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)
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