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1 .

Who is set to become the second Indian-born woman to fly to space after Kalpana Chawla?

A)

Shawna Pandya

B)

Sirisha Bandla

C)

Sunita Williams

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Sirisha Bandla

The Indian-origin Sirisha Bandla is set to become the second Indian-born woman to fly into space after Kalpana Chawla.

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2 .

M Prasannan, a former Indian Footballer, has passed away recently. He hailed from which among the following state?

A)

Karnataka

B)

Kerala

C)

Telangana

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Kerala

On July 01, 2021, Former Indian national team midfielder M Prasannan passed away.

He was 73. Born in Kozhikode in Kerala.He was a member of the state junior team in 1965 and the Kerala team in 1968.

On August 09, 1973, he made his international debut against the erstwhile Republic of (South) Vietnam, in the Merdeka Cup, in Kuala Lumpur.He won the Harwood League title many times and played in the Rovers Cup.

After his retirement, Prasannan completed a coaching course at the National Institute of Sports (NIS), Bangalore. Later, He coached Maharashtra and made them runners-up in a Santosh Trophy tournament.

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3 .

The Ministry of Youth affairs & Sports has recently decided to grant recognition to which among the following as National Sports Federation for promotion and development?

A)

Motor Sports Club of India

B)

Softball Associtation of India

C)

WAKO India Kickboxing Federation

D)

National Rifle Association of India

Correct Answer : WAKO India Kickboxing Federation

On July 02, 2021, The Ministry of Youth affairs & Sports has decided to grant recognition to WAKO India Kickboxing Federation as National Sports Federation (NSF) for promotion and development of the Kickboxing sport in India.

WAKO India Kickboxing Federation is affiliated to the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO), the world body for kickboxing.

WAKO has been a provisionally recognised member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since November 30. The recommendation to approve WAKO as a fully recognised member of the Olympic family had been taken by the IOC in June.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board at its meeting on 10th June 2021 has approved the recommendation for WAKO to become a fully recognized member of the Olympic family of sport.The full recognition of WAKO will be finally decided by the IOC Session in Tokyo in July 2021.

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4 .

SumitMalik, whoqualified for the Tokyo Olympicsnow, has been banned for two years. He associated with which among the following sports?

A)

Wrestling

B)

Javelin Throw

C)

Weightlifting

D)

Discuss Throw

Correct Answer : Wrestling

Indian wrestler SumitMalik who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics within the 125kg freestyle class,has been banned for two years by the world wrestling governing body United World Wrestling (UWW) & it is effective from July 03, 2021.

The 28-year-old has been banned for failing a dope test. His B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.

In a jolt to the Indian wrestlers’ campaign in the Tokyo Olympics, 125kg freestyle wrestler Malik had tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine (MHA). As per World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) list of prohibited substances, MHA is prohibited in-competition only as a specified stimulant.

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5 .

Who has introduced a translated version of 10 peerless collections of Modern Indian Literatureto Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?

A)

Narendra Modi

B)

Muraleedahran

C)

Vikram Misri

D)

Ramnath Kovind

Correct Answer : Vikram Misri

On June 29, 2021, Indian Ambassador to China VikramMisri introduced a translated version of 10 peerless collections of Modern Indian Literature to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary General Vladimir Norov at the SCO secretariat in Beijing.

It Involves English, Russian and Chinese translations of 10 classic works of modern literature written by prominent Indian authors in different languages.

The project was commissioned by India’s premier literary institution, SahityaAkademi and completed by the end 2021.

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6 .

In June 2021, the government has launched a special drive to enrol more farmers under which scheme?

A)

PKVY

B)

PMKSY

C)

PMKMY

D)

PMFBY

Correct Answer : PMFBY

In a major farmer outreach, the government launched a special drive to enrol more cultivators under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

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7 .

Documentary, "Decoding Shankar" about the life and career of the celebrated musician Shankar Mahadevan, which won the Best Film Award in the Documentary section at the Toronto International Women Film Festival, 2021, has been touted by whom?

A)

Bandita Roy

B)

Deepti Pillay

C)

Charu Nanda

D)

Preeti Sharma

Correct Answer : Deepti Pillay

Freelance filmmaker Deepti Pillay Sivan's most touted documentary, "Decoding Shankar" about the life and career of the celebrated musician Shankar Mahadevan, won the Best Film Award in the Documentary section at the Toronto International Women Film Festival, 2021.

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8 .

Which country's defence company has unveiled Seabreaker, a new missile with a 300 km range?

A)

China

B)

Japan

C)

Russia

D)

Israel

Correct Answer : Israel

Israeli defense electronics company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled Sea Breaker, a 5th generation long range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system, which can precisely target sea and land targets up to a range of 300 kilometers.

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9 .

Who has replaced Daniel Smith as the interim envoy to India, appointed by the US?

A)

Atul Keshap

B)

Suresh Gulati

C)

Manjeet Rana

D)

Prashant Tiwari

Correct Answer : Atul Keshap

The US has appointed Indian-American career diplomat Atul Keshap, an old India-hand at the state department, as the country's Charge'd Affairs in Delhi.

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10 .

The Minister Ayush, KirenRijiju, has launched the Ayurveda dataset on CTRI Portal. The portal has been developed by CCRAS in collaboration with which among the following organisation?

A)

SII

B)

IISC

C)

ICMR

D)

STIMST

Correct Answer : ICMR

The Ayurveda dataset on CTRI Portal will be launched online by Ayush Minister KirenRijiju. The Minister will also launch four more Portals, all developed by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS).This Ayurveda Dataset of CTRI has been jointly developed by ICMR and CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush.

CTRI is a primary register of Clinical Trials under WHO’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) and the creation of Ayurveda dataset in CTRI facilitates usages of Ayurveda terminologies to record clinical study metadata based on Ayurveda interventions.

The key feature of this digital platform is the provision of a selection of the Ayurveda Health conditions from a drop-down of 3866 Ayurveda morbidity codes incorporated from the NAMASTE portal (a portal developed by the AYUSH Ministry) in which morbidity statistics pertaining to Ayurveda has been classified according to International Classification of Diseases standards.

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