Current Affairs Questions and Answers made from the important topics of August week given here for various competitive exams, which are useful for any competitive exam, will be useful for you if you are preparing for competitive government exams, then August Month Questions Answer / MCQs
August Weekly Current Affairs Questions Answer 2024
1. When did Prime Minister Modi start Jal Jeevan Mission?
A. 2015
B. 2020
C. 2019
D. 2018
Answer – C. 2019
2. Recently, who has become the first Indian woman to win second consecutive gold in Paralympics?
(a) Preeti Pal
(b) Devendra Jhajharia
(c) Avani Lekhara
(d) None
Answer :(c) Avani Lekhara
3. Which organization has started a scheme called SPICED?
A. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
B. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
C. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
D. Spices Board of India
Answer – D. Spices Board of India
4. Facial payment system called ‘Smile Pay’ has been launched by?
(a) RBI
(b) YES BANK
(c) HDFC
(d) Federal Bank
Answer :(d) Federal Bank
5. The Ministry of Rural Development has tied up with whom to optimize the use of CIF?
A. Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
B. NITI Aayog
C. Microsave Consulting
D. Export-Import Bank of India
Answer C. Microsave Consulting
6. The first foreign university campus will open in India?
(a) Gurugram
(b) New Delhi
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Bhopal
Answer :(a) Gurugram
7. Which bank has entered into a co-lending partnership with Newtap Finance Pvt. Ltd. to provide financial solutions to creditworthy individuals on CRED?
A. Axis
B. HDFC
c. Yes Bank
D. Indian Bank
Answer c. yes bank
8. The country’s growth rate in the first quarter of manufacturing (April-June) of FY 2024-25 was ______?
(a) 6.7%
(b) 7.8%
(c) 6.5%
(d) 7. 5%
Answer :(a) 6.7%
9. Which payment gateway has partnered with ‘Amazon Pay Later’ to offer instant digital credit to Indian shoppers?
A. PayU
B. Talkcharge
C. Techfini
D. Razorpay
Answer A. PayU
10. Daljit Singh Chaudhary has been appointed as the Director General of _______force?
(a) Border Security Force
(b) SBI
(c) CISF
(d) BBQ
Answer :(a) Border Security Force
11. Which state has replaced Uttar Pradesh in attracting bank funds for projects in the state?
A. Meghalaya
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka
D. Gujarat
Answer – A. Meghalaya
12. According to Hurun India Rich List 2024, the richest person in India is ______?
(a) Gautam Adani
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Nita Ambani
(d) None
Answer :(a) Gautam Adani
13. Who is the next President of the International Cricket Council?
A. Shashank Manohar
B. Jai Shah
C. N Srinivasan
D. Roger Binny
Answer B. Jai Shah
14. Who has been appointed as the President of NASSCOM?
(a) Ganga Rao
(b) Sindhu Gangadharan
(c) Suresh Nayar
(d) none
Answer :(b) Sindhu Gangadharan
15. Who has become the new Chairman and CEO of Railway Board?
A. Subhranshu Shekhar Acharya
B. BN Gangadhar
C. Vijaya Bharti Sayani
D. Satish Kumar
Answer D. Satish Kumar
16. When is National Sports Day celebrated?
(a) 29 August
(b) 30 August
(c) 25 August
(d) 22 August
Answer :(a) 29 August
17. Ladakh is not included in the five newly created districts in the Union Territory?
A. Zanskar
B. Drass
C. Nubra
D. Hemis
Answer – D. Hemis
The names of the new districts will be Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang
18. Who has been appointed as the Director General of CISF?
(a) Dr. Ragavd
(b) Gopalan Kumar
(c) Rajvinder Singh Bhatti
(d) none
Answer :(c) Rajvinder Singh Bhatti
19. India has recently become the 18th supply security partner of which country?
A. USA
B. France
C. Singapore
D. Belarus
Answer – A. USA
20. Former PM of Lebanon who died in August?
A. Ismail Haniyeh
B. Ibrahim Raisi
C. Salim Ahmed al-Hassan
D. Qasim Soleimani
Answer – C. Salim Ahmed al-Hassan
21. Former WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan released whose autobiography “The Scientist Entrepreneur: Empowering Millions of Women”?
A. Kalpana Shankar
B. Anuradha Mascarenhas
C. Alpana Kilwala
D. MK Singari
Answer – A. Kalpana Shankar
22. Which organisation has tied up with the Department of Posts to develop a geo-coded addressing system?
A. National Sample Survey Office
B. National Remote Sensing Centre
C. National Geographic Information System
D. Geological Survey of India
Answer – B. National Remote Sensing Centre
23. Name the portal launched by the Ministry of Coal to assess the safety status of coal mines.
A. Coal Miners Helpline
B. Coal Mine Safety Tracker
C. Indian Coal Safety Portal
D. Indian Coal Mines Safety Report Portal
Answer – D. Indian Coal Mines Safety Report Portal
24. Which organization has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to provide skills to employable youth in the country?
A. International Labour Organization
B. Flipkart
C. Mahila Udyamita Manch
D. Reliance Foundation
Answer – B. Flipkart
25. Which organization has announced a strategic partnership with Central Bank of India to expand its co-lending business?
A. Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd.
B. Shriram Finance Ltd.
C. Samman Capital Ltd.
D. Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd.
Answer – D. Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited
26. Which bank has partnered with Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd. to provide loans for solar panel/unit purchase?
A. ICICI Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. HDFC Bank
D. Axis Bank
Answer – A. ICICI Bank
27. Which institution has developed the digital platform – Unified Lending Interface?
(a) RBI
(b) SBI
(c) SEBI
(d) Yes bank
Answer :- RBI
28. RBI has revised the electronic mandate framework for auto-replenishment of balance in which product?
A. Credit Card
B. Insurance Policy
C. Fastag
D. Demat Account
Answer – C. Fastag