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1.Who has won the Silver Lake Open chess tournament in Serbia?
A. Harikrishna B. Aravindh Chidambaram C. Nihal Sarin D. Vidit Gujarati E. Iniyan P
2.Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force?
A. Amit Dev B. Manavendra Singh C. Vivek Ram Chaudhari D. Sandeep Singh E. Rajiv Dayal Mathur
3.What is India’s rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink?
A. 17th B. 20th C. 23rd D. 25th E. 30th
4.Which Industry group has signed an agreement with the UAE's state-run oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to form a mega petrochemical joint venture in Al Ruwais city, United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
A. Adani Enterprises B. Tata Group C. Larsen & Toubro Ltd D. Reliance Industries E. ITC Ltd
5.Which country has signed an agreement with the Royal Government of Bhutan on the establishment of Model Technical Training Centres (MTTC) as part of growing between the two countries?
A. India B. China C. Malaysia
D. Singapore E. Australia
6.Who becomes the youngest chess Grandmaster, breaking the record of 12 years and seven months set by Sergey Karjakin in 2002?
A. Abhimanyu Mishra B. Arjun Erigaisi C. Aryan Chopra D. Anish Giri E. Jiten Patel
7.In July 2021, which flagship programme of government of India has completed six years of its implementation?
A. Startup India B. StandUp India C. Digital India D. Aarogya Setu E. Ayushman Bharat
8.Renowned personality Raj Kaushal passed away recently, he was a veteran ____.
A. Film Actor B. Choreographer C. Film Maker D. Lyricist E. Music Director
9.Renowned personality K.V. Sampath Kumar has passed away recently, he was a veteran ________.
A. Film Actor B. Journalist C. Film Maker D. Lyricist E. Music Director
10.Which country ranked first in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink?
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A. USA B. United Kingdom C. Germany D. Israel E. Canada
11.Who has become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics?
A. Virdhawal Khade B. Sandeep Sejwal C. Sajan Prakash D. Srihari Nataraj E. Kushagra Rawat
12.Who has been appointed as the US’s interim envoy to India?
A. Atul Keshap B. Uday Singh Taunque C. Suhas Subramanyam D. Ravinder Bhalla E. Swati Dandekar
13.Rosatom is a company of which country that has started the construction work for unit 5 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP)?
A. France B. Japan C. Russia D. USA E. Australia
14.Whose term has been extended by one year by the central government as the CEO of the NITI Aayog, the policy think tank of the government of India?
A. VK Saraswat B. Rajiv Kumar C. Amitabh Kant D. Rajiv Mahirishi E. Rajesh Bhushan
15.Which IIM has partnered with education platform Coursera to offer management courses to global learners?
A. IIM Lucknow B. IIM Kozhikode C. IIM Ahmedabad D. IIM Indore E. IIM Kolkata 16.Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated Asia's longest high-speed track — NATRAX in which state? A. Karnataka B. Madhya Pradesh C. Uttar Pradesh D. Gujarat E. Maharshtra
17.Which state government has decided to set up district-level industry and investment promotion agencies to create more economic opportunities in the State?
A. Odisha B. Maharashtra C. Jharkhand D. Assam E. Chhattisgarh
18.What is India’s rank in the the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)?
A. 10th B. 12th C. 24th D. 26th E. 34th
19.Which country ranked first in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)?
A. Sweden B. Denmark C. USA D. England
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E. France
20.Which two countries will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 amidst second wave of Covid 19 outbreak in India?
A. Qatar and Kuwait B. UAE and Oman C. Saudi Arabia and Qatar D. Bahrain and Kuwait E. New Zealand and Australia
21.Who becomes the youngest Indian cricketer to make a debut across all formats after being picked for the first ODI against England Women?
A. Harmanpreet Kaur B. Smriti Mandhana C. Shafali Verma D. Deepti Sharma E. Punam Raut
22.Name the Indian shooter who won the gold medal in women's 25 metres pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia?
A. Chinki Yadav B. Manu Bhaker C. Rahi Sarnobat D. Tejaswini Sawant E. Elavenil Valariva
23.Name the Indian archer completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 after winning the women’s individual recurve event?
A. Dola Banerjee B. Ankita Bhakat C. Jayanta Talukdar D. Deepika Kumari E. Bombayla Devi Laishram
24.What is the strike range of the new variant of nuclear-capable Agni P missile test fired by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) successfully off Odisha coast?
