Daily Current Affairs Quiz : August 28, 2021
August 28, 2021 August 28, 2021
1. Which country took charge as the Chair of Stop TB Partnership Board in 2021?
[A] UK
[B] Australia
[C] India
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:- India’s Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board.
- The outgoing Chair of Stop TB Board is former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan.
- Stop TB Partnership Board is recognized as a unique international body in the world to fight against Tuberculosis.
- India has committed to end Tuberculosis in the country by 2025.
2. Who is the author/editor of the book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’?
[A] K J Alphons
[B] Kummanam Rajasekharan
[C] A. P. Abdullakutty
[D] A. N. Radhakrishnan
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Correct Answer: A [K J Alphons]
Notes:- Former Union Minister, K J Alphons has released a book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’.
- He has recently presented his book to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- 28 eminent authors have contributed 25 essays in the book on 25 sectors of Indian governance.
- This is a documentation of achievements of the Government, with a record of the number of reforms undertaken and policies introduced.
3. Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is the initiative of which institution?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] UN Women
[C] Women and Child Development Ministry
[D] NASSCOM
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Correct Answer: A [NITI Aayog]
Notes:- The NITI Aayog and the US-based tech giant Cisco launched the next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).
- The next phase has been titled ‘WEP Nxt’, and it will leverage Cisco’s technology and experience, to enable more women-owned businesses across the country.
- The platform was formally launched on 8 March 2018 by NITI Aayog.
- WEP has more than 30 partners from various industries and sectors
4. “Shared Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise is scheduled to be held in which country?
[A] China
[B] Thailand
[C] Pakistan
[D] Mongolia
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:- The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand are said to take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise named “Shared Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise.
- The Exercise is set to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army in China’s central Henan province next month.
- The four countries will take part in the first multinational peacekeeping live exercise “Shared Destiny-2021”.
- The Defence exercise is to be held in China from September 6-15.
5. ‘Payments Infrastructure Development Fund’ scheme is the initiative of which institution?
[A] NPCI
[B] RBI
[C] NASSCOM
[D] DSCI
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Correct Answer: B [RBI]
Notes:- ‘Payments Infrastructure Development Fund’ scheme is the initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- It was launched with a corpus of Rs 345 crore, with an aim to create 30 lakh new touch points every year for digital payments in tier-3 to tier-6 centres.
- Reserve Bank has recently extended the scheme for encouraging deployment of Point of Sale (PoS) infrastructure to street vendors covered under the PM SVANidhi programme in tier 1 and 2 centres.
- PM Street Vendor’s AatmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme is aimed at helping street vendors impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to resume their livelihood activities.
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