Current Affairs Practice Test (8th-14th July, 2021)

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1. With which ministry the Union government has merged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)?
A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

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  Answer: C

2. Which state government has launched a scheme to incentive the production of Orthodox and specialty tea?
A) Kerala
B) Tripura
C) Assam
D) Himachal Pradesh

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  Answer: C

3. Where did the Indian Army inaugurate a war memorial on the occasion of the birthday of Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri, who died during the operation “Birsa Munda” in 1999?
A) Gulmarg-Jammu and Kashmir
B) Jaisalmer- Rajasthan
C) Dehradun- Uttarakhand
D) Wagah- Punjab

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  Answer: A

4. After which bollywood actress has the Indian Army named one of its firing ranges in Kashmir?
A) Tapsee Pannu
B) Priyanka Chopra
C) Kareena Kapoor
D) Vidya Balan

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  Answer: D

5. Which union ministry has implemented SPARSH, a web-based system to process pension claims directly into the bank accounts of related people?
A) Defence Ministry
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of External Affairs
D) Ministry of Finance

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  Answer: A

6. With which of the following Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has signed an agreement to safeguard consumers against misleading claims in food and beverage advertisements?
A) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
B) Food and Drug Administration
C) Food Corporation of India
D) Bureau of Indian Standards

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  Answer: A

7. Which state/UT government announced to have its own over-the-top (OTT) platform by November 1?
A) Assam
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) West Bengal
D) Kerala

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  Answer: D

8. In which state the India’s first maritime arbitration centre going to be set up?
A) Kerala
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh

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  Answer: B

9. Which state/UT School Education department topped under NISHTHA programme in the country?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Chandigarh

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  Answer: C

10. By which year India will have 24 Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) along its land borders by 2025?
A) 2023
B) 2032
C) 2025
D) 2024

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  Answer: C

11. Where did Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurate the country’s First Private LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plant?
A) Bhubaneshwar
B) Agra
C) Surat
D) Nagpur

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  Answer: D

12. How much tonnes of food grains were allocated by centre for next 5 months under PMGKAY?
A) 198 lakh tonnes
B) 134 lakh tonnes
C) 107 lakh tonnes
D) 176 lakh tonnes

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  Answer: A

13. Which state has decided to create a new department to protect the culture and practices of people belonging to tribal and other indigenous communities?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Tripura
C) Assam
D) West Bengal

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  Answer: C

14. Which Indian state got recently added to the Indian Railways map after passenger train – Rajdhani Express reached one of the stations in that state?
A) Manipur
B) Sikkim
C) Tripura
D) Meghalaya

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  Answer: A

15. Where is NTPC REL going to set up the India’s first green Hydrogen Mobility project?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Ladakh
D) Chandigarh

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  Answer: C

16. With which country’s Fair Trade Commission the Union Cabinet has approved the MoC between Competition Commission of India (CCI) to promote and strengthen cooperation in the matter of Competition Law and Policy?
A) Japan
B) Sweden
C) Netherlands
D) UK

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  Answer: A

17. Which US based bank has offered a unique U.S. bank account for Indian students gearing up for admissions in the U.S., that can be opened and operated from India?
A) Aeldra Financial Inc.
B) Blue Ridge Bank
C) CopperTeens Bank
D) Arival Bank

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  Answer: A

18. Which country topped the list of countries in the world where All India Radio Live-streams on NewsOnAir App are most popular?
A) Fiji
B) USA
C) Canada
D) Norway

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  Answer: B

19. With which country’s Navy frigate Indian Naval Ship Tabar participated in military exercises?
A) Italy
B) Philippines
C) UK
D) France

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  Answer: A

20. Which country has organised the G20 High-Level Tax Symposium on tax policy and Climate Change in which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated virtually?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) UK
D) Italy

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  Answer: D

21. Which country became the largest supplier of crude oil to India in 2020 according to BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy?
A) Iraq
B) USA
C) Saudi Arabia
D) UAE