A. 700 km - 1000 km B. 1000 km - 1500 km C. 1000 km - 2000 km D. 2000 km - 3000 km E. 3000 km - 5000 km
25.Which state government has announced Rs 10 lakh financial assistance to eligible Dalit beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme?
A. Odisha B. Telangana C. Andhra Pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh E. Punjab
26.Who has authored the book titled ‘Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story’?
A. Sushil Doshi B. Sundeep Mishra C. Sanjeeb Mukherjee D. Jatin Sapru E. Kadambari Murali
27.Name the Indian journalist has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Fukuoka Prize for 2021?
A. P. Sainath B. Arnab Goswami C. Ravish Kumar D. Rajdeep Sardesai E. N Ram
28.With which country the United States launched joint Sea Breeze naval exercises?
A. Moldova B. Bulgaria C. Ukraine D. Turkey E. Romania
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29.The government has decided to extend the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana from 30th of June, 2021 to ______.
A. 31st of December, 2021 B. 31st of March, 2022 C. 31st of August, 2022 D. 31st of October, 2022 E. 31st of December, 2022
30.As per the announcement made by the Finance Ministry, how many people will be facilitated with loan amount up to Rs 1.25 lakh under new credit guarantee scheme through micro finance institutions (MFIs)?
A. 5 lakh B. 10 lakh C. 15 lakh D. 20 lakh E. 25 lakh
31.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated how many infrastructure projects constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)?
A. 24 B. 45 C. 63 D. 68 E. 72
32.Name the Indian archer who won a gold medal in the men's individual compound event in Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris?
A. Atanu Das B. Limba Ram C. Tarundeep Rai D. Abhishek Verma E. Pravin Jadhav
33.Name the Indian shooter duo who won the silver medal in the 10m air-pistol mixed team event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup?
A. Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan
B. Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker C. Arjun Babuta and Yashaswini Singh Deswal D. Deepak Kumar and Apurvi Chandela E. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Tejaswini Sawant
34.Who has won Formula One Styrian Grand Prix 2021?
A. Max Verstappen B. Lewis Hamilton C. Valtteri Bottas D. Sergio Perez E. Daniel Ricciardo
35.Who becomes the youngest Indian cricketer to make a debut across all formats after being picked for the first ODI against England Women?
A. Harmanpreet Kaur B. Smriti Mandhana C. Shafali Verma D. Deepti Sharma E. Punam Raut
36.Which Indian Naval Ship has been deployed for naval exercises in Africa, Europe that will participate in exercises like Konkan, Varuna, and Indra?
A. INS Vikramaditya B. INS Viraat C. INS Jalashwa D. INS Tabar E. INS Talwar
37.Who has authored the book titled "Anomalies in Law and Justice"?
A. N V Ramana B. R V Raveendran C. M N Venkatachaliah D. B N Srikrishna E. Arvind Datar
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38.The Government of Indian has extended the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME Phase II) till ______.
A. 2022 B. 2023 C. 2024 D. 2025 E. 2028
39.Who has launched the e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), ‘itat e-dwar’?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman B. Piyush Goyal C. Anurag Thakur D. Narendra Modi E. Ravishankar Prasad
40.Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)?
A. Meenesh Shah B. Varsha Joshi C. Suresh N Patel D. Partima Murthy E. K Nagaraj
41.Name the Indian shooter who won the gold medal in women's 25 metres pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia?
A. Chinki Yadav B. Manu Bhaker C. Rahi Sarnobat D. Tejaswini Sawant E. Elavenil Valariva
42.Name the Indian archer completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 after winning the women’s individual recurve event?
A. Dola Banerjee B. Ankita Bhakat C. Jayanta Talukdar
D. Deepika Kumari E. Bombayla Devi Laishram
43.What is the strike range of the new variant of nuclear-capable Agni P missile test fired by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully off Odisha coast?
A. 700 km - 1000 km B. 1000 km - 1500 km C. 1000 km - 2000 km D. 2000 km - 3000 km E. 3000 km - 5000 km
44.Which state government has announced Rs 10 lakh financial assistance to eligible Dalit beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme?
A. Odisha B. Telangana C. Andhra Pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh E. Punjab
45.Who has authored the book titled ‘Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story’?
