

Q74. The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed to change the name of which district to ‘Harigarh’?

(A)Firozabad

(B) Amethi

(C)Aligarh

(D)Varanasi

S74. Ans. (C)Aligarh

Q75. In which of the following UT the government has decided to set up a separate Civil Services Exam Centre? (A)Ladakh

(B)Chandigarh

(C)Pondicherry

(D)Jammu & Kashmir

S75. Ans. (A)Ladakh

Q76. A seven-member committeeto study the exploration of hydrocarbon projects under the chairmanship of Sultan Ahmed Ismail has been constituted by which sate?

(A)Andhra Pradesh

(B)Gujarat

(C)Bihar

(D)Tamil Nadu

S76. Ans. (D) Tamil Nadu

Q77. Which of the social media has announced a new programme called the “Small Business Loans Initiative”, in partnership with Indifito help small and medium businesses?

(A)YouTube

(B)Instagram

(C)Facebook

(D)Whats App

S77. Ans. (C) Facebook

Q78. The Reserve Financial institution of India has launched PRISM a web-based automation system, to strengthen compliance by supervised entities. What does P mean in PRISM?

(A)Pioneer

(B)Payment

(C)Parameter

(D)Platform

S78. Ans. (D) Platform

Q79. The Reserve Financial institution of India has launched PRISM a web-based automation system, to strengthen compliance by supervised entities. What does P mean in PRISM?

(A)Pioneer

(B)Payment

(C)Parameter

(D) Platform

S79. Ans. (D) Platform

Q80. Apurva Chandra has been appointed the secretary of which among the following ministry?

(A)Health and Family Welfare

(B)Defence

(C)Information and Broadcasting

(D) Finance and Corporate Affairs

S80. Ans. (C) Information and Broadcasting

Q81. The Chiefs of the Indian navy has signed a Joint Guidance for Navy to Navy Relationship document with which country?

(A)Australia

(B)Tajikistan

(C)Russia

(D)Kazakhstan

S81. Ans. (A) Australia

Q82. Which country has hosted the18thSCO Culture Ministers Meeting in 2021 through virtual mode?

(A)India

(B)France

(C)Nepal

(D) Tajikistan

S82. Ans. (D) Tajikistan

Q83. According to the Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021, which company has ranked second after Apple?

(A)Amazon

(B)Tencent

(C)Alphabet

(D)Microsoft

S83. Ans. (D) Microsoft

Q84. India has won the bronze medal at World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. Which country has clinched the gold Medal?

(A) Poland

(B)Vietnam

(C)Ethiopia

(D)Nigeria

S84. Ans. (D) Nigeria

Q85. Which defence firm has launched the third edition of the week-long annual exercise called ‘Gandiv’?

(A)Indian Army

(B) Indian Coast Guard

(C)National Cadet Cops

(D) National Security Guard

S85. Ans. (D) National Security Guard

Q86. India’s Manika Batra along with whom has won the mixed doubles title at the 2021 WTT Contender event in Hungary’s Budapest?

(A)Harmeet Desai

(B)Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

(C)Manav V Thakkar

(D)Sharath Kamal

S86. Ans. (B) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

Q87. On which of the following date the World Sanskrit Day has been observed?

(A) August 20

(B)August 22

(C)August 17

(D)August 19

S87. Ans. (B) August 22

Q88. Avani Lekhara has won country’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.She associates with which of the following sports?

(A)Swimming

(B) Shooting

(D) High jumping

S88. Ans. (D) High jumping

Q89. O.M. Nambiar has passed away recently. He was a coach to whom among the following?

(A)Hima Das

(B)Abhinav Bhindra

(C)Dutee Chand

(D)P.T. Usha

S89. Ans. (D) P.T. Usha

Q90. The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief has been observed on August 22.This day was officially made in which year?

(A)2020

(B)2018

(D)2019

S90. Ans. (D) 2019

Q91. The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition has been marked on which date?

(A)August 20

(B)August 21

(C)August 22

(D)August 23

S91. Ans. (D) August 23

Q92. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has donated a fleet of five trauma care ambulances to which organization?

(A)Indian Navy

(B)BSF

(C)Indian Air Force

(D)Indian Army

S92. Ans. (D) Indian Army

Q93. Who has launched Iconic Week as part of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav starting from 23rd to 29th August? (A)Anurag Thakur

(B)Narendra Modi

(C)Venkaih Naidu

(D)Ramnath Kovind

S93. Ans.(A) Anurag Thakur

Q95. The National Monetization Pipeline would be launched in ______________ by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

(A)Kolkata

(B)Mumbai

(C)New Delhi

(D)Hyderabad

S95. Ans. (C) New Delhi

Q96. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the ‘UbharteSitaare Fund’ for export-oriented firms and startups in a program at Lucknow. Which organization has set up this fund?

(A)Exim Bank and SIDBI

(B)Exim Bank and RBI

(C)Exim Bank and World Bank

(D) Exim Bank and SEBI

S96. Ans. (A) Exim Bank and SIDBI

Q97. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has organized a National Webinar, “Localization of Sustainable Development Goals and Role of Panchayats – Goal No. 2 – Zero Hunger” by which year?

(A)2040

(B)2027

(D) 2030

S97. Ans. (D) 2030

Q98. The External affairs ministerJaishankar has slammed which country for terror stand at UN Security Council? (A)Bangladesh

(B)Israel

(C)Pakistan

(D)China

S98. Ans. (D) China

Q99. Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?

(A Morocco

(B)Kuwait