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7 JULY 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Flipkart has partnered with which payment provider to launch contactless 'Scan and Pay' feature for pay-on-delivery orders?
  1.    PhonePe
  2.    Freecharge
  3.    MobiKwik
  4.    Amazon Pay
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> PhonePe

The Digital payments platform PhonePe has partnered with Flipkart to launch a contactless 'Scan and Pay' feature for Flipkart's pay-on-delivery orders.


Question 2. The scheme titled the NIPUN Bharat programme has been launched by which ministry?
  1.    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  2.    Ministry of Agriculture
  3.    Ministry of Home Affairs
  4.    Ministry of Education
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ministry of Education

The Union Minister for Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has launched the NIPUN Bharat programme.


Question 3. The sale, storage and use of drones has been banned in which Indian cities?
  1.    Lucknow
  2.    Shimla
  3.    Srinagar
  4.    New Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has banned the sale, possession, storage, transport, and use of drones or any other unmanned aerial vehicles in the capital Srinagar.


Question 4. Which insurance company has launched Saral Pension Plan?
  1.    Life Insurance Corporation
  2.    Oriental Insurance Company
  3.    United India Insurance Company
  4.    National Insurance Corporation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Life Insurance Corporation

The LIC has launched New Saral Pension Scheme. It has a single premium. non-participating, non-linked, and individual annuity plan.


Question 5. According to the International Energy Agency, India is expected to add how many megawatts of hydropower projects by 2030?
  1.    29,000 MW
  2.    26,000 MW
  3.    35,000 MW
  4.    32,000 MW
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 26,000 MW

The International Energy Agency expects the country to add 26,000 megawatts of hydropower projects by 2030.


Question 6. Who has been roped in as the new CEO of Amazon Inc. to replace Jeff Bezos?
  1.    Adam Selipsky
  2.    Dan Jewett
  3.    Andy Jassy
  4.    Lauren Sanchez
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Andy Jassy

Andy Jassy, former head of Amazon Web Services (AWS), takes charge of Amazon.com's operations from Monday. The 53-year-old replaces Jeff Bezos as the CEO of the world's largest e-commerce firm.


Question 7. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has sought help from which organization for technical assistance to start satellite TV classrooms in India?
  1.    ISRO
  2.    NASA
  3.    NPCI
  4.    DRDO
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> ISRO

The ISRO has given its nod to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, led by Vinay Sahastrabuddhe to provide technical assistance to start satellite TV classrooms in the country.


Question 8. The Federation of Indian Export Organizations has inked an MoU with which of the following to support MSME exporters in India?
  1.    Aramex India
  2.    TCI Express
  3.    Transport Corporation of India
  4.    Aegis Logistics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Aramex India

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations has inked a memorandum of understanding with logistics service provider Aramex India to support MSME exporters in India.


Question 9. What is the full form of NIPUN in the NIPUN Bharat programme?
  1.    National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy
  2.    National Initiative for Project Understanding and Numeracy
  3.    National Initiative for Periodic Research in Universal Educational Needs
  4.    National Initiative for Professional Understanding and Numeracy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy

NIPUN stands for National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy and has been launched under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha.


Question 10. The RBI has extended the validity of the interest equalization scheme for pre-and-post-shipment rupee export credit by three months to?
  1.    31 August 2021
  2.    30 September 2021
  3.    31 December 2021
  4.    30 November 2021
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 30 September 2021

The RBI has extended the validity of the interest equalization scheme for pre-and-post-shipment rupee export credit by three months through 30 September 2021.


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