A. Sushil Doshi B. Sundeep Mishra C. Sanjeeb Mukherjee D. Jatin Sapru E. Kadambari Murali
46.Name the Indian journalist has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Fukuoka Prize for 2021?
A. P. Sainath B. Arnab Goswami C. Ravish Kumar D. Rajdeep Sardesai E. N Ram
47.With which country the United States launched joint Sea Breeze naval exercises?
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A. Moldova B. Bulgaria C. Ukraine D. Turkey E. Romania
48.The government has decided to extend the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana from 30th of June, 2021 to ______.
A. 31st of December, 2021 B. 31st of March, 2022 C. 31st of August, 2022 D. 31st of October, 2022 E. 31st of December, 2022
49.As per the announcement made by the Finance Ministry, how many people will be facilitated with loan amount up to Rs 1.25 lakh under new credit guarantee scheme through micro finance institutions (MFIs)?
A. 5 lakh B. 10 lakh C. 15 lakh D. 20 lakh E. 25 lakh
50.Who has become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics?
A. Virdhawal Khade B. Sandeep Sejwal C. Sajan Prakash D. Srihari Nataraj E. Kushagra Rawat
51.Under whose chairmanship the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted a committee to examine global best practices in ship financing and leasing?
A. Kaushik Basu B. Raghuram Rajan C. Vandana Aggarwal D. Arvind Subramanian E. Krishnamurthy Subramanian
52.Who among the following is not a convener of the ‘Toycathon 2021’ in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the participants of Toycathon-2021 via video conferencing?
A. NITI Aayog B. Ministry of Education C. Women and Child Development Ministry D. MSME Ministry E. Textile Ministry
53.Which state govt has partnered with UN World Food Programme (WFP) to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help Groups (WSHGs).?
A. West Bengal B. Odisha C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu E. Telangana
54.World Bank has signed a $32 million loan agreement with the Government of India (GoI) and which state government for healthcare projects in the state?
A. Mizoram B. Manipur C. Nagaland D. Sikkim E. Tripura
55.Renowned personality Benigno Aquino passed away recently, he was former president of which country?
A. Singapore B. Taiwan C. Vietnam D. Philippine E. Cambodia
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###ANSWERS###
1. Ans. C.
• Nihal Sarin won the Silver Lake Open chess tournament in Serbia.
• The third-seeded Indian came on top of the field with eight points from nine rounds.
• In the final round, he defeated Branko Damljanovic of the host.
• The second and third places were also taken by Indians, as Raunak Sadhwani and Abhimanyu Puranik scored seven points each.
• Another Indian, Raja Harshit finished tenth.
2. Ans. C.
• Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force.
• He will succeed Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora.
• He is currently serving as commander-in-chief of the IAF's Western Air Command (WAC)
• An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Chaudhari was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on December 29, 1982.
• Air Marshal Arora retired from service in June 2021.
3. Ans. B.
• India ranked 20th among the 100 countries in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink.
• The country was in the 17th spot in 2019 and slid six spots down in 2020 and stood at 23.
• Like last year, the US, the UK, Israel, Canada and Germany are in the top five spots.
• The report has a score for each location, which is calculated as the sum of three parameters — quantity, quality and business environment.
4. Ans. D.
• Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) signed a strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to establish a mega chemical project in Al Ruwais city, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• This project, a joint venture of ADNOC and ADQ (formerly known as Abu Dhabi Development Holding (ADDH) Co), will be constructed at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemical Zone in Ruwais Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is the first investment by Reliance in UAE.
• This agreement enhances the ADNOC’s downstream and industry growth plans in line with ADNOC’s 2030 strategy.
• Contracts have been awarded for the first stages of development of the TA’ZIZ site.
• Under this partnership, RIL and ADNOC will construct an integrated plant with a capacity to produce 940000 tonnes of chlor-alkali, 1.1 million tonnes of ethylene dichloride and 360000 tonnes of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
• The partnership utilises the increasing demand for critical industrial raw materials and utilises the strengths of ADNOC and RIL.
• This project will manufacture ethylene dichloride(EDC), a key product for the production of PVC in India.
5. Ans. D.
• Singapore has signed an agreement with the Royal Government of Bhutan on the establishment of Model Technical Training Centres (MTTC) as part of growing between the two countries.
