Hi friends, here is the Current Affairs Quiz: 14 & 15 August 2021. Important happenings of 14 & 15 August 2021 have been covered in this MCQ Quiz. These Current Affairs Questions will be useful for SSC CGL, UPSC, Bank Exams and State PSC Exams. Attempt the questions and share your feedback.
News Headlines: 14 & 15 August 2021
- India is celebrating its 75th Independence day on 15 August 2021.
- International Lefthanders Day is observed on 13 August.
- Shakib Al Hasan named the ICC Player of the Month for July 2021.
- Unmukt Chand announced his retirement from cricket in India.
Current Affairs Quiz: 14 & 15 August 2021
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1. India is celebrating its _____th Independence day on 15 August 2021?
(A) 74th
(B) 75th
(C) 76th
(D) 80th
2. Environment Ministry notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on August 13, 2021. New rules prohibit specific single-use plastic items with “low utility and high littering potential by the year?
(A) 2025
(B) 2024
(C) 2022
(D) 2030
3. 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 respecively
(B) 10 and 15 years respecively
(C) 15 and 20 years respecively
(C) 20 and 30 years respecively
4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has recently launched a brand and logo called `SonChiraiya’. It was launched to market the products of?
(A) Rural Self Help Groups
(B) Urban self-help groups (SHGs)
(C) Divyang Groups
(D) Tribal Self Help Groups
5. Which country carried a successful training launch of surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile called Ghaznavi on August 12, 2021?
(A) North Korea
(B) China
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan
6. International Lefthanders Day is observed on?
(A) 15 August
(B) 14 August
(C) 13 August
(D) 12 August
7. 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
8. World Organ Donation Day is celebrated every year on?
(A) 15 August
(B) 14 August
(C) 13 August
(D) 12 August
9. 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
10. Name the World Cup-winning U19 India captain who has announced his retirement from cricket in India?
(A) Unmukt Chand
(B) Priyam Garg
(C) Piyush Chawla
(D) Naman Ojha
Answers
1. (B) 75th
2. (C) 2022
3. (C) 15 and 20 years respecively
4. (B) Urban self-help groups (SHGs)
5. (D) Pakistan
6. (C) 13 August
7. (B) GSLV-F10
8. (C) 13 August
9. (A) Shakib Al Hasan
10. (A) Unmukt Chand