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1 .

World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders. How many Indians are included in the list?

One

Five

Ten

Fifteen

Correct Answer : Five

World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders. As per the report, these young global leaders from 52 countries under the age of forty are working in their respective fields to change the world and are called ‘change-makers’.

Five Indians are named in the coveted list including Byju Classes’ founder Byju Raveendran, Zomato’s co-founder Gaurav Gupta, Tara Singh Vachani (CEO of Antara Senior Living), Vinati Mutreja (Managing Director and CEO, Vinati Organics Limited), and Swapan Mehra (CEO, IORA Ecological Solutions).

Published On : July 16, 2021

2 .

Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021. He belongs to which game?

Archery

Snooker

Boxing

Golf

Correct Answer : Golf

Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021. He will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in December 2020, once the age of entry was lowered from 50 to 45. Woods has won 15 majors and a joint record 82 times on the PGA Tour. The 44-year-old won the Masters at Augusta in April 2019 for his 15th major.

Published On : July 16, 2021

3 .

Which Bank is to provide USD 200 million to companies manufacturing and distributing medicines, and other items needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

ICICI

RBI

ADB

World Bank

Correct Answer : ADB

Manila-based Asian Development Bank to provide(ADB) USD 200 million to companies manufacturing and distributing medicines, and other items needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Published On : July 16, 2021

4 .

Which Indian state/UT launched the 'Namaste over Handshake' Campaign to prevent from COVID-19?

Karnataka

Maharashtra

New Delhi

Bihar

Correct Answer : Karnataka

The Karnataka Government launched 'Namaste over Handshake' campaign in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19 (CoronaVirusDisease-19) and advises people to keep a safe distance from one another. The poster also consists of 24/7 toll free health helpline number 104 for public queries on the viral disease.

Published On : July 16, 2021

5 .

Which company launched tool that will allow developers to tune their websites for visual impairments like color blindness to help them fix accessibility issues on their sites?

Microsoft

Google

IBM

TCS

Correct Answer : Google

Google launched a new Chrome tool that will allow developers to tune their websites for visual impairments like color blindness to help them fix accessibility issues on their sites. The developers can use this feature by launching Google Chrome. The developers can head to the browser's Developer tools. Choose more tools, then select Rendering and Emulate visual deficiencies.

Published On : July 16, 2021

6 .

The tombs of Taramati and Premamati , which were in news recently, are located in which Indian state/UT?

New Delhi

Telangana

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Telangana

The Qutb Shahi Tombs were in news recently, as the United States Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster announced the completion of a US-funded restoration project of the tombs of Taramati and Premamati within the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex.

They are 17th century tombs located in Telangana’s capital city of Hyderabad. In February 2019, the Ambassador had partnered with Aga Khan Foundation and announced a $ 103,000 grant through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. In 2014, the tombs received a similar grant for mapping and documenting the place’s structures.

Published On : July 16, 2021

7 .

Lt Gen KJS Dhillon has been recently appointed as the Director-General of which organisation?

Intelligence Bureau

Research and Analysis Wing

Defence Intelligence Agency

Central Bureau of Investigation

Correct Answer : Defence Intelligence Agency

Lt Gen KJS Dhillon has been appointed as the Director-General of the tri-services organisation Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) under the Chief of Defence Staff.

He was a former 15 Corps Commander and with his recent appointment, he will replace Lt Gen AS Bedi. The new role as DG, DIA will require handling the intelligence inputs from all the three services along with various other agencies.

Published On : July 16, 2021

8 .

Sir Creek line is between India and which other country?

Pakistan

Bangladesh

China

Nepal

Correct Answer : Pakistan

The third edition of WION's global summit was held in Dubai recently. Theme: "Navigating and negotiating global imperatives". Several topics, including balancing and recalibrating Pakistan's diplomatic strategy and getting the youth to participate in democracy, were discussed at the summit. At the event, Former Pakistan Minister Kasuri recalled the plan for Sir Creek pact. Sir Creek is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands.

Published On : July 16, 2021

9 .

Who became the ninth Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after a win at the Asian Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan?

Amit Panghal

Mary Kom

Lovlina Borgohain

Manish Kaushik

Correct Answer : Manish Kaushik

World bronze-medallist Manish Kaushik in 63kg category became the ninth Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after a win at the Asian Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan.The other Indians to have qualified for the Olympics are MC Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Pooja Rani (75kg), Amit Panghal (52kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg) and Satish Kumar (91kg).

Published On : July 16, 2021

10 .

'Joy Bangla' will be recognized as the national slogan of which country?

Nepal

Pakistan

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

The Two-Judge bench of High Court of Bangladesh has ordered that 'Joy Bangla' will be the national slogan of Bangladesh. The court also directed the authorities to ensure that teachers and students use the slogan after assembly. Joy Bangla was the main slogan during the liberation war of Bangladesh fought against Pakistan in 1971

Published On : July 16, 2021