DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 - 20 JULY 2021
[Q] Where is
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd planning to set up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Mobility
project?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Ladakh
[ANS] d
[Q] Where was
India’s 1st Cryptogamic Garden recently inaugurated?
(a) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
(b) Jaipur, Rajasthan
(c) Hubli, Karnataka
(d) Rajkot, Gujarat
(e) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
[ANS] e
[Q] Which is the
1st Foreign Country to implement India’s BHIM UPI standards for its QR
deployment?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Maldives
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Nepal
(e) Bhutan
[ANS] e
[Q] Who authored
the book, “The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India”?
(a) N.S. Srinivasa Murthy
(b) Taranjit Sandhu
(c) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(d) Pranay Verma
(e) Rudrendra Tandon
[ANS] c
[Q] In July
2021, Sher Bahadur Deuba became the Prime Minister of Which Country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Nepal
[ANS] e
[Q] Who became
the fastest ever batsman to score 14 Centuries in ODI Cricket?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Jonny Bairstow
(c) Babar Azam
(d) Evin Lewis
(e) Jason Roy
[ANS] c
[Q] How many
digits are there in the MICR code used in bank cheques?
(a) 14-digits
(b) 11-digits
(c) 7-digits
(d) 9-digits
(e) 13-digits
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
company will construct India’s largest solar power park in Kutch region in
Gujarat?
(a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(b) Steel Authority of India Limited
(c) National Thermal Power Corporation
(d) Coal India Limited
(e) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[ANS] c
[Q] World Youth
Skills Day (WYSD) is observed every year on __________.
(a) July 11
(b) July 12
(c) July 13
(d) July 14
(e) July 15
[ANS] e
[Q] Who has been
appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Harsh Vardhan
(c) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
(d) Santosh Gangwar
(e) Sadananda Gowda
[ANS] a
[Q] Cabinet
approves an increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 17% to
_____.
(a) 20%
(b) 22%
(c) 24%
(d) 26%
(e) 28%
[ANS] e
[Q] Name the
singer of the Tokyo Olympics cheering song “Hindustani Way”.
(a) Neha Kakkar
(b) Sunidhi Chauhan
(c) Ananya Birla
(d) Alka Yagnik
(e) Shreya Ghoshal
[ANS] c
[Q] The Reserve
Bank of India has imposed restrictions on __________.
(a) Mastercard
(b) VISA
(c) Rupay
(d) Amazon Pay
(e) Paytm
[ANS] a
[Q] Name the
engine, which was successfully tested by ISRO for Gaganyaan Program.
(a) Pragti Engine
(b) Vikas Engine
(c) Gagan Engine
(d) Prakash Engine
(e) Roshni Engine
[ANS] b
[Q] Which of the
following bank licence was recently cancelled by RBI?
(a) Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank
(b) Mehsana Urban Co-Op Bank
(c) Dr Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Urban Co-operative Bank
(d) Amanath Co-operative Bank
(e) Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank
[ANS] c
[Q] The country’s
first ‘Grain ATM’ has been set up as a pilot project in ________.
(a) Haryana
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Uttarakhand
[ANS] a
[Q] What is the
theme of the World Youth Skills Day 2021?
(a) Skills for a Resilient Youth
(b) Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic
(c) Skills for the Future of Work
(d) Learning to learn for life and work
(e) Improving the image of TVET
[ANS] b
[Q] Which state
will host the 2nd edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG) to be conduct in
March 2022 .
(a) Assam;
(b) Haryana;
(c) Karnataka;
(d) Haryana;
(e) Karnataka;
[ANS] c
[Q] What does
the acronym ‘MMID’ represent with respect to banking?
(a) Money Market Identity
(b) Mobile Management Identity
(c) Money Manager & Identifier
(d) Mobile Money Identifier
(e) Mutual Mobility Identifier
[ANS] d
[Q] ‘Bonalu’ is
a traditional folk festival celebrated every year in ___________________.
(a) Telangana
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Odisha
[ANS] a
[Q] World Day
for International Justice is observed on _______ every year.
(a) 14th July
(b) 15th July
(c) 16th July
(d) 17th July
(e) 18th July
[ANS] d
[Q] India, Sri
Lanka and _______ hold virtual trilateral exercise TTX-2021.
(a) Maldives
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Iran
(e) China
[ANS] a
[Q] India’s
first pod taxi to operate between Jewar Airport and Film City. Where is Jewar
Airport located?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan
[ANS] d
[Q] Who was
appointed as the Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
for 2021-23?
(a) Harshil Mathur
(b) Ajit Mohan
(c) Dhruv Shringi
(d) Amit Agarwal
(e) Sanjay Gupta
[ANS] e
[Q] In July
2021, India received the 1st batch of 2 MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters from
___________, this a part of India’s deal to procure _____ such MH-60R
Helicopters.
(a) USA; 15
(b) Russia; 24
(c) Israel; 15
(d) USA; 24
(e) Israel; 24
[ANS] d
[Q] Banks in
India are advised by the RBI to offer RTGS transactions from ____________ to
____________ as the maximum limit for a single transaction.
(a) Rs 2 lakhs; Rs 10 lakhs
(b) No minimum limit; Rs 10 lakhs
(c) Rs 1 lakhs; Rs 20 lakhs
(d) No minimum limit; No limit
(e) Rs 2 lakhs; No limit
[ANS] e
[Q] “Fiat Panis”
is the official motto of which International organisation?
(a) International Criminal Court
(b) World Health Organization
(c) UNICEF
(d) Food & Agriculture Organisation
(e) International Committee of the Red Cross
[ANS] d
[Q] The Nelson
Mandela International Day is observed annually on which day?
(a) July 17
(b) July 16
(c) July 15
(d) July 18
(e) July 19
[ANS] d
[Q] Who among
the following wrote the book ‘The India Story’?
(a) Dr. Raghuram Rajan
(b) Dr. D. Subbarao
(c) Dr. Bimal Jalan
(d) Dr. Y V Reddy
(e) Dr. C Rangarajan
[ANS] c
[Q] Common High
Court of J&K, Ladakh has been renamed as ____.
(a) High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh High Court
(c) Common court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
(e) High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
[ANS] a
[Q] Who will
receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games 2021?
(a) Richard H. Thaler
(b) Kip Keino
(c) William D. Nordhaus
(d) Muhammad Yunus
(e) Bengt Holmström
[ANS] d
[Q] Name the
following, who recently won the British Grand Prix 2021.
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) Charles Leclerc
(c) Valtteri Bottas
(d) L. Norris
(e) D. Ricciardo
[ANS] a
[Q] Who won the
Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or, for her film Titane.
(a) Renate Reinsve
(b) Julia Ducournau
(c) Jodie Foster
(d) Juho Kuosmanen
(e) Caleb Landry Jones
[ANS] b
