Current Affairs Quiz – August 06 & 07 2021
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1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been rechristened to honour which Indian sporting legend?
a) Milkha Singh
b) Dhyan Chand
c) Kapil Dev
d) PT Usha
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Answer b) Dhyan Chand.
2. India’s first Heart Failure Biobank starts at SCTIMST in ___________.
a) Assam
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer c) Kerala. The first Heart Failure Biobank in the country has come up at the National Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in HF (CARE-HF) at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala.
3. Eurosport India appointed ____________ as the MotoGP Brand Ambassador.
a) Akshay Kumar
b) Amir Khan
c) John Abraham
d) Deepika Padukone
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Answer c) John Abraham. John will be seen promoting MotoGP to a wider audience base in India as its face through Eurosport’s campaign – “MotoGP, Race Lagate Hai”.
4. National Handloom Day is observed on______________.
a) August 02
b) August 03
c) August 05
d) August 07
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Answer d) August 07. India has marked the 7th National Handloom Day to showcase the legacy of the Indian handloom industry. The day is to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement and to celebrate our country’s rich fabrics and colourful weaves.
5. Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold medal in ________________.
a) Javelin Throw
b) Shot Put
c) Discuss Throw
d) 100m
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Answer a) Javelin throw. Neeraj Chopra has won a Gold medal for India in the javelin throw event at Tokyo Olympics. With a throw of 87.03 metres in his first attempt, Neeraj killed the competition. In his second he improved it to 87.58m and that turned out to be the golden throw.
6. Bajrang Punia won _______________ medal in Olympic wrestling.
a) Gold
b) Bronze
c) Silver
d) None of these
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Answer b) Bronze. Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has won the Olympic wrestling bronze medal match after 8-0 win over Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the men’s freestyle 65kg category.
