CURRENT AFFAIRS
13 JULY, 2021 TO 19 JULY, 2021
1. Who
won the Wimbledon Championship 2021 Men’s Singles title?
(a) Roger Federer
(b) Novak Djokovic
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Matteo Berrettini
Answer:
(b)
2. Who
won the Wimbledon Championship 2021 Women’s Singles title?
(a) KarolÃna PlÃÅ¡ková
(b) Angelique Kerber
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Ashleigh Barty
Answer:
(d)
3. Who
has won the ICC Player of the Month for June, 2021?
(a) Devon Conway
(b) Kane Williamson
(c) Kyle Jamieson
(d) Neil Wagner
Answer:
(a)
4. Who
has won the ICC Women Player of the Month for June, 2021?
(a) Danni Wyatt
(b) Katherine Brunt
(c) Tammy Beaumont
(d) Heather Knight
Answer:
(c)
5. Which
state government has announced the creation of an independent department to
protect and preserve the “faith, culture and traditions of tribes and indigenous
communities” of the state?
(a) Tripura
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Mizoram
Answer:
(b)
6. Which
state government has announced a 10% reservation for the Kapu community and other
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) for appointments in the initial posts and
services in State government in accordance with the Constitution (103rd
Amendment) Act, 2019?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Answer:
(a)
7. Which
state government has launched the new Electric Vehicle Policy-2021. The policy announced
by the State Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray aims to accelerate the
adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles in the country?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
Answer:
(c)
8. Which
country has officially begun the construction of the world’s first commercial
modular small reactor ‘Linglong One’ at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in
the country’s Hainan Province?
(a) North Korea
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Japan
Answer:
(b)
9. Which
of the following has become the first Gulf nation to open an embassy in Israel,
nearly a year after both countries signed an agreement to normalise diplomatic
ties?
(a) Qatar
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Oman
(d) United Arab Emirates
Answer:
(d)
10. Nepal
has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with which of the following countries, to develop
a 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower project, located between Sankhuwasabha and
Bhojpur districts in eastern Nepal?
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
Answer:
(c)
11. Which
of the following is set to construct the country’s single-largest solar photovoltaic
project at Rann of Kutch region in Khavada, Gujarat?
(a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(b) Power Grid Corporation of India
(c) NTPC Limited
(d) NHPC Limited
Answer:
(c)
12. Which
of the following has completed the takeover of ‘Mumbai International Airport’ from
the GVK group?
(a) Adani Group
(b) Aditya Birla Group
(c) Tata Group
(d) Larsen and Toubro
Answer:
(a)
13. Who
has been selected for the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)’s Literary Award for
2021?
(a) Sethu
(b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair
(c) Anand
(d) Omchery N.N. Pillai
Answer:
(d)
14. Which
of the following has been adjudged the best State Cooperative Bank in the
country by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
(a) Saraswat Cooperative Bank
(b) Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank
(c) Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank
(d) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank
Answer:
(b)
15. Who
won the Copa America 2021?
(a) Brazil
(b) Argentina
(c) Colombia
(d) Peru
Answer:
(b)
16. Which
state government will organise the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in February
2022?
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Assam
(d) West Bengal
Answer:
(a)
17. Who
won the Euro Cup 2020?
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) Germany
(d) Italy
Answer:
(d)
18. Who
won the Euro 2020 Golden Boot Award?
(a) Patrik Schick
(b) Harry Kane
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Emil Forsberg
Answer:
(c)
19. When
is World Population Day observed?
(a) 11 July
(b) 15 July
(c) 16 July
(d) 19 July
Answer:
(a)
20. When
is World Youth Skills Day observed?
(a) 10 July
(b) 11 July
(c) 15 July
(d) 19 July
Answer:
(c)
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