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  Answer: A

22. Which country has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam to develop a 679-megawatt hydropower project in their country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka

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  Answer: A

23. Along with which other country Bhutan, UAE the Khadi and Village Industries Commission has secured trademark registrations, which is a big stride towards protecting the identity of brand Khadi globally?
A) Oman
B) Jamaica
C) Ireland
D) Mexico

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  Answer: D

24. Which IT company partnered with StaTwig, a digital supply chain solution provider, to implement vaccine traceability platform ‘Vaccine Ledger’ globally?
A) Wipro
B) Tech Mahindra
C) Infosys
D) Capgemini

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  Answer: B

25. Which bank has partnered with Creditas Solutions to offer a guided and customised debt management solution for its loan and credit card customers?
A) HDFC Bank
B) City Union Bank
C) Federal Bank
D) ICICI Bank

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  Answer: A

26. To what percent Fitch Ratings has lowered its expectations of India’s growth for the ongoing fiscal from 12.8% in March?
A) 11.2%
B) 10.0%
C) 11.0%
D) 10.6%

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  Answer: B

27. To what percent India’s fiscal deficit improved the budgeted estimate for FY22 at the end of May?
A) 6.5%
B) 7.9%
C) 5.6%
D) 8.2%

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  Answer: D

28. Under which category is the retail and wholesale trade included by the Reserve Bank of India in July 2021?
A) NSIC
B) MSME
C) EPFO
D) GeM

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  Answer: B

29. Where did Amazon India launch its first ‘Digital Kendra’ in India as part of its commitment to digitise 10 million Indian MSME by 2025?
A) Agra
B) Gurugram
C) Surat
D) Lucknow

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  Answer: C

30. What are the two agriculture-focused commodity indices launched by National Commodity Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX)?
A) NCDEX Cornex and NCDEX Turmericex
B) NCDEX Wheatex and NCDEX Blackpepperex
C) NCDEX Guarex and NCDEX Soydex
D) NCDEX Barlex and NCDEX Hempex

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  Answer: C

31. Which bank has signed MOU with the Indian Army offering a defence service salary package under its “Power Salute” initiative?
A) South Indian Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) DCB Bank

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  Answer: B

32. How much amount International Monetary Fund approved to support economically vulnerable nations as they battle the coronavirus pandemic?
A) $710 billion
B) $590 billion
C) $650 billion
D) $430 billion

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  Answer: C

33. With which energy exchange Multi Commodity Exchange of India entered into a MOU to share knowledge and exchange expertise on electricity derivative products?
A) European Energy Exchange AG
B) Tokyo Energy Exchange
C) Ice Endex
D) Intercontinental Exchange

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  Answer: A

34. Which of the following has modified the norms for interest on unclaimed amount after a term deposit matures?
A) Finance Ministry
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Department of Financial Services
D) National Securities Depository Limited

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  Answer: B

35. Where has the coal tar derivates company, Epsilon Carbon, established India’s first integrated carbon black complex?
A) Kannur, Kerala
B) Bellary, Karnataka
C) Burdwan, West Bengal
D) Balasore, Odisha

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  Answer: B

36. Which payments bank has launched ‘Pay to contacts’ feature to allow a UPI payment by selecting the receiver’s mobile number from their phonebook?
A) Paytm Payments Bank
B) Fino Payments Bank
C) NSDL Payments Bank
D) Airtel Payments Bank

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  Answer: D

37. Which bank has announced its first derivative transaction linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)?
A) Federal Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Axis Bank

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  Answer: D

38. Which country has launched the Fengyun-3E (FY-3E) meteorological satellite from its SLS-2 launch site?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Russia
D) France

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  Answer: A

39. In which country has the World’s first 3D-printed school opened?
A) Madagascar
B) Zambia
C) Burundi
D) Malawi

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  Answer: D

40. With which firm State-run power giant NTPC along have planned to boost the development of offshore wind energy in India?
A) Indian Oil Corporation
B) ONGC
C) NTPC Limited
D) GAIL

