Q.1 India’s first pod taxi will begin service from which city of the country?
a. Noida
b. Pune
c. Jaipur
d Ahmedabad
Q.2 The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed annually on which day?
a. July 17
b. July 16
c. July 15
d. July 18
Q.3 Bonalu is an annual festival of which Indian state?
a. Telangana
b. West Bengal
c Assam
d. Karnataka
Q.4 Name the digital platform launched by the government for the farmers to enable them in getting ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language?
a. Kisan Sarovar
b. Kisan Sarathi
c. Kisan Madad
d. Kisan Karuna
Q.5 Which countries participated in the TTX-2021 Joint Exercise?
a. India
b. Sri Lanka
c. Maldives
d. All of these
Q.6 Which state will host the 2nd edition of Khelo India University Games?
a. Karnataka
b. Uttarakhand
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Jharkhand
Q.7 Who has launched the School Innovation Ambassador Training Program?
a. Dharmendra Pradhan
b. Narendra Modi
c. Amit Shah
d. Rajnath Singh
Q.8 The World Day for International Justice is observed annually on which day?
a. 15 July
b. 17 July
c. 16 July
d. 14 July
Q.9 The management control of the Mumbai International Airport has been taken over by which company?
a. Adani Airport Holdings Limited
b. Airport Authority of India
c. GVK Airport Holdings Limited
d. GMR Airports Limited
Q.10 With which country India signed a pact regarding cooperation on coking coal, a key steelmaking raw material?
a. Norway
b. Russia
c. Denmark
d. USA
Answers –
Q.1 a) The first-ever pod taxi service in India is soon to start running between the upcoming Noida International Greenfield Airport (or Jewar Airport) and Noida Film City in Greater Noida, having a distance of around 14 km.
Q.2 d)
Q.3 a) The annual state festival ‘Bonalu’ began on July 11, 2021 in Telangana. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam which falls in July/August. The Hindu Festival is celebrated in Twin Cities Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana to worship Goddess Mahakali.
Q.4 b) The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnav jointly launched a digital platform ‘Kisan Sarathi’ to help farmers in getting ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language.
Q.5 d) India, Sri Lanka and Maldives participated in the TTX-2021 Joint Exercise on maritime security. The tabletop maritime exercise was held at the Maritime Warfare Centre, Mumbai on 14th and 15th July, 2021.
Q.6 a) Karnataka will host the 2nd edition of Khelo India University Games in March, 2022. The 12-day long tournament will commence from 5th March, 2022 in Bangalore.
Q.7 a) The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda jointly launched the ‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’.
Q.8 b)
Q.9 a)
Q.10 b) The Union Cabinet approved a pact between India and Russia regarding cooperation on coking coal, a key steelmaking raw material, for which domestic players remain dependent on imports from a select group of countries.