Q.1 India’s first ‘Grain ATM’ has been set up in which among the following cities?
a. Gurugram
b. Delhi
c. Pune
d. Bengaluru
Q.2 Which state’s Chief Minister has launched an Electric Bike Taxi scheme?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Karnataka
d. Odisha
Q.3 Industrialist N.S. Srinivasa Murthy has been appointed as the first honorary consul general of which country from India?
a. Uganda
b. Vietnam
c. Sierra Leone
d. Guinea
Q.4 Which nation’s Parliament has passed a bill that criminalizes torture and prevents custodial killings?
a. Pakistan
b. Myanmar
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
Q.5 Asia’s first national dolphin research centre will be built in which Indian city?
a. Patna
b. Varanasi
c. Kolkata
d. Prayagraj
Q.6 Which day of the year is observed as the World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)?
a. July 12
b. July 13
c. July 14
d. July 15
Q.7 The state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances has been unveiled in which city?
a. Jaipur
b. Dehradun
c. Gandhinagar
d. Chandigarh
Q.8 Sher Bahadur Deuba has been re-appointed as the Prime Minister of which country recently?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Mongolia
c. Bhutan
d. Nepal
Q.9 3-yr old Chryseis Knight who is the author of the book titled ‘The Great Big Lion’ hails from which country?
a. Norway
b. Canada
c. Chile
d. Switzerland
Q.10 Consider the following statements regarding BASIC countries.
1. BASIC countries are a group of four countries consisting of Brazil, South Africa, India and China.
2.BASIC countries work together to fight climate change and carry out negotiations within the UNFCCC.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answers –
Q.1 a) Haryana government on July 14, 2021, announced that India’s first Grain ATM ‘Annapurti’ has been set up as a pilot project in Farrukhnagar, Gurugram.
Q.2 c)
Q.3 b) Industrialist N.S. Srinivasa Murthy based in Bengaluru has been appointed as Honorary Consul General of Vietnam for Karnataka. He is the first honorary consul general of Vietnam from India
Q.4 a) Pakistan’s Parliament on July 12, 2021, passed a bill that criminalizes torture and prevents custodial killings by the police or other government officials. The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2021 was adopted by the Senate, the Upper House of the bicameral parliament.
Q.5 a) India and Asia’s first National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the River Ganges in the Patna University campus in Bihar. The work on the centre is expected to begin after the monsoon season.
Q.6 d)
Q.7 c) The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances at National Forensic Science University at Gandhinagar in Gujarat
Q.8 d)
Q.9 b) The book titled ‘The Great Big Lion’ drawn and written by child prodigy Chryseis Knight, is a story about a lion and two children. It talks about friendship, inclusivity, wildlife conservation and the world of imagination.
Q.10 c) The BASIC group was formed as the result of an agreement signed by the four countries on November 28, 2009.
They are a bloc of four large newly industrialized countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China.