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17 JULY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Which Union Territory has signed an agreement with Sikkim to transform into an organic entity by 2025?
  1.    Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  2.    Puducherry
  3.    Chandigarh
  4.    Ladakh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ladakh

The Ladakh administration has signed a tripartite MoU with Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency to convert the Union Territory of Ladakh into an organic entity by 2025.


Question 2. The RBI has barred which of these global card players from onboarding new domestic customers on its network from July 22, 2021?
  1.    Visa
  2.    America Express
  3.    Mastercard
  4.    Citibank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mastercard

The RBI has barred global card player Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd from onboarding new domestic customers on its network with effect from July 22, 2021, over non-compliance with local data storage regulations.


Question 3. Who is the author of the book titled 'Palleku Pattabhishekam'?
  1.    Yalamanchili Sivaji
  2.    Acharya Prasanna
  3.    Abdul Samad
  4.    Ram Chander Jangra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Yalamanchili Sivaji

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released the book titled 'Palleku Pattabhishekam' on rural India and agriculture written by former MP Shri Yalamanchili Sivaji.


Question 4. Which state government launched the 'Chief Minister's COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme'?
  1.    Manipur
  2.    Assam
  3.    Bihar
  4.    Uttrakhand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Assam

The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a Chief Minister's COVID-19 Widows Support scheme wherein social and financial security would be provided to women who have lost their husbands to the coronavirus disease.


Question 5. 3-yr old Chryseis Knight who is the author of the book titled 'The Great Big Lion' hails from which country?
  1.    Canada
  2.    Norway
  3.    Switzerland
  4.    Chile
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Canada

The book titled 'The Great Big Lion' was drawn and written by child prodigy Chryseis Knight from Canada. It is a story about a lion and two children.


Question 6. Which High Court will become the first one in India to allow public viewing of proceedings?
  1.    Delhi High Court
  2.    Bombay High Court
  3.    Madras High Court
  4.    Gujarat High Court
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court is set to become the first high court in the country to allow public viewing of proceedings through virtual mode.


Question 7. In which city of Gujarat India's first 5-star hotel built over railway track has been built?
  1.    Vadodara
  2.    Rajkot
  3.    Mehsana
  4.    Gandhinagar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Gandhinagar

Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated a newly-built 318-room five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station and various other development projects in Gujarat.


Question 8. The IAHE has signed an agreement with UNSW, Australia to set up a Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology and Systems at which place?
  1.    Agra
  2.    Surat
  3.    Hyderabad
  4.    Noida
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Noida

The Indian Academy of Highway Engineers has signed an Agreement with the University of New South Wales, Australia to set up a Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology and Systems at its headquarter in Noida.


Question 9. Which state's Chief Minister disburses Rs 385 cr to 26 lakh registered construction workers?
  1.    Madhya Pradesh
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Rajasthan
  4.    Odisha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik disbursed COVID assistance worth Rs 385 crore to 26 lakh registered construction workers of the state.


Question 10. According to the annual UN-FAO report titled "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021", how many people in the world faced hunger in 2020?
  1.    790 to 865 million
  2.    710 to 898 million
  3.    720 to 811 million
  4.    740 to 823 million
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 720 to 811 million

The annual UN-FAO report titled "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021" states that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020.


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