• The agreement was signed by Sonam Tobgay, Director of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan, and Simon Wong, Ambassador of Singapore to Bhutan.
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• It is seen as one of the outcomes of Bhutan’s opening up to the outside world.
• India with whom Bhutan has a special relationship has warm ties with Singapore with the city state setting up vocational training institutes for Indian youth in places like Rajasthan and Assam in recent years.
• The agreement with Bhutan stipulates that Singapore will establish the two MTTCs which will offer high quality practice-oriented skills training for Bhutanese youths to meet the growing demand for skilled manpower in Automotive Technology (AT) and Facility Technology - Mechanical and Electrical (FT-ME), a person familiar with the matter said.
• The AT programme will be implemented at the MTTC that is to be set up in Thimphu and the FT-ME programme will be implemented at the second MTTC in Khuruthang. The two together are expected to train up to 160 students every year.
• The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck visited the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, in 2015.
• Since then, there have been frequent exchanges between Bhutan and Singapore on Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
• The agreement is the result of years of collaboration.
6. Ans. A.
• In Chess, Abhimanyu Mishra made history by becoming the youngest chess Grandmaster, breaking the record of 12 years and seven months set by Sergey Karjakin in 2002.
• Abhimanyu reached the milestone in 12 years, four months, and 25 days.
• The 12-year-old player from New Jersey scored his third GM norm in Budapest, having already crossed the required 2500 ELO rating barrier.
• He went on to defeat 15-year-old Indian GM Leon Luke Mendonca, securing a performance rating higher than 2600 over nine rounds, which constitutes a GM norm.
7. Ans. C.
• The government’s flagship programme- Digital India has completed six years on 1st July 2021.
• The vision of Digital India programme is to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched this ambitious programme on 1st July ,2015.
• The Digital India journey in the past 6 years has centred around empowerment, inclusion, and digital transformation. It has positively impacted all aspects of the lives of Indian citizens through Aadhaar, Direct Benefit Transfer, Common Services Centres, DigiLocker and mobile-based UMANG services.
• Through Aadhaar, the Government has provided digital identity to 129 crore residents of the country with 99 per cent coverage of adult population.
8. Ans. C.
• Filmmaker Raj Kaushal, who directed movies like “Shaadi Ka Laddoo” and “Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi”, passed away.
• He was married to actor-TV presenter Mandira Bedi. Apart from direction, Kaushal had also produced filmmaker Onir’s 2005 acclaimed drama “My Brother… Nikhil”, starring Sanjay Suri and Juhi Chawla.
• His last directorial was the 2006 thriller, “Anthony Kaun Hai?”, starring Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt.
9. Ans. B.
• Editor of ‘Sudharma’ Sanskrit Daily, K.V. Sampath Kumar has passed away.
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• He, along with his wife, was selected for the Padma Shri honour from the Government of India in 2020 for his contribution to the field of Literature & Education.
• He has also received several awards like the Siddarudha award, the Shivaratri Deshikendra Media award, the Abdul Kalam award and others.
• Sampath Kumar’s father Pandit Varadaraja Iyengar had launched ‘Sudharma’ in 1970.
• Sudharma is the only Sanskrit Daily in the world, printed and published from Mysuru.
10. Ans. A.
• India ranked 20th among the 100 countries in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink.
• The country was in the 17th spot in 2019 and slid six spots down in 2020 and stood at 23.
• Like last year, the US, the UK, Israel, Canada and Germany are in the top five spots.
• The report has a score for each location, which is calculated as the sum of three parameters — quantity, quality and business environment.
11. Ans. C.
• Sajan Prakash has become 1st Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
• She achieved the feat as he clocked 1 minute 56.38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.
• Qualification cut-off was 1 minute 56.48 seconds.
• Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 and the Games will run up to August 8 2021.
• The event was slated to be held last year but it was postponed due to the COVID-19
12. Ans. A.
• The US has appointed Indian-American Atul Keshap as the country’s Charge’d Affairs in Delhi.
• Ambassador Keshap’s appointment will reinforce the close US partnership with the Government and people of India.
• He most recently served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
13. Ans. C.
• Russian Company Rosatom has started the construction work for unit 5 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP).
• The commenced with the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building.
• The General Framework Agreement (GFA) between India and Russia was signed on April 10 2014, on construction of Units 3 and 4.
