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21 JULY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Which type of bank has been established as a means of cleaning up bank books?
  1.    Big Bank
  2.    Small Bank
  3.    Payment Bank
  4.    Bad Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bad Bank

As a means of cleaning up bank books, Bad Bank was established for stressed assets. The establishment of a bad bank was announced in the Union Budget. It is known as the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL).


Question 2. On World Environment Day, the E-100 Pilot Project was launched in which city?
  1.    Patiala
  2.    Jhansi
  3.    Pune
  4.    Gurugram
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pune

On World Environment Day, the E-100 Pilot Project was launched in Pune (5 June). The project's goal is to build a nationwide network for ethanol production and distribution.


Question 3. Which country has announced a ban on passenger flights from India till August 21, 2021?
  1.    Canada
  2.    UAE
  3.    USA
  4.    United Kingdom
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Canada

Canada on July 19, 2021, announced that the ban on passenger flights from India will be extended till August 21, 2021, due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.


Question 4. The International Chess Day is celebrated on which date?
  1.    July 23
  2.    September 14
  3.    July 20
  4.    July 12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> July 20

International Chess Day is celebrated on 20 July, since 1966. International Chess Day celebrates one of the most ancient and most popular games in history.


Question 5. Which countries have now been added to ICC as its new members?
  1.    All of these
  2.    Switzerland
  3.    Mongolia
  4.    Tajikistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All of these

The International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Switzerland as members at its 78th Annual General Meeting. Mongolia and Tajikistan as the 22nd and 23rd members of the Asia region.


Question 6. Science Exploration Day is marked every year on which date?
  1.    August 12
  2.    July 20
  3.    August 23
  4.    July 12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> July 20

Science Exploration Day is also called Moon Day. Moon Day is marked every year on July 20. In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon's surface.


Question 7. BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal"s book on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has now been translated into which languages?
  1.    English
  2.    Arabian
  3.    Persian
  4.    Chinese
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Chinese

BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal"s book on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has now been translated into the Chinese language.


Question 8. The Kunariya village of which state has come out with a unique idea of holding Balika Panchayat?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Haryana
  3.    Rajasthan
  4.    Andhra Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Gujarat

The Kunariya village of Kutch district in Gujarat has come out with a unique idea of holding Balika Panchayat.


Question 9. The government of India has signed a loan agreement with which Bank to develop the Green National Highway Corridor?
  1.    AIIB
  2.    IMF
  3.    NABARD
  4.    World Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> World Bank

The government has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank to develop the Green National Highway Corridor.


Question 10. Shiabji Banerjee belongs to which sport?
  1.    Hockey
  2.    Football
  3.    Volleyball
  4.    Cricket
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Football

Former India and Mohun Bagan shot-stopper Shibaji Banerjee, who famously denied Brazil's legendary football player Pele from scoring a goal in an exhibition match in 1977, will be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously.


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