Top 75 Weekly Current Affairs from 4th to 8th August 2021 Download PDF

Top 75 Weekly Current Affairs from 4th to 8th August  2021

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1.In which game India has qualified in Olympic for the first time?- Indian women's hockey team.

2.In which city India's first lightest metro rail will run?- Pune.

3.The suicide rate has increased by how many percent due to the unemployment from 2016 to 2019?- 24%.

4.How many rupees have been approved by IMF to help countries dealing with mounting debt and economically broken down because of Covid-19 pandemic?- $650 billion.

5.Who will virtually chair an open debate at UNSC for the first time on August 9,2021?- Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

6.In which place Power Grid Corporation of India has commissioned a 40-kilometre transmission line?- Aryan Valley, Ladakh.

7.Which forum has been approved by UNGA that will provide safety and quality livelihoods of people of African descent?- Permanent Forum of People of African Descent.

8.Which report has been released by NITI Aayog and RMI on Power Distribution Sector that will  present reform pathways to transform India's power distribution sector?- Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector.

9.What is the new cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment launched by PM?- e-RUPI.

10.Indian Bank has signed MoU with which organization for extending exclusive credit facility to Start-ups and MSMEs?-  IIT Bombay.

11.Which company has topped in Fortune Global 500 list?- Walmart of US(USD 524 billion).

12.What is the position of Reliance Industries Ltd in Fortune Global 500 list?- 155th( USD 63 billion).

13.Who has won gold medal in badminton men's singles at Tokyo Olympic?- Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.

14.Which government advisory body has constituted a unique tool which translates English language content into 11 different Indian languages?- AICTE.

15.What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week that is observed on August 1 to August 7?- Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility.

16.Which bill has been passed by Lok Sabha that will prevent workers of government-owned ordnance factories from going on strike to oppose corporatization of units?- Essential Defence Services Bill-2021.

17.On which occasion India's Olympic contingent will be invited as a special guest?- Independence Day.

18.Which technology has been installed by Indian Meteorological Department to provide exact weather forecast to people as well as to farmers?- Agro-Automatic Weather Stations.

19.Which Animal Birth Control Center has become operational again after remaining idle for several months?- Konakkarai in Tamil Nadu.

20.How much percent the salary of MLAs will be hiked by CM of Delhi?- 66%.

21.Which female boxer has won bronze in Tokyo Olympic?- Lovlina Borgohain.

22.Which state police has secured first rank under Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking System?- Haryana.

23. Isuru Udana, a cricketer, just resigned from his field belongs to which country?- Sri Lanka.

24.Who is the author of "Nehru, Tibet and China", a book that is published recently?- Avtar Singh Bhasin.

25."Muslim Women Rights Day" is observed on which date?- 1st August.

26.Who has been appointed as new CGA in August, 2021?- Deepak Das.

27.Who is the national record holder in the men's 3000m steeplechase?- Avinash Sable.

28.4th August is celebrated as- U.S. Coast Guard Day.

29.What is the name of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier that sails for her maiden sea trials on 4th August?- INS Vikrant.

30.What is the new and enhanced feature launched by SBI for its YONO and YONO Lite platform?- SIM Binding.

31.Which place of India will set up Maldives style water villas recently?- Lakshadweep.

32.With which organization Indian Institute of Space science and Technology has signed MoU with approval of Union Cabinet to carry Academic programmes and Research activities?- Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

33.Which educational scheme has been extended for next 5 years that was launched by subsuming 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan', 'Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education?- Samagra Shiksha Scheme.

34.Recently which beach has got safety nets and red flags on August 3, 2021 along the beach?- Malpe Beach, Udupi District in Karnataka.

35.Which institute has launched an earthquake early warning (EEW) Mobile App for Uttarakhand?- Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee.

36.Who is the present Civil Aviation Minister?- Jyotiraditya Scindia.

37.What is the loan amount given by World Bank for Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project?- $250 million.

38.Which portal has been launched by Central Board for Indirect Taxes & Customs to provide free access of information on all Customs procedures and regulatory compliance?- Customs Compliance Information Portal.

39.In which place Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser has virtually inaugurated a decentralized biomedical waste incinerator?- Buxar in Bihar.

40.Where is the World's highest motorable road that has been constructed by Border Roads Organization recently?- Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh.

41.What is the name of the Dogri writer who got Padma Shri in 2001 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971, died recently?- Padma Sachdev.

42.Which bill has been passed by Parliament  to facilitate privatisation of a small loss-making airport by clubbing it with a larger airport?- Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

43.In which field India has won bronze in Tokyo Olympic after 41 years?- Men's Hockey.

44.Who is the first Indian Javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Olympic Games?- Neeraj Chopra.

45.Who has composed the theme song of India for Tokyo Paralympics 2020?- Sanjeev Singh.

46.Who has become 1st woman Director of 105-year-old Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata?- Dhriti Banerjee.

47.Which Indian wrestler has won silver medal in men's freestyle 57kg wrestling ?- Ravi Kumar Dahiya .

48.Which country is trying to run cars on ethanol made from sugar?- India.

49.Recently a discussion held between which two state of India regarding the boarder dispute?- Assam & Mizoram.

50.Recently volcanoes of which region are going to be erupted?- Alaska Region.

51.Which state government is going to launch nutrition-focused welfare programmes for the benefit of women and children?- Rajasthan.

52.Which online delivery platform is going to launch electric-cycles (E-cycles) in association with the Hero Lectro Cargo (HLC) in Hyderabad?- Swiggy.

53.The India-Nepal flood management program needs to be corrected for perennial flooding in which state of India?- Bihar.

54.Which space organization is all set to launch an Earth Observation Satellite on August 12?- ISRO.

55.Which country  has banned sunscreens comprising of chemicals that damage coral from all of its marine national parks?- Thailand.

56.Up to what amount the depositors of a stressed bank will be able to withdraw within 90 days?- Rs 5 lakh.

57.Defeating which country India has clinched the bronze medal in hockey in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?- Germany.

58. Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboothiri, who dies recently, was associated with which dance form?- Kathakali.

59.Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia?- Nikol Pashinyan.

60.Which date is celebrated as Hiroshima Day?- 6th August.

61.The troops of which region have been disengaged by India and China?- Gogra region of eastern Ladakh.

62.Who is the present Prime Minister of Japan?- Yoshihide Suga.

63.Which award has been renamed with the name of Major Dhyan Chand by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced on August 6, 2021?- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

64.What is the name of Johnson and Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine that will be used in emergency?- Janssen COVID-19 vaccine,

65.Under which scheme enrolled beneficiaries will be digitally literate?- Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan Scheme.

66.The administration of which region has removed the need of an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for all Indian nationals who seeks to visit protected areas of union territory?- Ladakh.

67.India's foreign exchange reserves surged by what amount data released by RBI?- USD 9.427 billion.

68.Which portal and app have been launched by Social Justice and Empowerment minister to make skill development schemes accessible to target groups?- PM-DAKSH.

69.What is the full form of PM-DAKSH?- Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi Yojana.

70.Which country is the new enterer in Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure group?- Bangladesh.

71.Which country is hosting G20 Research Ministers' meeting on August 6, 2021?- Italy.

72.Which date is celebrated as National Handloom Day?- 7th August.

73.Which organization has installed Agro-Automatic Weather Stations?- Indian Meteorological Department.

74.Who has won gold medal and become 2nd ever individual gold medalist in Olympic?- Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra.

75.Which historical movement started on 8th August in India?- Quit India Movement.

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