• Negotiations between the two countries began over construction of Kudankulam NPP Units 5 and 6 and upon the results of which the agreement was reached that these units would be constructed in compliance with the same design as it was stipulated for Units 3, 4.
• On June 1 2017, the credit protocol to the Intergovernmental Agreement of December 5 2008 and the GFA for Kudankulam NPP Units 5, 6 were signed.
• Rosatom has all the most advanced nuclear power technologies.
14. Ans. C.
• The Centre has granted a one-year extension to Amitabh Kant (1980 IAS), CEO of NITI Aayog till June 2022.
• He played an instrumental role in initiatives such as Make in India, Start-up India, Incredible India and "God's Own Country" initiatives.
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• He has also been piloting the Union government’s ease of doing business initiative.
• He was appointed as the CEO of the public policy think tank in 2016.
• NITI Aayog Est. in 1st January 2015.
15. Ans. B.
• The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) announced a tie-up with education platform Coursera to offer management courses to global learners.
• It has announced the launch of four certificate programmes in the fields of business, strategy, marketing, and product management.
• Each programme was designed as a six-to-eight-month-long graduate-level offering.
• Coursera is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world.
16. Ans. B.
• Asia's longest high-speed track — NATRAX — was inaugurated at Pithampur near Indore in Madhya Pradesh by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
• NATRAX, one of the state-of-the-art automotive testing and certification centre under NATRiP.
• It is a flagship project of the Ministry of Heavy Industries, planned under the Automotive Mission Plan launched by the Centre.
• The longest speed track by NATRAX has a total of 10 tracks, designed keeping in mind to test vehicles in every possible terrain condition.
17. Ans. A.
• The Odisha government has decided to set up district-level industry and investment promotion agencies to create more economic opportunities in the State.
• These agencies should be dedicated towards facilitation and handholding of the micro, small and medium enterprises
• These agencies would operate as single-point contact for entrepreneurs and investors.
• It will create new employment opportunities and boost economic activities in rural areas.
18. Ans. A.
• India is ranked 10th in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• It is a United Nations (UN) agency for information and communication technologies (ICT).
• India jumps 37 places from 47th in the previous ranking.
• The GCI is a composite index produced, analysed and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• The US is ranked first, followed by the UK.
• China ranked 33rd and Pakistan at 79th place.
19. Ans. C.
• India is ranked 10th in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• It is a United Nations (UN) agency for information and communication technologies (ICT).
• India jumps 37 places from 47th in the previous ranking.
• The GCI is a composite index produced, analysed and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• The US is ranked first, followed by the UK.
• China ranked 33rd and Pakistan at 79th place.
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20. Ans. B.
• The venue for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has been shifted to the United Arab Emirates and Oman
• It was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
• The tournament is scheduled to be held from October 17 to November 14.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which holds the hosting rights of this year’s event, will inform the International Cricket Council (ICC) in this regard. The T20 World Cup was postponed last year due to the pandemic.
• The BCCI will remain the hosts of the event, which will now be held in Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, from 17 October to 14 November 2021.
21. Ans. C.
• Shafali Verma became the youngest Indian cricketer to make debut across formats after being picked for the first ODI against England Women
• On her ODI debut, Verma scored 15 runs off 14 balls before being dismissed by Katherine Brunt.
• The Haryana girl took 17 years and 150 days to make her debut across the format
• He became the 5th youngest cricketer in the world.
• The other four are Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Sarah Taylor (England), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan).
22. Ans. C.
• India's Rahi Sarnobat won gold medal in women's 25 metres pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.
• Rahi shot 39 out of 50 in the 25m pistol final to win the first gold for India in the ongoing World Cup.
• The silver went to France's Mathilde Lamolle, who scored 31 in the final.
• In the in the women's 25m pistol event she along with Chinki Yadav and Manu Bhaker won the team gold medal.
23. Ans. D.
• Deepika Kumari completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 after winning the women’s individual recurve event.
• Deepika Kumari beat Elena Osipova of Russia 6-0 in the women's individual recurve final
• Deepika also won gold medals in the mixed team and women's recurve team events
• Deepika's 2nd gold medal came with husband Atanu Das in the mixed team recurve event.
24. Ans. C.
• India successfully test-fired a brand new missile in its most ambitious Agni series from a defense facility off Odisha coast.
