1. Which country has taken over the UNSC presidency in August month?
Answers With Explanation : (B) India assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNS(C) on August 1, 2021. India took over the rotational presidency of the 15-nation UNSC from France. India will be focusing mainly on maritime security, peacekeeping and counterterrorism during its presidency of the powerful 15-nation UN security body.
2. How much is the new interchange fee for financial transactions, as per RBI's new rules?
Answers With Explanation : (A) The Reserve Bank of India has raised the interchange fee for financial transactions from Rs 15 to Rs 17 to help banks meet the costs of ATM deployment and maintenance.
3. How much is the new interchange fee for non-financial transactions?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The Reserve Bank of India has raised the interchange fee for non-financial transactions from Rs 5 to Rs 6.
4. Kuthiran tunnel has open partially in which Indian state?
Answers With Explanation : (D) One side of Kerala’s first twin road tunnel, the Kuthiran tunnel on the Thrissur-Palakkad highway, was opened for traffic on July 31, 2021.
5. Which year did the Indian men's hockey team last win an Olympic medal?
Answers With Explanation : (A) The Indian men's hockey team defeated Great Britain 3-1 to reach the semi-finals on August 1, 2021. The last time the Indian men's hockey team had advanced to the semifinals was during the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, where the team led by V Baskaran had won the eighth gold medal for India.
6. The Indian men's field hockey team has won how many Olympic gold medals after 1928?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The Indian field hockey team has won eight Olympic gold medals since 1928. Besides 1928 Olympics, the Indian men's hockey team clinched the top medal in 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980 Olympic Games.
7. Which planet will be the closest to the Earth on August 2, 2021?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Saturn and Earth will be closest to each other in a year on August 2, 2021, and people all over the world that will be in their nighttime will be able to see the mammoth planet with rings at its brightest.
8. Which Lok Sabha MP has stated that he will leave politics and resign as MP?
Answers With Explanation : (D) Lok Sabha MP from Asansol, Babul Supriyo has said he is leaving politics and will also resign as an MP. He had resigned earlier this month as the minister of state for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
9. Who recently addressed the commemoration of the 100th year of the Madras Legislative Council?
Answers With Explanation : (B) President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the commemoration of the 100th year of the Madras Legislative Council in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was the upper house of the former bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
10. Who recently appointed himself as Prime Minister of Myanmar?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The State Administration Council of Myanmar has been reformed as ‘Caretaker government of Myanmar’ headed by the Chief of the Myanmar military Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as the Prime Minister. Myanmar is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand.
