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1 .
Who was awarded with Highest Civilian Award "Golden Jubilee Medal-Civilians" of Uganda?
A)
Ram Singh
B)
Rajesh Chaplot
C)
Ramesh Gehlot
D)
Meenakshi Sharma

Correct Answer :   Rajesh Chaplot

Rajesh Chaplot, a distinguished Non-Resident Indian (NRI) businessman, was honoured with the Highest Civilian Award "Golden Jubilee Medal-Civilians" of Uganda. The award was conferred by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in a ceremony in Kampala.

Published On : July 16, 2021
2 .
Sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21 June 2020 is to be held in which city?
A)
Ladakh
B)
Hyderabad
C)
Leh
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer :   Leh

Leh is to host the main national event for the sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21 June 2020. The events on the day will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was announced by the Union Minister of AYUSH Shripad Naik.

Published On : July 16, 2021
3 .
Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawanna Kanth and Mohana Singh Jitarwal, who recently received the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ award, are associated with which profession?
A)
Fighter Pilots
B)
Army Officers
C)
Naval Captains
D)
Sportspersons

Correct Answer :   Fighter Pilots

On the occasion of International Women’s day, President Ram Nath Kovind recently presented the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ to IAF’s first women fighter pilots, Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth, among the 15 total wardees.
After the Government of India decided to open fighter stream in the Air force for women on an experimental basis, these three young women were inducted into the IAF’s fighter squadron.
They were also the first to be inducted into the squadron and conduct a solo flight in MIG-21 in the year 2018.

Published On : July 16, 2021
4 .
Who is the chairperson of the high-level panel recently set up to prepare an investigation manual for Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)?
A)
Injeti Srinivas
B)
Tapan Ray
C)
U K Sinha
D)
N K Singh

Correct Answer :   Injeti Srinivas

The government has recently constituted a 12-membered high-level panel recently set up to prepare an investigation manual for Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).
As per the recent order issued by the Corporate affairs ministry, Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas would chair the panel. The committee will devise a comprehensive manual for performing effective investigations and probes against white-collar crimes.

Published On : July 16, 2021
5 .
The book titled ‘Adventures of a Daredevil Democrat’, which was recently published, narrates the story of which Former Chief- Minister?
A)
Jyoti Basu
B)
Biju Patnaik
C)
M Karunanidhi
D)
C. Achutha Menon

Correct Answer :   Biju Patnaik

A first of its kind comic book on the life and works of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was recently released by the present Chief Minister and the former’s son Naveen Patnaik.
Several Senior political leaders of many parties attended the book release event. The state is celebrating the former Chief Minister’s 104th birth anniversary. The Odisha state celebrates his birthday 5 March as the Panchayat Raj Divas.

Published On : July 16, 2021
6 .
The renovated Animal Transport Memorial was recently inaugurated by the Indian Army in which city?
A)
Nagpur
B)
Mumbai
C)
New Delhi
D)
Bengaluru

Correct Answer :   Bengaluru

The Director-General of Supply and Transport Corps of the Indian Army recently unveiled the renovated Animal Memorial at Bengaluru.
The memorial indicates the contributions and service of mules and horses of the Indian Army, especially during the war in the Himalayas. This animal transport memorial has been extended by two walls, which highlight the role played by the animals in the Indian Army. It was also announced that 26 September each year has been nominated as the Animal Transport (AT) Remembrance Day.

Published On : July 16, 2021
7 .
Which state has recently launched a digital literacy programme titled ‘I am also digital’?
A)
Tamil Nadu
B)
Odisha
C)
Kerala
D)
Karnataka

Correct Answer :   Kerala

The state of Kerala is set to launch a huge digital literacy campaign called ‘I am also digital’ which aims at making the benefits of the state reach the common citizens.
This campaign is initiated by the Kerala Literacy Mission and the Kerala State IT Mission under the Department of Information Technology. The drive would be mainly launched as a people-participatory model to educate the society about digital technology. The project will be pilot-launched in Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation.

Published On : July 16, 2021
8 .
‘Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)’, which was seen in news recently, is associated with research in which field?
A)
Energy
B)
Agriculture
C)
Genetics
D)
Environment

Correct Answer :   Genetics

A genetic research project named ‘GenomeIndia: Cataloguing the Genetic Variation in Indians’ has been recently sanctioned by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) to 20 institutions for a period of 3 years.
Under GenomeIndia project, the ‘Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)’, which analyses 10,000 individuals representing the country’s diverse population is to be carried out. The resultant information can enable future human genetics research and helps in developing precise diagnostics for major diseases.

Published On : July 16, 2021
9 .
Who won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award 2019 in the women's category?
A)
Rani Rampal
B)
Gurjit Kaur
C)
Sunita Lakra
D)
Vandana Katariya

Correct Answer :   Rani Rampal

National team captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal on March 8 won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award 2019 in the men's and women's categories respectively at the third Hockey India Annual Awards.

Published On : July 16, 2021
10 .
The government is to make Sanitary pad disposal bags mandatory from?
A)
2020
B)
2021
C)
2022
D)
2023

Correct Answer :   2021

The Centre is to make it mandatory for the sanitary napkin companies to provide bio-degradable disposal bags from January 2021. The information was announced by the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar at an International Women's Day event in Pune on 8 March.

Published On : July 16, 2021