Q.1 130th Edition of Durand Cup Football Tournament is scheduled to be held in which city?
a. Kolkata
b. Jaipur
c Guwahati
d. Kohima
Q.2 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch which Bhutanese satellite in 2021?
a. INS 2B
b. INS A
c. INS 3
d. Apollo
Q.3 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has extended the collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce with which organisation?
a. UNESCO
b. WADA
c. UNCTAD
d. UNDESA
Q.4 Which country has ended the “virginity tests” on female cadets?
a. Indonesia
b. Pakistan
c. Singapore
d. Syria
Q.5 India exported the first consignment of five apples varieties from Himachal Pradesh to which country?
a. United Kingdom
b. Netherlands
c. Bahrain
d. Germany
Q.6 Recently launched ‘Operation Blue Freedom’ is being taken in which area?
a. Siachen
b. Leh
c. Ladakh
d. Kashmir
Q.7 India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center have come up in which state?
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Haryana
d. Gujarat
Q.8 Which state has launched the e-crop survey initiative?
a. Rajasthan
b. Maharashtra
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Gujarat
Q.9 What is the name of India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds?
a. BharGau
b. GauDham
c. IndiGo
d. GauLok
Q.10 How many Ramsar sites are their in India currently?
a. 46
b. 38
c. 49
d. 53
Answers
Q.1 a)
Q.2 a) India’s premier space agency Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch a Bhutanese satellite in December this year. The development of the INS-2B satellite of Bhutan is being underway by four Bhutanese engineers who are being trained by ISRO.
Q.3 c) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and UNCTAD have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce.
Q.4 a) The Indonesian Army ended the “virginity tests” on female cadets which the World Health Organization determined has “no scientific merit or clinical indication” involves someone placing their fingers into a cadet’s vagina to supposedly assess whether they have had sex.
Q.5 c) India exports the first consignment of five apple varieties from Himachal Pradesh – Royal Delicious, Dark Baron Gala, Scarlet Spur, Red Velox and Golden Delicious – to Bahrain
Q.6 a) The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment has Flagged-Off ‘Operation Blue Freedom – Land World Record at Siachen Glacier’. The People with disabilities from across the country will undertake an expedition to Kumar Post (Siachen Glacier) to create a new World Record for the largest team of people with disabilities to reach the world’s highest battlefield.
Q.7 a) India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has come up in Kerala. The inauguration of the centre was done by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan.
Q.8 b) Maharashtra state government launched the e-crop survey initiative which will become effective in Maharashtra from August 15.
Q.9 c) Dr Jitendra Singh today released ‘IndiGo’ chip. It is India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole etc.
Q.10 a) The total number of Ramsar sites in India have reached 46, covering a surface area of 1,083,322 hectares.