August

1.  Operation Devi Shaktiis the name given to the mission undertaken by Indian government for evacuating its citizens from Afghanistan Libya Yemen Syria None 2.  NIPUN Bharat Mission aims to ensure every child achieves the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 6 [...]

1.  Priya -The Accessibility Warrior, is an E-Comic cum Activity Book to sensitize the students on accessibility-related issues for Women Divyangs Transgenders Backward Castes None 2.  ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in India is initiative by NITI Aayog UNFCCC World Resources Institute Both (a) and (c) None 3.  Inan effort to reduce the global carbon footprint [...]

1.  Google has launched the global ‘Be Internet Awesome’ program for kids in India in partnership with Tulika Publishers Karadi Tales Eklavya Amar Chitra Katha None 2.  Aranmula Boat Raceis the oldest river boat festival and is celebrated in the state of Tamil Nadu Karnataka Kerala Andhra Pradesh None 3.  Fair and Remunerative Prices of [...]

1.  Panjshir Valley, recently seen in news, is located in India Pakistan Afghanistan Bhutan None 2.  Ubhartesitaare fund is a type of Alternative investment fundfor export-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)set up by Exim Bank SIDBI Both (a) and (b) SBI None 3.  Kayyur is considered the cradle of agrarian revolution in the state [...]

1.  India’s largest floating solar photo voltaic (PV) project of 25 mega watt (MW) has been commissioned Visakhapatnam Hyderabad Haridwar Coorg None 2.  Madur mats,also known as Madurkathi, are awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in the state of Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal Odisha None 3.  Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund has been launched by [...]

1.  Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart card schemepromises cashless healthcare coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh for nearly 96 lakh families in the state of Odisha West Bengal Maharashtra Karnataka None 2.  Hazara, recently seen in news, is an ethnic group from China Iran Afghanistan Syria None 3.  Kigali Amendment which India has [...]

1.  India has launched a tech platform named “UNITE Aware”, in collaboration with UN IMF World Bank G20 None 2.  Every year India observes SadbhavanaDiwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru None of the above None 3.  “Jazbaa-E-Tiranga” Relay Marathon was organised inJammu & Kashmir by [...]

1.  Wanchuwa festival is celebrated to mark their good harvest by Tiwa tribesmen who belong to the state/UT of Assam Punjab Tamil Nadu Ladakh None 2.  Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to make available high quality and high speed internet facility to Central India South [...]

1.  ‘Exercise Konkan 2021’ is a bilateral navy exercise held between the India and Britain Singapore Sri Lanka Bangladesh None 2.  Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) in India is released by World Bank Chief Economic Advisor RBI Niti Aayog None 3.  Which of the following years are considered to be “base year” for Financial Inclusion Index [...]

1.  Currently, which among the following wetlands of India are not included in Montreux record? Keoladeo National Park Loktak Lake Chilka lake All of the above None 2.  SAMVAD 2.0 initiative, after the successful completion of phase 1, is an intervention for _____________ in vulnerable circumstances. Children Elderly Women All of the above None 3.  [...]