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15 JULY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Rail Cargo movement between India and which country gets a big boo?
  1.    Bhutan
  2.    Nepal
  3.    Myanmar
  4.    Bangladesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nepal

India and Nepal have signed a Letter of Exchange to revise the 2004 India-Nepal Rail Services Agreement.


Question 12. The Dearness Allowance for central government employees has been hiked to how much from July 1, 2021?
  1.    35 percent
  2.    20 percent
  3.    28 percent
  4.    25 percent
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 28 percent

The Central Government has approved a hike in the Dearness Allowance for the Central Government employees and the Dearness Relief for pensioners from 17% to 28% with effect from July 1, 2021.


Question 13. Which state has allowed Kunwar Yatra 2021?
  1.    Uttar Pradesh
  2.    Uttarakhand
  3.    Himachal Pradesh
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Uttar Pradesh

The UP government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has allowed the Kunwar yatra from July 25.


Question 14. Which Union Territory has become the first one to achieve 100 percent first dose coverage?
  1.    Chandigarh
  2.    Ladakh
  3.    Puducherry
  4.    J&K
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Ladakh

Ladakh has become the first Union Territory of India to vaccinate all the residents as well as the 'guest population', consisting of hotel workers, migrant labourers, and Nepalese citizens who have been earning their livelihood in the UT, with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.


Question 15. The National level hackathon 'SAMVEDAN 2021 - Sensing Solutions for Bharat' has been launched by which institute?
  1.    IIT Hyderabad
  2.    IIT Madras
  3.    IIT Kanpur
  4.    IIT Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> IIT Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras & Sony India has collaborated to jointly organize a National-level hackathon called 'SAMVEDAN 2021 - Sensing Solutions for Bharat'.


Question 16. Which state has launched a population policy that aims to incentivize couples who do not have more than two babies?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Odisha
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Jharkhand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a population policy that aims to incentivize couples who do not have more than two babies.


Question 17. Name the winner of the Golden Boot Award at the UEFA Euro 2020?
  1.    Patrik Schick
  2.    Leonardo Bonucci
  3.    Cristiano Ronaldo
  4.    Gianluigi Donnarumma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo claimed his first European Championship Golden Boot as EURO 2020 concluded on Sunday with Italy emerging as the champion.


Question 18. Who among the following has been selected for the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Literary Award for 2021?
  1.    Ranjit Singh Rana
  2.    Om Prakash Devrani
  3.    Girish Kumar Thakur
  4.    Omchery N N Pillai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Omchery N N Pillai

Journalist and playwright Omchery N N Pillai has been selected for the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Literary Award for 2021.


Question 19. The National Research Centre on Yak has tied up with which insurance company for India's first-ever Insurance Policy for the Himalayan Yaks?
  1.    Life Insurance Corporation of India
  2.    United India Insurance Company Ltd.
  3.    National Insurance Company Ltd.
  4.    Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> National Insurance Company Ltd.

The National Research Centre on Yak at Dirang in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for India's first-ever Insurance Policy for the Himalayan Yaks.


Question 20. The National Research Centre on Yak is located in which state?
  1.    Ladakh
  2.    Shimla
  3.    Arunachal Pradesh
  4.    Dehradun
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Arunachal Pradesh

The National Research Centre on Yak is located at Dirang in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.


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