Hi friends, in this post we will discuss Current Affairs Quiz: 18, 19 & 20 August 2021. All the important happenings from 18 to 20 August 2021 have been covered in this MCQ Quiz on Current Affairs. These questions will be useful for SSC, UPSC, Bank Exams and State PSC Exams. Sports, National, International, Awards, Honours, New Appointments etc. have been included in this MCQ.
Current Affairs One Liner of the day
- World Humanitarian Day was observed on August 19.
- 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held at Tokyo from August 25 to September 6, 2021.
- Godfather of Sudoku Game Maki Kaji died.
- World Mosquito Day is observed on August 20.
Current Affairs Quiz: 18, 19 & 20 August 2021
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1. Who among the following has recently been elected as the new president of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Society?
(A) NK Singh
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Bimal Jalan
(D) D Subbarao
2. World Humanitarian Day was observed on?
(A) August 20
(B) August 19
(C) August 18
(D) August 17
3. 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held at which city from August 25 to September 6, 2021?
(A) Paris
(B) Sydney
(C) Tokyo
(D) Seoul
4. Which company has become the second Indian company to cross the market value of Rs 13 lakh crore on August 17, 2021?
(A) Infosys
(B) TCS
(C) Wipro
(D) TATA
5. Maki Kaji, who passed away at the age of 69, due to bile duct cancer, on August 17, 2021 is termed as the Godfather of?
(A) Sudoku
(B) Snake and Ladder
(C) Mr.Bean series
(D) Nokia Phones
6. World Mosquito Day is observed on?
(A) August 20
(B) August 19
(C) August 18
(D) August 17
7. Every year India observes Sadbhavana Diwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) B R Ambedkar
8. Who among the following is set to be named as the brand ambassador of adventure tourism in Kerala?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Sandesh Jingan
(C) PR Sreejesh
(D) Sanju Samson
9. World Photography Day is celebrated on?
(A) August 20
(B) August 19
(C) August 18
(D) August 17
10. 2021 edition of the World Athletics U20 Championships has been started at?
(A) Tokyo, Japan
(B) Seoul, South Korea
(C) Beijing, China
(D) Nairobi, Kenya
11. After leaving Barcelona, the club where he had begun, after 21 years Lionel Messi has recently joined which star-packed club?
(A) Manchester City
(B) Paris St Germain (PSG)
(C) Liverpool
(D) Arsenal
12. Which state government has recently announced that it will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years after the current sponsorship ends in 2023?
(A) Odisha
(B) Kerala
(C) Gujarat
(D) Delhi
13. Which Indian city was adjudged the second most polluted city out of the 50 ‘most polluted cities’ in the world in 2020 by a report prepared by British company HouseFresh?
(A) Ghaziabad
(B) Delhi
(C) Surat
(D) Bengaluru
14. Which Indian actress was recently announced as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival?
(A) Deepika Padukone
(B) Priyanka Chopra
(C) Alia Bhatt
(D) Aiswarya Rai
Answers
1. (A) NK Singh
2. (B) August 19
3. (C) Tokyo
4. (B) TCS
5. (A) Sudoku
6. (A) August 20
7. (A) Rajiv Gandhi
8. (C) PR Sreejesh
9. (B) August 19
10. (D) Nairobi, Kenya
11. (B) Paris St Germain (PSG)
12. (A) Odisha
13. (A) Ghaziabad
14. (B) Priyanka Chopra