16 August 2021 Current Affairs

16th August 2021 – Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answers

GS Team published here 16 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, UPSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related india, World, Technology, and all govt news.

16th August 2021- GK Quiz for SSC and Bank Exams


Which of these has become the most downloaded app worldwide?

  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • Google

Answer:- TikTok – According to the report released by the business journal Nikkei Asia, the TikTok app has become the most frequently downloaded app worldwide. Tiktok has also left behind the Facebook app in terms of downloading. In this list, Facebook is at number two, WhatsApp is at number three, Instagram is at number four.


How many Police Personnel have been awarded medals on the occasion of Independence Day?

  • 1,380 Police Personnel
  • 2,380 Police Personnel
  • 3,380 Police Personnel
  • 4,380 Police Personnel

Answer: 1,380 Police Personnel – Recently 1,380 Police Personnel have been awarded medals on the occasion of Independence Day. Out of which most of the 628 gallantry awards are being awarded, 01 PPMG to J&K Police and 01 PPMG to CRPF (posthumously).


Which of the following airline company has announced to provide free air travel for 5 years to Olympic medalists?

  • Air India Airline Company
  • Go First Airline Company
  • Air Asia Airline Company
  • Indian Airlines

Answer:- Go First Airline Company – Go First Airline Company has recently announced to give free air travel for 5 years to the medal winners in the Olympics. India has won 7 medals in Olympics 2020, including one gold, two silver and 4 bronze medals.


Which state government has appointed Vandana Kataria as the brand ambassador of “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan”?

  • Government of Kerala
  • Gujarat government
  • Government of Maharashtra
  • Government of Uttarakhand

Answer:- Uttarakhand Government – Uttarakhand Government has recently appointed hockey player Vandana Kataria as the brand ambassador of “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan” of Uttarakhand state. Gauba, a former Union Home Secretary, was appointed the country’s top bureaucrat for two years in 2019.


Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier BD Mishra has been given additional charge of which state?

  • Gujarat
  • Maharashtra
  • Mizoram
  • Delhi

Answer:- Mizoram – Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier BD Mishra has recently been given additional charge of Mizoram state. He had safely rescued 124 passengers without any harm from a hijacked plane from Amritsar in the year 1993.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hoisted the tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort for which consecutive time recently?

  • 5th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th

Answer:- 8th – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently hoisted the tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the 8th consecutive time. Also, at the time of flag hoisting, different units of Army, Air Force, Navy and Delhi Police gave a nation-salute. He announced the National Hydrogen Mission on this occasion.


Which of the following cricket team’s all-rounder player Shakib Al Hasan has been honored with the ICC Player of the Month Award?

  • Pakistan Cricket Team
  • England cricket team
  • New Zealand cricket team
  • Bangladesh cricket team

Answer:- Bangladesh Cricket Team – Bangladesh Cricket Team’s all-rounder player Shakib Al Hasan has been honored with the ICC Player of the Month Award. He has won the Player of the Month award beating Australia’s Mitchell Marsh and West Indies’ Hayden Walsh Jr.


According to the report of British company Housefresh, which was the most polluted country in the world in the year 2020?

  • New Zealand
  • England
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh

Answer:- Bangladesh – According to the report prepared by the British company Housefresh, Bangladesh was the most polluted country in the world in the year 2020. While Pakistan is in second place, India in third place and Mongolia in fourth place. According to the released report, 49 of the 50 most polluted cities are from Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and India only.

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