• The first test of the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni Prime was conducted from the launching complex IV of Abdul Kalam Island. • Indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile met all mission objectives.
• Agni P is the latest and most advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles.
• It is a canisterised missile with a range capability between 1000 km and 2000 km.
25. Ans. B.
• Telangana govt has announced Rs 10 lakh financial assistance to eligible Dalit beneficiaries
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under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme.
• I an all party meeting the guidelines for the 'Programme' was finalized.
• The amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the selected Dalit beneficiaries as was done in the case of Rythu Bandhu Scheme.
• In the first phase, the assistance would be given to 100 families selected from each of the 119 Assembly Constituencies.
26. Ans. B.
• Journalist Sundeep Mishra authored a book titled ‘Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story’.
• The Book chronicles Chand’s journey with a detailed narrative of the gender-identity controversy that made her an iconic figure in Indian sport.
• Dutee Chand, the first openly homosexual athlete from India, scripted history in 2019 when she became the first Indian to win a gold in a 100 metre event at the World Universiade in Naples.
• The book was published by Westland Books on ‘SoftCover’ —ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.
27. Ans. A.
• Noted journalist P. Sainath has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Fukuoka Prize for 2021.
• Mr. Sainath will receive the ‘Grand Prize’ of the Fukuoka Prize while the Academic Prize and the Prize for Arts and Culture will go to Prof. Kishimoto Mio of Japan and filmmaker Prabda Yoon of Thailand respectively.
• The Fukuoka Prize is given annually to distinguished people to foster and increase awareness of Asian cultures, and to create a broad framework of exchange and mutual learning among the Asian people.
• The Grand Prize has earlier been awarded to Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh, historian Romila Thapar, and sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan. Eleven Indians have received the Fukuoka Prize so far.
28. Ans. C.
• Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev as it faces off with Russia.
• The drills come just days after the British Royal Navy’s HMS Defender passed near Russian-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea.
• The Sea Breeze drills — which have taken place 21 times since 1997 — will involve some 5,000 military personnel from more than 30 countries.
• The exercises will last two weeks and involve around 30 ships, including the missile destroyer USS Ross.
29. Ans. B.
• The Narendra Modi Government extended its flagship employment scheme - the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana till 31 March 2022.
• The scheme was earlier open till 30 June 2021.
• The announcement was made by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference.
• This was one of the 8 relief measures announced by the FM.
• The relief measures were announced amid the second coronavirus wave.
30. Ans. E.
• The government announced a new credit guarantee scheme that will facilitate loans to 25 lakh people through micro finance institutions (MFIs).
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• The announcement was made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of economic relief package provided to spur investment climate in the country affected by the Covid pandemic.
• As per the new scheme, guarantee will be provided to Scheduled Commercial Banks for loans to new or existing NBFC-MFIs or MFIs for on lending up to Rs 1.25 lakh to approximately 25 lakh small borrowers.
31. Ans. C.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 63 infrastructure projects constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
• From Kunjan bridge on Leh-Loma Road, he inaugurated all bridges in Eight States across the country virtually.
• Amongst the bridges, 11 in Ladakh, Four in Jammu and Kashmir, Three in Himachal Pradesh, Six in Uttarakhand, Eight in Sikkim, 29 in Arunachal Pradesh and one each in Nagaland and Manipur.
• BRO used the latest technologies in building of these bridges.
• These are Class-70 bridges and can bear the load of movement of Tanks and other heavy vehicles.
• These bridges facilitate strategic and quicker access not just to Armed forces but to people living in the border villages as well.
32. Ans. D.
• Indian archer Abhishek Verma won a gold medal in the men's individual compound event in Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.
• He defeated American Kris Schaff via shoot-off in a nerve-wracking final.
• This was Verma’s second World Cup individual gold medal.
• He won the first one in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2015.
• He is the first Indian man to win two World Cup gold medals in an individual compound event.
33. Ans. B.
• The Indian duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker settled for a silver medal in the 10m air-pistol mixed team event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup.
• The tournament is being held in Osijek, Croatia.
• The duo lost to Russia's Vitalina Batsarashkina and Artem Chernousov in the gold medal match.
• Russia currently leads the medal tally with three golds as many silver and one bronze.
• The event is the Indian shooting team's final competitive outing before the Tokyo Olympics.
