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1 JULY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Name the Attorney General for India, who has been reappointed to the post for one year till June 2022?
  1.    Mukul Rohatgi
  2.    Sharad Arvind Bobde
  3.    Prashant Bhushan
  4.    KK Venugopal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> KK Venugopal

The Central Government has once again extended the tenure of Senior Advocate KK Venugopal as Attorney General for India for a period of one year.


Question 2. Who is the author of the book titled Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story'?
  1.    Anjana Om Kashyap
  2.    Raj Kanwar
  3.    Brahm Kanchibhotla
  4.    Sundeep Misra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sundeep Misra

The journalist-author Sundeep Misra has come out with his new book titled Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story'.


Question 3. Who is the author of the book "Policymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C."?
  1.    Tapan Mitra
  2.    Ranjan Ray
  3.    Amartya Sen
  4.    Kaushik Basu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Kaushik Basu

A new book on policymaking titledPolicymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C.", by Indian economist Kaushik Basu.


Question 4. Which social media has announced the appointment of Jeremy Kessel as the new Grievance Officer for India?
  1.    Snap Chat
  2.    Whatsapp
  3.    Twitter
  4.    Instagram
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Twitter

Twitter has announced the appointment of California-based Jeremy Kessel as the new Grievance Officer for India.


Question 5. Stefan Lofven has resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
  1.    Finland
  2.    Sweden
  3.    Switzerland
  4.    Iceland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sweden

The Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven, has announced his resignation after he lost a confidence vote in parliament.


Question 6. Rahi Sarnobat has claimed a gold medal for India in which event?
  1.    Badminton
  2.    Boxing
  3.    Shooting
  4.    Archery
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Shooting

In shooting, Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat clinched the 25m pistol gold medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.


Question 7. Who has been appointed as the Head of Payments of WhatsApp in India?
  1.    Manesh Mahatme
  2.    Rajesh Bindal
  3.    Murali Natarajan
  4.    Sudarshan Sen
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Manesh Mahatme

WhatsApp has appointed former Amazon executive Manesh Mahatme as a director to lead the growth of its payments business in India.


Question 8. Which state has launched the SALT programme to transform foundational learning in the state in the next five years?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Tamil Nadu
  3.    Karnataka
  4.    Andhra Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh government has introduced Supporting Andhra's Learning Transformation project, to bring revolutionary changes in the education sector in the next five years.


Question 9. Which city has topped the 2021 Mercer's Cost of Living Survey?
  1.    Dubai
  2.    Ashgabat
  3.    New York
  4.    HongKong
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Ashgabat

As per the 2021 Cost of Living Survey by consultancy firm Mercer, Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat has been named the world's most expensive city for foreign workers.


Question 10. Who has been appointed as the Head of Whatsapp Payments India business?
  1.    Mitu Singh
  2.    Vishal Puruswami
  3.    Manesh Mahatme
  4.    Harshit Malik
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Manesh Mahatme

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has hired former Amazon Pay executive Manesh Mahatme as the Director of Whatsapp Payments India.


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