Q.1 Which among these cities have been declared as India’s first ‘water plus’ certified city, under the Swachh Survekshan 2021?
a. Pune
b. Ahmedabad
c Indore
d. Shimla
Q.2 What is the theme for Independence Day 2021?
a. Nation First, Always First
b. Atmanirbhar Bharat
c. Healthcare first
d. India always first
Q.3 The 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting was held under the chairmanship of which country?
a. Israel
b. Russia
c. France
d. Brunei
Q.4 Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)?
a. Rashmi Sharma
b. Kamlesh Kumar Pant
c. Geet Arora
d. Vijay Pandit
Q.5 In which state is Aadi Pooram celebrated?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka
Q.6 Where did the ‘Quad countries’ India, US, Australia and Japan carried out the Malabar exercise?
a. Mediterranean Sea
b. Persian Gulf
c. Indian Ocean
d. Arabian Sea
Q.7 When is World Elephant Day observed?
a. August 8
b. August 6
c. August 12
d. August 11
Q.8 Who is the editor of the book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’?
a. KJ Alphons
b. K. Surendran
c. A. N. Radhakrishnan
d. MT Ramesh
Q.9 Which state government announced the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT)?
a. Assam
b. Punjab
c. Karnataka
d. Maharashtra
Q.10 Which state became the first state to recognize the Community Forest Resource Rights in urban areas?
a. Chhattisgarh
b. Jharkhand
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
Answers –
Q.1 c) India’s cleanest city, Indore, in Madhya Pradesh has achieved another feat of being declared as the country’s first ‘water plus’ certified city, under the Swachh Survekshan 2021.
Q.2 a) The theme of India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations will be ‘Nation First, Always First’. India will celebrate its 75th year of Independence at Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on August 15, 2021.
Q.3 d) The Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting. The Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Brunei Darussalam.
Q.4 b)
Q.5 c) Aadi Pooram is celebrated in Tamil Nadu albeit in a subdued manner due to the Pandemic Restrictions. Aadi Pooram is also celebrated as the birth day of Andal, a famous Tamil Poet of Vaishnavite sect.
Q.6 d) With an emphasis on “open, inclusive Indo-Pacific and a rules-based international order”, the ‘Quad countries’ India, US, Australia and Japan will come together with two aircraft battle groups and a plethora of air power to carry out the complex second phase of the Malabar exercise in the Northern Arabian Sea.
Q.7 c)
Q.8 a)
Q.9 d) Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna as Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the Maharashtra government announced the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT).
Q.10 d) Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000, became the first State to recognize the Community Forest Resource Rights in urban areas.