Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank | 21st August ‘2021 – Free PDF

Q1) President Ramnath Kovind has given his assent to the Constitution (105th Amendment) Act 2021, which restores the power of State Governments to identify and specify which among the following?

1. Socially and Economically Backward Classes
2. Scheduled Castes
3. Scheduled Tribes
4. All of the above

Q2) Sonny Chiba, who passed away recently, was a renowned who?

1. Singer
2. Historian
3. Scientist
4. Actor

Q3) Neuberg Diagnostics has roped in which cricketer to create awareness on its health and wellness campaign?

1. Shikhar Dhawan
2. M.S. Dhoni 
3. Krunal Pandya
4. Rohit Sharma

Q4) India in collaboration with the UN has launched which technology platform to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers?

1. UNITE CARE
2. UNITE SECURE
3. UNITE AWARE
4. UNITE RAISE

Q5) When is Sadbhavana Diwas observed every year in India?

1. August 20
2. August 21
3. August 19
4. August 18

Q6) Which IIT institution has collaborated with Road Transport Ministry on pavement engineering and intelligent transportation systems?

1. IIT Guwahati
2. IIT Ropar
3. IIT Delhi
4. IIT Madras

Q7) Which bank has launched “Do It Yourself (DIY) Digital Repayment Platform” for missed loan repayments in a tie-up with Creditas Solutions?

1. Axis Bank
2. IDFC First
3. Kotak Mahindra
4. HDFC Bank

Q8) The 2021 edition of the World Athletics U20 Championships is being organised by which country?

1. South Korea
2.  Kenya
3. Russia
4. Australia

Q9) Who is the author of the book Operation Trojan Horse?

1. Abhishek Sharan
2. D.P. Sinha
3. Anand Nigam
4. A&B
5. B&C

Q10) Which city of India has been ranked as second most polluted city out of the 50 ‘most polluted cities’ in the world in 2020 by a report prepared by British company HouseFresh?

1. Noida
2.  Ghaziabad
3. Kanpur
4. Rohtak

Q11) Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated which edition of Arogya Dhara to increase the reach of Ayushman Bharat  and create more awareness about the scheme?

1. Third
2. First
3. Second
4. Fourth

Q12) Who has been elected as the president of the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Society?

1. NK Singh
2. VK Pandey
3. H L Dattu
4. R Gandhi

Q13) An ‘All Women Tri-Services Mountaineering Team’ successfully scaled Mt Manirang. The mountain is located in which state?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Himchal Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim

Q14) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund’ for export-oriented firms and startups. The fund has been set up by which bank?

1. EXIM
2. RBI
3. SIDBI
4. B&C
5. A&C

Q15) When is Sanskrit Week observed in India?

1. August 19-25
2. August 18-24
3. August 20-26
4. August 21-27

Q16) The Asian Development Bank will provide how much amount of loan to India to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru?

1. USD 300 million
2. USD 400 million
3. USD 500 million
4. USD 250 million

Q17) Onam is an annual harvest festival celebrated in which state of India?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka

Q18) India Ratings and Research has projected India’s GDP growth rate at what per cent for FY22?

1. 9.4%
2. 9.2%
3. 9.1%
4. 9.0%

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