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1 .

When National Sports Day is celebrated?

A)

27 August

B)

28 August

C)

29 August

D)

30 August

Correct Answer : 29 August

Major Dhyan Chand, a witness to the golden age of hockey in India, is one such name. With his performance, he gave India a golden success in the Olympic Games hockey event and continued to dominate traditional Asian hockey. Dhyan Chand, who snatched the ball from the possession of opposition players and ran with an electrifying speed, was born on August 29, 1905. His birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day in the country.

Published On : August 29, 2021

2 .

The International Day against Nuclear Tests is a UN-recognised day, observed annually on__________

A)

26 August

B)

27 August

C)

28 August

D)

29 August

Correct Answer : 29 August

Achieving a nuclear-free world is the best way to honour lives devastated by these weapons, the UN disarmament chief told a virtual meeting held on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed annually on 29 August 2010.

Published On : August 29, 2021

3 .

The National Sports Day is observed in India to mark the birth anniversary of which Indian sports person?

A)

Dhyan Chand

B)

Milkha Singh

C)

Vijender Singh

D)

Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer : Dhyan Chand

India celebrated its National Sports Day on 29 August 2017. The day is annually celebrated on this day to mark the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player "Dhyan Chand".

Various programmes are being conducted across India to celebrate the day. On this occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind will give away the National Sports Awards this evening. A total of 29 players have been selected to receive the honours from President.

About Dhyan Chand :

• Born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player and is considered as one of the greatest field hockey players of all time.

• He is known for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats.

• He helped India to win three Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936 in field hockey.

• He was known as “The Wizard” for his superb ball control.

• He scored more than 400 goals in his career which spanned over 22 years.

• In 1956, he was awarded with the third highest (then second highest) Civilian honour of Padma Bhushan.

• The Union Government in 2012 decided to celebrate his birthday, i.e. 29 August, as the country’s National Sports Day.

Published On : August 29, 2021

4 .

What is the maximum limit of cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility per transaction?

A)

Rs 25,000

B)

Rs 50,000

C)

Rs 1,00,000

D)

Rs 1,50,000

Correct Answer : Rs 50,000

Under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme, for cash-based remittances within India and to Nepal, the NEFT cash transfer limit is â‚¹50,000 per transaction, will still be present with a maximum number of transfers in a year allowed at 12.

Published On : August 29, 2021

5 .

The e-Photo exhibition "Making of the Constitution" and Virtual Film Poster Exhibition "Chitranjali@75" was launched by which ministry to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav?

A)

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

B)

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

C)

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

D)

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Correct Answer : Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India, Shri G. Kishan Reddy jointly inaugurated an e-Photo exhibition titled “Making of the Constitution” and Virtual Film Poster Exhibition named “Chitranjali@75”, on August 27, 2021.

''Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'' is an initiative of the central government to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India''s independence.

Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting L Murugan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi were also in attendance.

The event was organised as part of ''Iconic Week'' being celebrated by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Published On : August 29, 2021

6 .

Who recently addressed the 11th meeting of BRICS Agriculture Ministers?

A)

Narendra Modi

B)

Virendra Kumar

C)

Narendra Singh Tomar

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 11th meeting of BRICS Agriculture Ministers under the theme BRICS Partnership for Strengthening Agro Biodiversity for Food Security and Nutrition.

The Action Plan of 2021-24 for Agricultural Cooperation of BRICS Countries was adopted in the Ministers' meeting.

The Action Plan focuses on the themes of food security, welfare of farmers, conservation of agrobiodiversity, resilience of food and agricultural production systems, promotion of digital agricultural solutions etc. which are integral to the sustainable development of agriculture.

It has been proposed to include “Conservation and promotion of agrobiodiversity for nutrition and sustainability” as a focus area for collaboration in the Action Plan 2021-2024 for Agricultural Cooperation of BRICS Countries.

Published On : August 29, 2021

7 .

Which Ministry recently inaugurated the "Karmayogi" Digital Learning Facility?

A)

Ministry of Home Affairs

B)

Ministry of Defence

C)

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

D)

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Correct Answer : Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Union Minister of Personnel Jitendra Singh on Friday(27-08-2021) inaugurated a digital learning facility for civil servants at the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM).

The ISTM is a premier central training institution under the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said, this "karmayogi" digital learning platform will help further extend the citizen-centric reforms initiated by the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said the government’s most ambitious reform 'Mission Karmayogi’ is meant to upgrade the skills of central government officers and personnel.

Singh lauded the ISTM for releasing 75 courses with a running time of 75 hours of digital content on the karmayogi digital learning lab platform.

Published On : August 29, 2021

8 .

The Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune has recently been renamed after which sports personality?

A)

Neeraj Chopra

B)

PV Sindhu

C)

Mirabai Chanu

D)

Bajrang Punia

Correct Answer : Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra created history at the Tokyo Olympics, as he won India’s first medal in athletics at the Olympics and only India’s second individual gold medallist ever. Chopra brought laurels for India, as his victory is inspiring a new generation of young athletes in the country.

Army Sports Stadium to be renamed “Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Stadium, Pune Cantonment”

The facility will now be renamed as Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Stadium, Pune Cantonment. The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest for the naming ceremony on 23rd August 2021, while Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane will also attend the event.

Published On : August 29, 2021

9 .

Indiaâ€™s first indigenously developed Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit has been launched. The toolkit has been developed by which institution?

A)

(Indian Institute of Science)IISc Bangalore

B)

(Indian Institute of Technology)IIT Roorkee

C)

C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing)

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, has launched the country’s first ‘Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit’, on August 27, 2021. QSim is a first-of-its-kind toolkit to be indigenously developed and is intended to be a vital tool in learning and understanding the practical aspects of programming using Quantum Computers and thus herald a new era of Quantum Computing research in India. This has been developed jointly by scientists of (Indian Institute of Technology)IIT Roorkee, (Indian Institute of Science)IISc Bangalore, and C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).

The toolkit is expected to enable researchers and students to research Quantum Computing in a cost-effective manner. It was supported & funded by MeitY, QSim allows researchers and students to write and debug Quantum Code that is essential for developing Quantum Algorithms. QSim can serve as an essential educational and research tool providing an excellent way to attract students and researchers to the field of Quantum Technology. The toolkit creates a platform that helps students and users acquire the skills of ‘programming’ and ‘designing’ real Quantum Hard-ware, says the IIT.

Published On : August 29, 2021

10 .

Which of the following countries researchers have discovered triple AGN, recently?

A)

US

B)

India

C)

China

D)

Russia

Correct Answer : India

Indian researchers have discovered three supermassive black holes from three galaxies merging together to form a triple active galactic nucleus, a compact region at the center of a newly discovered galaxy that has a much-higher-than-normal luminosity.

This rare occurrence in our nearby universe indicates that small merging groups are ideal laboratories to detect multiple accreting supermassive black holes and increases the possibility of detecting such rare occurrences, as per the information provided by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

They are called Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and release huge amounts of ionized particles and energy into the galaxy and its environment. Both of these ultimately contribute to the growth of the medium around the galaxy and ultimately the evolution of the galaxy itself.

Many AGN pairs have been detected in the past, but triple AGN are extremely rare, and only a handful has been detected before using X-ray observations. However, the IIA team expects such triple AGN systems to be more common in small merging groups of galaxies. Although this study focuses only on one system, results suggest that small merging groups are ideal laboratories to detect multiple supermassive black holes.

Published On : August 29, 2021