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  Answer: B

41. Which Union Territory has signed a MoU with Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) for forest cover development in the region?
A) Daman & Diu
B) Puducherry
C) Delhi
D) Ladakh

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  Answer: D

42. Which tech giant launched its newsletter product Bulletin, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts?
A) Microsoft
B) Apple
C) Facebook
D) Google

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  Answer: C

43. In which country a sandcastle towering 21.16 metres high which reportedly set a Guinness World Record is built?
A) Canada
B) Denmark
C) Israel
D) Germany

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  Answer: B

44. Which country’s military has tested laser-powered anti-drone system featuring the High-Energy Laser for Multiple Application – Power (HELMA-P) unit?
A) Indonesia
B) Singapore
C) France
D) Germany

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  Answer: C

45. Where is the India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi inaugurated?
A) Shimla
B) Dehradun
C) Nainital
D) Haldwani

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  Answer: B

46. With which of the following IIT Madras has collaborated to conduct a National hackathon called ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’?
A) Vivo
B) Facebook
C) Samsung
D) Sony

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  Answer: D

47. From which company the Indian Navy received the 10th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I?
A) SpaceX
B) Airbus
C) Boeing
D) Dreamliner

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  Answer: C

48. Where is National Thermal Power Corporation, NTPC going to set up India’s single largest solar park?
A) Dwarka
B) Rann of Kutch
C) Jaisalmer
D) Sunderbans

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  Answer: B

49. Who is the head of the committee formed to curb the digital monopolies in the country by Union commerce ministry?
A) RS Sharma
B) Vinit Sachdeva
C) KL Pal
D) Suresh Jain

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  Answer: A

50. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Waze, a crowd-sourced navigation app and a subsidiary of tech giant Google?
A) Sunita Gupta
B) Kavita Nanda
C) Neha Parikh
D) Sunaina Jindal

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  Answer: C

51. Who has been reappointed as the prime minister of Sweden?
A) Ethiopia
B) Stefan Lofven
C) Denmark
D) Turkey

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  Answer: B

52. Who has been named as Resident Grievance Officer for India by Twitter?
A) Sandeep Prakash
B) Vinay Prakash
C) Pavan Parekh
D) Ramesh Singh

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  Answer: B

53. Who has been appointed as the president of Haiti?
A) Michel Joseph Martelly
B) Jovenel Moïse
C) Joseph Lambert
D) Garcia Préval

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  Answer: C

54. Who won the parliamentary elections of Ethiopia?
A) Zinash Tayachew
B) Lemma Megersa
C) Jawar Mohammed
D) Abiy Ahmed

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  Answer: D

55. Who is elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the 5th time?
A) Sushil Koirala
B) Sher Bahadur Deuba
C) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
D) K. P. Sharma Oli

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  Answer: B

56. Who won the Silver Lake Open chess tournament in Serbia?
A) Anish Giri
B) Nihal Sarin
C) Vidit Gujrathi
D) Srinath Narayanan

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  Answer: B

57. Where is the India’s second-largest stadium going to be built?
A) Noida
B) Lucknow
C) Jaipur
D) Surat

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  Answer: C

58. To which country James Anderson belongs to who reached a remarkable milestone in his career as he scalped his 1,000th first-class wicket?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Ireland
D) England

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  Answer: D

59. To which country Zaila Avant-garde belongs to as he has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee?
A) USA
B) Gambia
C) Australia
D) Poland

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  Answer: A

60. Who won the Serbia Open Chess Championship?
A) Nihal Sarin
B) Adhiban Baskaran
C) Krishnan Sasikiran
D) Parimarjan Negi

