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CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (2 August 2021 to 7 August 2021)

Q1. Recently which of the following new courses CBSE has introduced for skill education in line with the provisions of the National Education Policy? Ans. 'Coding' and 'Data Science' Q2. Recently Hotline established between armies of and in which of the following State? Ans. Sikkim sector Q3. PV Sindhu won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, she is related to which of the following sport? Ans. Batdminton Q4. Who among the following has took over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) under the Department of Expenditure the Finance Ministry? Ans. Deepak Das Q5. How much amount Hindalco to invest in its three plants? Ans. Rs 10,000-20,000 cr Q6. Recently Paytm plans to hire field sales executives? Ans. 20,000 Q7. Every year, "World Ranger Day" is observed on which of the following date? Ans. 01-Aug Q8. Which of the following country has the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) from 1 August 2021? Ans. India Q9. Karaikal-Kankesanthurai is a ferry service of India with which of the following country? Ans. Q10. What is the rank of India in terms of the "impact from automation"? Ans. 5th Q11. Which of the following bank has listed as "agency bank" by RBI? Ans. IndusInd Bank Q12. Recently Army helicopter crashes in "Ranjit Sagar Dam", in which Sate this dam is located? Ans. Punjab Q13. Which of the following bank has selected Infosys Finacle's cloud based digital banking solution? Ans. UnionBank of the Philippines Q14. Noted artist Nelliyod Vasudevan Namboodiri passed away, he was related to which dance? Ans. Kathakali Q15. How much amount of Bank of India's first quarter net profit for year 2021-22 year? Ans. Rs 720 crore Q16. Kuthiran Tunnel is in which of the following state? Ans. Kerala Q17. Who among the following won the Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021 organised in Tamil Nadu? Ans. Labhanshu Sharma Q18. Prime Minister Shri has launched which of the following payment solution? Ans. e-RUPI Q19. Ismail Haniyeh has been re-elected as leader of which of the following Islamist group? Ans. Hamas Q20. World Breastfeeding Week celebrated which of the following date? Ans. 1-7 August Q21. Which of the following India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier begins sea trials? Ans. Vikrant Q22. How much amount of SBI net profit in Q1 of financial year 2021-22? Ans. Rs 6,504 crore Q23. "Qazigund-Banihal tunnel" opened for traffic testing, it is situated in which of the following state? Ans. J & K Q24. Lovlina Borgohain has won a bronze medal in Olympics 2020, related to which of the following sport? Ans. Boxing Q25. Recently which of the following state announced Rs 11,500 crore package for flood victims, repair works? Ans. Maharashtra Q26. "U.S. Coast Guard Day" has been observed which of the following date? Ans. 04-Aug Q27. Man Kaur, who died of a heart attack, is a sprinter from which of the following city? Ans. Chandigarh Q28. BRO has restored connectivity at "Yarlung-Lamang road" in which of the following State? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh Q29. "Krishikarna" project, has been launched by which of the following State? Ans. Kerala Q30. Recently Cabinet approved continuation of "Samagra Shiksha Scheme" for School Education for which period? Ans. 1st April, 2021 to 31st March, 2026 Q31. How many years the Airports Authority of India leased six airports to Adani Group? Ans. 50 years Q32. Which of the following film have been nominated for the "Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards" 2021? Ans. 'Lion', 'Ludo' and 'Soorarai Pottru' Q33. Recently Prashant Kishor resigned as Chief Advisor to Chief Minister of which of the following State? Ans. Punjab Q34. India won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after 41 years by defeating which of the following country 5-4 in a thrilling hockey match? Ans. Germany Q35. Recently which of the following institute created a fund of Rs 10 crore to help students going abroad. Ans. Serum Institute of India Q36. Which of the following State Government has announced to give one crore rupees award to each player included in the bronze medal winning team? Ans. Punjab Q37. Enforcement Directorate issued Rs 10,600 cr notice to which of the following company for violating FEMA? Ans. Flipkart Q38. From which of the following country Covaccine received Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificate? Ans. Hungary Q39. How much has been crude steel production in July 2021 of Jindal Steel and Power Limited? Ans. 6.5 lakh tonnes Q40 Recently Padma Sachdev has been passed away, she was related to which of the following profession? Ans. Writer Q41. Who among the following has addressed the "G20 Research Ministers’" Meeting virtually? Ans. Subhas Sarkar Q42. The central government has set a target of setting up how many Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country by March 2025? Ans. 10,500 Q43. How much amount Hindalco Industries has received net profit of in the first quarter ended on 30 June 2021? Ans. Rs 2,787 crore Q44. Recently government has decided to change the name of India's highest sports honor "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award", what is the new name of this sports honor? Ans. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Q45. Which of the following space agency launched "Eutelsat Quantum" into space? Ans. Roscosmos Q46. DefExpo 2022 is to be held in which of following State? Ans. Gujarat Q47. Who among following become the first brand ambassador of HomeLane? Ans. M S Dhoni Q48. Which of the following State has launched "Har Hit Store"? Ans. Haryana Q49. Which of the following country has become the fifth country to sign up with the ISA? Ans. Germany Q50. Who among the following has took charged as MD of LIC? Ans. Mini Ipe