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A)
Anastasija Sevastova
B)
Elise Mertens
C)
Sofia Kenin
D)
Angelique Kerber

Correct Answer :   Sofia Kenin


Sofia Kenin of the United States won the Mallorca Open Title 2019. Belinda Bencic of Switzerland with 6-7 (B), 7-6 (5), 6-4 points in the finals. The 4th edition of the tournament was held at Santa Ponsa Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain. This was her second WTA (Women's Tennis Association) singles title of the season.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Russia
B)
Japan
C)
Germany
D)
United Kingdom

Correct Answer :   Russia


The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has voted in favour of restoring Russia's voting rights, five years after they were revoked over its illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Haryana
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Kerala
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Kerala


Kerala has topped ranking state in terms of overall health performance as per the report submitted by NITI Aayog on health index. This is the second edition of its type. It measured the annual and incremental performances of states and UTs. Next to Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were ranked the two worst performers, respectively. Kerala secured an overall score of 74.01, while Uttar Pradesh was the least performing state with an overall score of 28.61. The report highlighted the outbreak of encephalitis in Bihar that killed over 150 children till 24 June.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
SBI
B)
Axis
C)
ICICI
D)
RBI

Correct Answer :   RBI


The Complaint Management System (CMS) is a software application launched by Reserve Bank of India on its website. It will be used for lodging complaints against banks and NBFCs with a view to improve customer experience in timely redressal of grievances. Customers can lodge complaints against any regulated entity on the platform. These complaints will be directed to the appropriate office of the Ombudsman/Regional Office of the RBI. The RBI is also planning to introduce a dedicated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to track the status of complaints.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Yi Gang
B)
Qu Dongyu
C)
Ma Xiaowei
D)
Han Changfu

Correct Answer :   Qu Dongyu


China's agricultural deputy minister, Qu Dongyu (55) elected as the new director general of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at Rome, Italy for a period of 4 years w.e.f. August 2019. He will succeed Brazil's Jose Graziano da Silva. He won 108 votes, followed by Catherine Geslain-Laneelle of France (the first woman to run for the post, a former head of the European Food Safety Authority) with 71 votes and Georgia's Davit Kirvalidze(a former agriculture minister) with 12 votes in the first round of voting. The election held as the fight to eradicate world hunger is threatened by global warming and wars, as FAO has sounded the alarm over rising food insecurity and high levels of malnutrition.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Japan
B)
India
C)
Belgium
D)
Netherland

Correct Answer :   India


Indian Women's Hockey team won the FIH ( Federation Internationale de Hockey) Women's Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating the host Japan by 3-1 in the finals held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium, Japan. Indian team Captain Rani Rampal scored the first goal in the 3rd minute and Gurjit Kaur scored 2 goals at the 45th and 60th minutes. Japan's Kanon Mori scored the goal for the team in the 11th minute. Rani Rampal was the best player of the tournament and Gurjit Kaur emerged as the top-scorer.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Switzerland
B)
Russia
C)
Germany
D)
United States

Correct Answer :   Switzerland


The International Olympic Committee has formally opened new headquarters in Switzerland exactly 125 years after the Olympic Games were revived.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Dhruv Sitwala
B)
Aditya Mehta
C)
Pankaj Advani
D)
Sourav Kothari

Correct Answer :   Pankaj Advani


India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani has clinched the 35th men's Asian Snooker Championship held in Doha. Advani defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 in the finals to become the first player to win the Asian Snooker and World Snooker championships in all formats.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
South Africa
B)
Brazil
C)
Japan
D)
India

Correct Answer :   India


India became the seventh nation to implement Central Command Centre for Air Traffic Flow Management (C-ATFM) after the US, Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan, Brazil.

Published On : July 13, 2021
A)
Telangana
B)
Kerala
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Telangana


The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project which is one of the world's largest multi stage and multi purpose lift irrigation scheme, was inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister in Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district of Telangana.

Published On : July 13, 2021