Hi friends, here is the Current Affairs Quiz: 2 and 3 August 2021. All the important happenings of the day have been covered in this Current Affairs MCQ. These questions will be useful for SSC, UPSC, Bank Exams and State PSC Exams.
Current Affairs Headlines: 2 and 3 August 2021
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 August 2021 launched e-RUPI a prepaid, cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment.
- Srilankan player Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket.
- Min Aung Hlaing declared himself as the Prime Minister of Myanmar.
- First twin road tunnel of Kerala, Kuthiran tunnel on the Thrissur-Palakkad highway, was opened for traffic on July 31, 2021.
Current Affairs Quiz: 2 and 3 August 2021
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1. Isuru Udana who has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect is the player from which country?
(A) Srilanka
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) South Africa
2. Which country recently assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August 2021?
(A) France
(B) India
(C) UK
(D) Australia
3. Military leader of which country Min Aung Hlaing declared himself as the Prime Minister of the country on August 1, 2021?
(A) Nepal
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bhutan
(D) Myanmar
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 August 2021 launched _, an electronic voucher promoting digital payment solution, through video conferencing?
(A) e-RUPAY
(B) e-BHIM
(C) e-UPI
(D) e-RUPI
Note: e-RUPI is a prepaid, cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which can be sent on the mobile of the beneficiaries. It is a seamless one-time payment mechanism.
5. Reserve Bank of India has raised the interchange fee for financial transactions from Rs 15 to _ to help banks meet the costs of ATM deployment and maintenance?
(A) Rs.20
(B) Rs.25
(C) Rs.17
(D) Rs.18
6. Interchange fee for non-financial transactions has been increased by RBI recently from Rs 5 to?
(A) Rs.6
(B) Rs.10
(C) Rs.8
(D) Rs.7
7. First twin road tunnel of which state, the Kuthiran tunnel on the Thrissur-Palakkad highway, was opened for traffic on July 31, 2021?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Odisha
8. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021?
(A) Sebastian Vettel
(B) Max Verstappen
(C) Esteban Ocon
(D) Lewis Hamilton
9. Who recently took over as Controller General of Accounts?
(A) Soma Roy Burman
(B) Deepak Das
(C) Kiran Mohanti
(D) Tarun Mittal
10. Athletes of which country are competing in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 under the banner of ROC?
(A) China
(B) Chile
(C) Russia
(D) Rome
ANSWERS
1. (A) Srilanka
2. (B) India
3. (D) Myanmar
4. (D) e-RUPI
5. (C) Rs.17
6. (A) Rs.6
7. (B) Kerala
8. (C) Esteban Ocon
9. (B) Deepak Das
10. (C) Russia