Current Affairs : 06 July to 12 July, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

06 JULY, 2021 TO 12 JULY, 2021

1. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Mizoram?

(a) Thawarchand Gehlot

(b) Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel

(c) Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati

(d) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

Answer: (c)

2. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura?

(a) P.S. Sreedharan Pillai

(b) Satyadev Narayan Arya

(c) Ramesh Bais

(d) Bandaru Dattatraya

Answer: (b)

3. Which of the following has partnered with Flipkart to launch a contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders?

(a) PhonePe

(b) Paytm

(c) Freecharge

(d) MobiKwik

Answer: (a)

4. Which of the following has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’, a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for their customers?

(a) Ezetap

(b) Instamojo

(c) Cashfree

(d) Razorpay

Answer: (d)

5. Who is the author of the new  book titled “Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine”?

(a) Kavitha Rao

(b) Jhumpa Lahiri

(c) Arundhati Roy

(d) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Answer: (a)

6. Who is the author of the new book titled “The Light of Asia”?

(a) Shashi Tharoor

(b) Jairam Ramesh

(c) Rahul Gandhi

(d) Raghuram Rajan

Answer: (b)

7. Which of the following has become the second most-valued listed public sector bank (PSB) with a market capitalisation of over Rs 50,000 crore?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Central Bank of India

(c) State Bank of India

(d) Indian Overseas Bank

Answer: (d)

8. Which of the following has announced the launch of Postpaid Mini, small-ticket loans that will give users the flexibility to access loans ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 1,000, in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd?

(a) Freecharge

(b) PhonePe

(c) Paytm

(d) MobiKwik

Answer: (c)

9. Which of the following bank has signed MOU with the Indian Army offering a defence service salary package under its "Power Salute" initiative?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) State Bank of India

Answer: (a)

10. Which of the following has been awarded the world’s most innovative Investment Promotion Agency 2021 by OCO Global?

(a) Confederation of Indian Industry

(b) India Trade Promotion Organisation

(c) Foreign Investment Promotion Board

(d) Invest India

Answer: (d)

11. Which of the following has been announced as the winner of the Air Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year?

(a) Singapore Airlines

(b) Japan Airlines

(c) Korean Air

(d) Qatar Airways

Answer: (c)

12. Who has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for Economics for 2021?

(a) Kaushik Basu

(b) Ravi Kanbur

(c) Amartya Sen

(d) Tapan Mitra

Answer: (a)

13. Which of the following has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

(a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(b) BEML Limited

(c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

(d) Bharat Dynamics Limited

Answer: (d)

14. Who became the highest rungetter in women’s cricket across formats?

(a) Charlotte Edwards

(b) Mithali Raj

(c) Suzie Bates

(d) Ellyse Perry

Answer: (b)

15. Who won the Austrian Grand Prix 2021 at the Red Bull Ring?

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Valtteri Bottas

(c) Max Verstappen

(d) Sebastian Vettel

Answer: (c)

16. When is World Zoonoses Day observed?

(a) 01 July

(b) 03 July

(c) 06 July

(d) 09 July

Answer: (c)

17. When is World Chocolate Day or International Chocolate Day observed?

(a) 02 July

(b) 04 July

(c) 05 July

(d) 07 July

Answer: (d)

18. When is National Fish Farmers’ Day observed in India?

(a) 08 July

(b) 10 July

(c) 12 July

(d) 14 July

Answer: (b)

19. Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka?

(a) B. S. Yediyurappa

(b) Ramesh Jarkiholi

(c) B. Y. Raghavendra

(d) K. S. Eshwarappa

Answer: (a)

20. Who is the Governor of Karnataka?

(a) Krishan Pal

(b) Ramdas Athawale

(c) Narendra Singh Tomar

(d) Thawar Chand Gehlot

Answer: (d)