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1. Johnson & Johnson’s single dose Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in India; fifth to get approval after Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V and Moderna. The vaccine will be brought to India through a supply agreement with which homegrown vaccine maker?
(A) Biological E Limited
(B) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
(C) Sun Pharma
(D) Cipla
Ans: (A) Biological E Limited
2. Name the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women who recently got another 3-year term extension?
(A) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
(B) Rekha Sharma
(C) Girija Vyas
(D) Poornima Advani
Ans: (B) Rekha Sharma
3. Who won gold medal for India in men’s javelin throw with a throw of 87.58 metres, only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal after shooter Abhinav Bindra in 2008?
(A) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
(B) Bajrang Punia
(C) Neeraj Chopra
(D) Aditi Ashok
Ans: (C) Neeraj Chopra
4. Tokyo Olympics 2020 came to an end on 8 July 2021. Now the next Olympics 2024 will be held at?
(A) Paris
(B) Sydney
(C) Qatar
(D) Athens
Ans: (A) Paris
5. Central Government introduced the 127th Constitution (amendment) bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha on August 9, 2021. Which among the following is the purpose of the bill?
(A) restore state’s power to make their own OBC lists
(B) amendment of RTI Act, 2005
(C) restore Jammu and Kashmir’s state powers
(D) to bring petrol and diesel prices under GST
Ans: (A) restore state’s power to make their own OBC lists
6. Name the Cabinet Secretary of India whose term of service has been extended for one year by the Union Government recently?
(A) Ashok Lavasa
(B) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
(C) Rajiv Gauba
(D) Vivek Debroy
Ans: (C) Rajiv Gauba
7. Which has become the first state in the country to issue the order with regard to the implementation of the National Education Policy-2020?
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
Ans: (D) Karnataka
8. Which Indian Airport was recently emerged among world’s top-50 best airports in the Skytrax World Airport Award ranking 2021?
(A) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
(B) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
(C) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
(D) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
Ans: (A) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
9. Which sate government has recently announced for creation of a new award named “Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT)”?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala
Ans: (C) Maharashtra
10. India and which foreign country is all set to conduct their first ever naval exercise called “AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2021”?
(A) Oman
(B) Kuwait
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Indonesia
Ans: (C) Saudi Arabia
11. International Youth Day observed on?
(A) 12 August
(B) 13 August
(C) 14 August
(D) 11 August
Ans: (A) 12 August
12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy on August 13, 2021. As per the said policy what will be the age of Commercial vehicles and personal vehicles respectively?
(A) 10 and 20 years respectively
(B) 10 and 15 years respectively
(C) 15 and 20 years respectively
(C) 20 and 30 years respectively
Ans: (C) 15 and 20 years respectively
13. International Lefthanders Day is observed on?
(A) 15 August
(B) 14 August
(C) 13 August
(D) 12 August
Ans: (C) 13 August
14. World Organ Donation Day is celebrated every year on?
(A) 15 August
(B) 14 August
(C) 13 August
(D) 12 August
Ans: (C) 13 August
15. Which cricket player was named the ICC Player of the Month for July 2021 in men’s category?
(A) Shakib Al Hasan
(B) Risabh Pant
(C) Babar Azam
(D) Devon Conway
Ans: (A) Shakib Al Hasan
16. Asia’s oldest football tournament called Durand Cup, is all set to be held in which Indian city from September 5 to October 21, 2021?
(A) Goa
(B) Delhi
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Kolkata
Ans: (D) Kolkata
17. World Biofuel Day is observed on?
(A) August 9
(B) August 10
(C) August 11
(D) August 12
Ans: (B) August 10
18. National Handloom Day is observed on?
(A) 8 August
(B) 7 August
(C) 9 August
(D) 10 August
Ans: (B) 7 August
19. Which football team won gold medal in men’s football at Olympics 2021?
(A) Spain
(B) Brazil
(C) Argentina
(D) Germany
Ans: (B) Brazil
20. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently failed to put India’s largest earth observation satellite (EOS-3) into the orbit. The staellite was launched using?
(A) PSLV C-30
(B) GSLV-F10
(C) GSLV M-11
(D) PSLV F-13
Ans: (B) GSLV-F10
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