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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ: 23 AUG 2021

1. PM Narendra Modi recently inaugurated (a) several projects related to Somnath (b) Suriya Sivakumar Temple. In which state is the historic (c) temple located? (d) (a) Gujarat (e) (b) Madhya Pradesh 7. Which actress has won the “Best (c) Uttar Pradesh Performance Female (Feature)” Award at (d) Maharashtra the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (e) Uttarakhand (IFFM) 2021? 2. Name the bank in UAE with which NPCI (a) International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has (b) Nimisha Sajayan tied up to launch the UPI facility in UAE. (c) Samantha Akkineni (a) Dubai Islamic Bank (d) Radhika Apte (b) Union National Bank (e) Keerthy Suresh (c) Mashreq Bank 8. Reliance Industries is the top Indian (d) Emirates NBD company in Hurun Global 500 Most (e) Islamic Development Bank Valuable Companies list 2021, ranked at 3. The ‘Small Business Loans Initiative’ has 57 spot. How many Indian companies are been unveiled in by which of these there in the list? companies in collaboration with Indifi? (a) 15 (a) Microsoft (b) 6 (b) Flipkart (c) 9 (c) Google (d) 12 (d) Amazon (e) 10 (e) Facebook 9. In August 2021, Indian Navy’s INS 4. Which company has emerged as the Trikand participated in a Joint-Maritime world’s most valuable company in Exercise- ‘Zair-Al-Bahr’ in the Persian Hurun’s 2021 Global 500 Most Valuable Gulf with which country? Companies? (a) Djibouti (a) Amazon (b) Bahrain (b) Facebook (c) Iraq (c) Microsoft (d) United Arab Emirates (d) Apple (e) Qatar (e) Tencent 10. Name the country that approved to 5. Which film has won the “Best Feature provide the AK-103 series of assault Film” Award at the Indian Film Festival rifles for the Indian Army in line with of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021? India’s Mega Infantry Modernisation (a) Sherni Programme’. (b) The Great Indian Kitchen (a) Russia (c) Ludo (b) USA (d) Pinki Elli? (c) France (e) Soorarai Pottru (d) Italy 6. Which actor has won the “Best (e) Japan Performance Male (Feature)” Award at 11. Identify the Tribe that celebrates the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne ‘Wanchuwa Festival’ – a harvest festival (IFFM) 2021? in Assam (in Aug’21).

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ: 23 AUG 2021

(a) Gonds Tribes (b) Tiwa Tribes (c) Bhils Tribes (d) Garo Tribes (e) Munda Tribes ANSWER KEYS 12. In August 2021, Assam Electronics 1 a 9 e Development Corporation Limited 2 c 10 a (AMTRON) signed an MoU with an 3 e 11 b Israeli company to set up a Centre of 4 d 12 c Excellence in which field? 5 e 13 d (a) Agriculture 6 b 14 d (b)Healthcare (c) Artificial Intelligence 7 a 15 a (d)Automobile 8 d (e) Telecommunication 13. In August 2021, ______(Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 2021 got assent of the President Ramnath Kovind, which removes Section 10B, thereby eliminating the need to maintain a minimum ______shareholding of central government. (a) Health Insurance Business; 74% (b)Health Insurance Business; 51% (c) Health Insurance Business; 26% (d)General Insurance Business; 51% (e) General Insurance Business; 74% 14. In August 2021,______company launched India’s largest Floating Solar Photovoltaic Project on the reservoir of its ‘Simhadri Thermal Power Station’ in ______. (a) Tata Power; Andhra Pradesh (b)Tata Power; Assam (c) NTPC; Assam (d)NTPC; Andhra Pradesh (e) NHPC; Odisha 15. Which State Government renamed the movement in the history of India’s freedom struggle, the ‘Kakori Kand’ to ‘Kakori Train action’? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b)Uttarakhand (c) Madhya Pradesh (d)Jharkhand (e) Bihar

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