Q.1 Which city has become India’s 40th UNESCO world heritage site?
a. Dholavira
b. Ujjain
c. Thanjavur
d. Puri
Q.2 Which nation will host the SCO Defence Ministers’ meet?
a. Afghanistan
b. Tajikistan
c. Uzbekistan
d. Turkmenistan
Q.3 Which of the following country has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) recently on July 17?
a. Finland
b. Norway
c. Sweden
d. Switzerland
Q.4 Which of the following country has reported cases of ‘Norovirus’ infection?
a. United Kingdom
b. USA
c. Japan
d. China
Q.5 What is the 2020 theme for World Hepatitis Day?
a. Hepatitis-free future
b. Invest in eliminating Hepatitis
c. Find the Missing Millions
d. Making hepatitis elimination a reality
Q.6 When is World Hepatitis Day observed?
a. 25 July
b. 26 July
c. 27 July
d. 28 July
Q.7 Who designed and developed Mobile App Mausam?
a. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
b. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
c. India Meteorological Department (IMD) d. All the above
Q.8 Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple is in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Tamil Nadu
c. West Bengal
d. Telangana
Q.9 Which place India has in agricultural produce exporters in 2019, according to a WTO report?
a. 4th
b. 9th
c. 10th
d. 2nd
Q.10 MyGov-Meri Sarkar’ portal has been launched in which state?
a. Assam
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answers –
Q.1 a) Dholavira, a Harappan-era city was added to the list of World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on July 27, 2021. The city is located in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch.
Q.2 b) Tajikistan’s capital city Dushanbe will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Defence Ministers meeting. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also participate physically in the meeting.
Q.3 c) Sweden has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and is now a member of the global platform, which is an initiative of India aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development.
Q.4 a) The United Kingdom is now reporting an outbreak of norovirus. Public Health England (PHE) recently issued a warning regarding Norovirus. England has recorded 154 cases of norovirus in the country.
Q.5 c) The theme of 2020 World Hepatitis Day is “Find the Missing Millions.” The theme focuses on people from across the world to take action and raise awareness of the 290 million people who are living with viral hepatitis unaware.
Q.6 d)
Q.7 d) The Ministry of Earth Sciences launched the mobile App “Mausam ” for India Meteorological Department (IMD). The app will further enhance the dissemination of weather forecasts and warning services based on the latest tools and technologies. The mobile app is available both on Play Store and Appstore. The mobile app was designed and developed jointly by the Digital Agriculture & Youth (DAY) team of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune and India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Q.8 d) UNESCO has granted World Heritage status to Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple near Warangal in Telangana.
Q.9 b) India has entered the top ten list of agricultural produce exporters in 2019 with a significant share within the export of rice, soya beans, cotton and meat, according to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on trends in world agricultural trade in recent 25 years. In 2019, India ranked 9th with a share of 3.1% in global agricultural exports. Earlier this place was New Zealand.
Q.10 c) On 26th July 2021, Yogi Adityanath the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh launched the ‘MyGov-Meri Sarkar’ portal.