Daily Current Affairs for All Govt. Exams – 21st August ’22

Q1) According to the recent data by Jal Shakti Ministry, how many rural households have been provided with safe and clean drinking water through taps till now under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

1. 5 crore
2. 7 crore
3. 9 crore
4. 10 crore

Q2) What is the target of production of green hydrogen by 2030 under the National Hydrogen Mission?

1. 5 million tonnes
2. 6 million tonnes
3. 7 million tonnes
4. 8 million tonnes

Q3) Exercise Pitch Black, recently seen in news, is being hosted by which of the following countries?

1. India
2. Japan
3. Australia
4. USA

Q4) Recently, a Green Hydrogen plant of L&T was inaugurated in which of the following states?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu

Q5) Recently, which of the following states has launched the ‘Nutrition at Doorstep’ programme to promote consumption of nutritious food?

1. Jharkhand
2. Maharashtra
3. Telangana
4. Odisha

Q6) Recently, 104th birth anniversary of former President Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma was observed. He also served as Chief Minister of which of the following states?

1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Bihar

Q7) Recently, the 10^th National Conference of Women in Police was organized in which of the following cities?

1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Shimla
4. Chandigarh

Q8) Which of the following states accounted for the highest share in the total cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in 2021-22?

1. Rajasthan
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Maharashtra

Q9) Recently, Syed Sibtey Razi passed away. He was the former governor of which of the following states?

1. Jharkhand and Assam
2. Bihar and Gujarat
3. West Bengal and Tripura
4. Manipur and Tamil Nadu

Q10) Recently, Punjab and Haryana have agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after which of the following freedom fighters?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Q11) Recently, which of the following states has launched the ‘Krishna Kunj’ plantation drive to increase green cover in the state?

1. Jharkhand
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh

Q12) World Senior Citizens’ Day is observed on which of the following days every year?

1. 19^th August
2. 20^th August
3. 21^st August
4. 22^nd August

Q13) Recently, Kerala’s first tribal novelist and short story writer Narayan has passed away. What is the name of his debut novel?

1. Kocharethi
2. Out of the Earth
3. Angor
4. Painted Words

Q14) The International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on which of the following days every year?

1. 19^th August
2. 20^th August
3. 21^st August
4. 22^nd August

Q15) Recently discovered Cyrtodactylus aravindi belongs to which of the following species?

1. Gecko
2. Ant
3. Butterfly
4. Fish

Q16) Recently, the government has awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Mithila Makhana. Related to this, the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act was passed in which of the following years?

1. 1979
2. 1999
3. 2009
4. 2011

Q17) Recently, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed a MoU with PayXpert to establish and internationalize the acceptance of its payment solutions in which of the following countries?

1. Singapore
2. UAE
3. Canada
4. UK

Q18) Recently, which Indian philanthropist has been named to the board of trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?

1. Azim Premji
2. Nandan Nilekani
3. Ashish Dhawan
4. Shiv Nadar

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