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This is the current affairs for the second week of month August, 2024. Attempt all the questions to check your knowledge and learning.

Current Affairs Weekly Quiz - August 16, 2024
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Posted by: Kuldeep Lodhi

(1) Who was named as the flagbearer for India alongside Manu Bhaker for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony??

  • A. P. R. Sreejesh
  • B. Manu Bhakar
  • C. Neeraj Chopra
  • D. Lakshya Sen
(a) P. R. Sreejesh

(2) Which singer recently launched a new radio programme titled 'Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le'??

  • A. Suresh Wadkar
  • B. Sonu Nigam
  • C. Kumar Sanu
  • D. Shankar Mahadevan
(a) Suresh Wadkar

(3) Who took oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government??

  • A. Abdul Hamid
  • B. Muhammad Yunus
  • C. Sheikh Haseena
  • D. Mohammed Shahabuddin
(b) Muhammad Yunus

(4) Which company bagged a Rs 15,000 crore project to develop a satellite township in Srinagar??

  • A. NBCC (India) Limited
  • B. Housing and Urban Development Corporation
  • C. L&T
  • D. Central Public Works Department
(a) NBCC (India) Limited

(5) Which Indian politician received the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country's highest civilian award??

  • A. Droupadi Murmu
  • B. Amit Shah
  • C. Nitin Gadkari
  • D. Narendra Modi
(a) Droupadi Murmu

(6) Who won silver in the men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win two Olympic medals in athletics??

  • A. Annu Rani
  • B. Neeraj Chopra
  • C. Arshad Nadeem
  • D. Kishore Jena
(b) Neeraj Chopra

(7) Which institute inaugurated a Power Electronics and Hydro-Electric Machines Laboratory to foster research in hydro-electric systems??

  • A. IIT Guwahati
  • B. IIT Madras
  • C. IIT Roorkee
  • D. IIT Delhi
(c) IIT Roorkee

(8) What payment system will be introduced in the Maldives as part of a new agreement with India??

  • A. BHIM
  • B. Credit Card Payment
  • C. National Electronic Funds Transfer
  • D. Unified Payments Interface
(d) Unified Payments Interface

(9) Which wrestler won bronze at the Paris Olympics, becoming India's youngest Olympic medallist??

  • A. Antim Panghal
  • B. Vinesh Phogat
  • C. Anshu Malik
  • D. Aman Sehrawat
(d) Aman Sehrawat

(10) Who launched 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient varieties of crops in Delhi's Pusa complex??

  • A. Narendra Modi
  • B. Amit Shah
  • C. Droupadi Murmu
  • D. Nirmala Sitharaman
(a) Narendra Modi
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