current affairs quiz -(gktoday current affairs

current affairs quiz -(gktoday current affairs) 

 

Q1. Recently Air India plane crashed due to skidded off runway at which 

Airport of Kerala ?

A. Kannur Airport

B. Kasargod Airport

C. Kollam Airport

D. Karipur Airport

Correct Answer - Karipur Airport

Explanation -

Recently Air India plane crashed due to skidded off runway at Karipur 

Airport Airport of Kerala 

Q2. How many States & UTs are Connected under One Nation One Ration 

Card Scheme till now ?

A. 16

B. 20

C. 24

D. 12

Answer - 24

Explanation -

A total of 24 States and UTs are connected under this scheme.

About - Nation One Ration Card Scheme

migrants can access Public Distribution System (PDS) across the Country from 

any PDS shop of their own choice.

Q3. When was the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) launched ?

A. 25 June 2014

B. 25 June 2015

C. 25 June 2016

D. 25 June 2019

Answer - 25 June 2015

Explanation -

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) launched with an initiative to provide 

affordable housing to the urban poor March 31 2022.

Q4. Which institute of India has entered into partnership with Gavi, The 

Vaccine Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to manufacture of 

covid-19 vaccines ?

A. Apheta Institute of Clinical Research

B. National Institute of Pathology

C. Serum Institute

D. AIIMS, New Delhi

Answer - Serum Institute

Explanation -

Serum Institute (Pune) has entered into a partnership with Bill & Melinda 

Gates Foundation and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, to accelerate the 

manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines 

for India and low- and middle-income countries

About - Serum Institute of India

Founder - Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Headquarters - Pune, India

Current President - Adar Poonawalla

Q5. Who flagged of the first Kisan Special Parcel Train from Devlali Railway 

Station of Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar?

A. Gajendra Singh Sekhawat

B. Narendra Singh Tomar

C. Piyush Goyal

D. None of the Above

Answer - Narendra Singh Tomar

Explanation -

On August 7 ,Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar flagged off the First 

Kisan Rail train from Maharashtra's Devlali station to Danapur in Bihar.

Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail is first of its kind of train to carrying 

vegetables and fruits.

About - Indian Railways

Founded - 8 May 1845

Headquarters - New Delhi

Current Minister - Piyush Goyal 

Chairman, Railway Board - Vinod Kumar Yadav

Total Divisions - 18 zones 

South Coast Railway Zone is 18th Railway Zone.

( HQ -Visakhapatnam)

Q6. Who will inaugurate submarine Optical Fibre Cable connecting Chennai 

and Port Blair on August 9 ?

A. Rajnath Singh

B. Dr. Jitendra Singh

C. Narendra Modi

D. Ravi Shankar Prasad 

Answer - Narendra Modi

Explanation -

On 9 August, PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate the submarine 

Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair to the nation 

through video conferencing.

This will Connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, 

Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island and Rangat.

Q7. 'Eat Right India" movement launched by which body ?

A. FAO

B. IMF

C. FSSAI

D. None of the Above

Answer - FSSAI 

Explanation -

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched 'Eat Right 

India" movement.

Formed - August 2011 ( Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 )

Headquarter - New Delhi

Current Chairperson - Ms Rita Teaotia

Current CEO - Arun Singhal

Q8. Who will inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra on Aug 8 ?

A. Rajnath Singh

B. Dr. Harsha Vardhan

C. Narendra Modi

D. Piyush Goyal

Answer - Narendra Modi

Explanation -

On 8 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Rashtriya 

Swachhata Kendra.

Q9. National Handloom Day of 2020 observed as which National Handloom 

Day ?

A. 5th

B. 7th

C. 6th 

D. 9th

Answer - 6th

Explanation -

The first National Handloom Day launched by PM Narendra Modi at Chennai 

on 07 August 2015.

August 7th, was chosen as the National Handloom Day to commemorate the 

Swadeshi Movement which was launched on the same date in the year 1905.

Q10. International Cat Day observed on ? 

A. 5 August

B. 8 August

C. 10 August

D. 12 August

Answer - 8 August

Q11. Which country will Construct memorial for Indian soldiers martyred in 

1971 liberation war ?

A. Srilanka

B. Pakistan

C. Bangladesh

D. Afghanistan

Answer - Bangladesh

Explanation -

According to recent press release of Bangladesh Govt., Bangladesh will 

construct a memorial for the Indian soldiers martyred during the country’s 

liberation war in 1971

The memorial will be constructed coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the 

liberation of Bangladesh

About - Bangladesh. 

Capital - Dhaka

President - Abdul Hamid

Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina

Q12. Name the Party that registers landslide victory in Parliamentary 

elections of Srilanka ?

A. Sri Lanka Freedom Party

B. United People's Party

C. Sri Lanka People’s Party 

D. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

Answer - Sri Lanka People’s Party

Explanation -

In recent Parliamentary Elections of Sri Lanka, the party led by Prime 

Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and its allies have secured two-thirds seats at 

the general elections.

Sri Lanka People’s party (SLPP) has won 145 seats in the 225-member 

parliament.

About Sri Lanka

Capital – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative), Colombo (executive & 

judicial)

Current President – Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Current Prime Minister – Mahinda Rajapaksa

Q13.Who released the book 'Siyasat Mein Sadasyata' written by Vijay Kumar 

Choudhary?

A. Rajnath Singh

B. Nitish Kumar

C. Yogi Aditya Nath

D. None of the Above

Answer: Nitish Kumar

Q14. Which bank has extended 250 million USD line of Credit to 

Mozambique ?

A. RBI

B. SBI

C. EXIM

D. ADB

Answer - EXIM

Explanation -

Recently Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a 250-

million USD line of credit (LOC) to Mozambique for improvement of power 

supply quality in the country.

Q15. Who has Appointed as New MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance ?

A. Kapish Jain

B. Hardayal Prasad

C. Ramesh Chandra

D. None of the Above

Answer - Hardayal Prasad

About - PNB Housing Finance Limited

Founded - 11 November 1988

Headquarters - New Delhi, India

Q16. Who has appointed as the new Chairman of UPSC ?

A. Bhim Sain Bassi

B. Pradeep Kumar Joshi

C. Mahesh Kumar Verma

D. A. S. Bhonsle

Answer - Pradeep Kumar Joshi

Explanation -

Pradeep Kumar Joshi has appointed as the Chairman of UPSC.

He replaced Arvind Saxena.

Prof. Joshi joined the Commission as a member in the year 2015

About - UPSC

Full form - Union Public Service Commission

Headquarter - New Delhi

Formed - 1 October 1926

Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV (Services Under the Union and the States )

Appointment under Article 316

Appointment by - President of India

Q17. Where is the Headquarter of FAO ?

A. Rome 

B. Paris

C. Singapore

D. Philippines

Answer - Rome 

Director-General(FAO Head) - Qu Dongyu

Established - 16 October 1945

Q18. Idukki Dam is constructed across which river ?

A. Krishna

B. Narmda

C. Periyar

D. Kaveri

Answer: Kaveri

Q19. Who is the Current Vice President of US ?

A. Mike Pompeo

B. Mike Pence

C. Nancy Pelosi

D. John Roberts

Answer - Mike Pence

Q20. What is the full form of CAG ?

A. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India

B. Commissioner and Auditor-General of India

C.Commisoin and Auditor- Judge of India

D. None of the Above

Answer: Comptroller and Auditor-General of India