34. Ans. A.
• Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has won half of the races this Formula One season.
• Verstappen has won three of the last four races.
• With a clean start from pole Verstappen denied Lewis Hamilton an early attack and he remained ahead for the entire race.
• Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas finished third ahead of Sergio Perez as Red Bull and Mercedes occupied the top four places for the second consecutive time.
35. Ans. C.
• Shafali Verma became the youngest Indian cricketer to make debut across formats after being picked for the first ODI against England Women
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• On her ODI debut, Verma scored 15 runs off 14 balls before being dismissed by Katherine Brunt.
• The Haryana girl took 17 years and 150 days to make her debut across the format
• He became the 5th youngest cricketer in the world.
• The other four are Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Sarah Taylor (England), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan).
36. Ans. D.
• Indian Naval Ship Tabar commenced her prolonged deployment on June 13.
• It will visit a number of ports in Africa and Europe till the end of September.
• It will also participate in a number of joint exercises with friendly navies.
• The ship will transit across the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea while making port calls at Djibouti, Egypt, Italy, France, UK, Russia, Netherlands, Morocco, and Arctic Council countries like Sweden and Norway.
• During port visits, the ship is scheduled to participate in bilateral exercises like Ex Konkan with UK Royal Navy, Ex Varuna with French Navy, and Ex Indra with Russian Federation Navy, to strengthen military relations, develop interoperability, and project long-range sustenance.
37. Ans. B.
• Chief Justice of India N V Ramana released a book -- "Anomalies in Law and Justice".
• The book has been authored by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (retd) R V Raveendran.
• He explains the various deficiencies in the law which need to be overcome.
• The book is an attempt to explain to a common man that the law and the legal system is still evolving.
• The virtual book-release event was also attended by former Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachaliah, former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna, and senior advocate Arvind Datar.
38. Ans. C.
• The GoI has extended the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME Phase II) by 2 yrs.
• It is an ambitious scheme to expedite the adoption of electric vehicles launched on April 1, 2019, for 3 yrs.
• The extension will help push EV sales, especially in the two and three-wheeler segments in the coming years.
• According to data available, only 5 percent or around Rs 500 crore of the allocated Rs 10,000 crore has been spent so far to make green mobility affordable.
39. Ans. E.
• Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), ‘itat e-dwar’.
• The newly developed e-filing portal would enable the parties to file their appeals, miscellaneous applications, documents, paper books, etc., electronically.
• It will enhance the accessibility, accountability, and transparency in the day-to-day working of the ITAT.
• It enables innovation and empowerment and opens new avenues for growth.
40. Ans. A.
• National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) executive director, Meenesh Shah has been assigned the additional charge of the post of Chairman of NDDB.
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• He Varsha Joshi whose tenure ended on May 31.
• Shah had taken over the post for a period of six months with effect from June 1.
• Shah is a member secretary of the Indian National Committee (INC) of the International Dairy Federation (IDF).
41. Ans. C.
• India's Rahi Sarnobat won gold medal in women's 25 metres pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.
• Rahi shot 39 out of 50 in the 25m pistol final to win the first gold for India in the ongoing World Cup.
• The silver went to France's Mathilde Lamolle, who scored 31 in the final.
• In the in the women's 25m pistol event she along with Chinki Yadav and Manu Bhaker won the team gold medal.
42. Ans. D.
• Deepika Kumari completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 after winning the women’s individual recurve event.
• Deepika Kumari beat Elena Osipova of Russia 6-0 in the women's individual recurve final
• Deepika also won gold medals in the mixed team and women's recurve team events
• Deepika's 2nd gold medal came with husband Atanu Das in the mixed team recurve event.
43. Ans. C.
• India successfully test-fired a brand new missile in its most ambitious Agni series from a defense facility off Odisha coast.
• The first test of the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni Prime was conducted from the launching complex IV of Abdul Kalam Island.
• Indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile met all mission objectives.
• Agni P is the latest and most advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles.
• It is a canisterised missile with a range capability between 1000 km and 2000 km.
44. Ans. B.
• Telangana govt has announced Rs 10 lakh financial assistance to eligible Dalit beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme.
• I an all party meeting the guidelines for the 'Programme' was finalized.
• The amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the selected Dalit beneficiaries as was done in the case of Rythu Bandhu Scheme.