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  Answer: A

61. For scaling which mountain pass Mountain biker Kanchan Ugursandi has become the first to finishes world’s 1st solo motorcycle expedition covering 18 Himalayan passes also became the first solo woman biker?
A) Marsimik La Pass
B) Khardung La Pass
C) Taglang La Pass
D) Umling La Pass

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  Answer: D

62. Which country won the Euro Cup 2020?
A) Chile
B) Italy
C) Peru
D) Germany

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  Answer: B

63. Who won the men’s and women’s singles Wimbledon Tennis title held in July 2021?
A) Matteo Berrettini and Karolina Pliskova
B) Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty
C) Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty
D) Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk

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  Answer: C

64. Which state was to organize Khelo India Youth Games-2021 which will now be held in 2022 in view of the possible third wave of Covid-19 pandemic?
A) Haryana
B) Goa
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Sikkim

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  Answer: A

65. To which country Sophie Ecclestone and Devon Conway belongs to as they have won the ICC players of the month for June in respective category?
A) Ireland and New Zealand
B) West Indies and Zimbabwe
C) England and New Zealand
D) South Africa and West Indies

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  Answer: C

66. Who won the European Championship 2020 Golden Boot?
A) Robert Lewandowski
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) Antoine Griezmann

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  Answer: C

67. Which country will host the World Badminton Championships to be held in 2026 as announced by Badminton World Federation (BWF)?
A) India
B) Malaysia
C) China
D) Indonesia

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  Answer: A

68. What was the theme of World Population Day 2021 which was observed on July 11?
A) Family Planning is a Human Right
B) Rights and Choices are the Answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritising all people’s reproductive health and rights
C) How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now
D) Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations

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  Answer: B

69. Which of the following has celebrated its 167th year of its glorious service to the nation on 12th July?
A) Employees’ State Insurance
B) Staff Selection Commission
C) Central Public Works Department
D) Border Roads Organisation

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  Answer: C

70. When was World Malala Day observed?
A) July 12
B) July 9
C) July 14
D) July 7

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  Answer: A

71. Which airport recently has been inducted into the Airports Council International director general’s Roll of Excellence for the year 2020 for consistently delivering superior customer service?
A) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
B) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
C) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
D) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

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  Answer: D

72. Who has written the book titled ‘The Fourth Lion: Essays for Gopal krishna Gandhi’?
A) Srinath Raghavan and Venu Madhav Govindu
B) Mukul Kesavan and Vishnu Rajan
C) Shashi Bhandari and Srinath Raghavan
D) KL Gupta and Mukul Kesavan

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  Answer: A

73. Who has authored the book titled “Operation Khukri”?
A) Damini Punia Suhasini Punia and Rajpal Punia
B) Major General Kavita Punia and Damini Punia
C) Major General Rajpal Punia Shweta Punia
D) Major General Rajpal Punia and Damini Punia

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  Answer: D

74. Which Indian has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for Economics by Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany?
A) Tapan Mitra
B) Ravi Kanbur
C) Amartya Sen
D) Kaushik Basu

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  Answer: D

75. To which state Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi, a social activist belongs to as he has been granted the prestigious United Kingdom’s Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his initiative ‘Hunger Has No Religion’ hails from?
A) Hyderabad - Telangana
B) Lucknow- Uttar Pradesh
C) Panipat- Panjab
D) Mumbai- Maharastra

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  Answer: A

76. Who has written the book ‘Pregnancy Bible’ which chronicles her experiences through her pregnancy?
A) Kareena Kapoor
B) Anushka Sharma
C) Shilpa Shetty
D) Amrita Rao

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  Answer: A

77. Which movie has been recently added to the collection of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI)?
A) Bajrangi Bhaijaan
B) PK
C) Dangal
D) Barfi

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  Answer: B

78. Who is author of the book titled “The Struggle Within: A Memoir of the Emergency”?
A) BN Sachdeva
B) Kapil Awasthi
C) Sunil Gaba
D) Ashok Chakravarti

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  Answer: D

Published date : 26 Jul 2021 03:11PM