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1 .
The venue for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has been shifted to which among the following countries from India?
A)
UAE & Oman
B)
UAE & Kuwait
C)
UAE & Qatar
D)
Qatar & Oman

Correct Answer :   UAE & Oman

On June 29, 2021, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced, the venue for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has been shifted to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
 
The tournament is scheduled to be held from October 17 to November 14. The tournament was originally set to be staged in India, but had to be shifted, given the consequences of the second wave of Covid-19 on the country.
 
The BCCI will remain the hosts of the event, which will now be held across four venues – Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground.

Published On : July 1, 2021
2 .
Which city has topped the 2021 Mercer's Cost of Living Survey?
A)
Ashgabat
B)
New York
C)
Hong Kong
D)
Dubai

Correct Answer :   Ashgabat

As per the 2021 Cost of Living Survey by consultancy firm Mercer, Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat has been named the world's most expensive city for foreign workers.

Published On : July 1, 2021
3 .
Who is the author of the book "Policymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C."?
A)
Ranjan Ray
B)
Tapan Mitra
C)
Amartya Sen
D)
Kaushik Basu

Correct Answer :   Kaushik Basu

A new book on policymaking titledPolicymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C.", by Indian economist Kaushik Basu.

Published On : July 1, 2021
4 .
Name the Attorney General for India, who has been reappointed to the post for one year till June 2022?
A)
Mukul Rohatgi
B)
KK Venugopal
C)
Prashant Bhushan
D)
Sharad Arvind Bobde

Correct Answer :   KK Venugopal

The Central Government has once again extended the tenure of Senior Advocate KK Venugopal as Attorney General for India for a period of one year.

Published On : July 1, 2021
5 .
AnshulaRao became the first women cricketer to be handed a four-year ban after failing the dope test. She hails from which among the following state?
A)
Karnataka
B)
Andhra Pradesh
C)
Madhya Pradesh
D)
Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh all-rounder AnshulaRao became the first women cricketer to be handed a four-year ban after failing the dope test.
 
On June 28, 2021, She was banned by the National Anti-Doping Agency for faking a dope test which dates back to July 2020.
 
Rao thus becomes the first woman cricketer to have been punished for doping. She was found guilty of consuming a banned anabolic steroid ’19- Norandrosterone, on March 14 at Baroda in 2020. She was last seen playing cricket in the under-23 T20 tournament hosted by BCCI.

Published On : July 1, 2021
6 .
Laurel Hubbard has become the first ever transgender athlete to be nominated for the New Zealand Olympic team. She associated with which among the following sports?
A)
Tennis
B)
Hockey
C)
Wrestling
D)
Weightlifting

Correct Answer :   Weightlifting

On June 21, the National Olympic Committee of New Zealand (NZOC) nominated the weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the New Zealand Olympic team to compete in the women’s 87-kilogram category.
 
New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard has become the first ever transgender athlete picked to compete at an Olympics. Hubbard competed in international weightlifting for the first time in 2017.

Published On : July 1, 2021
7 .
On July 1, National Doctors’ Day has been celebrated to commemorate the birth and death anniversary of whom among the following?
A)
Bidhan Chandra Roy
B)
Sandeep Vaishya
C)
Suresh H. Advani
D)
Gopi Krishna Maddali

Correct Answer :   Bidhan Chandra Roy

Every year, July 1 is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The day is observed to commemorate the birth and death anniversary of former Bengal’s Chief Minister Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
 
In India, the National Doctors’ Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr.Bidhan Chandra Roy.
 
He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years.The first National Doctors’ Day was celebrated in the year 1991.
 
He was instrumental in establishing institutions like Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital, ChittaranjanSevaSadan, among others. He was awarded with the Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961.

Published On : July 1, 2021
8 .
The Archery World Cup Stage 3was won by Deepika Kumari in which among the following City?
A)
England
B)
Paris
C)
USA
D)
Italy

Correct Answer :   USA

On June 27, 2021, India’s Deepika Kumari completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.
 
Deepika Kumari beat Elena Osipova of Russia 6-0 in the final. It is her third gold medal at the tournament.
 
Deepika has also won the top prize in the mixed team and women’s individual recurve events.In the mixed recurve team event, husband-wife duo Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari bagged Gold with 5-3 win over the Netherlands.

Published On : June 30, 2021
9 .
Which state government has collaborated with United Nations World Food Programme to improve household food and nutritional security?
A)
Bihar
B)
Odisha
C)
Jharkhand
D)
Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer :   Odisha

The Odisha Government and the United Nations World Food Programme has joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening the livelihood initiatives and reaching the thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help Groups.

Published On : June 30, 2021
10 .
ISRO is scheduled to launch its first uncrewed mission in which month this year?
A)
September 2021
B)
October 2021
C)
November 2021
D)
December 2021

Correct Answer :   December 2021

The ISRO has announced that it is "putting extra work, extra hours" to achieve the launch target of the first uncrewed mission in December 2021 as a part of the human spaceflights programme 'Gaganyaan'.

Published On : June 30, 2021