• In the first phase, the assistance would be given to 100 families selected from each of the 119 Assembly Constituencies.
45. Ans. B.
• Journalist Sundeep Mishra authored a book titled ‘Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story’.
• The Book chronicles Chand’s journey with a detailed narrative of the gender-identity controversy that made her an iconic figure in Indian sport.
• Dutee Chand, the first openly homosexual athlete from India, scripted history in 2019 when she became the first Indian to win a gold in a 100 metre event at the World Universiade in Naples.
• The book was published by Westland Books on ‘SoftCover’ —ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.
46. Ans. A.
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• Noted journalist P. Sainath has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Fukuoka Prize for 2021.
• Mr. Sainath will receive the ‘Grand Prize’ of the Fukuoka Prize while the Academic Prize and the Prize for Arts and Culture will go to Prof. Kishimoto Mio of Japan and filmmaker Prabda Yoon of Thailand respectively.
• The Fukuoka Prize is given annually to distinguished people to foster and increase awareness of Asian cultures, and to create a broad framework of exchange and mutual learning among the Asian people.
47. Ans. C.
• Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev as it faces off with Russia.
• The drills come just days after the British Royal Navy’s HMS Defender passed near Russian-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea.
• The Sea Breeze drills — which have taken place 21 times since 1997 — will involve some 5,000 military personnel from more than 30 countries.
48. Ans. B.
• The Narendra Modi Government extended its flagship employment scheme - the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana till 31 March 2022.
• The scheme was earlier open till 30 June 2021.
• The announcement was made by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference.
• This was one of the 8 relief measures announced by the FM.
• The relief measures were announced amid the second coronavirus wave.
49. Ans. E.
• The government announced a new credit guarantee scheme that will facilitate loans to 25 lakh people through micro finance institutions (MFIs).
• The announcement was made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of economic relief package provided to spur investment climate in the country affected by the Covid pandemic.
• As per the new scheme, guarantee will be provided to Scheduled Commercial Banks for loans to new or existing NBFC-MFIs or MFIs for on lending up to Rs 1.25 lakh to approximately 25 lakh small borrowers.
50. Ans. C.
• Sajan Prakash has become 1st Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
• She achieved the feat as he clocked 1 minute 56.38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.
• Qualification cut-off was 1 minute 56.48 seconds.
• Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 and the Games will run up to August 8 2021.
• The event was slated to be held last year but it was postponed due to the COVID-19
51. Ans. C.
• International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted a committee to examine global best practices in ship financing and leasing.
• This Committee will also identify opportunities and devise a roadmap to enable such activities.
• The committee will be chaired by former Senior Economic Advisor, Vandana Aggarwal.
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• India is strategically located on the world’s shipping routes and has a large coastline of over seven thousand 500 kilometres.
• India also has 12 major and over 200 minor ports.
52. Ans. A.
• Toycathon 2021 was jointly launched by the Ministry of Education, WCD Ministry, MSME Ministry, DPIIT, Textile Ministry, I&B Ministry and AICTE to crowd-source innovative toys and games ideas.
• India’s domestic market, as well as the global toy market, offers a huge opportunity to our manufacturing sector.
• Globally, toy-making is a $100 billion industry, with China, the USA, Germany and Japan as the key players.
• India imports 80 to 85 per cent of its annual $1.5-billion toy market.
53. Ans. B.
• Odisha govt and UN World Food Programme (WFP) have joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives.
• This was done reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help Groups (WSHGs).
• The partnership for achieving nutritional security in Odisha focused on empowerment, livelihood and incomes of women.
• This collaboration will support Women's Self-Help Groups (WSHGs) by providing technical assistance and capacity development, directly contributing to long-term food security and developing a replicable model.
54. Ans. A.
• The GoI, Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram.
• The project will strengthen the governance and the management structure of the Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) and its subsidiaries, improve the quality and coverage of services delivered by the state government health systems, and invest in a comprehensive Quality Assurance program which would enable quality certification of health facilities.
55. Ans. D.
• Former Philippine President (2010 to 2016) Benigno Aquino passed away recently.
• Known popularly as Noynoy, he rode a wave of public emotion all the way to the presidency after his mother, Corazon Aquino, died in 2009.
• He was a three-term member of the House of Representatives between 1998 and 2007, representing the sugar-growing Tarlac province north of Manila.
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